Director of Field Operations and Staff Advisor/Mentor; Director of Waterfowl Program

Dustin Meattey holds a male Harlequin Duck in Yellowstone National Park

Dustin Meattey, M.S.

Director of Field Operations and Staff Advisor/Mentor; Director of Waterfowl Program; GIS Specialist
dustin.meattey@briwildlife.org
207-839-7600

Dustin joined BRI full time in 2007, surveying loons in the Rangeley Lakes region. Since then, he has worked on projects for every department within the organization and has developed skills and techniques for capturing and sampling several species of aquatic and terrestrial fauna.

Dustin’s research priorities split between the waterfowl and mammal programs. During the winter months, his work focuses on using satellite telemetry to study migratory movements and breeding ground delineation in various sea duck species along the Atlantic coast. As a Qualified Indiana Bat Surveyor (QIBS), Dustin spends most summers conducting mist-net and acoustic surveys for endangered Indiana bat and other species. In addition to fieldwork, Dustin handles GIS mapping and spatial analysis for several ongoing projects.

Education & Certifications

Education

  • M.S. Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Rhode Island, 2018
  • B.S. Wildlife, Unity College, 2008

Certifications

  • Qualified Indiana Bat Surveyor (QIBS)
  • 24 Hr. HAZWOPER Training
  • NRDA Cold Water Safety Training
  • Offshore Water Survival
  • Helicopter Underwater Egress Training (HUET)
  • B3 Combination Helicopter/Airplane Safety Training
  • First Aid

Research Interests

  • Satellite telemetry
  • Waterfowl conservation
  • Environmental contaminants
  • Sea duck population ecology
  • Bat conservation and ecology

Journal Articles

Lamb, J. S., C. Cooper‐Mullin, S. G. Gilliland, A. M. Berlin, T. D. Bowman, W. S. Boyd, S. E. W. De La Cruz, D. Esler, J. R. Evenson, P. Flint, C. Lepage, D. E. Meattey, J. E. Osenkowski, P. W. C. Paton, M. C. Perry, D. Rosenberg, J. ‐P. L. Savard, L. Savoy, J. Schamber, D. H. Ward, J. Y. Takekawa, & S. R. McWilliams. 2024. Evaluating conservation units using network analysis: A sea duck case study. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment: e2648.
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Fallon, J. A., E. P. Smith, N. Schoch, J. D. Paruk, E. M. Adams, D. C. Evers, P. G. R. Jodice, M. Perkins, D. E. Meattey, & W. A. Hopkins. 2020. Ultraviolet-assisted oiling assessment improves detection of oiled birds experiencing clinical signs of hemolytic anemia after exposure to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Ecotoxicology 29. Available at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10646-020-02255-8.
Meattey, D. E., S. R. McWilliams, P. W. C. Paton, C. Lepage, S. G. Gilliland, L. Savoy, G. H. Olsen, & J. E. Osenkowski. 2019. Resource selection and wintering phenology of White-winged Scoters in southern New England: Implications for offshore wind energy development. The Condor 121: 1-18. Available at https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/doi/10.1093/condor/duy014/5347918.
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DeSorbo, C. R., N. M. Burgess, C. S. Todd, D. C. Evers, R. A. Bodaly, B. H. Massey, S. E. Mierzykowski, C. P. Persico, R. B. Gray, W. E. Hanson, D. E. Meattey, & K. J. Regan. 2018. Mercury concentrations in Bald Eagles across an impacted watershed in Maine, USA. Science of the Total Environment 627: 1515-1527. Available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.023.
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Meattey, D. E., S. R. McWilliams, P. W. C. Paton, C. Lepage, S. G. Gilliland, L. Savoy, G. H. Olsen, & J. E. Osenkowski. 2018. Annual cycle of White-winged Scoters (Melanitta fusca) in eastern North America: Migratory phenology, population delineation, and connectivity. Canadian Journal of Zoology 96: 1353-1365. Available at http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/10.1139/cjz-2018-0121.
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Kwon, S. Y., J. D. Blum, C. Y. Chen, D. E. Meattey, & R. P. Mason. 2014. Mercury isotope study of sources and exposure pathways of methylmercury in estuarine food webs in the Northeastern U.S. Environmental Science & Technology 48: 10089-10097. Available at https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es5020554.
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Meattey, D. E., L. Savoy, J. Beuth, N. Pau, K. O’Brien, J. Osenkowski, K. Regan, B. Lasorsa, & I. Johnson. 2014. Elevated mercury levels in a wintering population of Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) in the Northeastern United States. Marine Pollution Bulletin 86: 229-237. Available at https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0025326X14004512.
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