Gregor M. Cailliet

About me

For more than four decades, since my graduate work at UCSB in the 1960s, I have studied the ecology of marine fishes. I have been especially interested in deep-sea fishes and their ecology but have also worked on bay and estuarine fishes. I have mainly concentrated on their life histories (i.e. feeding habits, age and growth, reproduction, and demography). I finished my doctorate at UCSB and joined the faculty at MLML in 1972. I teach Marine Ecology, Ichthyology, and Population Biology, as well as occasional seminars, usually on deep-sea ecology or chondrichthyan fishes.

For my deep-sea studies, I have mainly utilized surface ships for trawling and trapping activities, but more recently have been more involved with in situ camera sled, remotely operated vehicle (ROV), and submersible studies. I have mainly studied the distribution, abundance, and life history (feeding, age and growth, and reproduction) of deep-sea fishes.