Fisheries

Led by Dr. David Keller, the Fisheries Lab applies ecological principles to solve problems centered around fish conservation, invasive species and human impacts. The lab uses proven and cutting-edge techniques to find solutions for improved resource management and decision making.

A group of people walking on a river.
Fisheries staff measuring fish habitat on the Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania, USA.
Photo Credit: David Keller
A group of scientists walking through a stream, collecting scientific samples.
Fisheries staff backpack electrofishing to collect fish and assess relationships with forest cover in the Appalachian Mountains, USA.
Photo Credit: David Keller
A group of scientists collecting samples by the side of a muddy river.
Fisheries staff seining to collect fish and assess relationships with water management in the Neches River, Texas, USA.
Photo credit: Timberly Palmer
A group of people snorkeling in a river.
Fisheries staff conducting a snorkel survey to conserve an endangered species in the Upper Delaware River, USA.
Two scientists seining in a river with a net.
Fisheries staff seining to collect fish and assess industry impacts in an estuary on the Texas Gulf Coast, USA.
Photo credit: Timberly Palmer
A scientist standing on a boat along the schuylkill river.
Fisheries staff boat electrofishing to assess migratory and invasive fish near Boathouse Row on the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.