| SEFSC Miami Facility |
| The Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) is headquartered in Miami, Fl. The SEFSC is responsible for scientific research on living marine resources that occupy marine and estuarine habits of the continental southeastern United States, as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The SEFSC is one of the five national marine fishery science centers responsible for federal marine fishery research programs.
In general, SEFSC develops the scientific information required for:
- Fishery resource conservation,
- Fishery development and utilization,
- Habit conservation and
- The Protection of Marine mammals and
endangered species.
Impact analyses and environmental assessments for management plans and international negotiations are also prepared, and research is pursued to address specific needs in population dynamics, fishery biology, fishery economics, engineering and gear development, and protected species biology. |
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| The SEFSC Miami facility is organized as follows: |
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Directorate |
Directorate
Director - Dr. Bonnie Ponwith
Deputy Director - Dr. Theo Brainerd
Social Science Research Group - Dr. Jim Waters
Senior Scientist - Dr. Michael Prager |
| Operations, Management and Information |
Operations, Management, and Information
- Dr. Peter Thompson
Science Planning and Coordination Office - Dr. Theo Brainerd
Information Resources Management - Brion Cook
Program Operations Office - Isabel Holder
Facilities and Maintenance - Jeff Willoughby
Environmental Compliance - Dan Poulos
Library - Maria Bello
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| Sustainable Fisheries Division |
Sustainable Fisheries Division -
Dr. Clay Porch
Domestic Longline System -
Migratory Fishery Biology - Dr. Eric Prince
Fisheries Data Monitoring Investigation -
Guy Davenport
Fisheries Statistics -
Dr. Steve Turner
Pelagic Observer Program - Larry Beerkircher
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| Protected Resources and Biodiversity |
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Protected Resources and Biodiversity
- Dr. Jim Bohnsack
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Marine Mammals - Dr. Lance Garrison (Acting)
Early Life History Dynamics Team -
Sea Turtles Team - Sheryan Epperly
South Florida Ecosystem Restoration - Dr. Joan Browder
Biodiversity - Dr. Jim Bohnsack
Fisheries Assessment, Monitoring and Ecology (FAME) Team -
Benthic Ecosystem Assessment and Research - Dr. Margaret Miller |
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