Sabrina Romeo
Aquaculture Technician sromeo@hswri.org CV Core Program Sustainable Seafood Education B.S., Conservation Biology, Colorado State University Sabrina is currently an Aquaculture Technician at the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute, specializing in the husbandry and development of larval and juvenile white seabass. When these systems are not in production, she supports general husbandry and laboratory studies across various programs. […]
Kayla Roy
Research Assistant kroy@hswri.org CV Core Program Sustainable Seafood Education B.S., Marine Science, California State University Monterey Bay M.S., Marine Science, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Kayla Roy has served as a Research Assistant at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute (HSWRI) since 2023. She earned her B.S. in Marine Science from California State University Monterey Bay and her M.S. […]
Rex Shettlesworth
Assistant Growout Facility Coordinator rshettlesworth@hswri.org CV Core Program Sustainable Seafood Education B.S., Marine Biology, UC San Diego Rex serves as the Assistant Growout Facility Coordinator at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute, where he supports the Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program (OREHP). In this role, he assists with the rearing, tagging, transport, and release of hatchery-raised white […]
Paolo Soto
Conservation Genetics Technician psoto@hswri.org CV Core Program Ocean Health Education B.A., Biology, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg M.S., Marine Ecology, San Diego State University, San Diego Mark is currently a Senior Research Scientist at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute (HSWRI) in San Diego, where he has been employed since 1989. Mark also serves as the Director of the Institute’s […]
Ricardo Suarez
Aquaculture Technician rsuarez@hswri.org CV Core Program Sustainable Seafood Education B.A., Biology, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg M.S., Marine Ecology, San Diego State University, San Diego Mark is currently a Senior Research Scientist at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute (HSWRI) in San Diego, where he has been employed since 1989. Mark also serves as the Director of the Institute’s Sustainable […]
Wade Wright
Aquaculture Technician wwright@hswri.org CV Core Program Sustainable Seafood Education B.A., Biology, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg M.S., Marine Ecology, San Diego State University, San Diego Mark is currently a Senior Research Scientist at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute (HSWRI) in San Diego, where he has been employed since 1989. Mark also serves as the Director of the Institute’s Sustainable […]
Ann E. Bowles, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist abowles@hswri.org CV Core Program Animal Behavior & Senses Research Program Bioacoustics & Sensory Ecology of Marine Mammals Education B.A., Linguistics, University of California at San Diego Ph.D., Marine Biology, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Dr. Ann Bowles started her career at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute(HSWRI) as a volunteer wanting to apply what she had […]
Markus A. Drawbridge, M.S.
Senior Research Scientist mdrawbridge@hswri.org CV Core Program Sustainable Seafood Education B.A., Biology, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg M.S., Marine Ecology, San Diego State University, San Diego Drawbridge, Mark, MSc – Senior Research Scientist and Director of HSWRI’s Sustainable Seafood Program. Drawbridge has more than 35 years working in marine aquaculture and fisheries replenishment at HSWRI. His team […]
Jeff Eble, Ph.D
Florida Program Director & Senior Research Scientist jeble@hswri.org CV Core Program Ocean Health Research Program Genetic Ecology & eDNA Monitoring Education B.A. Biology, University of Hawaii, Hilo Ph.D. Zoology, University of Hawaii, Manoa Eble, Jeff, PhD – Senior Research Scientist and Director of HSWRI’s Florida Program. Eble leads the Institute’s Florida research, including development of […]
White Seabass Success
In a four-year collaborative study between HSWRI and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), genotypes were made for 500 seabass brood fish dating back to 1996, when the Carlsbad hatchery first started operation. SCDNR was able to use a genetic marker to supplement coded wire tagging (CWT) data. Using the genetic marker, we […]