Aloha all!
I just wanted to take a moment to post about my recent endeavors.
I am now a graduate student and interning with Cascadia Research Collective and Hawaii's Department of Aquatic Resources Protected Species Program. Through this internship, I have been tasked with building a survey intended for local fishers to better understand their interactions and experience with the endangered insular population of false killer whales in the Main Hawaiian Islands. It is vital to the health of the fisheries and the survival of this population of false killer whales that trusting relationships are established between researchers, policy makers, and the local community. My hope is that through SoGoSurvey, I can create a survey that breaks down barriers and invites mutual trust and partnership in moving forward to find solutions to predation and bycatch. This survey is a first step, and I look forward to innovative solutions the community has to offer.
