Fisheries Biology

Department of Fisheries Biology Makes Strong Presence at American Fisheries Society Meeting in Honolulu

Sixteen students and faculty from Cal Poly Humboldt's Fisheries Biology Department attended the American Fisheries Society meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, joining over 2,000 global participants to share research and build collaborations.

Fisheries Biology graduate student awarded National Science Foundation fellowship

Graduate student Lily Olmo was awarded the Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation. Olmo is among 2,000 students selected nationwide to receive the fellowship from more than 16,000 applicants.

Emma Held Sea Grant Fellowship

Emma Held was awarded a research fellowship from California Sea Grant to support her work on the life history of threatened Chinook salmon in the Mattole River. Emma's work will provide information to support ongoing conservation efforts by collaborators at the Mattole Salmon Group.

Rafael Cuevas Uribe, Fisheries Biology

Dr. Rafael Cuevas Uribe received a grant to support a collaborative project between Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, San Diego State University, and Cal Poly Humboldt.

Dr. Jose Marin Jarrin, Dr. Andrew Kinziger, and Michelle Schuiteman

Dr. Jose Marin Jarrin, Michelle Schuiteman, and Dr. Andrew Kinziger received a grant to develop a population baseline of fish communities in the lower estuary of the Klamath River.

Peer-reviewed article publication

Erin J. Hanson and Dr. Jose R.

Peer-reviewed article publication

Louis Antonelli, Alexandra Winkler, Theron Taylow, and Natalie Greenleaf published the peer-reviewed paper ”Variation in Coastal Macroinvertebrate Species Diversity on Intertidal Boulders in Trinidad, California” in the newly released ideaFest Journal. 

Andre Buchheister & Rafael Cuevas Uribe, Fisheries Biology

Dr. Andre Buchheister and Dr. Rafael Cuevas Uribe have been awarded a $150,000 grant from CalTrout to support their research on Sacramento Pikeminnow, an invasive fish species in the Eel River.

Dr. Andre Buchheister recognized with Award of Excellence from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

A subset of members from the Ecological Reference Points (ERP) Team were recognized for their ERP Stock Assessment for Atlantic Menhaden.