Joe Buttner

Background

About Joe Buttner

Dr. Buttner is a Professor in the Department of Biology, Outreach Specialist for the Cat Cove Marine Laboratory and Co-coordinator of the Northeastern Massachusetts Aquaculture Center at Salem State University (SSU) in Salem, MA. Dr. Joe joined SSU in 1997 after working with finfish culture in ponds, recirculating aquaculture systems and the Great Lakes. He is a Certified Fisheries Professional, initially in 1984 and renewed in 2008 and 2014, by the American Fisheries Society and a USDA Designated Extension Contact for aquaculture in Massachusetts. A Life Member of the American Fisheries Society, Charter Member of the East Coast Shellfish Growers Association, and Trustee for the Massachusetts Aquaculture Association, Dr. Joe maintains membership in over a half dozen professional associations. He pursues an active research and outreach program that involves students in collaborative projects as illustrated by his authorship or co-authorship on more than 100 published articles, half peer reviewed and half for technical/lay audiences. Over $2 million in external funds have been secured to support research and students. Current research projects focus on subtidal culture of softshell clams, aquaponics in temperate latitudes, zebrafish culture, and pond culture in Liberia supported by the Fulbright Program and U.S. State Department. As a faculty at SSU, Dr. Joe supervises and instructs students in the Aquaculture Concentration, as well as teaching courses in Biology for nonmajors, majors and graduate students.