Kate Sampson is the Sea Turtle Stranding and Disentanglement Coordinator for NOAA Fisheries’ Greater Atlantic Region. She facilitates the Sea Turtle Stranding and Disentanglement Networks from Maine to Virginia, collaborating with non-profit, state and federal agencies to respond to sea turtles in distress and collect information from these events. Kate has worked with marine mammals and sea turtles for 28 years, first in whale research for the Whale Center of New England and later in stranding response and rehabilitation with the New England Aquarium. She has been with NOAA Fisheries for 14 years in her current position. She has a B.S. in Marine Biology from the University of New Hampshire and a M.S. in Marine Biology from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth.
