Improving Catch Estimation of Sharks Using Electronic Monitoring The Fisheries, Aquatic Science, & Technology (FAST) Lab at APU and the NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center have teamed up to find a postdoctoral researcher interested in sharks and electronic monitoring. This unique project will involve field work, development of fisheries monitoring tools, and integration of new…
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APU FAST Lab researcher’s collaborative project published
A seascape scale habitat model to support management of fishing impacts on benthic ecosystems Members of APU’s Fisheries, Aquatic Science & Technology (FAST) Lab, along with collaborators at NOAA and Cornell University recently published a paper in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science about a new model to assess habitat impacts from commercial…
FAST Lab Newsletter 001
The FAST Lab has a wide variety of research, field work, publications, and outreach going on at all times. Keep up to date with the FAST Lab Newsletter! Indigenous Peoples Day Indigenous Peoples Day was Monday, October 8th. Alaska was the second state in the nation to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day, and replaces Columbus Day….
Farewell, FAST friends!
Last night, the FAST Lab said farewell to 3 stalwarts of the lab: Meadhbh Moriarty, Aileen Nimick, and Sarah Webster. Meadhbh Moriarty is our Fulbright scholar that has been with us for the past school year. She is pursuing her Ph.D. in fisheries science, and has been a tremendous asset to the lab these past…
Fisheries Ecology 2018
In May block this year, undergrad and graduate students, participated in the Fisheries Ecology course taught by Dr. Brad Harris, director of the Fisheries, Aquatic Science, and Technology (FAST) Lab. The class was similar to the Icthyology course taught during the same period last year but included even more material and activities. Students helped ADF&G…
FAST Lab Welcomes Postdoc Research Associate Dr. Robert Murphy
The FAST Lab is bringing in a postdoctoral research associate, Dr. Robert “Bobby” Murphy. Bobby received his Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, and Marine biology from Northeastern University. Bobby’s passion for fisheries science largely stems from my lifelong love of fishing and for the outdoors. “Growing up near the Berkshire Mountains in western Massachusetts, I was…
A Spontaneous Trip to the Aleutian Islands
At 10:30AM on Friday, March 9th, FAST lab grad student Ben Jevons got an urgent email from Melissa Good, a marine advisory agent of Sea Grant in Dutch Harbor. “A fisherman here has a tote full of octopus for you. I don’t have time to work them up. What would you like us to do?”…
