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PERSONAL 

Name: Daniel D. Benetti 

CURRICULUM VITAE 

Telephone: (305) 421-4889 (UM Office); 421-4675 (FAX) 

Address: 

Primary Appointment: Professor and Director of Aquaculture Division of Marine Affairs 

& Policy, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami. 

Secondary Appointments: Scientific Coordinator, NOAA National Marine Aquaculture 

Initiative in the SE US and Caribbean Regions; Scientific Coordinator of Snapperfarm 

and AquaSense offshore aquaculture demonstration projects in Puerto Rico, the Bahamas 

and Panama. 

Status: U.S. Citizen. Also a citizen of Brazil and Italy. 

HIGHER EDUCATION 

1992 Ph.D. Marine Biology and Fisheries 

University of Miami, U.S. 

1985 M.Sc. Aquaculture and Fishery Management 

University of Stirling, Scotland, U.K. 

1978 B.Sc. Biological Oceanography 

University of Rio Grande, Brazil 

1987 CLT Navy Captain Lieutenant, Brazilian Navy Officer, Reserve 

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (equivalent to US Navy Lieutenant-O3) 

EXPERIENCE 

Aug. 1998-Present University of Miami. Full Professor (as of 2009), 

Associate Professor and Chairman (2002-2008) of the 

Division of Marine Affairs & Policy, Rosenstiel School of 

Marine and Atmospheric Science. 

Director of the Aquaculture Program at RSMAS/UM 

since August 1998. 

Assistant Professor at RSMAS/UM from 1998 to 2002. 

May 1998- Dec. 2000 Adj. Assist. Professor at MBF Division at RSMAS/UM 

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July 1996-August 1998 Research Scientist at Harbor Branch Oceanographic 

Institution, Aquaculture Division (HBOI). 

Sept. 1993-June 1996 President, Aquaculture International Consulting, Inc. 

(AIC), a company based in Miami, Florida. Designed and 

implemented aquaculture projects for private companies 

and government institutions in several countries such as 

Australia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Perú, 

Colombia, Brazil, Bahamas, the U.S., Greece, Spain, 

Japan and China. 

Aug. 1993-Nov. 1994 Director, Mariculture Project, Ecuador, under contract with 

C.A.F. (Corporación Andina de Fomento), a multigovernment 

institution to foster development in Latin 

American countries. Designed and implemented a multimillion 

dollar project jointly funded by the government and 

private sectors to diversify the shrimp aquaculture and 

fishing industries. 

Jan. 1988-Aug. 1990 Research Associate, The Oceanic Institute, Honolulu, 

Hawaii. Aquaculture Program. Research in the biology, 

physiology and aquaculture of marine fish and shrimp. 

Aug.1990-Aug. 1992 Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant, Rosenstiel 

School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Division of 

Marine Biology and Fisheries, University of Miami. TA 

for aquaculture courses and RA at the RSMAS/UM 

Experimental Hatchery. 

Jan. 1978-Dec. 1987 Navy Officer (Captain-Lieutenant, Oceanographer, on 

reserve since 1987), Naval Oceanographic Research 

Institute (ONR). Head Researcher of the Division of 

Aquaculture and Division of Projects, Brazilian Navy. 

LANGUAGES 

Fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and English. Basic Italian. 

FIELD WORK EXPERIENCE 

Besides my academic and research credentials, I have extensive international professional 

experience, having worked, consulted, and established research, commercial and 

educational programs and projects for the private and government sectors in 17 countries 

throughout 5 continents over the last 25 years. Expertise in obtaining funding, planning, 

designing, establishing, and running hatcheries and growout aquaculture facilities, 

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including training of scientific, technical and managerial staff. PI and Co-PI in current 

and past government grants, including biological, environmental, social and economical 

studies related to aquaculture development. Experience in obtaining funds from 

government agencies, research and educational institutions and the private sector both in 

the U.S. and abroad. Scientific Coordinator of Offshore Aquaculture Demonstration 

Projects conducted in partnership with the private sector and the government. Currently 

leading the Aquaculture Program at RSMAS University of Miami and carrying out 

interdisciplinary research and technology transfer for the development of sustainable 

aquaculture projects in the US, Australia, Brazil, Mexico and other European and Latin 

American countries. Prior to joining the faculty of the University of Miami in 1998, I was 

a research scientist at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution in Ft. Pierce, Florida. 

PUBLICATIONS 

Books and monographs: 

Benetti, D.D. (in review). Advanced hatchery and open ocean aquaculture technologies 

of marine fish. Book, sole author, under contract with Blackwell Publish. Co., due 

Summer 2009. 

FAO/GESAMP Experts Working Group 36, Ecosystem Approach to Offshore 

Aquaculture. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO/UN), 

Rome, Italy: In review. 

Benetti, D.D., M.R. Orhun, I. Zink, F. G. Cavalin, B. Sardenberg, K. Palmer, B. 

Denlinger, D. Bacoat and B. O'Hanlon. 2007. Aquaculture of cobia (Rachycentron 

canadum) in the Americas and the Caribbean. Pages 57-78. In: I C. Liao and E.M. Leaño 

(editors) In: Cobia Aquaculture: Research, Development and Commercial Production. 

Asian Fisheries Society, Manila, Philippines, World Aquaculture Society, Louisiana, 

USA, The Fisheries Society of Taiwan, Keelung Taiwan, and National Taiwan Ocean 

University, Keelung, Taiwan. 

Marine Aquaculture Task Force 2007. Sustainable Marine Aquaculture: Fulfilling the 

promise; managing the risks. Report of the Marine Aquaculture Task Force, January 

2007. MD, US: 128 p. 

Benetti, D.D., M. Nakada, S. Shotton, C. Poortenaar, P. Tracy, W. Hutchinson 2005. 

Aquaculture of three species of yellowtail jacks (Carangidae, Seriola spp). In: 

Aquaculture in the 21 st Century, A. Kelly and J. Silverstein, eds. American Fisheries 

Society Symposium 46: 491-515 

Benetti, D.D., M. Nakada and M.R. Orhun. 2007- Aquaculture of Yellowtail Hamachi, 

Seriola quinqueradiata. Aquaculture Compendium, CABI Ed. Available as CD and 

online at http://www.cabicompendium.org/ac/datasheet.asp?CCODE=SEROQU. 

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Benetti, D.D. and M.R. Orhun. Cobia (Rachycentron canadum). FAO/FIRI - Inland 

Water Resources and Aquaculture Service (FIRI) 2004-05 Fact Sheet. Food and 

Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome, Italy (available online at the FAO/FIRI site) 

O'Hanlon, B., D.D. Benetti, J.F. Alarcon, O. Stevens, G. Benner-Stevens, W. Matzie, 

M.W. Feeley, S. Zimmerman, and L. Eldridge. 2003.Advances in aquaculture technology 

of mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis) and greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili), two 

candidate species for offshore grow-out. Pages 215-221 in C.J. Bridger and B.A. Costa- 

Pierce, editors. Open Ocean Aquaculture: From Research to Commercial Reality. The 

World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. 

Rotman, F.J., D.D. Benetti, B. O'Hanlon, D.D. Benetti, O. Stevens, J. Rivera, and J. 

Ayvazian. 2003. Recent progress and constraints towards implementing an offshore cage 

aquaculture project in Puerto Rico, USA. Pages 263-268 in C.J. Bridger and B.A. Costa- 

Pierce, editors. Open Ocean Aquaculture: From Research to Commercial Reality. The 

World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. 

Watanabe, W.O., D.D. Benetti, M.W. Feeley, D.A. Davis and R.O. Phelps (2005). Status 

of artificial propagation of mutton, yellowtail and red snapper (Family LUTJANIDAE) in 

the Southeastern U.S. In: Aquaculture in the 21 st Century, A. Kelly and J. Silverstein, eds. 

American Fisheries Society Symposium 46:517-540 

Tucker, J. Jr., A. Venizelos and D.D. Benetti. 2000. Grouper (Serranidae) culture. In: 

Encyclopedia of Aquaculture. John Wyley & Sons: 86-90. 

Benetti, D.D., A. Clark and M.W. Feeley 1999. Feasibility of selected candidate species 

of marine fish for cage aquaculture development in the Gulf of Mexico with novel remote 

sensing techniques for improved offshore systems monitoring. Proc., 3rd. Ann. Open 

Ocean Aquac. Conf., Texas, May 10-15, 1998: 103-119 * 

Benetti, D.D. and E.B. Fagundes Netto 1983 (1st ed.), 1985 (2nd ed.). Spawning, larval 

rearing and growout of mullets, Mugilidae. In: Manual of Mariculture, Naval Ministry, 

RJ, Brazil: 57 pp. 

2 book chapters in preparation: One on flounder aquaculture with Dr. Luis Sampaio from 

FURG Brazil and one with Dr. John Tucker from HBOI on jacks and cobia. 

Juried or refereed journal articles: 

Benetti, D.D., B. Sardenberg, A. Welch, R. Hoenig, M.R. Orhun, I. Zink 2008. Intensive 

larval husbandry and fingerling production of cobia Rachycentron canadum. Aquaculture 

281 (2008): 22-27; doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2008.03.030 

Benetti, D.D., M.R. Orhun, B. Sardenberg, B. O’Hanlon, A. Welch, R. Hoenig, I. Zink, J. 

A. Rivera, B. Denlinger, D. Bacoat, K. Palmer and F. Cavalin. 2008. Advances in 

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hatchery and grow-out technology of cobia Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus). 

