Brian Bellgraph

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Richland, WA 99352
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Biography

Brian Bellgraph is a freshwater fisheries ecologist specializing in the impacts of human energy development on fishes and has conducted extensive research in hydropower-dominated basins in the U.S. and abroad. In particular, Brian’s research has focused on the effects of hydropower operations on adult and juvenile fish migration behavior, fish growth, mitigation or remediation of impacts, and driving development of technologies to improve fisheries evaluation and management. The primary species he has studied over the years include Chinook salmon, steelhead, bull trout, white sturgeon, sauger, and walleye. Recent projects include evaluating impacts of dissolved gases and temperature on fish physiology and migration; developing computer models to simulate the life history of fall Chinook salmon and white sturgeon; development and application of a real-time, internet-integrated radio telemetry system to evaluate survival of juvenile fishes through hydropower dams; fostering miniaturization of telemetry transmitter technologies; quantifying the fine-scale movements of bull trout in a hydropower tailrace for biological inputs to fish passage design; and promoting the development of innovative fish passage technologies to reduce the cost and improve the safety and efficacy of fish passage.

Research Interests

Ecology of large-river fishes
Resource use and competition
Native vs. non-native interactions
Fish migration behavior
Impacts of energy development on fish

Education and Credentials

M.S., Fish and Wildlife Management, Montana State University, 2006
B.S., Fisheries and Wildlife Management, Michigan State University, 2003

Affiliations and Professional Service

American Fisheries Society
Fisheries Society of the British Isle

PNNL Patents

U.S. Patent No. 10,236,920, March 19, 2019, "Signal Transmitter and Methods for Transmitting Signals from Animals ".

PNNL Publications

2019

Garavelli L., T.J. Linley, B.J. Bellgraph, B.M. Rhode, J.M. Janak, and A. Colotelo. 2019. "Evaluation of Passage and sorting of Adult Pacific Salmonids through a Novel Fish Passage Technology." Fisheries Research 212. PNNL-SA-136651. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2018.12.010

2017

McIntyre J.I., C.E. Aalseth, T.R. Alexander, H.O. Back, B.J. Bellgraph, T.W. Bowyer, and V.D. Chipman, et al. 2017. "Measurements of Argon-39 at theU20az Underground Nuclear Explosion Site." Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 178-179. PNNL-26326. doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2017.07.013

2016

Bellgraph B.J., W.A. Perkins, M.C. Richmond, J.A. Serkowski, S.F. Harding, and R.A. Harnish. 2016. Lake Roosevelt White Sturgeon Modeling Support. PNNL-26056. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Lake Roosevelt White Sturgeon Modeling Support

2015

Bellgraph B.J., D. Holecek, F.A. Goetz, J.S. Hughes, R.A. Harnish, J.A. Vazquez, and E.D. Green. 2015. Study Plan Alternatives to Evaluate Fish Entrainment at Albeni Falls Dam. PNNL-23950. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Study Plan Alternatives to Evaluate Fish Entrainment at Albeni Falls Dam

2014

Amezcua-Martinez F., and B.J. Bellgraph. 2014. Fisheries Management of Mexican and Central American Estuaries. Dordrecht:Springer Science+Business Media. PNNL-SA-100725.
Bellgraph B.J., K.M. Carter, M.A. Chamness, T.K. Abel, T.J. Linley, and V.I. Cullinan. 2014. "Predation Susceptibility of Juvenile Fall Chinook Salmon Exposed to Sudden Temperature Changes and Slightly Supersaturated Dissolved Gas." In Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon Life History Investigations, 1/1/2012 - 12/31/2012 Annual Report, edited by KF Tiffan, et al. 61-90. Pasco, Washington:Bonneville Power Administration. PNNL-SA-96230.
Hayes D.B., B.J. Bellgraph, B.M. Roth, D.D. Dauble, and R.P. Mueller. 2014. "Timing of Redd Construction by Fall Chinook Salmon in the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River." River Research and Applications 30, no. 9:1110-1119. PNWD-SA-10098. doi:10.1002/rra.2719
Rodriguez-Preciado J.A., F. Amezcua-Martinez, B.J. Bellgraph, and J. Madrid-Vera. 2014. "Feeding habits and trophic level of the Panama grunt Pomadasys panamensis, an important bycatch species from the shrimp trawl fishery in the Gulf of California." Scientific World Journal 2014. PNNL-SA-88847. doi:10.1155/2014/864241

