Kevin M. Bailey

Kevin M. Bailey was formerly a Senior Scientist at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center of NOAA and is affiliate Full Professor at the University of Washington. He is the founding director of Man & Sea, LLC (www.manandsea.org). He has published over 120 peer-reviewed scientific papers and book chapters. Kevin wrote Billion-Dollar Fish in 2012 and it was published by the University of Chicago Press in April 2013. He is currently writing a new book tentatively called Steinbeck’s Porthole: the Saga of the Western Flyer also to be published by University of Chicago Press. This book is about the environmental history of Pacific coast fisheries. Kevin got his BA degree from University of California, Santa Barbara and PhD from the University of Washington. He spent 35 years studying the biology and ecology of Alaska pollock and Pacific hake, as well as Alaskan flatfishes. This experience led him towards the mission of helping to preserve the unique traditional lifestyle and relationship of man & sea in a sustainable manner. In 2008 he was awarded the Oscar Sette Award for lifetime achievement in marine fisheries by the American Fisheries Society. He has received numerous awards and recognitions from NOAA. His website is www.kevinmbailey.com.