Cheryl Butner
Research Assistant – Palumbi and Micheli Labs
Hopkins Marine Station
Stanford University
Oceanview Blvd
Pacific Grove, CA 93950Tel: (831) 655-6210
Email: cbutner@stanford.edu
Education:
M.A. International Environmental Policy, Monterey Institute of International Studies, 2007
B.A. Spanish Literature and Culture, U.C. Irvine, 1995
Studied abroad at Universitat de Barcelona, Spain, 1993-1994
Research:
Developing an ecosystem-based sustainability assessment of aquaculture and fisheries (Micheli Lab)
Experience:
- Fisheries Sustainability
- Ocean Policy and Conservation in California & Northwestern Mexico
- Marine Mammals – in particular, the critically endangered Vaquita Porpoise
- Bilingual Environmental Education - Spanish & English
- Sustainable Tourism & Ecotourism
- Social Media (Facebook Page Administrator)
- Photography
Publications:
Micheli F., Butner C., De Leo G., Martone R.G., & Shester G. 2011. A risk-based framework for assessing the cumulative impact of multiple fisheries. (In prep).
Micheli F., De Leo G., Shester G.G., Martone R.G., Lluch-Cota S., Butner C., Crowder L.B., Fujita R., Gelcich S., Jain M., Lester S.E., McCay B., Pelc R., & Sáenz-Arroyo A. 2011. Raising the bar: expanding incentives for improvement of seafood harvesting and production practices and outcomes. (In prep).
Work Experience:
NOAA National Marine Protected Areas Center, Monterey, CA
Centro Intercultural de Estudios de Desiertos y Oceanos (CEDO), Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico
Save The Whales, Seaside, CA
¡Viva Vaquita!, Monterey, CA