Education

Teaching

• Scientific Writing: primary publications in marine science

Teaching

Programs

Programs

• Intercampus Marine Science Programs MS, PhD
• Marine Science and Technology MS
• Marine Science and Technology PhD
• University of São Paulo Dual PhD PhD

Research

Research activities

• Elected Vice-President of the National Shellfisheries Association by membership. 15 March 2021
• Appointed to The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee for “Assessment and Advancement of Science in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's Environmental Studies Program,” February 5, 2021
• The Standard-Times’ South Coast Man of the Year for 2018, For his two decades of science in the public interest, and the connections he has made between fishermen and science.
• Service Award – ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea). Recognition for service as Chair of the Scallop Assessment Working Group (WGScallop) from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2018.
• Appointed to The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine steering committee for “Fisheries Research and Monitoring for Atlantic Offshore Development – A Workshop.” May 22, 2017.

Research

Research awards

• $323,535 awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for Long-term Substrate, Benthic Community, and Scallop Population Dynamics of the Northern Edge Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC) on Georges Bank (RSA)
• $ 93,921 awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for How Often Do Small Scallop Aggregations Grow Into Fishable Beds and What Are the Drivers? (RSA)
• $ 636,791 awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for Broadscale Drop Camera Survey of the Georges Bank Sea Scallop Resource (RSA)
• $ 408,180 awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for Gulf of Maine Drop Camera Survey 2023-24 (RSA)
• $ 1,213,246 awarded by Vineyard Offshore for VW: 501N 2023

Research

Research interests

• Spatial distributions of marine fishes and invertebrates
• Marine fishes and invertebrates migrations
• Marine fishes and invertebrates community structure
• Marine fishes and invertebrates predator-prey interactions
• Marine fishes and invertebrates population dynamics and fisheries

Select publications

See curriculum vitae for more publications

• Stokesbury, K.D.E., and N.D Bethoney. (2020).
  How many sea scallops are there and why does it matter?
  Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.
  
• Stokesbury, K.D.E., N.M. Calabrese, and T.M. Lowery. (2019).
  Windowpane Flounder seasonal distribution and survey availability on the southern portion of Georges Bank, USA
  Mar. Coast. Fish , 11, 353-361.
  
• Bethoney, N. D., C. Cleaver, S. C. Asci, S. R. Bayer, R. A. Whale, and K.D.E., Stokesbury. (2019).
  A comparison of drop camera and diver survey methods to monitor Atlantic sea scallops (Placopecten magellanicus) in a small fishery closure.
  J. Shell. Res., 38, 43-51.
  
• Stokesbury, K.D.E., N.D Bethoney, D. Georgianna, S. Inglis, and, E.F. Keiley. (2019).
  Convergence of a disease and litigation leading to increased scallop discard mortality and economic loss in the Georges Bank, USA fishery.
  N. Am. J. Fish. Manage,  39, 1-8.
  
• Rosellon-Druker. J., and K.D.E. Stokesbury. (2019).
  Characterization and quantification of echinoderms (Echinodermata) on Georges Bank and the potential role of marine protected areas on these populations.
  Invert Biol.,  00, 1-17.
  

Kevin Stokesbury is a professor in the Department of Fisheries Oceanography, School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST), at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. His research examines the marine ecology of invertebrates and fish, their spatial distribution, population dynamics, and the impacts of fishing and energy development. For the past 20 years, his work has focused on the sea scallop resource, including stock assessment, rotational fishery management strategies, growth and mortality estimates, gear development, and environmental assessment. Most of his research is collaborative with the fishing industries of Canada and the United States and he was awarded the David H. Wallace Award from the National Shellfish Association (2013) and the Standard-Times Southcoast Man of the Year (2018) for his two decades of science in the public interest, and the connections he has made between fishermen and science.

His research has been published in 68 scientific papers and 5 book chapters and funded by over 100 competitive grants (totaling >$ 39 million). He was the founding chair of the Department of Fisheries Oceanography at SMAST from 2005 to 2016. He serves on several ICES committees including Chair of the Scallop Assessment Working Group from 2013 to 2018, and Chair of the Nephrops Benchmark Workshop in 2009. He served on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine steering committee for “Fisheries Research and Monitoring for Atlantic Offshore Development – A Workshop.” and has recently been appointed to the “Assessment and Advancement of Science in the Bureau of Ocean Energy management’s Environmental Studies Program.” He was a subject editor for Ecological Applications for 10 years and currently is on the Journal of Shellfish Research and Reviews in Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture editorial boards. He supervises 6 MS and 1 PhD student, while 28 students (5 PhD, 23 MS) have graduated from his laboratory.

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• May 22, 2023 Kevin Stokesbury awarded $1.4 million from NOAA Fisheries
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