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Chadwick V. Jay Title: Research Ecologist Address: 4210 University Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508-4626 Phone: (907) 786-7414 Fax: (907) 786-7150 Email: cjay@usgs.gov

Education and/or Training

Ph.D.	1996	Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR	Fisheries Science
M.A.	1985	Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA	Biology
B.S.	1981	Utah State University, Logan, UT	Fisheries Science

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Spatial and temporal patterns of animal distributions, ecology of marine mammals, benthic ecology, anthropogenic impacts to marine resources.

Professional Experience

1994 - Present	Research Marine Ecologist, USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1991 - 1994	Research Assistant, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
1987 - 1990	Fisheries Biologist, New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Wellington, New Zealand
1982 - 1985	Principal Investigator, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California

Professional Activities and/or Memberships

Arctic Institute of North America
Society for Marine Mammalogy

Significant Recent Publications

Jay, C. V., M. P. Heide-Jørgensen, A. S. Fischbach, M. V. Jensen, D. F. Tessler, and A. V. Jensen. 2006. Comparison of remotely deployed satellite radio transmitters on walruses. Marine Mammal Science 22(1):226-236.

Bornhold, B.D., C.V. Jay, R. McConnaughey, G. Rathwell, K. Rhyna, and W. Collins. 2005. Walrus foraging marks on the seafloor in Bristol Bay, Alaska – a reconnaissance survey. Geo-Marine Letters 25:293-299.

Jay, C. V., and S. Hills. 2005. Movements of walruses radio-tagged in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Arctic 58(2):192-202.

Udevitz, M.S., C.V. Jay, and M.B. Cody. 2005. Observer variability in pinniped counts: ground-based enumeration of walruses at haul-out sites. Marine Mammal Science 21(1):108-120.

Websites of Interest

Walrus Research Program