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Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory

Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory

Olivia Markham

Graduate Student

Degree Sought: Ph.D.
Major Professor:  Dr. Matt DiMaggio

Olivia Markham is a graduate assistant obtaining her Ph.D. in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Funded by Rising Tide Conservation, she is working with Dr. Matt DiMaggio on improving environmental rearing conditions for marine and freshwater ornamental species, specifically the Golden Domino Damselfish, Flame Hawkfish, Neon Tetra, and Cherry Barb. Olivia’s research focuses on manipulating environmental conditions to improve feeding rate and survival of larval fish, with a specific interest in visual ontogeny and development. During her time here, she hopes to use larval visual development as a guide for aquaculture lighting parameters.

Olivia graduated from Roger Williams University in 2020 with a B.S. in Marine Biology and a B.A. in Aquaculture and Aquarium Science. During her undergraduate years, she started her career in ornamental aquaculture in live feeds production at the RWU CEED Wet Laboratory and completed her senior thesis studying and optimizing sulfur denitrification. She also worked at the Audubon Society of Rhode Island and cared for their local marine fauna exhibits.

In whatever free time she has, Olivia enjoys going thrifting, playing Animal Crossing, knitting, or reading with her cat.

 

Olivia at Audubon Society of Rhode Island

Olivia ice fishing

 

Olivia hiking in the woods

 

CONTACT

UF/IFAS Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory
1408 24th Street SE
Ruskin, FL  33570
oliviamarkham@ufl.edu
813-671-5230

Google Scholar Profile

 

  • Education

    B.S., Marine Biology, 2020, Roger Williams University

    B.A., Aquaculture and Aquarium Science, 2020, Roger Williams University

     

  • Publications

    Markham, O.I., C.A. Murray, B.C. Ray, M.R. Eslava, S.W. Hutchins, M.A. DiMaggio. 2024. Effects of Environmental Manipulations on the Survival, Growth, and Feeding Incidence of Larval Neocirrhites armatus. Invited Oral Presentation. Aquaculture America, San Antonio, Texas.

    Markham, O.I., C.A. Murray, M.R. Eslava, M.A. DiMaggio. 2024. Larval Development of Dascyllus auripinnis and Effects of Feed Attractants on Survival, Growth, and Feeding Incidence. Poster Presentation. Aquaculture America, San Antonio, Texas.

    O.I. Markham, C.A. Murray, S.W. Hutchins, M.A. DiMaggio. 2023. Effects of environmental manipulations on survival, growth, and feeding incidence of larval Dascyllus auripinnis. Invited Oral Presentation. Aquaculture America, New Orleans, LA, USA. pg 341.

    O.I. Markham, C.A. Murray, S.W. Hutchins, M.A. DiMaggio. 2023. Manipulating environmental parameters to improve survival, growth, and feeding incidence of larval Neocirrhitus armatus. Poster presentation. Aquaculture America, New Orleans, LA, USA. Poster Presentation pg 342.

    Murray, C.A., O.I. Markham, N. Evans, M.A. DiMaggio. 2022. Using digestive ontogeny data to design larval culture protocols for Gyrinocheilus aymonieri. 152nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Spokane, Washington, USA. Poster Presentation. Abstract

  • Presentations

    Markham, O.I., C.A. Murray, B.C. Ray, M.R. Eslava, S.W. Hutchins, M.A. DiMaggio. 2024. Effects of environmental manipulations on the survival, growth, and feeding incidence of larval Neocirrhites armatus. Invited Oral Presentation. Aquaculture America, San Antonio, Texas.

    Markham, O.I., C.A. Murray, M.R. Eslava, M.A. DiMaggio. 2024. Larval development of Dascyllus auripinnis and effects of feed attractants on survival, growth, and feeding incidence. Poster Presentation. Aquaculture America, San Antonio, Texas.

    Markham, O.I., C.A. Murray, S.W. Hutchins, M.A. DiMaggio. 2023. Effects of environmental manipulations on survival, growth, and feeding incidence of larval Dascyllus auripinnis. Invited Oral Presentation. Aquaculture America, New Orleans, LA, USA. pg 341.

    Murray, C.A., O.I. Markham, E. Domas, M.A. DiMaggio. 2023. Examining the digestive physiology of larval Betta splendens to improve larval culture protocols. Invited Oral Presentation. Aquaculture America, New Orleans, LA, USA. pg 389.

    Murray, C.A., O.I. Markham, S.W. Hutchins, M.A. DiMaggio. 2023. Characterizing the gastrointestinal development and digestive enzyme ontogeny of larval Amphiprion ocellaris. Poster Presentation. Aquaculture America, New Orleans, LA, USA. pg 390.

    O.I. Markham, C.A. Murray, S.W. Hutchins, M.A. DiMaggio. 2023. Effects of environmental manipulations on survival, growth, and feeding incidence of larval Dascyllus auripinnis. Invited Oral Presentation. Aquaculture America, New Orleans, LA, USA. pg 341.

    S.W. Hutchins, C.A. Murray, O.I. Markham, M.A. DiMaggio. 2023. Mod your pods: Improving feeding success of marine larval fishes by modifying copepods’ escape responses. Invited Oral Presentation. Aquaculture America, New Orleans, LA, USA. pg 264.

    O.I. Markham, C.A. Murray, S.W. Hutchins, M.A. DiMaggio. 2023. Manipulating environmental parameters to improve survival, growth, and feeding incidence of larval Neocirrhitus armatus. Poster presentation. Aquaculture America, New Orleans, LA, USA. Poster Presentation pg 342.

    Murray, C.A., O.I. Markham, N. Evans, M.A. DiMaggio. 2022. Using digestive ontogeny data to design larval culture protocols for Gyrinocheilus aymonieri. 152nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Spokane, Washington, USA. Poster Presentation. Abstract

    Murray, C.A., O.I. Markham, N. Evans, M.A. DiMaggio. 2022. A glimpse into the larval development and digestive physiology of the freshwater ornamental Chinese algae eater (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri). Poster Presentation. Women of the Water, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida.

    O.I. Markham, C.A. Murray, S.W. Hutchins, M.A. DiMaggio. 2022. Effects of environmental manipulations on survival, growth, and feeding incidence in larval golden domino damselfish, Dascyllus auripinnis. Poster Presentation. Women of the Water, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida.

    Murray, C.A., O.I. Markham, N. Evans, M.A. DiMaggio. 2022. Investigating the ontogeny of digestive function in larval Chinese algae eater (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri) to inform feeding and weaning protocols. Poster presentation. Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Haines City, Florida.

    Murray, C.A., O.I. Markham, N. Evans, M.A. DiMaggio. 2022. Examining the digestive physiology of the Chinese algae eater (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri) to improve larval culture protocols. Poster presentation. Aquaculture, San Diego, CA.

  • Awards

    2024 UF/USAS Student Subunit Travel Award - US Aquaculture Society

    2024 Fish Culture Section (FCS) Best Student Abstract Travel Award - American Fisheries Society FCS - US Aquaculture Society

    2023 Student Poster Honorable Mention - Florida AFS

    2023 Oral Presentation Award - NOAA, Sea Grant - World Aquaculture Society 

    2023 Fish Culture Section (FCS) Best Student Abstract Travel Award - American Fisheries Society FCS - World Aquaculture Society

    2023 Aquatic Equipment and Design Travel Award – US Aquaculture Society - World Aquaculture Society