State Aquaculture Extension Contacts

PRIMARY EXTENSION
AND
SEA GRANT
AQUACULTURE CONTACTS

Updated: July 2006

The following persons have been designated by their institutions as Aquaculture Extension or Sea Grant contacts for their state or territory. They receive or have access to various educational products produced by the five USDA-CSREES Regional Aquaculture Centers and the National Sea Grant College Program. Contact the individual nearest your location to learn about the availability of various informative materials on diverse aquaculture topics, including fact sheets, publications and videotapes. Mailing addresses, telephone numbers, and in some cases, e-mail addresses are provided for your convenience.

NORTHEASTERN REGION

CONNECTICUT

Lance Stewart
University of Connecticut
Cooperative Extension
Marine Research Laboratory
Noank, CT 06340
(860) 536-7154
lstewart@canrl.cag.uconn.edu

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Harriette Phelps
Biology Department
University of the District of Columbia
4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Bldg. 44
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 282-7364
hphelps@hers.com

DELAWARE

John Ewart
College of Marine Studies
University of Delaware
700 Pillowtown Road
Lewes, DE 19958-1298
(302) 6445-4060
ewart@udel.edu

Dennis McIntosh
Assistant Research Professor & Extension Specialist - Aquaculture
Delaware State University
1200 N. DuPont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 857-6456
Fax: (302) 857-6402
E-mail: dmcintosh@desu.edu

MAINE

Ronald Beard
University of Maine
Cooperative Extension and ME/NH
Sea Grant College Program
14 Coburn Hall
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469
(207) 581-1440
rbeard@umext.maine.edu

Christopher Bartlett
Maine Sea Grant/University of Maine Cooperative Extension
16 Deep Cove Road
Eastport, Maine 04631
voice 207 853-2518 ext 4212
fax 207 853-0940
cbartlett@maine.edu

Dana Morse
Extension Associate
Maine Sea Grant College Program and UMaine Cooperative Extension
Darling Marine Center
Walpole, ME 04573
(207) 563.3146 x205
Fax (207) 563.3119
dana.morse@maine.edu

MARYLAND

Don Webster
Univ of MD Coop Extension
Wye Research & Education Ctr.
P.O. Box 169
Queenstown, MD 21658
(410) 827-5377 ext 127
dwebster@umd.edu

Jacqueline U. Takacs
Maryland Sea Grant Extension Program
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
P.O. Box 38
Solomons, MD 20688
Office: 410-326-7356
Fax: 410-326-7250
takacs@cbl.umces.edu

MASSACHUSETTS

William Burt, Marine Specialist
Barnstable County's Cape Cod Cooperative Extension

PO Box 367 (Mailing)

Deeds and Probate Building, 1Railroad Avenue (Shipping)
Barnstable, MA 02630
(508) 375-6702
(508) 362-4518 fax

wburt@umext.umass.edu

William C. Walton, Ph.D.
Fisheries & Aquaculture Specialist
Barnstable County's Cape Cod Cooperative Extension & Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant
PO Box 367 (Mailing)
Deeds & Probate Building, 1 Railroad Avenue (Shipping)
Barnstable, Massachusetts 02630-0367 USA
(508) 375-6849 (Office)
(508) 934-9754 (Mobile)
(508) 362-4923 (Fax)
wwalton@whoi.edu

Clifford A. Goudey

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Director, Center for Fisheries Engineering Research

Sea Grant College Program

MIT Bldg. NE20-376

3 Cambridge Center

Cambridge, MA 02139

Phone: 617-253-7079
Fax: 617-252-1615

cgoudey@mit.edu

Brandy M. M. Wilbur

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Aquaculture Specialist and Education Coordinator

