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1 From the Director

2 Capstone Heroes: Contributing to SAFS by Mentoring Capstone Students

4 Alumni Update

4 Consider a Gift

5 Columbia Basin Research

6 Degrees Awarded

8 Ray Hilborn Launches CFOOD

9 Awards & Honors

10 Gifts

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Photos (left to right): Jackie Carter, Jeremy Monroe, Amanda Phillips, Jonathan Moore

AQUATIC & FISHERY SCIENCE S NEWS

Autumn 2015/ Winter 2016

From the Director

Dear alumni and many friends:

It seems like summer lasted forever in the Pacific Northwest this year and fall took its time as well.

It has been an “awarding” time for SAFS in the last few months. Tom Quinn and Ray Hilborn were inducted as inaugural members into the American Fisheries Society (AFS) Fellows Program. This program recognizes members who have made outstanding and meritorious contributions to the diversity of fields that are included in the AFS. Ray and Tom join 81 others who form the “start-up” class of fellows. Several SAFS alums and two of our affiliate faculty, Richard Methot and Fred Utter, are also in the 2015 class.

The 2015 annual meeting of the AFS took place in Portland, Oregon, where SAFS held a reunion on 17 August. The event allowed SAFS alums and friends, some new and many with long histories with the School, to touch base. It was another opportunity to thank Professor and Director Emeritus David Armstrong for his long service to scholarship, teaching, and service. David entertained with stories and music. Tim Essington emceed, as yours truly was in La Jolla chairing a meeting on sardine harvest control rule parameters. It was a great event, and we plan to hold another reunion when the AFS annual meeting is next held close to Seattle.

S c h o o l o f A q u A t i c & f i S h e r y S c i e n c e S c o l l e g e o f t h e e n v i r o n m e n t u n i v e r S i t y o f W A S h i n g t o n

A Long Summer and Even More Awards

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Dave Armstrong speaking at the

2015 SAFS reunion in Portland, OR

(Tim Essington in the background)

Photo: Courtesy of SAFS

This issue of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences News features profiles on two research programs: Columbia Basin Research (CBR), long-established in the School, and CFOOD, a new direction for SAFS. CBR, led by Jim Anderson and John Skalski, is focused on understanding the dynamics of salmonids in the Columbia Basin; however, the research conducted by Jim and John involves far more than fish in the Columbia. CFOOD is Ray Hilborn’s latest initiative. It aims to provide independent scientific commentary on fisheries sustainability, debunk false claims, and support responsible science.

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Capstone Heroes: Contributing to SAFS by Mentoring Capstone StudentsAll SAFS majors participate in the capstone pro-gram, which provides seniors hands-on research experience. Students work in collaboration with a mentor to conduct original research into any aspect of marine, freshwater, or wetland science. Greg Jensen, the SAFS capstone coordinator, describes the benefits of conducting research, rather than just hearing about it in the class-room, by quoting Marvin Gay: “ain’t nothing like the real thing.” Several capstone projects have led to publishable work, but as Greg says, “the important part is that the students all experience the process of conducting their own research and the realization that there are unlimited avenues of new things to explore.”

Most capstone projects are mentored by SAFS faculty. However, several of the SAFS affiliate faculty regularly act as capstone mentors as well, providing students with even more research options. We interviewed three of these mentors—Ray Buckley (RB, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, retired), Tom Helser (TH, Alaska Fisheries Science Center [AFSC]), and Phil Roni (PR, Cramer Fish Sciences)—to learn more about capstone projects and their experiences as capstone mentors.

—André Punt (AP)

AP: Tell us something about yourself.TH: I manage the AFSC Age and Growth Laboratory, which includes a

state-of-the-art image analysis lab. The primary function of the lab is aging otoliths. We also conduct fish life history research using otoliths and other biological structures.

PR: The focus of my research is applied science to protect and restore aquatic systems and fish populations. My work ranges from assess-ing conditions to evaluating various types of restoration techniques, to helping guide conservation and restoration strategies, though I find myself doing basic science on fish survival, movement, and ecology as well. (AP: Phil recently moved from NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center to Cramer Fish Sciences.)

