Ben Pridonoff

Graduate student and marine ecologist committed to high-quality applied research in the fields of renewable energy ecology and whale and seabird conservation. Equipped with an interdisciplinary skillset to perform robust research, communicate with diverse stakeholders, and adapt to a fast-paced environment.

• Protected Species Observer
• NAUI Open Water SCUBA
• First Aid & CPR

• Masters Thesis: Modeling the Effects of Offshore Wind Energy-related Noise on Harbor Porpoise Populations in the Gulf of Maine, USA (in review)
• Environmental Data Memo, Secondary Entanglement Project. Schatz Energy Research Center (Co-author)
• Mooring Line Simulation Memo, Secondary Entanglement Project. Schatz Energy Research Center (Co-author)
• Impacts to Salmonids - Literature Review Annotated Bibliography. Schatz Energy Research Center, Humboldt Area Foundation (Co-author)
• Undergraduate Thesis: More Than Charismatic: The Role of Pumas in Driving Composition of Bay Area Vertebrate Communities. https://nature.berkeley.edu/classes/es196/projects/2018final/PridonoffB_2018.pdf
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District Solano Wind Project Phases 1, 2, and 3 Golden Eagle Mortality Monitoring Annual Report, Year 2 (Co-author)
• San Mateo State Route 1 and State Route 84 Structures and Scour Mitigation Project Biological Assessment Prepared for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service