Steve Teo

Research Interests:

Population dynamics, Oceanography, Animal movements, Stock assessments

Research Experience:

Research Fishery Biologist, NMFS SWFSC, (2009 – present)

Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Davis, (2007 – 2009)

Education:

• Ph.D., Biological Sciences, Stanford University (2006)
• M.Sc., Oceanography, Rutgers University (1999)
• B.Sc. (Honours), Biology, National University of Singapore (1995)

Selected Publications:

• Dewar, H., T. Thys, S. L. H. Teo, C. Farwell, J. O’Sullivan, T. Tobayama, M. Soichi, T. Nakatsubo, Y. Kondo, Y. Okada, D. C. Lindsay, G. C. Hays, A. Walli, K. Weng, J. T. Streelman, and S. A. Karl. 2010. Satellite tracking the world’s largest jelly predator, the ocean sunfish, Mola mola, in the western Pacific. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 393:32-42.
• Teo, S. L. H., and B. A. Block. 2010. Comparative influence of ocean conditions on yellowfin and bluefin tuna catch from longlines in the Gulf of Mexico. PLoS One 5:e10756.
• Walli, A., S. L. H. Teo, A. M. Boustany, C. J. Farwell, T. Williams, H. Dewar, E. Prince, and B. A. Block. 2009. Seasonal movements, aggregations and diving behavior of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) revealed with archival tags. PLoS One 4:e6151.
• Teo, S. L. H., R. M. Kudela, A. Rais, C. Perle, D. P. Costa, and B. A. Block. 2009. Estimating chlorophyll profiles from electronic tags deployed on pelagic animals. Aquatic Biology 5:195-207.
• Teo, S. L. H., L. W. Botsford, and A. Hastings. 2009. Spatiotemporal covariability in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) survival, from California to Alaska. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 56:2570-2578.
• Hays, G. C., M. Farquhar, P. Luschi, S. L. H. Teo, and T. Thys. 2009. Vertical niche by two ocean giants with similar diets: oceanic sunfish and leatherback turtles. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 370:134-143.
• Kurota, H., M. K. Murdoch, B. A. Block, G. L. Lawson, J. Nogueira, and S. L. H. Teo. 2009. A sequential Bayesian methodology to estimate movement and exploitation rates using electronic and conventional tag data: application to Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 66:321-342.
• Teo, S. L. H., A. M. Boustany, and B. A. Block. 2007. Oceanographic preferences of Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thynnus thunnus, on their Gulf of Mexico breeding grounds. Marine Biology 152:1105-1119.