{"id":281,"date":"2024-11-07T15:59:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T20:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab-new\/?page_id=281"},"modified":"2026-01-21T15:57:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:57:21","slug":"graduate-student-hub","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/graduate-student-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Student Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id281_b78d02-d5{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id281_b78d02-d5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id281_b78d02-d5 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id281_b78d02-d5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:40px;padding-bottom:40px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id281_b78d02-d5 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id281_b78d02-d5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id281_b78d02-d5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id281_b78d02-d5 alignfull kt-row-has-bg um-UMBHFullHomepageTemplate2 wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel kb-blocks-bg-slider kt-carousel-container-dotstyle-dark\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init splide kb-blocks-bg-slider-init kt-carousel-arrowstyle-none kt-carousel-dotstyle-dark\" data-slider-anim-speed=\"400\" data-slider-type=\"slider\" data-slider-scroll=\"1\" data-slider-arrows=\"false\" data-slider-fade=\"true\" data-slider-dots=\"true\" data-slider-hover-pause=\"false\" data-slider-auto=\"true\" data-slider-speed=\"7000\" data-show-pause-button=\"false\"><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"splide__list\"><li class=\"splide__slide kb-bg-slide-contain\"><div  class=\"kb-bg-slide kb-bg-slide-0\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/03\/IMG_2032-e1742826585140.jpg); 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However, opportunities can ebb and flow depending on available resources, so if you are interested we encourage you to reach out to Dr. Walter Golet at <a href=\"mailto:walter.golet@maine.edu\"><mark class=\"kt-highlight\">walter.golet@maine.edu<\/mark><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id281_d5cb7a-89 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id281_d5cb7a-89 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id281_d5cb7a-89 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:75px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id281_d5cb7a-89{background-color:#e5f0f9;}.kb-row-layout-id281_d5cb7a-89 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id281_d5cb7a-89 > 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kt-pane281_f90959-ad\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: stratum-1-web;font-weight:900\">Kay Zipp<\/span><\/strong><br>PhD Candidate<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_364155-20, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_364155-20[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_364155-20\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#79bde8;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_364155-20 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_364155-20[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_364155-20\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_364155-20 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_364155-20[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_364155-20\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading281_364155-20 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_364155-20\"><strong>State University of New York College of Environmental Science &amp; Forestry (SUNY ESF), BS<br>West Virginia University, MSc<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_787a7d-06, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_787a7d-06[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_787a7d-06\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_787a7d-06 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_787a7d-06[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_787a7d-06\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_787a7d-06 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_787a7d-06[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_787a7d-06\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading281_787a7d-06 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_787a7d-06\">Kay joined the Pelagic Fisheries Lab in 2022 as a Doctoral student after completing her master\u2019s thesis, \u201cIntegration of fisheries ecology with the assessment of microplastic consumption in black bass in the upper Ohio River drainage,\u201d at West Virginia University. Kay was the first to study microplastic consumption in black bass species in West Virginia\u2019s large navigable rivers, the Kanawha and Monongahela. Kay\u2019s Doctoral dissertation centers around stock identification methods, population structure, and spatial distributions using various data science techniques, including machine learning and pop-off satellite tags. In addition to her Doctoral work, Kay has assisted in conducting stock assessment work with ICCAT, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. Kay\u2019s favorite part of the lab is having the opportunity to get dirty collecting samples with on-the-ground knowledge of how things are done while also having the ability to collaborate with other stock assessment-focused scientists to process the data and fulfill supranational fisheries management needs.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns281_7c302a-0e, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns281_7c302a-0e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns281_7c302a-0e, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns281_7c302a-0e{margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns281_7c302a-0e{gap:25px;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns281_7c302a-0e .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns281_7c302a-0e, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns281_7c302a-0e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns281_7c302a-0e, .site 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#ed6f48;border-right:1px solid #082e58;border-bottom:0px solid #082e58;border-left:1px solid #082e58;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone um-UMAccentAccordion\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id281_253cbf-d7 kt-accordion-has-4-panes kt-active-pane-1 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-2 kt-pane281_72997d-74\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: stratum-1-web;font-weight:900\">Joe Dello Russo<\/span><\/strong><br>PhD Candidate<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_fa7f85-2b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_fa7f85-2b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_fa7f85-2b\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#79bde8;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_fa7f85-2b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_fa7f85-2b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_fa7f85-2b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_fa7f85-2b img.kb-inline-image, 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_6a6998-48 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_6a6998-48[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_6a6998-48\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading281_6a6998-48 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_6a6998-48\">Joe joined the Pelagic Fisheries Lab in 2022 as a Doctoral student. Joe is specializing in the analysis and applications of satellite telemetry for Atlantic tunas. Powerful tracking technologies for marine animals are being used by research groups globally, and their outputs can be persuasive to management and conservation. Joe is interested in how research groups analyze telemetry data with proprietary and\/or open source geolocation models and how these findings are then reported to management agencies. Joe\u2019s research prioritizes movement and behavioral ecology, conservation biology, impacts of catch and release, and the partnerships that drive sustainable commercial and recreational fisheries. Joe has joined prominent Atlantic bluefin tuna captains in their pursuit of giants and presented his research at internationally attended conferences; opportunities made possible by his doctoral studies at the University of Maine. 