Sea Grant College Program

MIT Bldg. NE20-377

3 Cambridge Center

Cambridge, MA 02139

Office: 617-253-5944

Gloucester hatchery: 978-283-6275

Fax: 617-252-1615

bmmoran@mit.edu

NEW HAMPSHIRE Roland Barnaby University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Service 113 North Road Brentwood, NH 03833 (603) 679-5616 rollie.barnby@unh.edu	PENNSYLVANIA Joseph McMullen HC01 Box 13 Spruce Creek, PA 16683 (814) 669-7280
NEW JERSEY Gef Flimlin Agriculture Center Rutgers Cooperative Extension 1623 Whitesville Road Toms River, NJ 08755 (732) 349-1152 fax 732-505-8941 flimlin@aesop.rutgers.edu	RHODE ISLAND Michael Rice Dept. of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences Woodward Hall University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 02881 (401) 874-2943 rice@uriacc.uri.edu Dale F. Leavitt - Assistant Professor Aquaculture Extension Specialist 220 M&NS Roger Williams University One Old Ferry Road Bristol, RI 02809-2921 (401) 254-3047 (office) (401) 450-2581 (cell) (401) 254-3310 (Fax) dleavitt@rwu.edu
NEW YORK Dr. Michael B. Timmons, P.E. J. Thomas Clark Professor of Entrepreneurship and Personal Enterprise Cornell University Biological and Environmental Engineering Dept. 302 Riley-Robb Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 255-1630 Fax: (607) 255-4080 mbt3@cornell.edu	VERMONT Linda Marek-Howe University of Vermont Extension System RR 4, Box 2298 Comstock Road-Berlin Montpelier, VT 05602 (802) 223-2389 lhowe@sover.net
	WEST VIRGINIA Kenneth J. Semmens Extension Specialist - Aquaculture West Vriginia University P.O. Box 6108 Ag. Sciences Building Room 1052 Morgantown, WV 26506-6108 (304) 293-6131 Ext. 4211 ksemmens@wvu.edu

SOUTHERN REGION

ALABAMA

Jesse A. Chappell Ph.D.
Extension Specialist and Assistant Professor Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures
125 Swingle Hall
Auburn University, Al. 36849-5419
Phone 334-844-9209
Fax 334-844-9208
Cell 334-321-1597
chappj1@auburn.edu

Also: http://www.aces.edu/dept/fisheries/contact.php

LOUISIANA

C. Greg Lutz

Specialist/Professor

La. State Univ. AgCenter

Aquaculture Research Station

2410 Ben Hur Rd.

Baton Rouge , LA 70820

Voice 225-765-2848

Fax 225-765-2877
glutz@agctr.lsu.edu

ARKANSAS

Nathan Stone
Fisheries Specialist
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Box 4005
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
(870) 543-8138
nstone@uaex.edu

Arkansas State Extension contacts

MISSISSIPPI

Jimmy Avery
Extension Aquaculture Leader
National Warmwater Aquaculture Center
Mississippi State University
P.O. Box 197
Stoneville, MS 38776
(662) 686-3273
javery@drec.msstate.edu

FLORIDA

Cortney L. Ohs, Ph.D.
University of Florida
Indian River Research and Education Center
2199 South Rock Road
Fort Pierce FL 34945-3138
Phone: 772-468-3922 ext. 130
Fax: 772-468-3973
cohs@ufl.edu

GEORGIA

Gary Burtle
Extension Aquaculture Specialist
The University of Georgia
P. O. Box 748
Tifton, GA 31793-0748
229-386-3364
gburtle@uga.edu

NORTH CAROLINA

Tom Losordo, Assistant Professor
North Carolina State University
Campus Box 7646, NCSU
Raleigh, NC 27695-7646
(919) 515-7587
(919) 515-5110 Fax
tlosordo@unity.ncsu.edu

Robert Williams
Natural Resources Specialist
P.O. Box 21928
North Carolina AT&T State University
Greensboro, NC 27420
(919) 334-7543

KENTUCKY

Robert M. Durborow

Professor/State Aquaculture Specialist

Aquaculture Research Center, 103 Athletic Road

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, KY 40601

phone: (502) 597-6581

Fax: (502) 597-8118

robert.durborow@kysu.edu

TEXAS

Michael Masser
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
102 Nagle Hall
College Station, TX 77843-2258
(409) 845-7473
(409) 845-7103
mmasser@wfscgate.tamu.edu

Sea Grant agents in Texas can be found at:

http://texas-sea-grant.tamu.edu/

OKLAHOMA

Marley D. Beem
Area Aquaculture Specialist
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Srv.
P.O. Box 1378
Ada, OK 74820-1378
(580) 332-4100
(580) 332-8716 Fax
beem@okstate.edu

Glen Gebhart
Langston University
P.O. Box 730
Langston, OK 73050
(405) 466-3836
(405) 466-3138 Fax
ggebhart@mail.luresext.edu

VIRGINIA

Tammy Newcomb
Department of Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences
100 Cheatham hall
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-3257
(540) 523-7580 Fax
newcombt@vt.edu

Brian Nerrie
Aquaculture Specialist
Virginia State University
P.O. Box 540
Petersburg, VA 23803
(804) 524-5903
(804) 523-5245
bnerrie@vsu.edu

