Contacts


Primary Contact

Amalia Harrington, PhD
Northeast Regional Lobster Extension Project Coordinator
Maine Sea Grant College Program
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Amalia Harrington Profile
207.581.1440


Extension Staff Contact Information by Program

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Amalia Harrington, PhD
Northeast Regional Lobster Extension Project Coordinator
Maine Sea Grant College Program
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Amalia Harrington Profile
207.581.1440

Beth Bisson
Associate Director, Marine Extension Program Leader
University of Maine
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Chris Bartlett
Marine Extension Associate
University of Maine
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Chris Bartlett Profile
207.853.0967

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Gabriela Bradt, PhD
Fisheries Extension Specialist
University of New Hampshire
Email Gabriela Bradt
New Hampshire Sea Grant Staff
603.862.2033

Alexa Brickett
Assistant Director for Communications
University of New Hampshire
Email Alexa Brickett
New Hampshire Sea Grant Staff
603.862.6704

MIT Sea Grant College Program

Robert Vincent, PhD
Assistant Director for Advisory Services
Research Coordinator
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Robert Vincent Profile
617.252.1741

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Jennie Rheuban
Research Associate III
Research Coordinator
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Email Jennie Rheuban
508.289.3782

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Antoinette Clemetson
Marine Fisheries Specialist
SUNY at Stony Brook
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Antoinette Clemson Profile
631.632.8730

Kathy Bunting-Howarth
Associate Director, New York Sea Grant Institute
Assistant Director, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Cornell University
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Kathy Bunting-Howarth Profile
607.255.2832

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Anoushka Concepcion
Assistant Extension Educator for Marine Aquaculture
Connecticut Sea Grant and Department of Extension
University of Connecticut
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Anoushka Concepcion Profile
860.405.9105

Nancy Balcom
Associate Director and Program Leaders
Connecticut Sea Grant College Program
Senior Extension Educator
University of Connnecticut Extension
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Nancy Balcom Profile
860.405.9107

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Azure Cygler
Fisheries & Aquaculture Extension Staff
The Coastal Resources Center
Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
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Azure Cygler Profile
401.874.6197


Researcher Contact Information by Project

      2023 Cohort

Ecological and physical processes in surface convergences, a critical microhabitat for American lobster larvae

PI: Jesús Pineda, PhD
Senior Scientist
Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Email Jesús Pineda
Jesús Pineda Profile
508.289.2274

Co-PI: Carolyn Tepolt, PhD
Assistant Scientist
Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Email Carolyn Tepolt
Carolyn Tepolt Profile
508.289.3357

Jim Churchill
Senior Personnel
Oceanographer Emeritus
Physical Oceanography
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Email Jim Churchill
508.289.2807

Alex Ascher, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Email Alex Ascher 

Development of comprehensive, time-varying growth transition matrices for American lobster

PI: Genevieve Nesslage, PhD
Associate Research Professor
UMCES, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Email Genny Nesslage
Nesslage Profile
410.326.7223

Co-PI: Michael Wilberg, PhD
Professor
UMCES, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Email Michael Wilberg
410.326.7273

Co-PI: Burton Shank, PhD
Research Fishery Biologist
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Email Burton Shank
508.495.2363

Co-PI: Jeff Kipp
Senior Stock Assessment Scientist
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Email Jeff Kipp
Jeff Kipp Profile

Assessing American lobster distribution, movement, and shell disease impacts in a changing southern New England ecosystem

PI: Conor McManus, PhD
Deputy Chief
Division of Marine Fisheries
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Email Conor McManus
Conor McManus Profile
401.423.1941

Co-PI: Corinne Truesdale
Supervising Biologist
Division of Marine Fisheries
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Email Corinne Truesdale

In hot water? Predicting how shifting temperatures and molting phenologies will impact regional patterns of epizootic shell disease in American lobster

PI: Maya Groner, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Email Maya Groner 
Maya Groner Profile

