Born and raised in Dillingham, Alaska, Kat spends weeks in the summer chasing sockeye aboard her driftnetter, the F/V Sea Hawk. She spends the rest of the year defending Bristol Bay from the proposed Pebble Mine in her role as executive director of Commercial Fishermen for Bristol Bay. A full-time Bristol Bay resident, she attests to the collective determination and exhaustive commitment to protecting they bay, the fish and everyone who depends on them.