By Chris Patrick, staff writer
Larry Redd, Jr. knows science in an academic setting. As a volunteer that teaches how to raise fish as sustainable food, he also knows how to use science in his community. But now he’s getting ready to apply science to a new field—policy.
“Although this position is not in my wheelhouse, I look very forward to my start date as this position will be give me a different and exciting experience,” says Redd, who will spend his Knauss Fellowship as a fisheries management specialist in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Management Division. This division is responsible for the management of highly migratory fish like tuna, sharks, swordfish, and billfish.
Redd will help amend fishery management plans, collect socioeconomic data, address bycatch issues, update webpages, and create educational tools. He will also act as a liaison with other NOAA Fisheries offices as well as state recreational, commercial, and environmental constituents.
Redd received a bachelor’s degree in biology from Norfolk State University in 2006 and a master’s degree in biology with a concentration in environmental science from Hampton University in 2015.
Redd and five other Virginia graduate students will begin their yearlong Knauss Fellowships in February.
The Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program places students with host offices in the legislative or executive branches of government in Washington, DC. Fellows learn about the national policy decisions that affect ocean, coastal, and the Great Lakes resources while getting the opportunity to contribute their knowledge to current issues facing the nation. The National Sea Grant College Program established the program in 1979.