Aquaculture Research 39(7): 701-711, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2109.2008.01922.x 

Feeley, M.W., D.D. Benetti and J.S. Ault. 2007. Elevated oxygen uptake and high rates 

of nitrogen excretion in early life stages of the cobia Rachycentron canadum, a fast 

growing subtropical fish. Journal of Fish Biology (2007) 71, 1-17, doi: 10.1111/j.1095- 

8649.2007.01645.x 

Benetti, D.D. 2006. Aquaculture and the environment. Issues in Science and Technology, 

National Academy of Sciences 22(4): 12-14 

Rotman, F.J., D.D. Benetti, E. DeMicco and M.R. Orhun. 2005. Experimental larval 

rearing of the marine Sciaenidae spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) using probiotics 

as microbial control agent. J. Aquac. Trop. 20(2): 175-184 

Benetti, D.D., J.F. Alarcón, O.M. Stevens, B. O’Hanlon, J.A. Rivera, G. Banner-Stevens 

and F.J. Rotman. 2003. Advances in hatchery and growout technology of marine fish 

candidate species for offshore aquaculture in the Caribbean.. 54 th Ann. Gulf and 

Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Nov. 2001, Turks and Caicos. 54: 473-487 

Benetti, D.D., J. A. Matera, M.W. Feeley, O. Stevens, J.F. Alarcón, G.Banner-Stevens, 

Y. Minemoto, B. O'Hanlon and L. Eldridge 2002. Growth, survival and feed conversion 

rates of hatchery reared mutton snapper Lutjanus analis raised in floating net cages. J. 

World Aquac. Soc. 33(3): 349-357 

Benetti, D.D., S. W. Grabe, M. W. Feeley, O. M. Stevens, A. J. Leingang, and K. L. 

Main. 2001. Development of aquaculture methods for Southern Flounder, Paralichthys 

lethostigma: I. Spawning and larval rearing. J. Appl. Aquac. 11(1/2): 113-133 

Benetti, D.D., A. J. Leingang, R. Russo, Ti. M. Powell, S. W. Grabe, M. W. Feeley, O. 

M. Stevens, and K. L. Main. 2001. Development of aquaculture methods for Southern 

Flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma: II. Nursery and Growout. J. Appl. Aquac. 11 (1/2): 

135-146 

Venizelos, A. and Benetti, D.D. 1999. Pigment abnormalities in flatfish. Aquaculture 

176: 181-188 

Benetti, D.D., D. Garriques and E. E. Wilson 1998. Maturation, spawning and larval 

rearing techniques of Pacific yellowtail, Seriola mazatlana. SUISANZOSHOKU , J. 

Japan Aquac. Soc. 46(3), 391-394 

Benetti, D.D. 1997. Spawning and larval husbandry of flounder (Paralichthys woolmani) 

and yellowtail (Seriola mazatlana), new candidate species for aquaculture. Aquaculture 

155 (1-4):307-318 

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Venizelos, A. and D. D. Benetti 1996. Epitheliocystis disease in cultured Yellowtail, 

Seriola mazatlana, in Ecuador. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 27(2): 223-227 

Benetti, D.D., R.W. Brill and S. Kraul 1995. The standard metabolic rate of dolphin 

fish, Coryphaena hippurus. Journal of Fish Biology, U.K., 46: 987-996 

Benetti, D.D., E.S. Iversen and A.C. Ostrowski 1995. Growth rates of captive dolphin, 

Coryphaena hippurus, in Hawaii. Fishery Bulletin 93: 152-157 

Fagundes Netto, E.B. and D.D. Benetti 1981. Reproductive aspects of mullets (Mugil 

liza). Bol. Inst. Pesq. Mar. (140): 23 pp. 

Benetti, D.D. and E.B. Fagundes Netto 1981. Fishery, abundance and market of the 

mullet (Mugil liza) in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Bol. Inst. Pesq. Mar. (138): 17 pp. 

Benetti, D.D. and E.B. Fagundes Netto 1980. Induced spawning and larval rearing of 

mullet (Mugil liza) in laboratory. Bol. Inst. Pesq. Mar. (135): 26 pp. 

In preparation: 

Brand, L., D. D. Benetti, J. Collins and A. Compton. Assessment of the nutrient 

overenrichment potential of open ocean fish cages in the Bahamas. To be submitted to 

Marine Ecology Progress Series 

Benetti, D.D., B. O’Hanlon, J.A. Rivera and M. R. Orhun. Growth rates of hatchery 

reared cobia in open ocean submerged cages. To be submitted to Journal of the World 

Aquaculture Society. 

Benetti, D. D., Partridge, G., et al. In preparation). The effect of extended photo-period 

(24L) on growth and survival of pre-flexion yellow fin tuna (Thunnus albacares) larvae. 

To be submitted to Aquaculture. 

Other publications: 

Benetti, D. 2009. University of Miami Experimental Hatchery achieves record cobia 

spawns, fingerling production. Global Aquaculture Advocate Jan.-Febr. 2009: 72-74 

Benetti, D. 2008. Review of Seriola spp Aquaculture. In: Pham, C.K., R.M. Higgins, M. 

de Girolano and E. Isidro (Eds.). Proc. International Workshop: Developing a Sustainable 

Aquaculture Industry in the Azores. Arquipélago. Life and Marine Sciences. ISBN:978- 

972-8612-44-3. Supplement 7: xiii+81pp: 83-85 

Benetti, D.D., B. O’Hanlon, B. Sardenberg, A. Welch, R. Hoenig 2008. Cultivo de cobia 

en las Américas y el Caribe. (In Spanish). Infopesca/Infofish International No. 33: 31-36 

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Benetti, D.D. 2008. Cobia aquaculture expanding in the Americas and the Caribbean. 

Global Aquaculture Advocate 1(2): 46-48 

Benetti, D.D. 2007. Offshore aquaculture and the future of seafood production: The USA 

experience. Europe Aquaculture, EAS Vol. 32 (2): 15-16 

Benetti, D., L. Brand, J. Collins, R. Orhun, A. Benetti, B. O’Hanlon, A. Danylchuk, D. 

Alston, J. Rivera, and A. Cabarcas. 2006. Can offshore aquaculture of carnivorous fish be 

sustainable? Case Studies from the Caribbean. World Aquaculture 37(1): 44-47. 

Benetti, D.D. 2006. Aquaculture and the environment. Issues in Science and Technology, 

National Academy of Sciences 22(4): 12-14 

Alston, D.E., A. Cabarcas-Nuñez, C. E. Helsley, C. Bridger and D. Benetti. 2006. 

Standardized environmental monitoring of open ocean cage sites: Basic considerations. 

World Aquaculture 37(2): 24-26 

Zink, I. C., F.G. Cavalin, D. Bacoat, B. Denlinger, K. Palmer, B. Sardenberg, R. 

Kirkpatrick, R. Orhun, D. Benetti. 2006. U.S. trials compare commercial diets fed 

to juvenile cobia. Global Aquaculture Advocate 9(2): 53-54. 

Davis, M., S. Cox, J. Corsaut, T. Wadley, B. O’Hanlon, J. Rivera, D. Benetti, M. Pardee 

and L. Creswell. 2005. Collection of Spiny Lobster Pueruli in Puerto Rico: An Integrated 

Approach. Proceedings of the 58 th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, San Andres, 

Colombia. 

Benetti, D.D. 2004. Offshore cages survive hurricanes. Global Aquaculture Alliance 

Technical Magazine Vol. 7(5): 52-53 

Bretos, F., J. Collins, J. Pruchniewski, I. Zink and D. D. Benetti 2004. Shrimp marketing: 

Time for campaign to increase U.S. shrimp consumption. Global Aquaculture Alliance 

Technical Magazine Vol. 7(2): 22-23 

Benetti, D.D., J.F. Alarcón, O.M. Stevens, B. O’Hanlon, J.A. Rivera, G. Banner-Stevens 

and F.J. Rotman. 2003. Advances in hatchery and growout technology of marine fish 

candidate species for offshore aquaculture in the Caribbean. (2003). 54 th Ann. Gulf and 

Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Nov. 2001, Turks and Caicos. 54: 473-487 * 

Benetti, D.D. 2003. Marine Fish Aquaculture Breakthroughs in the U.S., Caribbean. 

Global Aquaculture Alliance Technical Magazine Vol. 6(1): 80-81 

O’Hanlon, B., J. Ayvazian, D.D. Benetti, and J. Rivera. 2003. Growout of Cobia 

(Rachycentron canadum) In Submerged Cages off the Coast of Culebra, Puerto Rico, 

USA. World Aquaculture Society Conference in Salvador, Brazil, Conference 

Proceedings Volume 2: 528. March 2003. 

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Ayvazian, J., B. O’Hanlon, D.D. Benetti, J. Rivera, O. Stevens and J. Alarcon. 2003. 

Logistics, Costs and Technicalities Involved in Transporting and Stocking Cobia 

(Rachycentron canadum) and Mutton Snapper (Lutjanus analis) Fingerlings in 

Submerged Offshore Cages. World Aquaculture Society Conference in Salvador, Brazil, 

Conference Proceedings Volume 1: 62. March 2003. 

Benetti, D.D. 2002. Nutrition: Weaning marine fish from live to dry diets presents 

challenges. Global Aquaculture Alliance Technical Magazine Vol. 5(4): 27-28 

Benetti, D.D. 2002. Aquaculture of pelagic fish: IV. Cobia (Rachycentron canadum). 

Global Aquaculture Alliance Technical Magazine 5(1): 61-62 

Benetti, D.D. 2002. Hatchery technology: Advanced conditioning systems for marine 

fish broodstock. Global Aquaculture Alliance Technical Magazine Vol. 5(3):22-23 

Venizelos, A., M Farber, and D. Benetti. 2001. An evaluation of assumptions associated 

with blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) depth distribution towards the possible 

incorporation into the standardization of catch and effort statistics for use in stock 

assessment. Fourth International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas 

(ICCAT) Billfish Workshop, Collective Volume of Scientific Papers. July 18-28, 2000, 

Miami, Florida: 6 pp 

Benetti, D.D., J.F. Alarcón, O. M. Stevens, F. Rotman, G.Banner-Stevens, S. 

