Dr. Walt Golet | Source | Research Scientist at Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Dr. Walt Golet
Walt is an Assistant Professor at the University of Maine's School of Marine Sciences and a Research Scientist at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) leading the Pelagic Fisheries lab.
Walt came to UMaine and GMRI after completing his Ph.D. at the University of New Hampshire in May 2010. Since then, he has been studying the energetic condition, spatial distribution, foraging ecology, age, and growth of bluefin tuna and broadbill swordfish in the Atlantic. A key finding from Walt's dissertation was that tuna in the Gulf of Maine were skinnier during the 1990's.
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Gulf of Maine Research Institute
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University of Maine
Assistant Professor of Marine Sciences
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NOAA funds Golet’s latest Western Atlantic Bluefin Tuna research - UMaine News - University of Maine
University of Maine assistant professor Walt Golet is helping conserve western Atlantic bluefin tuna and the industry its fishery supports with his latest research. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded Golet, a research assistant professor with the School of Marine Sciences, more than $276,000 to lead a team of researchers who will collect and …
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“Atlantic bluefin tuna are a seasonal migrator to the Gulf of Maine and an important top predator in the ecosystem,” says Golet, who is located at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. “They also provide a locally sourced, sustainable and high quality source of seafood and help to support the coastal communities of Maine.”