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.kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:2px;}.kt-accordion-id281_0e9749-df > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top:10px solid #d6d6d6;border-right:1px solid #d6d6d6;border-bottom:1px solid #d6d6d6;border-left:1px solid #d6d6d6;}.kt-accordion-id281_0e9749-df > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id281_0e9749-df .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top:10px solid #ed6f48;border-right:1px solid #082e58;border-bottom:1px solid #082e58;border-left:1px solid #082e58;}.kt-accordion-id281_0e9749-df .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id281_0e9749-df > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top:10px solid #ed6f48;border-right:1px solid #082e58;border-bottom:0px solid #082e58;border-left:1px solid #082e58;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone um-UMAccentAccordion\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id281_0e9749-df kt-accordion-has-4-panes kt-active-pane-1 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-2 kt-pane281_29e9f1-a6\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: stratum-1-web;font-weight:900\">Blaise Jenner<\/span><\/strong><br>Graduate Student<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_f665f5-93, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_f665f5-93[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_f665f5-93\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#79bde8;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_f665f5-93 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_f665f5-93[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_f665f5-93\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_f665f5-93 img.kb-inline-image, 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_882c3b-6b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_882c3b-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_882c3b-6b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading281_882c3b-6b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_882c3b-6b\">Blaise joined the Pelagic Fisheries Lab in 2022 as a Graduate student. Blaise\u2019s thesis research is focused on the foraging ecology of Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Maine. The goal of this research is to determine if recently documented shifts in Atlantic bluefin tuna diet have persisted especially when considering the recent decreasing abundance of Atlantic herring and increasing abundance of Atlantic menhaden in the Gulf of Maine. Preliminary results from stomach content analysis have shown a shift in the diet of bluefin tuna that is reflective of the change in the predominant forage fish species in the Gulf of Maine. Blaise\u2019s favorite aspect of working in the Pelagic Fisheries Lab is being able to share the knowledge that is being gained on highly migratory species, particularly Atlantic bluefin tuna, not only with the scientific community but also the commercial fishing industry, without whom this research would not be possible.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns281_1ac4f4-16, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns281_1ac4f4-16, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns281_1ac4f4-16, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns281_1ac4f4-16{margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns281_1ac4f4-16{gap:25px;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns281_1ac4f4-16 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns281_1ac4f4-16, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns281_1ac4f4-16, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns281_1ac4f4-16, 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_afc8c3-bc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_afc8c3-bc\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_afc8c3-bc img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_afc8c3-bc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_afc8c3-bc\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading281_afc8c3-bc wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_afc8c3-bc\"><strong>University of New England, BS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_edd05c-2f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_edd05c-2f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_edd05c-2f\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_edd05c-2f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_edd05c-2f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_edd05c-2f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_edd05c-2f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_edd05c-2f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_edd05c-2f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading281_edd05c-2f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_edd05c-2f\">Brian joined the Pelagic Fisheries Lab in 2025 as a Graduate student &#8211; project details coming soon!<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns281_ce9f21-80, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns281_ce9f21-80, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns281_ce9f21-80, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns281_ce9f21-80{margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns281_ce9f21-80{gap:25px;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns281_ce9f21-80 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns281_ce9f21-80, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns281_ce9f21-80, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns281_ce9f21-80, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns281_ce9f21-80{margin-bottom:0px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns281_ce9f21-80, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns281_ce9f21-80, 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1024px){.kadence-column281_31a092-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column281_31a092-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column281_31a092-2b\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_506dd1-64, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_506dd1-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_506dd1-64\"]{font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_506dd1-64 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_506dd1-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_506dd1-64\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_506dd1-64 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_506dd1-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_506dd1-64\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_506dd1-64, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_506dd1-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_506dd1-64\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_506dd1-64, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_506dd1-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_506dd1-64\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading281_506dd1-64 