Dr. Kathleen O’Malley, Oregon State University

Written By Jade Gonzales
Dr. Kathleen G. O’Malley

Dr. Kathleen O’Malley is an Associate Professor at Oregon State University and the State Fisheries Geneticist. She conducts fisheries genetics research that addresses the science and management needs of the Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Her research spans both the freshwater and marine environments focusing on species of ecological, evolutionary, or economic importance. Kathleen directs the State Fisheries Genomics Lab which is highly collaborative working with state and federal agencies, tribes, fishermen, and other universities.

Katheen is from Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and earned a B.S. in Biological Science from Florida State University, a M.S. in Zoology from the University of Guelph, and a Ph.D. in Fisheries from Oregon State University. She completed her postdoctoral research at NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle, Washington. In her spare time, she enjoys whitewater kayaking, snowboarding, backpacking, and bow hunting.

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Improving Stock Definitions and Understanding of Stock Boundaries for North Pacific Albacore
Improving Stock Definitions and Understanding of Stock Boundaries for North Pacific Albacore

The overall goal of our research was to generate genomic data to help resolve some of these uncertainties and provide more definitive results regarding stock boundaries of albacore tuna in the North Pacific. This collaborative effort involved researchers from Oregon State University, NOAA’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center, the Pacific Community (SPC) Pacific Marine Specimen Tissue Bank and partners from the American Fishermen’s Research Foundation (now ARF) and the Western Fishboat Owner’s Association.



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