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Master of Science in Fisheries & Mariculture
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Joe M. FoxBirthdate/Birthplace: 7/22/55 Austin, Texas Citizenship: United States Marital Status: married Address: 130 Rainbow Lane, Corpus Christi, Texas 78411 Educational Experience
Professional ExperienceCurrent (August, 1998 to present)
Associate Professor of Mariculture and Environmental Science. Responsibilities include lectures in mariculture and environmental science at the graduate and undergraduate level. Responsible for the following courses: Environmental Biology, Environmental Science, Chemistry of Natural Waters, Aquatic Animal Nutrition, Disease and Parasitology of Aquatic Organisms, and Aquaculture Economics. Responsibilities include University and Departmental committee membership, graduate research committee co-Chairmanship and membership, administration of on-going research grants and community outreach. January, 1997 to May, 1998
Assistant Professor of Agribusiness/Aquaculture. Responsibilities include teaching of agribusiness and aquaculture related courses at undergraduate level. Course taught include: Introduction to Shrimp Farming, Production Economics, Project Planning and Development, Agribusiness Marketing, Aquaculture Engineering, Business Planning, Management and Policy, Aquaculture Nutrition, and Pathology of Aquatic Species, Aquaculture Product Quality Control.
Technical Director. Responsibilities include evaluation of ongoing aquacultural, financial, political and managerial policies. Sahlman Seafoods of Nicaragua currently operates 250 hectares of shrimp ponds and has completed construction of the only environmentally-certified seafood processing plant in the country. Based upon success of the current operation, the farm will be expanded to a total of 800 ha starting at the end of this year. October, 1989 – March, 1995
Technical advisor assisting in the development of integrated shrimp farming operation in Guatemala. Job responsibilities included pond design and management; hatchery design, construction and operation; formulation, production and sale of commercial feeds; design and development of shrimp processing plants; development of HACCP-based quality assessment-quality control programs relevant to shrimp production and processing; and resolution of shrimp fisheries issues affecting the company. March, 1994 – March, 1996
Visiting Research Scientist conducting research in the area of general shrimp nutrition. Responsibilities include preparation of formal proposals, and management of research efforts. Other areas of interest include development of production facilities, feeds, and management strategies for non-endemic species of shrimp and development of environment-friendly feeds. September, 1987 – September, 1989
Aquaculture manager for multinational group involved in high-density fish and shrimp farming projects. Management of first FDA-certified oyster depuration facility and microbiological testing laboratory in United States. Duties included design and planning of projects, feasibility assessment, and management of personnel. December, 1985 – August, 1987
Project submanager for Central Javanese Enterprise Development Project. Job responsibilities included development of practical demonstration and training program for Central Java (Indonesia) in area of feed development, hatchery operation and pond management. Project involved design and operation of hatcheries and demonstration ponds as well as interaction with local non-governmental and governmental agencies. November, 1980 – December, 1985
Served first as Research Associate managing a shrimp hatchery within the National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory in Galveston, Texas and then as Graduate Research Assistant in Port Aransas, Texas. Duties included design and management of research projects relevant to all aspects of shrimp hatchery operation. January, 1979 - November, 1980
