Biography

John has been the Chief Scientific Officer of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute since September 2004. Prior to joining GMRI, John worked for nearly 30 years on marine fisheries research, stock assessment and fisheries management issues in New Zealand. He has been involved in a number of fisheries stock assessment and certification initiatives, as well as marine advisory bodies, both nationally and internationally. John has also served as an advisor to national governments in Argentina, Australia, and Canada on a range of fisheries research and management topics.

Primary Research Interests

Fisheries science, aquaculture, marine policy, fisheries ecosystem management

Education

• Post-doctoral Fellow, Marine Policy and Ocean Management Program, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• Ph.D., Zoology, University of New Hampshire
• B.Sc., Biology, University of Maine

Service to Science and Community

• Chair of the Scientific committee of the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna
• Member of the Council of Fellows and Executive Board of the Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region (CINAR)
• Chair of the Member Policy Board of the Regional Association for Research in the Gulf of Maine (RARGOM)
• Senior Science Advisor to the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment
• Member, Science and Statistical Committee of the New England Fishery Management Council
• Member, Gulf of Maine Regional Ocean Science Council (GOMROSC)
• Member, Maine Technology Institute Aquaculture and Marine Technology Board
• GMRI representative to the following organizations: Regional Association for Research in the Gulf of Maine (RARGOM) and Northeast Coastal and Ocean Data Partnership (NECODP)

Curriculum Vitae

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