RB: My love for scuba diving and my career in marine biology started when I was only 11 and matured at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife from 1963–2008, with a focus on early life history of marine fishes. I reached “nirvana” in 1985–1987 as chief fishery biologist in American Samoa. My association with the School of Fisheries (now SAFS) faculty started in 1972, when Dean Doug Chapman appointed me as an affiliate assistant professor. I have been staying “research-active and wet” since 1999 as Co-PI in the Aldabra Marine Programme, conducting coral and reef fish surveys at Aldabra Atoll and adjacent islands in the southern Seychelles to assess recovery after the 1998 coral bleaching event.

AP: Why do you take on capstone students?RB: I took “Directed Research” with Dr. Al DeLacy when I was an

undergrad (1958–1963). The experience of applying the knowledge I learned in other classes to a research project really brought “it” together for me. I take on capstone students to do what Dr. DeLacy did for me early in my career. I have

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mentored students on their graduate committees, but their directions were set and their confidence levels were high. Mentoring capstone students (AP: Ray has men-tored 10 students since 2005) gives me the opportunity to help them develop their research skills and perhaps increase their confidence prior to graduate studies, and eventually, professional careers. Being a capstone mentor also gives me the benefit of participating in the educa-tional process at SAFS and continuing to interact with other faculty.

TH: I thought it would be great to allow young aspiring researchers in marine science see what NOAA Fisheries is all about. I enjoy being a capstone advisor because I like to inspire and mentor students to think about science as a way of life. The scientific method teaches us to be skeptics and provides the tools to dissect truth from fiction.

PR: Many people took time to mentor or help me over my career, and mentoring capstone students is a chance to help others. The capstone is a possibility for students to take ideas or data and run with them.

AP: What do you think the benefits of the capstone program are for the student and for the advisor?

PR: For the student, it is a chance to get some hands-on experience doing research. If a student does a good job or there is a good data set or study, he or she may get a publication out of it.

RB: The capstone program is a “proving ground” of sorts that benefits students’ later graduate studies and career choices. The students can identify both their areas of strength and interest, as well as their weaknesses. In my projects, students have the opportunity to work closely with experts at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. This can open new areas of interest and research. For me, it is an opportunity to be part of the undergrad education process at SAFS.

TH: I see the capstone program as a chance for young, moti-vated students to test the waters of scientific research in marine science, and for NOAA, an opportunity to entice and recruit that talent. It is really a win-win. I like the interaction with students and the enthusiasm they bring to the kind of studies we do in our lab.

AP: What do you think makes a successful capstone project? TH: A good capstone project has clearly stated hypotheses,

applies the scientific method with crystal clear objectives, and uses tools to test the hypotheses. For the student, that means the project has clear and understandable questions and objectives, it is discrete and can be com-pleted over the quarter, and the student has sufficient skills to answer the question.

PR: I’ve seen two types of capstone projects be successful: 1) handing an existing data set to a student and letting him or her analyze it or supplement it with some additional data; and 2) having a student develop his or her own idea for a small discrete study and then implement it.

RB: The most successful projects are those that have well- defined objectives that give meaningful results quickly and minimize the time students spend gathering the samples/data to be analyzed. Also, they give the student exposure to other disciplines and expertise during the analysis process. These projects often lead to new information that can contribute to a first publication for the student.

AP: What are your favorite capstones (so far)? TH: One capstone project asked the question “how old

do the oldest rockfish really get?” The student

opposite page: Alex Vaishampayan (SAFS capstone

student, right) and Steven Baird (Research Analyst with

Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve,

left) sampling aquatic insects adjacent to tidal marsh

channels of the Anchor River estuary. Photo: Brianna Dailey-Pierce

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Rizky Darmawan tagging Olympia oysters used

in studies that showed ocean acidification effects

on reproduction. Photo: Tom Quinn

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re-examined five otoliths from each of the five oldest known Alaskan rockfish species using a state-of-the-art microscopy-image analysis system. High resolution images of the oldest specimens (100+ years old) of each of the five species were taken, and the student produced a web-based image catalog of those images and other interesting facts about those species. In another capstone project, the student investigated the trace element composition of giant grenadier otoliths to determine how these differ among the life stages.

RB: My favorite project was on the diet of juvenile quill-back rockfish from Puget Sound, which was presented at the 2015 meeting of the American Fisheries Society. With trophic expertise from the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, this student’s project provided the first diet information for early post-settlement juvenile quillback rockfish identified to species using genetic analyses. And the genetic analyses were done in a previous capstone project.