Co-PI: Nick Record, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Tandy Center for Ocean Forecasting Director
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Nick Record Profile

Melissa Rocker, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Email Melissa Rocker

Reyn Yoshioka, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Email Reyn Yoshioka

Kristen Johnston
Research Technician
Email Kristen Johnston

Examining social impacts in the American lobster fishery

PI: Jonathan Grabowski, PhD
Assistant Director and Professor
Marine and Environmental Sciences
Marine Science Center
Northeastern University
Email Jonathan Grabowski 
Jonathan Grabowski Profile
781.581.7370 x337

Co-PI: Marissa McMahan, PhD
Director of Fisheries
Manomet
Email Marissa McMahan
Marissa McMahan Profile

Co-PI: Steven Scyphers, PhD
University of South Alabama
Email Steven Scyphers

Beth Casoni (Collaborator)
Executive Director
Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association
Email Beth Casoni

Curt Brown (Collaborator)
Marine Biologist and Commercial Lobsterman
Ready Seafood
Email Curt Brown
Curt Brown Profile

Monique Coombs (Collaborator)
Director of Community Programs
Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association
Email Monique Coombs

Ecosystem regime shifts and American lobster populations

PI: Kathy Mills, PhD
Research Scientist
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Email Kathy Mills
Kathy Mills Profile
207.228.1657

Co-PI: Kathleen Reardon
Marine Resource Scientist III
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Email Kathleen Reardon
207.633.9404

Co-PI: Heather Glon, PhD
Marine Resource Scientist III
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Email Heather Glon
207.350.6005

Core personnel: Claire Enterline
Program Manager
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Claire Enterline Profile
Email Claire Enterline
207.228.1636

Determining the dose- and range-dependent impacts of windfarm noise on stress in the American lobster

PI: T. Aran Mooney, PhD
Associate Scientist
Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Email Aran Mooney
Aran Mooney Profile

Co-PI: Andria K. Salas, PhD
Postdoctoral Investigator
Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Email Andria Salas

Co-PI: Julien Bonnel, PhD
Associate Scientists with tenure
Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Email Julien Bonnel

N. David Bethoney, PhD (Collaborator)
Executive Director
Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation
Email David Bethoney
401.515.4662

Michael Long (Collaborator)
Senior Research Biologist
Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation
Email Michael Long
401.515.4892

 


2022 Cohort

Providing the lobster industry new gear technology in response to regulatory and environmental changes

PI: Erin Pelletier
Executive Director
Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation
Email Erin Pelletier
207.312.8752

Co-PI: Jake Kritzer, PhD
Executive Director
Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems
Email Jake Kritzer
603.570.3023

Co-PI: Cooper Van Vranken
Founder and Director
Ocean Data Network
Email Cooper Van Vranken 
207.749.7467

Co-PI: Changsheng Chen
Professor
School for Marine Science and Technology
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth
Email Changsheng Chen
Changsheng Chen Profile

Co-PI: Yong Chen, PhD
Professor of Marine Science
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Stony Brook University
Email Yong Chen
Yong Chen Profile

James Manning (Partner)
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Email James Manning
508.566.4080

George Maynard, PhD (Partner)
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Centers
Cooperative Research Branch
Email George Maynard
508.299.9693

Richard Wahle, PhD (Partner)
Director of the Lobster Institute
Research Professor
University of Maine
School of Marine Sciences
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Richard Wahle Profile

Damian Brady, PhD (Partner)
Professor
University of Maine
School of Marine Sciences
Email Damian Brady
Damian Brady Profile
207.312.8752

David Bethoney (Partner)
Executive Director
Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation
401.515.4892

Integrating and evaluating non-traditional gear technologies to reduce the risk to whales from fixed-gear fisheries

PI: Kevin Staples
Marine Resource Scientist I
Division of Ecology and the Environment
Maine Department of Marine Resources 
Email Kevin Staples
207.350.7431


