Dr. Edward Chesney

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Field of Focus
  • Fisheries
  • Biological Oceanography
Area of Expertise
Early Life History or Larval Stages of Fish as Related to Fisheries and Fish Ecology
Education
  • Ph.D. in Biological Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, U.S.A., 1984
  • B.A., School of Natural Resources, Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio, U.S.A., 1973
  • B.S. in Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A., 1973

Dr. Chesney is an Associate Professor at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON). His research interests include:

  • Fisheries and fish ecology especially as they relate to the early life history or larval stages of fish
  • Culture, foraging behavior, and growth of larval fishes
  • Spawning, larval rearing and propagation of marine fishes for aquaculture
  • Applications of otolith and fish hard part chemistry to fisheries and oceanography
  • Applications of biochemical measures as indicators of condition in fish larvae

GoMRI-funded projects:

- Defining Ecologically Relevant Sublethal Effects: How do Low Levels of Exposure to Oil and Dispersants Affect Performance and Survival of Larvae of Gulf Nekton? (Year 3-5 Investigator Grants (RFP-II), Role: Principal Investigator, Project Data Point of Contact)

- Biological Impacts of Oil and Dispersants on the Fish Fauna of Deep Waters: Assessing Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Event (Year One Block Grant - Louisiana State University, Role: Co-Principal Investigator)

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