Curriculum Vitae
Leeanne Marie Laughlin
Marine Biologist
California Department of Fish and Game
4665 Lampson Avenue, Suite C
Los Alamitos CA 90720
Phone: (562) 342-7167
FAX: (562) 342-7139
Email: llaughlin@dfg.ca.gov
Education:
Queensland University, Brisbane, QLD Australia:
Marine Biology coursework 1988
Humboldt State University, Arcata CA:
B.S. Biology, specializing in Marine Biology 1987
B.A. Zoology 1987
Minor: Music
Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA:
A.A. General Education 1984
Professional Experience:
California Department of Fish & Game:
Biologist: Coastal Pelagic Species Unit, 1992-present
Scientific Aide: Sea Survey, Pelagic Species Unit, 1989 - 1991
Manomet Bird Observatory (now Manomet Center for Conservation Science):
Fisheries Observer, 1991
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
Albacore Sampler, 1989
Oregon State University - contracted to National Marine Fisheries Service
Foreign Fisheries Observer, 1987
US Forest Service:
Trout Stream Reconstruction, 1986
Publications:
2001. Ridgeback prawns (revision). In California’s Living Marine Resources: A Status Report. The Resources Agency, California Department of Fish & Game.
1999. An observation of blue shark parturition in the Southern California Bight. Leeanne Laughlin and John Ugoretz. California Fish and Game, 85(2):83-84.
1995-1996. Shark Tagging News – newsletter distributed to Shark Tagging Program volunteers.
1994. The California Department of Fish & Game’s Shark Tagging Program – Helping to Solve the Mysteries of Sharks. Outdoor California.
1993. Live-fish trap fishery in southern California 1989-1992 and recommendations for management. Melodie Palmer-Zwahlen, John O´Brien and Leeanne Laughlin. California Department of Fish and Game, unpublished issue paper.
Contributor to:
2003 CalCOFI Fishery Reviews (Ridgeback and Spot Prawn)
2002 White Seabass Fishery Management Plan
1995 Spot Prawn CEQA Document
1994, 1996 Mako Shark CEQA Document
Preparer of semi-annual and annual Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act reports, monthly updates of Coastal Pelagic Fisheries landings for internal and public distribution, cruise plans and reports.
Presentations:
2000. A review of the California Department of Fish and Game’s shark tagging program, 1983-1999. J. Ugoretz and L.M. Laughlin. American Fisheries Society California/Nevada Chapter 34th Annual Meeting, Ventura CA.
1997. Results of the California Department of Fish and Game shark tagging program, 1983-1996. L.M. Laughlin and M.L. Larson. American Fisheries Society, 127th Annual Meeting, Monterey CA.
1993. A review of the California Department of Fish and Game’s shark tagging program, 1983-1992. L.M. Laughlin and M.L.Palmer-Zwhalen. Southern California Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Long Beach CA.
Presentations also given at workshops and management team meetings. Informal presentations on the Department and biological careers given to public groups such as the Pasadena Daughters of the American Revolution and American Association of University Women’s Conference for Eighth Grade Girls.
Posters:
1995. Recent Changes in the Management of California’s Spot Prawn Fishery. M.L. Larson and L.M. Laughlin. California Cooperative Fisheries Investigations Annual Conference, Lake Arrowhead, CA.
Field Work:
California Department of Fish & Game
- Sardine spawner research cruise, R/V MAKO – April 2002
- Spot prawn trapping study cruises R/V MAKO – March and October 2000
- Red rock shrimp trapping study, commercial boat ridealongs - 2000
- Annual CDFG shark tagging research cruises R/V MAKO. Biologist-in-charge.1992-1996, scientific crew 1997-2000. Also participated in NMFS Cooperative shark tagging cruises during same time period, R/V DAVID STARR JORDAN.
- Finfish trapping study – R/V DOLPHIN 1992.
- Dock sampling of coastal pelagic species (Pacific mackerel, Pacific sardine, jack mackerel, market squid) and various market species (California sheephead, white seabass, California halibut, California scorpionfish, sharks, swordfish, and others) 1989-1991, 2002-2003
- Sardine egg collection cruises - R/V YELLOWFIN 1989-1990
- Young-of-the-year Pacific mackerel collection cruises 1989
Manomet Bird Observatory>
- Fisheries observer on domestic gill net and trawl vessels in Gulf of Maine. 1991
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
- Dock sampling of albacore 1989.
Heron Island Research Station QLD Australia
- Marking hermit crabs for reef migration studies, participation in coral spawning study (volunteer, 2 weeks) 1988
Oregon State University
- Fisheries observer on Japanese longline vessel – Alaska cod fishery (1 month) 1987
- Fisheries observer on Polish trawler/factory boat - OR/WA hake fishery – (2 months) 1987
Other Experience:
- Participation in interagency workshops and teams
- Communicating and working with members of commercial and recreational fishing industries
- Analysis of fisheries catch data, trends, and log information and summarization of such data
- Random sampling techniques
- Aging otoliths of Pacific mackerel, Pacific sardine, and California halibut
- Field identification of western Pacific fish
- Shared supervision of scientific aides
- Use of commercial longline fishing gear, fish traps, and prawn traps
- Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SigmaPlot, Acrobat, Access queries, forms and reports, and Visual dBASE
- Relational database design and maintenance
- Maintenance and upgrade of PCs
- Some experience in Access programming
- Learning HTML, Visual Basic, and PhotoShop
Updated 16 July 2003