Zimmerman, M.W. Feeley, W. Matzie, M.R. Orhun, B. O'Hanlon and L. Eldridge. 2001. 

Marine fish culture prospects in Latin America and the Caribbean: review of candidate 

species and technological advances. 6to. Simposio Centroamericano de Acuacultura, 

Memorias-Sesiones de Tilapia. (Proceedings of the 6 th Centroamerican Aquaculture 

Conference - Tilapia Session). Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 22-24 August 2001: 135-139 

Benetti, D.D., J.F. Alarcón, O. M. Stevens, F. Rotman, G.Banner-Stevens, S. 

Zimmerman, M.W. Feeley, W. Matzie, M.R. Orhun, B. O'Hanlon and L. Eldridge. 2001. 

Marine fish culture prospects in Latin America and the Caribbean. Global Aquaculture 

Alliance Technical Magazine 4(4): 71-74 

Benetti, D.D. 2001. Aquaculture of Pelagic Marine Fish: III. Is mahi mahi (Coryphaena 

hippurus) aquaculture feasible? Global Aquaculture Alliance Technical Magazine Vol. 

4(2): 77-78 

Orhun, R. and Benetti, D.D. 2001. Rotifer management in marine fish culture. Global 

Aquaculture Alliance Technical Magazine Vol. 4(3): 49-50 

Benetti, D.D., J.F. Rotman and E. DeMicco. 2001. Proactive health management. Using 

probiotics in marine fish hatcheries. Global Aquaculture Alliance Technical Magazine 

Vol. 4(5): 30 

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Zimmermann, S., F. J. Rotman, J.F. Alarcon, O. Stevens, W. Matzie and D.D. Benetti 

2001. Cleaner Fish: Neon Gobies control ectoparasites in marine fish broodstock 

systems. Global Aquaculture Alliance Technical Magazine Vol. 4(5): 37-37 

Benetti, D.D. 2001. Mesocosm systems for semi-intensive larval rearing of marine fish. 

Global Aquaculture Alliance Technical Magazine Vol. 3(6): 17-18 

Zimmerman, S. and D.D. Benetti 2001. Aquaculture in Brazil- Successful industry based 

on native and exotic species. Global Aquaculture Alliance Technical Magazine Vol. 4(1): 

59-61 

Benetti, D.D. 2000. Aquaculture of pelagic marine fish: III. Site assessment criteria for 

sustainable cage culture of marine fishes. Global Aquaculture Alliance Technical 

Magazine Vol. 3(4): 42-43 

Benetti, D.D. and W. Watchinson 2000. Aquaculture of pelagic marine fish: II. Offshore 

cage aquaculture of Southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) in South Australia. Global 

Aquaculture Alliance Technical Magazine Vol. 3(3): 28-29 

Benetti, D.D., 2000. Aquaculture of Pelagic Marine Fish: I. yellowtail amberjacks 

(Seriola quinqueradiata, S. lalandi, S. dumerili and S. mazatlana). Global Aquaculture 

Alliance Technical Magazine Vol. 3(2): 20 

Benetti, D.D. 2000. Feeding protocol for larval husbandry of Southern flounder, 

Paralichthys lethostigma, developed in the Southeastern U.S. Global Aquaculture 

Alliance Technical Magazine Vol. 3(1): 32-33 

Benetti, D.D. 2000. Culture of Southern flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma, in a 

freshwater recirculating system. Global Aquaculture Alliance Technical Magazine Vol. 

3(3): 25 

Benetti, D.D. and J.A. Alarcón 2000. General prophylaxis and quarantine of marine 

brood fish. Global Aquaculture Alliance Technical Magazine Vol. 3(6): 60-61 

Benetti, D.D. and M.W. Feeley 1999. The capture, transport, handling, prophylaxis 

quarantine and sampling broodstock marine fish. World Aquaculture 30(3): 54-57 

Benetti, D.D. and D.E. Jory 1999. Feasibility of sustainable aquaculture development in 

Latin American countries. Proc., 1 st Latin American Congress of Aquaculture, Panama 

City, Panama, Oct. 6-10, 1998: CD-ROM 

Benetti, D.D., M.W. Feeley, D.E. Jory and T.R. Cabrera 1999. La acuicultura de peces 

marinos en América Latina: avances recientes y prospectos. Proc. Acuicultura 99, the III 

Congress of the Latin American Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society. Puerto La 

Cruz, Venezuela. In Spanish, abstract in English. Vol.II: 31-47 

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Benetti, D.D. 1999. Marine finfish commercial hatchery in the Florida Keys reports on 

first production trials of mutton snapper. The Advocate, Global Aquaculture Alliance 

Technical Magazine Vol. 2 (6): 56 

Benetti, D.D. and M.W. Feeley 1998. Recent Progress in Marine Fish Aquaculture. 

Proc., Aquaculture Brazil ’98, Development with Sustainability. Vol. 1: 183-198. 

Benetti, D.D. and E. E. Wilson 1996. Recent progress in marine finfish aquaculture in 

Ecuador. Proceedings, IX Latin American Congress of Aquaculture, Coquimbo, Chile, 

October 1996: 23-43 

Benetti, D.D. 1996. Technological, environmental and economical considerations for 

the commercial aquaculture development of the carangid huayaipe (Seriola mazatlana) in 

Ecuador. Proc., 3rd. Ecuadorian Aquaculture Conference, Guayaquil, Ecuador, Oct. 

1995 

Benetti, D.D., C.A. Acosta and J.C. Ayala 1995. Cage and pond aquaculture of marine 

finfish in Ecuador. World Aquaculture 26(4): 7-13 

Benetti, D.D., A. Venizelos and M. Culliján 1995. The development of marine finfish 

aquaculture in Ecuador. Proc. II Ecuadorian Congr. of Aquacult., 277-281. J. Calderón & 

P. Sorgeloos (Eds.). ESPOL, CENAIM, Ecuador (ISBN - 9978-82-633-5) 

Benetti, D.D., A. Venizelos and C. Acosta 1994. Finfish aquaculture development in 

Ecuador. World Aquaculture 25(2): 18-25 

Benetti, D.D. and A. Venizelos 1994. Reproduction and larval rearing of marine fish: 

current status and perspectives. Review paper: Proc. Biodiversity in Aquaculture 1993, I 

Brazilian Congress of Aquaculture João Pessoa, PB, Brazil: 247-262 

Benetti, D.D. 1993. Bioenergetics, growth and aquaculture development of dorado, 

Coryphaena hippurus. Proc. I Ecuadorian Congress of Aquaculture Ecuador, 247–254 

(ISBN–9978–82–400–6) 

Benetti, D.D. 1992. Bioenergetics and growth of dolphin, Coryphaena hippurus. Ph.D. 

Dissertation, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Div. Marine 

Biology and Fisheries, Miami, FL: 196 pp. 

Benetti, D.D. and E.B. Fagundes Netto 1991. Preliminary results on the growth of 

mullets (Mugil liza, M. curema) fed artificial diets. World Aquaculture 22(4): 55–57 

Benetti, D.D. 1989. The effect of temperature and stocking density on the intensive 

nursing of Penaeus vannamei. Proceedings III Brazilian Shrimp Framing Congress, PB, 

Brazil, Oct. 1989: 431-449 

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Benetti, D.D. 1985. A ten year plan for aquaculture development. MSc. Thesis, Institute 

of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK: 214 pp. 

Fagundes Netto, E.B. and D.D. Benetti 1984. Growth rates and aquaculture perspectives 

of the grouper (Epinephelus guaza) (PISCES, Serranidae). In: Proc. 3rd Brazilian 

Symposium of Aquac., Univ. Fed. São Carlos, SP, Brazil: 453–473 

Benetti, D.D. 1983. A aquacultura como alternativa e complemento da pesca (In 

Portuguese). (Aquaculture as alternative and complement to fisheries). Bol. Fund. Brasil. 

Conserv. Nat. (BFBCN) (Bull. Brazilian Foundation for Nature Conservancy) Vol. 

18(85-95), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil: 86-95 

Benetti, D.D. and E.B. Fagundes Netto 1979–1983 (published yearly). Annual review on 

fish biology, ecology, and culture. Naval Res. Inst., RJ, Brazil (IPqM): 28 pp 

RELEVANT ABSTRACTS AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS: 

Participated in well over 100 international and national aquaculture conferences, several 

as invited speaker. In 2007-8, invited as keynote speaker for conferences in Australia, 

Kuwait, Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador, and Peru. Relevant conferences attended, oral 

presentations and published abstracts since I have been appointed as full-time faculty at 

RSMAS - University of Miami in 1998 include: 

Benetti, D.D. 2008. Environmental and technological aspects of open ocean aquaculture. 

Invited speaker, ‘2008 Australasian Aquaculture Conference. August 3-6, 2008, 

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 

Benetti, D.D. 2008. Seriola aquaculture: science, technology, environmental and socioeconomic 

issues. Invited Speaker, First Workshop on Sustainable Aquaculture 

Development in the Azores. Organized and sponsored by the European Union. June 1-6, 

2008, Horta, Azores 

Benetti, D.D., L. Brand, B. O’Hanlon, R. Orhun, B. Sardenberg, A. Welch, R. Hoenig, J. 

Rivera, I. Zink, D. Bacoat, B. Denlinger. 2008. Technology advances towards 

environmental sustainability in aquaculture. Special Symposium: Environmental Impacts 

of Coastal Ocean Aquaculture. American Fisheries Society Annual Conference, San 

Francisco, California, February 20-25, 2008.Oral presentation. Abstract: available on CD 

Brand, L., D.D. Benetti, J.A. Rivera, B. O’Hanlon 2008. Eutrophication impacts of fish 

cages in Eleuthera, Bahamas and Culebra, Puerto Rico. Special Symposium: 

Environmental Impacts of Coastal Ocean Aquaculture. American Fisheries Society 

Annual Conference, San Francisco, California, February 20-25, 2008.Oral presentation. 

