{"id":27,"date":"2019-02-06T18:12:14","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T18:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cv.andrewdavidthaler.org\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2025-02-10T18:13:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T18:13:15","slug":"static","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cv.andrewdavidthaler.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew D Thaler, PhD."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dr. Thaler is a deep-sea ecologist and conservation technologist whose research revolves around how humans use technology to connect with the ocean. He is more narrowly focused on understanding the impacts of deep-sea mining on biodiversity and connectivity at hydrothermal vents, building anticipatory frameworks for emerging ocean technology, and developing low-cost open-source tools to study our changing world. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Contact Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

andrew@blackbeardbiologic.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PO BOX 461
Saint Michaels, MD 21663<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Current Affiliations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

CEO, Blackbeard Biologic: Science and Environmental Advisors<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Affiliated Faculty, School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adjunct Professor, Center for Environmental Science, University of Maryland Horn Point Lab<\/p>\n\n\n

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Publications: Lead Author<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Thaler\nAD, <\/strong>Saleu W,\nCarlsson J, Schultz TF, Van Dover, CL (2017) Population structure of Bathymodiolus manusensis<\/em>, a deep-sea\nhydrothermal vent-dependent mussel from Manus Basin, Papua New Guinea. PeerJ,<\/em> 21: e3655. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler\nAD, <\/strong>Rose NA,\nCosentino AM, Wright A (2017) Lions, Whales, and the Web: Transforming Moment\nInertia into Conservation Action. Frontiers\nin Marine Science<\/em>, 4: 292.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler\nAD, <\/strong>Freitag A,\nBergman E, Fretz D, Saleu W (2015) Robots as vectors for marine invasions: best\npractices for minimizing transmission of invasive species via observation-class\nROVs. Tropical Conservation Science,<\/em>\n8(3): 711-717<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler\nAD <\/strong>and Shiffman D\n(2015) Fish tales: Combating fake science in popular media. Ocean and Coastal Management, <\/em>doi:10.1016\/j.ocecoaman.2015.04.005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler\nAD<\/strong>, Plouviez S,\nSaleu W, Alei F, Jacobson A, Boyle EA, Schultz TF, Carlsson J, Van Dover CL\n(2014) Comparative population structure of two deep-sea\nhydrothermal-vent-associated decapods (Chorocaris\nsp. 2<\/em> and Munidopsis<\/em> lauensis<\/em>) from southwestern Pacific\nback-arc basins. PLoSONE<\/em>, 9: e101345.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler AD<\/strong>, Zelnio K, Saleu W, Schultz TF, Carlsson J,\nCunningham C, Vrijenhoek R, Van Dover CL (2011) The effects of spatial scale on\nthe population dynamics of Ifremeria\nnautilei<\/em>, a hydrothermal vent endemic gastropod from the southwest Pacific.\nBMC Evolutionary Biology<\/em>, 11(1): 372.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler AD<\/strong>, Vilgalys R, Van Dover CL (2011) Ascomycete\nphylotypes recovered from a Gulf of Mexico methane seep are identical to an\nuncultured deep-sea fungal clade from the Pacific. Fungal Ecology<\/em>. \ndoi:10.1016\/j.funeco.2011.07.002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler AD<\/strong>, Zelnio KA, Jones R, Carlsson J, Van Dover CL, Schultz T (2010) Characterization of 12 polymorphic microsatellite loci in Ifremeria nautilei<\/em>, a chemoautotrophic gastropod from deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Conservation Genetics Resources<\/em>. doi:10.1007\/s12686-010-9174-9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A great white shark attempts to swallow an OpenROV underwater robot. Video by D. Fretz. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Publications: Co-author<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Turner PJ, Thaler AD<\/strong>, Freitag A, Collins PC (2019) Deep-sea hydrothermal vent\necosystem principles: Identification of ecosystem processes, services and\ncommunication of value. Marine Policy<\/em>,\nin press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McClain C, Balk MA, Benfield MC, Branch TA, Chen C, Cosgrove J, Dove ADM, Helm RR, Hochberg FGE, Gaskins LC, Lee FB, Marshall A, McMurray SE, Schanche C, Stone SN, Thaler AD<\/strong> (2015) Sizing Ocean Giants: Patterns of Intraspecific Size Variation in Marine Megafauna. PeerJ<\/em>, 2: e715.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shiffman DS, Gallagher AJ, Wester J, Macdonald C, Thaler AD<\/strong>, Cooke SJ, Hammerschlag N (2015)\nA letter of clarification from the authors of \u201ctrophy fishing for species\nthreatened with extinction\u201d. Marine\nPolicy<\/em>. 53: 213-214.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shiffman DS, Gallagher AJ, Wester J, Macdonald C, Thaler AD<\/strong>, Cooke SJ, Hammerschlag N\n(2014) Trophy fishing for species threatened with extinction: a way forward\nbuilding on a history of conservation. Marine\nPolicy. <\/em>50: 318-322.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boyle EA, Thaler AD<\/strong>, Jacobson A, Plouviez P, Van Dover CL (2013) Characterization of 10 polymorphic microsatellite loci in Munidopsis lauensis<\/em>, a squat-lobster from the southwestern Pacific. Conservation Genetics Resources<\/em>, 5: 647-649.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jacobson A, Plouviez S, Thaler AD<\/strong>, Van Dover CL (2013) Characterization of 9 polymorphic microsatellite loci in Lamellibrachia<\/em> sp. 2, a tubeworm found at deep-sea hydrothermal vents and cold seeps. Conservation Genetics Resource<\/em>s, 5: 1005-1007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collins PC, Copley J, Boschen R, Forde J, Se-Jong J,\nKennedy B, Lindsay D, Marsh L, Nye V, Patterson A, Watanabe H, Yamamoto H,\nCarlsson J, Thaler AD<\/strong> (2013) VentBase:\nDeveloping a consensus among stakeholders in the deep-sea regarding\nenvironmental impact assessment for deep-sea mining\u2013A workshop report. Marine Policy, <\/em>42: 334-336.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jacobson A, Plouviez S, Thaler AD<\/strong>, Van Dover CL (2012) Characterization of 13 polymorphic microsatellite loci in Rimicaris hybisae<\/em>, a shrimp from deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Conservation Genetics Resources<\/em>. DOI 10.1007\/s12686-012-9825-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schultz TF, Hsing P-Y, Eng A, Zelnio KA, Thaler AD<\/strong>, Carlsson J, Van Dover CL\n(2010) Characterization of 18 polymorphic microsatellite loci from Bathymodiolus\nmanusensis<\/em> (Bivalvia, Mytilidae) from deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Conservation\nGenetics Resources. <\/em>doi: 10.1007\/s12686-010-9272-8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelnio KA, Thaler\nAD<\/strong>, Jones RE, Saleu W, Schultz TF, Van Dover CL, Carlsson J (2010)\nCharacterization of nine polymorphic microsatellite loci in Chorocaris<\/em>\nsp. (Crustacea: Caridea: Alvinocarididae) from deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Conservation\nGenetics Resources<\/em>. doi:10.1007\/s12686-010-9243-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forward RB, Thaler AD<\/strong>, Singer R (2007) Entrainment of the activity rhythm of the mole crab Emerita talpoida<\/em>. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology<\/em>, 341(1): 10\u201315.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Publications: Technical Reports, Gray Literature, Book Chapters, Other<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cabrera I, Amon D, Thaler AD<\/strong>, Peterka L, MacPherson R,\nKerr J (2016) National Marine Sanctuary Designation for the Marianas Trench\nMarine National Monument: Completing an Environmental Legacy. Pew Global Ocean\nLegacy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler\nAD<\/strong> (2016) Blogging\nfor beginners. Science.<\/em> 351(6279):\n1270.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Dover CL, Arnaud-Haond S, Clark\nMR, Smith S, Thaler AD<\/strong>, Van den Hove\nS (2016) Application of Biological Studies to Deep-Sea Governance and\nManagement of Deep-Sea Resources. Clark MR, Consalvey M, Rowden AA (Eds.), Biological Sampling in the Deep Sea<\/em>.\nWiley-Blackwell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler\nAD <\/strong>(2015) Marine\nMining. In Wohl E (Ed.), Environmental Science. Oxford Bibliographies. DOI:\n10.1093\/OBO\/9780199363445-0047.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler\nAD <\/strong>(2014) Book\nReview: Prager, Ellen. Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime: The Ocean\u2019s Oddest Creatures\nand Why They Matter. Biological\nConservation. <\/em>169: 344.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler\nAD<\/strong>, Zelnio KA,\nFreitag A, MacPherson R, Shiffman D, Bik H, Goldstein M, McClain C (2012)\nDigital Environmentalism: Tools and strategies for the evolving online\necosystem. In D. Gallagher (Ed.), Environmental\nLeadership: A Reference Handbook. <\/em>SAGE Reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler AD<\/strong> (2011) Legacy of Rebirth: Lessons from Monterey Bay. Trends in Ecology and Evolution<\/em>. DOI: 10.1016\/j.tree.2011.02.002<\/p>\n\n\n

