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University of Idaho
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
PO Box 441136
Moscow, ID 83844-1136
(208) 885-6434
fish_wildlife@uidaho.edu
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Christine Moffitt
Professor and Assistant Unit Leader
Idaho Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
University of Idaho
Ph.D. (1979) Fisheries Biology, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst, MA
M.A. (1973) Biological Sciences, Smith College,
Northampton, MA
B.A. (1969) Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID 83844-1136
Office Phone: (208) 885-7047
Office Fax: (208) 885-9080
E-mail: cmoffitt@uidaho.edu |
Experience:
| 2002 - Present |
Assistant Unit Leader, Idaho Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, University of Idaho
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| 1981 - 2002 |
Research Professor, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho |
| 1980 - 1981 |
Postdoctoral Associate for Anadromous Fish Research, University of Massachusetts |
| 1978 - 1980 |
Instructor, Department of Biological Sciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA |
| 1971 - 1975 |
Research Associate, Amherst College, Amherst, MA |
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Professional Interests:
Host-Parasite Interactions
Physiological Responses of Fish Populations to Increasing Water Temperatures
Disease Interactions of Cultured and Wild Fish
Invasive Species Biology and Management
Biology, Health and Management of Anadromous Fish in Hatcheries and in the Wild
Aquaculture Chemical Efficacy & Approval
Fisheries History
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Service Activities:
AFS History Section 2008 Newsletter
AFS History Section Spring 2009 Newsletter
Report to Governing Board, 2008
American Fisheries Society, Past President
Faculty Advisor, Palouse Unit (Idaho Chapter) of the American Fisheries Society
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Courses:
- Advanced Fish Management
- Graduate Research & Directed Study
- Graduate Seminars
- Sustainable Aquaculture
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Recent and Current Research:
- Landscape and Population Dynamic Factors Affecting the Epidemiology of Whirling Disease
- Distribution of Pathogens in Natural Populations of Salmonids
- Control and Biology of New Zealand Mud Snails
- Use of Erythromycin to Control Bacterial Kidney Disease in Adult and Juvenile Chinook Salmon
- Behavioral and Physiological Components of Smoltification in Chinook Salmon and Steelhead Trout
- Factors Surrounding Sustainable Aquaculture Production
- Physiology of Redband trout in Elevated Water Temperatures
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Recent Publications:
Refereed Journals
Jones, D.T., C.M. Moffitt, and K. Kenneth Peters. 2007. Temperature-mediated differences in bacterial kidney disease expression and survival in Renibacterium salmoniarum challenged bull trout and other salmonids. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 27:695-706.
Moffitt, C. M., and S. M. A. Mobin. 2006. Profile of microflora of the posterior intestine of Chinook salmon before, during and following administration of rations with and without erythromycin. North American Journal of Aquaculture 68:176-185.
Williams, C. J., and C. M. Moffitt. 2005 Estimation of prevalence of pathogens in pooled samples using maximum likelihood methods and open source software. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 17:386-391.
Moffitt, C. M. 2005. Environmental, economic and social aspects of animal protein production and the opportunities for aquaculture. Fisheries 30:(9):36-38.
Moffitt, C.M., A.H. Haukenes, and C.J. Williams. 2004. Evaluating and understanding fish health risks and their consequences in propagated and free-ranging fish populations. American Fisheries Society Symposium 44:529-537.
Moffitt, C.M. 2004. The implications of aquaculture production and development on sustainable fisheries. Fish in our future: perspectives on fisheries sustainability. American Fisheries Society Symposium 43:91-108.
Jones, D. and C.M. Moffitt. 2004. Swimming endurance of bull trout, lake trout, arctic char, and rainbow trout following challenge with Renibacterium salmoninarum. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 16:10-22.
Kiryu, Y. and C.M. Moffitt. 2002. Models of comparative acute toxicity of injectable erythromycin in four salmonid species. Aquaculture 211:29-41.
Hiner, M. and C.M. Moffitt. 2002. Epidemiological modeling of Myxobolus cerebralis infections in trout: associations with habitat variables. American Fisheries Society Symposium 26:167-179.
Haukenes, A.H. and C. M. Moffitt. 2002. Hatchery evaluation of erythromycin phosphate injections in prespawning spring Chinook salmon. North American Journal of Aquaculture 64:167-174.
Williams, C. J. and C. M. Moffitt. 2001. A critique of methods of sampling and reporting pathogens in populations of fish. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 13:300-309.
Moffitt, C. M. and Y. Kiryu. 2001. Acute and chronic toxicity following parenteral application of erythromycin (Erythro-200) to maturing spring Chinook salmon held at two water temperatures. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 13:8-19.
Books and Symposia Series:
Williams, C.J. and C.M. Moffitt. 2003. Bayesian estimation of fish disease prevalence from pooled samples incorporating sensitivity and specificity. pp 39-51 in C.J. Williams, editor, Bayesian Inference and Maximum Entropy Methods in Science and Engineering: 22nd International Workshop. American Institute of Physics.
Moffitt, C.M. 2001. Reflections: a photographic history of fisheries and the American Fisheries Society in North America. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland. CD multi-media show of photos, audio, video, and music accompanies this book.
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