2012

Gingerich A.J., B.J. Bellgraph, R.S. Brown, N.T. Tavan, Z. Deng, and J. Brown. 2012. "Quantifying reception strength and omnidirectionality of underwater radio telemetry antennas: advances and applications for fisheries research." Fisheries Research 121-122. PNWD-SA-9571. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2012.01.003

2010

Bellgraph B.J., G.A. McMichael, R.P. Mueller, and J.L. Monroe. 2010. "Behavioural response of juvenile Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha during a sudden temperature increase and implications for survival." Journal of Thermal Biology 35, no. 1:6-10. PNNL-SA-65005.
McMichael G.A., R.A. Harnish, B.J. Bellgraph, J.A. Carter, K.D. Ham, P.S. Titzler, and M.S. Hughes. 2010. Migratory Behavior and Survival of Juvenile Salmonids in the Lower Columbia River and Estuary in 2009. PNNL-19545. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Migratory Behavior and Survival of Juvenile Salmonids in the Lower Columbia River and Estuary in 2009
Perkins W.A., P.S. Titzler, M.C. Richmond, J.A. Serkowski, S.E. Kallio, and B.J. Bellgraph. 2010. Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Surveys of Velocity Downstream of Albeni Falls Dam. PNNL-19816. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Surveys of Velocity Downstream of Albeni Falls Dam

2009

Carter J.A., G.A. McMichael, I.D. Welch, R.A. Harnish, and B.J. Bellgraph. 2009. Seasonal Juvenile Salmonid Presence and Migratory Behavior in the Lower Columbia River. PNNL-18246. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Seasonal Juvenile Salmonid Presence and Migratory Behavior in the Lower Columbia River

2008

Bellgraph B.J., C.S. Guy, W.M. Gardner, and S.A. Leathe. 2008. "Competition potential between saugers and walleyes in nonnative sympatry." Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 137, no. 3:790-800. PNNL-SA-60895. doi:10.1577/T07-102.1
Bellgraph B.J., R.S. Brown, J.R. Stephenson, A.E. Welch, K.A. Deters, and T.J. Carlson. 2008. "Healing Rate of Swim Bladders in Rainbow Trout." Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 137, no. 6:1791-1794. PNNL-SA-62735. doi:10.1577/T07-167.1
Oldenburg E.W., T.P. Hanrahan, R.A. Harnish, B.J. Bellgraph, J.P. Duncan, and C.H. Allwardt. 2008. 2005 Annual Synthesis Report, Pallid Sturgeon Population Assessment Program and Associated Fish Community Monitoring for the Missouri River. PNNL-17539. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. 2005 Annual Synthesis Report, Pallid Sturgeon Population Assessment Program and Associated Fish Community Monitoring for the Missouri River
Oldenburg E.W., T.P. Hanrahan, R.A. Harnish, B.J. Bellgraph, J.P. Duncan, and C.H. Allwardt. 2008. 2006 Annual Synthesis Report, Pallid Sturgeon Population Assessment Program and Associated Fish Community Monitoring for the Missouri River. PNNL-17583. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. 2006 Annual Synthesis Report, Pallid Sturgeon Population Assessment Program and Associated Fish Community Monitoring for the Missouri River
Oldenburg E.W., T.P. Hanrahan, R.A. Harnish, B.J. Bellgraph, J.P. Duncan, and C.H. Allwardt. 2008. Summary of the 2006 Annual Synthesis Report, Pallid Sturgeon Population Assessment Program and Associated Fish Community Monitoring for the Missouri River. PNNL-17582. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Summary of the 2006 Annual Synthesis Report, Pallid Sturgeon Population Assessment Program and Associated Fish Community Monitoring for the Missouri River

2006

Bellgraph B.J., B.E. Thompson, D.B. Hayes, and T.S. Riley. 2006. "Growth of age-0 steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in the Pine River watershed, Alcona County, Michigan." Journal of Freshwater Ecology 21, no. 4:687-692. PNNL-SA-53627.