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AFSC Internships:  Description of Prior 2008 Projects

NOTE:  the application process is closed until late January 2009.  The project descriptions for 2009 are expected to be posted mid January 2009.  Please check back at that time.



The projects listed below were offered for 2008 and are grouped by location (Seattle and Newport):




Seattle, Washington  (AFSC facility)


Ecosystem:

 Time Frame
 		 Field Work
 
bullet Distribution of female Pacific cod during non-spawning stage summer maybe
bullet Climate change impacts on the spatial and temporal distribution of walleye pollock spawning in the Eastern Bering Sea
 		 summer yes

Fish Life History:
bullet Conversion of paper archives to digital media pertaining to cruise and taxonomy data from fish eggs, larvae, and juveniles in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea summer no
bullet Taxonomy of fish eggs, larvae, and juveniles in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea.
 		 summer maybe

Genetics:
bullet Molecular ecology experience for aspiring fisheries biologists
 		 summer no

Information Technology:
bullet Cataloging digital images of scientific studies in Alaska
 		 summer / other maybe

Marine Mammal:
bullet Digitizing historical humpback whale photos for the FlukeFinder database other no
bullet Life history study of California sea lions
 		 summer yes

Systemic Management Studies:
bullet Evaluation of management/science literature summer no



Newport, Oregon  (Hatfield Marine Science Center)


Behavioral Ecology:

 Time Frame
 		 Field Work
 
bullet Behavior of larval cod in experimental gradients of light, flow, temperature and prey availability
 		 summer / other yes
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