Research Scientist

Fish Physiology 

Jeff Smiley completed his Masters work, “Acute effects of gas supersaturation on juvenile white seabass in the laboratory,” at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute under the direction of Senior Research Scientist Mark Drawbridge.  Jeff joined the Institute as a Research Scientist shortly thereafter.  His current responsibilities focus on the development of research experiments for species under culture at the Institute, with special emphasis on fish thermal physiology.  In this role, Jeff participates in all aspects of fish acquisition and holding, as well as the design and construction of experimental systems.  He is looking forward to the progression of stress-related cortisol research, and hopes that in the future, the stress work will progress into more collaborative efforts and expand into the new fields of proteomics and gene regulation.

Current Research

Decompression work in California rockfish species

Thermal physiology in California yellowtail, white seabass, and striped bass

Thermal preference in California yellowtail, white seabass, and striped bass

Cortisol-mediated stress response in marine finfish

Selected Publications

Smiley, J.E., M. Drawbridge, R. Kaufmann, and M. Okihiro. In revision. Acute Effects of Gas Supersaturation on Juvenile Cultured White Seabass (Atractoscion nobilis). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Smiley, J.E., and M. Drawbridge. 2008. A simple apparatus for maintaining gas supersaturated seawater in the laboratory for experimental purposes. North American Journal of Aquaculture 70:61-67.

Smiley, J.E., and M. Drawbridge. 2007. Techniques for live capture of deepwater fishes with special emphasis on the design and application of a low-cost hyperbaric chamber. Journal of Fish Biology 70:867-878.

Smiley, J. E., D. Aseltine-Neilson, K. Miller, and M. Vojkovich. 2001. Pacific bonito in California’s Living Marine Resources: A Status Report: California Department of Fish and Game. Pp. 215 -218.
 

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Major Research Areas
Fish Physiology

Education
M.S. Marine Science, University of San Diego 

B.A. Marine Biology, University of California at Santa Cruz