The 2025 Makah Fisheries Management Summer Internship concluded with final research presentations given by each one of the interns. Each of them worked diligently to apply the scientific method towards learning relevant background information on their research topic, developing methods and collecting sound data, analyzing the results of their studies, and understanding the significance of … Continue reading 2025 Final Project Presentations
Fisheries Job Shadowing
The interns spent the first few weeks of their summer engaging with departmental staff to gain skills and to experience the day in the life of various programs. They started these activities off by reading through the Treaty of Neah Bay, gaining an appreciation for the work of Makah ancestors in securing rights that the … Continue reading Fisheries Job Shadowing
Time flies with all this fun!
The interns hit the ground running with program activities, getting the opportunity to learn from many researchers representing a wealth of partner organizations. Zach Randell and Reid Thomson spent a day with the interns, teaching them about kelp forest ecosystems, the diversity of life here in northwest Washington, and flying a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) … Continue reading Time flies with all this fun!
Introducing the 2025 Interns
The MFM Internship Program is underway for the summer of 2025. Get to know each of the interns and their interests by reading below! Inspired by an activity during the first week of the program with the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, the interns also used their artistic abilities to draw a marine organism that … Continue reading Introducing the 2025 Interns
Meet the 2024 Interns!
2024 interns pictured above from left to right: Adan, Leo, Xavier, Cosmo Leo My name is LeAnthony but everyone just calls me Leo. I am going into my Junior year at Neah Bay High School and I am excited to partake in the Fisheries Internship! I have lived in Neah Bay all my life and … Continue reading Meet the 2024 Interns!
Final Projects!
This year's internship came to a close last Friday at our final presentations event! It was so exciting to host our first in person internship celebration since 2019, and we had a great turnout with over 30 people present! Each intern took the stage to present about their projects and field questions. They all did … Continue reading Final Projects!
Adventures in Port Angeles
The interns finished up their final project last week, but before they called it quits we took a trip to Port Angeles to explore Feiro Marine Life Center, tour the Peninsula College campus, and have some fun! Seactis, Mya, and Aunjraya piled into the car on Friday morning for an impromptu visit to Port Angeles! … Continue reading Adventures in Port Angeles
Project Pitches
All great scientists are skilled at doing research and at communicating their findings. Ryan challenged each of our interns to come up with an elevator pitch for their research project so they could practice distilling their findings, tailoring their tone and content to a specific audience, and presenting out loud with no props. Mya was … Continue reading Project Pitches
Tatoosh!
Last week the interns spent two nights on Tatoosh Island! They spent each morning exploring the intertidal with Dr. Cathy Pfister and Dr. Tim Wootton from the University of Chicago, retracing the steps of Bob Paine and participating in data collection for new studies. We arrived on Wednesday afternoon and spent the rest of the … Continue reading Tatoosh!
Field Work Galore!
The interns have really gotten into the swing of things these last couple weeks! They have spent most of their time outside in the field with researchers from near and far, learning about the ecosystems on the Reservation and beyond and how they are studied. Zoe Lewis, a master's candidate at Western Washington University, traveled … Continue reading Field Work Galore!
MFM Summer Internship Program 