New supervisors have been appointed to lead NOAA survey teams monitoring bottom-dwelling fish and crabs
The new appointments sit within the Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering Division of NOAA Fisheries’ Alaska Fisheries Science Center.
Duane Stevenson has been appointed to the position of Bering Sea Bottom Trawl Survey Group Supervisor and Ned Laman is the new Gulf of Alaska/Aleutian Islands Bottom Trawl Survey Group Supervisor for the Groundfish Assessment Program.
“Duane and Ned are both very qualified, having worked for the Alaska Fisheries Science Center for around 20 years,” said Stan Kotwicki, program manager for the Groundfish Assessment Program.
”I think they will do a great job leading these important survey teams for the Center.”
Marine experts
Duane Stevenson is a research fishery biologist with expertise in the taxonomy and evolutionary relationships of marine fish. His research focuses on the identification and distribution of fishes in Alaska’s marine ecosystems.
He also works closely with the North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program, where he has been training observers to identify fish and invertebrates for more than 20 years. More recently, he has been responsible for developing training materials for fishery observers working throughout Alaska.
Ned Laman has been a member of the Gulf of Alaska-Aleutian Islands bottom trawl group for more than 18 years, coordinating and leading annual surveys in Alaska. His research has focused on fish ecology, species distribution and essential fish habitat. Prior to joining NOAA Fisheries in 2003, Laman worked as an environmental consultant conducting impact studies at coastal power plants in the California Current system.
