Melanie Abecassis, PhD

Job Title
Central Pacific OceanWatch Operations Manager
Organization
Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC)
Groups
Node - OceanWatch Central Pacific
Training & Outreach
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Biography

Melanie Abecassis is a Visiting Assistant Research Scientist at the University of Maryland, CMNS-Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center. She is the former Operations Manager for OceanWatch and is currently working on compiling virtual CoastWatch training resources. Dr. Abecassis is a Marine Ecologist with a Ph.D. from Universite Paul Sabatier (Toulouse III). Melanie’s research interests include animal habitat modeling and using satellite data to reduce endangered species bycatch.

Email
melanie.abecassis@noaa.gov