Faces of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center Series
Here we introduce the people who work at the Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
In this series, we feature a new "face" from the Center and share with you a bit about who they are and what they do here.
Meet our staff featured in 2024
Meet our staff featured in 2023
Meet our staff featured in 2022
Meet our staff featured in 2021
Kelsey Martin
Fisheries Biologist
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I work in the Gulf and Caribbean Reef Fish Branch, which is part of the Population and Ecosystem Monitoring Division. Among other duties within our branch, we run a fishery-independent video survey that monitors reef fish populations in the Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico). One of my primary roles is to synthesize our video survey data and create indices for federally managed species that can be used in stock assessments or by fisheries managers.
Ellie Vieira
Communications Intern
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I work on the communications team at the science center to create and share a variety of engaging community outreach materials. I recently published a web story about Texas A&M University students conducting conch research alongside a group of NOAA scientists, and I look forward to writing and publishing more stories in the near future. I also contribute to the NOAA Fisheries Southeast Instagram, including the “Fun Fact Friday” posts and other special features, such as “Shark Week” content. One of my longer term projects is developing a tagging webpage for the public that explains what to do if they capture a tagged fish. The goal of this project is to make it easier for the public to understand the recapture process and facilitate recapture reporting across NOAA Fisheries.