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Kevin Stokesbury

administrator

Kevin Stokesbury, PhD

Dean

SMAST / Administration

Curriculum Vitae
Marine Fisheries Field Research Group Website

Contact

508-999-8209

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School for Marine Science & Technology East, New Bedford 203

Education

1994Universite LavalPhD in Marine Ecology
1987Acadia UniversityMSc in Marine Ecology
1984Acadia UniversityBSc in Marine Biology

Teaching

  • Scientific Writing: primary publications in marine science

Teaching

Programs

Teaching

Courses

Thesis research on an experimental or theoretical project in Marine Science or Technology under a faculty advisor.

Research for and preparation of doctoral dissertation proposal. The dissertation proposal must provide a thorough survey of the research activities in the research topic area and it must present original and innovative research ideas and preliminary results as well as a defined research scope and directions. PhD students must have passed this course before registering for doctoral dissertation research credits. Graded P/F.

Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature representing an original contribution to the scholarly research literature of the field. PhD dissertations are often published in refereed journals or presented at major conferences. A written dissertation must be completed in accordance with the rules of the Graduate School and the School for Marine Science and Technology. Admission to the course is based on successful completion of the PhD comprehensive examination and submission of a formal proposal endorsed by the student's graduate committee and submitted to the SMAST Graduate Program Director.

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

  • $ 550,000 awarded by THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION for Testing the Katchi Net System Against a Traditional Commercial Trawl on US Fishing Grounds
  • $ 403,618 awarded by NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN for A Seasonal Video-trawl Survey to Assess the Population Size of Yellowtail Flounder (Pleuronectes Ferruginea) and Windowpane (Scophthalmus Aquosus) on Eastern Georges Bank
  • $ 350,000 awarded by MA DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES for FY25 Gulf of Maine Video Trawl Survey
  • $ 136,515 awarded by CLEARWATER SEAFOODS for 2024 Canadian Georges and Browns Bank Surveys
  • $ 91,492 awarded by NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN for Intensive Drop Camera Surveys of Sea Scallops in Two Key Areas of Georges Bank (RSA)

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

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.