Jerald S. Ault is a Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. Dr. Ault is an internationally renowned fisheries scientist specializing in population dynamics, predictive analytics, machine learning, sampling design, ecosystem modeling and risk assessment. He analyzes sustainability risks of marine fishery resources from exploitation and environmental changes.

Teaching and Mentoring

Ault teaches several graduate courses for M.S. and Ph.D. students in: (1) Population Modeling, Risk Assessment and Management (MES 714); (2) Advanced Biometrics, Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning in Marine Science (MES 715); and, (3) Computer Simulation Modeling (MAS 546). He periodically teaches an undergraduate course: Fisheries Resources of the Global Ocean.

Service at UM and the Wider Scientific Community

Ault is Chair of the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of Miami who regularly provides expert testimony to U.S. Fishery Management Councils, Florida Governors (Chiles, Bush, Crist, DeSantis), U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, NOAA Fisheries, National Park Service, International Council for Exploration of the Seas, International Union for Conservation of Nature, and International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean. He has been widely featured in print and TV media concerning fisheries assessment and management. He has held numerous positions on the Scientific and Statistical Committees of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, Blue Ribbon Panel on Marine Recreational Fishing Data for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership and the U.S. Fisheries Collaborative, EPA Board of Scientific Advisors, and the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee Animal Telemetry Network.

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