Spotlight

As a biologist, every tow I make is an experiment; I marvel daily at the variety and quantity of species that come up in my net.

There are an ever increasing number of opportunities in aquaculture throughout the country and the world.

The consistent goal I have had throughout my career is doing things I believe will make a difference for people and for the environment.

Librarians are partners in the scientific process.

Aquatic veterinary medicine is a relatively nascent field with the possibilities of new discoveries and challenges.

I grew up on the Gulf coast and I wanted to help other residents, particularly the many new residents moving there from other parts of the country, to appreciate it and protect it.

One day I may be reviewing a proposal for a new public access site on one of the Chesapeake Bay rivers and the next I may be working with partners on mapping offshore migration patterns.

With America being the world's largest trading nation and most of that trade occurring by sea, the maritime industry is growing.

I was drawn to natural resource management because of my interest in the sciences and conservation of the natural world.

I provide assistance to aquaculture producers in Indiana and Illinois as well as in selected African countries (Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania) in pursuing and realizing economic and market development opportunities from fish farming.

I love the fact that my job requires that I go out and work with people from different walks of life that do a wide variety of things. I get to do a lot of interesting things that most lawyers would never dream of doing.

In recent years, my primary driver has been the need to improve the link between biological and ecological sciences and the human dimension.