Habitat conservation activities in the Southeast Region are principally achieved through the efforts of Habitat Conservation Division personnel stationed at offices located strategically throughout the Region. The Division is organized to correspond to the areas under management by the three regional fishery management councils in the Southeastern United States: Gulf, South Atlantic, and Caribbean and managed from the National Marine Fisheries Service's Southeast Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Gulf Branch
- Galveston, Texas at the Southeast Fisheries Science Center Laboratory
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana at a corporate office facility on Corporate Boulevard
- St. Petersburg, Florida at the Southeast Regional Office
Atlantic and Caribbean Branch
- Beaufort, North Carolina at the NOS/NMFS Laboratory
- Charleston, South Carolina at the Hollings Marine Laboratory
- Jacksonville, Florida at Florida Department of Transportation
- West Palm Beach, Florida at a corporate office facility on North Congress Avenue
U.S. Caribbean
- St. Croix, USVI at the Federal Building
- Boqueron, PR at DNRA Fisheries Laboratory
By decentralizing and collocating staff with research, academic, and natural resource management partners, the division directly interacts with constituents allowing us to implement the NOAA Fisheries habitat protection program in the southeastern United States effectively and efficiently.
Who Should You Contact?
It is usually best to contact the office in your state/territory if you have a question about a specific project or area in the Southeast Region.
If you have a question about a letter from us regarding a project or activity, the closing paragraph of the letter should include contact information for the Habitat Conservation Division staff person below most familiar with that project or activity.
Gulf Branch
Acting Branch Supervisor: David.Dale@noaa.gov
Essential Fish Habitat Consultations:
- Texas: Charrish.Stevens@noaa.gov
- Louisiana: Alexis.Rixner@noaa.gov
- Alabama & Mississippi: January.Murray@noaa.gov
- Florida: (Vacant)
- Florida FDOT Liaison: David.Rydene@noaa.gov
CWPPRA (Coastal Wetland Planning, Protection and Restoration Act):
- Brandon.Howard@noaa.gov
- Craig.Gothreaux@noaa.gov
- Dawn.Davis@noaa.gov
- Alexis.Rixner@noaa.gov
- January.Murray@noaa.gov
Atlantic & Caribbean Branch
Branch Supervisor: Pace.Wilber@noaa.gov
Essential Fish Habitat Consultations:
- North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida: Pace.Wilber@noaa.gov
- Florida FDOT Liaison: Kurtis.Gregg@noaa.gov
Hydropower / Fish Passage:
