February 2012 Speakers

We are fortunate to have as our speakers in February Joe & Gail Zydlewski .
Gayle Zydlewski is a Research Assistant Professor in the School of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine in Orono. Her research focuses on applying multiple techniques to assess fish population dynamics. Currently she is using remote sensing technology to document movement and migration patterns as they relate to changing environmental conditions, e.g., removal of dams or introduction of tidal power devices. At the University of Maine she collaborates with researchers from several academic disciplines including social science, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, and oceanography. She conducted a postdoctoral fellowship at the USGS Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center in Turners Fall, MA from 1996 – 1999, received her PhD in Oceanography in 1996 from the University of Maine, MS in Zoology from the University of Rhode Island in 1992, and BS from Southeastern Massachusetts University in 1990.
Joe Zydlewski is Assistant Unit Leader at the USGS Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and Assistant Professor in the Department of Wildlife Ecology. He has a dual B.S degree in Biology and Chemistry from Bates College, Maine (1990) and a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1999). His research interests include the migratory behavior and physiology of fish and efforts to recover them. Species of research focus include Atlantic salmon, American shad, lake whitefish , sea lamprey, cutthroat trout, striped bass and brook trout