Barry McCovey Jr. is the director of the Yurok Tribal Fisheries Department where he has been employed for over 25 years. He is a Yurok Tribal member and lives with his wife and four children on the Yurok Reservation in northern California. Barry oversees more than 100 biologists, technicians, engineers, ecologists, and restoration specialists that conduct numerous research, monitoring, and restoration projects in the Klamath River Basin and beyond. He has designed and implemented many fisheries related projects on the Klamath River since 1999 and has been involved in several ventures related to dam removal and climate resiliency. Barry has spent most of his life on the Klamath River and has dedicated his professional career to the protection, enhancement and restoration of the Klamath Basin. In addition to being active in the scientific world, Barry is a lifelong Tribal subsistence fisherman and participates in Tribal ceremonies. Barry uses this unique blend of scientific and cultural knowledge to pursue and advocate for the revitalization of balance in the Klamath River Basin.