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W.JUDSON KENWORTHY,PhD
<br /> EDUCATION: PhD Zoology,North Carolina State University, 1992
<br /> MSc Environmental Science, University of Virginia, 1981
<br /> BS Resource Development,University of Rhode Island, 1976
<br /> ADDRESS: 109 Holly Ln
<br /> Beaufort,NC 28516
<br /> Phone: 252-646-9174 (mobile)
<br /> EMPLOYMENT:
<br /> Current;Sub-contractor for Industrial Economics,Incorporated, Cambridge,MA. I serve as an expert consultant
<br /> representing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on the Federal and State Trustee
<br /> Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Technical Working Group (SAVTWG) assessing the impact of the Gulf of Mexico
<br /> oil spill on seagrasses.
<br /> 1979-2011; Research Fisheries Biologist, Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research,National Centers for
<br /> Coastal Ocean Science,National Ocean Service,National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,U.S.Dept.of
<br /> Commerce, 101 Pivers Island Road,Beaufort,North Carolina, 28516. Served as a research project leader for
<br /> laboratory,experimental and field ecology research programs including directing basic and applied research on the
<br /> structure,function,and dynamics of coastal and estuarine ecosystems with special emphasis on marine seagrasses,
<br /> coral reefs,benthic habitat utilization by marine organisms,environmental factors controlling the distribution,
<br /> abundance and population dynamics of these communities and restoration. My research directly addressed critical
<br /> management issues in the coastal zone of the United States and internationally. Daily,I worked on scientific teams
<br /> dealing with the conservation and restoration of coastal ecosystems providing expert consultation and scientific
<br /> research results in support of local,state,federal and international resource management programs conserving and
<br /> restoring marine resources.
<br /> 2006—present;Member of the Scientific Technical Advisory Committee for the Albemarle-Pamlico National
<br /> Estuary Program (APNEP). I provide scientific and technical guidance to the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary
<br /> Program on restoration and protection natural resources in the Albemarle-Pamlico region of North Carolina.
<br /> Nov. 1999—2011;Adjunct faculty appointment,Department of Biological Sciences,University of North Carolina
<br /> Wilmington,N.C. I mentor graduate students and serve on graduate student committees.
<br /> RELATED ACTIVITIES;
<br /> December, 2010; Conducted seagrass restoration workshop for Qatar Ministry of the Environment,Doha, Qatar.
<br /> November, 1990; Planned,organized and implement a national workshop to examine the capability of water quality
<br /> criteria,standards and monitoring programs to protect seagrasses. This workshop led to development of a number
<br /> of research and management programs intended for the protection of seagrasses throughout the United States.
<br /> RELEVENT PUBLICATIONS:
<br /> Uhrin,A.V., Kenworthy,W.J, and M.S.Fonseca,M.S. 2011. Understanding uncertainty in seagrass injury
<br /> recovery:an information-theoretic approach. Ecological Applications. 21(4):1365-1379
<br /> Costello,C,Kemvorthy,W.J. 2011. Twelve-year mapping and change analysis of eelgrass'(Zostera marina) areal
<br /> abundance in Massachusetts (USA) identifies Statewide Declines. Estuaries and Coasts. 34:232-242.
<br /> Waycott,M., C.M.Duarte,T.J.B. Carruthers,R.G.Orth,W,C.Dennison,S. Olyarnik,A. Calladine,J.W.
<br /> Fourqurean,K.A.Heck,Jr.,A.R.Hughes,G.A.Kendrick,W.J.Kemvorthy,F.T.Short,and S.L.Williams. 2009.
<br /> W.Judson Kenworthy
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