Diana Perry is a fishery analyst with Northern Economics, Inc. and does research and analysis for a variety of projects. Prior to joining Northern Economics, she was a Knauss Marine Policy Fellow with NOAA’s Office of Sustainable Fisheries focused on domestic fishery policies and management. Diana earned a PhD in Interdisciplinary Ecology with a concentration in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences from the University of Florida and a Master’s in Marine Affairs from the University of Washington. Diana has worked on a variety of different fisheries from marine commercial fisheries to freshwater recreational fisheries including finfish and shellfish with quantitative and qualitative approaches across disciplines.
Diana’s first experiences with Alaska were backpacking and sea kayaking in the Southeast and Southcentral regions. She returned to work in Bristol Bay and in Juneau on fisheries over a few years before her PhD work led her to Florida.
Having lived a number of places across the US, Diana enjoys learning about a new place by joining local recreational sports team and exploring what the outdoors have to offer.
Diana’s answers to life’s more important questions:
Claim to fame: I held seven program records in my college women’s lacrosse program when I graduated.
Great Escape: I sailed a tall ship from Honolulu, HI to San Francisco, CA over the course of 25 days. It was with a scientific program and everyone was part of the crew, so each person on board whether staff or student stood on watch, helped cook, aided the engineers, navigated, contributed to scientific sampling, etc. (under the guidance of staff). It is very different than any other time I have spent working at sea and it gave me an everlasting appreciation for and awe of the ocean.
Why Northern Economics: The sense of community and shared reverence of the natural world.
Idea of fun: Spending time outside where you can challenge yourself and/or enjoy some natural beauty. That can be anything from hiking into the backcountry and finding new peaks to enjoying a paddle in a natural spring and seeing new organisms and plants to sitting and enjoying a great sunrise or sunset.