Thanks to Tom, Ray, and Phil, as well as all the other folks who mentor capstone students and provide an enormous addition to their educational experience as SAFS undergrads. If this article has motivated you to think about taking on a capstone student yourself, please contact André Punt (aepunt@uw.edu).

—Capstone Heroes, continued from page 3

Sampling sockeye salmon at the mouth of

Hansen Creek, Alaska. From to left to right

Kristen Omori (SAFS undergrad), James

Schreck (SAFS undergrad), and Brian Quinn.

Photo: Tom Quinn

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Photos, left to right: Sean Luis, Amanda Phillips

Sampling sockeye salmon at the mouth of Hansen Creek,

Alaska. Left to right Kristen Omori (SAFS undergrad),

James Schreck (SAFS undergrad), and Brian Quinn.

Photo: Tom Quinn

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Columbia Basin Research The Columbia Basin Research (CBR) group was established within SAFS in 1996. Currently, John Skalski and Jim Anderson co-direct CBR, and eight research staff and two postdocs work at CBR’s offices in downtown Seattle, including staff who have been with CBR for almost 20 years. The studies conducted by CBR are essential to many researchers working on the Columbia River.

The DirectorsJohn Skalski’s interest in the environment began with annual family fishing vacations in northern Wisconsin. He earned a BS and an MS in wildlife biology and an MS and a PhD in biological statistics from Cornell. Before coming to the UW in 1987, John was a biometrician and field investigator for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland and Sequim. He secured his first Bonneville Power Adminis-tration (BPA) contract to develop salmonid survival studies in 1989.

Jim Anderson’s interest in aquatic environments began while diving around ferry propellers at the Fauntleroy ferry dock in West Seattle at the age of 15. He went on to earn a BS and then a research position in the UW School of Oceanography, where he studied low oxygen marine environments. After earning his PhD in Oceanography at UW, Jim worked on oceanographic projects and eventually moved to the-then School of Fisheries in 1981. This led to BPA support for developing a computer model describing the passage of salmon through the Columbia River hydro-system. And the rest, as they say, is history.

The Location The move downtown occurred because John and Jim shared offices in the Showboat Apartments at the bottom of 15th Ave NE, and the building was being torn down. They were offered space near campus and in the university tract down-town. Puget Sound Plaza (the downtown location) had waterfront views and the bus tunnel on the block so they

selected that building. Because they were located off cam-pus, they decided a new identity was in order and selected the name Columbia Basin Research—to suggest they were “open for business” for both river and habitat research.

The WorkThere is more tagging of fish in the Pacific Northwest than anywhere in the world, and the cost of tagging fish passing though the Columbia Basin typically ranges from $50 to $60 million annually. Funded by the BPA, CBR develops statistical methods for the design and analyses of coded-wire-tag, PIT-tag, balloon-tag, and acoustic-tag studies. The software developed is available to the public on the CBR website, which has tens of thousands of visits annually. CBR staff members provide guidance to states and federal agencies and the Tribes on the design and analysis of tagging programs.

CBR staff also analyze historical tagging data. One current study examines the extent and potential causes of steelhead adults overshooting their natal streams and getting stranded above upstream dams. “This is an important issue,” says John, “and could have long-term ramifications to dam operations in winter months.”

CBR web-based tools provide real-time information about the impact of river operations on salmon migrations both up (adults) and down (juveniles) the Columbia. The users of the tools are diverse: steelheaders and hatchery managers track the adult runs, and BPA has made pre- season projections of reservoir operations impact on salmon survival.

One major product developed by CBR is Program RealTime, which forecasts the percent run-to-date of juvenile fish outmigrations based on real-time PIT-tag detections and passage indices at dams. Since 1994, CBR has been projecting the timing of juvenile salmonid outmigrations at federal- and PUD-operated dams.

Pictured, left to right: Cindy

Helfrich, Nick Beer, Jim Anderson,

Trish Lockhart, Susannah Iltis,

Rebecca Buchanan, John Skalski,

David Sharrow, Mike Clawson,

Rich Townsend, Jim Lady.

Photo: anonymous barista

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Rich Townsend working on the in-season

forecasting of salmonid outmigration

Photo: John Skalski

CBR staff and scientists do not confine their work to only salmon. For example, John and his staff develop demographic models to estimate an-nual abundance and recruitment of terrestrial wild game populations. These models have been applied to species as widely different as wild turkey, sage grouse, deer, elk, martens, and cougars. One lesser known fact —John is an avid upland game bird hunter and trap shooter.

