Job Type
Research
Natural Resource Management
Decision Making & Policy
Subject Area
Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Fisheries, Aquaculture
Policy, Law, Economics, Management
Research Support Services
Activities
Ms. Swasey has worked with MRAG Americas in New England, as a
marine scientist and fisheries consultant since early 2005; and is now the
Director of the Fisheries Technical Division for MRAG Americas. Her work with
MRAG has involved research and analysis of policy and management of federal
fisheries, ecosystem-based fisheries management, assessment of fisheries
against sustainability criteria, management and policy evaluation, development
and design of educational and outreach materials, coordination of working
groups and workshops, and stakeholder engagement, along with involvement on a
multitude of projects. She has specifically investigated policies and
management of depleted fisheries resources and federal rebuilding efforts as
mandated by legislature. Ms. Swasey currently leads a
diverse team of researchers conducting data-driven analyses to measure the
ecological, social, economic and administrative effects of catch share programs
in the Northeast and West Coast Groundfish Fisheries (catchshareindicators.org).
Recently, Ms. Swasey has contributed to the development of guiding
principles for fisheries monitoring programs for EDF. Ms. Swasey has
coordinated working groups aimed at developing indicators for fisheries
management; identifying best practices in fisheries management, developing a
standardized process for setting annual catch limits that can apply to all
federally managed fisheries. Prior to joining the MRAG team, Ms. Swasey was
involved with researching coral reef ecology and impacts on coral health. Ms.
Swasey holds a Master’s of Science degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Zoology from the University of New Hampshire, along with a minor in
Oceanography.