Keala Pelekai

NOAA-EPP LMRCSC Master’s Graduate
M.S., Fisheries
Oregon State University

Keala Pelekai earned her master’s degree in Fisheries from Oregon State University in May 2021. Under the mentorship of Jessica Miller, Ph.D., Keala research focused on Pacific Lamprey natal origins and aging in the Columbia River basin. Her passion for fisheries lies in the research and conservation of sensitive species. Keala received her undergraduate degree in Fisheries Resources at the University of Idaho.

NERTO Project Title:  Opportunity for EPP Cooperative Science Center Graduate Student: NOAA Acoustic Data Management and Sharing

NOAA Mentors: Dr. David Huff, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC); Dr. Joe Smith, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Estuarine and Ocean Ecology Program, Corvallis, Oregon

Academic Advisor: Dr. Jessica Miller

Publications/Presentations

  1. Pelekai, K.P., Hess, J., Lampman, R., Weitkamp, L.A., and Miller, J. A. 2023. In press. Pacific Lamprey statolith growth, morphology, and age determination. North American Journal of Fisheries Management.
  2. Pelekai, K.P. 2021. Evaluation of Pacific Lamprey structures as ecological records. NOAA LMRCSC Graduate Seminar Series.
  3. Pelekai, K.P. 2020. Utilizing Pacific Lamprey anatomical structures as records of age, natal origin, & trophic patterns. NOAA LMRCSC EPP Virtual Forum.
  4. Pelekai, K.P., Hess, J., Porter, L., and J. Miller. 2019. Evaluation of Pacific Lamprey statoliths and eye lenses as records of age, natal origin, and trophic history. Lamprey Information Exchange Conference. Poster.
  5. Pelekai, K.P., Hess, J., Porter, L., and J. Miller. 2019. Evaluation of Pacific Lamprey statoliths and eye lenses as records of age, natal origin, and trophic history. State of the Coast Conference. Poster.
    * Won “People’s Choice” for best poster
  6. Pelekai, K.P. 2019. Evaluation of Pacific Lamprey age, natal origins, and trophic history through anatomical structures. Research Advances in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Ecology Symposium. Presentation.
  7. Pelekai, K.P., Miller, J., Hess, J., and L. Porter. 2019. Determination of age, natal origin, and trophic history of Pacific Lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus). Oregon Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting. Poster.
    *Won Runner-Up for Best Student Poster Award
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