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Ayeisha Brinson

Brinson Receives 1st Interdisciplinary Ph.D.

Ayeisha Brinson is the first student to complete the University of Miami’s Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program through the Rosenstiel School. The innovative Interdisciplinary Ph.D. allowed Brinson the flexibility to develop a specialized course of research and study, which combined 4 different areas: Marine Biology & Fisheries, Marine Affairs and Policy, Sociology, and Economics. Her research took her to fishing communities in Venezuela, South Florida, Ghana and Senegal, where she evaluated the impacts of fishing fleets targeting Atlantic billfish. Read more…

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2008 Bonefish Census: Population Steady

If you’re looking for bonefish from Miami down to the Marquesas Islands, you have about 321,000 to choose from, that is down slightly from the average of previous censuses. According to the Rosenstiel School’s Dr. Jerry Ault, co-founder of the census along with Sandy Moret of Bonefish & Tarpon Unlimited, statistically there is no significant difference year over year, which can be attributed to a variety of factors. This year 64 professional fishing guides, scientists and graduate students covered 1,575 square miles in the census. Read more…