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Kevin began his career in fisheries early with a summer work experience placement on a remote Chinook assessment project while in high school. He graduated with a degree in fisheries and aquaculture from Malaspina University in 2004 and transitioned into a full time position with the BC Conservation Foundation working on Steelhead recovery. A shift in focus to multi species work with funding from the Living Rivers Program led to focused research on Cowichan River Chinook. Shortly after he became involved with the Salish Sea Marine Survival Project and has recently taken a position with DFO Stock Assessment.
As part of the Salish Sea Marine Survival Project, Kevin was project Coordinator for the Cowichan River Predation Study. The predation study was developed to determine the causes of juvenile Chinook predation on the Cowichan River. The project was developed in response to 2014-2016 Rotary Screw Trap and PIT tagging studies on Cowichan River, showing high levels (up to 80%) mortality of juvenile Chinook in river.
Select Presentation(s) / Publication(s):
Pellett, Kevin, “Survival of juvenile Cowichan River chinook throughout their first year of life: a summary of PIT tag returns through fall 2017” (2018). Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference. 155. https://cedar.wwu.edu/ssec/2018ssec/allsessions/155
Pellett, Kevin, “Survival of juvenile Cowichan River chinook throughout their first year of life: a summary of PIT tag returns through fall 2017” (2018). Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference. 155. https://cedar.wwu.edu/ssec/2018ssec/allsessions/155
Duguid, Will; Qualley, Jessica; Pellett, Kevin; Rechisky, Erin; Welch, David; Juanes, Francis, “A case study of fine scale habitat use by first ocean year Chinook salmon: implications for growth and predation exposure” (2018). Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference. 367. https://cedar.wwu.edu/ssec/2018ssec/allsessions/367/
Pellett, Kevin; Wightman, Craig; Craig, James; Duguid, Will, “A PIT tag based method to investigate survival of Cowichan River Chinook throughout various stages in their first year of marine life” (2016). Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference. 367. https://cedar.wwu.edu/ssec/2018ssec/allsessions/367/