2021 Cohort

An ecosystem-based approach to American lobster habitat and trophic dynamics: Integrated modeling to evaluate climate-related impacts

PI: Damian Brady, PhD
Professor
University of Maine
School of Marine Sciences
Darling Marine Center
Email Damian Brady
Damian Brady Profile
207.312.8752

Co-PI: Richard Wahle, PhD
Director of the Lobster Institute
Research Professor
University of Maine
School of Marine Sciences
Email Richard Wahle [richard.wahle@maine.edu]
Richard Wahle Profile

Co-PI: Rubao Ji, PhD
Senior Scientist
Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Rubao Ji Profile
508.289.2986

Co-PI: Changsheng Chen, PhD
Professor
School for Marine Science and Technology
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth
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Changsheng Chen Profile

Co-PI: Joshua Carloni
Senior Fisheries Biologist
New Hampshire Fish & Game
Email Joshua Carloni
603.868.1095

Co-PI: Burton Shank, PhD
Research Fishery Biologist
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
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Burton Shank Profile
508.495.2363

Co-PI Andrew Goode, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Maine
School of Marine Sciences
Darling Marine Center
Email Andrew Goode


Answering an industry question, “Who’s eating juvenile lobsters?”: An evaluation of lobster predation in the Gulf of Maine using stomach content analysis

PI: Rebecca Peters
Marine Resource Scientist II, Lead Trawl Survey Scientist
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Email Rebecca Peters
207.557.5276

Co-PI: Jesica Waller
Director, Division for Biological Monitoring and Assessment
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Email Jesica Waller
207.350.6440

Co-PI: Carla Guenther, PhD
Chief Scientist
Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries
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Carla Guenther Profile

Co-PI: Elija Bates
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Email Elija Bates
207.592.1841

Kathleen Reardon (Advisor)
Marine Resource Scientist III
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Email Kathleen Reardon
207.633.9404

William DeVoe (Advisor)
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Email William DeVoe
207.592.7084

Steve Train (Advisor)
F/V Wild Irish Rose
Email Steve Train
207.712.3257


Connecting the dots’: Environmental drivers of egg production and stability in ovigerous American lobsters in the Gulf of Maine

PI: Jason Goldstein
Research Director
Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
Maine Coastal Ecology Center
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Jason Goldstein Profile
207.646.1555 x136

Co-PI: Joshua Carloni
Senior Fisheries Biologist
New Hampshire Fish & Game
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603.868.1095

Co-PI: Steven Jury, PhD
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
Biology Department
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Steven Jury Profile
207.893.7949

Co-PI: Benjamin Gutzler, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
Maine Coastal Ecology Center
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Benjamin Gutzler Profile
207.646.1555

Co-PI: Winsor Watson, PhD
Emeritus Professor
University of New Hampshire
Department of Biological Sciences
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Winsor Watson Profile
603.892.1629

Brittany Jellison, PhD (Partner)
Assistant Professor
University of New Hampshire
School of Marine Science and Ocean
Department of Biological Sciences
Email Brittany Jellison

Keith Ellenbogen (Partner)
Associate Professor of Photography
SUNY/Fashion Institute of Technology
Email Keith Ellenbogen
212.217.7999

Edward Foye (Partner)
F/V Norman & Mary Fisheries Inc.
Eliot, Maine

Damon Frampton (Partner)
F/V Vivian Mae
Portsmouth Lobster Company LLC
Portsmouth, NH
Email Damon Frampton


Evaluating impacts of changing life history parameters on the American lobster stock dynamics under different management regulations in a warming Northeastern US

PI: Yong Chen, PhD
Professor of Marine Science
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Stony Brook University
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Yong Chen Profile

Co-PI: Jeff Kipp
Senior Stock Assessment Scientist
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
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Jeff Kipp Profile

Co-PI: Conor McManus, PhD
Deputy Chief
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
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401.423.1941

Co-PI: Samuel Truesdell, PhD
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
Email Samule Truesdell
508.742.9742

