Brad is an estuarine ecologist with experience working on oyster reef and salt marsh ecology, with interest and skills in spatial analysis and GIS. Brad leads the sampling for the Lone Cabbage Oyster Reef Restoration project and works to evaluate effects of restoration meth-ods on ecological processes in this region.

Holden is a fisheries ecologist whose work has focused on invasive species impacts and control efforts. He has extensive experience in the ecological implications of nonnative species, management options, and bioeconomic implications of control efforts. He is working to explore how changes in freshwater quality and quantity will influence fish and wildlife populations in the Suwannee River estuary.

Reggie coordinates research around shellfish aquaculture including hard clams and oysters, with emphasis on laboratory operations, water delivery, water quality, and logistics of lab and field operations in aquaculture research.

Ashley is an estuarine ecologist who focuses on stressors that influence aquatic ecosystems including seagrass, salt marsh, and mangrove habitats. Ashley works with Charlie Martin’s laboratory and leads field sampling and experiments that are key to understanding processes ongoing in estuarine environments.

Suzanna is a marine mammal stranding biologist for the University of Florida Marine Animal Rescue who responds to dead, distressed, or injured cetaceans, manatees, and sea turtles in Levy, Dixie, and Taylor counties. UF MAR is part of the Southeast Marine Mammal Stranding Network under the NMFS Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program that is partially funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The data collected from these responses help to better understand the marine mammal populations along our coast. Additionally, Suzanna assists in necropsies and other research projects.  

Travis is a wildlife ecologist whose work addresses the conservation and management of reptile populations in the region. He works extensively with turtle populations including the Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle and the Diamondback Terrapin, and his work seeks to understand threats to reptile populations including impacts of climate change, bycatch harvest, and predator effects on nest success of reptiles.

Natalie is a shellfish ecologist whose work supports the aquaculture industry in the region. She utilizes a range of laboratory and field approaches to understand factors that can improve aquaculture operations, and she regularly conducts public outreach and education regarding the shellfish aquaculture process and the industry.

Leslie provides leadership and outreach to the shellfish aquaculture industry statewide. A 25-year resident in Cedar Key, she works closely with shellfish growers to address challenges in all aspects of shellfish aquaculture (e.g., seed production, grow out conditions, environmental factors influencing aquaculture effectiveness, and economic aspects of shellfish aquaculture). Leslie has worked with a wide range of collaborators statewide to address factors that can improve shellfish aquaculture operations.

Hannah Walsh is a Marine Mammal Stranding Biologist with the University of Florida Marine Animal Rescue that is partially funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). She responds to sick, injured, or deceased marine mammals and sea turtles in Levy, Dixie, and Taylor counties of the Big Bend of Florida. UFMAR is a part of the Gulf Coast Stranding Network where they assist other network partners and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on a regular basis providing clinical, necropsy, and research services. Hannah aids in these responses and necropsies as well as other numerous research projects.