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_506dd1-64\">Past Graduate Students<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column281_75471a-68 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column281_75471a-68 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column281_75471a-68 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column281_75471a-68 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column281_75471a-68 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column281_75471a-68 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column281_75471a-68{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column281_75471a-68 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column281_75471a-68 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div 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.kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:250px;width:100%;}.kb-image281_cbeb38-bb{max-width:250px;}}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image281_cbeb38-bb size-large kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-port34\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/11\/riley-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Riley Austin, previous Graduate student, holding a Yellowfin tuna on a pelagic long liner.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/11\/riley-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/11\/riley-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/11\/riley-768x1076.jpg 768w, 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.wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column281_0d4e67-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kadence-column281_0d4e67-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column281_0d4e67-2f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_a41e6a-ee, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_a41e6a-ee[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_a41e6a-ee\"]{padding-top:0px;font-size:26px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:capitalize;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_a41e6a-ee mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_a41e6a-ee[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_a41e6a-ee\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_a41e6a-ee img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_a41e6a-ee[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_a41e6a-ee\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_a41e6a-ee, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_a41e6a-ee[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_a41e6a-ee\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading281_a41e6a-ee wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_a41e6a-ee\">Riley Austin, MSc<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_7500ec-00, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_7500ec-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_7500ec-00\"]{margin-top:-10px;font-size:19px;line-height:26px;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;font-family:Fraunces;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_7500ec-00 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_7500ec-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_7500ec-00\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_7500ec-00 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_7500ec-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_7500ec-00\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_7500ec-00, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_7500ec-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_7500ec-00\"]{padding-right:15px;padding-left:15px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading281_7500ec-00 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_7500ec-00\">University of Maine &#8217;22<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_42e91f-30, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_42e91f-30[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_42e91f-30\"]{margin-top:-5px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_42e91f-30 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_42e91f-30[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_42e91f-30\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_42e91f-30 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_42e91f-30[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_42e91f-30\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_42e91f-30[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_42e91f-30\"] a, .kt-adv-heading-link281_42e91f-30, .kt-adv-heading-link281_42e91f-30 .kt-adv-heading281_42e91f-30[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_42e91f-30\"]{color:#003263;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading281_42e91f-30 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_42e91f-30\">riley.austin@maine.edu<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_0db094-e9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_0db094-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_0db094-e9\"]{margin-top:-10px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_0db094-e9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_0db094-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_0db094-e9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_0db094-e9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_0db094-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_0db094-e9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading281_0db094-e9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_0db094-e9\">Riley joined the Pelagic Fisheries Lab in 2017 as a Graduate student. He defended his Masters Thesis in 2022 on the \u201cAge, Growth, Foraging, and Trophic Ecology of Bigeye (<em>Thunnus obesus<\/em>) and Yellowfin (<em>Thunnus albacares<\/em>) Tuna in Continental Shelf and Slope Regions of the Northeast U.S\u201d and graduated with a Masters Degree in Marine Biology. Riley can now be found lobstering in the Gulf of Maine and pays the lab a visit every now and then just to say hello, and maybe even get some lobster bait.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column281_e96119-5b > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column281_e96119-5b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column281_e96119-5b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column281_e96119-5b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column281_e96119-5b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kadence-column281_e96119-5b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column281_e96119-5b{align-self:flex-start;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > 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.kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id281_6532ea-4b alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column281_7ab841-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column281_7ab841-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column281_7ab841-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column281_7ab841-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column281_7ab841-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column281_7ab841-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column281_7ab841-b2{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 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.kb-image281_472b38-d2 .kb-img img{object-position:13% 4%;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-image281_472b38-d2.