People

Frank López

Director

Extension Director, North Carolina Sea Grant

E: fmlopez@ncsu.edu

Eric Herbst

Assistant Coordinator

Sea Grant Coastal Aquaculture Extension Specialist, North Carolina Sea Grant

E: echerbst@ncsu.edu

Coordinates with other agencies and oversees project operations and reports to NOAA; also serves as the StriperHub Co-Coordinator.

Benjamin Reading

Program Coordinator, Assistant Director

Associate Professor, Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University

E: bjreadin@ncsu.edu

Reading works with project PIs, Regional Coordinators, and specialists for the implementation of project activities. He serves as StriperHub Coordinator and manages broodstock spawning, hatchery, and larval production at the Pamlico Aquaculture Field Laboratory (PAFL).

David Berlinsky

North East Regional Coordinator

Professor in the Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, University of New Hampshire

E: david.berlinsky@unh.edu

Berlinsky helps carry-out project objectives related to broodstock spawning synchronization, hatchery, and larval production of striped bass at the Pamlico Aquaculture Field Laboratory (PAFL).

Russell Borski

StriperHub Southeast Regional Coordinator

Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University

E: rjb@ncsu.edu

Borski contributes to reduced frequency feeding growth studies and data collection for economics.

Benjamin Reading

Program Coordinator, Assistant Director

Associate Professor, Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University

E: bjreadin@ncsu.edu

Reading works with project PIs, Regional Coordinators, and specialists for the implementation of project activities. He serves as StriperHub Coordinator and manages broodstock spawning, hatchery, and larval production at the Pamlico Aquaculture Field Laboratory (PAFL).

Jason Abernathy

Aquatic Animal Health Research, Research Geneticist, USDA Agricultural Research Service

E: Jason.Abernathy@usda.gov

Adam Fuller

Research Geneticist (Animals), USDA Agricultural Research Service

E: adam.fuller@usda.gov

Mar Huertas

Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Texas State University

The research at Huertas lab is focused on the world of chemical communication and olfactory processes in fish. Specially, we aim to uncover how external chemical signals (pheromones, chemical cues, pollutants) are detected and affect the fish nose, how that information is integrated into the brain, and how it is translated into activation of the endocrine axis that initiates a specific physiological process (reproduction, behavior, etc). The discovery of new striped bass pheromones can be critical for the optimization of reproduction practices and management of the wildlife population.

E: mhuertas@txstate.edu

David Berlinsky

North East Regional Coordinator

Professor in the Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, University of New Hampshire

E: david.berlinsky@unh.edu

Berlinsky helps carry-out project objectives related to broodstock spawning synchronization, hatchery, and larval production of striped bass at the Pamlico Aquaculture Field Laboratory (PAFL).

Russell Borski

StriperHub Southeast Regional Coordinator

Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University

E: rjb@ncsu.edu

Borski contributes to reduced frequency feeding growth studies and data collection for economics.

Michael Frinsko

Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture – Aquaculture, North Carolina Cooperative Extension

E: mofrinsk@ncsu.edu

Steve Hall

Professor and Director, Marine Aquaculture Research Center (MARC), North Carolina State University

E: shall5@ncsu.edu

Hanping Wang

Principal Scientist and Director, Aquaculture Research and Development, Ohio Statue University

E: wang.900@osu.edu

Steve Rawles

Research Physiologist (Animals), USDA Agricultural Research Service

E: steven.rawles@usda.gov

Marc Turano

Vice President and General Manager, Land-Based Aquaculture Systems, Innovasea

Contact: https://www.innovasea.com/

Greg Bolton

Laboratory Research Specialist, Center for Marine Sciences and Technology, North Carolina State University

E: gebolton@ncsu.edu

Barry Nash

Seafood Technology and Marketing Specialist, North Carolina Sea Grant

E: barry_nash@ncsu.edu

Leads outreach activities to promote research and encourage consumers to buy and prepare cultivated striped bass.

Mike Ciaramella

Seafood Specialist, New York Sea Grant

E: mc2544@cornell.edu

Matt Parker

Principal Agent Associate, University of Maryland

E: mparke11@umd.edu

Kwamena Quagrainie

Aquaculture Marketing Director/Clinical Engagement Full Professor, Purdue University

E: kquagrai@purdue.edu

David Cerino

Aquaculture Technology Chair, Careret Community College

E: cerinod@carteret.edu

Leads efforts on larviculture of striped bass in vocational education settings and provide marine aquaculture technology training programs.

Matt Booker

Associate Professor, Department of History, North Carolina State University

E: mmbooker@ncsu.edu

Dan DiNicola

StriperHub Webmaster

Science Writer / Producer, North Carolina Sea Grant

E: dsdinico@ncsu.edu

Linas Kenter

Aquaculture and Fisheries Research Scientist, Center For Sustainable Seafood Systems, New Hampshire Sea Grant

E: Linas.Kenter@unh.edu

Stacey Pigg

Associate Professor in English in Technical and Scientific Communication, North Carolina State University

E: slpigg@ncsu.edu

Eugene Won

Senior Research Associate, Animal Science, Cornell University

E: etw36@cornell.edu