Stephanie A Liss Larson

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Biography

Stephanie joined PNNL in 2014. Her background is in fisheries ecology and physiology and she is active in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) projects. Ms. Liss is a subject matter expert in several resource areas as applied to NEPA. More recently, Stephanie has taken on project management roles such as a Deputy Team Lead for NEPA projects. She also supports environmental compliance work and Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultations. Ms. Liss is also a project manager and team member for multi-disciplinary and complex acoustic and radio telemetry field studies. The goals of these studies are to better understand the behavior, movement, and survival of fish at structures that impede migrations (e.g., hydropower structures). Ms. Liss also manages laboratory studies at PNNL’s Aquatic Research Laboratory. Using PNNL-developed acoustic transmitter technologies, her laboratory research evaluates potential tagging effects of the transmitters after surgical implantation in a variety of fish species, including eels, lamprey, salmon, and sturgeon. The goals of these studies are to demonstrate the capabilities of the innovative transmitter technologies and create guidelines for their use prior to implementation in field studies. Other areas of Stephanie’s research include quantifying and analyzing physiological biomarkers in fish to monitor how fish interact with their environment. She has several peer-reviewed publications relating to tagging effects and physiology.

Currently, Ms. Liss supports a variety of projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Department of Energy, Bonneville Power Administration, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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Research Interests

Applied fisheries management
Coordination of multidimensional field and laboratory studies
Data management and quality assurance
Ecology and physiology of large-river and marine fishes
Effects of hydropower structures on fishes
Environmental assessment/environmental compliance (NEPA Analysis)
Radio and acoustic telemetry technologies in fisheries research

Education and Credentials

B.S., in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2010
M.S., in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2013

Affiliations and Professional Service

American Fisheries Society Member
North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish Society Member
PNNL Bio-Acoustics and Flow Laboratory (BFL) Member

Awards and Recognitions

2018, Energy & Environment Directorate, Outstanding Performance Award for coordinating and managing the Willamette River tagging studies
2018, Energy & Environment Directorate, Outstanding Performance Award for supporting the research and write-up of the Clinch River Biological Assessment
2017, Energy & Environment Directorate, Exceptional Achievement Award for contributions to publications, hard work, and dedication to the PNNL mission
2017, Energy & Environment Directorate, Outstanding Performance Award for supporting the CRSO Scoping project
2016, Energy & Environment Directorate, Outstanding Performance Award for supporting the Consent Based Siting team
2016, Energy & Environment Directorate, Individual Performance Award for managing the Green Peter Dam Radio Telemetry project
2015, Energy & Environment Directorate, Project Team of the Year Award for supporting the WHOOSHH project
2015, Energy & Environment Directorate, Outstanding Performance Award for supporting projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Idaho Power Company, and Manitoba Hydro
2015, Energy & Environment Directorate, Outstanding Performance Award for supporting the Orchards Characterization project
2013, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, M.S. Graduate Student of the Year Research Award
2012, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Excellence in Research Award

PNNL Publications

2022

Li H., J. Lu, M.J. Myjak, S.A. Liss, R.S. Brown, C. Tian, and Z. Deng. 2022. "An Implantable Biomechanical Energy Harvester for Animal Monitoring Devices." Nano Energy 98. PNNL-SA-166095. doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2022.107290

2020

Liss S.A., K.R. Znotinas, J.S. Hughes, B.J. Bellgraph, C.R. Vernon, R.A. Harnish, and E.S. Fischer, et al. 2020. Evaluation of Foster Dam Juvenile Fish Passage, 2018: Final Report. PNNL-29587. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Evaluation of Foster Dam Juvenile Fish Passage, 2018: Final Report
Talwar B., J.A. Stein, S. Connett, S.A. Liss, and E.J. Brooks. 2020. "Results of a fishery-independent longline survey targeting coastal sharks in the eastern Bahamas between 1979 and 2013." Fisheries Research 230. PNNL-SA-155254. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2020.105683

2019

Fischer E.S., S.E. Blackburn, S.A. Liss, J.S. Hughes, H. Li, and Z. Deng. 2019. "How Small Can We Go? Evaluating Survival, Tag Retention, and Growth of Juvenile Chinook Salmon Implanted with a New Acoustic Microtag." North American Journal of Fisheries Management 39, no. 6:1329-1336. PNNL-SA-144456. doi:10.1002/nafm.10367
Liss S.A., K.R. Znotinas, S.E. Blackburn, E.S. Fischer, H. Li, J.S. Hughes, and Z. Deng. 2019. Tagging a smaller size class of fish: can it be done?. PNNL-29192. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Tagging a smaller size class of fish: can it be done?
Mueller R.P., S.A. Liss, and Z. Deng. 2019. "Implantation of a New Micro Acoustic Tag in Juvenile Pacific Lamprey and American Eel." Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) 145. PNNL-SA-137246. doi:10.3791/59274

2018

Geist D.R., S.A. Liss, R.A. Harnish, K.A. Deters, R.S. Brown, Z. Deng, and J.J. Martinez, et al. 2018. "Juvenile Chinook Salmon survival when exposed to simulated dam passage after being implanted with a new micro-acoustic transmitter." North American Journal of Fisheries Management 38, no. 4:940-952. PNNL-SA-130560. doi:10.1002/nafm.10198
Liss S.A., N.K. Ashton, R.S. Brown, R.W. Walker, P. Bates, C. Klassen, and S. Backhouse. 2018. "Evaluation of four surgical implantation techniques for age-0 white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus Richardson, 1836) with a new acoustic transmitter." Journal of Applied Ichthyology 34, no. 2:382-389. PNNL-SA-123234. doi:10.1111/jai.13564

2017

Ashton N.K., S.A. Liss, R.W. Walker, R.S. Brown, C. Klassen, S. Backhouse, and P. Bates, et al. 2017. "How Low Can You Go? Determining a Size Threshold for Implantation of a New Acoustic Transmitter in Age-0 White Sturgeon." Northwest Science 91, no. 1:69-80. PNNL-SA-113031. doi:10.3955/046.091.0108
Miracle A.L., T.L. Anderson, D. Appriou, J.E. Cabe, K.A. Cort, J.P. Duncan, and T.D. Hardy, et al. 2017. An Environmental Approach for Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Floating Solar Array Renewable Energy Projects on Army Installations. PNNL-26149. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. An Environmental Approach for Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Floating Solar Array Renewable Energy Projects on Army Installations
Mueller R.P., J.M. Janak, S.A. Liss, R.S. Brown, Z. Deng, and R.A. Harnish. 2017. "Retention and effects of miniature transmitters in juvenile American eels." Fisheries Research 195. PNNL-SA-120628. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2017.06.017

2016

Liss S.A., R.S. Brown, K.A. Deters, R.W. Walker, Z. Deng, M.B. Eppard, and R.L. Townsend, et al. 2016. "Mortality, retention, growth, and wound healing in juvenile salmon injected with micro acoustic transmitters." Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 145, no. 5:1047-1058. PNNL-SA-115570. doi:10.1080/00028487.2016.1176955
Walker R.W., N.K. Ashton, R.S. Brown, S.A. Liss, A.H. Colotelo, B. Do Vale Beirao, and R.L. Townsend, et al. 2016. "Effects of a Novel Acoustic Transmitter on Swimming Performance and Predator Avoidance of Juvenile Chinook Salmon: Determination of a Size Threshold." Fisheries Research 176. PNNL-SA-110565. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2015.12.007