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Abby McGregor
Marine Fisheries Specialist
Contact Information:
1815 Popp's Ferry RoadBiloxi, MS 39532
Phone: 228-546-1027
Email: [email protected]
Abby McGregor is a marine fisheries specialist with the MASGC-supported Marine Fisheries Ecology Program at the Mississippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center. She engages with the Gulf of America pelagic longline fishery and focuses on issues within the fleet. Abby works to address key issues within the fleet, leveraging her expertise to improve practices and outcomes. Her efforts also include engagement and education as she communicates scientific insights to the public and fisheries stakeholders. She organizes and participates in events and contributes to the dissemination of information through writing newsletters, blogs and social media posts.
Abby has a master's degree in wildlife, fisheries and aquaculture from Mississippi State University. Her thesis work focused on the growth, metabolism and energy usage of cultured catfishes at low temperatures. Her bachelor's degree is in biology with a chemistry minor from Eastern Kentucky University.
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The Marine Fisheries Ecology group at Mississippi State is focused on providing science-based solutions to common issues affecting commercial and recreational fishermen in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Its research objectives are to better understand the abundance and distribution, life history (age and growth, maturity), movements and migrations, and feeding ecology of a wide range of important species, including coastal sharks, reef fishes and coastal pelagics.