1. Distribution, diet, and prey resources of juvenile salmonids around Seattle marine shorelines. We have been using snorkel surveys, enclosure nets, and underwater video as methods for monitoring juvenile salmon usage of nearshore marine habitats in Puget Sound (see NAJFM report pages 465-480, or pdf reports #301 and #401, and WSDOT report). Additionally, we have been evaluating the effects of the Chittendon Locks on juvenile salmon rearing and migration from the Lake Washington-Lake Sammamish watershed to Puget Sound, specifically examining juvenile salmonid distribution and ecology in Shilshole Bay (download pdf report, and a brief video documentary from the "Pacific Adventures" TV-show.

2. Monitoring of Puget Sound nearshore restoration projects. We are involved in the pre-monitoring and post-monitoring of several nearshore sites in Puget Sound that are in the process of being restored, including the Olympic Sculpture Park, Seahurst Park, and the Salmon Bay Natural Area (pdf reports #502, 503, 601, 702, and 801). These sites are being monitored for potential benefits to juvenile salmonids and their prey resources. See an article on the Olympic Sculpture Park in the Seattle Times.

3. Juvenile salmonid use and growth at Duwamish River restoration sites. We have been comparing fish and invertebrate assemblages, juvenile salmonid feeding patterns, and juvenile Chinook growth using bioenergetics models at several off-channel restored sites in the Duwamish River estuary, as compared to shorelines in the river channel. The main restored sites are Turning Basin, Hamm Creek, Herrings House, and North Winds Weir. Download a report at the WRIA9 website.

4. Wetland restoration in San Francisco Bay. The BREACH and IRWM web pages have detailed information on these projects. We are examining fish and invertebrate assemblages at wetlands that have been restored for a range of different years, and comparing them to reference wetlands.

5. Shoreline mapping. We have completed GIS-based mapping of Lake Washington and Shilshole Bay shoreline structures and docks. You can download three pdf reports (#106, 302, and 310).

6. Multivariate statistics. We have started using the software Primer to analyze species assemblage data using ordination techniques (NMDS, ANOSIM, SIMPER).

7. The International Sakhalin Island Project. A collaboration of American, Russian, and Japanese scientists surveying the biodiversity of Sakhalin Island, Russia. I sampled crustaceans and mollusks during the Summer 2002 expedition.

8. Wetland Restoration in the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta, and the effects of the non-indigenous plant Water Hyacinth on native communities. I was a research assistant on this project for my Masters Thesis research completed in the year 2000, see the BREACH webpage for detailed information on this project.