Jim’s work also extends beyond the Columbia River. He has conducted research on predator foraging behavior, decision processes in animals and humans, neurology of swarming, and the Vitality Survival Model, which separates survival curves into senescence and external challenge parts. While the model explains the effects of migration stress on juvenile salmon survival, it also explains the pattern of human survival over the past two hundred years. Jim explains that daily bicycle commuting for the past 50 years is delaying his own senescence despite the increased risk of external challenges.

The FutureSo what does the future hold for CBR? John says, “CBR will continue to evolve but will always be rooted in Columbia River water and fish manage-ment.” John is currently exploring the develop-ment of a center for wildlife demography, while Jim’s research has broadened to include epidemio-logical studies.

—Columbia Basin Research, continued from page 5

Degrees Awarded Aut 2014–Sum 2015Our student research encompasses numerous and diverse disciplines, including biology, ecology, fisheries manage-ment, disease, genetics, physiology, and statistics—as well as interdisciplinary subjects—in pursuit of improving our understanding of the interactions between humans, our environment, and the resources upon which we rely.

BS DegreesJeffrey BaldockMadelyn BerentsonBurlyn BirkemeierAnna ButeChristopher Collins-LarsenBenjamin CramAngela DillonSusie DobkinsAhmad DurraniSusan HarrisNancy HuizarRachelle JohnsonJessica KimberJoel Kramer Jake Kvistad

Jordan LeeJeffrey LouMichelle LouieBenjamin MeadRylen NakamaAlexander NanniKaili ParkChristopher ReparRachel RilleraDejah SanchezAmber SantangeloStephen SchreckMadison Shipley Kali WilliamsAndrea Wong

Graduation 2015 Photo: Cassie Chatelain

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MS Degrees (advising professors in parentheses)

Emily Davis (Schindler) Wildfire effects on stream meta-bolism: Aquatic succession is mediated by local riparian succession and stream geomorphology

Keith Fritschie (Olden) Non-native species, size distribu-tions, and nutrient recycling in southwestern stream communities

Juliana Houghton (VanBlaricom) The relationship between vessel traffic and noise levels received by killer whales and an evaluation of compliance with vessel regulations

Dale Jacques (Horne) Describing and comparing variability of fish and macrozooplankton density at marine hydro-kinetic energy sites

Andrew Jasonowicz (Roberts) Genomic signatures of natural selection and population structure in West Coast and Alaskan sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria)

Allison McCoy (Beauchamp) An assessment of the impact of non-native lake trout Salvelinus namaycush and Mysis diluviana on the growth and survival of pelagic planktivores in Lake Tahoe

Jason Miller (Friedman) Effect of low pH on early life stages of the decapod crustacean, Dungeness crab (Cancer magister)

Claire Olson (Roberts) DNA methylation variation in gametes and larvae of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas

Mark Sorel (Beauchamp) Food-web implications of reintroducing anadromous salmonids in reservoirs on the North Fork Lewis River, Washington

Emily Thornton (Quinn) Competition between non-native brook trout and coho salmon in the Elwha River, WA during dam removal

Abby Tillotson (Young) Temperature-induced plasticity of emergence phenotypes in Chinook salmon (Oncorhyn-chus tshawytscha)

Alexandra Troiano (Grue) Plasma cholinesterase activity as a biomarker for quantifying exposure of green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) to carbaryl following applications to control burrowing shrimp in Washington State

Laura Twardochleb (Olden) Urban development modifies lake food webs in the Pacific Northwest

Lauren Wiesebron (Horne) Evaluating biological character-istics of marine renewable energy sites for environmental monitoring behavioral parameters of reproduction in Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens)

PhD Degrees (advising professors in parentheses)

Rachel Arnold (Pietsch) Evolutionary relationships of the enigmatic anglerfishes (Teleostei: Lophiiformes)

Curry Cunningham (Hilborn/Quinn) Salmonid selection, evolution, and historical abundance patterns

Daniel Drinan (Naish) Genomic and fitness consequences of hybridization between cutthroat and rainbow trout

Halley Froehlich (Essington) The non-lethal threat of hypoxia: Ecological effects and physiological responses of estuarine species

