Megan Stachura is defending her master’s thesis entitled, “Environmental influences on North Pacific salmon abundance and marine fish recruitment.”
Her chair is Nathan Mantua.
Date: Monday, March 4th
Time: 1:00pm
Place: Fishery Sciences (FSH) 203
All are welcome to attend. 

A reminder about Dusanka’s defense Monday…
Dusanka Poljak is defending her master’s thesis entitled, “Impact of Ocean Acidification on Recruitment and Yield of Bristol Bay Red King Crab.”
Her chair is Andre Punt.
Date: Monday, February 11
Time: 1:00pm
Place: Fishery Sciences (FSH) 203
All are welcome to attend. 

Dusanka Poljak is defending her master’s thesis entitled, “Impact of Ocean Acidification on Recruitment and Yield of Bristol Bay Red King Crab.”
Her chair is Andre Punt.
Date: Monday, February 11
Time: 1:00pm
Place: Fishery Sciences (FSH) 203
All are welcome to attend. 

A reminder about Raymond’s exam tomorrow…
Raymond Timm is defending his doctoral dissertation, “Changes in fluvial habitat conditions across a disturbance continuum: Implications for salmon restoration.”
His chair is Robert Wissmar.
Date: Friday, January 18th
Time: 9:30am
Place: Hitchcock (HCK) 132 

A reminder about Kresimir’s exam tomorrow…
Kresimir Williams is defending his doctoral dissertation, “Estimation of midwater trawl selectivity and its influence on acoustic-based fish population surveys.”
His chair is John Horne.
Date: Friday, January 18th
Time: 12:00pm
Place: Fishery Sciences (FSH) 108 

If you would like to meet with Dr. Erika Eliason, please contact Peter Kiffney at peter.kiffney@noaa.gov.
The next installment of the 2013 Winter Quarter NWFSC Weekly Monster Seminar JAM series will feature Dr. Erika Eliason, School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney and Department of Forest Sciences, University of British Columbia. Dr. Eliason’s presentation entitled “Local Adaptation and Thermal Tolerance in Adult Migrating Fraser River Sockeye Salmon Populations”, will take place on Thursday, January 17th at 11:00 AM in the Northwest Fisheries Science Center Auditorium: 2725 Montlake Blvd. 

Kresimir Williams is defending his doctoral dissertation, “Estimation of midwater trawl selectivity and its influence on acoustic-based fish population surveys.”
His chair is John Horne.
Date: Friday, January 18th
Time: 12:00pm
Place: Fishery Sciences (FSH) 108 

Raymond Timm is defending his doctoral dissertation, “Changes in fluvial habitat conditions across a disturbance continuum: Implications for salmon restoration.”
His chair is Robert Wissmar.
Date: Friday, January 18th
Time: 9:30am
Place: Hitchcock (HCK) 132 

The 2013 Bevan Series explores the medical, ecological, and ethical
issues around “Should we eat fish?” (dates and topics appended).
Speakers examine a diverse array of topics including whether pregnant
women should eat fish, heart health and fish intake, governance,
sustainability, energy use, and conservation.  The highly acclaimed
speakers include medical researchers, a chef, economist,
policy-makers, scientists, and a MacArthur Genius Award-winner. 

Mark your calendars for the Annual UW Water Symposium.
Date: April 30, 2013
Location: the newly renovated HUB!
More details, as they become available, can be found here:
http://www.tacoma.uw.edu/center-urban-waters/2013-university-washington-water-symposium