{"id":6,"date":"2024-10-15T18:03:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T18:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.umaine.edu\/kerrlab\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2025-02-14T14:28:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T19:28:10","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/kerrlab\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id6_9bfe9a-35 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id6_9bfe9a-35 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id6_9bfe9a-35 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:50px;padding-bottom:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id6_9bfe9a-35{background-color:rgba(121,189,232,0.4);}.kb-row-layout-id6_9bfe9a-35 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id6_9bfe9a-35 > 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We aim to support the resilience of fisheries, ecosystems, and coastal communities by studying the effects of climate, fishing pressures, and management strategies on species of commercial and recreational interest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6_307cb6-b0 .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6_307cb6-b0 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6_307cb6-b0\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Research Areas<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id6_262668-a8{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:30px;}.kb-row-layout-id6_262668-a8 > 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_784782-fd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_784782-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_784782-fd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading6_784782-fd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_784782-fd\"><strong><strong>Stock Assessment and Fisheries Management<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_d953a4-29, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_d953a4-29[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_d953a4-29\"]{padding-bottom:28px;text-align:center;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_d953a4-29 mark.kt-highlight, 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_f593eb-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_f593eb-5e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_f593eb-5e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_f593eb-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_f593eb-5e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading6_f593eb-5e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_f593eb-5e\"><strong>Population Structure and Connectivity<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_09332d-e7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_09332d-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_09332d-e7\"]{text-align:center;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_09332d-e7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_09332d-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_09332d-e7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_09332d-e7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_09332d-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_09332d-e7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6_09332d-e7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_09332d-e7\">Our team studies fish population structure and connectivity across local and regional scales, exploring how these factors influence productivity, stability, and resilience within fisheries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column6_fc7268-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column6_fc7268-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:20px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px;}.kadence-column6_fc7268-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column6_fc7268-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column6_fc7268-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col{row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column6_fc7268-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-evenly;align-items:stretch;}.kadence-column6_fc7268-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column6_fc7268-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col > 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class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e88bec-11, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e88bec-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_e88bec-11\"]{text-align:center;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e88bec-11 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e88bec-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_e88bec-11\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e88bec-11 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_e88bec-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_e88bec-11\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading6_e88bec-11 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_e88bec-11\"><strong>Climate and Environmental Impact<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_24b63c-4c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_24b63c-4c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_24b63c-4c\"]{text-align:center;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_24b63c-4c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_24b63c-4c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_24b63c-4c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_24b63c-4c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6_24b63c-4c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_24b63c-4c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6_24b63c-4c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6_24b63c-4c\">We investigate how fish populations respond to climate variability and changing environmental conditions to inform fisheries stock assessments and to integrate climate information into fisheries management.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Our Mission<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Our research focuses on science that contributes to the sustainability and resilience of marine fishery resources, ecosystems, fishing communities, and the seafood industry.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6_f881b2-ce .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6_f881b2-ce .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter 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