J. Read Hendon, Ph.D.
- Director - Center for Fisheries Research and Development
- State Agency Liaison
- Research Scientist - Center for Fisheries Research and Development
(228) 872-4202
fax: (228) 872-4204
read.hendon@usm.edu
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
703 East Beach Drive
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Education
- Ph.D. Degree - University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Coastal Sciences, 2013, Fisheries Ecology
- M.S. Degree - University of Southern Mississippi (Ocean Springs), 1998, Fisheries Ecology
- B. S. Degree - University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg), 1996, Biological Sciences
Certifications
- Certified Fisheries Professional (FP-C), American Fisheries Society (2007)
- Certified Oyster Biologist, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (2002 - present)
Committees, Activities & Memberships
- Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, Standing Scientific and Statistical Committee, 2009 - 2013 (two-year appointments)
- Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, Coastal Migratory Pelagics (Mackerel) Advisory Panel, 2009 - 2013 (two-year appointments)
- Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, Red Drum Advisory Panel, 2009 - 2013 (two-year appointments)
- Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, SEAMAP Gulf Sub-Committee - Chairman & Mississippi Representative, 2009 - present
- Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, SEAMAP Shrimp and Groundfish Work Group, 2007 - present
- Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, Data Coordinating Work Group, Reef Fish Work Group Leader, 2009 - present
- Mississippi Stock Assessment Panel, 2007 - present
- Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Expert, Tier 2, USFWS/NOAA, 2007 - present
- GCRL Boat Operations Committee, 2006 - present
- Research diver (PADI), 2000 - present
- 2003 National Outstanding Project of the Year in Research and Surveys, Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Award, presented by the American Fisheries Society (co-PI)
- Member, American Fisheries Society, Parent Society
- Member, American Fisheries Society, Mississippi Chapter
- Member, Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
- Marine and Estuarine Graduate Student Association, President: 1998 & 2006
- Manuscript referee, Journal of Fish Biology, 2001-2003
- Proposal Reviewer, NOAA/NMFS Cooperative Research Program, 2008
- Poster Session Chair, 61st Annual Meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Gosier, Guadeloupe, 2008
- Symposium Organizing Committee, Impacts of Oil Spill Disasters on the Biology of Marine Fisheries: Exxon Valdez to Deepwater Horizon, American Fisheries Society, 141st Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington
- Fisheries Conservationist of the Year, Mississippi Wildlife Federation, 2009