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Kim
Anthony
M.S. Biology, Candidate
Marine Tech
kanthony@csulb.edu |
Kim's CV (*.doc) |
Research:
The debate over
decommissioning obsolete oil production
platforms in California has become an
increasingly important issue for groundfishes that reside
there, especially rockfishes whose
numbers have been severely depleted by
overfishing, such as cowcod, and
bocaccio. My research will examine
the site fidelity of rockfishes to the
platforms and I will test, as a
mitigation process, whether rockfish
will establish new home ranges when
translocated from oil platforms to a
marine reserve. |
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Mario
Espinoza
M.S. Biology
marioespinozamen@yahoo.com |
Mario's CV
(*.doc) |
Research:
Understanding patterns of habitat use
and movement of top predators both in
coastal and pelagic areas is important
to gain insight into the dynamics of
marine communities. I am particularly
interested on the ecological and
behavioral study of sharks, combining
both acoustic telemetry and stable
isotopes to address questions regarding
habitat use and connectivity in a small
and large scale. This information could
facilitate our understanding and design
of marine protected areas (MPAs) along
the coast. |
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Thomas
Farrugia
M.S. Biology
thomas_farrugia@yahoo.com |
Thomas's CV (*.doc) |
Research:
I am looking at the
movement patterns of the shovelnose
guitarfish (Rhinobatos productus) both
on short (daily) and long (seasonally
and annually) time scales and how this
may relate to their physiological
demands and breeding behaviors. |
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Kate
Jirik
M.S. Biology, Candidate
kjirik@csulb.edu |
Kate 's CV (*.doc) |
Research Interests:
Movement patterns, habitat use,
distribution and abundance, conservation
and management, and over-arching
behavioral ecology of marine
vertebrates, especially elasmobranchs
(sharks and rays). |
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Kerri
Loke
B.S Biology
kloke@usa.net |
Kerri 's CV (*.doc) |
Research:
I am comparing the reproductive biology
of sheephead from the Northern Channel
Islands of California to southern Baja,
Mexico to determine if reproductive
parameters such as size at maturity,
size at sex change, sex ratios and
reproductive potential are different
among different populations. I will
evaluate the plasticity of those
parameters over time in response to
changing environmental pressures by
comparing current observations to
historical data. I am also interested in
the physiological mechanisms involved in
sex change including the environmental
cues that may trigger transition from
female to male and the hormones
regulating transition. |
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Chris
Martin
M.S. Biology, Candidate
cmarti21@csulb.edu |
Chris' CV (*.doc) |
Research:
I am interested in movement patterns and
habitat utilization of nearshore reef
fish. I plan to study specific fish
movements and relate them to marine
reserve and artificial habitat design.
The data
collected will be important in the
upcoming decommission debates for many
of Southern California petroleum
platforms. |
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Tom
Mason
M.S. Biology, Candidate
tmason5@yahoo.com |
Tom's CV (*.doc) |
Research:
My main research interests are in
fisheries biology and conservation. My
graduate work involves determining the
fine-scale movement patterns and habitat
utilization of the barred sand bass,
Paralabrax nebulifer, inside
a marine reserve at Catalina Island. |
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Carlos
Mireles
M.S. Biology, Candidate
cmireles@csulb.edu |
Carlos's CV (*.pdf) |
Research:
My main
interests are in behavioral ecology and
population ecology of marine fishes. My
graduate research will focus on
quantifying the site fidelity and depth
preferences of economically important
species inhabiting San Pedro Shelf
offshore petroleum platforms, while
discussing the proposed options of
mandatory platform decommissioning in a
context of fisheries management. |
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