Richard Johnson Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Millbrae, California

Fisheries: Lead aquatic biologist for projects under NMFS Biological opinions and 4d permits. Role includes developing study plans, implementing monitoring surveys, permit application and compliance, staff training and data analysis/ technical report writing. Surveys include: monitoring populations of ESA-listed fish species throughout various watersheds on SFPUC land using a multitude of surveys including: Adult spawner surveys, out-migrating smolt trapping with fyke and Rotary screw traps, benthic macro-invertebrate surveys, habitat assessments, snorkel surveys, electrofishing surveys. Experience utilizing PIT tags to track steelhead migration timing and adult return timing. Also responsible for population conservation. Limnology: Lead limnologist for San Francisco peninsula region. Responsible for performing limnological surveys, plankton sampling and microscopic analysis (phycology) and reporting data to water supply engineers and managers for San Francisco water. Responsible for analysis of plankton samples and identifying and enumerating data. Reporting data to WST engineers to inform water operations in various lakes and reservoirs in the Bay Area. Responsible for training junior staff in limnology and phycology.

Walnut Creek, California, United States

Fisheries MonitoringWater Quality MonitoringTechnical Report WritingData Analysis

Pacifica, California, United States

Conducted a large-scale habitat assessment and population survey of the San Pedro creek steelhead population. Mapped potential barriers to migration, spawning habitat and rearing habitat. Formed the basis for my graduate thesis.

Point Reyes Station, California, United States

The National Park Service initiated a five-year project to identify, evaluate, restore, and enhance coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and steelhead trout populations and their habitat within Point Reyes National Seashore, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and Muir Woods National Monument. The Coho and Steelhead Restoration Project is focusing on Pine Gulch, Redwood, Olema, and Lagunitas creeks and their watersheds. Mr. Johnson supervised a team of biologists and volunteers conducting juvenile salmonid surveys throughout these watersheds. Mr. Johnson conducted detailed habitat surveys to determine suitability for threatened juvenile steelhead and endangered coho salmon. Mr. Johnson also supervised steelhead and coho salmon population surveys utilizing electrofishing and snorkeling methods to gather detailed information on fish abundance, size, age, behavior and habitat preference. Mr. Johnson assessed current abundance of salmon and trout populations throughout the watersheds, and analyzed spatial and temporal trends in population abundance using statistical programs. Mr. Johnson assisted with winter spawner surveys implemented to determine abundance of adult coho and steelhead spawners, frequency and location of redds, and adult carcass counts. Mr. Johnson assisted in the operation of smolt traps, designed to capture pre-smolts descending the creeks during the seasonal smolt migration and helped determine lengths, weights and obtaining scale samples from individual smolts.

Montrose, Scotland, United Kingdom

Assisted Dr. Gordon Smith & staff at the FRS to conduct electrofishing and tagging surveys for Atlantic Salmon in the upper reaches of the North Esk. Analysed return run-timing versus rearing catchment area within the watershed. Formed the basis for my honours thesis "Analysis of the run timing of returning adult Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) tagged as parr in the upper reaches of the North Esk catchment."

Scourie, Scotland, United Kingdom

Assisted Dr. Shona Marshall with various fisheries surveys for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Sea trout (Salmo trutta trutta) in West Sutherland rivers and estuaries. Performed Habitat assessments and fish capture and tagging studies.

Master'S Degree, Marine Biology

Bachelors, Aquaculture

Aquaculture BSc

Masters, Marine Biology

Activities and Societies: Graduate Teaching Associate Ecology InstructorMarine Biology MS

Bachelor Of Technology - Btech, Aquaculture & Fisheries