In the Italian Alps in 2006
COA folk in the Galapagos 2010.
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On the left is a picture taken in 2006 while I was in Italy working with Carlotta Mazzoldi and Mariella Rasotto. The photo on the right is from a trip to the Galapagos, from left to right me, Helen Hess, Abby Rowe, Toby Stephenson, and Andrea Perry. Abby, Toby, and Andrea are COA alums.
This academic year (2023-2024), I am teaching one course, and will be retiring in June 2024:
Marine Biology in the fall. This class is an introductory course with about 20 students. This class is designed as a class for incoming students. It involves a lot of field time, but also some detailed lab and lecture time.
You can learn more about my classes by clicking on the classes link above, or by visiting the COA website (www.coa.edu) and going to academics and classes. This location has descriptions for all classes currently taught at the college.
A short bit about me:
My scientific research involves a variety of questions concerning the evolution and ecology of marine organisms, emphasizing tropical reef fishes. Most of my work has focused on the reproductive biology of tropical and temperate marine fishes. Undergraduates are involved with me in several research projects, and some have co-authored papers with me.
A growing part of my research program involves issues in marine policy and resource management. My work in Maine originally focused on both estuarine and anadromous fishes, but over the last decade it has shifted to work on comanagement of intertidal marine resources, with a large share of that work done on shellfish fisheries. This work has expanding circles of geographic engagement – I chair the Bar Harbor Marine Resources Committee, which sits largely within Frenchman Bay, where I am a member of the executive committee of Frenchman Bay Partners. Frenchman Bay is part of downeast Maine, where I work with the Downeast Fisheries Partnership and the Downeast Conservation Network. Finally, this work is all situated in Maine, where I am a member of the Coastal and Marine working group for the Maine Climate Council. I started this webpage in January 2011 as a way to put my undergrads work in the real world and to make some of our collaborative work more available to people. It’s not the prettiest site, but I think it’s functional and hope it helps.
Contact information:
Chris Petersen
Emily and Mitchell Rales Chair in Ecology
College of the Atlantic, 105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor ME 04609
207-801-5705
cpetersen(at)coa.edu
Chris Petersen's faculty web site 