Co-PI: Kathleen Reardon
Marine Resource Scientist III
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Email Kathleen Reardon
207.633.9404

Co-PI: Kim McKown
NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation (Retired)
Email Kim McKown
631.444.0454

Co-PI: Noah Khalsa (Graduate student)
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow
University of Maine
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Co-PI: Cameron Hodgdon (Graduate student)
Postdoctoral Research Associate
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Stony Brook University
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Cameron Hodgdon Profile

Amalia Harrington, PhD (Advisor)
Marine Extension Associate
Northeast Regional Lobster Extension Project Coordinator
Maine Sea Grant at the University of Maine
Email Amalia Harrington
Amalia Harrington Profile
207.581.1440

Burton Shank, PhD (Advisor)
Research Fishery Biologist
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Email Burton Shank
Burton Shank Profile
508.495.2363

Jui-Han Chang, PhD (Advisor)
Research Biologist
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
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Jui-Han Chang Profile
508.495.2052

Megan Ware (Advisor)
Director of External Affairs
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Email Megan Ware

Patrice McCarron (Advisor)
Policy Director
Maine Lobstermen’s Association
Email Patrice McCarron

Annie Tselikis (Advisor)
Executive Director
Maine Lobster Dealers Association
Email Annie Tselikis


Investigating the ecological impacts of range-expanding species to the American lobster fishery using collaborative surveys, fisher observations, and predator-prey experiments

PI: Jonathan Grabowski, PhD
Assistant Director and Professor
Marine and Environmental Sciences
Marine Science Center
Northeastern University
Email Jonathan Grabowski
Jonathan Grabowski Profile
781.581.7370 x337

Co-PI: Marissa McMahan, PhD
Director of Fisheries
Manomet
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Marissa McMahan Profile

Co-PI: Loren McClenachan, PhD
Elizabeth and Lee Ainslie Associate Professor
Environmental Studies
Colby College
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Loren McClenachan Profile
207.859.5351

Co-PI: Steven Scyphers, PhD
Assistant Professor
Marine and Environmental Sciences
Marine Science Center
Northeastern University
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Steven Scyphers Profile

Co-PI: Helen Cheng (Graduate Student)
Marine and Environmental Sciences
Northeastern University
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Helen Cheng Profile


The influence of season and temperature on the distribution and abundance of juvenile lobsters assessed via traditional ventless and novel early benthic phase traps

PI: Joshua Carloni
Senior Fisheries Biologist
New Hampshire Fish & Game
Email Joshua Carloni
603.868.1095

Co-PI: Jason Goldstein, PhD
Research Director
Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
Maine Coastal Ecology Center
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Jason Goldstein Profile
207.646.1555 x136

Co-PI: Benjamin Gutzler, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
Maine Coastal Ecology Center
Email Benjamin Gutzler
Benjamin Gutzler Profile
207.646.1555

Co-PI: Stephen Jury, PhD
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
Biology Department
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
Email Steven Jury
Steven Jury Profile
207.893.7949

Co-PI: Winsor Watson, PhD
Emeritus Professor
University of New Hampshire
Department of Biological Sciences
Email Winsor Watson
Winsor Watson Profile
603.892.1629


2020 Cohort

Testing and developing effective non-invasive female maturity assessment methods and protocols for the American lobster (Homarus americanus)

PI: Jesica Waller
Director, Division for Biological Monitoring and Assessment
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Email Jesica Waller
207.350.6440

Co-PI: Kathleen Reardon
Marine Resource Scientist III
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Email Kathleen Reardon
207.633.9404

Co-PI: Fraser Clark, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dalhousie University
Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture
Email Fraser Clark
Fraser Clark Profile
902.896.2433

Heidi Henninger (Advisor)
Scientific/Program Manager
Atlantic Offshore Lobstermen’s Association
Email Heidi Henninger
603.828.9342


Assessing the broad-scale distribution and abundance of lobster larvae and their potential food sources throughout the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank

