Women's History Month - Meet Kim Raum-Suryan: Bringing Awareness to the Plight of Marine Mammals

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March 9, 2022

Women's History Month 2022

Meet Kim Raum-Suryan: Bringing Awareness to the Plight of Marine Mammals

Following her passion led to opportunities as the recovery coordinator for Steller sea lions, co-founding of the Pinniped Entanglement Group, and spreading NOAA’s Ocean Guardian School Program.

Kim at the Graves Rock Steller sea lion rookery near Glacier Bay National Part in Southeast Alaska

What is your key responsibility?

My job as a Marine Mammal Specialist at NOAA Fisheries is to protect and conserve marine mammals. I am the recovery coordinator for the endangered Western Distinct Population Segment of Steller sea lions in Alaska. I am also the coordinator of the international Pinniped Entanglement Group and the Alaska Regional Coordinator of NOAA’s Ocean Guardian School Program. I also work on finding effective ways to prevent negative human-marine mammal interactions. I’m also doing my best to also create new outreach and education to bring more awareness to the plight of marine mammals.