Program: Dr. Matthew George, Coastal Shellfish Manager, WA Fish and Wildlife, “Using Adaptive Management to Balance Commercial Harvest, Recreational Opportunity, and Sustainability within WA Coastal Shellfisheries,” January 11, 2024

Join the University Sunrise Rotary Club for a program featuring the Coastal Shellfish Manager for Washington Fish and Wildlife, Dr. Matthew George.

The program will be presented on Zoom on Thursday morning with the Zoom line opening at 7:00 a.m.  The formal meeting including the program runs from 7:30-8:30 a.m.  No registration is required, and the program is free.

The meeting will be available via Zoom. Click here to join the meeting Thursday morning.  The Zoom line will open shortly after 7:00 a.m.


Dr. Matthew George Will discuss the status of shellfisheries on the Washington coast.

He is the Coastal Shellfish Manager for the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife. He received his Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Washington in 2018. He received his undergraduate degree in Biology from Gonzaga. He regularly serves as a reviewer for prestigious journals such as Aquaculture, Scientific Reports, Environmental Science & Technology, BMC Genomics, and Global Change Biology.