PI: Heidi Henninger
Scientific/Program Manager
Atlantic Offshore Lobstermen’s Association
Email Heidi Henninger
603.828.9342

Co-PI: Kathleen Reardon
Marine Resource Scientist III
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Email Kathleen Reardon
207.633.9404

Co-PI: Jesica Waller
Director, Division for Biological Monitoring and Assessment
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Email Jesica Waller
207.350.6440

Co-PI: Eric Annis, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Biology
Hood College
annis@hood.edu
Eric Annis Profile
301.696.3662

Co-PI: Joshua Carloni, MS
New Hampshire Fish & Game
Project Leader, Lobster Research and Monitoring
Email Joshua Carloni
603.868.1095

LeAnn Whitney, PhD (Collaborator)
Assistant Professor
Corning School of Ocean Studies
Maine Maritime Academy
Email LeAnn Whitney
LeAnn Whitney Profile
207.326.2396

Jason Goldstein, PhD (Advisor)
Research Director
Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
Maine Coastal Ecology Center
Email Jason Goldstein
Jason Goldstein Profile
207.646.1555 x136


Bait alternative development and future visioning in the New England lobster fishery

PI: Adrian Jordaan, PhD
Associate Professor
Gloucester Marine Station and Department of Environmental Conservation
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Email Adrian Jordaan
Adrian Jordaan Profile
413.545.2758

Co-PI: Amanda Kinchla
Extension Associate Professor
Department of Food Sciences
University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Co-PI: Brian Cheng, PhD
Assistant Professor
Gloucester Marine Station and Department of Environmental Conservation
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Email Brian Cheng
Brian Cheng Profile
413.545.2454

Co-PI: Jynessa Dutka-Gianelli, PhD
Research Scientist
Gloucester Marine Station and Department of Environmental Conservation
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Email Jynessa Gianelli
978.865.3938

Ann Molloy (Collaborator)
Sales Director
Neptune’s Harvest
Email Ann Molloy

Mark Ring (Collaborator)
Board Member of the Lobster Foundation of Massachusetts
Chair of the City of Gloucester Fisheries Commission
F/V Stanley Thomas
Email Mark Ring

Beth Casoni (Collaborator)
Executive Director
Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association
Email Beth Casoni


Early life history of American lobsters in coastal southern New England waters

PI: Jeremy Collie, PhD
Professor
Graduate School of Oceanography
University of Rhode Island
Email Jeremy Collie
Jeremy Collie Profile
401.874.6859

Co-PI: Conor McManus, PhD
Deputy Chief
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Email Conor McManus
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Staff Page
401.423.1941

Co-PI: Richard Wahle, PhD
Director of the Lobster Institute
Research Professor
University of Maine
School of Marine Sciences
Email Richard Wahle
Richard Wahle Profile


Fishing in hot water: defining sentinel indicators of resilience in the American lobster fishery

PI: Joshua Stoll, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Maine
School of Marine Sciences
Email Joshua Stoll
Joshua Stoll Profile
207.581.4307

Co-PI: Kathleen Reardon
Marine Resource Scientist III
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Email Kathleen Reardon
207.633.9404

Co-PI: Carla Guenther, PhD
Chief Scientist
Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries
Email Carla Guenther
Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries Staff Page

Patrice McCarron (Advisor)
Policy Director
Maine Lobstermen’s Association
Email Patrice McCarron

Lisa Colburn, PhD (Advisor)
Anthropologist
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Email Lisa Colburn
Lisa Colburn Profile
401.782.3253

Michael Jepson, PhD (Advisor)
Branch Chief
Social Sciences Branch
Office of Sustainable Fisheries
Email Michael Jepson
Mike Jepson Profile
727.824.5305


Incorporating changes in thermal habitat and growth to improve the assessment of American lobster stocks and spatial distribution in the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank and southern New England

PI: Walter Golet, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
University of Maine
School of Marine Sciences
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Walter Golet Profile