Abstract: available on CD 

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Benetti, D.D. 2008. Advanced Technology of Marine Finfish Aquaculture. Invited 

speaker, 1 er Taller de Tecnologías Avanzadas de Cultivo de Peces Marinos (1 st Workshop 

on Advanced Technology of Marine Fish Aquaculture), organized and sponsored by 

AQUAMAR/Mexican government. May 19-21, Veracruz, Mexico. 

Benetti, D.D., B. O’Hanlon, B. Sardenberg, R. Orhun, L. Brand, J. Rivera, A. Welch, 

R. Hoenig, I. Zink, B. Denlinger, F. Cavalin, D. Bacoat, K. Palmer. 2008. Advances in 

hatchery and growout technology of cobia, Rachycentron canadum. Aquaculture 

America 2008. February 9-12, 2008, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Oral presentation, 

abstract available on CD. 

Benetti, D.D. 2008. Starting a net pen operation: business, legal and environmental 

perspective. 2008. Aquaculture America 2008. February 9-12, 2008, Lake Buena Vista, 

Florida. Oral presentation, invited speaker, no abstract available. 

Sardenberg, B., D.D. Benetti, R. Orhun, A. Welch, R. Hoening, I. Zink, D. Bacoat, K. 

Palmer. 2008. Intensive larval rearing and mass fingerling production of cobia 

Rachycentron canadum. Aquaculture America 2008. February 9-12, 2008, Lake Buena 

Vista, Florida. Oral presentation, abstract available on CD. 

Weirich, C.R., P.S. Wills, R.M. Baptiste, P.N. Woodward, F. G. Cavalin, D.D. Benetti 

and M.A. Riche. 2008. Production characteristics of juvenile cobia fed three different 

commercial diets in recirculating aquaculture systems. Aquaculture America 2008. 

February 9-12, 2008, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Oral presentation, abstract available on 

CD. 

Benetti, D.D. 2007. Recommendations for Sustainable Open Ocean Aquaculture 

Development. Invited speaker and consultant to the Aquaculture Development Council 

(ADC), Government of Western Australia, to consult and give speech to the Western 

Australia Aquaculture Task Force. December 4-8, 2007, Perth, Western Australia, 

Australia. 

Benetti, D.D., B. O’Hanlon, R. Orhun, J.A. Rivera, B. Sardenberg, I. Zink, F. Cavalin, D. 

Bacoat, B. Denlinger, K. Palmer. 2007. Update on open ocean aquaculture technology of 

cobia (Rachycentron canadum) in the Americas. Abstract, oral presentation. ’07 

Aquaculture America Conference, World Aquaculture Society, February 8-12, San 

Antonio, Texas: Available on CD. 

Boesch, D., D.D. Benetti, G. Boehlert, A. Davis, M. Dethier, R. Goldburg, M. Kent, J. 

Marra, J. Rensel, P. Sandifer, R. Stickney, A. Tacon, P. Tyedmers, J. Volpe. 2007. 

Integrating aquacultural and ecological sciences for sustainable offshore aquaculture – 

Part 1 of 2. Abstract, oral presentation.. ’07 Aquaculture America Conference, World 

Aquaculture Society, February 8-12, San Antonio, Texas: Available on CD. 

Benetti, D.D., G. Boehlert, D. Boesch, A. Davis, M. Dethier, R. Goldburg, M. Kent, J. 

Marra, J. Rensel, P. Sandifer, R. Stickney, A. Tacon, P. Tyedmers, J. Volpe. 2007. 

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Integrating aquacultural and ecological sciences for sustainable offshore aquaculture – 

Part 2 of 2. Abstract, oral presentation.. ’07 Aquaculture America Conference, World 


Bacoat, D. J, M.R. Orhun, B. Sardenberg, F. Cavalin, I. Zink, R. Jagus, D.D. Benetti. 

2007. Evaluation of adaptation to stress conditions in cobia juveniles cultured with and 

without probiotics. Abstract, oral presentation, ’07 Aquaculture America Conference, 

World Aquaculture Society, February 8-12, San Antonio, Texas: Available on CD. 

Cavalin, F.G., D. D. Benetti, R.M. Orhun, I. Zink, B. Sardenberg, K. Palmer, B. 

Denlinger, D. J. Bacoat. 2007. Capture, transport, handling, sampling prophylaxis, 

maturation and spawning of cobia, Rachycentron canadum Abstract, oral presentation, 

’07 Aquaculture America Conference, World Aquaculture Society, February 8-12, San 

Antonio, Texas: Available on CD. 

Palmer, K.W., D.D. Benetti, R.M. Orhun, B. Sardenberg, F. Cavalin, I. Zink, D. Bacoat, 

B. Denlinger 2007. A simplified food regime for larval rearing of cobia, Rachycentron 

canadum Abstract, oral presentation, ’07 Aquaculture America Conference, World 


Ian Zink, P. Doulliet, R. Orhun and D.D. Benetti 2007. Developing a protocol for 

incorporation of probiotics with live feed and larval cobia (Rachycentron canadum) 

cultures. Abstract, oral presentation, ’08 Aquaculture America Conference, World 

Aquaculture Society, February 8-12, San Antonio, Texas: Available on CD only. 

Sardenberg, B., D.D. Benetti, R.M. Orhun, P. Rice, M. Steketee, F. G. Cavalin. I. Zink. 

2007. Semi-intensive larval rearing and fingerling production of cobia, (Rachycentron 

canadum) in a saltwater pond. 2007. Abstract, oral presentation, ’07 Aquaculture 

America Conference, World Aquaculture Society, February 8-12, San Antonio, Texas: 

Available on CD. 

Benetti, D.D., B. O’Hanlon, L. Brand, R. Orhun, I. Zink, P. Doulliet, J. Collins, C. 

Maxey, A. Danylchuk, D. Alston, A. Cabarcas. 2006. Hatchery, on growing technology 

and environmental monitoring of open ocean aquaculture of cobia (Rachycentron 

canadum) in the Caribbean. World Aquaculture Society Conference, Florence, Italy, May 

9-13, 2006: abstract (session co-chairman) 

Benetti, D., J. Volpe, G. Boehlert, D. Boesch, A. Davis, M. Dethier, R. Goldburg, M. 

Kent, C. Mahnken, J. Marra, J. Rensel, P. Sandifer, R. Stickney, A. Tacon, and R. 

Tyedmers. 2006. Integrating aquaculture and ecological sciences for sustainable offshore 

aquaculture [Part 1 of 2]. World Aquaculture Society (WAS) Annual Conference 2006, 

Florence, Italy. Book/CD of Abstracts pg. 75. 

Orhun, R., D.D. Benetti, I. Zink, J. Collins, P. Rice, F. Cavalin, B. Sardenberg, P. 

Douillet. 2006. Progress in hatchery technology of cobia (Rachycentron canadum) at the 

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University of Miami Experimental Hatchery. World Aquaculture Society Conference, 

Florence, Italy, May 9-13, 2006: (session co-chairman) 

Benetti, D.D., B. O’Hanlon, R. Orhun. 2006. Starting a net pen operation. Aquaculture 

America 2006, World Aquaculture Society, Las Vegas, NV: CD (digital) 

Zink, I. D. Bacoat, R. Orhun, D. Benetti, B. Denlinger, P. Douillet, B. Sardenberg, F. 

Cavalin. 2006. Review of Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) Hatchery Technology at the 

University of Miami Experimental Hatchery (UMEH). Aquaculture America 2006, 

World Aquaculture Society, Las Vegas, NV: CD (digital) 

Benetti, D.D., L. Brand, J. Collins, A. Benetti, B. O’Hanlon, A. Danylchuk, D. E. Alston 

and A. A. Cabarcas. 2005. Can offshore aquaculture of carnivorous fish be sustainable? 

Case studies from the Caribbean. Farming Ocean Carnivores: The Science, Economics 

and Politics of Rapidly Expanding Fish Aquaculture, American Association for the 

Advancement of Science Annual Meeting, Washington, DC: Available in CD or online. 

Benetti, D.D. 2005. Hatchery and growout technology of marine finfish in the Western 

Hemisphere. Invited Speaker, The 3 rd Aquaculture Technology Convention 2005, Asian 

Fisheries Society, September 9-11, 2005, Fukuoka International Congress Center, 

Fukuoka, Japan CD (digital) 

Benetti, D.D. 2005. Ecological sustainability issues in offshore aquaculture in the US. 

Architects for Sustainable Offshore Aquaculture: Meeting Needs While Maintaining 

Ecosystem Services. COMPASS/SeaWeb Workshop, November 2-3, 2005, RSMAS - 

University of Miami (hosted meeting at RSMAS with 25 participants): CD (digital) 

Benetti, D.D. 2005. Marine Aquaculture Task Force (MATF) Meeting, September 4-7, 

2005, Anchorage, Alaska (Presentation to MAFT National Committee, of which I was a 

member 

Benetti, D.D., L. Brand, J. Collins, B. O'Hanlon, C. Maxey, A. Danylchuk, D. Alston, A. 

Cabarcas, and M.R. Orhun. 2005. Offshore aquaculture of marine finfish in the 

Caribbean. 2 nd International Sustainable Marine Fish Culture Conference and Workshop 

held October 19-21, 2005 at HBOI, Fort Pierce, Florida. Book of Abstracts pg. 31. 

O'Hanlon, B. and D.D. Benetti. 2005. Offshore aquaculture: The industry perspective. 2 nd 

International Sustainable Marine Fish Culture Conference and Workshop held October 

19-21, 2005 at HBOI, Fort Pierce, Florida. Book of Abstracts pg. 32. 

