Degree:

B.S Marine and Coastal Science, emphasis in Marine Ecology and Organismal Biology, UC Davis [Spring 2021]

Research Interests:

I currently help manage the conservation broodstock program for threatened Spring-run Chinook salmon, developed through a partnership with CDFW and NOAA Fisheries. Following severe population declines and the 2023 cohort collapse in Mill, Deer, and Butte Creeks, this program was established to safeguard remaining genetic lineages and support long-term recovery and reintroduction efforts. Natural-origin juveniles are collected annually and reared to maturity under controlled conditions, with strategic spawning plans designed to maximize genetic diversity.

My interests center on broodstock development, fish health and prophylactic disease management, tagging and handling effects, and how early-life rearing conditions influence growth, physiological performance, and long-term fitness. I am motivated by applied conservation research that directly informs adaptive management strategies for imperiled native fishes in California.

Publications:
Hannan, K.D., A.E. Steel, M.R. DeBarros, D.E. Cocherell, S.E. Barid, N.A. Fangue. “Endurance swimming performance and physiology of juvenile Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) at different temperatures.” Conservation Physiology, vol. 13, no. 1. Jan. 2025.