PUERTO RICO

Saul Wiscovich
Agente Estatal
a/c Rec. Nat. y Acuicultura, Edo. C
Oficina 107, Univ. of Puerto Rico-RUM
Mayaguez, PR 00681
(787) 832-4040
(787) 834-3134 Fax
s_wiscovich@seam.upr.clu.edu

VIRGIN ISLANDS

James Rakocy, Director
Agricultural Experiment Station
University of the Virgin Islands
RR2, 10,000
Kingshill, VI 00850
(340) 692-4031
(340) 692-4035 Fax
james.rakocy@uvi.edu

SOUTH CAROLINA

Jack M. Whetstone
Extension Aquaculture Specialist/Assoc. Professor Clemson University
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources SC Sea Grant Extension Program
Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science PO Box 596 Georgetown, SC 29442
843-546-6321
FAX: 843-546-629
jwhtstn@clemson.edu

TENNESSEE

Tom Hill
Tennessee Cooperative Extension Srv.
P.O. Box 1071
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37901-1071
(423) 974-7230
(423) 974-0957 Fax
thill@utk.edu

Mr. Ron Blair
University of Tennessee Extension
P. O. Box 159
Lexington, TN 38351
(731) 968-5266
(731) 968-8001 Fax
rblair3@tennessee.edu

Mr. Creig Kimbro
University of Tennessee Extension
P. O. Box 338
Coalmont, TN 37313-0338
(931) 592-3971
(931) 592-3972 Fax
ckimbro@tennessee.edu

Mr. Kelly Amonett
University of Tennessee Extension
P. O. Box 325
Wartburg, TN 37887-0325
(423) 346-3000
(423) 346-3009 Fax
damonet1@tennessee.edu

NORTH CENTRAL REGION

ILLINOIS

Mr. Michael D. Plumer
University of Illinois Extension
Carbondale Extension Center
Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center
150 E. Pleasant Hill Road
Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone: 618-453-5563
E-mail: plumerm@uiuc.edu

INDIANA

Dr. Kwamena K. Quagrainie
Department of Agricultural Economics
Purdue University
403 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2056
Phone: (765) 494-4200
Fax : (765) 494-9176
kquagrai@purdue.edu

MINNESOTA

Jeffrey L. Gunderson
Minnesota Sea Grant Extension Program
University of Minnesota-Duluth
2305 East 5^th Street
Duluth, MN 55812
Phone: (218) 726-8715
Fax: (218) 726-6556
jgunder1@umn.edu

IOWA

Dr. Joseph E. Morris
Aquaculture Specialist
Department of Natural Resource Ecology and
Management
Iowa State University
339 Science II
Ames, IA 50011-3221
Phone: (515) 294-4622
Fax : (515) 294-7874
jemorris@iastate.edu

MISSOURI

Dr. Robert A. Pierce II
Fish & Wildlife Specialist
School of Natural Resources
University of Missouri-Columbia
302 Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: (573) 882-4337
Fax : (573) 882-1977
PierceR@missouri.edu

KANSAS

Charles D. Lee
Department of Animal Science & Industry
Kansas State University
Call Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-1600
Phone: (785) 532-5734
Fax : (785) 532-5681
clee@ksu.edu

NEBRASKA

Dennis E. Bauer
Extension Educator
BKR Extension Office
148 West 4th Street
Ainsworth, NE 69210
Phone: (402) 387-2213
Fax: (402) 387-2065
dbauer1@unl.edu

MICHIGAN

Dr. Donald L. Garling
Fish Culture Specialist
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Michigan State University
9A Natural Resources Building
East Lansing, MI 48842-1222
Phone: (517) 353-1989
Fax : (517) 432-1699
garlingd@msu.edu

NORTH DAKOTA

Dr. Mark Clark
Department of Biological Sciences
North Dakota State University
119 Stevens Hall
Fargo, ND 58105-5517
Phone: (701) 231-8246
Fax: (701) 231-7149
m.e.clark@ndsu.nodak.edu

OHIO

Ms. Laura G. Tiu
Piketon Research & Extension Center
Ohio State University
1864 Shyville Road
Piketon, OH 45661-9749
(740) 289-2071
(740) 292-1953 Fax
tiu.2@osu.edu

SOUTH DAKOTA

Jerry Mills
Brown County Extension Agent
1019 1st Avenue S.E.
Aberdeen, SD 57401-4799
(605) 626-7120
(605) 626-4012 Fax
brownco@www.ces.sdstate.edu

WISCONSIN

Fred P. Binkowski
Senior Scientist
Great Lakes Water Institute
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
600 E. Greenfield Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53204
(414) 382-1723
(414) 382-1700
(414) 382-1705 fax
sturgeon@csd.uwm.edu

