Jamal Moss, Ph.D.

Dr. Jamal Moss performs the duties and functions of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center director. Jamal joined NOAA in 2003 and spent the first 20 years of his career serving as a Research Fisheries Biologist and the Deputy Division Director for the Auke Bay Laboratories at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center. Since 2023 he has served as the Deputy Regional Administrator for the Alaska Region. Jamal is a graduate of the NOAA West Leadership Program. He has a degree in biology from Connecticut College and a master’s and doctorate degree from the University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences.