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Meet Jonathan Nash, Marine Habitat Resource Specialist

July 31, 2024

Jonathan is a marine habitat resource specialist for the NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation’s Habitat Protection Division in Silver Spring, Maryland.

A man with glasses smiling Jonathan Nash. Credit: Jonathan Nash/NOAA Fisheries

Jonathan started working at NOAA earlier this year when he joined the Office of Habitat Conservation as a marine habitat subject matter expert. He provides support for the West Coast and Pacific Islands regional offices in their Essential Fish Habitat consultations.

A man in waders crouches, holding a yellow and spotted fish in his hands.
Jonathan holding a trout. Credit: Jonathan Nash/NOAA Fisheries

Where did you grow up?

Phoenix, Arizona.

What is your educational background?

I have a B.S. in Marine and Environmental Science from Hampton University.

Can you describe a time when you were surprised by fish and/or habitat?
 

In undergrad, during my internship with Scripps Institute of Oceanography, I was able to help dissect a lancetfish. The dissection was focused on observing the stomach contents of lancetfish because they are considered great bio-samplers. Bio-samplers are animals that are used as a proxy to discover or capture delicate species that normally cannot be caught in conventional ways (i.e. nets, dredges, fishing line, etc.). When going through the stomach contents, I was shocked at how intact these prey species were.
 

Last updated by Office of Habitat Conservation on July 31, 2024