Kerry Naish—Current & Recent Research


Investigation of the Potential for Outbreeding Depression in Coho Salmon

Investigator: Erin McClelland, grad student
Collaborators/Sponsors: National Marine Fisheries Service

Long-term Trends in the Genetic Diversity of Coho Salmon in the Puget Sound: Comparison Between Contemporary and Archival Samples

Investigator: William Eldridge, grad student
Collaborators/Sponsors: National Marine Fisheries Services, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Origins of Sockeye Slmon in Lake Washington

Investigator: Ingrid Spies, recently graduated.
Collaborators/Sponsors: Paul Bentzen (Dalhousie University), City of Seattle

Restoration of Pinto Abalone in the Puget Sound, Washington

Investigator: Robyn Estes
Collaborators/Sponsors: Carolyn Friedman (UW SAFS), Taylor Shellfish, Washington Fish and Wildlife, Washington Sea Grant, Saltonstall-Kennedy.

Causes of Developmental Abnormalities Among Larvae for Puget Sound’s Once-largest Herring Population

Investigator: Paul Hershberger, PhD
Collaborators/Sponsors: Marine Ecosystems Health Program

Inbreeding Depression in Chinook Salmon

Collaborators/Sponsors: Jeff Hard, National Marine Fisheries Service

Genome Mapping in Chinook Salmon—Comparative Mapping and Location of Quantitative Trait Loci for Growth and Age at Maturity

Collaborators: Linda Park (NMFS), Ruth Phillips (Washington State University), Roy Danzmann (University of Guelph), Takashi Sakamoto (Tokyo University of Fisheries)

Please contact Dr. Naish, knaish@u.washington.edu, for further information on these projects.