State Extension Agents and Regional Aquaculture Coordinators
Maine to Virginia Regional Liaison
Zachary Gordon
Regional Aquaculture Liaison
Connecticut Sea Grant/NOAA Milford Aquaculture Lab
212 Rogers Ave.
Milford, CT 06460
Phone: 203-848-5441
Email: zachary.gordon@uconn.edu
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Christopher Schillaci
NOAA Regional Aquaculture Coordinator
Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, Gloucester, MA
Phone: (978) 281-9311
Cell: (978) 380-4211
Email: christopher.schillaci@noaa.gov
Southeast
Andrew Richard
Alabama
Becky Wasden
Oyster Aquaculture Education Specialist
Auburn University Shellfish Lab
150 Agassiz Street
Dauphin Island, AL 36528
Phone: 504-662-4988
E-mail: beckywasden@auburn.edu
Specialty: Shellfish aquaculture education
Alabama-Mississippi
Rusty Grice
Aquaculture Extension Specialist, Auburn University Shellfish Lab
Mississippi Alabama Sea Grant Consortium
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Auburn University Educational Complex
21541 Coastal Gateway Boulevard
(County Road 8)
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Phone: 251-229-0826
Email: rtg0010@auburn.edu
Specialty: Shellfish aquaculture business planning
Connecticut
Tessa Getchis
Connecticut Sea Grant College Program
Sea Grant Extension Program
1084 Shennecossett Rd.
Groton, CT 06340
Phone: 860-405-9104
Fax: 860-405-9109
Email: tessa.getchis@uconn.edu
Specialty: Shellfish and finfish
Connecticut
Anoushka Concepcion
Connecticut Sea Grant College Program
Sea Grant Extension Program
1084 Shennecossett Rd.
Groton, CT 06340
Phone: 860-405-9105
Fax: 860-405-9109
Email: anoushka.concepion@uconn.edu
Specialty: Seaweed and Shellfish
Connecticut
Michael Gilman
Assistant Extension Educator, Shell Recycling Coordinator
Connecticut Sea Grant
1080 Shennecossett Road
Groton, CT 06340
Phone: 203-605-5158
Email: michael.gilman@uconn.edu
Specialty: shellfish aquaculture and shell recycling.
Delaware
Dennis McIntosh, Ph.D.
Professor & Extension Specialist - Aquaculture
Delaware State University
1200 N. DuPont Hwy.
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: 302-857-6456
Fax: 302-857-6402
E-mail: dmcintosh@desu.edu
Specialty: Aquaculture, finfish, shellfish, water quality, RAS
Delaware
Ed Hale
Marine Advisory Specialist
Delaware Sea Grant
University of Delaware
College of Earth, Ocean and Environment
700 Pilottown Road
Lewes, DE 19958-1298
Phone: 302-645-4060
Email: ehale@udel.edu
Specialty: Fisheries and shellfish aquaculture
Delaware
Dennis McIntosh, Ph.D.
