Brandon Chasco Fish and Wildlife Department, Oregon State University

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1 Brandon Chasco Fish and Wildlife Department, Oregon State University Education Ph.D. candidate in Fisheries and Wildlife Science, Oregon State University (est. 2017) M.S. in Fisheries Science, University of Washington (2004) B.S. in Fisheries Science, University of Washington (2000) Employment History 2014 to present Oregon State University. PhD student 2014 to 2016, Conservation Biology Division. Research contractor 2012 to 2013 Nez Perce Tribe, Fisheries Research. Research scientist 2011 to 2012 University of California, Santa Barbara, Bren School of the Environment. Research scientist, instructor, and student advisor 2004 to 2011 University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences. Research scientist and lecturer 2002 to 2003 New Zealand Seafood Industry Council. Stock assessment scientist 2000 to 2001 University of Washington, Alaska Salmon Program. Staff biologist Current collaborations with agencies Sea turtle research: Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, St. Lucie Power Plant, Oregon State University Chinook salmon spawner estimation: Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Nez Perce Tribe, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NOAA), Oregon State University

2 West coast marine mammal research: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Western Washington University, Makah Tribe, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Lynker Consulting, Smith-Root Consulting, Oregon State University Lamprey conservation: US Geological Survey, Oregon State University Carnivore research: US Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon State University Teaching Experience Online course development, Oregon State University, Fish and Wildlife Science 524: Introduction to Fisheries Stock Assessment Instructor of record, Oregon State University, Fish and Wildlife Science 524: Introduction to Fisheries Stock Assessment online course Instructor of record, Oregon State University, Fish and Wildlife Science 599: Numerical Methods for Natural Resource Management Co-instructor of record, UC Santa Barbara, Environmental Science and Management 232: Environmental Science Instructor of record, UC Santa Barbara, Environmental Science and Management 296: Stock Assessment and Fisheries Modeling Co-instructor, University of Washington, Salmon Ecology course in Russia, Canada, and Alaska Teaching assistant, Oregon State University, Fish and Wildlife Science 473: Fish Ecology Teaching assistant, University of Washington, Fisheries 323: Management and Conservation of Aquatic Resources Teaching assistant, University of Washington, Fisheries 499: Biology, Conservation, and Management of Salmon Alaska field camps Current Work in Progress Brandon Chasco, Eric Ward, James Thorson, Tomo Eguchi, Eli Holmes, Selina Heppell, Larissa Avens. Joanne McNeill. In prep. Integrating length-at-age and capturerecapture data to estimate growth parameters for protected sea turtles. In prep. Journal of Applied Ecology. Chasco, Brandon, Jay Hesse, Jim Thorson. State-space models examining environmental and population characteristics on redd survey bias and uncertainty. In prep. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

3 Chasco, Brandon, Dawn Dougherty, and Dan Ovando. Determining the status of a highly exploited sea cucumber (Isotichopus fuscus) population in the Galapagos using nonlinear state-space models with random recruitment deviates. In prep: ICES, Journal of Marine Science. Peterson, N. Phil, Ryan Simmons, Brandon Chasco, Adam J. Oestreich, Tim McBride. Inferring Absence of Resident Trout in Forest Streams: Determining Effort in Singlepass Electrofishing Surveys. In revision. Northwest Naturalist. Publications 2017 Brandon Chasco, Isaac C. Kaplan, Eric J. Ward, Austen Thomas, Alejandro Acevedo- Gutiérrez, Dawn Noren, Michael J. Ford, M. Bradley Hanson, Jonathan Scordino, Steve Jeffries, Scott Pearson, Kristin N. Marshall Estimates of Chinook salmon consumption in Puget Sound area waters by four marine mammal predators from Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences /cjfas Moriarty, Katie M., Mark A. Linell, Brandon E. Chasco, Clinton W. Epps, William J. Zielinski. Can you estimate a carnivore territory in a day? Journal of Mammalogy Accepted 2/7/ Schultz, L., B. Chasco, S. Whitlock, M. P. Mayfield, and C. B. Schreck. Estimating growth and mortality of resident juvenile lamprey: implications of ageing error in fitting models Journal of Fish Biology. Adams, Jesse, I. Kaplan, B. Chasco, K. Marshall, S.F. Pearson, A. Acevedo-Gutierrez, E.J. Ward A century of Chinook salmon consumption by marine mammal predators in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Ecological Informatics. E.J. Ward, M.E. Dahlheim, J.M. Waite, C.K. Emmons, K.N. Marshall1, B.E.Chasco, and K.C. Balcomb III Long distance migration of prey synchronizes demographic rates of top predators across broad spatial scales. Ecosphere, 7(2). Szuwalski, C.S., Castrejon, M., Ovando, D. and Chasco, B., An integrated stock assessment for red spiny lobster (Panulirus penicillatus) from the Galapagos Marine Reserve. Fisheries Research, 177, pp Chasco, B.E., Ward, E.J., Hesse, J.A., Rabe, C., Kinzer, R., Vogel, J.L. and Orme, R., Evaluating the Accuracy and Precision of Multiple Abundance Estimators Using State-Space Models: A Case Study for a Threatened Population of Chinook Salmon

