Structure in the Sea

William Seaman is Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida and a founding member of its Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences program. Dr. Seaman’s research and technology transfer emphasis on coastal fishes, habitats and fisheries has contributed to developing the scientific basis for design of artificial reefs, their responsible use in fisheries and ecosystem management, and quantitative evaluation of their performance, worldwide. He has edited two widely used multi-disciplinary books on artificial habitats. He has advised several countries on artificial reef science and technology, most recently addressing mitigation strategies in Monaco (2018). Seaman was an invited organizer/lecturer for the European Union course “Design and Management of Artificial Reefs for Fisheries” and has been an invited speaker at nine international conferences since 2000. Seaman is an elected Fellow of the American Institute of Fisheries Research Biologists, and a Certified Fisheries Scientist. He has held sabbatical appointments at the University of Hawaii and the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco.

• 1. Structure in the sea: a diversity of natural and human-made habitats2. Scientific foundations for artificial reefs and related human-made sea floor structures3. Purposes and planning of human-made reef structure4. Design, siting, engineering, construction, and evaluation of human-made reefs5. Life at and around purpose-built reef and related undersea structures6. Integration and roles of human-made structure in ocean resources management7. Secondary reefs: infrastructure as a growing component of ocean ecosystems8. Human-made structure and seafloor habitat in a changing ocean