WESTERN REGION
ALASKA Dr. Brian Allee Alaska Sea Grant - UAF 205 O'Neill Building Fairbanks, AK 99775-5040 (907) 474-7949 brian.allee@sfos.uaf.edu Ray Ralonde University of Alaska-Fairbanks 2221 E. Northern Lights Blvd., Suite 110 Anchorage, AK 99508-4140 (907) 274-9691 afrir@uaa.alaska.edu	COLORADO W. Dennis Lamm Cooperative Extension Colorado State University 1 Administration Building Fort Collins, CO 80523 (303) 491-5541
ARIZONA Kevin Fitzsimmons Environmental Research Lab University of Arizona 2601 East Airporte Drive Tucson, AZ 85706-6985 (520) 626-3324 KevFitz@ag.arizona.edu	IDAHO Ron Hardy Aquaculture Research Institute University of Idaho P.O. Box 442260 Moscow, ID 83844-2260 (208) 885-5830 rhardy@uidaho.edu Gary Fornshell University of Idaho Extension 246 3^rd Avenue East Twin Falls, ID 83301 (208) 734-9590 gafornsh@uidaho.edu
CALIFORNIA Fred S. Conte, Ph.D. Department of Animal Science 1 Shields Ave. University of California Davis Davis, CA 95616-8521 Ph: 530-752-7689 FAX: 530-752-7817 fsconte@ucdavis.edu Susan Schlosser Sea Grant Extension Humboldt/Mendocino County 2 Commercial Street, Suite 4 Eureka, CA 95501 (707) 443-8369 scschlosser@ucdavis.edu Paul Olin California Sea Grant Extension 133 Aviation Blvd., Suite 109 Santa Rosa, CA 95403 707-565-2621 pgolin@ucdavis.edu	MONTANA Martin Frick Agricultural Education Montana State University 116 Cheever hall Bozeman, MT 59717-0374 (406) 994-3201 uadmf@montana.edu
COLORADO Stephen Flickinger Fishery & Wildlife Biology Colorado State University 239 Wager Building St. Collins, CO 80523 (303) 491-5657 wildlife@shep.agsci.colostate.edu	NEVADA Dr. Michael Collopy University Nevada-Reno Dept. of ERS - 1000 Valley Rd. Reno, NV 89512 (775) 784-4773 mcollopy@cabnr.unr.edu
OREGON Derek Godwin Staff Chair and Watershed Management Specialist OSU Extension Service, Marion County 3180 Center Street NE Room 1361 Salem , Oregon 97301 phone: 503-566-2909 fax: 503-585-4940 derek.godwin@oregonstate.edu
NEW MEXICO John Boren Extension Animal Resources Dept. Cooperative Extension Service College of Agriculture & Home Econ. Box 30003, Dept. 3AE Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 (505) 646-1164 jboren@nmsu.edu Byron Wright New Mexico State University P.O. Box 50005, Dept. 4901 Las Cruces, NM 88005 (505) 646-7931 bwright@nmsu.edu	WASHINGTON Steve Harbell Marine Resources Extension P.O. Box 88 South Bend, WA 98586 (360) 875-9331 sharbell@washington.edu
UTAH Nancy Mesner Utah State University College of Natural Resources 5210 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-5210 (435) 797-2465 nancym@ext.usu.edu	WYOMING Jim Bennage Sheridan College 3059 Coffeen Avenue Sheridan, WY 82801 (307) 674-6446 ext. 6164 jbennage@sheridan.edu

Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture

COMMONWEALTH OF NORTHERN

MARIANAS ISLANDS

Anthony C. Benavente
Aquaculture Extension and Research
Northern Marianas College
Agriculture & Life Sciences
PO Box 1250
Saipan, MP 96950
Tel: (670) 234-5498 Ext. 1709
Fax: (670) 234-0054
Email: anthonyb@nmcnet.edu

FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

Simon Ellis
Land-Grant Program
Cooperative Extension Service
College of Micronesia
Drawer F
Kolonia, Pohnpei, FSM 96941
(691) 320-2462
eellis@mail.fm

GUAM

David Crisostomo
Cooperative Extension Service
University of Guam
UOG Station
Mangilao, GUAM 96923
(671) 735-2092
dcrisost@uog9.uog.edu

HAWAII

Clyde Tamaru
Sea Grant College Program
University of Hawaii
1000 Pope Road, MSB 226
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 956-2869
ctamaru@hawaii.edu