{"id":3857,"date":"2018-03-06T13:46:04","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T18:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology-new\/?page_id=3857"},"modified":"2025-07-15T15:21:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T19:21:59","slug":"fisheries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/research\/fisheries\/","title":{"rendered":"Fisheries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p>Fisheries and wildlife (FW) research in the Department of Applied Ecology spans the spectrum from fundamental studies on evolutionary strategies for habitat exploitation and predator-prey interactions to research with direct applications in the assessment and management of species and ecosystems. Some of these research programs have a laboratory component, but most emphasize field research at sites throughout North Carolina as well as in Costa Rica, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Russia, and elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fisheries Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-contact-card layout-grid\"><div class=\"ncst-contact-card__container\"><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-person-card\"><div class=\"person-card\">\n  <div class=\"person-card__container\">\n        <div class=\"person-card__image-container\">\n              <a class=\"person-card__image\" href=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/people\/jabuckel\/ aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <div class=\"person-card__image-background\">\n            <div class=\"initials\">JB<\/div>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2017\/11\/jeff-buckel-aec.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500x500 size-500x500 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jeffrey Buckel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2017\/11\/jeff-buckel-aec.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2017\/11\/jeff-buckel-aec-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2017\/11\/jeff-buckel-aec-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2017\/11\/jeff-buckel-aec-460x460.jpg 460w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2017\/11\/jeff-buckel-aec-230x230.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n                      <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"person-card__info-container\">\n              <a class=\"name\" href=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/people\/jabuckel\/>\n          Jeffrey Buckel \n        <\/a>\n      \n      \n              <p class=\"title\">Professor<\/p>\n      \n      \n      \n      \n              <a class=\"phone\" href=\"tel:252-222-6341\">252-222-6341<\/a>\n      \n              <a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:jabuckel@ncsu.edu\">jabuckel@ncsu.edu<\/a>\n      \n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-person-card\"><div class=\"person-card\">\n  <div class=\"person-card__container\">\n        <div class=\"person-card__image-container\">\n              <a class=\"person-card__image\" href=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/people\/jcao22\/ aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <div class=\"person-card__image-background\">\n            <div class=\"initials\">JC<\/div>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/08\/jie-cao-2018.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500x500 size-500x500 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/08\/jie-cao-2018.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/08\/jie-cao-2018-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/08\/jie-cao-2018-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/08\/jie-cao-2018-460x460.jpg 460w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/08\/jie-cao-2018-230x230.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n                      <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"person-card__info-container\">\n              <a class=\"name\" href=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/people\/jcao22\/>\n          Jie Cao \n        <\/a>\n      \n      \n              <p class=\"title\">Associate Professor<\/p>\n      \n      \n      \n      \n      \n              <a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:jcao22@ncsu.edu\">jcao22@ncsu.edu<\/a>\n      \n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-person-card\"><div class=\"person-card\">\n  <div class=\"person-card__container\">\n        <div class=\"person-card__image-container\">\n              <a class=\"person-card__image\" href=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/people\/nadya-mamoozadeh\/ aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <div class=\"person-card__image-background\">\n            <div class=\"initials\">NM<\/div>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2024\/09\/nadya-sq-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500x500 size-500x500 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2024\/09\/nadya-sq-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2024\/09\/nadya-sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2024\/09\/nadya-sq-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2024\/09\/nadya-sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2024\/09\/nadya-sq-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2024\/09\/nadya-sq-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n                      <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"person-card__info-container\">\n              <a class=\"name\" href=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/people\/nadya-mamoozadeh\/>\n          Nadya  Mamoozadeh \n        <\/a>\n      \n      \n              <p class=\"title\">Assistant Professor <\/p>\n      \n      \n      \n      \n              <a class=\"phone\" href=\"tel:919-515-8792\">919-515-8792<\/a>\n      \n              <a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:nrmamooz@ncsu.edu\">nrmamooz@ncsu.edu<\/a>\n      \n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-person-card\"><div class=\"person-card\">\n  <div class=\"person-card__container\">\n        <div class=\"person-card__image-container\">\n              <a class=\"person-card__image\" href=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/people\/corey-dunn\/ aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <div class=\"person-card__image-background\">\n            <div class=\"initials\">CD<\/div>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/09\/Corey-Dunn-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-500x500 size-500x500 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Corey Dunn holding a fish\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/09\/Corey-Dunn-1.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/09\/Corey-Dunn-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/09\/Corey-Dunn-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/09\/Corey-Dunn-1-460x460.jpeg 460w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/09\/Corey-Dunn-1-230x230.jpeg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n                      <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"person-card__info-container\">\n              <a class=\"name\" href=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/people\/corey-dunn\/>\n          Corey Dunn \n        <\/a>\n      \n      \n              <p class=\"title\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n      \n      \n      \n      \n      \n              <a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:corey_dunn@ncsu.edu\">corey_dunn@ncsu.edu<\/a>\n      \n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-featured-content ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">other applied ecology Research areas<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-featured-content\"><a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/research\/aquaculture\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    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