Adrian Tuohy joined the Wild Fish Conservancy staff in 2014 after completing his Bachelor of Science degree in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences from the University of Washington. He had participated with the organization as a volunteer since high school and a part-time and seasonal employee since 2012. While primarily focusing on salmonid ecology and fisheries, Adrian has a background in economics and environmental studies, gaining his Bachelor of Arts degree from Whitman College in 2011. He further completed his Master of Science degree in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences from the University of Washington in 2018.
Adrian contributes to the organization’s research, restoration, and outreach efforts as a biologist and project manager. Presently, he is managing WFC’s evaluation of pound nets as stock-selective fishing tools in the lower Columbia Sub-basin and co-leading WFC’s Hood Canal nearshore juvenile fish use assessment study.