Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center Physiology Section John T. Kelly 1 Migratory Way-P.O. Box 796 Turners Falls, MA 01376 voice: 413-863-3835 fax: 413-863-9810

Research Physiologist Postdoctoral Fellow - University of Massachusetts, Amherst Education Ph.D. University of California, Davis, 2006 M.S. University of California, Davis, 2001 B.S. University of Miami, 1995 Research Interests I am interested in the role physiology plays in the behavior and ecology of fishes, particularly migratory and anadromous species. The unique aspects of living in an aquatic environment creates both constraints and opportunities in everything from locomotion to stimulus detection to osmoregulation. In order to fully understand the biology of fishes, we need to understand both those constraints and how each species has adapted to them. With this understanding, we can then better assess the impacts of anthropogenic changes to those environments. My current research focuses on the effects of low pH and aluminum on Atlantic salmon in the northeastern United States. Aluminum (Al) is a common, naturally occurring element in surface soils. It is present in small amounts in surface waters, but under normal pH conditions is not particularly soluble and rapidly complexes with colloidal and organic materials. Under these conditions, Al has minimal impact on fish physiology. However, low pH conditions increase the solubility and hence the bioavailability of Al, particularly inorganic monomeric (labile) species. Labile Al, even in minute amounts, affects salmon directly via several mechanisms, primarily damage to the gills, leading to impaired osmoregulatory and respiratory capacity. Previous work by our group addressed the impact of Al on the physiology of individual fish. The specific objectives of my research are to 1) develop techniques to measure acid-aluminum impacts on northeastern stream ecosystems and to conduct a region-wide assessment of acid-aluminum impacts, and 2) to conduct a paired-watershed experiment establishing the link between observed short-term physiological responses of fish and long-term survival and production in natural stream ecosystems. Publications Lindley, S.T., M.L. Moser, D.L. Erickson, M. Belchik, D.W. Welch, E.L. Rechisky, J.T. Kelly, J. Heublein and A. Peter Klimley. 2008. Marine Migration of North American Green Sturgeon. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 137:182-194. Kelly, J.T., A.P. Klimley, and C.E. Crocker. 2007. Movements of green sturgeon, Acipenser medirostris, in the San Francisco Bay Estuary, California. Environ. Biol. Fishes 79(3-4): 281-295. Klimley, A.P., P.A. Allen, J.A. Israel and J.T. Kelly. The green sturgeon and its environment: Introduction. Environ. Biol. Fishes 79(3-4): 187-190. Klimley, A.P., P.A. Allen, J.A. Israel and J.T. Kelly. The green sturgeon and its environment: past, present, and future. Environ. Biol. Fishes 79(3-4): 415-421. Curtis, T.H., J.T. Kelly, K.L. Menard, R.K. Laroche, R.E. Jones, and A.P. Klimley. 2006. Observations on the behavior of white sharks scavenging from a whale carcass at Point Reyes, California. Cal. Fish & Game 92(3):113-124. Klimley, A.P., R.L. Kihslinger, and J.T. Kelly. 2005. Directional and non-directional movements of bat rays (Myliobatis californica) in Tomales Bay, California. Environ. Biol. Fishes 74(1)79-88. Kelly, J.T., and A.P. Klimley. 2003. The occurrence of the white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, at the Point Reyes Headlands, California. Cal. Fish Game 89(4):187-186. Lema, S.C., and J.T. Kelly. 2002. The production of communication signals at the air-water and water-substrate boundaries. J. Comp. Psychol. 116(2):145-150. Klimley, A.P., B.J. Le Boeuf, K.M. Cantara, J.E. Richert, S.F. Davis, S. Van Sommeran, and J.T. Kelly. 2001. The hunting strategy of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) near a seal colony. Mar. Biol. 138:617-636. Bustamante, G., M. Chiappone, J. Kelly, A. Lowe, and K. Sullivan-Sealey. 2000. Fish and Fisheries in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Recommendations For Their Protection. Proc. Gulf Carib. Fish. Inst. 51:242-257. Chiappone, M., R. Sluka, K.M. Sullivan, E. Schmitt, G. Bustamante, J. Kelly, M. Vega, E. Pugibet, F.X. Geraldes, and R.E. Torres. 1998. Comparison of grouper assemblages in northern areas of the wider Caribbean: A preliminary assessment. Proc. Gulf Carib. Fish. Inst. 50:427-451.