Caitlin L Stockwell
Caitlin Stockwell is a Fish Biologist with USGS Western Fisheries Research Center’s Columbia River Research Lab. She has wide background in salmon behavior using acoustic telemetry, from studies performed in Europe and Canada on Atlantic salmon to more recent work on salmonids in the Pacific Northwest. Her current work focuses on reintroduction efforts above hydroelectric dams.
Caitlin’s research interests focus on using acoustic telemetry to understand fish movement and behavior in a variety of habitats. Much of her previous work, before coming to work at USGS, involved using acoustic telemetry to study 3-dimensional movement of salmon and infer behavior and therefore welfare of farmed Atlantic salmon in Canada and Europe. She has worked with many international collaborators focusing on better utilizing big data for studying interactions between fish and their environment. Current research focuses on fish passage and survival above high-head dams using acoustic telemetry. Present work involves winter-run Chinook salmon reintroduction above Shasta Dam. Much of her work involves working with diverse groups of partners ranging from federal and state agencies to tribal partners.