Hillary Thalmann

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Marine and Anadromous Fisheries Ecology Lab interested in the impacts of marine heatwaves on fish ecology and physiology and using marine heatwaves as case studies to examine potential impacts of long-term climate warming on fishes. My dissertation research focuses on changes to the foraging, growth, and metabolism of juvenile and sub-adult Pacific Cod in response to two extreme marine heatwave events in the Gulf of Alaska. I combine biomarkers (e.g., stable isotopes and fatty acids) with tools such as otolith micro-structure analysis, diet composition, and swim tunnel respirometry to explore the impacts of extreme warming on Pacific Cod nearshore ecology, physiology, and recruitment, both in the field and in the lab.