Scientist Spotlight: Arctic Marine Science

What does it mean to sustain both a fishery and a way of life?Join Harmony Wayner, Network Coordinator for the Western Alaska Landscape Initiative and a commercial and subsistence harvester in Bristol Bay, for a conversation about the connections between people, fish, culture, and place. Drawing on Indigenous values and lived experience, Wayner will explore food sovereignty, community well-being, and how marine science can better reflect the priorities of Alaska communities.Following the presentation, spend time in Arctic Marine Science: Sikuliaq to Shore and create your own painted wooden salmon inspired by the stories, relationships, and ecosystems that sustain life along Alaska’s coasts.Free. Registration not required.$15 per person; $13.50 for museum members. Includes museum admission.5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, Discovery Center, Art Lab