Executive Director Dr. Daniel P. Cheney

Dan Cheney specializes in aquaculture production systems, water quality analysis, environmental impact analysis and coastal resource management and inventories.

Dan is PSI's principal investigator and research scientist for on-going federally and state funded applied research to examine the environmental interactions of shellfish production practices, develop methods to control Vibrio bacteria contamination and reduce the public health risk of raw shellfish, assess heavy metal concentrations in west coast shellfish and determine human health risks, and other related shellfish studies. Associated activities include management of collaborative research teams from regional and national research organizations, presentations of project results at national and international conferences and workshops, and communications with members of the shellfish industry, and the regulatory and research communities.

Dan is also owner of BioAquatics International LLC (BAI) and supports this company's fisheries and aquaculture; coastal permitting; economic, environmental and biological assessment and natural resources practice. Dan's consulting work involves field and laboratory studies, including diving and video surveys, investigative reviews and analyses, and descriptive reporting for clients in Washington State, and elsewhere in the U.S. and Canada, and the Middle-East. Clients include private industry, public agencies, investment groups, and legal representatives.

Dan Cheney received a B.S. and Ph.D. in fisheries from the University of Washington and a M.S. in zoology from the University of Hawaii.

Contact Dan Cheney (cheney@pacshell.org)

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