14 May 2012

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Aquatic & Fishery Sciences | College of the Environment | University of Washington

Seminar Series & Talks, Spring 2012

Aquatic & Fishery Sciences Seminar Series

Schedule (Web) • Map

Note changed time: Thursdays, 4:00pm, 102 (Auditorium) Fishery Sciences (map), 1122 Boat St, UW Seattle campus
Further info: safsdesk@u.washington.edu, 206-543-4270

Thomas R. Hrabik, Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Integrated Biosciences Program, University of Minnesota, Duluth

Diel migration, trophic interactions and the movement of nutrients in the deep waters of Lake Superior

Friday Lunch Quantitative Seminar

Schedule (Web) • Map

Friday, 12:30-1:30pm, 203 Fishery Sciences (map), 1122 Boat St, UW Seattle campus
Further info: Contact quantsem@u.washington.edu

Paul Conn, Research Statistician, NOAA Fisheries National Marine Mammal Laboratory

Hierarchical models for multiple-observer animal transect surveys.

Fisheries Think Tank

Schedule (Web) • Map

Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30pm, 203 Fishery Sciences, 1122 Boat St, UW Seattle campus
Further info: Contact Jim Thorson, JimThor@uw.edu

Juan Valero, International Pacific Halibut Commission

Long-term perspectives on the dynamics of Pacific halibut and its fishery

NWFSC Monster Seminar Jam

Schedule (Web) • Map

Thursday, 11:00am, the Northwest Fisheries Science Center auditorium, 2725 Montlake Blvd East (auditorium is between the east and west buildings). For document accessibility issues, please contact Tom Hom at Tom.Hom@noaa.gov, 206-860-3337.

Chris Costello, Bren School of Environmental Science & Management University of California, Santa Barbara

Resource rents, inframarginal rents and the transition to property rights in a common pool resource

Oceans and Human Health Joint NOAA/UW Seminar Series

Schedule (PDF)

Tuesday, 2:30-3:30, NOAA Montlake Auditorium, 2725 Montlake Blvd E, Seattle
For more information about this seminar or to arrange a meeting with the speakers, Rita Peterson at ritap@u.washington.edu.

Micaela Parker, Research Scientist/Coordinator, Pacific Northwest Center for Human Health and Ocean Studies School of Oceanography University of Washington

An 'Omics Approach to Understanding the Toxicity and Success of Pseudo-nitzschia in Coastal Waters

Biology Seminar Series

Schedule (Web) • Map

Day varies, 132 Hitchcock Hall, 12pm
Further info: Sara O'Hara, frontbio@u.washington.edu

Christopher J. Max, Harvard University

Using metabolic models and experimental evolution to explore epistasis, optimality, and tradeoffs during adaptation

The Wildlife Seminar

Schedule (PDF) • Map

Monday, 3:30, Physics & Astronomy 118
Further info: Amy Yahnke, aey@uw.edu

Jessica Lundin, UW Center for Conservation Biology

Partitioning impacts on the recovery of southern resident killer whales

The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: 206-543-6450/V, 206-543-6452/TTY, 206-685-7264 (FAX); dso@u.washington.edu.

Kudos

Advising professors in parentheses.

Grad Student Nets Fellowship

Congratulations are in order for KathiJo Jankowski (Schindler, Horner-Devine), who was recently awarded an EPA-STAR fellowship for three years of support towards her PhD research.

Student Exams

Advising professors in parentheses.

Student Defenses

MS

Elene Dorfmeier (Friedman), Friday, 25 May, 2:00pm, 203 Fishery Sciences

Ocean acidification and disease: How will a changing climate impact Vibrio tubiashii growth and pathogenicity to Pacific oyster larvae

Piper Schwenke (Hauser), Tuesday, 15 May, 10am, 203 Fishery Sciences

History and extent of introgressive hybridization in Puget Sound rockfishes (Sebastes auriculatus, S. caurinus and S. maliger)

PhD

Gavin Fay (Punt), Monday, 21 May, 9:30am, 203 Fishery Sciences

Spatial Modelling for Monitoring and Management of Marine Metapopulations

Publications

Bold indicates SAFS author(s), including those no longer affiliated with this institution but whose contributions to the articles were done under school auspices.

Mongillo, TM, Holmes, EE, Noren, DP, VanBlaricom, GR, Punt, AE, O'Neill, SM, Ylitalo, GM, Hanson, MB, Ross, PS. 2012. Predicted polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) accumulation in southern resident killer whales. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 453:263-277. doi:10.3354/meps09658.

Punt, AE, McGarvey, R, Linnane, A, Phillips, J, Triantafillos, L, Feenstra, J. 2012. Evaluating empirical decision rules for southern rock lobster fisheries: A South Australian example. Fish Res 115-116:60-71. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2011.11.010.

Zuray, S, Kocan, R, Hershberger, P. 2012. Synchronous cycling of ichthyophoniasis with Chinook salmon density revealed during the annual Yukon River spawning migration. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. Online. doi:10.1080/00028487.2012.683476.

Please forward PDF files (or 2 reprints if no PDF is available) for peer-review publications to Marcus Duke, Box 357980. Comprehensive lists of SAFS publications can be found at http://fish.washington.edu/Publications/.

FYI
(General Information)

Faculty Meetings, 2011-2012

All meetings are held on Tuesday at 11:30, 203 Fishery Sciences.

• May 22
• June 5