Professor & Extension Specialist - Aquaculture
Delaware State University
1200 N. DuPont Hwy.
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: 302-857-6456
Fax: 302-857-6402
E-mail: dmcintosh@desu.edu
Specialty: Aquaculture, finfish, shellfish, water quality, RAS
Florida
Leslie Sturmer
Regional Aquaculture Extension Agent IV
University of Florida / IFAS
Shellfish Aquaculture Extension Program
c/o FWC Marine Field Lab
11350 Southwest 153rd Ct.
Cedar Key, FL 32625
Phone: 352-543-5057
Fax: 352-543-6958
Email: Lnst@ufl.edu
shellfish.ifas.ufl.edu
Specialty: Shellfish culture
Georgia
Thomas Bliss
Shellfish Research Laboratory Director
University of Georgia
Marine Extension Service
20 Ocean Science Circle
Savannah, GA 31411
Phone: 912-598-2348 ext. 205
Fax: 912-598-2399
Email: tbliss@uga.edu
Specialty: Oyster aquaculture and ecology
Louisiana
Brian Callam
Director & Assistant Professor-Research
Louisiana Sea Grant Oyster Research Laboratory
Louisiana Sea Grant College Program
Louisiana State University
219 Renewable Natural Resources Bldg.
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-6527
Email: bcalla3@lsu.edu
Specialty: Shellfish culture
Maine
Dana Morse
Extension Associate
Maine Sea Grant Program
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Darling Marine Center
193 Clark’s Cove Road
Walpole, ME 04573
Phone: 207-563-3146 ext. 205
Fax: 207-563-3119
Email: Dana.Morse@maine.edu
Specialty: Marine fisheries and shellfish aquaculture
Maine
Brian Beal
Professor of Marine Ecology & Director of the Marine Science Field Station
University of Maine at Machias
116 O'Brien Avenue
Machias, Maine 04654
Phone: 207-255-1314
Fax: 207-255-1390
Email: bbeal@maine.edu
www.downeastinstitute.org
Maine
Jaclyn Robidoux
Marine Extension Associate
Maine Sea Grant and University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Maine Sea Grant Midcoast Office
14 Maine Street
Unit 304
Brunswick, ME 04011
Phone: 207-481-8585 x119 jaclyn.robidoux@maine.edu
Specialty: Seaweed and shellfish aquaculture; Maine Oyster Trail
Maryland
Brittany Wolfe-Bryant
Shellfish Hatchery Manager & Extension Specialist
University of Maryland Extension
Maryland Sea Grant Extension
Morgan State University
Patuxent Environmental & Aquatic Research Laboratory (PEARL)
10545 Mackall Road
St. Leonard, MD 20685
Phone: 443-885-5907
brittany.wolfe@morgan.edu
Maryland
Matt Parker, PhD
Aquaculture Business Specialist
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of Maryland Extension
Prince George’s County Office
6707 Groveton Drive
Clinton, MD 20735
Phone: 301-868-8780 ext 424
Fax: (301) 599-6714
Email: mparke11@umd.edu
extension.umd.edu/aquaculture
Maryland
Don Webster
Principal Agent, Aquaculture Specialist
University of Maryland Extension
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Wye Research & Education Center
124 Wye Narrows Drive
Queenstown MD 21658
Phone: 443-446-4259
Email: dwebster@umd.edu
extension.umd.edu/aquaculture
Maryland
Catherine (Chengchu) Liu, Ph.D. Seafood Technology Specialist
University of Maryland Extension
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Center for Food Science and Technology
Rm2115
11868 College Backbone Rd. Princess Anne, MD 21853
Phone: 410-651-6636
Email: cathyliu@umd.edu
Maryland
Allen Pattillo, PhD
Shellfish Aquaculture Technology Specialist
University of Maryland Extension
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Wye Research & Education Center
124 Wye Narrows Drive
Queenstown MD 21658
Phone: 410-827-8056 x 141
Email: dapatt@umd.edu
span.umd.edu
www.s3amoysters.com
UMD Aquaculture Extension
Massachusetts
Joshua Reitsma
Fisheries and Aquaculture Specialist
Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
P.O. Box 367
Barnstable, MA 02630-0367
Deeds & Probate Building
3195 Main Street
Barnstable, MA 02630
Field Office-3675 Main Street
Barnstable, MA 02630
Phone: 508-375-6950
Fax: 508-362-4518
Email: jreitsma@barnstablecounty.org
Massachusetts
Abigail Franklin Archer
Fisheries & Aquaculture Specialist
Cape Cod Cooperative Extension & Woods Hole Sea Grant & Southeastern MA Aquaculture Center (SEMAC)