Assigned first to Artificial Upwelling Project in St. Croix, U.S.V.I., and subsequently to Port Aransas Marine Laboratory in Port Aransas. Duties included maintenance of culture systems for experimentation with variety of marine animals. Teaching ExperienceHas currently completed 5.5 years of teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level in the following programs: Biology Undergraduate, Environmental Undergraduate, Mariculture Graduate (TAMU-CC); Agribusiness-Aquaculture Undergraduate (University of Mobile). Has taught the following courses at TAMU-CC: Environmental Biology (1 section), Environmental Science (10 sections, large-format), Aquatic System Design (1 section), Chemistry of Natural Waters (4 sections), Aquatic Animal Nutrition (4 sections), Aquatic Disease and Parasitology (4 sections), Aquaculture Economics (4 sections), Biology of the Crustacea (1 section), Marine Biology (2 sections). Has taught the following courses at the University of Mobile: Aquaculture Engineering (2 sections); Introduction to Agribusiness Marketing (2 sections), Shrimp Culture (2 sections), Production Economics (2 sections), Quality Control (2 sections), Agribusiness Project Development (2 sections). Has served as speaker for the annual Sea Grant College Program Shrimp Farming Shortcourse since 1988. Has attended the Summer Teaching Institute workshop since 1999. Related Teaching SkillsIs familiar with web-based teaching format and manages web sites for all academic courses taught at TAMU-CC. Is proficient in use of Power Pt? ™ format for teaching at both the large format (>150), medium and small-format level. Is familiar with teaching core curriculum courses (ESCI-1401) and has been active in the University learning community (Triad/Tetrad). Has worked extensively with Freshman Seminar Leaders on several occasions. University ServiceServed as member of Dept. of Physical and Life Sciences Graduate and Undergraduate Faculty. Has served on six departmental faculty search committees (chairing two). Currently serves on the Environmental Science Ph.D. Committee, Harte Research Center Building Committee and the University Diversity Committee. Has served as intern to Department Chair (PALS) and assisted with new professor orientation. Has also served on departmental Faculty Workload Committee and Graduate Faculty Membership Committee and the Joint Ph.D. Committee (PALS/TAMU-College Station, Fisheries and Wildlife Dept.). Has served as member of the Eisenhower Grant Committee. Currently serves on 1 Ph.D. committee (TAMU-College Station) and serves as Visiting Faculty Member, Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences (TAMU-College Station). Has served as Graduate Committee member for 10 Masters of Science in Mariculture, Environmental Science and Biology at TAMU-CC. Currently advises approximately 18 graduate students in various programs. Has advised approximately 25 freshmen (Spring ’01) and currently advises approximately , 35 PALS non-freshman in Marine Science, Biology and Environmental Science. Currently serves on the Environmental Science, Biology and Mariculture Programs’ Graduate Acceptance Committees. Co-author (with Chopin and Lehman) of the Undergraduate Undergraduate Biology Program Review (SACS). Co-author with McKee, Samocha, Hickman and Francis of the Mariculture Graduate Program Review. Assisted Dept. Chair in development of international web-based teaching platform for environmental science. Currently in use and developed as part of a teaching grant provided by NASA and the CEPA Program. Has attended Summer Teaching Institute (Core Curriculum) for past three summers. Attended first Biology Program Retreat (King's Crossing; August 23, 2001). Has served as Biology Program (Marine Science) representative at Island Days for past two years. Chaired Safety Committee and served on Discipline Committee at the University of Mobile, Nicaragua. Community ServiceHas attended several meetings of the University Outreach Program, served as Monitor for National Ocean Science Bowl competition in 2000. Currently serving as Project Director on USDA grant to provide disadvantaged/minority high school students with summer internships in aquaculture at local institutions. Has provided numerous presentations to local school superintendent and curriculum advisors workshops, as well as numerous presentations to local high school and middle schools. Has served as judge in local Science Fair in 1999 and 2000. Related Professional SkillsSubstantial experience in web-based teaching (CEPA Program) and web site management (currently manages five web sites). Fluency in Spanish and familiar with Indonesian and Portuguese. Is familiar with procedures relevant to Statistical Analytical Systems (SAS) software, computer-aided design (AUTOCAD). Has constructed several shrimp mariculture hatcheries and been involved in design and construction of several farms in Southeast