Edward F. Melvin

Curriculum Vitae

Marine Fisheries Scientist, Washington Sea Grant
Affiliate Faculty, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences

School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
University of Washington, Box 355020
206B Fisheries Science Bldg., 1122 Boat Street Seattle, WA 98105

Phone: 206.543.9968
Fax: 206-221-6937

emelvin@u.washington.edu

Education

M.S. Humboldt State University, 1980
B.A. University of Pennsylvania, 1974

Positions Held

Marine Fisheries Specialist. Washington Sea Grant, University of Washington, 1993-present
Marine Field Agent. Washington Sea Grant, University of Washington, 1990-1993
Area Marine Advisor. Sea Grant Extension Program, Cooperative Extension, Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties, University of California, 1980-1990

Professional Memberships

American Fishery Society
Pacific Seabird Group
Society for Conservation Biology
Western Society of Naturalists

Selected Publications

2001. Seabird Mitigation Research in Longline Fisheries: Status and Priorities for Future Research and Actions. Marine Ornithology 28:178-181.

2001. Solutions to Seabird Bycatch in Alaska's Demersal Longline Fisheries. With J. Parrish, K. Dietrich, and O. Hamel. Washington Sea Grant. Project A/FP-7. WSG-AS 01-01.

2001. Seabird Bycatch: Trends, Roadblocks and Solutions. With J.K. Parrish. Alaska Sea Grant Program Publication AK-SG-01-01

1999. Novel Tools to Reduce Seabird Bycatch in Coastal Gillnet Fisheries. With J.K Parrish and L.L Conquest. Conservation Biology, 13:6, 1386-1397

1998. An Unusual Sequence of Flight-Feather molt in Common Murres and its Evolutionary Implications. With C.W. Thompson, M.L. Wilson and D.J. Pierce. The Auk 115(3):653-669

1997. Seabird Bycatch Reduction: New Tools for Puget Sound Drift Gillnet Salmon Fisheries. With L. L. Conquest and J. K. Parrish. Project A/FP-7 Washington Sea Grant. WSG-AS 97-01.

1996. Reduction of Seabird Bycatch in Salmon Drift Gillnet Fisheries: 1995 Sockeye/Pink Salmon Fishery Final Report. With L. Conquest. Project number A/FP-2(a). Washington Sea Grant. WSG-AS-96-01.

1995. Reduction of Seabird Entanglements in Salmon Drift Gillnets Through Gear Modification. Washington Sea Grant. WSG-95-01.

1994. Recommendations for On Board Handling of Albacore Tuna. Project number A/EA-1. California Sea Grant College Program. UCSGEP 94-4.

1992. Development of the West Coast Fishery for Pacific Hagfish. With S.A. Osborn. Final Report, Saltonstall-Kennedy Program, National Marine Fisheries Service. Washington Sea Grant. WSG-AS 92-02.

1992. Post-mortem Changes in Blast, Brine, and Brine-coil Albacore. With R.J. Price and J.W. Bell. In J of Aqua Food Prod Tech 1(1):67-84.

1991. Post-mortem Changes in Chilled, Round, Bled and Dressed Albacore. With R.J. Price and J.W. Bell. In J of Food Sci 56(2):318-321.

1989. On-board Handling of Albacore Tuna for Alternative Markets. With R.J. Price. Final Report, Saltonstall-Kennedy Program, National Marine Fisheries Service. California Sea Grant College Program.

1987. Safety and Survival: A Training Video for Vietnamese Fishermen. With C.J. Ryan and N.T. Duc. University of California Video Tape, Catalog No. V87AM.

1985. Storage of Dressed Salmon, Oncorhyncus tshawyscha, in Refrigerated Freshwater, Diluted Seawater and in Ice. With M.N. Bonstein, R.J. Price, E.M. Strange, C.M. Dewees, and B.B. Wyatt. In Marine Fisheries Review 47(1):68-72.

1983. Recommended Procedures for Handling Troll-Caught Salmon. With B.B. Wyatt and R.J. Price. California Sea Grant College Program