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Division:
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FE
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Status:
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Federal, NOAA Fisheries
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Job Title:
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Riverine Survival Program Manager
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Phone:
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206-860-3277
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Email:
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send e-mail
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Programs:
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NWFSC Publications
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Background
John Williams has worked as a research fishery biologist for more than 20 years. He has conducted and led studies that cover a broad range of aspects related to migration of juvenile and adult salmonids in the Columbia River basin. His studies have included measuring the survival and migrational characteristics of juvenile fish migrating downstream, evaluating the adult return rates and developing and improving facilities to divert fish from turbines at hydroelectric dams, and the efficacy of collecting juvenile fish at dams and transporting them to release sites below the dams.
John first joined NWFSC in 1980. He was a member of the NOAA Fisheries Biological Review Teams that evaluated the status of all West Coast Pacific salmon stocks for listing under the Endangered Species Act. He has participated in a number of regional forums, such as the Plan for Analyzing and Testing Hypotheses (PATH), which have attempted to assess the impacts of the Columbia River hydropower system on fish stocks. He is an affiliate Associate Professor at the School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences at the University of Washington. John received a B.S. in fisheries, an M.S. in invertebrate biology and fisheries, and a Ph.D. in ecology and invertebrate biology from the University of Washington.
Current Research
John continues to study the migration of salmonids. His current research involves the study of juvenile survival, Idaho wild chinook salmon, comparing inriver migration vs. barged smolts, evaluating the Lower Granite Dam adult trap, assessing ocean entry timing and adult returns, and fall chinook salmon passage at McNary Dam.
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