Co-PI: Yong Chen, PhD
Professor of Marine Science
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Stony Brook University
Email Yong Chen
Yong Chen Profile
207.581.4303

Co-PI: Mackenzie Mazur, PhD
Research Scientist
Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Co-PI: Cameron Hodgdon, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Stony Brook University
Email Cameron Hodgdon
Cameron Hodgdon Profile

Co-PI: Jeff Kipp, PhD
Senior Stock Assessment Scientist
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Email Jeff Kipp
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Staff Page

Co-PI: Conor McManus, PhD
Deputy Chief
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Email Conor McManus
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Staff Page
401.423.1941

Kathleen Reardon (Advisor)
Marine Resource Scientist III
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Email Kathleen Reardon
207.633.9404

Burton Shank, PhD (Advisor)
Research Fishery Biologist
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Email Burton Shank
Burton Shank Profile
508.495.2363

Jui-Han Chang, PhD (Advisor)
Research Biologist
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Email Jui-Han Chang
Jui-Han Chang Profile
508.495.2052

Patrice McCarron (Advisor)
Policy Director
Maine Lobstermen’s Association
Email Patrice McCarron

Annie Tselikis (Advisor)
Executive Director
Maine Lobster Dealers Association
Email Annie Tselikis


Surface convergences: a critical pelagic microhabitat for American lobster postlarvae?

PI: Jesús Pineda, PhD
Senior Scientist
Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Email Jesús Pineda
Jesús Pineda Profile
508.289.2274

Co-PI: Carolyn Tepolt, PhD
Assistant Scientist
Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Email Carolyn Tepolt
Carolyn Tepolt Profile
508.289.3357


Understanding and improving spatial distribution projections for lobster: Considering predation and building expert consensus

PI: Kathy Mills, PhD
Research Scientist
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Email Kathy Mills
Kathy Mills Profile
207.228.1657

Co-PI: Andrew Allyn
Quantitative Research Associate
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Email Andrew Allyn
Andrew Allyn Profile
207.228.1695


Understanding the cause of low dissolved oxygen in Cape Cod Bay and initiating a hypoxia warning system for the lobster fishery

PI: Tracy Pugh, PhD
Senior Marine Fisheries Biologist
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
Email Tracy Pugh
508.742.9740

Co-PI: Amy Costa
Director, Cape Cod Bay Monitoring Program
Center for Coastal Studies
Email Amy Costa
Center for Coastal Studies Staff Page
508.487.3623 x 122

Co-PI: Owen Nichols
Director, Marine Fisheries Research
Center for Coastal Studies
Email Owen Nichols
Center for Coastal Studies Staff Page
508.487.3623 x 128

Co-PI: Kelly Whitmore
Marine Fisheries Biologist
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
Email Kelly Whitmore
978.282.0308 x 102

Co-PI: W. Rockwell Geyer, PhD
Senior Scientist
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Department
Email Rockwell Geyer
Rockwell Geyer Profile
508.289.2686

Co-PI: Malcolm Scully, PhD
Associate Scientist with Tenure
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Department
Email Malcolm Scully
Malcolm Scully Profile
508.289.2951


2019 Cohort

Projecting climate-related shifts in American lobster habitat and connectivity: integrated modeling to inform sustainable management

PI: Damian Brady, PhD
Professor
University of Maine
School of Marine Sciences
Email Damian Brady
Damian Brady Profile
207.312.8752

Co-PI: Huijie Xue, PhD
Professor
University of Maine
School of Marine Sciences
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Huijie Xue Profile

Co-PI: Lewis Incze, PhD
Professor Emeritus
University of Maine
School of Marine Sciences
Email Lewis Incze
Lewis Incze Profile

Co-PI: Rubao Ji, PhD
Senior Scientist
Biology Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Email Rubao Ji
Rubao Ji Profile
508.289.2986

Co-PI: Changsheng Chen, PhD
Professor
School for Marine Science and Technology
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth
Email Changsheng Chen
Changsheng Chen Profile

