Milo Adkison Professor

Specialties

• salmon biology and management
• quantitative techniques
• modelling and Bayesian methods

Education

• M.S. 1990 Montana State University (Biology)
• Ph.D. 1994 University of Washington (Fisheries)

Office Hours

Monday 1-3 (or by arrangement)

Research Overview

My primary research interest is the development and application of quantitative methodologies to salmon biology and management.

Current Research Projects

• Simple vs. complex stock assessment models: a comparison of their utility for managing fisheries
• Improving escapement estimates for SE Alaska pink salmon stocks, phase 1
• Low intensity, low cost management of salmon fisheries
• Freshwater growth and survival in AYK Chinook salmon
• Characterization of the salmon bycatch in the BSAI pollock fisheries and its effects

Publications

Selected Publications

Malick, M.J.*, M.D. Adkison, and A.C. Wertheimer. In press. Variable effects of biological and environmental processes on coho salmon marine survival in Southeast Alaska. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Piccolo, J.J.**, M.D. Adkison, F. Rue. 2009. Linking Alaskan salmon fisheries management with ecosystem-based escapement goals: A review and prospectus. Fisheries 43:124-134.

Adkison, M.D. 2009. Drawbacks of complex models in frequentist and Bayesian approaches to natural resource management. Ecological Applications 19:198-205.

Uchiyama, T.*, B.P. Finney, and M.D. Adkison. 2008. Effects of marine-derived nutrients on population dynamics of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 65:1635-1648.

Farley, E.V. Jr*, J.M. Murphy, M.D. Adkison, L. Haldorson, L.B. Eisner. 2007. Annual variations in condition indices and habitat associations of juvenile sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) along the eastern Bering Sea shelf. Journal of Fish Biology 71:1145-1158.

Farley, E.V. Jr, J.M. Murphy, M.D. Adkison, L.B. Eisner, J.H. Helle, J.H. Moss, and J.Nielsen. 2007. Early marine growth in relation to marine-stage survival rates for Alaska sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Fishery Bulletin 105:121-130.

Shotwell, S.K., M.D. Adkison, and D.H. Hanselman. 2005. Accounting for climate variability in forecasting Alaskan chum salmon in data-limited situations. pp. ??-?? In: Kruse, G.H., V.F. Gallucci, D.E. Hay, R.I. Perry, R.M. Peterman, T.C. Shirley, P.D. Spencer, B. Wilson, and D. Woodby (eds.), Fisheries assessment and management in data-limited s ituations. Alaska Sea Grant College Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Briscoe, R.J., M.D. Adkison, A. Wertheimer., S.G. Taylor. 2005. Biophysical factors associated with the marine survival of Auke Creek, Alaska coho salmon. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 134:817–828.

Shotwell, S.K., and M.D. Adkison. 2004. Estimating indices of abundance and escapement of Pacific salmon for data limited situations. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 133:538-558.

Adkison, M.D., and B.P. Finney. 2003. The long-term outlook for salmon returns to Alaska. Alaska Fisheries Research Bulletin 10:83-94.

Shotwell, S.K., and M.D. Adkison. In press. Estimating indices of abundance and escapement of Pacific salmon for data limited situations. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Adkison, M.D., T.J. Quinn II, and R.J. Small. 2003. Evaluation of the Alaska harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) population survey: a simulation study. Marine Mammal Science 19:764-790.

Su, Z. and M.D. Adkison. 2002. Optimal inseason management of pink salmon given uncertain run sizes and seasonal changes in economic value. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 59:1648-1659.

Adkison, M.D. 2002. Preseason forecasts of pink salmon harvests in SE Alaska using Bayesian model averaging. Alaska Fisheries Research Bulletin 9:1-8.

Adkison, M.D., and Z. Su. 2001. A comparison of salmon escapement estimates using a hierarchical Bayesian approach versus separate maximum likelihood estimation of each year’s return. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 58:1663-1671.

Su, Z., M.D. Adkison, and B.W. Van Alen. 2001. A hierarchical Bayesian model for estimating historical salmon escapement and escapement timing Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 58:1648-1662.

Adkison, M.D., and R.M. Peterman. 1999. The predictability of Bristol Bay, Alaska sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) returns 1 to 4 years in the future. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 20:69-80.

Adkison, M.D., B. Ballachey, J. Bodkin, and L. Holland-Bartels. 1998. Integrating ecosystem studies: a Bayesian comparison of hypotheses. pp. 495-509. In: F. Funk, J.N. Ianelli, T.J. Quinn II, and P.J. Sullivan (eds.) Proceedings of the international symposium on fishery stock assessment models for the 21st century. Alaska Sea Grant College Program. AK-SG-98-01.

Peterman, R.M., B.J. Pyper, M.F. Lapointe, M.D. Adkison, C.J. Walters. 1998. Patterns of covariation in survival rates of British Columbia and Alaskan sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) stocks. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 55:2503-2517.

Adkison, M.D., R.M. Peterman, M.F. Lapointe, D.M. Gillis, and J. Korman. 1996. Alternative models of climatic effects on sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) production in Bristol Bay, Alaska, and the Fraser River, British Columbia. Fisheries Oceanography 5:137-152

Adkison, M.D., and R.M. Peterman. 1996. Results of Bayesian methods depend on details of implementation: an example estimating salmon escapement goals. Fisheries Research 25: 155-170.

Quinn, T.P., M.D. Adkison, and M.B. Ward. 1996. Behavioral tactics of male sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) under varying operating sex ratios. Ethology 102: 304-322

Adkison, M.D. 1995. Population differentiation in Pacific salmon: local adaptation, genetic drift, or the environment? Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 52: 2762-2777.

Pascual, M.A. and M.D. Adkison. 1994. The decline of the Steller sea lion in the northeast Pacific: demography, harvest or environment? Ecological Applications 4: 393-403. Recipient of the Wildlife Publications Award from the Wildlife Society.

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