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Select popular science writings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Thaler AD <\/strong>(2017) After Years Working in Dominica, Scientists Are Helping Their ‘Other Family’ Rebuild<\/a>. Earther<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler<\/strong> AD<\/strong> (2016) To Track Down Bloodsucking Lampreys, This Robot Swims Like a Fish<\/a>. Motherboard<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler AD<\/strong> (2016) Backed by Lasers, Robotic Rovers Defend the Desert Tortoise<\/a>. Motherboard<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler AD <\/strong>(2016) The Politics of Fake Documentaries<\/a>. Slate<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler AD <\/strong>(2016) Living with deep-sea mining<\/a>. Undark Magazine. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler AD <\/strong>(2016) Mud, Shuck, and Spat: The future of Chesapeake Bay\u2019s oysters depends on interstate cooperation<\/a>. Hakai Magazine. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler AD <\/strong>(2016) Managing a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign<\/a>. Chronicle<\/em> Vitae<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler AD <\/strong>(2016) Setting Up Your Crowdfunding Campaign<\/a>. Chronicle Vitae. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler AD <\/strong>(2016) Can Crowdfunding Fill the Science Funding Gap?<\/a> Chronicle Vitae. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler AD <\/strong>(2015) How Man and Machine Unlocked the Ocean\u2019s Depths<\/a>. Motherboard. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler AD<\/strong> (2015) How a Small Island Nation Is Saving the Humble Sea Dick<\/a>. Motherboard<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler AD<\/strong> (2014) Drones Would Revolutionize Oceanic Conservation, If They Weren’t Illegal<\/a>. Motherboard<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler AD<\/strong> (2014) The History of Exploding Whales Is the History of the Internet Itself<\/a>. Motherboard. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler AD <\/strong>(2014) Drones, Robotic Rovers and Citizen Scientists Join Forces to Sample a Lake\u2019s Biodiversity<\/a>. Scientific American<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thaler AD <\/strong>(2013) Why I Drowned L.A. and the World<\/a>. Zocalo Public Square<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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