About

Steve Cadrin is a Professor at the University of Massachusetts School for Marine Science and Technology. Steve has a PhD in Fisheries Science from University of Rhode Island, a MS in Marine Biology from University of Massachusetts, and a BS in Marine Science from Long Island University. He has been a stock assessment scientist for over 30 years, previously with the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts Marine Fisheries, and New York Department of Environmental Conservation. His accomplishments include the advancement of stock assessment methods for a wide range of invertebrate and finfish species, fishery management advice for regional, national and international fisheries, and global leadership in evaluating geographic stock structure and modeling spatially complex populations. He has chaired several regional, national and international working groups and committees and has convened workshops, symposia, and conferences for the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas, National Marine Fisheries Service, New England Fishery Management Council, American Fisheries Society and the Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference. Steve received the American Fisheries Society’s Oscar E. Sette Award for sustained excellence in marine fishery biology, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s 2021 Scholar of the Year Award, and the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative’s Excellence in Mentoring Inaugural Award. He is also Past President of the American Institute of Fisheries Research Biologists. His teaching and research agendas focus on population modeling, stock identification, fisheries management, collaborative research with fishermen, and application of advanced technologies for fishery science.

Honors

Scholar of the Year
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 2021
Oscar E. Sette Award for Outstanding Marine Fishery Biologist
American Fisheries Society (United States, Bethesda) - AFS, 2021
Service Award
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (Denmark, Copenhagen) - ICES, 2020
Award of Excellence
American Fisheries Society (United States, Bethesda) - AFS, 2019
Service Award
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (Denmark, Copenhagen) - ICES, 2017
Service Award
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (Denmark, Copenhagen) - ICES, 2015
Sponsored Research Recognition
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 2015
Award of Excellence
American Fisheries Society (United States, Bethesda) - AFS, 2010
Marc J. Hershman Excellence in Mentoring Inaugural Award
Joint Ocean Commission Initiative, 2009
Service Award
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (Denmark, Copenhagen) - ICES, 2009
Service Award
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (Denmark, Copenhagen) - ICES, 2007
Merit Award
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (Denmark, Copenhagen) - ICES, 2004
Bronze Medal Award
United States Department of Commerce (United States, Washington) - USDoC, 2003
Special Service Award
United States Department of Commerce (United States, Washington) - USDoC, 1998
Pride in Performance Award
Massachusetts Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Environmental Law Enforcement, 1995

Organizational Affiliations

Department of Fisheries Oceanography, School for Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Past Affiliations

Director, School for Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Research Fisheries Biologist, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Science Center (United States, Falmouth) - NEFSC

Marine Fisheries Biologist, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries

Marine Resources Specialist, New York Division of Marine Resources

Fisheries Observer, NOAA Fisheries

Education

Fisheries Science
2003, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Rhode Island (United States, Kingston) - URI
Marine Biology
1995, Master of Science (MS), University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Marine Science/Biology
1985, Bachelor of Science (BS), Long Island University