Fisheries Biology

Dr. Charles Birkeland - coral reef recovery from damage by human activities (overfishing and nutrient input), and interactions of crustose coralline algae, coral recruitment and herbivorous fishes on the process of recovery; coral reef resource management (e.g., Marine Protected Areas), and the affect of biological characteristics and life histories of coral-reef species and ecosystem processes.

Dr. Brian Bowen - phylogeography and conservation genetics of marine vertebrates.

Dr. James Parrish - aquatic species interactions and community ecology in relation to nearshore fisheries; predation, trophic ecology, and the trophic structure of communities; competion between native and alien coastal marine fishes, with emphasis on the introduced snapper, Lutjanus kasmira.

Dr. Richard Radtke - characterizing the processes that affect the life history of fishes (i.e., age, growth, recruitment and reproduction) using structural and chemical patterns of otoliths; modeling population structure of commercially and ecologically important species.

Dr. Robert Toonen - evolution of larval life history modes, patterns and consequences of larval dispersal and settlement cues for marine species; phylogeography and population structure in marine invertebrates; quantifying patterns of connectivity and distribution of genetic structure for the purpose of designing marine protected areas (MPAs); stock structure and management of fisheries species; the ecology, biogeography and impact of invasive marine species on Hawaii's coral reef communities.