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Joey O’Brien

Laboratory Researcher

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Joey O'Brien is a laboratory researcher at the Haskin Shellfish Research lab where he assists in field research related to fisheries management, stock assessment, coastal ecology, aquaculture, and offshore development. After graduating from Towson University in 2017 with a Bachelor's in Biology and minors in Chemistry and Molecular Biology he went to work as a fisheries observer in the Alaska Observer program. In 2019, he left the observer program and started at the Haskin lab as a seasonal field technician helping out on a variety of projects from wild caught oyster stock assessment to shoreline restoration. After his seasonal position ended, he...

Andre Ascura

Laboratory Researcher

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Andre joined the lab back in 2022 shortly after graduating from Rutgers University with a bachelor's degree in marine biology. He supports applied fisheries research and long-term monitoring projects within the lab. He is interested in the application of non-extractive optical survey methods to better compliment current fisheries monitoring efforts for the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast region. Starting Fall 2025, he will be enrolled in the Ecology and Evolution Ph.D. program with Rutgers University.