Nick is a current NSF RIOS intern, joining the lab in Summer 2025. He is pursuing a bachelor’s degree at the University of Rhode Island as a double major in Marine Biology and Aquaculture & Fisheries Science. Nick is researching the change in fish densities and assemblages at fixed gradients, utilizing camera-mounted chevron traps at artificial reef sites. Specifically, spatiotemporal changes in abundance for structure-associated species, such as black sea bass (Centropristis striata), but also other demersal finfish like sea robins (Prionotus sp.) and smooth dogfish (Mustelus canis). Nick’s broader interests lie in understanding the impacts that anthropogenic change is having on fish populations and in related fishery survey techniques.
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