Dr. Steve Cadrin – Professor & Stock Assessment Scientist

Steve Cadrin is a Professor at the University of Massachusetts School for Marine Science and Technology. Steve has a PhD in Fisheries Science from University of Rhode Island, a MS in Marine Biology from University of Massachusetts, and a BS in Marine Science from Long Island University. He has been a stock assessment scientist for over 30 years, previously with the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts Marine Fisheries, and New York Department of Environmental Conservation. His accomplishments include the advancement of stock assessment methods for a wide range of invertebrate and finfish species, fishery management advice for regional, national and international fisheries, and global leadership in evaluating geographic stock structure and modeling spatially complex populations. He has chaired several regional, national and international working groups and committees and has convened workshops, symposia, and conferences for the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas, National Marine Fisheries Service, New England Fishery Management Council, American Fisheries Society and the Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference. Steve received the American Fisheries Society’s Oscar E. Sette Award for sustained excellence in marine fishery biology, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s 2021 Scholar of the Year Award, and the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative’s Excellence in Mentoring Inaugural Award. He is also Past President of the American Institute of Fisheries Research Biologists. His teaching and research agendas focus on population modeling, stock identification, fisheries management, collaborative research with fishermen, and application of advanced technologies for fishery science.

Meghna Marjadi – Post-Doc

Meghna is a CINAR Postdoctoral Fellow working with the Northeast Fishery Science Center to analyze fishery-dependent data to better understand how offshore wind development may impact the fishing industry.

Ali Frey – Lab Technician

Ali’s research is focused on studying impacts of offshore wind farms on commercially and recreationally important fish species. In collaboration with fishing industry partners, she uses acoustic telemetry tags to track fish movement and behavior in and around offshore wind energy areas. During her time at SMAST, Ali has tagged 250+ fish as part of projects at the Block Island Wind Farm  and Cox Ledge.

Cole Carrano – PhD Candidate

Cole’s PhD dissertation has focused on modeling index selectivity for fishery stock assessments. Check out his abstract HERE!

Debra Duarte – PhD Candidate

Ben Galuardi – PhD Candidate

Max Grezlik – PhD Candidate

Max is broadly interested in operational applications of multispecies and ecosystem models for fisheries management. His work includes a review of operational applications of multispecies models around the world, a multispecies application for CPUE standardization of Western Gulf of Maine Cod, and an ecosystem model of Georges Bank to facilitate exploration of ecosystem based fisheries management strategies.

Jessie Kittel – PhD Candidate

PhD student and 100-ton captain Jessica Kittel is using climate data to better understand fish stocks. She is primarily focused on yellowtail flounder and exploring whether or not incorporating climate data can provide more accurate models for estimate stock size. Check out Jessie’s feature story HERE!

Marjorie Lyssikatos – PhD Candidate

Owen Nichols – PhD Candidate

Fiona Edwards – Master’s Candidate

Fiona’s work is focused on portfolio management of fisheries. She is interested in ecosystem-based management and incorporating fishery and revenue data to include species interactions and economic considerations into fisheries management. Learn more about Fiona’s work HERE!

Keri Anne Goncalves – Master’s Candidate

Dave Martins – Master’s Candidate

Sierra Richardson – Master’s Candidate

Sierra’s work is focused on developing standardized CPUE indices for the commercial monkfish fishery. She is working closely with the fishermen, as well as the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance to produce reliable, meaningful results that will improve the stock assessment for monkfish.

Malik Neron – Professional Science Master’s Candidate

Malik has spent most of his time at SMAST working closely with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, particularly assisting with surveying. He has assisted with the Winter Flounder Fyke Net Survey,  eDNA sampling at the wind farms, and many trawl and seine surveys.  For his PSM internship, Malik worked as a Habitat Program Assistant. He has also worked as an MRIP Fisheries Technician during the summer!

 

Alumni

  • Lianne Allen Jacobson, Post-Doc, Senior Scientist at Inspire Environmental
  • Greg DeCelles, Post-Doc, Senior Strategic Specialist at Orsted
  • Janne Haugen, Post-Doc, Fisheries Research Biologist at NOAA Fisheries
  • Lisa Kerr, Post-Doc, Associate Professor at the University of Maine
  • Cate O’Keefe, Post-Doc, Executive Director of the New England Fishery Management Council
  • Steve Searcy, Post-Doc, Assistant Professor at the University of San Diego
  • Tony Wood, Post-Doc, Fishery Research Biologist at NOAA Fisheries
  • Doug Zemeckis, Post-Doc, Associate Professor at Rutgers University
  • Yuying Zhang, Post-Doc, Associate Professor at Florida International University
  • Tobey Curtis, PhD, Fishery Management Specialist at the NMFS Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Management Division
  • Dan Goethel, PhD, Fishery Research Biologist at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center
  • Valerie Hall, PhD, Research Associate at the Maria Mitchell Association
  • Alex Hansell, PhD, Fishery Research Biologist at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center
  • Fiona Hogan, PhD, Research Director for the Responsible Offshore Development Association
  • Klavdija Jenko, PhD, Fellowship Coordinator for the Ecology Project International
  • Emily Keiley, PhD, Policy Analyst at NOAA Fisheries
  • Brooke Lowman, PhD, Stock Assessment Scientist at the Virginia Marine Resources Commission
  • Sean Lucey, PhD, Fisheries Liaison for RWE
  • Crista Bank, M.S., Fisheries Liaison for Vineyard Wind
  • Adam Barkley, M.S., Risk Manager at Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Talia Bigelow, M.S., Analyst at Fidelity Investments
  • Cassie Canastra, M.S., Marketing Director at the New Bedford Fish Auction
  • Pete Chase, M.S., Survey Branch Chief at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center
  • Nikki Jacobson, M.S. Research Assistant at UMassD SMAST
  • Alicia Miller, M.S., Fisheries Research Biologist at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center
  • Jess Melgey, M.S., Technical Specialist at SCS Global Services
  • Molly Morse, M.S., Senior Manager at the Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory
  • Lucía Rueda, M.S., Research Scientist at the Spanish Institute of Oceanography
  • Tiffany Vidal, M.S., Principal Fisheries Scientist for the South Pacific Fisheries Organization
  • Laurel Smith, M.S., Fisheries Research Biologist at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center
  • Jon Loehrke, M.S., Analyst at Fidelity Investments
  • Sally Roman, M.S., Assistant Research Scientist at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science
  • Stephanie Thompson, M.S., Adjunct Professor at Cape Cod Community College