Benjamin H. C. Carr

Marine Scientist for Responsible Fishing at Oceana

phone: 202.467.1947 • email: bcarr@oceana.org

address:1350 Connecticut Ave. NW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20036 USA

Current Position

Marine Scientist for Responsible Fishing, Oceana, Washington, DC                                                    2015-Present

Serve as Oceana’s expert on fisheries and protected species, helping to shape the strategy of Oceana’s Responsible Fishing Campaign, including advising and guiding positions on Federal and State fishery policy, management and conservation. Writing, directing, and vetting Oceana’s public statements, advocacy, and outreach on fishery topics.

Education

Boston University, Department of Biology, Boston, MA                                                                         2008-2016

                PhD in Biology     (Marine Ecology and Fisheries Biology) Adviser: Dr. Leslie Kaufman

                    “Stock assessment, exploitation, and management of Western and Central Pacific tuna and billfish”

                MA in Biology      (Marine Biology)Adviser: Dr. Leslie Kaufman                                                  2013

Cornell University, Department of Biology, Ithaca, NY                                                                          1998-2002

                BS in Biology       (Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution focus in Marine Biology)

Professional Experience

NOAA-Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, Silver Spring, MD                                    2015

Executive Secretariat to the Council of NOAA Fellows. Fellows hold Senior Scientist (ST) or Leader (SL) positions, similar in rank to the Senior Executive Service (SES). They are research scientists, lawyers, and advisors dedicated to advancing NOAA science and recognized as world leaders in their respective fields. I oversee daily operations and organization of the council, including all outreach, correspondence, internal NOAA-wide and external as well as with NOAA leadership, and represent the CNF at the NOAA Research Council.

Research Associate II, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution                                                               2004-2008

Ran daily operations of WHOI’s contribution to the ARGO Float Network as well as operation of remotely operate SPRAY gliders as well as computing infrastructure that supported both efforts.

Head Technician, The Ohio State University – Aquatic Ecology Laboratory                                        2003-2004

Headed Walleye parental influence study including sampling trips to Lake Erie and tributaries and the prepping and processing of otoliths, genetic, bioenergetic, and reproductive testing.

Research Associate I, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution                                                                      2003

Chief Hydrographer aboard the RV Oceanus in the Irminger Sea, analyzing bottle data for the verification of CTD casts. Cruise data aided in the identification of the Greenland tip jet.

Research Assistant, Cornell University - Center for the Environment                                                      2002-2003

Oversaw “Biological Status of the Hudson River Park Sanctuary Waters” project after 9/11 and a Lake Ontario Biocomplexity Project. Collected and analyzed water chemistry, dissolved oxygen, and benthic samples; as well as electrofished, gillnetted and otter trawled for larval and juvenile fish which were further studied in lab. Digitized archival maps for land use using ArcGIS and ArcView.

Web and UNIX Admin, Cornell University - Information Technology                                                   1999-2002

Supported email, mailing list, and web server infrastructure and content.

Research Assistant, US GLOBEC: Georges Bank                                                                                             1999

Hydrographer aboard the RV Albatross IV (AL9906) for the final GLOBEC Phase II Broad-Scale Survey of the Gulf of Maine, used Seabird CTD and rosette bottles to collect water samples for analysis and verification. Also gained experienced with MOCNESS, Bongo, Reeve, and Jel nets.

Publications

Rotjan RD, R. Jamieson, B. Carr, L. Kaufman, S. Mangubhai, D. Obura, R. Pierce, B. Rimon, B. Ris, S. Sandin, P. Shelley, R. Sumaila, S. Taei, H. Tausig, T. Teroroko, S. Thorrold, B. Wikgren, T. Toatu, G. Stone. Establishment, management, and maintenance of the Phoenix Islands Protected Area. In: Johnson, M. and J. Sandell. 2014. Advances in Marine Biology: Marine Managed Areas and Fisheries, vol. 69. Elsevier, Oxford, UK.

