Degree candidates
School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
Valli Peterson
B.S., Fisheries
Molly McCall Boughan **
M.S., Oceanography: Geological. B.S., University of Missouri, 2003
Brian R. Cohn
M.S., Oceanography: Geological. B.S., Colorado State University, 2000
Abigail Ellsworth
M.S., Marine Biology. B.S., University of Wisconsion - Madison, 2003
Michael Raymond Garvin **
M.S., Fisheries. B.S., University of Washington, 1991
Katy Beth Howard *
M.S., Fisheries. B.S., California Baptist University, 2005
Beate Litz *
M.S., Marine Biology. B.S., University of California - Santa Cruz, 2001
Michael J. Malick *
M.S., Fisheries. B.S., Mansfield University (Pennsylvania), 2006
Sarah Ann Story Manes *
M.S., Oceanography: Biological. B.A., University of New Hampshire, 2001
Tracie Erin Merrill **
M.S., Marine Biology. B.S., University of Maine, 2004
Jeremy Mull **
M.S., Oceanography: Physical. B.S., University of California Santa Barbara, 2000
Sean Charles Rooney **
M.S., Fisheries. B.S., Humboldt State University (California), 1995
Erin Steiner
M.S., Fisheries. B.A., Connecticut College (Connecticut), 2003
Theresa Lynn Tanner *
M.S., Fisheries. B.S., University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2003
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William Robert Bechtol
Ph.D. Fisheries
B.S., University of Washington, 1979. M.S., University of Alaska Southeast, 1990
Thesis: Abundance, Recruitment, and Environmental Forcing of Kodiak Red King Crab
A retrospective analysis was used to estimate Kodiak red king crab abundance during 1960 – 2004. The fishery likely collapsed due to high harvest rates and skewed sex ratios. A spawner-recruitment analysis with environmental factors showed different regimes of stock productivity, with the current low crab abundance associated with increased Pacific cod.
Major Professor: Dr. Gordon H. Kruse
Elizabeth Suzanne Gustafson *
Ph.D. Oceanography: Biological
B.S., Portland State University (Oregon), 1994
Thesis: Adaptations of the Bacterial Flywheel for Optimal Mineral Cycling in Oligotrophic Surface Waters
Nutrient cycling in a subarctic oligotrophic lake was explored using current kinetic theory for organisms adapted to low nutrient environments with emphasis on bacterial contributions to system function. Quasi-steady state formulae describe bacteria as a flywheel in nutrient cycling which link kinetics to specific cytoarchitectural properties.
Major Professor: Dr. Don K. Button
Ronald A. Heintz
Ph.D. Fisheries
B.S., University of Illinois, 1979. M.S., University of Alaska Southeast, 1987
Thesis: Effects of Adult Salmon Carcasses on the Energy Allocation Strategies of Juvenile Salmonids
This thesis examined how juvenile fish use the marine-derived energy imported into streams by adult salmon. Juvenile coho salmon directly acquired marine-derived energy by consuming adult salmon tissues, while Dolly Varden relied on indirect processes. These differences likely affect the life history strategies used by these fish.
Major Professor: Dr. Michael S. Stekoll
Matthew John Myers
Ph.D. Marine Biology
B.S., University of Colorado, 1986. B.S., Colorado State University, 1997
Thesis: Organochlorines in Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus)
The relationship of contaminant loads to hormone levels was investigated in Steller sea lions. Baseline concentrations were identified for the thyroid hormones, thyroxine and triiodothyronine, and cortisol. Possible risk effects were examined by comparing levels of organochlorines in captive and free-ranging sea lions to known physiological thresholds.
Major Professor: Dr. Shannon Atkinson
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