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Interviewee Sort descending Collection Description Interviewer Date of Interview Location of Interview Affiliation
Alison Moulding Decades of Change in the Florida Reef Tract: An Oral History Project

Alison works in the NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office in the Coral Conservation Branch of the Protected Resources Division. Her area of expertise is coral ecology, particularly reproduction, recruitment, and restoration. She provides scientific support for management actions and coordinates recovery-related activities for the seven species of Caribbean coral listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA).

Zachary Mason Saint Petersburg, FL NOAA Heritage Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Information System, University of Maryland's Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies
Don DeMaria Decades of Change in the Florida Reef Tract: An Oral History Project

Don DeMaria – Commercial Fisherman/Diver

Zachary Mason Summerland Key, FL NOAA Heritage Program, University of Maryland's Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Information System
Don Field Decades of Change in the Florida Reef Tract: An Oral History Project

Interview with Don Field – NOAA NCCOS Research Ecologist

Zachary Mason Beaufort, NC NOAA Heritage Program, University of Maryland's Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Information System
Ian Enochs Decades of Change in the Florida Reef Tract: An Oral History Project

Dr. Ian Enochs is the co-principal investigator of ACCRETE (Acidification, Climate, and Coral Reef Ecosystems TEam), NCRMP (National Coral Reef Monitoring Program), and AOAT (Atlantic Ocean Acidification Test-bed (NOAA) ). Dr. Enochs is the principal investigator of three projects: 1) Maug: a rare ocean acidification hotspot in US waters, 2) Incorporating Risk from Ocean Acidification into Acropora nurseries, and 3) Establishing numeric nutrient criteria for Southeast Florida Reefs. Enochs graduated cum laude from the University of Miami in 2006 and later earned his Ph.D.

Zachary Mason Baltimore, MD NOAA Heritage Program, University of Maryland's Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Information System
Laura Jay Grove Decades of Change in the Florida Reef Tract: An Oral History Project

Laura Jay Grove is a research fishery biologist at the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) in Miami. Jay received her B.S. in marine biology from the University of New Hampshire, M.S. in marine science from the University of New England and Ph.D. in fisheries from Auburn University. She joined NOAA in 2016 and is presently the Coral Reef Conservation Program’s National Coral Reef Monitoring Program’s (NCRMP) SEFSC lead. In this role, she is the lead fish data scientist ensuring high quality data collection and analysis.

Zachary Mason Fort Lauderdale, FL NOAA Heritage Program, University of Maryland's Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Information System
Lisa Carroll Decades of Change in the Florida Reef Tract: An Oral History Project

On October 15, 2020, Zachary Mason interviewed Lisa Carroll for the Decades of Change in the Florida Reef Tract: An Oral History Project. Lisa Carroll, a resident of Tequesta, Florida, is the owner and operator of the Jupiter Dive Center in Jupiter, Florida. The dive center offers charter boat services, diving instruction, equipment rentals, and retail sales, and is known for its role in the local diving community. The interview begins with Carroll's biographical background, detailing her early years in New Jersey and her passion for the ocean, which led her to Florida in 1995.

Zachary Mason Tequesta, FL NOAA Heritage Program, University of Maryland's Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Information System
Margaret Miller Decades of Change in the Florida Reef Tract: An Oral History Project

Margaret Miller is the Research Director for SECORE International, a conservation nonprofit dedicated to creating and sharing the tools and technologies to sustainably restore coral reefs worldwide.  She leads SECORE’s research strategy and fosters research collaborations with scientific partners. Margaret serves on the US-Acropora Recovery Implementation Team (ARIT) and as a Councilor-At-Large for the International Coral Reef Society.

Zachary Mason Key Biscayne, FL NOAA Heritage Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Information System, University of Maryland's Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies
Otto Rutten Decades of Change in the Florida Reef Tract: An Oral History Project

Otto Rutten is the Associate Operations Director at the Aquarius Reef Base underwater laboratory in Key Largo, Florida. Born and raised in Key Largo, Rutten developed a passion for marine biology from a young age, inspired by watching Jacques Cousteau on television. Despite his early fascination with marine science, Rutten pursued engineering at North Carolina State University and later worked for the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries while completing a master’s program at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW).

Zachary Mason Islamorada, FL NOAA Heritage Program, University of Maryland's Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Information System
Sarah Fangman Decades of Change in the Florida Reef Tract: An Oral History Project

Sarah Fangman is superintendent of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, overseeing management and operations of a protected area covering 2,900 square nautical miles. She was appointed to the position in July 2017 after serving as superintendent of Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Georgia. She has been with the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries since 1998, after serving as a US Presidential Management Fellow with NOAA Fisheries in the Northwest and the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program in Washington, D.C.

Zachary Mason , Key West, FL NOAA Heritage Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Information System, University of Maryland's Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies
Walt Jaap Decades of Change in the Florida Reef Tract: An Oral History Project

Walter Japp, born on December 28, 1940, in Duluth, MN, spent most of his life in Miami and St. Petersburg, Florida. He was a veteran of the US Army. Walter graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in marine biology. For 35 years, he worked as a coral reef ecologist for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. After retirement, Walter co-founded Lithophyte Research, focusing on evaluating and replacing damaged coral reefs.

Zachary Mason St. Petersburg, FL NOAA Heritage Program, University of Maryland's Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Information System