Andrew Lipsky
Education
- USDA Graduate School; National Leadership Development Program; 2010
- M.S. University of Rhode Island, Marine Ecology and Watershed Hydrology, 2003
- Masters Research- Development of an Eelgrass Restoration Site Selection Model & Transplant Suitability Index for Narragansett Bay
- Visiting Researcher Brown University, Tidal Subsurface Hydrology Investigations, 1999
- B.A. University of Vermont, Environmental Studies and Political Science, 1992
- Undergraduate studies in Latin, Cornell University, 1987
Professional History
With over 25 years of fisheries experience, Andy has worked in the private industry, State, Tribal, and Federal levels. Andy joined NOAA and the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) in 2016 and now serves as the Center’s Chief of the Marine Development and Ecology Branch. In this role, he has overseen the Center’s growing cooperative research programs to ensure the viability of fishing communities and the conservation of NOAA trust resources. These efforts are focused on strong partnerships with the fishing industry to modernize NEFSC long-term scientific surveys; and advance cooperative research, tools, and data to support fishing communities and food security with the growth of offshore wind energy in the Northeast region. Andy currently co-chairs the International Council on the Exploration of the Sea's Fisheries and Offshore Wind Working Group composed of scientists and fishing industry experts focused on offshore and fisheries research in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Andy began his federal career in 2002 as a fish and wildlife biologist with USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service and has served as USDA's ocean scientific advisor to the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Andy began his fisheries career in 1992 working on desert fish in the Grand Canyon, Arizona. He is a graduate of the USDA Graduate School Leadership Development Program, holds an MS in natural resources sciences from the University of Rhode Island and a BA from the University of Vermont, and served as visiting researcher at Brown University. Andy is passionate about seafood, fishing, and fisheries and lives in Attleboro, MA with his wife Kiela, and three daughters- Juliet, Thaila, and Malia.