AQUACULTURE CONTACTS

State Aquaculture Coordinator
State Aquaculture Permitting Contacts
State Extension and Education Specialists
Researchers
Industry / Professional Associations

State Aquaculture Coordinator

Aquaculture Permitting Contacts

 

Extension and Education Specialists

Nancy Balcom
Connecticut Sea Grant
University of Connecticut
(860) 405-9107
nancy.balcom@uconn.edu

Specialty: seafood safety; HACCP training;
invasive species

Tessa Getchis
Connecticut Sea Grant
University of Connecticut
(860) 405-9104
tessa.getchis@uconn.edu

Specialty: Interactions of shellfish aquaculture & the environment; permitting and policy; new species development

Diana Payne, Ph.D.
Connecticut Sea Grant
University of Connecticut
(860) 405-9278
diana.payne@uconn.edu

Specialty: marine education; k-12 teacher training

Robert Pomeroy, Ph.D.
Connecticut Sea Grant
University of Connecticut
(860) 405-9215
robert.pomeroy@uconn.edu

Specialty: financial analysis; marketing

Lance Stewart, Ph.D.
UConn Cooperative Extension
New London County Ext Ctr
(860) 405-9284
lance.stewart@uconn.edu

Specialty: fisheries management

 

Researchers - Click here for Northeast U.S. Aquaculture Research Contact Database

Walter Blogoslawski, PhD
Northeast Fishery Science Center Aquaculture & Enhancement Division
Milford Laboratory

(203) 882-6500 walter.blogoslawski@noaa.gov

Specialty: marine bacteriology, with specialty in shellfish hatchery diseases, including vibriosis

Diane Brousseau, Ph.D.
Fairfield University
(203) 254-4000 Ext. 2739
brousseau@mail.fairfield.edu

Specialty: shellfish biology and ecology

Christopher L. Brown, Ph.D.
Northeast Fishery Science Center Aquaculture & Enhancement Division
Milford Laboratory

(203) 882-6540 christopher.L.brown@noaa.gov

Specialty: finfish aquaculture
Thomas Chen, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology
(860) 486-5481
thomas.chen@uconn.edu

Specialty: structure, evolution and regulation of growth hormone and growth factor genes in finfish and shellfish
Sylvain De Guise, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut
Department of Pathobiology
(860) 405-9138
sylvain.deguise@uconn.edu

Specialty: immunology and immunotoxicology of bivalve shellfish, crustaceans; defense mechanisms of oysters; effects of pollutants on oyster defense mechanisms
Sal Frasca, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut
Department of Pathobiology
(860) 486-1138
salvatore.frasca@uconn.edu

Specialty: mechanisms of disease principally by infectious agents involving aquatic animal species; investigation of disease pathogenesis and virulence factors
Richard French, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut
Department of Pathobiology
(860) 486-5370
richard.french@uconn.edu

Specialty: diseases and pathogenesis in wildlife species including fish, and some invertebrates; areas of study include neuropathology, neuroimmunology, dermotopathology and parasitology
Robert Johnston, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut
Department of Agriculture & Resource Economics
(860) 405-9278
robert.johnston@uconn.edu

Specialty: environmental economics, natural resource economics, economics of marine and coastal resources, and non-market valuation
Hans Laufer, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology
(860) 486-4117
hans.laufer@uconn.edu

Specialty: crustacean endocrinology
George McManus, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut
Department of Marine Sciences
(860) 405-9164
george.mcmanus@uconn.edu

Specialty: plankton ecology; aquaculture feeds

Shannon L. Meseck, PhD
Northeast Fishery Science Center Aquaculture & Enhancement Division
Milford Laboratory

(203) 882-6500 shannon.meseck@noaa.gov

Specialty: chemical oceanography, phytoplankton nutrient utilization

Lisa Milke, PhD
Northeast Fishery Science Center Aquaculture & Enhancement Division
Milford Laboratory

(203) 882-6500
lisa.milke@noaa.gov

Specialty: molluscan physiology and nutrition

Dean M. Perry
Northeast Fishery Science Center Aquaculture & Enhancement Division
Milford Laboratory

(203) 882-6500
dean.perry@noaa.gov

Specialty: finfish aquaculture: blackfish, black sea bass, scup culture. Live feeds culture: rotifers, brine shrimp

Robert Pomeroy, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut
Department of Agriculture & Resource Economics
(860) 405-9215
robert.pomeroy@uconn.edu

Specialty: financial analysis, marketing, production economics
Sandra Shumway, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut
Department of Marine Sciences
(860) 405-9282
sandra.shumway@uconn.edu

Specialty: shellfish biology, harmful algal blooms and impacts of biofouling on shellfish and aquaculture

Barry C. Smith
Northeast Fishery Science Center Aquaculture & Enhancement Division
Milford Laboratory

(203) 882-6500
barry.smith@noaa.gov

Specialty: microalgal mass culture, automation and control systems

Sheila Stiles, Ph.D.
Northeast Fishery Science Center Aquaculture & Enhancement Division
Milford Laboratory
(203) 882-6500
sheila.stiles@noaa.gov

Specialty: genetics and breeding of fish and shellfish
Inke Sunila, Ph.D.
CT Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Aquaculture
(203) 874-0696
isunila@snet.net

Specialty: shellfish pathology
Jamie Vaudrey, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut
Department of Marine Sciences
(860) 405-9037
jamie.vaudrey@uconn.edu

Specialty: eelgrass ecology, impacts of shellfish aquaculture
Kumar Venkitanarayanan, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut
Department of Animal Science
(860) 486-0947
kumar.venkitanarayanan@uconn.edu

Specialty: mechanisms by which food-borne pathogens tolerate and survive adverse environmental stresses; Inactivation of pathogenic microorganisms in foods using antimicrobials; development of molecular methods for rapid detection of food-borne microorganisms
Jason Vokoun, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut
Department of Natural Resource Management and Engineering
(860) 486-0141
jason.vokoun@uconn.edu

Specialty: resource selection and habitat use by fishes; kernel estimation of fish space and habitat use; fish movement and migration; conservation of fish habitat in stream ecosystems; fish species of special conservation concern; fisheries management problems associated with sample sizes and data quality control

Evan Ward, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut
Department of Marine Sciences
(860) 405-9073
evan.ward@uconn.edu

Specialty: endogenous and exogenous factors that mediate the behavior and physiology of benthic, particle-feeding invertebrates.
Robert Whitlatch, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut
Department of Marine Sciences
(860) 405-9154
robert.whitlatch@uconn.edu

Specialty: marine benthic population
and community ecology; invasives and aquaculture

James Widman, Ph.D.
Northeast Fishery Science Center Aquaculture & Enhancement Division
Milford Laboratory
(203) 882-6508
james.widman@noaa.gov

Specialty: Shellfish Culture, Shellfish Hatcheries, Hatchery Automation, Recirculating Culture Systems, bay scallops, hard clams, oysters, winter flounder

Gary H. Wikfors, Ph.D.
Northeast Fishery Science Center Aquaculture & Enhancement Division
Milford Laboratory
(203) 882-6500
gary.wikfors@noaa.gov

Specialty: microalgae, molluscan nutrition, cellular immune function in molluscs
Charles Yarish, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
(203) 251-8432
charles.yarish@uconn.edu

Specialty: seaweed aquaculture (open water and land-based); integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) systems; bluefin tuna ranching

 

Industry and Professional Associations

 

For questions or comments, contact:
Tessa Getchis, Aquaculture Extension Educator
Connecticut Sea Grant and UConn Cooperative Extension
tessa.getchis@uconn.edu or (860) 405-9104

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Last updated on March 24, 2008