AMRAT 2004
Alabama - Mississippi Rapid Assessment Team

Participants

• Alabama Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources, Marine Resources Division (ADNR)
  P.O. Box 189
  Dauphin Island, AL 36528
  Leslie Hartman Specialty: Marine Invertebrates
  Mark Van Hoose Specialty: Marine Vertebrates Volunteer: Ms. Dianne McKinnon (amrddi@gulftel.com)
  
• Auburn University Marine Extension and Research Center (AUMERC)
  4170 Commanders Drive
  Mobile , AL 36615
  Contact: Shonda Borden Specialty:Outreach & General Marine Biology
  
• Audubon Mississippi
  Contact: Millie Page, Specialty - Birds
  
• Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP)
  BTNEP Program Office
  Nicholls State Univ. Campus
  PO Box 2663, Thibodaux, LA 70310
  Contact: Justin Meunier Specialty: Invasive Species Project Coordinator
  
• Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
  101 Bienville Blvd
  Dauphin Island, AL 36528
  Contact: Ken Heck Specialty: Benthic Invertebrates
  Contact: Mike Dardeau Specialty: Dive Team
  Contact: Monty Graham Specialty: Cnidarians Volunteers: Ms. Dottie Byron Dr. Just Cebrian (jcebrian@disl.org) Mr. Al Gunter Dr. Hugh Macintyre (hmacintyre@disl.org)
  
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) South Regional Office (SRO)
  Ocean Springs , MS
  228-432-1056
  Contact: Melanie Magee Specialty: Data Management Contact: Mr. Bob Howard (howard.bob@epa.gov) Specialty: Diver
  
• Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL)
  703 East Beach Drive
  Ocean Springs, MS 39564
  Contact: Harriet Perry Specialty:Marine Invertebrates (Program Administrator)
  Contact: Sara LeCroy Specialty: Museum Curator
  Contact: Cyndi Moncreiff Specialty: Marine Plants
  Contact: Linda SkupienSpecialty: Publicity
  Contact: Richard Heard (richard.heard@usm.edu) Specialty: Marine Invertebrates
  Contact: Jerry McLelland (jerry.mclelland@usm.edu) Specialty: Polychaetes Volunteers: Mr.John Anderson (evan.anderson@usm.edu) Dr. Vernon Asper (Vernon.asper@usm.edu) Ms. Beth Bosarge (beth.bosarge@usm.edu) Mr. J.D. Caldwell (j.d.caldwell@usm.edu) Mr. Jimmy Christmas (jimmy.christmas@usm.edu) Mr. Bill Dempster (bill.dempster@usm.edu) Mr. Matt Dykes (matthew.dykes@usm.edu) Mr. Jim Franks (jim.franks@usm.edu) Ms. Dale Fremin (dale.fremin@usm.edu) Ms. Cindy Gavins (cindy.gavins@usm.edu) Ms. Dyan Gibson (dyan.gibson@usm.edu) Mr. Gary Gray (gary.gray@usm.edu) Ms. Lisa Hendon (lisa.hendon@usm.edu) Mr. Read Hendon (read.hendon@usm.edu) Mr. Eric Hoffmayer (eric.hoffmayer@usm.edu) Ms. Kirsten Larsen (kirsten.larsen@usm.edu) Mr. Larry Nicholson (larry.nicholson@usm.edu) Mr. Chet Rakocinski (chet.rakocinski@usm.edu) Mr. Jason Tilley (Jason.tilley@usm.edu) Mr. Brent Thoma (brent.thoma@usm.edu) Ms. Jana Thoma (jana.thoma@usm.edu) Mr. Dick Waller (richard.waller@usm.edu) Mr. James Warren (tut.warren@usm.edu)

• Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC)
  PO Box 726
  Ocean Springs, MS 39566
  Contact: Ron Lukens Specialty: Data Management Volunteer: Ms. Nancy Marcellus (nmarcellus@gsmfc.org)
  
• Gulf of Mexico Program Office (GOMP)
  Food and Drug Administration
  Stennis Space Center , MS 39529
  Contact: Tom Herrington (herrington.tom@epa.gov) Specialty: Marine Pathogens Volunteer: Ms. Melanie Magee (magee.melanie@epa.gov)
  
• GeoResources Institute
  P. O. Box 9555
  Mississippi State , MS
  Contact: Victor Maddox (vmaddox@pss.msstate.edu) Specialty: Invasive Species
  
• Grand Bay NERR (http://www.dmr.state.ms.us/Coastal-Ecology/GBNERR/grandbaynerr.htm)
  Mr. Mark Woodry (mark.woodrey@dmr.state.ms.us)
  
• Malacological Research Center
  2370 Hillcrest Road, Suite G, PMB 236
  Mobile, AL 36695-3838
  Contact: Doug Shelton (unio@aol.com) Specialty: Molluscs
  
• Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium (MASGC)
  703 East Beach Drive, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
  Contact: LaDon Swann Specialty: Publicity
  Contact: Tim Reid (tim.reid@usm.edu) Specialty: Publicity Volunteer: Ms. Kay Bruening (kay.bruening@usm.edu)
  
• Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR)
  1131 Bayview Avenue
  Biloxi , MS 39530
  Contact: Dale Diaz (dale.diaz@dmr.state.ms.us) Specialty: Vertebrates (Project Coordinator)
  Contact: Lauren Thompson (lauren.thompson@dmr.state.ms.us) Specialty: Publicity
  Volunteers: Mr. Jeff Clark (jeff.clark@dmr.state.ms.us) Mr. Wesley Devers (Wesley.devers@dmr.state.ms.us) Ms. Traci Floyd (traci.floyd@dmr.state.ms.us) Mr. Joe Jewell (joe.jewell@dmr.state.ms.us) Mr. Jude LeDoux (jude.ledoux@dmr.state.ms.us) Mr. Erik Porche (erik.porche@dmr.state.ms.us) Mr. Bradley Randall (Bradley.randall@dmr.state.ms.us) Mr. Bill Richardson (bill.richardson@dmr.state.ms.us) Mr. Josh Rowell (josh.rowell@dmr.state.ms.us) Mr. Jimmy Sanders (jimmy.sanders@dmr.state.ms.us) Mr. Tom Vandevender (tom.vandevender@dmr.state.ms.us)
  
• Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)
  1131 Bayview Avenue
  Biloxi , MS 39530
  Contact: Emily Cotton (emily_cotton@deq.state.ms.us) Specialty: Water Quality
  Volunteer: Mr. David Barnes (david_barnes@deq.state.ms.us.) Mr. Mike Beiser (mike_beiser@deq.state.ms.us)

• Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
  2148 Riverside Drive
  Jackson , MS 39202
  Contact: Andrew Whitehurst (andreww@mdwfp.state.ms.us) Specialty: Wildlife Conservation
  Contact: Ron Weiland (ron.wieland@mmns.state.ms.us) Specialty: Plants
  
• Mississippi Power Company
  Plant Watson
  Gulfport , MS
  Contact: Ron Herring (jrherrin@southernco.com) Specialty: Environmental Science Volunteer: Mr. Jay O’Neal (jjoneal@southernco.com)
  
• Mississippi State University Extension Service
  Coastal Research & Extension Center
  2710 Bea ch Blvd., Suite 1 - E
  Biloxi , MS 39531
  Contact: Dr. Mark LaSalle (markl@ext.msstate.edu) Specialty: Plants
  
• Mississippi State University (MSU)
  Mississippi State University
  Mississippi State , MS
  Contact: Jonathan Jackson (jrj44@msstate.edu), Student
  
• Mobile Bay National Estuary Program (MBNEP)
  4172 Commanders Drive
  Mobile , AL 36615
  Contact: David Yeager (dwyeager@mobilebaynep.com) Specialty: Program Administrator
  Contact: Lee Yokel (lyokel@mobilebaynep.com) Specialty: Project Coordinator
  
• National Park Service (NPS) (http://www.nps.gov/guis/pphtml/contact.html) Mississippi Headquarters
  3500 Park Road
  Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9709 Volunteers: Mr. Gary Hopkins (gary_hopkins@nps.gov) Dr. James M. Long (jim_long@nps.gov) Mr. Zachary Roth (zachary_roth@nps.gov)
  
• Nature Conservancy
  1709 Government Street
  Ocean Springs , MS 39564
  Contact: George Ramsuer Specialty: Resource Restoration and Conservation
  
• NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA/NMFS)
  3209 Frederic Street
  Pascagoula , MS
  Contact: Mr. Dominay Hataway (bret.d.hataway@noaa.gov) S pecialty: Dive Team Volunteers: Mr. Keith Bates (keith.bates@noaa.gov) Ms. Carolyn Burks (carolyn.m.burks@noaa.gov) Mr. Andre Debose (andre.j.debose@noaa.gov) Mr. Jeff Gearheart (jeff.gearheart@noaa.gov) Mr. Butch Pellegrin (butch.pellegrin@noaa.gov) Mr. Nate Sanders (nathaniel.sanders@noaa.gov)
  
• Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
  1505 Eastover Drive
  Jackson , MS 39211
  Contact: Dennis Reicke (dennisr@mdwfp.state.ms.us) Specialty: Fisheries
  
• U. S. Geological Survey (USGS)
  7920 NW 71st St.
  Gainesville , FL 32653
  Contact: Pam Fuller (pam_fuller@usgs.gov) Specialty: Invasive Species
  
• University of Alabama
  P.O. Box 870345 , Department of Biology
  Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
  Contact: Juan Lopez-Bautista (jlopez@bama.ua.edu) Specialty: MarineAlgae
  
• University of South Alabama
  Biological Sciences, LSCB , USA , Mobile , AL 36688-0002
  Contact: Dr. Clinton S. Major (smajor@usouthal.edu) Specialty: Plants
  Contact: Kelly Major(kmajor@usouthal.edu) Specialty: Plants
  Contact: David Allision (dallison@jaguar1.usouthal.edu) Specialty: GIS/Mapping
  
• Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve System (WBNERRS)
  11300 U.S. Hwy 98
  Fairhope, AL 36532
  Contact: Scott Phipps Specialty: Plants
  Volunteers: Fred Nations (frednmoe@att.net) Harry Larsen (Lars1@qulftel.com)
  
• Independent Volunteers: Ms. Sidnette Brisco, Mr. John King, Ms. Kay Richards, Mr. Ray Skates

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