Kurt Schaefer
Mr. Kurt M. Schaefer – Senior Scientist, Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
Mr. Schaefer serves as a senior scientist for the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), with his office located at their headquarters in La Jolla, California. He has been conducting research at the IATTC on the life history and behavior of tropical tunas, including bigeye, skipjack, and yellowfin, for about 32 years. Since 2000 he has been in charge of tagging studies and has been utilizing advanced technologies, including various types of electronic tags, to investigate both broad- and fine-scale movements and behavior of tropical tunas throughout the eastern Pacific Ocean. He has spent considerable time at sea aboard commercial fishing vessels conducting tagging and other types of experiments.
Mr. Schaefer holds a B.S. in Fisheries Science from Humboldt State University, and an M.S. in Biology from San Diego State University.
Mr. Schaefer serves as a senior scientist for the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), with his office located at their headquarters in La Jolla, California. He has been conducting research at the IATTC on the life history and behavior of tropical tunas, including bigeye, skipjack, and yellowfin, for about 32 years. Since 2000 he has been in charge of tagging studies and has been utilizing advanced technologies, including various types of electronic tags, to investigate both broad- and fine-scale movements and behavior of tropical tunas throughout the eastern Pacific Ocean. He has spent considerable time at sea aboard commercial fishing vessels conducting tagging and other types of experiments.
Mr. Schaefer holds a B.S. in Fisheries Science from Humboldt State University, and an M.S. in Biology from San Diego State University.
Kurt Schaefer