  {"id":12213,"date":"2025-02-14T12:46:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T17:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/?page_id=12213"},"modified":"2025-03-07T08:59:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T13:59:54","slug":"casey-andrea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/graduate-program\/current-graduate-students\/casey-andrea\/","title":{"rendered":"Casey, Andrea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Andrea Casey,<\/strong> M.S., Wildlife Ecology<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/02\/Casey-Andrea-2025-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Andrea Casey\" class=\"wp-image-12325\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover;width:265px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/02\/Casey-Andrea-2025-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/02\/Casey-Andrea-2025-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/02\/Casey-Andrea-2025-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/02\/Casey-Andrea-2025-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/02\/Casey-Andrea-2025-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/02\/Casey-Andrea-2025-423x423.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/02\/Casey-Andrea-2025-634x634.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/02\/Casey-Andrea-2025-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/02\/Casey-Andrea-2025-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/02\/Casey-Andrea-2025-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/02\/Casey-Andrea-2025.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Advisor: <\/strong>Joseph Zydlewski \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.usgs.gov\/coopunits\/unit\/Maine\">Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit<\/a> <br><strong>Start Date:<\/strong> Spring 2025<br>B.S 2023, Marine Science, University of Maine, Orono, ME<br>andrea.casey@maine.edu, 207-581-2821<br><br><strong>Brief Biography: <\/strong>I&#8217;m from Upstate NY where I grew up riding horses and being outdoors. My interest in aquatic ecology was piqued in high school and during undergrad I developed a feeling of responsibility towards fisheries and conservation biology. In my free time, I still enjoy horseback riding along with baking, hiking, and hanging out with my friends<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Current Research: <\/strong>My research utilizes mercury contamination assessments of striped bass muscle tissue, otolith analysis, and acoustic telemetry to better understand the sources of mercury affecting striped bass in the Penobscot River and inform the public on the safety of consuming them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrea Casey, M.S., Wildlife Ecology Advisor: Joseph Zydlewski \u2013 Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Start Date: Spring 2025B.S 2023, Marine Science, University of Maine, Orono, MEandrea.casey@maine.edu, 207-581-2821 Brief Biography: I&#8217;m from Upstate NY where I grew up riding horses and being outdoors. 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