Rachel Hovel (Quinn) Species diversity and environmental variability: patterns and processes of lacustrine fish community responses in a variable world

KathiJo Jankowski (Schindler) Watershed controls on bio-geochemical processes in aquatic ecosystems

Miyako Kodama (Naish) Selection and adaptation of fitness-related traits in coho salmon

Wesley Larson (Seeb, L) Using genetic tools to inform management and study local adaptation in Pacific salmon

Meryl Mims (Olden) Implications of environmental and landscape change for population connectivity and the persistence of aridland amphibians

Kotaro Ono (Hilborn) The spatial dimensions of fisheries: improved use of spatial information in fisheries manage-ment and information for assessments

Carl Ostberg (Hauser) Genomic consequences of hybridiza-tion between rainbow and cutthroat trout

Erik Schoen (Beauchamp) Linking the individual-level foraging interactions of piscivores to food-web dynamics in pelagic systems

Sarah Stienessen (Parrish) Information transfer, heterogene-ity, and local environmental effects on emergent group patterns defining fish schools: perspectives from different scales of observation

Amy Yahnke (Grue) Amphibian exposure to aquatic herbicides: ecological interactions with invasive plant management

Illustrations: AndyKrakovski/iStock/Thinkstock

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SAFS “mythbuster extraordinaire” Ray Hilborn is at it again. Ray has just initiated an e-media campaign, Collaborative for Food from Our Oceans Data (CFOOD, www.cfooduw.org), which aims to provide independent scientific com-mentary on fisheries sustainability, debunk false claims, and support responsible science. CFOOD’s editorial board includes Ana Parma (PhD, School of Fisheries 1989), Tony Smith (SAFS affiliate faculty), Olaf Jensen (former SAFS postdoctoral fellow), and others from Asia, Africa, and Europe. The CFOOD e-media project is part of Ray’s work to understand the state of world fisheries, which started with his critique of a paper that suggested that all fisheries would collapse by 2048. To evaluate that paper, Ray and a group of collaborators, including the paper’s lead author, extended a database on stock and recruitment data developed by Dr. Ransom Myers. Based on their collaborative research, they concluded that the status of world fisheries was mixed: stable or improving in some places and in decline in others. Ray’s main interest is to understand which management approaches lead to good outcomes and which do not.

The RAM Legacy Database (www.ramlegacy.org), emerged from these efforts. It includes data on trends in abundance and fishing mortality for more than 500 stocks, or roughly 40% of global marine fish harvest. The data, available for download by scientists, have been used in dozens of research projects and publications since 2009.

The CFOOD website hosts a forum where leading fisheries scientists can share comments, tweets, and facebook postings on topical issues such as: 70% of fish stocks are overexploited; all large ocean fish have disappeared; and

systematic fishing down of marine food chains. It also includes comments on several newer, highly publicized studies, such as whether humans are “super predators” and whether tuna and mackerel populations have declined by almost 75% since 1970.

As part of CFOOD, a team of graduate students tracks print- and e-media for stories related to fisheries sustainability, and comments are solicited from a network of scientists.

Collaborating closely with colleagues from the UW, other academic institutions, NGOs, and national and international management agencies, Ray is working to formalize the CFOOD network by organizing an annual meeting, providing funding for key members to help advance the databases and analyses, and initiating studies on topical issues of sustainability, including the impact of marine protected areas on food security and the impact of fishing lower trophic level fish on their predators.

Funding for CFOOD projects and the other initiatives has come from the Walton Family Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the National Science Foun-dation, NOAA, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Environmental Defence, the European Commission Joint Research Center, and a range of private donors, including many Seattle-based fishing companies, other fishing companies from around the world, and private philanthropists.

The CFOOD initiative is the latest in a series of projects led by SAFS faculty—including Ray, Tim Essington, Trevor Branch, and Chris Anderson—to provide the scientific community and the public with up-to-date information on world fisheries based on the latest research studies. These projects include a study of the impact of bottom trawling on benthic biota, a database on research surveys of fish abundance, and other studies on the impacts of fishing and the sustainability of fisheries.

