Research: Resilience of the Commercial Fishing Industry in the Port of Galilee, RI, to compounding Climatic and Social Pressures

Background: I am a Rhode Island native and completed my Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from URI in 2005 and my Master of Science in Oceanography from the URI Graduate School of Oceanography. I currently am a PhD Candidate in Dr. Austin Becker’s MACRL lab focusing on the resilience of the commercial industry in the Port of Galilee, RI.

I have worked as a Principal Biologist for the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Marine Fishers (RIDEM DMF) since 2009. My work at DEM DMF focuses on marine fisheries management and policy of striped bass, menhaden, and bluefish. I am the Principal Investigator for the Finfish Age and Growth Laboratory which collects biological data for recreationally important species of finfish for us in fisheries stock assessments. I serve on many technical committees for the Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program (ACCSP) and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC).