{"id":6329,"date":"2025-10-31T09:45:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T13:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/?page_id=6329"},"modified":"2025-10-31T09:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T13:46:48","slug":"abiodun-omotayo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/faculty\/abiodun-omotayo\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Abiodun O. Omotayo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LEAD ECONOMIST<\/strong>
NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Resource Sciences
University of Maryland Eastern Shore<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email: AOOmotayo@umes.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

North West University, South Africa<\/strong>
Ph.D., Agricultural Economics <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

University of Ibadan, Nigeria<\/strong>
M.S., Agricultural Economics <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria<\/strong>
B.S., Agricultural Economics and Extension<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Quantitative fisheries and marine resource economics<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Ecosystem-based management and socioecological modelling<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Agricultural and marine trade policy analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Development economics and rural livelihoods<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Biosketch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Dr. Abiodun Olusola Omotayo<\/strong> is a quantitative economist whose work integrates applied econometrics, agricultural resource economics, and policy analysis. As Lead Economist at the NOAA LMRCSC, he leads interdisciplinary research that bridges fisheries productivity, ecosystem management, and the resilience of coastal and marine-dependent areas. Dr. Omotayo\u2019s research focuses on modelling market and policy interactions that affect living marine resources and coastal economies, using tools from applied data science, trade modelling, and time-series econometrics. His work supports NOAA\u2019s mission by developing evidence-based frameworks for adaptive and equitable fisheries management, aligning ecological assessments with economic outcomes in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Shelf regions. He brings extensive experience in quantitative analysis, ecosystem valuation, and international trade dynamics, with a growing portfolio of research connecting marine ecosystem services to food security, environmental resilience, and circular bio economy transitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Mentorship & Capacity Building<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Dr. Omotayo mentors graduate and undergraduate students in applied economics and analysis through the LMRCSC Student Research Training Program, emphasizing skills in data analytics, econometrics, and marine policy evaluation. He is committed to equipping early-career scholars with quantitative tools for ecosystem-based management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    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:\u00a0NOAA Educational Partnership Program (EPP\/MSI)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    LEAD ECONOMISTNOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Resource SciencesUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore Email: AOOmotayo@umes.edu Education North West University, South AfricaPh.D., Agricultural Economics  University of Ibadan, NigeriaM.S., Agricultural Economics  Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, NigeriaB.S., Agricultural Economics and Extension Research Interests Biosketch Dr. Abiodun Olusola Omotayo is a…Read more Dr. Abiodun O. Omotayo<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1739,"featured_media":0,"parent":1396,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-6329","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1739"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6329\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=6329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}