Rich McBride, Ph.D.

Chief, Population Biology Branch, Supervisory Research Fishery Biologist

Education

Ph.D. Ecology & Evolution, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 1994
M.S. Marine Science, Stony Brook University, 1989
B.S. Biology, Eckerd College, 1984

Professional History

Rich serves as the Chief of the Population Biology Branch and a Supervisory Research Fishery Biologist at the Woods Hole MA, Narragansett RI, and Milford CT laboratories

He is responsible for oversight of five programs—the Age & Growth Program, Apex Predators Program, eDNA program, Food Web Dynamics Program, and Reproduction & Condition Program—investigating the biology and ecology of marine and diadromous fish. Each program produces original research and delivers technical products for fishery stock assessments, integrated ecosystem assessments, and resource management in the North Atlantic Ocean ecosystem.

Expertise

Biology and ecology of marine and diadromous fish
Program management
Cooperative fisheries research
Fishery assessment and management
Scientific communication

Specialties

Validation of fish aging methods
Analysis of otolith microstructure, annuli, and microchemistry
Oogenesis, spermatogenesis, gonad histology, and fish reproduction
Life history and population dynamic models
Population structure, connectivity, biogeography, and speciation.

Research

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