Rosa Laucci is the Marine Division Manager and Marine Biologist for the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation in northern coastal California. She received her Master of Science in marine biology from Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida. Upon her arrival to Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation in 2012, she established the Marine Division in the Tribe’s Natural Resource department and has managed it successfully ever since. In her program she monitors and conducts research on a variety of culturally important marine species, including surf smelt, night smelt, surfperch, mussels, clams, sea stars, seaweeds, and plankton. She also monitors the health of intertidal habitats, the status of biotoxin levels in shellfish, the effects of sea level rise on intertidal species through 3D mapping of the habitat, human use of Tolowa beaches, and was instrumental in establishing the Tribe’s first laws of marine resource management. She has also just started a program that trains tribal citizens in traditional stewardship techniques that will prepare them to take care of their ancestral territory. All of her efforts have established a strong foundation for resource management for the Tribe that will ensure conservation and sustainability for generations to come.