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Sean Burril

Title: Fishery Biologist
Address: 4210 University Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508-4626
Phone: (907) 786-7063
Fax: (907) 786-7150
Email: sburril@usgs.gov

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Education and/or Training

M.S.2007UAF-Juneau Center School of Fisheries, Juneau, AKFisheries
B.S.2003UAS, Juneau, AKMarine Biology

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Specialization: Early life history, estuarine ecology, and energetics of juvenile salmon.
Interests: All aspects of salmon ecology, and physiology

Professional Experience

2007Fisheries Biologist (contractor), NOAA NMFS, Auke Bay labs. Analyzed dietary trends and fluctuation in energy content of juvenile salmon form southeast Alaska.
2005-2006Fisheries Biologist II, ADF&G, Comm. Fish. Supervised a field crew conducting mark recapture experiments on lake spawning sockeye salmon from southeast Alaska.
2003-2007Research Assistant, Univ Alaska Fairbanks. Conducted research on dietary habits and energy density of juvenile chum salmon from Kuskokwim Bay, western Alaska as part of my masters thesis.

Significant Recent Publications

Burril, SE, Hillgruber N, Zimmerman CE (2008) Feeding ecology of juvenile chum salmon in Kuskokwim Bay, western Alaska. submitted to MEPS.

Burril, SE, Hillgruber N, Zimmerman CE (2008) Energy density of juvnvile chum salmon fom Kuskokwim Bay. submitted to MEPS.

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