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Jack McDermott

He/him/his

Ph.D. Student

Fisheries


2150 N Koyukuk Drive
Fairbanks, AK 99775
jmjerald@alaska.edu

 

Education

San Diego State University
M.S. Ecology
2026

University of Washington
B.A. Integrated Social Science
2020

 

Biography

Jack’s research integrates fisheries, oceanography, climate science, and quantitative ecology to develop actionable science for conservation and management. His diverse fisheries experience includes work as a fisheries observer on longline and driftnet vessels, a groundfish sampler for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and a project coordinator for a salmon recovery organization in Seattle. At San Diego State University, Jack completed his master’s research characterizing temporal redistribution of highly migratory species (e.g., tunas, sharks, billfish) in response to expected ocean warming, identifying oceanographic drivers of albacore tuna migration phenology, and building data tools for marine sanctuary managers in the Northwest Atlantic. Strong partnerships among scientists, managers, and resource users are central to Jack’s work, ensuring co-developed research supports informed decision-making that balances human and ecological needs.

 

 

Research Overview

Jack investigates salmonid movement, ocean ecology, and population dynamics by leveraging disparate fisheries and movement data, remotely-sensed and modeled oceanographic data, and quantitative methods. His research aims to improve understanding of Chinook salmon natural mortality, characterize mechanisms driving Chinook salmon body size decline and reduced age at maturity, and develop environmental indices to support sockeye salmon in-season forecasting and life cycle modeling.

 

 

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