Photo by Kurt Byers.Brian Allee
Former Director
(retired in 2008)
Alaska Sea Grant role
Responsible for overall program management, strategic planning, program development, implementation and evaluation. Joined Alaska Sea Grant in February 2003.
Education
- B.A. Zoology, University of California, Berkeley
- Ph.D. Fisheries, University of Washington
Focus
- Help to identify Alaska's critical marine resource problems.
- Nurture collaborative partnerships between the university, state and federal agencies, the fishing industry, and other coastal communities and constituencies to contribute to the solution of Alaska's marine resource problems.
- Provide Sea Grant funding for scientifically sound research, education, and extension in a collaborative effort to help solve Alaska's marine resource problems.
Professional Interests
- Seafood science and technology
- Fisheries restoration and enhancement
- Freshwater and marine aquaculture
- Ocean science literacy
Professional Experience
- Worked as a fisheries scientist and manager in the public, private and private nonprofit sector in Alaska, Washington and Oregon for more than 30 years.
- Manager of policy and program implementation for the Northwest Power Planning Council on the Columbia River encompassing the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
- Executive director of the Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority.
- Director of the Fisheries Rehabilitation, Enhancement and Development Division, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
- President of the Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation
Professional Involvement
- Member of the Board of Directors, Western Regional Aquaculture Center, University of Washington
- Past President, Fish Culture Section of the American Fisheries Society
- Past Member, Scientific and Statistical Committee, Pacific Fisheries Management Council
- Past Chairman, Fisheries Technical Review, Alaska Science and Technology Foundation
- Past Member, Alaska Science and Engineering Commission
- Past Member, Technical Review Panel, Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board
- Past Member, Advisory Council, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks
