Joe Gaydos, Regional Director for the SeaDoc Society, has been appointed to the Science Panel for Governor Gregoire’s Puget Sound Partnership. The Science Panel provides expertise and advice to the Partnership as they work to create a healthy Puget Sound by the year 2020. The nine member panel is appointed by a Leadership Council, and are chosen from the top scientists in Washington State.

The SeaDoc Society, founded in 1999, conducts and sponsors scientific research in the inland waters of the Pacific Northwest, also known as the Salish Sea.

From the Society’s website: “SeaDoc strives to find science-based solutions for marine wildlife in the Salish Sea using a multi-species approach. We work to advance stewardship in at-risk places, respond to emergency ecosystem health issues, educate the community, and train current and future leaders.”