Patrick J. Connolly, Ph.D

Email: patrick_connolly@usgs.gov

Ph.D., Fisheries Science, Oregon State University; M.S., Zoology, University of Idaho; B.S., Biology, Centre College of Kentucky. Position with USGS: Research Fishery Biologist, Western Fisheries Research Center, Columbia River Research Laboratory, Cook, WA.

Dr. Connolly is currently working with steelhead in the Wind River (WA), rainbow trout in the White Salmon River (WA), and coastal cutthroat trout throughout the Columbia River Gorge (WA, OR). In the Wind River watershed, he is investigating survival and habitat relationships of juvenile summer steelhead through their parr stage of life and tracking changes in abundance and life history expression as major restoration activities are implemented. In the White Salmon River watershed, he is conducting a watershed-level study on Rattlesnake Creek, a major tributary to the White Salmon River, to document fish assemblage, abundance, and habitat relationships as a forerunner of the planned reintroduction of salmon and steelhead above Condit Dam. In addition, Dr. Connolly has been compiling information to assess distribution and status of coastal cutthroat trout within the Columbia River Basin above Bonneville Dam.

Representative Publications:

Connolly, P.J., and J.H. Petersen. 2003. Bigger is not always better for overwintering young-of-year steelhead. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. In press.

Connolly, P.J., and B. Bair. 2002. Watershed restoration for anadromous rainbow trout in Washington's Wind River, USA. Pages 194-208 in Central Fisheries Board of Ireland. Proceedings of the 13th International Salmonid Habitat Enhancement Workshop. ISSN 1649-256X, Dublin, Ireland.

Connolly, P.J., and J.D. Hall. 1999. Biomass of coastal cutthroat trout in unlogged and previously clear-cut basins in the central Coast Range of Oregon. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 128:890-899.

Connolly, P.J. 1997. Influence of stream characteristics and age-class interactions on populations of coastal cutthroat trout. Pages 173-174 in J.D. Hall, P.A. Bisson, and R.E. Gresswell, editors. Sea-run cutthroat trout: biology, management, and future conservation. Oregon Chapter, American Fisheries Society, Corvallis.

Mailing Address:

U.S. Geological Survey
Western Fisheries Research Center
Columbia River Research Laboratory
5501-A Cook-Underwood Road
Cook, Washington 98606-9717

Phone: 509-538-2299 x269
Fax: 509-538-2843