Dr. Holland’s academic interests lie where fish behavior, physiology and ecology intersect. In addition to their intrinsic interest, he finds great reward in applying our understanding of these phenomena to developing strategies for sustainable management of living marine resources. Acquiring these data often requires studying the behavior patterns and physiology of free-ranging marine animals as they move around in their natural environments. To this end, Dr. Holland pioneered the use of small research vessels to conduct telemetry (“tracking”) studies of the movement patterns and physiology of large pelagic and coastal marine fishes. His research group has been at the forefront of the development and deployment of novel types of telemetry tags such as those that can detect and quantify feeding events in free-swimming predators and detect social interactions among individuals. Most recently his team is working with tags that record and transmit oceanographic data from free-ranging sharks. His group also has a long-standing and ongoing interest in the sensory biology of fishes. For instance, their ability to detect odors or electromagnetic stimuli. These studies benefit greatly from the facilities and infrastructure available at HIMB which allow his team to capture and then hold and test animals in very controlled environments.