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Sean Burril Title: Fishery Biologist Address: 4210 University Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508-4626 Phone: (907) 786-7063 Fax: (907) 786-7150 Email: sburril@usgs.gov

Education and/or Training

M.S.	2007	UAF-Juneau Center School of Fisheries, Juneau, AK	Fisheries
B.S.	2003	UAS, Juneau, AK	Marine Biology

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Specialization: Early life history, estuarine ecology, and energetics of juvenile salmon.
Interests: All aspects of salmon ecology, and physiology

Professional Experience

2007	Fisheries Biologist (contractor), NOAA NMFS, Auke Bay labs. Analyzed dietary trends and fluctuation in energy content of juvenile salmon form southeast Alaska.
2005-2006	Fisheries Biologist II, ADF&G, Comm. Fish. Supervised a field crew conducting mark recapture experiments on lake spawning sockeye salmon from southeast Alaska.
2003-2007	Research Assistant, Univ Alaska Fairbanks. Conducted research on dietary habits and energy density of juvenile chum salmon from Kuskokwim Bay, western Alaska as part of my masters thesis.

Significant Recent Publications

Burril, SE, Hillgruber N, Zimmerman CE (2008) Feeding ecology of juvenile chum salmon in Kuskokwim Bay, western Alaska. submitted to MEPS.

Burril, SE, Hillgruber N, Zimmerman CE (2008) Energy density of juvnvile chum salmon fom Kuskokwim Bay. submitted to MEPS.