Publications Submitted

Alexander, K., W. Leavenworth, S Bittner, B. Carr, C. Hall, E. Klein, S. Mattocks, M Staudinger, T. Willis, A. Jordaan. Tambora and the Mackerel Year: Adaptations to an Extreme Climate Event within a Complex Adaptive System. Manuscript submitted to Ecology and Society.

Publications in Preparation

Carr,B.&L.Kaufman.StockAssessmentandexploitationofWesternandCentralPacifictunaandbillfishassessedbyexamininglandingrecordsusingthenovelCatch-MSYApproach.In  preparationforFishandFisheries

Carr, B. & L. Kaufman. Non-linear multispecies analysis of Western and Central Pacific tuna and billfish landings show unique groupings of management units. Manuscript in preparation for Fish and Fisheries

Recent Presentations

New England Aquarium, Research and Conservation Groups

(Boston, MA 3/2014): Longline Catch Analysis in the Western and Central Pacific Tuna and Billfish Fishery: The WCPFC and the Phoenix Islands

Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine Annual Science Meeting

(Portsmouth, NH 10/2013): The “Year Without a Summer”: a Historical Perspective on Climate Change, Spatial Scale and Coastal Fisheries

Recent Posters

SeaBass (Leesburg, VA. 6/2014): Stock assessment of Western and Central Pacific tuna and billfish

NSF/AAAS (Washington, DC. 3/2012): Climate Change as Expeditionary Learning

Recent Fellowships and Awards

NOAA-Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship (2015-2016)

Warren-McLeod Fellowship (2014-2015) Boston University, Department of Marine Science

Open Science for Synthesis (2014) National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis

SeaBASS Ocean Bio Acoustic Summer School (2014) Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State

Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering Workshop (2014) AAAS

Warren-McLeod Summer Fellow (2013) Boston University, Department of Biology

Summer Fellow (2012) Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future

NSF GK-12 STEM Graduate Fellowship (2010-2011, 2011-2012) National Science Foundation

Dana Wright Scholarship in Marine Science (2009) Boston University, Dept. of Biology

Teaching Fellowship (2008-2010, 2013-2014) Boston University

Volunteer Rookie of the Year (2006) International Fund for Animal Welfare: Cape Cod Stranding Network

Society Membership

American Fisheries Society (2011-present), AAAS (2015-present), The Oceanography Society (2015-present)

Oceanographic Cruise Experience

R/V Auk (2014) ISIS Towed Camera Survey of SBNMS (3 Days)

R/V Auk (2013) SBNMS Bird Collection Cruise with BUMP: MME SBNMS (1 Day)

Chief Scientist – R/V Auk (2013) BUMP: MME of SBNMS Class (3 Days)

Chief Scientist – R/V Auk (2013) ISIS Towed Camera Survey of SBNMS (3 Days)

Chief Scientist – F/V Ocean Reporter (2009) BUMP: MME of SBNMS Class (1 Day)

Chief Scientist – R/V Auk (2009) BUMP: MME of SBNMS Class (5 Days)

M/V Kathie Marie (2009) HabCam Survey of SBNMS for Sea Scallops (3 Days)

SSV Corwith Cramer (2008) SPRAY Glider Launch, Gulf of Maine (10 Days)

Chief Scientist – R/V Acadiana (2007) SPRAY Glider Recovery, Gulf of Mexico (2 Days)

R/V Tioga (2007) Humpback Whale Tagging, Gulf of Maine (1 Day)

HB Lodsinn 2273 (2006) SPRAY Glider Recovery, South of Iceland (1 Day)

M/V Moreau (2005) SPRAY Glider Launch, Gulf of Maine (2 Days)

Chief Scientist – R/V Weatherbird II (2005) SPRAY Glider Recovery, off Bermuda (2 Days)

R/V Weatherbird II (2005) SPRAY Glider Recovery, off Bermuda (2 Days)

R/V Weatherbird II (2005) SPRAY Glider Launch, off Bermuda (3 Days)

R/V Henry M. Stommel (2004) SPRAY Glider Recovery, off Bermuda (1 Day)

Chief Hydrographer – R/V Oceanus (2003) Irminger Sea Circulation and Convection (15 Days)

Hydrographer – R/V Albatross IV (1999) NOAA US GLOBEC: Georges Bank (10 Days)

Teaching Experience

Boston University, The Nature of Inquiry: Cultures in Crisis (HC 301)                                              Fall 2013

Led 59 Boston University Kilachand Honors College students through creation of both individually written ecological narratives and SIMILE-based models for one aspect of either the Massachusetts Bay Watershed or Great Lake Tonle Sap in Cambodia.

