Grant Research:

Project Title: Sustainable expansion of the live marine baitfish industry: economic and ecological considerations of pinfish.
Date: July 2014-June 2017
Funding Agency: NOAA Saltonstall Kennedy
Role: Primary Investigator (PI)

Project Title: Determination of IRL Pathogenic Bacterial Impacts on the East Coast Florida Aquaculture Industry.
Date: July 2016- June 2017
Funding Agency: FAU Special License Plate Program, Aquaculture
Role: collaborator/sub-contractor

Project Title: Development of a hormonal implant for small, less than 1kg, marine finfish broodstock to enhance reproduction.
Date: Sept 2017- May 2018
Funding Agency: USDA Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Award, Phase I
Role: Primary Investigator (PI)

Project Title: Non-targent species effects of four mosquito treatments on the marine aquatic food web
Date: July 2108-June 2019
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Ag and Consumer Services, Mosquito Control
Role: Co-investiator (Co-I)

Project Title: Commercialization of a hormone implant to facilitate maturation and spawning in fish
Date: Sept 2019- Aug 2021
Funding Agency: USDA SBIR, Phase II
Role: Primary Investigator (PI)

Project Title: Non-targent species effects of four mosquito treatments on the marine aquatic food web
Date: July 2109-June 2020
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Ag and Consumer Services, Mosquito Control
Role: Co-investiator (Co-I)

Project Title: Commercialization potential of northern (Mercenaria mercenaria) vs. hybrid (M. mercenaria x M. campechiensis) hard clams: grow-out and shelf-life performance
Dates: Feb 2020- Jan 2021
Funding Agency: Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
Role: Administration

Project Title: Rapid diagnostic testing for marine velvet disease, Amyloodinium ocellatum: a potential game changer for disease prevention and economic gain for fisheries and aquaculture
Dates: Sept 2021- Feb 2022
Funding Agency: NOAA
Role: Principle Investigator (PI)

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