Dr. De Freese currently serves as the Executive Director of the newly formed IRL Council, a special district of the State of Florida, and host of the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program. Duane currently serves as a Governor-appointed Board ...

Professor, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences Research Interests - Ecosystem modeling - Biological oceanography - Coastal eutrophication - Hypoxia - Impacts of climate change on coastal ecosystems GoMRI-funded projects: - Coastal Waters Consortium (CWC Consortium, Year 2-4 Consortia Grants ...

Dr. Parsons is an Associate Professor of Marine Science at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) and a faculty member of FGCU's Coastal Watershed Institute. He was a State of Louisiana Board of Regents Fellow and received his Ph.D. from Louisiana ...

Dr. Grigalunas' research focuses on economic valuation and coastal and marine resource issues. Recent projects include a series of valuation studies for the Peconic National Estuary Program, assessment of the cost to fisheries due to marine dredging and disposal, and ...