Orhun, M.R., D.D. Benetti, I. Zink, J. Collins, P. Rice, F. Cavalin, B. Sardenberg, and 

P.A Douillet. 2005. Progress in hatchery development of cobia (Rachycentron 

canadum) at the University of Miami Experimental Hatchery (UMEH). 2 nd International 

Sustainable Marine Fish Culture Conference and Workshop held October 19-21, 2005 at 

HBOI, Fort Pierce, Florida. Book of Abstracts pg. 4. 

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Benetti, D.D., B. O’Hanlon, J. Ayvazian, C. Maxey, G. Walton, A. Danylchuk, D. Miller, 

J. Alarcón, O. Stevens, R. Orhun. 2004. Overview on aquaculture of tropical marine 

species. Review Paper. In: Farming the Deep Blue Conference, October 6-8, 2004 

Limerick, Ireland: CD (digital) 

Benetti, D.D., B. O’Hanlon, J. Ayvazian, M.R. Orhun, J.A. Rivera, P.H. Rice and P.A. 

Douillet. 2004. From egg to market: The development of a new, sustainable offshore 

aquaculture industry in Florida (US) and the Caribbean (Review Paper). 2004. World 

Aquaculture Society Annual Conference, March 1-5 2004, Honolulu, Hawaii, US. Book 

of Abstracts, Vol. 1, p 53. 

Benetti, D., B. O’Hanlon, J. Ayvazian, J. Rivera, J. Alarcón, O. Stevens, G. Stevens, D. 

E. Alston and A. A. Cabarcas. 2003. Puerto Rico – University of Miami and Snapperfarm 

experience. Presentations Given to Congressional Staff June 2003, Aquaculture 

Information Center IOC/NOAA, www.lib.noaa.gov/doc aqua/present-ations.html, last 

updated 4 August 2003. 

Alarcón, J.F., D.D. Benetti, O. Stevens, G. Banner-Stevens, N. Strattman, F. Rotman, W. 

Matzie. 2003. Development of a breeding program for mutton snapper Lutjanus analis 

with application to other marine species. 2003 World Aquaculture Society Annual 

Conference, May 19-23, 2003. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Book of Abstracts, Vol. 1, p. 24. 

Alston, D.E., A. Cabarcas-Nuñez, C. Bridger, C. Helsley, D.D. Benetti and P. Zajicek 

2003. Standardized environmental monitoring of open-ocean cage sites: Basic 

considerations. 2003 World Aquaculture Society Annual Conference, May 19-23, 2003. 

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Book of Abstracts, Vol. 1, p. 30 (manuscript in press in World 

Aquaculture due July 2006). 

Ayvazian, J., B. O’Hanlon, D.D. Benetti, J.A. Rivera, O. Stevens, J.F. Alarcón. 2003. 

Logistics, costs and technicalities involved in transporting and stocking cobia 

Rachycentron canadum and mutton snapper Lutjanus analis fingerlings in submerged 

offshore cages. 2003 World Aquaculture Society Annual Conference, May 19-23, 2003. 

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Book of Abstracts, Vol.1, p. 62. 

Benetti, D.D., O. Stevens, J.F. Alarcón, B. O’Hanlon, J. Ayvazian, J.A. Rivera, G. 

Banner-Stevens, N. Strattman, F. Rotman and W. Matzie. 2003. Progress in aquaculture 

technology of mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis and cobia Rachycentron canadum in the 

Southeastern United States and the Caribbean. (Review Paper). 2003. 2003 World 

Aquaculture Society Annual Conference, May 19-23, 2003. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. 

Book of Abstracts, Vol. 1, p. 93. 

Cabarcas-Nuñez, A., D.E. Alston, P. Rapp, J. Capella, N. Mejia, A. Morales, M. 

Menendez, K. Carbery, D.D. Benetti. 2003. Environmental monitoring of two SeaStation 

cages stocked with cobia and mutton snapper off Culebra island, Puerto Rico. 2003 

World Aquaculture Society Annual Conference, May 19-23, 2003. Salvador, Bahia, 

Brazil. Book of Abstracts, Vol. 1, p. 134. 

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O’Hanlon, B., J. Ayvazian, D.D. Benetti and J.A. Rivera. 2003. Growout of cobia 

Rachycentron canadum in submerged offshore cages off the coast of Culebra, Puerto 

Rico, USA. 2003 World Aquaculture Society Annual Conference, May 19-23, 2003. 

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Book of Abstracts, Vol. 2, p. 528. 

Orhun, M.R. and D.D. Benetti. Potential of Sciaenid fishes for offshore aquaculture. 2003 

World Aquaculture Society Annual Conference, May 19-23, 2003. Salvador, Bahia, 


Scholey, V., D.D. Benetti, D. Margulies and R. Cowen. 2003. Capture, transfer, and 

culture trials of the Indo-Pacific sailfish Istiophorus plaptyperus in the Republic of 

Panama. 2003 World Aquaculture Society Annual Conference, May 19-23, 2003. 


Stevens, O., D.D. Benetti, J.F. Alarcón, G. Banner-Stevens, N. Strattman. 2003. Growth, 

survival and feed conversion rates of cobia Rachycentron canadum raised in an a floating 

net cage. 2003 World Aquaculture Society Annual Conference, May 19-23, 2003. 


Strattman, N., D.D. Benetti, O. Stevens, J.F. Alarcón, G. Banner-Stevens, F. Rotman and 

W. Matzie. 2003. Larval rearing and fingerling production of cobia, Rachycentron 

canadum. 2003 World Aquaculture Society Annual Conference, May 19-23, 2003. 


Tracy, P., D.D. Benetti, D. Margulies and V. Scholey. The effects of probiotics and 

antibiotics on the survival of first feeding larvae of yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares. 

2003 World Aquaculture Society Annual Conference, May 19-23, 2003. Salvador, Bahia, 


Alarcón, J.F., D.D. Benetti, O.M. Stevens, Y. Minemoto, M.W. Feeley, F.J. Rotman, S. 

Zimmermann, G. Banner-Stevens, B. O’Hanlon. Environmentally and hormonally 

induced spawnings of mutton snapper Lutjanus analis. Aquaculture America 2002, San 

Diego, CA, January 27-30, 2002: p 3. 

Benetti, D.D., J.F. Alarcón, O.M. Stevens, F.J. Rotman, B. O’Hanlon, G. Banner- 

Stevens, M.W. Feeley, S. Zimmermann, W. Matzie, B. O’Hanlon and L. Eldridge. 

Advances in aquaculture technology of mutton snapper Lutjanus analis, grater amberjack 

Seriola dumerili and cobia Rachycentron canadum, three candidate species for offshore 

cage aquaculture. Aquaculture America 2002, San Diego, CA, January 27-30, 2002: p 

20. 

O’Hanlon, B., D.D. Benetti, J. Ayvazian, J. Rivera and O.M. Stevens. Offshore cage 

culture of high-value marine fish in Puerto Rico. Aquaculture America 2002, San Diego, 

CA, January 27-30, 2002: p 239. 

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Benetti, D.D., J.F. Alarcón, O. M. Stevens, F. Rotman, G. Banner-Stevens, M.W. Feeley, 

S. Zimmerman, B. O'Hanlon, L. Eldridge. 2001. Advances in aquaculture technology of 

mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis) and greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili), two candidate 

species for offshore aquaculture. IV OOA, Open Ocean Aquaculture Conference. July 

2001, St. Andrews, Canada: abstract p. 39; manuscript in press as book chapter with F. 

Rotman, as first author (see list of publications). 

Benetti, D.D., J.F. Alarcón, O. M. Stevens, F. Rotman, G. Banner-Stevens, M.W. Feeley, 

S. Zimmerman, B. O'Hanlon, L. Eldridge. 2001. Marine fish culture prospects in Latin 

America and the Caribbean. Central American Symposium on Aquaculture. August 2001, 

Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Guest speaker. Proceedings. 

Benetti, D.D. 2001. Advances in marine fish culture in North America and the Caribbean. 

Conference, Guest Speaker, XI Brazilian Congress of Aquaculture, Iguassu Falls, Parana, 

Brazil, 22-26 October 2001. 

Benetti, D.D., J.F. Alarcón, O.M.Stevens, B. O’Hanlon, G. Banner-Stevens, F.J. Rotman, 

P. Tracy and W. Matzie. Advances in hatchery and growout technology of marine fish 

species for offshore aquaculture in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Gulf and 

Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) 54 th Conference. Turks and Caicos, Nov. 2001: 

abstract p. 8; manuscript published as Proceedings in 2003 (see list of publications). 

O'Hanlon, B., D.D. Benetti, O.M. Stevens, J. Rivera and J. Ayvazian. 2001. Recent 

advances and constraints towards implementing an offshore cage aquaculture project in 

Puerto Rico, U.S.A. IV OOA, Open Ocean Aquaculture Conference. July 2001, St. 

Andrews, Canada: abstract p. 39; manuscript in press as book chapter (see list of 

publications). 

Alarcón, J.F., D.D. Benetti, M.W. Feeley, O. Stevens, Y. Minemoto, S. Zimmerman, G. 

Banner-Stevens and B. O'Hanlon: Broodstock management of mutton snapper Lutjanus 

analis. World Aquaculture Conference '2001 Orlando Florida January 2001: p 6. 

Benetti, D.D., M.W. Feeley, O. Stevens, J.A. Matera, J.F. Alarcón, G.Banner-Stevens, S. 

Zimmerman, Y. Minemoto, J. Fanke, B. O'Hanlon and L. Eldridge: Preliminary results 

on growth, survival and feed conversion rates of mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis) raised 

in floating net cages. World Aquaculture Conference '2001 Orlando Florida January 

2001: p 53. 