4 in Johnson Creek, Idaho. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 34(5), pp Kendall, Neala, Harry B. Rich, Thomas P. Quinn, Brandon Chasco. Diel vertical movements, and effects of infection by the cestode Schistocephalus solidus on daytime proximity of three-spined sticklebacks Gasterosteus aculleatus to the surface of a large Alaskan lake Oecologia 168: Schindler, Daniel E., Ray Hilborn, Brandon Chasco, Christopher P. Boatright, Thomas P. Quinn, Lauren A. Rogers, and Michael S. Webster Population diversity and the portfolio effect in an exploited species. Nature 465: Lessard, R.B., R. Hilborn, B. Chasco Escapement goal analysis and stock reconstruction of sockeye salmon populations (Oncorhynchus nerka) using life history models. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 65: Chasco, B.E., R. Hilborn, A.E. Punt Run reconstruction of mixed-stock salmon fisheries using age-composition data. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 64: Cass, Al and Jeff Grout Workshop to assess population dynamics of cyclic Fraser River sockeye and implications for management: Cyclic Dominance in Bristol Bay sockeye systems, Brandon Chasco. University of British Columbia,Vancouver, B.C. Rich, Harry B., Stephanie M. Carlson, Brandon Chasco, Kimberly Briggs, Thomas P. Quinn Movements of male sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, on spawning grounds: the effects of in-stream residency, density, and body size. Animal Behavior 71: Westley, PAH, BE Chasco and R Hilborn. Chignik Salmon Studies Investigations of Salmon Populations, Hydrology, and Limnology of the Chignik Lakes, Alaska, During Annual Report SAFS-UW-0603, Alaska Salmon Program, Seattle, WA Chasco, B. E. and R. Hilborn. Chignik Salmon Studies: Investigations of Salmon Populations, Hydrology, and Limnology of the Chignik Lakes, Alaska, During Annual Report SAFS-UW-0403, Alaska Salmon Program, Seattle, WA. Ruggerone, G. T., B.E. Chasco and R. Hilborn Chignik Lakes Research: Investigations of Salmon Populations, Hydrology, and Limnology of the Chignik Lakes, Alaska, During Annual Report SAFS-UW Alaska Salmon Program, Seattle, WA. Scholarships and Grants 2016 Population Dynamics Fellowship ($146,000) 2016 Armantrout Scholarship ($3,000)

5 2013 Tool for Protected Species ($98,000) 1999 to 2004 Salmon Grant, NMFS ($30K year -1 ); Chignik salmon, CRAA ($15-90K year -1 ) 2001 Boeing Computer Equipment Grant ($1,500) 1999 School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences ($3,000) 1999Gates Foundation ($3,000) 1998 Friday Harbor Labs ($500) 1998 Friday Harbor Mellon Foundation ($1,000) 1994 American Stores Scholarship ($1,000) Recent Presentations 2016 Incorporating temporal and spatial process in spawner abundance estimators of threatened populations of Chinook salmon, American Fisheries Society, Couer d Alene, Idaho 2015 Portfolio Effects for Exploited Species, American Fisheries Society, Portland, Oregon 2015 Tools for Protected Species, Office of Protected Resources, Washington, D.C Using State-space Models to Evaluate Multiple Survey Methods, Western Division of the American Fisheries Society, Boise, Idaho 2012 Lessons from a successfully managed Alaskan Salmon Fishery, American Fisheries Society Workshop on Run Reconstruction and Forecasting, Portland, Oregon 2012 Data Poor Stock Assessments, Sustainable Fisheries Seminar, University of California, Santa Barbara 2011 Lobster and Pepino Stock Assessments, Galapagos Fishermen and Science Cooperative, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador 2011 Marine Spatial Planning: Informing Fisheries Management with Data Poor Methods, Bermuda Fisheries Ministry 2011 Workshop on Salmon Ecology, Kamchatka-Petropavlovsk, Russia