Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center

Dr. David Kerstetter is a Research Scientist at the Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center. Dr. Kerstetter's research focuses on pelagic fishes and the commercial and recreational fisheries for these species in the western North and South Atlantic with over 14 years experience with fisheries biology research.  He has 12 years of experience and several peer-reviewed publications on the use, data analysis, and applications of bycatch reduction field research with US commercial marine fisheries, and has been working aboard pelagic longline vessels for over ten years.  Dr. Kerstetter serves on a number of US federal advisory committees, including the US ICCAT Advisory Committee, the Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel, and the Atlantic Pelagic Longline Take Reduction Team for pilot whales and Risso's dolphins.  Dr. Kerstetter holds a Ph.D. in Marine Science from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at the College of William and Mary.
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