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EDUCATION
Ph.D., Louisiana State
University, 1995
M.S., University of Southern
Mississippi, 1981
B.S., Wheeling Jesuit
University, 1975
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Oyster culture & economics, polyploidy and selective
breeding, clam culture, hydroacoustic evaluation of oyster grounds & management
of Grand Isle Bivalve Hatchery
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
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Development of
Tetraploid Oyster Broodstock for the Gulf of Mexico Region
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Technical and Economic Feasibility of Commercial Triploid Oyster Production
for Louisiana
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Accelerated Selective Breeding to Develop Dermo Resistance Oysters in the Gulf
of Mexico
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Application of High Resolution Acoustic Survey Technology for Delineation of
Oyster Benthic Habit
COURSES TAUGHT
FISHERIES
7070 - Fisheries Seminar
FISHERIES 8000 - Thesis Research
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Analyses
of gonadal cycling by oyster broodstock, Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin),
in Louisiana. (with C. Wilson) Journal of Shellfish Research
20(1):215-220. 2001.
The Gulf
Coast Oyster Industry Program: An initiative to address industry’s research
needs. J. Shellfish Research 19(1):397-400. 2000.
The effect
of cytochalasin B dosage on the survival and ploidy of Crassostrea virginica
(Gmelin) larvae. (with C. Wilson and S.K. Allen) J. Shellfish Research
19(1):125-128. 2000.
Economics
of augmentation of natural production using remote setting techniques. (with C.
A. Wilson and K. J. Roberts) In: M. Luckenbach, R. Mann and J. Wesson (eds),
Oyster Reef Habitat Restoration: A Synopsis and Synthesis of Approaches Chpt 24.
Virginia Institute of Marine Science Publication.
1999.
New
technology for characterizing Louisiana’s shallow coastal water bottoms and
predicting future change. (with H. Roberts, C. Wilson, and W. Winans) Gulf
Coast Assoc. of Geological Societies Transactions. Vol. XLIX 452-461. 1999.
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