Ray Hilborn Launches CFOOD

Ray Hilborn (center) and the CFOOD team,

Jack Cheney (left) and Max Mossler (right)

Photos: left: Jason Ching; above: Hani Amir

© Hani Amir

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Awards & Honors

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Students Degree track and faculty advisers in parentheses

Emily Davis (MS, Schindler) was runner-up for the Best Student Oral Presentation at the Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting for her talk, “Wildfire impacts on stream meta-bolism across gradients of space, time, and fire severity in an Idaho wilderness watershed.”

Susie Dobkins (BS) was awarded a Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship, which encourages undergraduate students to develop their leadership abilities through practical experi-ence, personal reflection, and in community with mentors and peers. She also obtained a Jackson Munro Public Service Fellowship/Scholarship for her involvement in public service.

Ava Fuller (MS, VanBlaricom) received an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.

Jessica Hale (MS, Laidre) obtained a Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship from NOAA and won the best poster award for “How will sea otter diet change as population size and range increase?” at the 18th Annual Meeting of the Northwest Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy.

Peter Kuriyama (MS, Branch) won a NMFS/Sea Grant Population and Ecosystem Dynamics Fellowship.

Meryl Mims (PhD, Olden) and Charlie Waters (MS, Naish) each received a College of the Environment Hall Conservation Genetics Research Award.

Nirupam Nigam (BS) netted The Ellie Dorsey Award from the Friday Harbor Laboratories.

Mark Sorel (MS, Beauchamp) was awarded the David Lamb Memorial Scholarship from the Washington State Lake Pro-tection Association for his work on food-web implications

of reintroducing Chinook and coho salmon, and steelhead trout above three hydroelectric dams on the North Fork Lewis River.

Erika Sutherland (MS, Olden) received an Anchor QEA Scholarship as well as a Northwest Climate Science Center Fellowship.

Carolyn Tarpey (MS, Seeb L) and Ryan Waples (MS, Seeb L) were awarded scholarships from the Summer Institute of Statistical Genetics.

Ryan Waples (MS, Seeb L) also won the James E. Wright Graduate Award from the American Fisheries Society.

Chantel Wetzel (PhD, Punt) was a member of a NOAA research group that was awarded a Department of Commerce Gold Medal for developing an innovative method that triples the number of high-quality stock assessments.

FacultyJulian Olden was awarded an Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellowship. He is one of only 20 researchers worldwide to receive this unique opportunity to enhance his leadership skills in translating science into action.

André Punt was elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences. André joins SAFS faculty Ray Hilborn, Ted Pietsch, and Tom Quinn as members of the Academy.

Daniel Schindler was the 2015 recipient of the Frank Rigler Award, which is the highest honor bestowed by the Society of Canadian Limnologists.

l to r: Emily Davis, Peter Kuriyama, Mark Sorel, Carolyn Tarpey, Ryan Waples, Julian OldenPhotos, l to r : first 4: Rachel Faircloth, Courtesy of Jim Seep, Courtesy of the College of the Environment,

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Gifts, Autumn 2014–Summer 2015SAFS alumni, faculty, and friends have a long history of generous giving. They continued this tradition during 2014–2015, providing critical financial support for our students, faculty, and programs. We acknowledge and thank you for your sustained support.

More than $10,000Aleutian Spray Fisheries, Inc.Arctic Storm, Inc.At-Sea Processors AssociationBering Sea Fisheries Research FoundationMs. Susan J. Bevan & Mr. Anthony F. DaddinoBevan Daddino Foundation, Inc.Estate of Evelyn S. EgtvedtFreezer Longline Conservation CooperativeMs. Yasuko T. FukanoMs. Debra A. Galloway & Mr. David W. GallowayGroundfish ForumHall Charitable Lead TrustMrs. H. Mason KeelerOcean Beauty Seafoods Inc.Pacific Seafood Process AssociationPeter Pan Seafoods, Inc.Prof. Frieda B. Taub & Mr. Jack H. TaubThe Dean Witter FoundationMr. Patrick K. TomlinsonUnited Catcher BoatsUsha S. Varanasi, PhD & S. Rao Varanasi, PhD

