(B.S., Political Science, Maxwell School at Syracuse University) is an internationally recognized shellfish aquaculture and restoration expert. She was most recently an environmental analyst for the National Marine Fisheries Service, where she served on the U.S. Department of Commerce Aquaculture Steering Committee. She co-chaired, with the USDA, a Joint Subcommittee on Aquaculture study of aquaculture effluents, and is co-author of EPA’s ‘Nutrient Criteria for Coastal and Marine Waters’. She spent two years as Director of Fisheries in Maryland where she developed an Oyster Restoration Program for Chesapeake Bay and began an oyster culture program for Smith Island watermen. For six years she has co-chaired the International Conference on Shellfish Restoration, and for 15 years served as Program Manager for the ‘National Shellfish Register of Classified Estuarine Waters’. Her background is in coastal management and land use planning.
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