Dr. Lindsay Alma is a Fisheries Biologist supporting research and monitoring programs in Canada and Washington. In this role, she develops and applies analytical workflows to assess fish movement, behavior, and survival, and contributes to technical reporting and project delivery. She is proficient in R, GitHub, SQL, and ArcGIS, with strong expertise in statistical analysis, data visualization, and spatial analysis. She has extensive experience managing and interpreting complex ecological datasets to support evidence-based resource management decisions. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Washington’s School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, where her dissertation research focused on bivalve physiology, reproduction, aquaculture, and restoration of the threatened Olympia oyster in Puget Sound, WA. She completed a postdoctoral appointment at the University of California, Davis, where she led field and laboratory studies on seagrass wasting disease genetics in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, WA, and Bodega Bay, CA, applying bioinformatics and multivariate statistical approaches. Prior to this, Lindsay conducted GIS-based remote sensing analyses at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, including work on wastewater plume dynamics in the Pacific Ocean, and supported stormwater monitoring and compliance efforts with the City of Los Angeles. Earlier in her career at UCLA, she conducted ecological research on invertebrate and mammal behavior and developed spatial analyses to support wildlife studies. Collectively, these experiences have strengthened her ability to integrate spatial and environmental datasets to inform aquatic resource management. Lindsay has presented her work at numerous scientific conferences and co-authored multiple peer-reviewed publications.

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