Megan Sabal

I have a passion for learning, science, and the natural world, which has led me to a career in ecology and conservation. I have been a Fisheries Conservation Scientist with ODFW since 2022. I support Oregon native fish conservation by examining population trends, assessing the influence of ecological and anthropogenic factors, and communicating science to managers. I completed my Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California Santa Cruz and a B.S. in Environmental Science from Miami University of Ohio. I completed a postdoctoral appointment at Oregon State University studying Chinook salmon bycatch in the Pacific hake fishery. My research primarily focuses on salmon ecology including predation, migration, and foraging ecology in both freshwater and marine life stages.