Fish Ecology, Offshore Wind, and Suburban Farming with Justin Krebs

Share your Field Stories!Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Justin Krebs, Vice President, Offshore Wind Program Manager, and fish ecologist at AKRF about essential fish habitat, and offshore wind. He also gives us some notes on how one home project turned into his growing suburban farm. Read his full bio below.Be sure to listen for Tobie the Podcat, as he makes his debut near the end of our interview. Help us continue to create great content! If you’d like to sponsor a future episode hit the support podcast button or visit www.environmentalprofessionalsradio.com/sponsor-form Showtimes: 1:47 - NAEP Member Shoutouts2:57 - Nic and Laura chat about NAEP benefits10:50 - Interview with Dr. Krebs starts15:56 - Essential Fish Habitat22:28 - The Basics of Offshore Wind25:12 - Field Notes: Lightning Almost Strikes30:13 - Justin's Farming AdventuresPlease be sure to ✔️subscribe, ⭐rate and ✍review. This podcast is produced by the National Association of Environmental Professions (NAEP). Check out all the NAEP has to offer at NAEP.org.Connect with Dr. Justin Krebs athttps://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-krebs-ph-d-b008576/Dr. Krebs' Full Bio: Dr. Justin Krebs is a Vice President, Offshore Wind Program Manager, and fish ecologist at AKRF. He has over 2c0 years’ experience as an environmental consultant and research scientist. Dr. Krebs provides clients and teaming partners with technical and regulatory guidance to support sustainable human activities while contributing to the conservation of biodiversity in coastal systems, focusing on fish and fish habitat. Over his career, he has evaluated the potential impacts of changing land use, construction of transportation infrastructure, waterfront development, operation of power plants and hydroelectric dams, and construction and operation of offshore wind farms on the ecology of aquatic systems. Music CreditsIntro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace MesaOutro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs MullerSupport the showThanks for listening! A new episode drops every Friday. Like, share, subscribe, and/or sponsor to help support the continuation of the show. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and all your favorite podcast players.