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	Home Upcoming Events Institutions & Organizations People Bays & Estuaries Reefs, Banks & Islands Environmental Issues General Facts about the Gulf Exploration History Other Online Resources Electronic Books Mexican Coral Reef Species Checklist InfoHub Site Search:		J. Read Hendon Credit: GCRL Photo Read Hendon is the Assistant Director of the Center for Fisheries Research and Development at the University of Southern Mississippi's Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL). He started his M.S. work at the GCRL in 1996, completing his advanced degree in fisheries ecology in 1998. Since that time, Read has worked in the fisheries discipline on a variety of programs, ranging from monitoring and assessment of important coastal species to juvenile spotted seatrout ecology. He is a Certified Fisheries Professional (FP-C) through the American Fisheries Society and a Certified Oyster Biologist through Louisiana's Department of Natural Resources. In 2009, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council appointed Read to two-year terms on its Standing Scientific and Statistical Committee, Coastal Migratory Pelagics (Mackerel) Advisory Panel and Red Drum Advisory Panel. He’s also Field Party Chief for Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) offshore trawl surveys and currently serves as a member of the SEAMAP Gulf Sub-committee, the SEAMAP Shrimp and Groundfish Work Group, the Mississippi Stock Assessment Panel, GCRL's Boat Operations Committee, and as a USFWS/NOAA Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Expert, Tier 2. Read is also a part-time doctoral student in USM's Department of Coastal Sciences working with juvenile spotted seatrout. Institution(s) / Organization(s): Center for Fisheries Research and Development (CFRD), Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL) Education: B.S. Biological Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, USA, 1996 M.S. Fisheries Ecology, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS, USA, 1998 Ph.D. Fisheries Ecology, University of Southern Mississippi Department of Coastal Sciences, Ocean Springs, MS, USA (in progress) Area of Expertise / Interest: Ecology; Fisheries; Natural and Man-Made Hazard Mitigation; Population Biology; Coastal Development; Ecological Indicators; Habitat Loss; Invasive Species; Oil and Gas Development; Overfishing and Bycatch; Sustainable Development; Geographic Information Science (GIS) Preferred Language:   English Mailing Address: Center for Fisheries Research & Development USM Gulf Coast Research Laboratory 703 East Beach Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564 USA Telephone: +1 228-872-4202 Fax: +1 228-872-4204 E-mail: read.hendon@usm.edu Home Page URL:   http://www.usm.edu/gcrl/contacts/view_vitae.php?id=244 Links to Projects or Publications: Sport Fish Tag and Release Program Mississippi Coastal Sport Fish Studies Pelagic Sargassum as Essential Fisheries Habitat in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Keywords:   Fisheries biology, Marine ecology, Spotted seatrout, Cobia, Tripletail
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