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Dr. Greg Stone New England Aquarium
Dr. Stone is the Vice President for Global Marine Programs at the New England Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts. His pioneering research on marine mammals in the Antarctic, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and his marine policy work are detailed in his 50+ publications, in journals including NATURE, MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE, and BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION. He is also an expert diver and specialist in undersea technology and exploration through his use of deep-sea submersibles, undersea habitats, and SCUBA diving in all oceans of the world. As Senior Editor of the INTERNATIONAL MARINE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY JOURNAL, he is an acknowledged leader in the marine science, engineering and technology fields. Dr. Stone founded the Marine Conservation Action Fund, the Phoenix Island Primal Ocean Project, and is a world authority on the conservation and management of the endangered Hector's dolphin. Realizing the need for broad public communication in achieving marine conservation goals, Dr. Stone initiated and produces an award-winning series of conservation films and has been featured in numerous TV documentaries on ocean themes. He is a Fellow National member of the Explorers Club and a recipient of many awards including the Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation and the Environment, the U.S. Navy and National Science Foundation Antarctic Service medal, and the John Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. Most recently, Dr. Stone was co-leader of a National Geographic diving expedition in Antarctica to study the ecology of large icebergs and the effect of global climate change on the oceans. He was the chief scientist and assigned writer for the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE article about this project. He holds a Ph.D. in marine science, a master's in marine policy, and a bachelors in human ecology. Greg was born in Boston and learned to dive off the New England Coast when he was 16. |
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