CRPA: Salmon Connection Project

这一奖项将使公众参与围绕人类系统和自然系统的相互作用和相互依存的问题。具体地说，它将让他们参与阿拉斯加州锡特卡地区的人类影响和鲑鱼渔业健康问题。这一地区的公众包括阿拉斯加下部的居民，经常在锡特卡声音科学中心进行实地考察的K-12学生，阿拉斯加原住民，来访的科学家，以及乘坐游轮抵达的游客。展览将放置在锡特卡声音科学中心，将包括一个活鲑鱼鱼缸，一个电脑游戏，一个10分钟的视频，以及一个艺术家对捕鱼系统和鲑鱼生命周期的呈现。来自华盛顿大学的科学家团队，加上展览开发商Tenji，Inc.和杰出的艺术家Ray Troll，应该会为参观者制作一个通俗易懂、风景如画的展览。在将科学概念转化为公众方面具有相当经验的高能力工作人员将加强这一点。媒体转播将扩大展览的范围。虽然这个项目在人数上的影响并不大，但这是一项重要的努力，因为阿拉斯加锡特卡地区的人们将了解他们在食物系统中为自己和世界其他许多地区所扮演的角色。此外，邮轮游客还将了解鲑鱼生态系统的脆弱环境。

This award will engage the public on the issues surrounding the interaction and interdependence of human systems and natural systems. Specifically, it will engage them on human impacts and the health of salmon fisheries in the area of Sitka, Alaska. The public in this area includes the citizens of lower portion of Alaska, K-12 students frequenting the Sitka Sound Science Center on field trips, Alaskan Natives, visiting scientists, and tourists who arrive by cruise ships.The exhibit will be placed at the Sitka Sound Science Center and will include a tank of live salmon fish, a computer game, a 10 minute video, and an artist's rendition of the fishing system and salmon life cycle. The team of scientists from the University of Washington coupled with the exhibit developer, Tenji, Inc., and the outstanding artist, Ray Troll should produce an understandable and marvelously picturesque exhibit for the visitors. This will be augmented by the highly capable staff that has considerable experience in translating science concepts to the public. Media broadcasts will broaden the reach of the exhibit.While the impact of this project is not huge in terms of numbers of people, it is an important endeavor as the people in the Sitka area of Alaska will understand their role in the food system for themselves and for the many other parts of the world. Furthermore, the cruise line visitors will derive an understanding of the fragile environment of the salmon ecosystem.