Boston University, Marine Megafaunal Ecology: SBNMS (BI 546)                                                    Fall 2013

Orchestrated classroom and field experiences for 16 Boston University Marine Program graduate and undergraduate students taking "Marine Megafaunal Ecology: Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Surrounding Waters," a month long block-scheduled class, including ten days at-sea doing data gathering on either, the SBNMS R/V Auk or the F/V SeaKeeper.

NSF GK-12, Brookline, MA Public Schools, 5^th Grade                                                                            2011-2012

Funded by NSF Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) Program, I brought current scientific topics, scientific method, and scientific reasoning to all subjects of a 5^th grade classroom. Culminating in oral reports from each student on one aspect of climate.

NSF GK-12, Cambridge, MA Public Schools, 7^th and 8^th Grade Science                                             2010-2011

Brought current scientific thinking and reasoning into four 7^th and 8^th grade science classes in an underserved school in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Provided enrichment exercises, aided, designed, and led new lesson plans, and provided a scientific role model for middle school students.

Boston University, Marine Biology (BI 260)                                                                                              Spring 2010

Led three discussion sections for a total of 51 students. Each week we reviewed two papers I selected ranging from seminal papers to current hot topics in marine science. Students ranged from sophomores to seniors. I wrote, proctored, and graded four exams for all 100 students in the class.

Boston University, Marine Megafaunal Ecology: SBNMS (BI 546)                                                    Fall 2009

Led Marine Science Semester (4-week block scheduled) class for upper level undergraduates. I oversaw both classroom and field experiences for 16 students, including a total of 11 data gathering trips onboard either the SBNMS R/V Auk or the F/V Ocean Reporter, with each student completing a unique research project.

Boston University, Animal Behavior (BI 407)                                                                                           Summer 2009

Ran hands-on experimental lab on animal behavior for advanced undergraduates. Used the summer class to edit and execute a complete rewrite of the laboratory manual that was then adopted for future semesters.

Boston University, Introductory Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior (BI 107)                Summer 2009

Oversaw one twice-weekly lab section focusing on introductory biology, including both in lab classroom experiments as well as “field” research in local parks.

Boston University, Introductory Biology: Cells, Genetics, Development (BI 108)                           Spring 2009

Led two lab sections of twenty-four undergraduates through introductory biology lab course covering material on cells, molecular biology, genetics, development, and physiology

Boston University, Introductory Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior (BI 107)                 Fall 2008

Oversaw two lab sections of twenty-four students per week in this first semester class.

Cornell University, Introductory Oceanography Lab (BIO/GEO 154)                                              Spring 2002

As an senior undergraduate student, assisted with Introductory Oceanography Lab; ran recitation as well as setting up and leading students through both hands-on and computer based experiments.

Volunteering and Outreach

Grant Reviewer, EPA Environmental Model Grant Program (EPA-EE-14-01)                                         2015

Board Member, Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine                                            2012-2014

President, Boston University Biology Graduate Student Association                                                      2010-2011

Manuscript Peer Review, Biological Conservation Journal (Elsevier)                                                     2009-2011

Academic-Alternate Member, NOAA SBNMS Zoning Working Group                                 2009-2010

Vice President, Boston University Biology Graduate Student Association                                             2009-2010

Necropsy Volunteer, International Fund for Animal Welfare                                                                   2005-2008

Certifications

American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) Scientific Diver through Boston University.

NAUI Rescue Diver. NAUI Nitrox Diver. PADI Rescue Diver. First Aid, CPR, and AED Administration.