NOAA-EPP LMRCSC Master’s Fellow
M.S., Biological Sciences, Graduated December 2023
Hampton University
Noah Tait received his B.S. degree in Biology from Old Dominion University in the summer of 2021. He joined the LMRCSC program in spring 2022, pursuing an M.S. in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Environmental Science at Hampton University under the mentorship of Dr. Tunde Adebola. In 2023, Noah successfully defended his Master’s thesis, “Exploring Fisheries Policy Options to Control Invasive Catfish in Chesapeake Bay Using Ecopath with Ecosim.” Since graduating, Noah has accepted an offer for a job at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, where he will work as a marine scientist at the institute’s Center for Coastal Resource Management.
Research Theme: Stock Assessment
NOAA LMRCSC Fellows attain the NOAA Core Competencies detailed in this rubric.
NERTO Project Title: Chesapeake Bay Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE) model focused on invasive blue catfish
NOAA Mentor: Dr. Howard Townsend
Academic Advisor: Dr. Tunde Adebola
Publications/Presentations
- Tait, N., Adebola, T. (2023). Exploring Fisheries Policy Options to Control Invasive Catfish in Chesapeake Bay Using Ecopath with Ecosim. Hampton University School of Science Dean’s Colloquium. Oral
- Tait, N., T. Adebola. Exploring Fisheries Policy Options to Control Invasive Catfish in Chesapeake Bay Using Ecopath with Ecosim. Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography. 2023. Mallorca, Spain (Poster).
- Tait, N., Adebola, T. (2022) Developing a Coupled Human Ecological System for Chesapeake Bay Shellfish Fisheries. NOAA EPP/MSI Biennial Forum, Tallahassee, FL, April 2022
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)
