Dr. Alexia Morgan
Dr. Alexia Morgan
Member, ISSF Environmental Stakeholder Committee & Science Lead, Tuna and Large Pelagic Species, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP)
Alexia Morgan, Ph.D., is the Science Lead for Tuna and Large Pelagic Species at the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP). Dr. Morgan provides scientific and technical advice to producers and suppliers on key issues related to the fisheries they source from, and ways in which they can improve these fisheries — including bycatch issues.
In addition to these roles, she conducts seafood assessments of tuna and large pelagic fisheries for SFP. Previously, Dr. Morgan was a Research Biologist at the Florida Program for Shark Research at the University of Florida and has worked as a consultant for various NGOs on a variety of elasmobranch-related issues. Outside of SFP, Dr. Morgan’s interests and research focus on ecosystem impacts and spatial management of elasmobranch species in the Atlantic.
She has a Ph.D. in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences from the University of Florida and an M.S. in Marine Biology from Nova Southeastern University.