Tiff Raetzel

Tiff Raetzel is a Research Associate with the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies working with the NOAA Fisheries' Southeast Fisheries Science Center in Miami, Florida.

Tiff joined the marine mammal program in 2026 as the data manager for the Passive Acoustic Ecology Program. She previously supported marine mammal research as a database engineer for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute's manatee team. She holds a Masters of Science in Marine Science from the University of South Florida and a Bachelors of Science in Environmental Engineering with a minor in music from the University of Michigan. Marine mammal acoustics allows her to blend her passion for marine science conservation and research with her technical skills and experience.