Joseph Dello Russo

Contact Information

Email: joseph.dellorusso@maine.edu

Education

University of Massachusetts Amherst, BSc, Biology
University of Massachusetts Amherst, BSc, Environmental Science
University of Maine, PhD, Marine Biology (current)

Research interests: movement ecology, fisheries ecology, recreational fisheries, predator-prey interactions, fishing industry involvement

Biography

Joe is a marine biology Ph.D. student in the Pelagic Fisheries Lab researching the analysis and applications of satellite telemetry for Atlantic tunas. Animal tracking technologies are being used by research groups globally, and their outputs can be persuasive to conservation efforts. Joe is interested in how research groups analyze telemetry data with proprietary and/or open source models, and how these findings are then reported to management agencies. Joe’s research prioritizes movement and behavioral ecology, conservation biology, impacts of catch and release, and the partnerships that drive sustainable commercial and recreational fisheries.