Anthony Cossio

Operations Research Analyst

Anthony Cossio is an Operations Research Analyst in the Antarctic Ecosystem Research Division (AERD). He conducts research on population dynamics and ecology of Antarctic krill and other species of interest using active acoustics. Since joining AERD in 2004 he has supported the division with ship logistics, acoustics, and most recently, underwater gliders and moorings.

Selected Publications:

Bernard, K.S., Gunther, L.A., Mahaffey, S.H., Qualls, K.M., Sugla, M., Saenz, B.T., Cossio, A.M., Walsh, J., Reiss, C.S. 2019. The contribution of ice algae to the winter energy budget of juvenile Antarctic krill in years with contrasting sea ice conditions. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 76(1): 206-216. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsy145.

Hinke, J.T., Cossio, A.M., Goebel, M.E., Reiss, C.S., Trivelpiece, W.Z., Watters, G.M. 2017. Identifying risk: concurrent overlap of the Antarctic krill fishery with krill-dependent predators in the Scotia Sea. PLoS One. 12(1): e0170132. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170132.

Reiss, C.S., Cossio, A.M., Santora, J.A., Dietrich, K.S., Murray, A., Mitchell, B.G., Walsh, J., Weiss, E.L., Gimpel, C., Jones, C.D., Watters, G.M.. 2017. Overwinter habitat selection by Antarctic krill under varying sea-ice conditions: implications for top predators and fishery management. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 568: 1-16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12099.

Santora, J.A., Sydeman, W.J., Schroeder, I.D., Reiss, C.S., Wells, B.K., Field, J.C., Cossio, A.M., Loeb, V.J. 2012. Krill space: a comparative assessment of mesoscale structuring in polar and temperate marine ecosystems. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 69(7): 1317-1327. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fss048.

Zeidberg, L.D., Butler, J.L., Ramon, D., Cossio, A.M., Stierhoff, K.L., Henry, A. 2012. Estimation of spawning habitats of market squid (Doryteuthis opalescens) from filed surveys of eggs off Central and Southern California. Marine Ecology. 33(3): 326-336. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0485.2011.00498.x.

Laidre, K.L., Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., Heagerty, P., Cossio, A.M., Bergström, B., Simon, M. 2010. Spatial associations between large baleen whales and their prey in West Greenland. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 402: 269-284. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08423.

Santora, J.A., Reiss, C.S., Cossio, A.M., Veit, R.R.. 2009. Interannual spatial variability of krill (Euphausia superba) influences seabird foraging behavior near Elephant Island, Antarctica. Fisheries Oceanography. 18(1): 20-35. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2419.2008.00490.x.

Reiss, C.S., Cossio, A.M., Loeb, V., Demer, D.A. 2008. Variations in the biomass of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) around the South Shetland Islands, 1996-2006. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 65(4): 497-508. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsn033.