Asia, South America and Central America. Has good working knowledge of microbiological procedures and management practices relevant to FDA guidelines. Has developed HACCP-based QA/QC programs for a large seafood processing plants in Guatemala and Nicaragua. PublicationsFox, J.M., Lawrence, E. and Li-Chan, E., 2002. Evaluation of a method for estimating essential amino acid requirement of Litopenaeus vannamei using ratios of lysine requirement and tissue essential amino acid profiles (in manuscript). Fox, J.M., Lawrence, E. and Li-Chan, E., 2002. Change in tail muscel tissue free essential amino acids of Litopenaeus vannamei fed intact and crystalline amino acid diets (in manuscript). Cohen, J.M., Samocha, T.M., Fox, J.M., Gandy, R.L., and Lawrence, A.L., 2002. Production of juvenile Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei in intensive indoor nursery raceways under biosecure and limited water discharge conditions (in manuscript to J. World Aquaculture Society). Sanchez, D.R., Fox, J.M., Lawrence, A.L., Castille, F.L., and Dunsford, B., 2002. Methodology for evaluation of dietary chemoattractants as feeding stimulants for the Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei (in manuscript). Williams, K.R., Fox, J.M., Mott, J.B., and Samocha, T.M., 2001. Depuration of Galveston Bay Oysters Crassostrea virginica against Vibrio vulnificus using probiotic bacteria (in manuscript) Fox, J.M. and Treece, G.D., 2001. Chapter4: Shrimp farming nutrition (In: Methods for Improving Shrimp Farming in Central America, E. Moreno, Ed.). UCA Press, 304 p. Fox, J.M. 2000. Eyestalk ablation. In: Encyclopedia of Aquaculture (Editor: Robert Stickney), John Wiley and Sons, 400 p. Fox, J.M., Li-Chan, E., and Lawrence, A.L., 1995. Carbodiimide-mediated covalent attachment of lysine to wheat gluten and* its apparent digestibility by penaeid shrimp. J. Food* Agric. Biochem. 43:733-737. Fox, J.M., Lawrence, A.L., and Li-Chan, E., 1995. Dietary requirement for lysine by juvenile Penaeus vannamei using intact and free amino acid sources. Aquaculture 131: 279-290. Fox, J.M. 1992. Apparent lysine requirement of Penaeus vannamei:* Evaluations using intact and free amino acid sources. Ph.D.* Dissertation, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 187 p. Fox, J. and Chauvin, A., 1988. Oyster depuration in a closed, recirculating system. Proceedings Oceans '88, Baltimore, Maryland, October 31 - November 2, 1988, 4:1536-1539. Fox, J., 1987. Shrimp hatchery management and construction with an emphasis on Indonesia and Penaeus monodon. Gajah Mada Press, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 350 p. Fox, J., 1986. Perspectives in live larval food for penaeid shrimp hatcheries. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Indonesian Hatchery Workshop. BBAP Press, Jepara, Central Java, January 22, 1986. Fox, J. 1983. Intensive algal culture techniques. In: Handbook of Mariculture - Vol. I: Crustacean Aquaculture, McVey, J.P. (editor). CRC Press, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, 442 p. Treece, G.D. and Fox, J.M., 1993. Design, operation and training manual for an intensive culture shrimp hatchery. Texas A&M Sea Grant College Program Publication TAMU-SG-93-505, 187 p. Akiyama, D. and Fox, J.M., 1988. Soybean utilization in marine penaeid shrimp diets. J. World Aquacult. Soc., 17:231-245. Treece, G. and Fox, J.M., 1987. The establishment of a successful Penaeus monodon hatchery in Jepara, Central Java. J. World Maricult. Soc. 16:117-124. McVey, J.P. and Fox, J.M., 1983. Hatchery techniques for penaeid shrimp utilized by Texas A&M - NMFS Galveston Laboratory Program. In: Handbook of Mariculture - Vol. I: Crustacean Aquaculture, McVey, J.P. (editor). CRC Press, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, 442 p. Lawrence, A.L., Fox, J.M, and Castille, F.J., 1981. Decreased toxicity of divalent cations to shrimp nauplii (Penaeus stylirostris) in the presence of EDTA. J. World Maricult. Soc., 12(1):271-280. Johns, M., Griffin, W., Lawrence, A., and Fox, J.M., 1981. Budget analysis of a shrimp hatchery unit. J. World Maricult. Soc., 12(2):305-321. Wilkenfeld, J.S., Fox, J.M., and Lawrence, A.L., 1981. Consumption of frozen and live Artemia by protozoea of Penaeus setiferus. J. World Maricult. Soc., 12(2): 250-259. Presentations/Abstracts SubmittedFox, J.M., Williams, K.R., Mott, J.B., and Samocha, T.M., 2001. Depuration of Galveston Bay Oysters Crassostrea virginica against