{"id":21628,"date":"2024-07-23T15:57:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T19:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/?p=21628"},"modified":"2024-07-23T16:08:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T20:08:31","slug":"sea-grant-welcomes-new-reef-fisheries-fellow-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/sea-grant-welcomes-new-reef-fisheries-fellow-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea Grant Welcomes New Reef Fisheries Fellow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
For immediate release<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Contact<\/strong>: Scott Baker at 910-962-2492 or msbaker@ncsu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brian Chansky is the new South Atlantic Reef Fish Extension and Communication Fellow. He will work with the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and Sea Grant programs in the Southeast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Chansky previously served as a marine conservation intern with Reef Environmental Education Foundation and as program co-lead for the NOAA Ocean Guardian Youth Ambassador Program. He graduated from the University of Delaware this past May with a major in marine science and a minor in organizational and community leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are excited to have Brian come onboard,\u201d says Scott Baker, fisheries specialist with North Carolina Sea Grant. \u201cBrian has a passion for collaborative teamwork and communicating marine science to others. He is passionate about pursuing this line of work as a career, and I know this fellowship will prepare him for the road ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The South Atlantic Reef Fish Extension and Communication Fellowship is a collaborative effort of Sea Grant programs in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Chansky will be a liaison among fishers, scientists, and managers on issues of reef fish management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n