Robert Eckelbecker
Diadromous Fisheries Analyst (Affiliate)
Protected Species Division
Atlantic Salmon Ecosystems Branch
Population Modeling, Interactions, Diet analyses
Email: robert.eckelbecker@noaa.gov
Robert Eckelbecker
Diadromous Fisheries Analyst (Affiliate)
Rob Eckelbecker earned his Ph.D. in Fish and Wildlife Ecology from Montana State University. His dissertation focused on dietary overlap and ecological interactions among burbot, brown trout, and lake trout, emphasizing population dynamics modeling under changing environmental conditions. Prior to that, he earned his M.S. in Fisheries and Allied Aquaculture at Auburn University and B.S. in Aquaculture and Fisheries at Unity College in Maine.
Rob has collaborated with organizations like Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission where his expertise in developing statistical models has played a role in advancing fisheries management strategies.