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Carrie J. Byron, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Location

Girard Marine Science Center 219
Biddeford Campus

My research is grounded in marine ecology and integrates and interdisciplinary approach. Research disciplines include aquaculture, fisheries and coastal management. Previous projects have been based in freshwater, estuarine and marine habitats including temperate lakes, Atlantic rocky shorelines, temperate barrier-beach lagoons, tropical coral reefs and Pacific glacial fjords. I enjoy working on projects that look at biotic and abiotic dynamics and interactions as they apply to conservation and/or social development issues. My current research focuses on sustainable ecological aquaculture and food web dynamics in Maine's coastal waters.

Credentials

Education

B.S.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
2001
M.S.
University of Massachusetts-Boston
2007
Ph.D.
University of Rhode Island
2010

Board Certifications and Licenses

SCUBA Rescue Diver

Post-Doctoral Training

Post-Doctoral Training, Ecosystem Modeling
Gulf of Maine Research Institute (Portland, Maine)

Research

Current research

  • Ecological and social carrying capacity for aquaculture
  • Low trophic level aquaculture (shellfish and seaweed)
  • Modeling food web dynamics

Selected publications

Other scholarly activity

Research topics

Aquaculture and Aquarium Sciences
Climate Change
Fisheries Ecosystems
Marine Conservation Ecology
Marine Entrepreneurship
Ocean Ecosystem Based Management