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- My name is Phillip Thorson,

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I'm a Marine Biologist
with NAVFAC Northwest.

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And my particular area
of expertise is working

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with Marine mammals,

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which I've been doing for
approximately 35 years,

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both research monitoring

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and doing surveys on everything from seals

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and sea lions to dolphins and whales.

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As a what are my duties
for NAVFAC Northwest,

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we have remembered surveys

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that we do weekly at several
of the installations.

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When we do these surveys,

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we will start at one
end of the installation

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and count as we go along
every animal that we see.

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We also count all the
animals in the water,

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and it's also all the animals
that are hauled out resting

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on any structure, whether it's rocks

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or a security barrier.

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I've been a Marine
biologist for a long time.

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And for me, the best part is getting out

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and working with the animals
and seeing the animals

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and being out in the environment.

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Much of what I do is mostly

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on a computer writing reports

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and doing permit applications
and things like that,

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which is very important,

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but the best part is
being able to get outside

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and actually see the animals

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and see what's going on with them.

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And so you can learn a
lot just by being able

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to be out there and, and watch them.

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One of the important aspects for the Navy

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is stewardship in preserving

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these natural resources for the community,

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for the Puget Sound area
and for future generations.

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So we're trying to learn as much as we can

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about these different species

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that are both within Navy
installation areas and outside,

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and how to avoid impacts on
those species and protect them.