usgs_staff_profile:
meta: status_code: 200 timestamp: '2023-09-30T16:51:49.915651' url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/caitlin-marsteller profile: abstracts: [] affiliations: [] education: - MSc 2018 Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage, AK Environmental Science - BSc 2013 University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL Marine Biology email: cmarsteller@usgs.gov expertise_terms: - Marine Ecology - Trophic Interactions - Forage fish ecology - Population monitoring of seabirds honors: [] intro_statements: - Predator-prey interactions, population ecology, forage fish, seabirds, conservation biology, animal behavior, environmental drivers and experiential education. name: Caitlin Marsteller name_qualifier: null orcid: 0000-0002-2430-0708 organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/alaska-science-center organization_name: Alaska Science Center personal_statement: Caitlin is a biologist working on the status and trends of seabirds and forage fish in lower Cook Inlet. This work includes hydroacoustic-trawl surveys to monitor changing forage fish availability, as well as monitoring breeding colonies of Black-legged Kittiwakes and Common Murres. Caitlin also assists with the Gulf Watch Alaska program, specifically integrated predator prey surveys which tracks humpback whale foraging behavior in Prince William Sound. professional_experience: - 2019 - Present Biologist, USGS Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, AK - 2018 - 2019 Biological Science Technician USGS Alaska Science Center Anchorage, AK - 2015 - 2018 Teaching Assistant/Scientific Writing Tutor/Aquarist Alaska Pacific University Anchorage, AK - 2013 - 2015 Research Advisor Operation Wallacea Staunton, VA title: Biologist