Ty W. Hatton

Email: tyson_hatton@usgs.gov

B.S. Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston. Previous job experiences include conch abundance studies on reef systems in the Florida Keys with the Florida Department of Natural Resources (FDNR). Additional work with the FDNR focused on a pilot study to document the flora and density on mangrove islands in Florida Bay.

Ty is currently with the Anadromous Fish Ecology Section, Columbia River Research Laboratory, Western Fisheries Research Center, investigating the migration behavior of juvenile salmonids near hydroelectric dams on the Snake River. His work during the past year has included research of a new surface bypass structure, the removable spillway weir at Lower Granite Dam. Ty and his co-workers are looking at the effects of passage and behavior influenced by this novel structure and hydraulics near the hydroelectric dam by implanting juvenile salmonids with hydroacoustic telemetry tags and monitoring fine scale movement in three-dimensions.

Representative Publications:

Cash, K. M., N. S. Adams, D. M. Faber, T. W. Hatton, E. C. Jones, R. J. Magie, and D. W. Rondorf. 2002. Three-dimensional fish tracking at Lower Granite Dam; field testing and validation in preparation of future application of this technology throughout the Columbia River basin. Report to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Contract W68SVB0010459, Walla Walla, Washington.

Cash, K. M., N. S. Adams, T. W. Hatton, E. C. Jones, and D.W. Rondorf. 2001. Three-dimensional fish tracking to evaluate the operation of the Lower Granite Surface Bypass Collector and Behavioral Guidance Structure during 2000. Report to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Contract W68SVB00104592, Walla Walla, Washington.

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 x290
Fax: 509-538-2843