Leanne Flewelling
Name
Leanne Flewelling
Position
FWRI Deputy Director
Education
B.A. Philosophy, University of Massachusetts at Boston
M.S. Environmental Sciences, University of Massachusetts at Boston
Ph.D. Marine Science, University of South Florida
Research Interests
Production of algal toxins by multiple species of phytoplankton found in Florida waters, persistence of algal toxins in the environment, impacts of algal toxins on fish and wildlife
Current Activity
I oversee regulatory shellfish sample analyses in support of shellfish management by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Aquaculture and coordinate biotoxin-related research projects. My primary project is to update and improve the methods used by the state for regulatory shellfish analyses.