Benetti, D.D., B. O'Hanlon, J. Ayvazian, O. Stevens, J. Rivera, G. Palmer and L. 

Eldridge: Site assessment criteria for offshore marine fish cage aquaculture. WAS Special 

Session on Offshore Aquaculture. World Aquaculture Conference '2001 Orlando Florida 

January 2001: p 54 

Benetti, D.D., M.W. Feeley, O. Stevens, S. Zimmerman, J.F. Alarcón, Y. Minemoto and 

A. Baker: Mesocosm systems management for semi-intensive larval husbandry of marine 

finfish. World Aquaculture Conference '2001 Orlando Florida January 2001: p 55 

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Benetti, D.D., M. Nakada, Y. Minemoto, W. Hutchinson, S. Shotton, A. Tindale and C. 

Poortenaar: Aquaculture of yellowtail amberjacks (Carangidae): Current status, progress 

and constraints. Special Session, American Fisheries Society (AFS) World Aquaculture 

Conference '2001 Orlando Florida January 2001: p 56 

Benetti, D.D., W.O. Watanabe and M.W. F. Feley: Progress and constraints in the culture 

of mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis). Special Session, New Species for Aquaculture, 

World Aquaculture Society. World Aquaculture Conference '2001 Orlando Florida 


Feeley, M.W., D.D. Benetti, J.F. Alarcón, O. Stevens, G. Banner-Stevens, Y. Minemoto, 

S. Zimmerman and L. Eldridge. Progress in induced final maturation and spawning of 

mutton snapper Lutjanus analis. World Aquaculture Conference '2001 Orlando Florida 


Watanabe, W.O., D.D. Benetti, M.W. Feeley, D.A. Davis and R.O. Phelps. Status of 

artificial propagation of mutton, yellowtail and red snapper (Family LUTJANIDAE) in 

the Southeastern U.S. World Aquaculture Conference '2001 Orlando Florida January 

2001: p 681 

Benetti, D. D., M.W. Feeley, O. Stevens, J. Fanke, J. Alarcón, J. Matera, G. B-Stevens, 

C. Kelly, B. Briggs, P. Lesle and L. Eldridge, 2000. Design and implementation of a 

commercial hatchery for the production of mutton snapper, Lutjanus analis, and other 

marine fish in the Florida Keys. Aquaculture America ' 2000, World Aquaculture Soc., 

New Orleans LA: (abstract): p 20 

Benetti, D. D., M. Nakada, S. Shotton, W. Hutchinson, D. Garriques and E. Wilson, 

2000. Review of methods for artificial propagation of Seriola mazatlana, S. lalandi and 

S. quinqueradiata, three species of yellowtail jacks (Carangidae) from tropical, 

subtropical and temperate waters. Aquaculture America ' 2000, World Aquaculture Soc., 

New Orleans LA: (abstract): p 21 

Benetti, D. D., S. Grabe, M.W. Feeley, O. Stevens, T. Powell, A. Leingang, J. and K.L. 

Main, 2000. Maturation, spawning, larval rearing, fingerling production and growth rates 

of juvenile Southern flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma, in Florida. Aquaculture 

America ' 2000, World Aquaculture Soc., New Orleans LA: (abstract): p 22 

Feeley, M.W., D. D. Benetti, O. Stevens, J. Fanke, J. Alarcón, J. Matera, G. B-Stevens, 

and L. Eldridge, 2000. Spawning, larval rearing and fingerling production of mutton 

snapper, Lutjanus analis. Aquaculture America ' 2000, World Aquaculture Soc., New 

Orleans LA: (abstract): p 108 

Benetti, D.D. 1999. Culture of tropical marine fish species. National Science Foundation 

(NSF), US and National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Egypt 

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Workshop on Sustainable Aquaculture Development. Member of the US delegation 

sponsored by NSF, Alexandria, Egypt, April 18-22, 1999. 

Benetti, D.D., M.W. Feeley, D.E. Jory and T.R. Cabrera 1999. La acuicultura de peces 

marinos en América Latina: avances recientes y prospectos. Acuicultura 99, the III 

Congress of the Latin American Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society. Puerto La 

Cruz, Venezuela. 

Creswell, L. and D. D. Benetti 1999. Marine Fish Culture in Tropical Coastal Waters: 

Considerations for Environmental Sustainability. World Aquaculture ’99, The Annual 

Intern. Confer. and Exp. of the World Aquac. Soc., 26 April-2 May 1999, Sydney, 

Australia. 

Feeley, M.W. and D.D. Benetti 1999. Spawning and Larval Husbandry of Mutton 

Snapper, Lutjanus analis, Mangrove Snapper, L. griseus and Yellowtail Snapper, 

Ocyurus chrysurus, Three Tropical Lutjanidae Species. World Aquaculture ’99, The 

Annual Intern. Confer. and Exp. of the World Aquac. Soc., 26 April-2 May 1999, 

Sydney, Australia. 

Shotton, S., M. Allen and D.D. Benetti 1999. Yellowtail Kingfish Seriola lalandi: 

Spawning and Larval Development. World Aquaculture ’99, The Annual Intern. Confer. 

and Exp. of the World Aquac. Soc., 26 April-2 May 1999, Sydney, Australia. 

Benetti, D.D. 1998. Maturation, spawning and larval rearing techniques of Pacific 

yellowtail (Seriola mazatlana). Inter AQT ‘98 and 2nd International Aquaculture 

Technology Exposition, Febr. 4-6,1998. Kobe, Japan. Guest speaker. 

Benetti, D.D., A. Clark. and M.W. Feeley 1998 Feasibility levels of candidate species of 

marine fish for cage aquaculture development in the Gulf of Mexico with novel remote 

sensing techniques for improved offshore systems monitoring. 3rd. Annual Open Ocean 

Aquaculture Conference, ‘98 OOA, May 10-15, Corpus Christi, Texas. 

Benetti, D.D. and D.E. Jory 1998. Feasibility of sustainable aquaculture development in 

Latin American countries. Proc., 1 st Latin American Congress of Aquaculture, Panama 

City, Panama, Oct. 6-10, 1998. Guest speaker. 

Benetti, D.D. and M.W. Feeley 1998. Recent Progress in Marine Ffish Aquaculture. 

Aquaculture Brazil ’98, Development with Sustainability. World Aquac. Soc. sponsored 

conference, Recife, Brazil, November 2-6, 1998. Guest speaker. 

Benetti, D.D. 1998. Conditioned spawning, larval rearing and fingerling production of 

flounder, Paralichthys woolmani. ‘98 World Aquaculture Society Conference, Febr. 15- 

20, 1998. Las Vegas, Nevada. Flatfish Special Session. 

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Venizelos, A. and D.D. Benetti 1998. An analysis of the current state of knowledge of 

pigment abnormalities in captive flatfish. ‘98 World Aquaculture Society Conference, 

Febr. 15-20, 1998. Las Vegas, Nevada. Flatfish Special Session. 

Feeley, M.W. and D.D. Benetti 1998. Controlled reproduction of Southern flounder, 

Paralichthys lethostigma, in captivity. ‘98 World Aquaculture Society Conference, Febr. 

15-20, 1998. Las Vegas, Nevada. Flatfish Special Session. 

Sonattore, G.C.M., Lagos, V.L., D.D. Benetti and E. V. Silva. 1998. Ongrowing in stain 

snapper (Lutjanus guttatus): evaluation of growth with two culture densities. ‘98 World 

Aquaculture Society Conference, Febr. 15-20, 1998. Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Benetti, D.D., A. Silva, E.E. Wilson, T.R. Cabrera, V.R. Cerqueira, C.M. Palacios, J.W. 

Tucker and D.R. Jory. 1997. A review of recent progress and perspectives in marine fish 

aquaculture in Latin America and the Caribbean region. ‘97 World Aquaculture Society 

Conference, Febr. 19-23, 1997. Seattle, Washington. 

Benetti, D.D., D.E. Jory, J.W. Tucker, A. Silva, E.E. Wilson, T.R. Cabrera, V.R. 

Cerqueira and C.M. Palacios 1997. Recent progress in marine finfish aquaculture in 

Latin America and the Caribbean. International Conference “Martinique ‘97, Island 

Aquaculture and Tropical Aquaculture Conference”. Les Trois Ilets, Martinique, May 4- 

9, 1997. European Aquaculture Society. 

Maxey, C.B., D.D. Benetti and T.R. Capo. 1997. Cape Eleuthera Marine Conservation 

Project: aquaculture and education. International Conference “Martinique ‘97, Island 



De Sylva, D. and D.D. Benetti. 1997. Review of methods for collecting live fish postlarvae 

and fingerlings for aquaculture. International Conference “Martinique ‘97, Island 



In addition (not listed), over 20 oral and poster presentations in conferences with 

abstracts published in proceedings between 1992 and 1997. 

Recent relevant media coverage 

Strong outreach program, including public relations efforts that resulted in wide local, 

national and international news coverage by newspapers, magazines, radio and prime 

time TV such as ABC News, Nightline, PBS Business Nightly Report, National 

Geographic, NPR (three times in 2006-07), Chronicle of Higher Education, New York 

Times, The Guardian, Miami Herald, etc. 

Relevant recent links: 

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ABC Nightline 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYdIwIxDK7k 

ABC World News Tonight 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXiXDsXtHt4&feature=related 

PBS Nightly Business Report 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_5zpnpdmwk&feature=related 

Nano German TV (Technology Report) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faMWkRvHF3k 

National Geographic Strange Days on Planet Erath 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyG_Om9CTqQ 

National Public Radio 

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/apti/local-apti-557226.mp3 

Miami Herald (May 2008) 

http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/525250.html 

Selected links to international media coverage 2007-08: 

http://www.seagri.ba.gov.br/noticias.asp?qact=view&notid=13362 

http://www.pesca.sp.gov.br/noticia.php?id_not=2404 

http://www.revistafator.com.br/ver_noticia.php?not=30220 

http://www.revistafatorbrasil.com.br/ver_noticia.php?not=30933 

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ASSOCIATIONS AND NATIONAL PANELS: 

United Nations Food and Agriculture organization (F.A.O.) GESAMP (Group of 

Experts) for assessing and making recommendations for the development of sustainable 

offshore aquaculture. 

