Amy Sierra Martins

Amy Martins is the Deputy Division Chief for the Fishery Monitoring and Research Division (FMRD) at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) in Woods Hole Massachusetts, for the National Marine Fisheries Service.  The FMRD collects scientific information with commercial and recreational fishermen and support the use of that information to inform fisheries science and management.  Amy also serves as the Facility Director at the NEFSC Technology Park.  Amy has a Wildlife Biology Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a Master of Science degree in Wildlife Management from the University of Maine Orono, and working on her Ph.D. at the School for Marine Science & Technology UMass.  Amy works to advance collaborative and efficient collection of ecosystem data, and promotes the safe and professional operations of ocean research and observer programs.