Ben Daly

Former Research Biologist

(left in 2012)

Alaska Sea Grant role

Research biologist on the Alaska King Crab Research, Rehabilitation, and Biology (AKCRRAB) program. Duties include crab husbandry, experiments in larval rearing, and ecological field studies. Joined Alaska Sea Grant in May 2007.

Education

• B.S. Biology, 2003, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
• M.S. Marine Biology, 2007, University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Ph.D. Fisheries, 2012, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Expertise

Crab ecology, husbandry, larval rearing.

Projects

• Hatchery rearing experiments with red (Paralithodes camtschaticus) and blue (Paralithodes platypus) king crabs.
• Experiments investigating conditioning effects on behavioral responses of juvenile red king crabs.
• Experiments investigating effects of body size and seasonality on in situ predation susceptibility of juvenile red king crabs.

Publications

• Daly, B., J. Swingle, and G.L. Eckert. In review. Increasing hatchery production of juvenile red king crabs (Paralithodes camtschaticus) through size grading. Aquaculture.
• Daly, B., A.W. Stoner, and G.L. Eckert. In review. Predator-induced behavioral plasticity of juvenile red king crabs (Paralithodes camtschaticus). J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol.
• Daly, B., J. Swingle, and G. Eckert. In review. Dietary astaxanthin supplementation for hatchery-cultured red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) juveniles. Aquacult. Nutr.
• Copeman, L.A., A.W. Stoner, M.L. Ottmar, B. Daly, C.C. Parrish, and G.L. Eckert. 2012. Total lipids, lipid classes, and fatty acids of newly settled red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus): Comparison of hatchery-cultured and wild crabs. J. Shellfish Res. 31:1–13.
• Daly, B. 2010. King crab rehabilitation in Alaska [PDF; 585 KB]. In: Bishop, G. (ed.), Oncorhynchus, Newsletter of the Alaska Chapter, American Fisheries Society, Summer 2010 (Vol. 30, No.3):1–4.
• Herter, H., B. Daly, J. Swingle, and C. Lean. 2011. Morphometrics, fecundity, and hatch timing of blue king crabs (Paralithodes platypus) from the Bering Strait, Alaska, USA [PDF; 712 KB]. J. Crust. Biol. 31(2):304–312.
• Daly, B., and B. Konar. 2010. Temporal trends of two spider crabs (Brachyura, Majoidea) in nearshore kelp habitats in Alaska, USA [PDF; 534 KB]. Crustaceana 83:659–699.
  
• Persselin, S., and B. Daly. 2010. Diet and water source effects on larval red king crab cultivation [PDF; 392 KB]. In: G.H. Kruse, G.L. Eckert, R.J. Foy, R.N Lipcius, B. Sainte-Marie, D.L. Stram, and D. Woodby (eds.), Biology and Management of Exploited Crab Populations under Climate Change. Alaska Sea Grant College Program, AK-SG-10-01, Fairbanks.
• Daly, B., J.S. Swingle, and G.L. Eckert. 2009. Effects of diet, stocking density, and substrate on survival and growth of hatchery-cultured red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) juveniles in Alaska, USA [PDF; 359 KB]. Aquaculture 293:68–73.
• Daly, B., and B. Konar. 2008. Effects of macroalgal structural complexity on nearshore larval and post-larval crab composition [PDF; 447 KB]. Marine Biology 153:1055–1064.