Kelsey james
Experience
B.S. in Aquatic Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2008.
M.S. in Marine Science, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (SJSU), Moss Landing, 2011.
Pacific Shark Research Center (PSRC) Research Assistant, Moss Landing Marine Laboratory, Moss Landing: 2008-2011
NMFS Groundfish Survey Volunteer, Pacific Ocean: 2009 and 2010
Marine Pollution Studies Lab (MPSL) Laboratory Aide, Moss Landing Marine Laboratory, Moss Landing: 2009-2011
Santa Barbara Coastal Long-term Ecological Research (SBC-LTER) Volunteer, Marine Science Institute-UCSB, Santa Barbara: 2007-2008
Research Experience and Education Facility (REEF) Aquarist and Guide, Marine Science Institute-UCSB, Santa Barbara: 2006-2008
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Research Interests All things Chondrichthyan (sharks, rays, skates, and chimaeras)
Life History Characteristics
Fisheries
Bycatch
Conservation
Taxonomy
Lab project:
Fisheries bycatch
Data collection and management for bycatch and demographic data of long-lived marine vertebrates including: sea turtles, seabirds, marine mammals and chondrichthyans. Collaborating with: Dr. Rebecca Lewison, Dr. Jeffrey Moore, Dr. Peter Dillingham and Dr. Alex Curtis. The goal of this project is to establish a variety of tools that can help estimate sustainability of long-lived marine vertebrate bycatch.
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Publications
James, K.C., D.A. Ebert, D.J. Long and D.A. Didier. 2009. A new species of chimaera, Hydrolagus melanophasma sp. nov. (Chondrichthyes: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae) from the eastern North Pacific. Zootaxa. 2218: 59-68.
B.S. in Aquatic Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2008.
M.S. in Marine Science, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (SJSU), Moss Landing, 2011.
Pacific Shark Research Center (PSRC) Research Assistant, Moss Landing Marine Laboratory, Moss Landing: 2008-2011
NMFS Groundfish Survey Volunteer, Pacific Ocean: 2009 and 2010
Marine Pollution Studies Lab (MPSL) Laboratory Aide, Moss Landing Marine Laboratory, Moss Landing: 2009-2011
Santa Barbara Coastal Long-term Ecological Research (SBC-LTER) Volunteer, Marine Science Institute-UCSB, Santa Barbara: 2007-2008
Research Experience and Education Facility (REEF) Aquarist and Guide, Marine Science Institute-UCSB, Santa Barbara: 2006-2008
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Research Interests All things Chondrichthyan (sharks, rays, skates, and chimaeras)
Life History Characteristics
Fisheries
Bycatch
Conservation
Taxonomy
Lab project:
Fisheries bycatch
Data collection and management for bycatch and demographic data of long-lived marine vertebrates including: sea turtles, seabirds, marine mammals and chondrichthyans. Collaborating with: Dr. Rebecca Lewison, Dr. Jeffrey Moore, Dr. Peter Dillingham and Dr. Alex Curtis. The goal of this project is to establish a variety of tools that can help estimate sustainability of long-lived marine vertebrate bycatch.
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Publications
James, K.C., D.A. Ebert, D.J. Long and D.A. Didier. 2009. A new species of chimaera, Hydrolagus melanophasma sp. nov. (Chondrichthyes: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae) from the eastern North Pacific. Zootaxa. 2218: 59-68.