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Physical Address:
975 W. 6th Street
Moscow, Idaho

Mailing Address:
875 Perimeter Drive MS 1138
Moscow, ID 83844-1138

Phone: 208-885-8981

Fax: 208-885-5534

Email: cnr@uidaho.edu

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Christine Moffitt

Christine Moffitt, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita of Fishery Resources

Phone

208-310-3276

Mailing Address

700 Denise Place
Coos Bay, OR 97420

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Fisheries Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  • B.A. Biological Sciences, Smith College, 1973
  • Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1969

Research Interests

  • Aquatic biology
  • Effects of altered ecosystems on the aquatic populations within them
  • Studies of emerging diseases
  • Physiological stress
  • Understanding and quantifying the fate and risks of introduced and invasive species in ecosystems
  • Understanding the risks and benefits of fish culture and aquaculture in natural resources
  • Sustainable Aquaculture
  • Habitat Assessments

  • Moffitt, C. M. K. A. Stockton-Fiti, and R. Caudi. 2016. Toxicity of potassium chloride to veliger and byssal stage dreissenid mussels related to water quality. Management of Biological Invasions 7:257–268
  • Stockton, K.A., C. M. Moffitt, B. J. Watten, and B. Vinci. 2016. Hydraulics and particle removal efficiency of mixed cell raceway and Burrow’s pond rearing systems. Aquacultural Engineering 74:52-61. doi:10.1016/j.aquaeng.2016.04.005
  • Penney, Z. L., C. M. Moffitt, B. Jones, and B. Marston. 2016. Physiological comparisons of plasma and tissue metrics of selected inland and coastal steelhead kelts. Environmental Biology of Fishes 99:487-498. Doi:10.1007/s10641-016-0493-x
  • Moffitt, C. M. 2016. Actions and dialog to change perceptions and increase engagement of underrepresented minorities in fisheries and aquatic sciences. Fisheries 41:66-67.
  • Braker, E., C. M. Moffitt, F. M. Wilhelm, J. Noonan, B. Kibler, and T. Woolf. 2015. Asian clam invasion. Idaho Naturalist News 7(4):8 - 9.
  • Moffitt, C. M., B. J. Watten, A. Barenberg, and J. Henquinet. 2015. Hydroxide stabilization as a new tool for ballast disinfection: efficacy of treatment on zooplankton. Management of Biological Invasions 6:263-275.
  • Trushenski, J. T., H. L. Blankenship, J. D. Bowker, T. A. Flagg, J. A. Hesse, K. M. Leber, D. D. MacKinlay, D. J. Maynard, C. M. Moffitt, V. A. Mudrak, K.T. Scribner, S. F. Stuewe, J. A. Sweka, G. E. Whelan, and C. Young-Dubovsky 2015. Introduction to a special section: Hatcheries and management of aquatic resources (HaMAR)—Considerations for use of hatcheries and hatchery-origin fish. North American Journal of Aquaculture 77:327-342.
  • Plumb, J. M., and C. M. Moffitt 2015. Re-estimating temperature-dependent consumption parameters in bioenergetics models for juvenile Chinook salmon. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 144:323–330.
  • Buelow, J., and C. M. Moffitt. 2015. Physiological indices of seawater readiness in postspawning steelhead kelts. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. 24: 112-122.
  • Moffitt, C. M., A. Barenberg, K. A. Stockton, and B. J. Watten. 2015. Efficacy of two approaches for disinfecting surfaces and water infested with quagga mussel veligers. Pp 467-477, Chapter 30 in W. H. Wong and S. Gerstenberger, editors. Biology and management of invasive quagga and zebra mussels in the Western United States. CRC Press.
  • Moffitt, C. M. 2016 (in press). Actions and dialog to change perceptions and increase engagement of underrepresented minorities in fisheries and aquatic sciences. Fisheries Magazine, February 2016.
  • Braker, E., C. M. Moffitt, F. M. Wilhelm, J. Noonan, B. Kibler, and T. Woolf. 2015. Asian clam invasion. Idaho Naturalist News 7(4):8 - 9.

* See CV for full list of publications, awards and projects.

  • Elected as Fellow of the American Fisheries Society. Recognition in Portland, Oregon. 2015. for outstanding and/or sustained contributions to the discipline and Society.
  • Idaho Chapter American Fisheries Society Excellence in Aquaculture. Boise, ID. March 2015.Continued leadership in aquaculture and fish health.
  • American Fisheries Society Equal Opportunity Section and Student Subsection. Honored for Influential Career Contributions 2013.
  • American Fisheries Society Distinguished Service Award, 2013. For team leadership to select a new Society Executive Director. May 2013.
  • University of Idaho Alumni Award for Excellence as a Mentor –2012 for Zachary L. Penney, December

  • Aquatic invasive species task force membership.
  • Member Scientist Expert Panel for Delta Science Program- Review of feasibility of use of shore-based ballast water reception and treatment facilities in California. Delta Stewardship Council, and the California State Lands Commission.
  • Member at large, Western Regional Panel Aquatic Nuisance Species. Fish and Wildlife Service webpage
  • Member 100th Meridian Initiative’s Columbia River Basin Team.
  • Member of organizing and planning team for Natural Resources Tribal Engagement Educational Summit September-October 2015. Panel moderator.
  • Co-organizer for two day workshop and presentations on multi-cultural inclusion with Dr. Carolyn Finney author of Black faces and White Spaces. 27-30 September, 2015.
  • Mentor, Doris Duke Conservation Scholars. Five interns for summer experience. Field trip and interactions regarding anadromous fish and invasive species, 2014-2015.
  • Planning team for Western Region New Zealand mudsnail workshop. Seattle WA, June 16-17, 2015.
  • Life Member, American Fisheries Society 
  • Advisor Palouse Unit AFS 
  • Mentor, Water footprints and sustainability. Water of the West REU student intern, Anthony Lopez. 2008.
  • Hoist Student mentor research on invasive species, Kristine Atto. June – July 2008.
  • Control of New Zealand Mudsnails in Hatcheries. 1.5 d workshop, Hagerman Fish Culture Experiment Station, and Hagerman National Fish Hatchery, 13-14 May 2008.
  • Summer Intern mentor. Research Experience for Undergraduates, National Science Foundation. One undergraduate intern, Kala Hamilton. 2007.
  • Control of NZMS in Hatcheries. Workshop for Interested Partners. Sponsored by USFWS, and U of Idaho Coop Research Unit. 4-5 May 2006.
  • AFS Enhancement of Value Retreat, 8 September, Lake Placid. American Fisheries Society Governing Board Retreat Leader. 2006.

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College of Natural Resources

Physical Address:
975 W. 6th Street
Moscow, Idaho

Mailing Address:
875 Perimeter Drive MS 1138
Moscow, ID 83844-1138

Phone: 208-885-8981

Fax: 208-885-5534

Email: cnr@uidaho.edu

Web: College of Natural Resources

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