Elizabeth Fairchild

Elizabeth Fairchild

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Office: Biological Sciences, Spaulding Hall 238, Durham, NH 03824
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My research is concentrated in two marine fisheries science fields, which often overlap: 1) ecology and management, and 2) aquaculture and stock enhancement. My fisheries ecology and management research focus on cooperative research with the recreational and commercial fishing industries to study movements, distribution, and essential fish habitat of economically important species in the Gulf of Maine and southern New England waters. My aquaculture research strives to assist the aquaculture industry, either through experimentation designed to improve hatchery protocols or via analyses to identify industry needs. Other projects I have worked on involve the development of marine finfish stock enhancement programs, specifically winter flounder in the Northeast, the cultivation of other potential aquaculture species, and the development of alternative ingredients in fish feeds.

Courses Taught

  • TECH 797: Undergrad Ocean Research Prog

Education

  • Ph.D., Zoology/Animal Biology, University of New Hampshire
  • M.S., Zoology/Animal Biology, University of New Hampshire
  • B.A., Zoology/Animal Biology, University of New Hampshire

Research Interests

  • Aquaculture/Hydroponics
  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Fish and Fisheries
  • Fisheries Management
  • Marine and Ocean Sciences
  • Marine Biology

Selected Publications

  • Perry, S. A., Fairchild, E. A., & Jellison, B. M. (2024). The effects of light, rearing density, and fish size in culturing juvenile Lumpfish. North American Journal of Aquaculture, 86(4), 401-412. doi:10.1002/naaq.10347

  • Langille, B. L., Kess, T., Nugent, C. M., Messmer, A., Duffy, S. J., Knutsen, T. M., . . . Bradbury, I. R. (2024). Trans-Atlantic genomic differentiation and parallel environmental and allelic variation in Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus). ICES Journal of Marine Science, 81(6), 1025-1038. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsae057

  • Spada, N. N., Fairchild, E. A., & Trushenski, J. T. (2024). Tolerance of juvenile lumpfish (Cyclopterus Lumpus) to high rearing densities. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. doi:10.1111/jwas.13089

  • Munley, M. K., Fairchild, E. A., Jury, S. H., Watson, W. H., & Edmundson, S. A. (2024). Laboratory investigations into alternative baits for the channeled whelk (Busycotypus canaliculatus) fishery. Fisheries Research, 271, 106920. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106920

  • Fairchild, E. A., Wulfing, S., & White, E. R. (2024). Lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus, distribution in the Gulf of Maine, USA: observations from fisheries independent and dependent catch data.. PeerJ, 12, e17832. doi:10.7717/peerj.17832

  • Fairchild, E. A., Siceloff, L., Howell, W. H., Hoffman, B., & Armstrong, M. P. (2013). Coastal spawning by winter flounder and a reassessment of Essential Fish Habitat in the Gulf of Maine. FISHERIES RESEARCH, 141, 118-129. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2012.05.007

  • Fairchild, E. A., Fleck, J., & Howell, W. H. (2005). Determining an optimal release site for juvenile winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum) in the Great Bay Estuary, NH, USA. AQUACULTURE RESEARCH, 36(14), 1374-1383. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2109.2005.01355.x

  • Fairchild, E. A., & Howell, W. H. (2004). Factors affecting the post-release survival of cultured juvenile Pseudopleuronectes americanus. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY, 65, 69-87. doi:10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00529.x

  • Fairchild, E. A., & Howell, W. H. (2001). Optimal stocking density for juvenile winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus. JOURNAL OF THE WORLD AQUACULTURE SOCIETY, 32(3), 300-308. doi:10.1111/j.1749-7345.2001.tb00453.x

  • Fairchild, E. A., & Howell, W. H. (2000). Predator-prey size relationship between Pseudopleuronectes americanus and Carcinus maenas. JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH, 44(1-2), 81-90. doi:10.1016/S1385-1101(00)00037-X

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