From $1,001 to $10,000Mr. Dean J. Adams and Ms. Lori AdamsAlaska Bering Sea CrabbersAnacortes Salmon DerbyJames J. Anderson, PhDDr. David A. Armstrong & Ms. Janet Leigh ArmstrongMs. Tanya L. BevanLouis W. Botsford, PhD & Marylynn Barkley, MD, PhDMs. Eileen S. BurnsWilliam G. Clark, PhD & Ms. Elizabeth Jane PfenderDr. Paul A. DinnelDollar Family TrustEducational Legacy FundDr. Timothy Essington & Shereen Morse, MD, MPHMr. Henry Clay Frick, IIIMr. Nicholas M. Graves & Ms. Mary W. GravesMartin A. Hall, PhDMs. Jane L. HalverDr. Ray Hilborn & Ms. Ulrike HilbornMs. Shirley R. Johnson & Orlay W. Johnson, PhDMs. Anne F. Kroeker & Mr. Richard A. LeedsMs. Marie Liguori-Marolda & Mr. Fred J. MaroldaMs. Arni Hope LittNorth Pacific Fishery Management CouncilDrs. Clarence Pautzke & Maureen McCreaMrs. Mary McQuaid Peck & Mr. Thomas H. Peck

Ms. Evelyn D. PedersenWalter T. Pereyra, PhDMr. Edward H. Poulsen & Ms. Bridget N. PoulsenMr. Kristian E. PoulsenDr. André E. Punt & Ms. Michelle E. PuntRobert & Evelyn Pedersen Family FoundationGary T. Sakagawa, PhD & Ellen A. Miyashiro, DMDThe Boeing Company Barbee W. Tucker-Pigott, PhDJuan L. Valero, PhDDonald E. Weitkamp, PhD & Ms. Sharon L. WeitkampJohn G. Williams, PhD & Ms. Lynn WilliamsDr. James R. Winton & Dr. Linda K. ParkMr. Mark Zimmermann & Ms. Beth Hacker

Up to $1,000Andrea Abati, MDMr. Stephen AbatiellMs. Colleen A. Adams-SchuppeMr. Rowland O. AdeniyiMilo D. Adkison, PhD & Ms. Kimberly S. AdkisonMr. Abdul S. Alidina & Ms. JoAnn S. AlidinaAven M. Andersen, PhD & Ms. Shirley J. AndersenMr. Gregory J. Anderson & Ms. Patsy DickinsonMr. Gary Arnold & Mrs. Judy SpranerWilliam I. Aron, PhD & Ms. Helen AronMr. Steven M. AtranMs. Anne H. AveryElizabeth A. Babcock, PhDMr. Bob BaileyMs. Christina BaileyBank of America FoundationMs. Linda S. Barnes & Mr. Ed SwanWilliam Bayliff, PhDMr. Michael BeckMr. William C. BelknapMr. William C. Bemis & Ms. Rosemarie BemisMs. Nancy BilveanMs. Ann BlakelyMr. Richard E. BohnMs. Charlotte BouretMs. Angela BowersTrevor A. Branch, PhDDr. Jeff M. Breiwick & Ms. Barbra K. BreiwickDavid A. Butterfield, PhD & Janice M. DeCosmo, PhDDr. Douglas S. Butterworth

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Mr. Frederick R. Caldwell & Mrs. Venita J. CaldwellCalifornia Environmental AssociatesMr. Robert Cannon & Ms. Deb CannonMs. Mindy ChaffinMr. Joe ChewMs. Dorothy ChildersMs. Beth ConnellyLoveday L. Conquest, PhD & Mr. Fred L. Von KleinschmidtMs. Miki A. Conrad & Mr. Robert H. ConradMs. Karen CradlerMr. David A. Croonquist & Ms. Judy A. CroonquistMr. Joseph M. Cummins III & Ms. Cheryl B. CumminsJonathan P. Davis, PhDMs. Genie De VineMr. Michael B. Dell & Mrs. Beverly Anne Davison DellMr. Dennis H. Di Julio Mr. Gregory M. Dirks & Ms. Nancy E. McHenry DirksMs. Jane E. DolliverMr. Thomas J. Donnelly & Ms. Robin D. DonnellyMs. Pamela-Marie Sandbloom Dore & Dr. Frederick H. Dore, Jr.Elisabeth J. Duffy, PhDMr. Marcus G. Duke & Mrs. Christine DukeMr. Quentin A. Edson & Ms. Lois L. EdsonProf. David B. EgglestonMs. Sharon A. EllardDiane G. Elliott, PhD & Mr. Richard Wayne ElliottMs. Margaret ElphickMelinda F. Evans, MD & Mr. H. Roger EvansMr. Leonard Jamie Feldman & Ms. Kristine Ladyka FeldmanMr. L. Jay Field & Ms. Deborah Anne DwyerMs. Christen Noelle FoehringMr. Burton D. FooteMs. Andrea FowlerMs. Elizabeth FoxMr. Joseph FrantzMs. Georgiann FredericksMs. Kathryn FrenchMs. Carol N. Frodge & Jonathan D. Frodge, PhDSarah K. Gaichas, PhDDr. Vincent F. Gallucci & Betty J. Gallucci, PhD, RNMs. Madilyn M. GambleMr. James M. Gearheard

