Shelby Casali, M.P.S.
OPS Biological Scientist I at Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Divemaster
PADIAug, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Water Safety Instructor
American Red CrossSep, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED
American Red CrossMay, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
AAUS Scientific Diver
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Experience
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Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
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United States
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Law Enforcement
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500 - 600 Employee
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OPS Biological Scientist I
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Apr 2022 - Present
• 400+ hours fisheries and field sampling Process field samples and trip data through FIM protocols. • Independently confirm species identification in 50+ representative samples comprising 60+ taxa from Indian River Lagoon, Tequesta, and offshore Cape Canaveral. • Assist with maintenance of sampling gears through YSI calibration, net mending, and vessel repair. Trailer training and FIM boat training in process. • Recorded minutes for Division of Marine Fisheries Management Redfish Workshops in the IRL region, attended by current and former FWC Commissioners Show less
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Cardno
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Australia
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Design Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Marine Biologist II
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Aug 2021 - Dec 2021
Marine biologist assisting a multidisciplinary team on a variety of projects from start to finish. Conducted ecological monitoring, field surveys, project planning, wrote reports and proposals. Expertise in Florida environments including seagrasses, mangroves, coral reefs, and coastal wetlands. Marine biologist assisting a multidisciplinary team on a variety of projects from start to finish. Conducted ecological monitoring, field surveys, project planning, wrote reports and proposals. Expertise in Florida environments including seagrasses, mangroves, coral reefs, and coastal wetlands.
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Florida Department of Environmental Protection
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United States
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Environmental Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Maritime Industry and Coastal Construction Impacts (MICCI) Coordinator
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Dec 2017 - May 2021
• Conducted over eighty (80) working dives in coral reefs, seagrass beds, and ports to: collect baseline data prior to permitted impacts, investigate damage in violation of Florida’s Coral Reef Protection Act, characterize hardbottom and benthic habitat, and monitor coral health, seagrass cover, and fish abundance. Includes forty (40) boat operation hours • Reviewed over seventy (70) environmental resource permit applications, ranging in complexity from dock installation to port expansion, and recommended improvements to construction methods, turbidity monitoring, coral relocation plans, and compliance monitoring in accordance with environmental laws and best management practices • Managed projects, from design, contracting, and data analysis to final reporting, that: explore the relationship between turbidity and other water quality parameters, establish a microbial baseline in port and reef sediments, map the true extent of Osborne Tire Reef, and facilitate opportunistic collection of corals outside of permitted requirements • Wrote technical reports and rule revisions incorporating science, policy, and stakeholder input, and management recommendations, to minimize the spread of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) during coastal construction, streamline permitting and compliance protocols for coral relocation, and establish a more protective Florida turbidity criterion • Led coral, fish, marine invertebrate, and seagrass identification trainings for agency staff and the public alike, in groups ranging from ten (10) to two-hundred (200) participants. Trainings included presentations, Q&A, and leading small groups in field surveys Show less
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NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Evaluation of the State of Florida Turbidity Standard Intern
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May 2017 - Dec 2017
• Organized, mined, and QA/QC’ed ecological data from Port of Miami turbidity monitoring compliance reports, and analyzed patterns in turbidity data and sedimentation impacts to adjacent reefs using Excel, RStudio, and ArcGIS (publication in process) • Co-led a session on reduction of sedimentation and turbidity impacts at the 2017 US Coral Reef Task Force Workshop. Edited and contributed to a technical memorandum of recommendations to effectively monitor turbidity and reduce sedimentation impacts to coral reefs adjacent to coastal construction • Conducted several dives to characterize benthic habitat (including coral cover, sediment type, sediment depth) and collect sediment samples using novel protocol as part of an independent baseline for the upcoming Port Everglades Deepening Project Show less
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University of Miami
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Swim Instructor and Lifeguard
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Sep 2012 - Dec 2017
• Certified by American Red Cross to teach swim lessons, administer first aid, perform CPR, prevent and respond to aquatic emergencies. • Teach students of all ages and experience levels, from non-swimmers to aspiring triathletes, how to swim and improve their stroke. • Experience teaching students with physical and mental disabilities, and students with limited or no English (primarily Spanish speakers). • Certified by American Red Cross to teach swim lessons, administer first aid, perform CPR, prevent and respond to aquatic emergencies. • Teach students of all ages and experience levels, from non-swimmers to aspiring triathletes, how to swim and improve their stroke. • Experience teaching students with physical and mental disabilities, and students with limited or no English (primarily Spanish speakers).
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University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science
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United States
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Research Assistant
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Jan 2015 - May 2017
• Conducted sixty (60) scientific dives for AAUS training, including stationary and roving fish surveys, coral and seagrass benthic surveys, coral sample collection and outplanting, and marine debris removal • Genotype by sequencing and analysis of invasive lionfish using RStudio, Excel, and Python. Contributing author (Pérez-Portela et al. 2018) • Characterization of the mangrove community on Broad Key using PCQM, transect surveys, RStudio and ArcGIS • Aided Principal Investigator in surveys of Nassau grouper fishing traps, fish tagging, fin clips, data collection, and release Show less
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Hatchery Intern - Sea Center Texas
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May 2015 - Aug 2015
Fed aquarium fish and brood stock. Maintained water quality through back washing and water exchanges of tanks and ponds, cleaning tanks with SCUBA, adding fertilizer to ponds. Administered medication to fish. Performed necropsies. Collected and counted zooplankton samples and fish tows of grow out ponds. Harvested grow out ponds and released red drum, spotted sea trout, and flounder juveniles in Texas bays and coastal waters to enhance natural stocks. Weighed and measured sample of released fish. Collected new trout broodstock and animals for the touch tank. Assisted with flounder research by seining for larval flounder, collecting flounder from experimental cages, and helping to record lengths and weights of fish. Conducted tours of the hatchery and aquarium. Managed the touch tank in the aquarium and at educational outreach events. Volunteered over 150 hours during the summers of 2014 and 2016. Show less
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Moody Gardens®
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United States
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Travel Arrangements
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100 - 200 Employee
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Aquarium Intern
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May 2013 - Aug 2013
Fed and administered medications to fish, sharks, rays, and corals in Caribbean and South Pacific exhibits. Collected mycid shrimp to feed weedy sea dragons. Cleaned and maintained tanks, monitored water quality, performed water exchanges. Built feeding tube to deliver food to benthic organisms and slower fish in a small exhibit. Worked 12 hours per week. Fed and administered medications to fish, sharks, rays, and corals in Caribbean and South Pacific exhibits. Collected mycid shrimp to feed weedy sea dragons. Cleaned and maintained tanks, monitored water quality, performed water exchanges. Built feeding tube to deliver food to benthic organisms and slower fish in a small exhibit. Worked 12 hours per week.
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Education
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2016 - 2017
University of Miami
Master’s Degree, Tropical Marine Ecosystem Management -
2012 - 2016
University of Miami
BS Marine Science and Biology, Marine Science and Biology
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