Rich McBride, Ph.D.
he/him/his
Chief, Population Biology Branch, Supervisory Research Fishery Biologist
Population & Ecosystems Monitoring & Analysis Division
Population Biology
Office: (508) 495-2244
Email: richard.mcbride@noaa.gov
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.