Vibrio vulnificus using probiotic bacteria: Progress Report to National Sea Grant College Program. World Aquaculture 2001, January 21-25, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Williams, K.R., Fox, J.M., and Mott, J.B., 2001. Preliminary evaluation of the depuration of Galveston Bay oysters, Crassostrea virginica, against Vibrio vulnificus using probiotic bacteria: inherent variability of autochthonous levels. World Aquaculture 2001, January 21-25, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Cohen, J.M., Samocha, T.M., Gandy, R.L., Jones, E.R., Fox, J.M. and Lawrence, A.L., 2001. The culture of Litopenaeus vannamei under biosecured and zero exchange conditions. World Aquaculture 2001, January 21-25, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Fox, J.M., McKee, D.A., Samocha, T.M., Silva, P., and Francis, J. USDA-Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi program to enhance minorities’ interests in aquaculture. World Aquaculture 2002, January 27-30, Town and Country Resort, San Diego, California. Dobbs, M., Fox, J.M., Davis, A., Samocha, T.M. and McKee, D.M., 2001. Spawning characteristics and evaluation of early larval rearing of Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun) fed live natural diets. World Aquaculture 2002, January 27-30, Town and Country Resort, San Diego, California; January, 2002. Bonnot, C.S., Fox, J.M., Mott, J.B., Samocha, T.M., and McKee, D.A., 2001. Evaluation of the depuration of Galveston Bay oysters, Crassostrea virginica, against Vibrio vulnificus under semi-commercial conditions using probiotic bacteria. World Aquaculture 2002, January 27-30, Town and Country Resort, San Diego. Williams, K.R., Fox, J.M., Mott, J.B., and Samocha, T.M., 2001. Depuration of Galveston Bay Oysters Crassostrea virginica against Vibrio vulnificus using probiotic bacteria: a preliminary investigation. World Aquaculture 2002, January 27-30, Town and Country Resort, San Diego, California. Roman, E.O., Samocha, T.M., Fox, J.M., Lawrence, A.L. and Siccardi, A.J. III, 2001. Culture of Litopenaeus vannamei under limited water exchange using two commercial test diets with 25 and 35% crude protein. World Aquaculture 2002, January 27-30, Town and Country Resort, San Diego, California. Robinson, C.B., Samocha, T.M., Gandy, R.L., Lemmon, L.L., and Fox, J.M., 2001. Larval rearing of the the brown shrimp, Farfantepenaeus aztecus, using complete and 50% replacement of live microalgae and artemia. World Aquaculturew, 2002, January 27-30, Town and Country Resort, San Diego, California. Grants/Funding ReceivedNOAA/EPP/MSI: Environmental Entrepreneurship Program – Environmental Demonstration Project: Water column and sediment water interface nitrogen dynamics in waters receiving aquaculture effluent. Proposal in review for FY 2002-2003, $237,000. Effect of phytase on increased bioavailability of phosphorus to shrimp in soybean-based feeds. University Faculty Enhancement Grant, Sept 2001 - Aug 2002, $8,900. An Experiential Model Enhancing Minorities Interests in Aquaculture. USDA HIS-EGP, Sept 2000 - Oct 2002, $161,313. Gulf Oyster Industry Initiative evaluation of probiotic bacteria in depuration of oysters against Vibrio vulnificus. Sea Grant, Sept 1999 - Aug 2001, $105,136 (plus matching). Continued optimization of biosecure high density culture of penaeid shrimp. TAMU-CC Faculty Enhancement Grant, Sept 1999 - Aug 2000, $8,640. Evaluation of larval rearing methodologies for the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. College of Science and Technology (TAMU-CC) Faculty Enhancement Grant, Sept 1999 - August, 2000, $2,000. A proposal to establish a database from commercial scale shellfish depuration plants for the development of a national consumer protection plan ($129,520). National Marine Fisheries Service/Saltonstall-Kennedy Program, FY 1988. ReferencesDr. Grady Price Blount, Chair, Physical and Life Science Department, Center for the Sciences, Room 130l, Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi, 6300 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412 Dr. Addison Lawrence, Texas A&M University System, Shrimp Mariculture Research, 1200 Port Avenue, Port Aransas, Texas 78373, 361-749-4625. Dr. Jim McVey, Program Director, Aquaculture DOC NOAA, Sea Grant, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 11839, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; 301-713-2451 |
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