Katrina Liebich

Katrina has a Master of Science and PhD in Fisheries from Michigan State University and a Bachelor's of Science from Virginia Tech University in Biology. Since starting with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in 2010, she has also held positions in Alaska as the regional Fisheries Outreach Coordinator, Digital Media Manager, and senior Public Affairs Specialist. Katrina co-hosts and produces the Service's award-winning Fish of the Week!, founded Youth Fish and Wildlife Club (in person & virtual), and is a FAA and DOI-certified drone pilot. In her current position she is responsible for MMPA section 104(c), 112(c), and Transfer/Transport requests, copy-editing our Fisheries Data Series Reports, and compiling FWS's "B Report" for the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. 

Peer-Review Publications: 

Reclaiming a Space for Diadromous Fish in the Public Psyche and Sense of Place (in: American Fisheries Society - Fisheries)

Social Networks and Fisheries: The Relationship between a Charter Fishing Network, Social Capital, and Catch Dynamics (in: North American Journal of Fisheries Management)

A True Alaskan: Bering Cisco (in: America's Bountiful Waters: 150 Years of Fisheries Conservation and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)

Tug of Pacific Salmon (in: America's Bountiful Waters: 150 Years of Fisheries Conservation and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)

Conservation is a Team Sport (in: Lessons in Leadership: Integrating Courage, Vision, and Innovation for the Future of Sustainable Fisheries)

Stories:

Alaska's Largest Fish Passage Culvert Frees Tyonek Creek

A Place To Park That Matches The Adventure Beyond The Trailhead

How to Cross a River: Dos and Don'ts (with Kris Pacheco)

The Tug of Pacific Salmon

The Snakehead Dilemma (with Guy Eroh)

Florida's Remarkable Opossum Pipefish (with Eddie Perri)

Spiciest Trout in the West

Northern Pike: wintertime fun and table fare with a toothy ambush predator

Winter Sheefish: ice fishing for Alaska's largest whitefish

Bridging the Gap to Adulthood: Jon's Creek Fish Passage Project (with Andy Stevens)

Yaaw/Pacific Herring: Keystone Carriers of Spring Bring Harvest and Hope (with Shawn Wolkoff)

Tribal Voices Bring Fish Values to the Surface

Four Fish Who Want You To Wet Your Plants

Bridging the River

Rainforest Wolves of Alaska's Alexander Archipelago

The Fish that Wears a Feather (with Guy Eroh)

Alaska fish passage project opens 70 miles of salmon habitat

Dragons and Damsels: (Dragonflies & Damselflies of Alaska's Refuges)

Back to School (with Andy Stevens)

The Quiet Love Affair Between Fish and Trees

Alaska Blackfish

Dandy Dollies of Far-North Alaska

Sturgeon Snoots and Scutes

A Note on Lampreys

Salvation Fish

Burbot: the Singsong Gadoid

Beavers Can Build, But Rivers Rule the Roost

Anatomy of a Fish Weir

All About Alligator Gar

Back to School: fish-friendly culvert to benefit future generations of fish, Southeast Alaskans

Made in Alaska: Bering Cisco

Seabirds of Alaska

Alaska's Wanna-bees: bee mimics in the far north

Fish Fasts 20 Months for Chance of Love

Albatross: Lifetime at Sea (with Kristopher Pacheco)

Whither Went the Eskimo Curlew? (with Peter Pearsall)

“Tshcick-a-dee-dee” Chickadees: Sounds and songs from the northern forests