Elene Trujillo is a senior fisheries biologist with more than two decades of scientific research and biostatistical expertise in both marine and freshwater systems. Her diverse work spans aquatic disease and ecology, resource management, restoration effectiveness, and scientific communication. Elene specializes in developing regional metrics that guide effectiveness evaluations, providing evidence to support decision-making and policy development. With her strong background in project management, biostatistics, and communications from organizations including the Puget Sound Partnership, NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center, and King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Elene excels at connecting people, data, and innovative ideas to address complex resource management challenges. Her published research includes work on cumulative effects of nearshore habitat conservation and climate change impacts on salmon migration.

Selected Publications 

Diefenderfer H.L., G.D. Steyer, M.C. Harwell, A.J. LoSchiavo, H.A. Neckles, D.M. Burdick, G.E. Johnson, K.E. Buenau, E. Trujillo, J.C. Callaway, N.K. Ganju, R.M. Thom, and R.R. Twilley. 2020. Applying cumulative effects to strategically advance large-scale ecosystem restoration. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 19:108-117. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2274

Crozier L.G., J.E. Siegel, L.E. Wiesebron, E.M. Trujillo, B.J. Burke, B.P. Sandford, and D.L. Widener. 2020. Snake River sockeye and Chinook salmon in a changing climate: Implications for upstream migration survival during recent extreme and future climates. PLoS ONE 15(9):e0238886. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238886