Lauri L. Sadorus , M.Sc.

Overview:

Communications Coordinator: Under the direction of the Executive Branch, the Communications Coordinator serves as the lead for all IPHC communication services. As Communications Coordinator, the incumbent provides management oversight for communications services including IPHC meetings and outreach events, documents and publication library, external communications with stakeholders via the website and publications, the IPHC presence and activity on social media, educational services including scholarship coordination, and coordination of existing external grants as well as regular investigation of possible grant opportunities.

Research Biologist: Under the direction of the Branch Manager, Biological and Ecosystem Sciences (BESB), the Research Biologist will focus on Pacific halibut early life history and climate/oceanography effects. As Research Biologist the incumbent conducts original fisheries biological research. Responsible for establishing collaborations with scientists both inside and outside the IPHC and conducts original research. Responsible for the collection, processing and analysis of fisheries oceanographic data from the IPHC fisheries-independent setline survey (FISS). The incumbent coordinates with the FISS team to complete a sampling plan for NOAA Fisheries groundfish trawl surveys and processes the data collected on Pacific halibut during those surveys. Directs the hiring process of the IPHC Internship position/s, leads the strategic planning of the intern project and serves as the supervisor of the intern/s.

Background:

• Began working at the IPHC in Spring of 1990 as a seasonal hire to work in the fishing ports.
• Since being hired on a permanent basis in Fall of 1990, I have been involved in a variety of tasks. Some highlights include:
  • Oceanographic data collection program
  • Communications lead and Grant coordinator
  • NMFS trawl survey data collection
  • Larval distribution and migration studies
  • Undergraduate internship program
  • Staff editor and publications coordinator
  • Hiring and training of Setline Survey Specialists (Field)
  • Pacific halibut bycatch viability training of NMFS observers
  • Field (port and vessel) biologist

Education:

• M.Sc., University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• B.Sc., Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Publications:

• Carpi, P., Loher, T., Sadorus, L.L., Forsberg, J.E., Webster, R.A., Planas, J.V., Jasonowicz, A., Stewart, I.J., Hicks, A.C. (2021) Ontogenetic and spawning migration of Pacific halibut: a review. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries. doi.org/10.1007/s11160-021-09672-w
• Sadorus, L.L. Goldstein, E.D., Webster, R.A., Stockhausen, W.T., Planas, J.V., Duffy-Anderson, J.T. (2021) Multiple life-stage connectivity of Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) across the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. Fish. Oceanogr. 30(2): 174-193. doi.org/10.1111/fog.12512
• Sadorus, L., Walker, J., and Sullivan, M. (2016). IPHC oceanographic data collection program 2000-2014. Int. Pac. Halibut Comm. Tech. Rep. 60. 32 p.
• Sadorus, L.L., Mantua, N.J., Essington, T., Hickey, B. and Hare, S. (2014) Distribution patterns of Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) in relation to environmental variables along the continental shelf waters of the US West Coast and southern British Columbia. Fish. Oceanogr. 23:3: 225-241. doi.org/10.1111/fog.12057
• Sadorus, L.L. (2012) Exploring the role of oceanographic features in the spatial distribution of Pacific halibut and other longline-caught fishes off the west coast from southern Oregon to Queen Charlotte Sound, British Columbia. MS thesis, University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Seattle, WA.
• Sadorus, L. and Soderlund, B. (illus.). (2005) Pacific Halibut Flat or Fiction? Int. Pac. Halibut Comm. Special Publication. 24 p. 
• Sadorus, L.L., and St-Pierre, G. (1995) IPHC research and management of Pacific halibut in the Pribilof Islands through 1994. Int. Pac. Halibut Comm. Tech. Rep. 34. 35 p.
• Hoag, S.H., Peltonen, G.J., and Sadorus, L.L. (1993) Regulations of the Pacific halibut fishery, 1977-1992. Int. Pac. Halibut Comm. Tech. Rep. 27. 50 p.

Conference Presentations:

• Using Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) distributional response to recent environmental anomalies as a tool to explore possible dispersal effects related to climate change in the future. Sadorus, L.L., Webster, R.A. Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, California, 16-21 February, 2020. [Poster]
• Multiple life-stage connectivity of Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) across the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. Sadorus, L.L., Goldstein, E., Webster, R.A., Stockhausen, W.T., Planas, J.V., Duffy-Anderson, J. North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) Annual Meeting, Victoria, B.C., 16-27 October, 2019. [Oral Presentation]
• A decade of coastwide environmental monitoring on the annual IPHC fishery-independent setline survey and practical applications of the data in a spatio-temporal assessment model. Sadorus, L., Webster, R. North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) Annual Meeting, Victoria, B.C., 16-27 October, 2019. [Poster]  
• Pacific halibut larval dispersal in the north Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. Sadorus, L., Goldstein, E., Planas, J., Duffy-Anderson, J. 10^th International Flatfish Symposium, Saint-Malo, France, November 11-16, 2017 [Oral Presentation]
• Modelling the relative importance of near-bottom temperature and dissolved oxygen to the distribution of adult Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis). Sadorus, L. and Walker, J. Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 21-26, 2016. [Poster]
• Environmental monitoring of Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) habitat in the north Pacific and Bering Sea. Sadorus, L., Walker, J. 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Portland, Oregon, 16-20 August, 2015. [Poster] 
• Distribution of juvenile Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) in the North Pacific and Bering Sea. Sadorus, L., Stewart, I., Kong, T. 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Portland, Oregon, 16-20 August, 2015. [Poster]
• Juvenile halibut distribution and abundance in relation to environmental factors in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea. Sadorus, L., Stewart, I., and Kong, T. 9th International Flatfish Symposium, Cle Elum, Washington, November 9-14, 2014. [Poster] 
• Environmental monitoring of Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) habitat in the north Pacific and Bering Sea. Sadorus, L. and Walker, J. 9th International Flatfish Symposium, Cle Elum, Washington, November 9-14, 2014. [Poster]