Angel Delgado

NOAA-EPP LMRCSC Graduate Fellow
M.S., Marine, Estuarine & Environmental Science
University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Hailing from San Juan, Puerto Rico, Angel Delgado graduated in fall of 2020 with a B.S in Biology from The Universidad Ana G. Mendez. In fall of 2021, Angel began pursuing his M.S. in the MEES program, at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. His research thesis is titled, “Trophic ecology of juvenile weakfish in multiple habitats.”

Research Theme: Healthy Habitats

NOAA LMRCSC Fellows attain the NOAA Core Competencies detailed in this rubric.


NERTO Project Title: Diet Variation and Trophic Impact of Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) Within Multiple Marine Habitats of the Eastern U.S.

NERTO Mentor: Brian Smith, NOAA NEFSC, Woods Hole, MA

Academic Advisor: Dr. Paulinus Chigbu and Dr. Ryan Woodland 


 Publications/Presentations

  1. Reyes Delgado A. 2023. Diet Variation and Trophic Impact of Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) Within Multiple Marine Habitats of the Eastern U.S. Presented at 153rd AFS Annual Meeting. August 20-24, 2023. Grand Rapids MI, August. Oral Presentation.
  2. Reyes Delgado A. 2023. Diet Variation and Trophic Impact of Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) Within Multiple Marine Habitats of the Eastern U.S. Presented at 36th AFS Annual Chapter Meeting. March 23-25, 2023. Solomons, MD. Oral Presentation. Oral
  3. Reyes Delgado A, Santos N, Langan J, Heinichen M, McMahon KW. Poster Presentation with associated Speed Talk. “Cod morphometric analysis reveals physical differences among sub-populations in the Georges Bank Fisheries stock, Northwest Atlantic.” Southern New England Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Meeting, Virtual, January 2021
  4. Reyes Delgado A, Santos N, Langan J, Heinichen M, McMahon KW. iPoster Presentation: “Cod morphometric analysis reveals physical differences among sub-populations in the Georges Bank Fisheries stock, Northwest Atlantic.” American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting Virtual Undergraduate Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean, and Space Science Research and Outreach iPosters, Virtual, December 2020

NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center
University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Lead Institution)
(410) 651-7870
Award numbers: FY 2021 Award #NA21SEC4810005
Funding Agency: NOAA Educational Partnership Program with Minority-Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI)

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