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As a Research Specialist, Erica Burton works on marine research issues such as ecosystem characterization, marine reserves, fisheries, and submerged cultural resources. She also spends time at sea collecting scientific data and information. Several projects include characterization of the Davidson Seamount, monitoring and characterization of deep-water fish and invertebrate assemblages, and biological characterizations at shipwreck sites. Erica also provides programatic support to the Research Activity Panel, and on the evaluation of MBNMS research permits. Erica earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marine Biology at Long Beach State University, and a Master of Science Degree in Marine Science at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories. Her graduate research focused on age, longevity, and growth determination of fishes, including radiometric age determination of the giant grenadier, bocaccio rockfish, Atlantic tarpon, and Atlantic sturgeon. 
Jean de MarignacField Scientist (831) 647-4214 jean.demarignac@noaa.gov Jean has been part of the Research Team since 2003. His responsibilities include developing collaborations with regional scientists to share monitoring data, and interpreting monitoring trends. He is actively involved with the field research operations of the Sanctuary, including video characterization and monitoring of the continental shelf, beach cast seabirds and marine mammals surveys, and damage assessment. Jean earned a Bachelor of Arts in Human Ecology from College of the Atlantic and a Master of Science in Marine Science from Moss Landing Marine Laboratories. He is an avid naturalist. His undergraduate and graduate research focused on the ecology and life history of the lemon shark in Bimini, Bahamas. However, his research interests are not limited to shark. His experience also includes aging the pink surfperch, surveying and photo-identifying marine mammals, and tagging and measuring oxygen consumption of tunas. He also conducted underwater surveys aboard the Delta, a small submersible, to describe essential fish habitat and compare ground fish abundance, size, and distribution inside and outside the Big Creek Ecological Reserve in California. Jean is an enthusiastic traveler. In 2000, he traveled around the world with his wife for a year and that incredible adventure reinforced his desire to have a career that combines marine science, conservation and education.
As one of the scientists for the Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network (SIMoN), Steve is responsible for developing SIMoN's research and monitoring program. The scientific goals of SIMoN are to: (1) integrate existing monitoring programs within the Sanctuary; (2) initiate new monitoring programs to address important gaps of knowledge; and (3) disseminate monitoring data in a timely fashion to resource managers, researchers, educators, and the general public. Steve has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from UCLA, a Master of Science in Biology from California State University Long Beach, and a Doctorate in Biology from UC Santa Cruz. Though he has several interests in marine ecology, his scientific research has focused on invasion biology, kelp forest ecology, and marine invertebrate natural history, with an emphasis on marine gastropods.
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the Data Analyses Specialist, Chad King is responsible for the collection,
analyses and dissemination of spatial data for the Sanctuary
Integrated Monitoring Network (SIMoN). These data help integrate past and present
monitoring programs within the Sanctuary, provide resource managers with
decision making tools, and will be available to researchers, educators,
students and the general public. He is also an active participant in
the field with the MBNMS Research and SIMoN teams.
Scott works with the technical infrastructure of the Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network (SIMoN). Using cutting-edge web technology, he is responsible for building and maintaining the SIMoN website, interfaces used to enter and manage monitoring information, and the SIMoN database. Upon earning a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University, Scott worked as a software and quality assurance engineer for various software companies in Silicon Valley. Much of his development work utilized the latest web technologies to deliver interactive and dynamic content over the internet. Scott is also a SCUBA instructor and has an MA in Exercise Physiology. He spent four summers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium teaching kids basic SCUBA skills and educating them about local marine life. Along with his work with SIMoN, Scott currently teaches a number of fitness and SCUBA-related courses at a local community college.
As the Ecosystem Scientist for the Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network (SIMoN), Jennifer Brown is responsible for developing and coordinating ecosystem assessments at both local and regional levels. These ecosystem models and condition reports help address resource management needs for integrated monitoring information. Additionally, Jennifer provides science support for the Marine Protected Areas MBNMS Action Plan through the development of data summaries and resource assessments. Jennifer has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from University of California at Los Angeles and a Doctorate Degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Her research focused on evaluating the relative value of nearshore ecosystems at nursery grounds for juvenile flatfish. Other past projects focused on the Monterey Bay area include: 1) A Review of Marine Zones in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary which is part of the National Marine Sanctuary Conservation Series, 2) A plan for monitoring the fish assemblage in Elkhorn Slough prepared for the Elkhorn Slough National Research Reserve, and 3) a review of the Special Status Species that reside in or transit through the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
Steve recently joined the research team as a Sea Grant Fellow. While he has not yet solidified a project to work on for the coming year, he is excited to continue his work with the Marine Sanctuaries Program. He has spent the last two years interning with the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary while attending graduate school. He completed a GIS mapping project of research activities occuring in Sanctuary waters, as well as an analysis of CDFG patrol activity. |
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