Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

ABR’s Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences program provides research and consulting services to help those working to manage or restore aquatic habitats, water quality, and fisheries resources. Our scientists’ expertise includes taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of North American macroinvertebrates and fish, effects of disturbance on and restoration of freshwater ecosystems, and oceanographic sampling. Fisheries and aquatic scientists are located in each ABR office, including our newest location, Greenfield, Massachusetts. Current projects occur throughout Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and New England.

Our specific services include the following:

• Fisheries Research & Surveys
• Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment Studies
• Macroinvertebrate Sample Processing & Identification
• Amphibian Surveys & Research
• Restoration Effectiveness Monitoring
• Watershed Assessment & Analysis
• Lake Bathymetry & Total Volume Investigations
• Applied Aquatic Ecology Research
• Project Design, Data Analysis, & Quality Control Plan Development
• Otolith processing, aging, and electron microprobe sampling

For more information about fisheries projects in the Pacific Northwest,
contact Jena Lemke ; in Alaska, contact John Seigle; and in
the Northeast, Mike Cole.

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