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image281_472b38-d2 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:250px;width:100%;}.kb-image281_472b38-d2{max-width:250px;}}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image281_472b38-d2 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-port34\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/11\/sammi-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sammi Nadeau, past Graduate student and now Lab Manager of the Pelagic fisheries lab, holding an Atlantic bluefin tuna that was caught in the Gulf of Maine.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-293\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column281_efe8c2-c1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column281_efe8c2-c1 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column281_efe8c2-c1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column281_efe8c2-c1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column281_efe8c2-c1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kadence-column281_efe8c2-c1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column281_efe8c2-c1{align-self:flex-start;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column281_efe8c2-c1{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column281_efe8c2-c1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kadence-column281_efe8c2-c1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column281_efe8c2-c1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column281_efe8c2-c1{align-self:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column281_efe8c2-c1{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column281_efe8c2-c1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column281_efe8c2-c1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column281_efe8c2-c1{align-self:flex-start;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column281_efe8c2-c1{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column281_efe8c2-c1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kadence-column281_efe8c2-c1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column281_efe8c2-c1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_63a08d-91, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_63a08d-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_63a08d-91\"]{padding-top:0px;font-size:26px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:capitalize;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_63a08d-91 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_63a08d-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_63a08d-91\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_63a08d-91 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_63a08d-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_63a08d-91\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_63a08d-91, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_63a08d-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_63a08d-91\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading281_63a08d-91 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_63a08d-91\">Sammi Nadeau, MSc<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_65acaa-9f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_65acaa-9f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_65acaa-9f\"]{margin-top:-10px;font-size:19px;line-height:26px;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;font-family:Fraunces;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_65acaa-9f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_65acaa-9f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_65acaa-9f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_65acaa-9f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_65acaa-9f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_65acaa-9f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_65acaa-9f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_65acaa-9f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_65acaa-9f\"]{padding-right:15px;padding-left:15px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading281_65acaa-9f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_65acaa-9f\">University of Maine &#8217;22<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_d89f7d-2d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_d89f7d-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_d89f7d-2d\"]{margin-top:-5px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_d89f7d-2d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_d89f7d-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_d89f7d-2d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_d89f7d-2d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_d89f7d-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_d89f7d-2d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_d89f7d-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_d89f7d-2d\"] a, .kt-adv-heading-link281_d89f7d-2d, .kt-adv-heading-link281_d89f7d-2d .kt-adv-heading281_d89f7d-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_d89f7d-2d\"]{color:#003263;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading281_d89f7d-2d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_d89f7d-2d\">samantha.b.nadeau@maine.edu<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_e91c89-ba, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_e91c89-ba[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_e91c89-ba\"]{margin-top:-10px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_e91c89-ba mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_e91c89-ba[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_e91c89-ba\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_e91c89-ba img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading281_e91c89-ba[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_e91c89-ba\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading281_e91c89-ba wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading281_e91c89-ba\">Sammi joined the Pelagic Fisheries Lab in 2018 as a Graduate student. She defended her Masters Thesis in 2021 on the \u201cEvaluating the Foraging Ecology and Energetics of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (<em>Thunnus thynnus<\/em>) in the Gulf of Maine\u201d and graduated with a Masters Degree in Marine Biology. Sammi continued her work with the Pelagic Fisheries Lab expanding her knowledge of Atlantic bluefin tuna &amp; billfishes, eventually becoming our Lab Manager today.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id281_46ad5a-c4{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:60px;}.kb-row-layout-id281_46ad5a-c4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id281_46ad5a-c4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id281_46ad5a-c4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:30px;padding-bottom:30px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id281_46ad5a-c4{background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(8,46,88) 46%,rgb(65,118,161) 100%);}.kb-row-layout-id281_46ad5a-c4 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column281_09c0f4-20{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column281_09c0f4-20{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column281_09c0f4-20{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column281_09c0f4-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{align-items:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column281_09c0f4-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column281_09c0f4-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col > *, .kadence-column281_09c0f4-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-image, .kadence-column281_09c0f4-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col > 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