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Chadwick V. Jay

Title: Research Ecologist
Address: 4210 University Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508-4626
Phone: (907) 786-7414
Fax: (907) 786-7150
Email: cjay@usgs.gov

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Education and/or Training

Ph.D.1996Oregon State University, Corvallis, ORFisheries Science
M.A.1985Humboldt State University, Arcata, CABiology
B.S.1981Utah State University, Logan, UTFisheries Science

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Spatial and temporal patterns of animal distributions, ecology of marine mammals, benthic ecology, anthropogenic impacts to marine resources.

Professional Experience

1994 - PresentResearch Marine Ecologist, USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1991 - 1994Research Assistant, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
1987 - 1990Fisheries Biologist, New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Wellington, New Zealand
1982 - 1985Principal Investigator, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California

Professional Activities and/or Memberships

Arctic Institute of North America
Society for Marine Mammalogy

Significant Recent Publications

Jay, C. V., M. P. Heide-Jørgensen, A. S. Fischbach, M. V. Jensen, D. F. Tessler, and A. V. Jensen. 2006. Comparison of remotely deployed satellite radio transmitters on walruses. Marine Mammal Science 22(1):226-236.

Bornhold, B.D., C.V. Jay, R. McConnaughey, G. Rathwell, K. Rhyna, and W. Collins. 2005. Walrus foraging marks on the seafloor in Bristol Bay, Alaska – a reconnaissance survey. Geo-Marine Letters 25:293-299.

Jay, C. V., and S. Hills. 2005. Movements of walruses radio-tagged in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Arctic 58(2):192-202.

Udevitz, M.S., C.V. Jay, and M.B. Cody. 2005. Observer variability in pinniped counts: ground-based enumeration of walruses at haul-out sites. Marine Mammal Science 21(1):108-120.

Websites of Interest

Walrus Research Program

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