Biography
I am a fisheries biologist with more than 35 years of experience managing fisheries in Minnesota, the last 25 years working on Lake Superior and the Great Lakes. I volunteer and am employed part-time as a fisheries outreach specialist and educator with Minnesota Sea Grant. My work focuses on transferring technical fisheries information to interested public in a concise and easily understood manner. I address specific questions and issues that are associated with the recreational fisheries statewide along with recreational, commercial and charter fisheries on Lake Superior. From June to December 2022, I served as the MNSG Interim Extension Program Leader. I am also involved with exploring environmentally sound aquaculture practices in Minnesota.
Expertise
- Management of recreational, commercial and charter fisheries
- Population dynamics and fish community interactions
- Stream habitat restoration.
- Use of public participation processes in natural resource management
- Aquaculture/Aquaponics
Value of what I do for Minnesotans
My work helps Minnesotans develop a better understanding of fisheries management, the importance of aquatic habitat protection, the potential role for aquaculture, and the value of the fisheries resource to the state of Minnesota.
Education
- M.S. - Fisheries Science
(Minor: Statistics) - University of Minnesota
- B.S. - Zoology
(Minor: Aerospace Studies and Botany) - North Dakota State University