National Marine Aquaculture Task Force (National Committee), a 10-member committee 

who met 6 times in 2006-2007 to elaborate the document titled” Sustainable Marine 

Aquaculture: Fulfilling the Promise; Managing the Risks”, with recommendations for 

sustainable aquaculture development in the US 

Florida Oceans and Coastal Resource Council: Aquaculture Sub-Committee (Member; 

UM is Lead Organization) 

Florida Marine Aquaculture Working Group (FL State Dept. Agriculture Committee, 

Division of Aquaculture), a 12-membre panel who met 4 times in 2005-2006 to elaborate 

the document titled “Best Management Practices”, with recommendations for sustainable 

aquaculture development in the State of Florida. 

Board of Directors, Cape Eleuthera Institute, South Eleuthera, the Bahamas. 2003-present 

Board of Advisors, Island School, South Eleuthera, Bahamas (Lawrenceville High 

School, New Jersey) 1998-present 

Vice-President of the Caribbean Aquaculture Society (CAA) 2003-2005 

World Aquaculture Society (WAS) member1987-present 

Board of Directors, Caribbean Aquaculture Association (CAA) 1997-2000 

U.S. Representative, Latin American Aquaculture Association, Asociación 

Latinoamericana de Acuacultura (ALA) 1996-present 

U.S. Representative, Brazilian Association of Aquaculture, Associação Brasileira de 

Aquicultura (ABrAq) 1996-2002 

Florida Aquaculture Association (FAA) Member, 1997-present 

National Aquaculture Association (NAA) Member,1997-present 

Aquaculture Advisory Committee, University of Florida. July 1999-present 

Commercial Marine Foodfish Aquacultural Production in Florida (DEP Panel Member) 

1998 

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Florida Ocean Sciences Panel: member 

SEACon - South East Aquaculture Consortium (Co-chair) 

PROFESSIONAL 

Funding: 

As coordinator of the NOAA’s National Marine Aquaculture Initiative for the SE U.S. 

and Caribbean regions since 2000, I have been the PI and Co-PI on several government 

grants and private sector projects exceeding $ 3 M, leading to breakthrough hatchery and 

offshore aquaculture technology. 

My funding situation has always been good. My current, recent and past funding history 

is solid. I have been consistent in fully covering my salary from day one at RSMAS, and 

expect to continue receiving funding provided by projects from both the government and 

private sectors. My salary coverage is complemented by the three courses I teach. I have 

been consistently funding several graduate students (three to five per year). 

Current funding: 

PI on a NOAA Marine Aquaculture Program grant for continuing and perfecting research 

on cobia aquaculture technology. Approved FY 2008-09 $ 400,000: $375,000 FY 2008 

and $ 25,000 FY 09 

Co-PI with Dr. Larry Brand on a NOAA Marine Aquaculture Program grant for 

continuing environmental assessment and monitoring for offshore aquaculture. Approved 

FY 2008-09 $ 150,000: $125,000 FY 2008 and $ 25,000 FY 09. 

PI on a NOAA Marine Aquaculture Initiative (FY 2006-7) for $ 800,000 ($ 400,000/yr) 

for development of hatchery and offshore aquaculture technology of cobia (Rachycentron 

canadum). Second year was reduced to $275,000 due to NOAA budget restriction 

imposed by the government. 

Co-PI (with Dr. Larry Brand from MBF) on a NOAA Marine Aquaculture Initiative (FY 

2006-7) for environmental monitoring of offshore aquaculture in the Caribbean: $ 

150,000 

PI on two MOUs with ESPOL/CENAIM from Ecuador and ACUANAL/CENIACUA 

from Colombia for technology transfer and training in aquaculture totaling $ 200,000 FY 

2008-09 

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PI on three MOU’s with private companies in Brazil (TWB Brasil, S.A.) and Mexico 

(Ixoye Tropicales S.A. de C.V. and Finca Marina S.A. de C.V.) totaling $ 450,000 ($ 

150,000 each, $ 75,000/yr each). FY 2006-08 

In addition, the RSMAS Aquaculture Program has been selling selectively bred 

broodstock, eggs, larvae and fingerlings of cobia to private companies. This source of 

funding generates enough money to fund graduate students and to maintain the research 

program active. In FY 2007, sales of eggs and larvae generated about $ 130,000 in 

funding to the school. In FY 2008, the production and sales are expected to be $ 300,000. 

Recent and Past Funding: 

PI on NOAA grant (National Marine Aquaculture Initiative) FY 2004-2005 (extended to 

2006) for $ 143,000. 

PI on FL Sea Grant project for marine fish hatchery technology FY 04-05 (extended to 

06) for $ 150,000 

PI on a grant from the Elizabeth Ordway Dunn Foundation for reducing fish meal use in 

aquaculture feeds (FY 2006-7) for $ 20,000. 

PI on Aquaculture Research Council, Florida Department of Agriculture grant: Intensive, 

semi-intensive and extensive aquaculture of cobia, Rachycentron canadum, in tanks, 

raceways and ponds. FY 2004-05, PI, $ 197,000. 

PI on NOAA/National Marine Aquaculture Initiative (NMAI): Hatchery production of 

cobia Rachycentron canadum, using probiotics. $ 218,000. FY 2004-05. 

PI on Florida Sea Grant College Program: Advanced hatchery technology of cobia, 

Rachycentron canadum, using proactive health management and a simplified feed 

regime. PI. $ 150,000. FY 2004-05. 

Offshore Mariculture Project: Offshore cage culture of mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis) 

in Puerto Rico. Snapperfarm, Inc., New York, U.S. / Puerto Rican Industrial 

Development Co. (PRIDCO). Single PI. $ 75,000 to RSMAS (10% technology transfer 

of a 2-year $ 750,000 project). FY 2002-03. 

Cape Eleuthera Offshore Aquaculture Project (CEOAP): Cape Eleuthera Foundation. $ 

580,000 with $ 50,000 donation to RSMAS FY 03-04 for technology transfer. (Donor 

committed with $ 100,000 FY 04-05. 

NOAA/National Marine Aquaculture Initiative (NMAI): Hatchery production of mutton 

snapper (Lutjanus analis) and other high-value marine food fish, with the Aquaculture 

Center of the Florida Keys (ACFK). Single PI. $ 700,000. RSMAS subcontracted for $ 

216,000. FY 2001-03. 

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NOAA/National Marine Aquaculture Initiative (NMAI): Using GIS for offshore 

aquaculture siting in the U.S. Caribbean and Florida", with NOAA and the Florida State 

Department of Agriculture. Co-PI with J. Gifford. $ 100,000. FY 2001-03. 

NOAA/National Marine Aquaculture Initiative (NMAI): Environmental, economical and 

social impact of sustainable offshore cage aquaculture in Puerto Rican waters", with the 

University of Puerto Rico. Co-PI with other researchers from the UPR. $ 200,000. 

RSMAS subcontracted for $ 20,000. FY 2001-03. 

NOAA/Salston Kennedy: Offshore cage culture: environmental impact and perceptions 

by local fishing community", with the University of Puerto Rico. Co-PI with other 

researchers from UPR. Sarah Meltzoff collaborating from RSMAS. $ 430,509. RSMAS 

subcontracted for $ 20,000. FY 2001-03. 

NOAA/Sea Grant (R/LR-A-35) (TAQ-99-108) $ 147,500 FY 2000-2001 Single PI: 

Commercial hatchery production and growout of mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis) and 

greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) in offshore cage systems. 

Center for Sustainable Fisheries (CSF): PI and Co-PI in two projects FY 2001-02 totaling 

$ 120,000 ($ 60,000/yr): Bionergetics of billfishes during early developmental stages and 

Captive sailfish studies at Achotines Laboratory, Panama. 

CEPEMAR Brazil Memorandum of Understanding with RSMAS: $ 50,000 FY 03-04 for 

collaborative work for seeking World Bank funds for developing sustainable aquaculture 

projects in Brazil. 

Aquaculture Center of the Florida Keys (ACFK), through the Kalamazoo Foundation: 

$150,000 FY 1999-2000. 

Snapperfarm, Inc., Puerto Rico/ New York: $ 33,000 FY 2000. Offshore aquaculture 

project off the Island of Culebra, Puerto Rico. 

Offshore mariculture project: cage culture of mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis) in Puerto 

Rico. Snapperfarm, Inc., New York, / PRIDCO: Committed to $ 75,000/yr FY 2002-03 

for RSMAS (10% technology transfer of a 2-year $ 750,000 project) 

Epicore Biotechnology, Inc., $ 6,000 FY 2001. PI. Project: Larval Rearing of Tropical 

Marine Finfish Using Probiotics. 

Provost's Summer Awards, Summer 2000: $ 9,500. Project "Aquaculture performance of 

mutton snapper raised in floating net cages". 

FY 1998-1999: Maturation, Spawning and Larval Husbandry Techniques of Southern 

Flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution / Disney 

Wildlife Fund. Project Co-PI. $ 60,000 

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FY 1998-1999: Aquaculture Development of Southern Flounder. Harbor Branch 

Oceanographic Institution / Nature Coast Industries, Inc. Project Co-PI. $ 175,000 

(concluded) 

FY 1996-1997: Aquaculture Development of Mutton Snapper. Harbor Branch 

Oceanographic Institution / Treasure Coast Seafood, Inc. Project Co-PI. $ 250,000 

FY 1993-1994: Corporación Andina de Fomento (C.A.F.), a multi-government 

organization for the development of Andean countries. Project: Marine Fish Hatchery and 

Growout Technology to Diversify Shrimp Aquaculture in Ecuador. $ 2,000,000 

(concluded) 

Honors and Awards: 

Iron Arrow (Fall of 2006). Highest Honor achieved at the University of Miami. 

