Cheryl Barnes

Dr. Cheryl Barnes is an Assistant Professor in Marine Fisheries at Oregon State University, affiliated with the Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station and the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences. She leads the Integrated Marine Fisheries Lab focusing on management-relevant research of groundfish populations.

Education includes:

• PhD in Fisheries from University of Alaska Fairbanks
• MS in Marine Science from Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
• BS in Biology from San Diego State University

Her research investigates population and community dynamics of North Pacific groundfish, emphasizing biogeographic effects on life history traits, food web interactions, and climate change impacts. She develops scientific products to inform stock assessments and ecosystem-based fisheries management through field sampling, laboratory research, and statistical modeling.

Research employs collaborative approaches with agency scientists, resource managers, and fishery stakeholders. Current projects examine spatial ecology, climate vulnerability, and statistical tool development for fisheries management.

Dr. Barnes mentors graduate students including Madison Bargas (MS) studying black rockfish life history and Peri Gerson (MS) modeling prey availability. She serves as Oregon's representative on the Pacific Fishery Management Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee.