1. Ph.D. research and continuing interest in estuarine fish ecology 2. 20 years working relationship with U.S. EPA in issues of marine environmental toxicology 3. 10 years of research toward the development of the summer flounder aquaculture industry 4. U.S. representative to ICES Working Group on Marine Fish Culture 5. Teaching courses in "Marine Finfish Aquaculture" and "Aquaculture and the Environment" 6. Member, Steering Committee, URI Partnership for the Coastal Environment, developing interdisciplinary courses on coastal issues.