Craig Murdoch – Biologist

Craig Murdoch prepares an oceanographic instrument for deployment in Glacier Bay.

Photo by Sean Neilson

Craig Murdoch
Biologist
National Park Service
Southeast Alaska Inventory and Monitoring Network
3100 National Park Road
Juneau, Alaska 99801
[e-mail]
907.364.2621

Education
B.S. 2005 University of Oregon, Biology

Skills and Interest Areas
Long-term environmental monitoring, oceanography, marine ecology, fish and fisheries, marine protected areas, water quality, park management, resource management, sustainability

Professional Experience
2023-Present – Natural Resources Biologist, National Park Service, Southeast Alaska Inventory and Monitoring Network, Juneau Alaska

2007-2023 – Fisheries Biologist, National Park Service, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Bartlett Cove, Alaska

2005-2006 – Fisheries Technician, National Park Service, Glacier Bay National Park, Dry Bay, Alaska

2005-2006 – Research Associate, California Cooperative Ocean Fisheries Investigation, Scripps Institution of Oceanography UCSD, San Diego, California.

Projects
Oceanography (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
Streamflow and Water Quality (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
Environmental Contaminants (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

Publications
Murdoch, C. 2020. SONAR project reveals coho salmon baseline for Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Alaska Park Science 19(1): 26-33.