Provost's Summer Awards ($9,500). Project: Aquaculture performance of mutton 

snapper, Lutjanus analis raised in floating net cages. (funded research published in 2002 

in peer review journal – see publications list) 

The British Council Fellowship: $ 60,000 (Masters degree in Aquaculture and Fisheries 

Management in the United Kingdom) 

The Brazilian Council for Technology Development: $ 120,000 (Doctorate degree in 

Marine Biology and Fisheries in the U.S.) 

ILTTA (International Light Tackle Tournament Association) Award Fellowship ($2,000). 

Project: Bioenergetics of Pelagic Fish Species 

Post-Doctoral Fellowships: 

Aug. 1992- July 1993 Marine finfish aquaculture project design and implementation in 

Ecuador, South America, funded through an agreement between CAF and RSMAS 

University of Miami (Dr. E. Iversen, advisor) 

TEACHING 

I am committed to teaching excellence and have developed a strong, nationally and 

internationally recognized Aquaculture Management Program at MAF/ RSMAS. I have 

always taken my teaching responsibilities and assignments very seriously and am fully 

committed to prepare and deliver the best classes to our students. This effort has and is 

paying off: my courses are popular and I have thought 93 credit hours of graduate 

teaching in 2007-08 (the highest at RSMAS). 

I have developed and am currently teaching three graduate level courses at 

MAF/RSMAS. These courses, described below, are dynamic and updated. The courses 

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are mandatory for graduate students in the aquaculture track but are all elective and very 

popular among students. Student course evaluations have always been excellent. These 

three courses are offered on an annual basis as part of the MA track in aquaculture, as 

well as of the MAF/MBF joint MS program. They encompass science, technology, 

management, business, economics, and environmental aspects of aquaculture. The overall 

objective of the three courses combined is to resolve the conflict between developing a 

productive activity like aquaculture and maintaining biodiversity and the environment. 

The courses provide a balance between economic feasibility and environmental 

sustainability of commercial aquaculture operations. 

MAF 512 Aquaculture Management I (Species, systems and environmental issues): 

focus on species, environment, management, economics and operational 

aspects of sustainable aquaculture operations. 

MAF 513 Aquaculture Management II (Advanced Techniques in Sustainable 

Aquaculture): focus on science and technology issues related to 

aquaculture and the environment. 

MAF 519 Aquaculture Management III: Fieldwork. Practical, hands-on experience is 

provided during a 2-week fieldtrip to a foreign country (in recent years, 

this course is taught in Panama, as part of a collaborative program 

between UM and IATTC. 

I also teach a number of short courses and seminars at all levels in Latin American 

Universities and Government Institutions on a yearly basis. I also conduct training and 

outreach programs, as part of MOUs and agreements with the government and private 

sector in foreign countries. In additionan, for the last six years, I have been organizing 

and running the UM-IATTC Tuna Workshop in collaboration with the Inter-American 

Tropical Tuna Commission in Panama. It is a 2-week workshop attended by 

academicians and researchers specialized in tuna aquaculture from several countries. 

Chair/co-chair of the following student committees: 

(Student committee membership not listed) 

Active/current students: 

Donald Bacoat – Co-chair, MS 

Aaron Welch – Co-Chair, MS 

Ian Zink – Co-chair, MS 

Bruno Sardenberg – Chair, MA 

Ronald Hoenig – Chair, MA 

Marina Marinho – Chair, MA 

Monte Shallet – Co-chair, MS 

Graduated students: 

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2007 Fernando Cavalin 

Evaluation of Larval Quality of Aquaculture Florida Pompano 

(Trachinotus carolinus) Fed different Commercial Rotifers 

Enriched with Different Commercial Diets 

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2007 Bristol Denlinger 

Testing aquaculture performance of juvenile cobia, Rachycentron 

canadum, using diets containing differing percentages of protein 

and fat. 

2007 Kevin W. Palmer 

A Simplified Food Regimen for Larval Rearing of Rachycentron 

canadum (Cobia) with Prophylactic Surface Disinfection 

Treatment. 

2007 Stephen Pepper Uchino 

The Humanity of Florida’s Sea Turtle: A Study of the Human 

Effects on the Reproduction of Florida’s Se Turtles. 

2006 Michael Feeley, Ph.D. 

Bioenergetics of juvenile billfishes and cobia 

2006 James Collins 

Environmental Monitoring Report. Cape Eleuthera offshore 

aquaculture demonstration project. 

2006 Sharon Homer-Drummond 

Managed and Assisted Reproduction in three delphinid species. 

2006 Wendy Banta 

Factors controlling the Development of the aquaculture industry in 

New Zealand: Legislative reform and social carrying capacity. 

2006 Kristen A. Goodrich 

Partnerships and Purchasing Power: Consumerism in Seafood 

Sustainablity. 

2006 Brie Cokos 

Farm Raising Cobia in Bimini: A Case Study on the Site Selection 

Process for Open Ocean Aquaculture Projects. 

2004 Bradley Compton 

Regulations for Open Ocean Aquaculture in Florida 

2004 Alexandra Didoha 

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A review on probiotics in finfish culture and preliminary research 

on the employment of probiotics in early developmental stages of 

cobia, Rachycentron canadum. 

2004 Jennifer A. Pruchniewski 

South River Federation: From Local Community Group to Fully 

Staffed non-Profit Organization 

2004 Tina A. Ting 

The Center for Independent Experts: A case study on the use and 

importance of peer reviews. 

2003 James Craig Sauers 

Logistics required for the implementation of an offshore marine 

fish aquaculture project: A case study with cobia (Rachycentron 

canadum) and the Cape Eleuthera Offshore Aquaculture Project. 

2002 Jorge Alarcon 

Development of a breeding program for mutton snapper lutjanus 

analis with application to other Marine Fish species. 

2002 Mark Black 

Offshore aquaculture: Legal considerations when operating with in 

the territorial sea of the United States. 

2002 John Gonzalez 

Comparison between Greenwater tank systems and Aquaponic 

systems for the production of nine tilapia (O. niloticuz) in 

Resource- Limited Areas. 

2002 Gustavo Pineiro 

Marketing and Distribution of Fresh Tuna. 

2002 Federico Rotman 

Studies on proactive health management as a tool for improving 

sustainable marine fin fish hatchery techniques. 

2002 Patrick Tracy 

The effect of proactive health management and antimicrobial 

substances on the survival of first feeding larvae of the yellow fin 

tuna, Thunnus albacares. 

2001 Gina Davitt 

General Operations of Experimental Recirculating Aquaculture 

Systems for Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatus 

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2000 Gabriel Garcia-Rulfo 

Polyculture of hybrid red tilapia (Oreochromis Mossambicus XO 

Niloticus) and pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus Vannamei) in 

foods. 

2000 Jaime Matera 

Open ocean cage aquaculture: An internship report. 

1999 Chauncey Kelly 

Information Accessibility: A bioeconomic model for shrimp pond 

aquaculture. 

1999 Brian Briggs 

The design and Implementation of a Commercial Aquaculture 

Facility. 

SERVICE 

University Committee and Administrative Responsibilities: 

Chairman of the Division of Marine Affairs and Policy since 2004. 

Served in several other committees within RSMAS and UM in the past and present: 

Faculty Senate, MAF Representative Facilities Committee (Chair), Office Space 

Committee, Faculty Search Committees, etc. 

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Committee Member (Appointed 

in March 2006) 

Member of the National Marine Aquaculture Task Force (a PEW/WHOI National 

Committee) and Florida Aquaculture Task Force (a State of Florida Dept. of Agriculture 

Committee). 

Hosted two national meetings at RSMAS: NOAA Code of Conduct for Sustainable 

Aquaculture in 2004 and COMPASS/SeaWeb Architects for Sustainable Offshore 

Aquaculture in 2005. 

Co-chair (with Dr. Thomas Jamir of NOAA-NMFS-SEFSC) of the South East 

Aquaculture Consortium (SEACon), a regional center for planning and development 

sustainable aquaculture in the S.E. U.S. 

Played major role in developing the National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2005, a 

proposed law submitted to Congress in June 5, 2005 and presented to Senate on April 6, 

2006. The Act was revised as the National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2007 and 

resubmitted to the Senate, where it is currently under review. 

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Met in D.C. with representatives of the Ocean Caucus and make presentations to 

Congressional Staff to discuss offshore aquaculture in the US EEZ. (see Aquaculture 

Information Center IOC/NOAA, www.lib.noaa.gov/doc aqua/present-ations.html). 

Between 2004 and 2008, I made 3 presentations to politicians and decision-makers in 

D.C. and met with Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez to discuss the Act. 

Provided written testimony for the record at the Senate Committee after the hearing. 

Research extensively featured in local, state, national and international media 

(newspapers, magazines, websites, radio and TV) dozens of times in recent years. 

Examples include The Chronicle of Higher Education, New York Times, The Guardian 

(UK), 3 segments of NPR (Alaska, New York, Florida) and TV state, national and 

international News (Nightline, ABC World News, PBS Nightly Business Report, etc.) 

Community activities: 

Volunteer establishment of an educational sustainable aquaculture syllabus for midschool 

and high school in the Island of Culebra, Puerto Rico. 

Volunteer teaching and syllabus development at the Island School in the Bahamas. 

Volunteer soccer and tennis coaching for Key Biscayne youth. 

Frequent talks at schools, universities and organizations (e.g. Rotary Club) 

Website: http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/groups/aquaculture 

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