MATTHEW J. O'DONNELL

Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center

One Migratory Way

PO Box 796

Turners Falls, MA 01376

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**Education** **M.S. University of Massachusetts at Amherst**

> 2/00 Age, growth and size of juvenile American shad *(Alosa
> sapidissima)* in the mid-Connecticut River.
>
> **B.Sc. University of Massachusetts at Amherst**
>
> 5/95 Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, Fisheries Option
>
> [Relevant Courses]{.underline}: Multivariate Statistics,
> Biostatistics, Stock Assessment, Experimental Design, Fish Ecology,
> Fisheries Techniques, Conservation and Management of Anadromous
> Fishes, Ichthyology, Invertebrate Biology
>
> [Computer Experience]{.underline}: Macintosh and PC (Hardware
> installation); DOS, Microsoft Windows 3.1, 95, 98, Statistica,
> Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, Internet Explorer, Outlook, Power
> Point, Word) Word Perfect, Optimas 6, Reference Manager, ProCite, some
> experience with HTML

**Research Maine Department of Marine Resources**

**Experience**

Stock Enhancement Division

1/00- 3/02 [Marine Resource Scientist I]{.underline}: Supervisor- Tom
Squiers

Duties: Serve as Kennebec River Anadromous Fish Restoration Project
Leader

Major office duties-

-   Work with hydro industry, NGO's, federal and other state agencies to
    carry out restoration plans for American shad and alewife

-   Compile, summarize, and analyze data and write annual progress
    reports

-   Develop study plans and work schedules to monitor the status of the
    current restoration program

-   Provide comments on hydro industry relicensing and study proposals
    concerning fish passage and habitat use

-   Provide technical assistance to the Waldoboro Shad Hatchery

-   Participate in outreach activities concerning the Kennebec River
    Anadromous Fish Restoration Program and DMR in general

-   Provide technical assistance to other project leaders as needed

-   Supervise one fulltime and three seasonal employees

Major field duties-

-   Coordinate and participate in trap and truck operations associated
    with the restoration of anadromous alewife and American shad

-   Conduct field surveys to assess the availability and effectiveness
    of fish passage.

-   Conduct field surveys to examine changes in fish community and
    habitat after removal of Edwards Dam

> **Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife**

## Division Headquarters, Westboro

9/99-12/99 [Biologist I]{.underline}: Supervisor- Todd Richards

Duties: Conduct field sampling employing backpack, barge, and boat

# electrofishing techniques with the purpose to index fish species 

# presence and abundance in ponds, tributaries, and rivers; analyze data and create reports in conjunction with other state and federal agencies

> **USGS-BRD; Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center**
>
> Population Ecology Section
>
> 5/95-9/99 [Research Assistant]{.underline}: Supervisor- Dr. Benjamin
> Letcher

Duties: Conduct or assist with projects dealing with American shad and
Atlantic salmon Restoration

> Field experience-

-   Collect samples via gillnet, seine, plankton net, bongo nets, and
    electrofishing (boat/backpack)

-   Operate and maintain boats and motors used for sampling

> Laboratory experience-

-   Extraction and preparation of otoliths

-   Estimate growth-rates and ages using image analysis software

-   Design and construction of experiments

-   Construction and maintenance of wet laboratory

-   Husbandry of American shad and Atlantic salmon

-   Enter, analyze, and report data

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-   Train/supervise technicians, interns, and volunteers

> **University of Massachusetts**
>
> Department of Biology
>
> 2/94-5/95 [Laboratory Assistant]{.underline}: Supervisor- Dr. William
> Bemis

Duties: Museum specimen preparation and maintenance; Species collection
for educational display

> Department of Forestry and Wildlife Biology
>
> 2/95-5/95 [Research Assistant]{.underline}: *(Community interactions
> influencing juvenile anadromous herring in freshwater: Migration cues
> and predation*)
>
> Supervisors- Dr. Francis Juanes, Dr. Martha Mather and Lisa Yako

Duties: Otolith extraction; Plankton identification and enumeration; Gut
sample analysis; Data entry

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> **National Marine Fisheries Service**
>
> 1/93 [Research Assistant]{.underline}: (Survey of Georges Bank Larval
> Herring and Sand Lance)
>
> Supervisor- John Sibunka
>
> Duties: Sample collection and preparation; Data entry
>
> **Northeast Utilities: Millstone Nuclear Power Station**
>
> 6/93-8/93 [Volunteer/Research Assistant]{.underline}: (Northeast
> Utilities Environmental Laboratory)
>
> Supervisor- Milan Kesser
>
> Duties: Asses impacts of power station on local environment via:
> Lobster survey; Plankton identification and enumeration; Toxicity
> testing; Data entry

**Work** 8/98-10/99 Contractor to [U.S. Department of
Agriculture:]{.underline} Technician

**Experience** Supervisor: Dick Kulis-(Pilot)

> Duties: Conduct aerial photography surveys to generate a database of
> aerial images for research in natural resource- and land use
>
> 7/92-1/95 [Cross Sound Ferry Services, Inc.]{.underline}: Deckhand

Duties: Passenger assistance; Knowledge of basic navigation; Ship
maintenance

> 6/87-9/91 [Long Cove Landing Inc.]{.underline}: General help
>
> Duties: Maintenance of yard and shop; Work in store; Installation of
> electrical equipment; General repair of boats and motors

**Professional** 1999 **Xi Sigma Pi, Psi Chapter** (Honor Society)

**Societies** 1997- **Shad Foundation**

1994- **American Fisheries Society**

1991-95 **Wildlife Society, UMASS Student Chapter** (Pres. '95)

**Certifications** 1/04 Program MARK Workshop

**and Training** 10/00 Implementing Supervisory and Managerial Practices

> 6/7/00 Managing in State Government

6/6/00 American Lung Association CPR

> 9/19/97 U.S. Department of the Interior- Motorboat Operator

Certification Course

5/14/96 American Red Cross- Adult CPR and Standard First Aid

4/4/95 National Safety Council- Defensive Driving Course

**Publications** Letcher, B.H., T. D. Dubreuil, M. J. O'Donnell, M.
Obedzinski, and K. Nislow, **in Press**. Long-term consequences of
variation in timing and manner of fry introduction on juvenile Atlantic
salmon growth, survival and life history expression, Can J. Fish. Aquat.
Sci.

> O'Donnell, M. J. and B. H. Letcher, **submitted**. Size and Age
> Distributions of Juvenile Connecticut River American Shad above Hadley
> Falls, Trans. Am. Fish. Soc.

**Presentations** Size, Age, and Hatch Date Distributions of
Young-Of-Year American shad *(Alosa sapidissima)* in the Connecticut
River. AFC-Atlantic International Chapter Summer Meeting. Pictou, N.S.
September 25, 2000.

> Size, Age, and Hatch Date Distributions of Young-Of-Year American shad
> *(Alosa sapidissima)* in the Connecticut River. ICES Workshop on The
> Usefulness of Scales as indicators of growth in Salmon. UMASS-Amherst,
> MA. July 5-9, 1999.
>
> Size, Age, and Hatch Date Distributions of Young-Of-Year American shad
> *(Alosa sapidissima)* in the Connecticut River. AFS-Southern New
> England Chapter Summer Meeting. Hadley, MA. June 16, 1999.
>
> Size Distributions of Juvenile American shad *(Alosa sapidissima)* in
> the Connecticut River. AFS-Annual Meeting. Hartford, CT. August 23-27,
> 1998.

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