DEADLY JELLYFISH AT THE JERSEY SHORE!

DEADLY JELLYFISH AT THE JERSEY SHORE! OMG. BUT NO WORRIES - I GOT A GUY FOR THAT! JELLYFISH EXPERT DR. PAUL BOLOGNA JOINS US TODAY. Dr. Paul Bologna is Associate Professor of Biology and Molecular Biology and the Director of the Marine Biology and Coastal Sciences Program at Montclair State University. He is also the current President of the New Jersey Academy of Sciences.

Dr. Bologna received a B.S. in Zoology from Michigan State University, a Masters Degree in Oceanography from the University of Maine, and a Ph.D. in Marine Science from the University of South Alabama. His research expertise lies within aquatic ecology with an emphasis on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation.

For the last thirteen years Dr. Bologna has been involved in researching submerged aquatic vegetation in New Jersey and the Caribbean. Through his research efforts, significant advancements have been made in understanding eelgrass population genetics within New Jersey and among numerous sites in the United States.

His research regarding seagrass restoration in New Jersey has demonstrated the efficacy of both physical transplant and seed related restoration techniques and earned him a 2002 Environmental Excellence Award from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

Beyond these critical assessments of seagrass habitat, Dr. Bologna’s research regarding how the organisms within the seagrass beds influence secondary production and trophic transfer have been published in national and international journals with continued research in tropical biodiversity and the recent explosion of jellyfish populations in New Jersey.

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