Online Salmon Seminar

The Hatfield Marine Science center is moving its weekly seminar series online during the coronavirus lockdown, but the talks continue.  The one upcoming takes place on Thursday, March 19, 3:30 p.m., entirely online.  The speaker is Laurie Weitkamp of the Northwest Fisheries Science Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.  Her topic: “Winter ecology of Pacific Salmon on the high sea: past, present, and future research.”

Laurie Weitkamp has been a salmon biologist with the Northwest Fisheries Science Center since 1992.  Her research focuses on the ecology of salmon in estuarine and marine environments, including how physical conditions influence biological processes that are important for survival. This work includes documenting the impacts of recent anomalous conditions on marine ecosystems across the North Pacific Ocean. 

Join the seminar via live broadcast at http://oregonstate.adobeconnect.com/hmsc-fw407/.