Patty Schilling
Marine Mammal Supervisor, New England Aquarium
**Patty Schilling** has been a marine mammal trainer at the NEAQ for 13 years. She provides care, training, and enrichment for the Aquarium’s collection of marine mammals, including the northern fur seals. As part of her job, she has also had the opportunity to participate in NOAA Fisheries’ biennial northern fur seal population counts in St. Paul Island, Alaska. Patty will share information about these experiences, including the current population status of the northern fur seal.