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Status:
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Federal, NOAA Fisheries
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Job Title:
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Research Fishery Biologist
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206-860-6793
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Email:
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Background
Kurt Fresh has worked as a fisheries professional since 1978. Throughout his career, Kurt's research has focused on the life history and ecology of juvenile salmon in stream, lake and estuarine habitats. His research interests have included trophic ecology of juvenile salmon in estuaries, mitigating impacts of shoreline development of eelgrass in Puget Sound, effects of exotic plant species on estuarine communities, effects of urbanization on salmon juveniles in streams, lakes and estuaries, designing hatchery programs to minimize impacts on native salmon populations and migratory behavior of adult chinook salmon in urban areas. Kurt has a B.A. in biology from the University of the Pacific and an M.S. in fisheries from the University of Washington.
Current Research
Kurt's current research focuses on protection and restoration of estuarine and nearshore habitats in Puget Sound. His projects including tracking the spatial and temporal patterns of habitat use by juvenile chinook salmon in estuaries and nearshore areas and understanding how alterations to estuarine habitat and ecological processes affect patterns of habitat used by juvenile salmon.
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