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Dr. Kathleen Lynn Godtfredsen & Mr. Kirk Einar GodtfredsenMr. Fred A. Goetz & Ms. Debra S. GoetzRaquel Goni, PhDMrs. Margaret L. Green & Mr. John GreenDr. Rich GregoryDonald R. Gunderson, PhDMs. Margaret HallDr. Owen S. Hamel & Ms. Leah J. RoseMs. Alex HardyLorenz Hauser, PhDMr. Jim HavlenaMs. Sue Henderson & Mr. William HendersonMr. Jim HenringMs. Theresa M. Hermann & Albert J. Hermann, PhDMrs. Connie Herzig & Mr. Tom HerzigMs. Constance G. HerzigMs. Rebecca HimschootMs. Sandra L. HinesMs. Cathie L. HoitinkAnne B. Hollowed, PhD & Mr. John J. HollowedKirstin Holsman, PhD & Patrick S. McDonald, PhDGordon W. Holtgrieve, PhDMr. Tom Hom & Ms. Mae Joanne RosokDr. John K. HorneMr. Scott D. Houghtaling & Ms. Gretchen E. HoughtalingDr. George L. Hunt & Ms. Peggy Williamson HuntMs. Signe Hurd & Mr. Robert BranumMs. Donna HurleyJames N. Ianelli, PhD & Ms. Jeannie F. IanelliMr. Robert G. Ingraham & Ms. Robin IngrahamMr. Ronald A. IversonMr. Laurie E. JarvelaMr. Kurt W. JohnsonMr. Jeffrey M. JohnstonWilliam A. Karp, PhDMs. Lynn M. Keith & Mr. Donald B. Keith, Jr.Ms. Teri L. KingMs. Laura Elizabeth KoehnMr. Christopher T. Koenig & Ms. Felicia ColemanBoyd E. Kynard, PhD & Ms. Janice R. KynardMr. James M. Langley & Ms. Anita K. McMillanMark G. LaRiviere & Ms. Catharine M. LaRiviereMs. Karen Larsen GordonMr. Josh Le ClercMr. Bruce Leaman & Mrs. Janice E. LeamanMs. Sharon Marie LindMs. Laurie K. Lindeman

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One of the aims of SAFS is to provide our under- graduate and graduate students with unique learning experiences. Toward that goal, our capstone program provides our majors with research experience during their senior year, giving them a way to integrate the information they have learned in classes as diverse as fish ecology, genetics, and statistics. Most capstone projects are mentored by SAFS faculty. However, a lucky few are mentored by affiliate faculty members. In this issue, we touch base with three of these heretofore unsung heroes.

The Bevan Series for Sustainable Fisheries is now in its 16th year. The series is usually a set of 10 lectures by internationally renowned experts. However, on occasion, we have conducted two-day Bevan Symposia, which involve many speakers and participants from the Pacific Northwest and the rest of North America and around the world. This year, on 21–22 April, we will hold another Bevan Sympo-sium on the climate, ecology, and fisheries for invertebrates. Organized by David Armstrong and me, the symposium will focus on commercially important marine invertebrate fisheries of the North Pacific. This year’s Bevan Series symposium is being held in memory of Lobo Orensanz, who passed away in early 2015. We are thankful to Tanya Bevan and the Bevan family and NOAA, as well as the North Pacific Research Board and the North Pacific fishing industry for the support to allow us to hold the symposium.

Finally, a huge thank-you to all of those who contrib-uted to SAFS in the last year. I am delighted to be able say that the fund established in memory of Lobo Orensanz has been well-funded, and we expect to be supporting students soon. Your gifts give us the opportunity to support under-graduate and graduate students, build the program, and explore new ideas. As always, I look forward to seeing you over the next few months.

—André Punt, Director