Matthew Warham Email & Phone Number

US Virgin Islands

In this new position, I will manage a portfolio of large-scale, multi-faceted restoration projects involved with coral and submerged aquatic vegetation throughout the National Marine Sanctuary system.

St Croix, US Virgin Islands

• Led the territory’s Coral Reef Initiative and supported the Disease Advisory Group and Restoration of Coral Squad
• Served as primary support to the USVI Principal Member to the US Coral Reef Task force and co-chair the Watershed Working Group
• Represented the USVI on the National Marine Fisheries Service Acropora Recovery Implementation Team (ARIT) to identify regional priorities and funding opportunities for the recovery of A. palmata
• Directly applied for, managed, tracked, and wrote progress reports for over $5,600,000 in coral reef management grants and sub-awards with federal agencies and local partners
• Scheduled, coordinated, and carried out a wide variety of field projects including, but not limited to, biological surveys, coral restoration activities, disease treatments, and instrument deployment

Sacramento, California, United States

• Supported an ongoing, multi-agency effort to manage California's MPA network
• Worked with other programmatic areas including sustainable fisheries, aquaculture, and marine debris
• Strategically worked in four focal areas of MPA management: research & monitoring, outreach & education, policy & permitting, enforcement & compliance as well as occasional work on fisheries and aquaculture
• Directly managed and track over $5,000,000 USD in grants to partners around the state on a range of projects
• Coordinated the Resources Agency Sea Grant Advisory Panel to develop research priorities for the state of California and administer proposal calls

Santa Barbara, California Area

- Created maps, figures, visualizations to be used by WTO and UN negotiators- Compiled and curated a global data set of information on distant-water fishing fleets- Conducted literature review of fisheries agreements and management controls for distant water fishing

Santa Barbara, California Area

Specializing in Coastal Marine Resources Management culminating in a thesis project assessing the feasibility of offshore aquaculture as a conservation tool in the Northern Gulf of California. Selected Coursework: Applied Marine Ecology, Coastal Marine Policy and Management, Applied Marine Ecosystems, Advanced Statistics and Data Analysis, Geographic.

- Conducted literature review on the effectiveness of the endangered species act as a management strategy for coral reef species for use by territorial government delegations- Attended and directly aided the executive director of the All Islands Committee at the 41st U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meetings in April 2019 to be held in Washington D.C. - Aided in.

American Samoa

- Collected and analyzed field data to produce ArcGIS map products highlighting an invasive algae outbreak on the reefs of neighboring islands- Collaborated with several on-island agencies on issues including rewriting fisheries regulations, updating grounded vessel management documentation, and reef flat monitoring- Presented in and facilitated the 40th.

Grenada, West Indies

Greater San Diego Area

San Diego, California

University Of California At Santa Barbara

Botswana

Master'S Of Environmental Science & Management, Coastal Marine Resource Management

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Environmental Studies And Global Studies

Activities and Societies: UCSB Rugby TeamDean’s Honors College of Letters and Science (3 quarters) Study Abroad in Gaborone, Botswana.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Environmental And Global Studies

- Selected Coursework in African Politics, Environmental Law, Tourism, and Environmental Management - Volunteered at the Mokolodi Nature.