Ian G. Taylor

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Stock assessment scientist at NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/contact/ian-taylor-phd | Views my own | He/Him

cart with cleaning supplies for NOAA scientists to use since the janitorial contract was not renewed, including garbage bags, toilet paper, and Lysol spray.

Video of a freeway with a crane in the background doing pile driving.

Photo of an uninspiring red and cream-colored 2-story office building surrounded by parking lots and older buildings. There are two minivans parked in front. One of the buildings in the background has a brick facade and looks nice, but has issues with heating and cooling (not visible in photo).

Figure 2 from https://www.pcouncil.org/documents/2024/05/f-3-a-nmfs-nwfsc-report-1.pdf/ showing Cumulative numbers of west coast groundfish species assessed from 2001-2023 which shows a 128% increase since 2003 and a 216% increase if considering the separate modeled areas, not just species. Also shown is the combined number of assessment staff working on these assessments, which has not seen a similar increase over this time period.

A medium-sized longnose skate (Caliraja rhina) being held by two orange gloved hands on an electronic fish meter board. Also pictured are a motion-compensated scale and a rugedized laptop.

An orange gloved hand holding a snailfish, which is a cute pink slimy creature with an open mouth and a shiny eye. It looks surprised, but is probably dead.