Jamie Richardson

Name
Jamie Richardson

Position
Biological Scientist II

Education
B.S. Wildlife Ecology and Conservation with a minor in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Research Interests
Restoration research, freshwater fish and plant monitoring, side-scan sonar, freshwater ecology of lakes and rivers

Experience
Jamie was the FL Crew Lead for EPA's National Lakes Assessment and National Rivers and Streams Assessment from 2017-2019. Jamie worked on Lake Apopka restoration efforts of submerged aquatic vegetation in collaboration with UF and St John's River WMD from 2018-2020 and is currently working on a major bank restoration project on the Peace River and a Threats Assessment and Fish Assemblage study on the Myakka River. Jamie is also assisting with Terra-CAT metadata population and East Lake Tohopekliga's post- drawdown herbicide research.