Kenneth Rose, PhD (Collaborating Consultant)
Professor
University of Maryland
Center for Environmental Sciences
Email Kenneth Rose
Kenneth Rose Profile

Andrew Goode, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Maine
School of Marine Sciences
Email Andrew Goode
Andrew Goode Profile

Siqi Li (Graduate Student)
Marine Ecosystem Dynamics Modeling
School for Marine Science and Technology
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth
Email Siqi Li


Fish less, earn more: assessing maximum economic yield effort levels in Gulf of Maine’s lobster fishery, incorporating lessons learned from southern New England, Canada and Australia

PI: Alexa Dayton, PhD
Executive Director
Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries
Email Alexa Dayton

Co-PI: Kanae Tokunaga, PhD
Associate Research Scientist
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
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Kanae Tokunaga Profile


The potential influence of increased water temperatures in the Gulf of Maine on the distribution of female American lobsters and the impacts of these distribution shifts on larval recruitment

PI: Jason Goldstein, PhD
Research Director
Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
Maine Coastal Ecology Center
Email Jason Goldstein
Jason Goldstein Profile
207.646.1555 x136

Co-PI: Benjamin Gutzler, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
Maine Coastal Ecology Center
Email Benjamin Gutzler
Benjamin Gutzler Profile
(207) 646-1555

Co-PI: Joshua Carloni, MS
New Hampshire Fish & Game
Project Leader, Lobster Research and Monitoring
Email Joshua Carloni
603.868.1095

Co-PI: Steven Jury, PhD
Assistant Professor
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
Biology Department
Email Steven Jury
Steven Jury Profile
207.893.7949

Co-PI: Tom Lippmann, PhD
Associate Professor
University of New Hampshire
Dept. of Earth Sciences and Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping
Email Tom Lippmann
Tom Lippmann
603.862.4450

Co-PI: Win Watson, PhD
Professor
University of New Hampshire
Department of Biological Sciences
Email Win Watson
Win Watson Profile
603.892.1629

Co-PI: Anita Kim, MS
Assistant Scientist and Laboratory Operations Manager
New England Aquarium
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617.226.2138


Resilience, adaptation, and transformation in lobster fishing communities

PI: Kathy Mills, PhD
Research Scientist
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
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Co-PI: Lisa Colburn, PhD
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Social Sciences Branch
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Growth in large offshore lobsters: addressing a critical data gap in the US Lobster Stock Assessment

PI: Tracy Pugh, PhD
Senior Marine Fisheries Biologist
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
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Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
508.742.9740

Co-PI: Robert Glenn
Chief Marine Fisheries Biologist
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
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508.742.9746


Reproduction in an era of rapid environmental change: the effect of multiple stressors on reproductive success, embryogenesis, and emerging larvae of the American lobster

PI: Emily Rivest, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
College of William & Mary
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Marine Physiological Ecology Research Unit at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science
804.684.7942

Co-PI: Jeff Shields, PhD
Moses D. Nunnally Distinguished Professor of Marine Science
Department of Aquatic Health Sciences
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
College of William & Mary
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804.684.7128


Bridging the ‘Great Disconnect’: linking the Gulf of Maine pelagic food web to lobster recruitment dynamics

PI: Richard Wahle, PhD
Director of the Lobster Institute
Research Professor
University of Maine
School of Marine Sciences
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Co-PI: David Fields, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
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Co-I: Pete Countway, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
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Co-I: Rachel Lasley-Rasher, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Biology
University of Southern Maine
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Joshua Carloni, MS (Senior Personnel)
New Hampshire Fish & Game
Project Leader, Lobster Research and Monitoring
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603.868.1095

Paul Geoghagan (Senior Personnel)
Senior Principal Scientist
Normandeau Associates, Inc.
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Alex Ascher (Graduate Student)
Candidate for PhD in Marine Biology
University of Maine
School of Marine Sciences
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