{"id":3563,"date":"2014-12-15T10:29:25","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T15:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/?post_type=news&p=3563"},"modified":"2023-12-11T13:00:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T18:00:24","slug":"joint-sea-grantdmf-fellow-begins-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/joint-sea-grantdmf-fellow-begins-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint Sea Grant\/DMF Fellow Begins Appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"
Contact: Posted Monday, December 15, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n Liza Hoos, the 2014 North Carolina Sea Grant\/N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries joint fellow, recently began her assignment. In collaboration with DMF, she will estimate bycatch \u201chot spots\u201d using fishery-independent and -dependent data.<\/p>\n \u201cBycatch is an important issue in marine and estuarine fisheries,\u201d says Jeff Buckel<\/a>, fellowship coordinator and a faculty member at North Carolina State University.\u00a0\u201cWe are excited to have Liza apply her spatial analytical expertise to bycatch questions \u2014 and I am confident that she will gain valuable experience in the complexities of fisheries management in North Carolina.\u201d<\/p>\n Hoos has a master\u2019s degree in environmental management from Duke University. Her research applies geospatial analysis to marine conservation issues, with a goal of developing and determining management solutions. In particular, she uses habitat models to focus on identifying the distribution and essential habitat of marine species.<\/p>\n \u201cResearch is too often removed from its real-world applications, so I am extremely excited to have been given this opportunity to conduct research that can be applied directly to marine fisheries issues in North Carolina,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Hailing from Nashville, Tenn., Hoos also holds an undergraduate degree in physical geography from McGill University in Montreal.<\/p>\n This fellowship, based in Morehead City, is patterned after the national Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. The projects provide a professional education and training opportunity to the fellow, and assist the state on marine fisheries management concerns.<\/p>\n
\nE-Ching Lee, 919-515-9098, eching_lee@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n