SRAC: Extension Contacts

ALABAMA

David Cline
School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
2101 N College Street
Auburn, AL36849
Phone: 334-844-2874
E-mail:clinedj@auburn.edu
Website: http://sfaas.auburn.edu/affc/

Anita Kelly
Alabama Fish Farming Center
529 Centreville Street
Greensboro, AL 36744
Phone: 334-624-4016
E-mail: amk0105@auburn.edu
Website: http://sfaas.auburn.edu/affc/vvvv

Luke Roy
Alabama Fish Farming Center
529 Centreville Street
Greensboro, AL 36744
Phone: 334-624-4016
E-mail: royluke@auburn.edu
Website: http://sfaas.auburn.edu/affc/

Andrea Tarnecki
150 Agassiz Street
Dauphin Island, AL 36528
Phone: 251-861-3018
Fax: 251-861-2344
E-mail: aml0019@auburn.edu
Website: https://agriculture.auburn.edu/research/faas/auburn-shellfish-lab/

ARKANSAS

Dr. Dayan (Dave) Perera
Assistant Professor, Aquaculture, Genetics & Production
Extension Specialist II, Bait and Sportfish
Aquaculture and Fisheries Center
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
1200 N. University Drive
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Office Phone: 870-575-8138
Cell Phone: 501-353-6522
Email: pererad@uapb.edu

Dr. Amit Kumar Sinha
Associate Professor
Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries
School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Science
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
1200 N. University Drive
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Office Phone: 870-209-1635
Email: sinhaa@uapb.edu

FLORIDA

Eric Cassiano
General Aquaculture
Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory
1408 24th Street S.E.
Ruskin, FL 33570
Phone: 813-671-5230, ext 109
Email: ericcass@ufl.edu

Angela Collins
Shellfish Aquaculture
UF/IFAS Extension & Florida Sea Grant
1303 17th ST W., Palmetto, FL 34221
Phone: 941-722-4524
Email: abcollins@ufl.edu
Website: Florida Sea Grant

Matthew DiMaggio
General Aquaculture
Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory
1408 24th Street S.E.
Ruskin, FL 33570
Phone: 813-671-5230, ext 115
Email: mdimaggi@ufl.edu

Ruth Francis-Floyd
Aquatic Animal Health
7922 NW 71st Street
Gainesville, FL 32653
Phone: 386-643-8904
Email: rffloyd@ufl.edu

Cortney Ohs
General Aquaculture
Indian River Research and Education Center
2199 South Rock Road
Fort Pierce FL 34945
Phone: 772-577-7348
Email: cohs@ufl.edu

Joshua Patterson
Restoration Aquaculture
529 Estuary Shore Lane
Apollo Beach, FL 33572
Phone: 813-419-4917
Email:joshpatterson@ufl.edu

Leslie Sturmer
Shellfish Aquaculture
Sen. Kirkpatrick Marine Lab
11350 SW 153rd Ct, P.O. Box 89
Cedar Key, FL 32625
Phone: 352 543-5057
Email: Lnst@ufl.edu
Website: http://shellfish.ifas.ufl.edu

Huiping Yang
Shellfish Aquaculture
7922 NW 71st Street
Gainesville, FL 32653
Email: huipingyang@ufl.edu
Phone: 352-294-0671

Roy Yanong
Aquatic Animal Health
Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory
1408 24th Street S.E.
Ruskin, FL 33570
Phone: 813 -671-5230, ext 107
Email: rpy@ufl.edu

GEORGIA

James L. Shelton
Warnell School of Forest Resources
190 E. Green St.
Athens, GA 30606
Phone: 706-542-3108
E-mail: jshelton@uga.edu

KENTUCKY

Bob Durborow
State Extension Aquaculture Specialist
Aquaculture Research Center, 103 Athletic Road
Kentucky State University
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-597-6581
Email: Robert.durborow@kysu.edu
Website: KSU Division of Aquaculture

Janelle Hager
Research and Extension Associate- Aquaponics
Aquaculture Research Center, 103 Athletic Road
Kentucky State University
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-597-6687
Email: janelle.hager@kysu.edu
Website: www.ksuaquaculture.org

John Kelso
Extension Associate
Aquaculture Research Center, 103 Athletic Road
Kentucky State University
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-597-8103
Email: john.kelso@kysu.edu
Website: www.ksuaquaculture.org

Forrest Wynne
State Extension Specialist for Aquaculture
Kentucky State University
McCracken County Extension Office
2025 New Holt Road
Paducah, KY 42001
Phone: 270-554-9520 Ext.216
Email: fwynne@uky.edu
Website: http://aquaculture.ca.uky.edu/

