Lyle Britt

Lyle Britt is the Director of the Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering (RACE) Division of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center.  Prior to being appointed director of RACE in 2021, Lyle served as a fisheries research biologist in the division for 23 years where he coordinated and conducted bottom trawl surveys throughout Alaska used for stock assessment and ecosystem and climate monitoring and was the supervisory lead for the eastern Bering Sea bottom trawl survey group.  Lyle is also a leading researcher in the study of light and optics in the ocean and its role in determining the visual capability and behavior of marine organisms.  Lyle has a PhD in fish physiology and ecology from the University of Washington, as well as a Master’s degree and Bachelor’s degree from the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington and a degree in Fisheries Technology from Peninsula College.