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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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Research Fishery Biologist
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Phone:
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509-542-4035
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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
At the Center, Steve's research has included numerous studies related to transportation of chinook salmon and steelhead smolts around dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers, studies on homing of chinook salmon and steelhead, and seawater challenge stress testing of chinook salmon and steelhead smolts at dams. These studies have resulted in continued improvement of juvenile salmon bypass systems at dams. Steve also pioneered research using PIT tags to monitor wild chinook salmon smolt migrations in the Snake River basin. Steve earned his B.S. in fish and wildlife resources from the University of Idaho. Prior to joining the Center, Steve worked on various fisheries studies throughout Idaho for the Idaho Department of Fish and game and the University of Idaho Cooperative Fisheries Unit.
Current Research
Since the late 1980s, Steve has been the project leader of an ongoing study of juvenile wild spring/summer chinook salmon migrations and survival in the Snake River basin. Detection information on PIT-tagged wild smolts at dams are used for real-time management decisions on Federal Columbia River Power System operations during annual smolt migrations. The study has contributed greatly to knowledge of wild juvenile chinook salmon biology, survival, and migratory behavior of various fish stocks during their parr-to-smolt life stage. This information is vital in recovery planning of these ESA-listed fish. Steve is currently involved with project expansion of the wild fish study using recent technological advances to monitor PIT-tagged wild fish within their natal streams.
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