PO Box 367
3675 Main St.
Barnstable, MA 02630-0367
Phone: 508-375-6702
Email: aarcher@barnstablecounty.org
Specialty: Marine fisheries & shellfish aquaculture
Massachusetts
Joe Buttner
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biology
Salem State University
352 Lafayette St.
Salem, MA 01970
Phone: 978-542-6703
Fax: 978-542-6863
Email: jbuttner@salemstate.edu
Specialty: softshell clams, bivalve aquaculture, general aquaculture, water quality
Massachusetts
Danny Badger
Marine Extension Specialist - Aquaculture
MIT Sea Grant
12 Emily Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617-253-9308
Email: badgerd@mit.edu
Massachusetts
Harriet Booth
Marine Resource Specialist
Cape Cod Cooperative Extension & Woods Hole Sea Grant & Southeastern MA Aquaculture Center (SEMAC)
PO Box 367
3675 Main St.
Barnstable, MA 02630-0367
Phone: 508-375-6634
Email: harriet.booth@barnstablecounty.org
Specialty: Coastal water quality and shellfish fisheries/aquaculture
Mississippi
Jason Rider
Aquaculture Extension Agent
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
1141 Bayview Avenue
Biloxi, MS 39530
Phone: 228-523-4037 (office)
Phone: 228-697-2535 (cell)
Email: jason.rider@dmr.ms.gov
Specialty: Shellfish culture
New Hampshire
Michael Chambers
Marine Aquaculture Specialist
University of New Hampshire
Chase Ocean Engineering Lab
24 Colovos Road
Durham, NH 03824-2500
Phone: 603-862-3394
Fax: 603-862-0107
Email: Michael.Chambers@unh.edu
Specialty: Open ocean aquaculture
New Jersey
Michael P. Acquafredda, PhD
Rutgers University
Aquaculture Specialist
Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory
6959 Miller Avenue
Port Norris, NJ 08349
Phone: 856-391-7669
Email: Michael.Acquafredda@rutgers.edu
Specialty: Aquaculture research, extension, outreach, and education
New York
Barry Udelson
Aquaculture Specialist
New York Sea Grant
500 Development Drive
Stony Brook, NY 11794
Phone: 631-824-4934
Email: bu25@cornell.edu
Specialty: shellfish, finfish, seaweed aquaculture
New York
Gregg Rivara
Senior Extension Resource Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
3690 Cedar Beach Road
Southold, NY 11971
Phone: 631-852-8660
Fax: 631-852-8662
Email: gjr3@cornell.edu
Specialty: shellfish, finfish aquaculture permitting/startup assistance
North Carolina
NC State Center for Marine Sciences and Technology
303 College Circle
Morehead City, NC 28557
Phone: 252-222-6314
Fax: 252-222-6314
Email: echerbst@ncsu.edu
Rhode Island
Rob Hudson
Rhode Island
Hisham A. Abdelrahman
Roger Williams University (RWU)
One Old Ferry Road
Bristol, RI 02809
Pronouns: he/him/his
Phone: 401-254-3306
Email: habdelrahman@rwu.edu
Specialties: Aquaculture production; water quality; crustacean, molluscan, and finfish physiological ecology; epidemiology; statistical analysis
South Carolina
Sarah Pedigo
Shellfish Aquaculture Specialist
South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium
287 Meeting St.
Charleston, SC. 29401
Phone: 843-953-2074
Email: sarah.pedigo@scseagrant.org
Texas
Mario Marquez
Aquaculture Specialist
Texas Sea Grant College Program
Texas A&M University
100 Marine Center Drive
Palacios, Texas 77465
Phone: 850-583-6801
Email: mmarquez42@tamu.edu
Specialty: Oyster Aquaculture
Virginia
Karen Hudson
| Shellfish Aquaculture Specialist Sea Grant Marine Extension Program Virginia Institute of Marine Science College of William & Mary P.O. Box 1362 Gloucester Point, VA 23062 Phone: 804-684-7742 khudson@vims.edu |
Virginia
Lexy McCarty
Shellfish Aquaculture Research and Extension Specialist
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Marine Advisory Program
Sea Grant Marine Extension Program
P.O. Box 1346
Gloucester Point, VA 23062
Phone: 804-684-7810
ajmccarty@vims.edu