LOUISIANA

Greg Lutz
LSU AgCenter Aquaculture Research Station
2410 Ben Hur Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70820
Phone: 225-223-0371
Email: glutz@agctr.lsu.edu
Website: https://www.lsuagcenter.com/topics/livestock/aquaculture

Mark Shirley
Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Specialist
LSU AgCenter and LA Sea Grant
1105 West Port Street
Abbeville, LA 70510
Phone: 337-898-4335
Email: mshirley@agcenter.lsu.edu

MISSISSIPPI

Jimmy Avery
Extension Professor
MS State University Extension Service
P.O. Box 197
127 Experiment Station Road
Stoneville, MS 38776
Phone: 662-686-3273
Fax:662-686-3320
Email: javery@drec.msstate.edu
Web Address: Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center

NORTH CAROLINA

Mike Frinsko
Area Specialized Agent, Aquaculture, Warmwater Aquaculture
Jones County Extension Center
367-A Hwy 58 South
Trenton, NC 28585
Phone: 252-448-9621
Fax: 252-448-1243
Cell: 252531.0556
Email: mike_frinsko@ncsu.edu

Steve Gabel
Area Specialized Agent, Aquaculture, Warmwater Aquaculture
Chowan County Agriculture Center
730 N. Granville St.
Edenton, NC 27932
Phone: 252-482-6585
Fax: 252-482-6590
Email: steve_gabel@ncsu.edu

Steven G Hall
Associate Professor, Warmwater Aquaculture
Biological And Agricultural Engineering
Weaver Administration Bldg 210, Box 7625
NCSU Campus
Raleigh, NC 27695
Email: shall5@ncsu.edu

George Selden
Area Specialized Agent, Aquaculture
Haywood County Extension Center
589 Raccoon Rd.
Suite 118
Waynesville, NC 28786
Office Phone: 828-456-3575
Cell Phone: (870) 540-7805
Fax: 828-452-0289
Email: gselden@ncsu.edu
Web Site: https://www.ces.ncsu.edu/profile/george-selden/

OKLAHOMA

Marley Beem
Associate Extension Specialist
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
008C Ag Hall, Dept. of Natural Resource Ecology & Mgt., OSU
Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone: 405-744-3854
Fax: 405-744-3530
Email: marley.beem@okstate.edu
Website: www.nrem.okstate.edu

Malcom McCallum
Langston University
P.O. Box 1730
Langston, OK 73050
Phone: 405-714-0111
Fax: 405-466-6177
Email: malcolm.mccallum@langston.edu
Website: Langston University Aquaculture

PUERTO RICO

None.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Lance Beecher
Extension Associate, Aquatic Specialist
Clemson University
Center for Water Resources
509 Westinghouse Rd
Pendleton, SC 29670
Phone: 864 650-7114
Email: lbeeche@clemson.edu

TENNESSEE

None.

TEXAS

Todd Sink
Aquaculture Extension Specialist
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
TAMU 2258, Building 1537
156 Wildlife, Fisheries and Ecological Sciences Building
534 John Kimbrough Blvd.
College Station, TX 77843-2258
Phone: 979-862-1558
Email: Todd.Sink@tamu.edu
Website: Texas A&M AgriLife Aquaculture, Fisheries, & Pond Management

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

Donald Bailey
Agriculural Experiment Station
School of Agriculture
RR1, Box 10,000, Kingshill
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 00850-9781
Phone:(340) 692-4038

VIRGINIA

David D. Kuhn
Associate Professor & Extension Specialist
Aquaculture Research & Extension Programs
Department of Food Science & Technology
HABB1 (mc: 0924)
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: (540) 231-8643
Fax: (540) 231-9293
Email: davekuhn@vt.edu

Chris Mullins
Virginia State University
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist - Greenhouse and Specialty Crops
PO Box 9081
Petersburg, VA 23806
Phone:(804) 524-5834 phone
Email: cmullins@vsu.edu

Katheryn Parraga
Extension Specialist – Muscle Food Safety
Virginia Seafood AREC
15 Rudd Ln,
Hampton, Virginia, 23669
Phone: 757-727-4861
Email: kparraga@vt.edu

Michael Schwarz
VSAREC
102 S. King Street
P.O. Box 369
Hampton, VA 23669
Phone: 757-727-4861
Email: mschwarz@vt.edu
Website: Virginia Seafood Agricultral Research and Extension Center

Jonathan van Senten
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist – Economics and Marketing
Virginia Seafood AREC
Email: jvansenten@vt.edu
Phone: 757-727-4861