University of Alaska Fairbanks

Bachelor of Arts

Rural Development

Carmaleeda Aurora Estrada

Master of Science

Fisheries

Katie Jane Palof   MS Fisheries
B.A. Biology, Hiram College, 2003

Thesis:  Population genetic structure of Alaskan Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus)
Major Professor:  Dr. AJ Gharrett

Kray Van Kirk, MS Fisheries
B.S. Aquatic Resources, Sheldon Jackson College, 2001
B.A.  Religious Studies, Linfield College 1987

Thesis:  A multispecies age-structured assessment for the Gulf of Alaska
Major Professor:  Dr. Terrance Quinn II

Doctor of Philosophy

Edward V. Farley, Jr.   PhD Fisheries
M.S. Fisheries, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1996
B.S., Mathematics, University of Washington, 1987

Thesis: Juvenile Bristol Bay sockeye salmon ecology.
Abstract: Ed found that Pacific salmon (/Oncorhynchus /spp.) experience relatively high mortality rates during the first few months at sea, and it is believed that size plays an important role with larger fish having higher survival.  Analyses of juvenile Bristol Bay sockeye salmon data collected during research cruises along the eastern Bering Sea indicate that after their first summer at sea, smaller juvenile sockeye salmon have lower marine survival rates.  The size, condition, and growth rate potential of juvenile sockeye salmon after their first summer at sea are believed to be influenced by bottom-up control of the eastern Bering Sea ecosystem, whereby spring and summer sea temperatures are hypothesized to play a key role in marine productivity.
Major Professor:  Dr. Milo Adkison