- PhD '20, Marine Affairs
- NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Dr. Talya ten Brink is the GIS Coordinator for the Greater Atlantic Region of NOAA Fisheries and head of the Greater Atlantic Region GIS Lab. She creates, monitors, and communicates NOAA Fisheries data and research, and performs analyses and conducts marine geospatial research. She is a social scientist and geospatial specialist who is currently publishing on marine protected areas, fisheries and offshore wind.
She has worked in the environmental field in consulting, academic, non-profit, and government sectors, and has received 12+ awards for her work. Dr. ten Brink holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Affairs from the University of Rhode Island, a Master’s of Science in Urbanism from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, and a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Washington, Seattle.
Research
- Integrating social and ecological research on the impacts of offshore wind farms in North America - Talya ten Brink, Tracey Dalton, and Julia Livermore. Integrating social and ecological research on the impacts of offshore wind farms in North America. December 2020 (in press). In book: Researching people and the sea: methodologies and traditions. Chapter 11. Springer Nature / Palgrave Publishers. Read full text.
- Offshore Wind Projects and Fisheries: Conflict and Engagement in the UK and the US - Claire Haggett, Talya ten Brink, Aaron Russell, Michael Roach, Jeremy Firestone, Tracey Dalton, and Bonnie J. McCay. 2020 (in press). Offshore Wind Projects and Fisheries: Conflict and Engagement in the UK and the US. Oceanography.
- Perceptions of commercial and recreational fishers on the potential ecological impacts of the Block Island Wind Farm (US) - ten Brink, T. S., & Dalton, T. 2018. Perceptions of commercial and recreational fishers on the potential ecological impacts of the Block Island Wind Farm (US). Frontiers in Marine Science, 5, 439. Read full text