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(J.) Marcus Drymon, Ph.D.
Marine Fisheries Extension Lead
Contact Information:
1815 Popps Ferry RoadBiloxi, MS 39532
Phone: 228-546-1028
Email: [email protected]
Marcus is a marine fisheries ecologist, and his research interests are in applied fisheries ecology. The bulk of his research has focused on coastal sharks. He works on many commercially and recreationally important species, including red snapper, red drum, gray triggerfish, greater amberjack and more.
He has led a shark monitoring program in the northern Gulf of America for over 10 years. During that time, the program captured, tagged and released over 10,000 sharks.
His goal is to provide applicable, science-based solutions to problems facing our marine anglers, both recreational and commercial. He works to build relationships in both the commercial and recreational fishing communities and works with anglers to understand and overcome their obstacles.
Before joining Mississippi State University and MASGC, Marcus was on the marine sciences faculty at the University of South Alabama and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab.
He has a Ph.D. in marine sciences from University of South Alabama, a master's degree in marine biology from the College of Charleston and bachelor's degrees in biology and marine science from Coastal Carolina 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.
This regional collaborative of Sea Grant fisheries Extension specialists, university scientists and fisheries managers was awarded $2.4 million by the National Sea Grant College Program in September 2021. The aim is to develop and implement extension and outreach programming related to reef fish research and management in the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.