Science with Enthusiasm!
The Heppell Lab works on marine ecology, conservation, and resource management issues in Oregon and around the world.
We are a diverse group of ecologists working on both basic and applied research in the fields of marine ecology, conservation biology, population ecology, and fisheries science. Our students work from the Oregon Coast to the Caribbean, Colombian Pacific, Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, and beyond specializing in habitat assessment, species interactions, population distribution, and response of populations to human perturbations. Our lab members play active roles in finding solutions to local, regional, and international conservation and management problems.
In The News
Meet the 2025 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Finalists
Mee-ya Monneedy was announced as a Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Finalist.
Marine conservation effort in U.S. Virgin Islands aids key fish species, Oregon State research finds
In a study just published in Frontiers in Marine Science, researchers at Oregon State and the University of the Virgin Islands found that the...
Researchers develop automated method to identify fish calls underwater
An Oregon State University research team and collaborators have developed an automated method that can accurately identify calls from a family...