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Daniel MillerWVU - Sr. Project Coordinator - Aquaculture 304-293-4832 ext. 4465 Fax: 304-293-3752 E-Mail: dmille31@wvu.edu |
Education:
West Virginia University – Ph.D. candidate, Resource Management and Sustainable Development
Auburn University – Masters Degree in Aquaculture (1987)
University of Wisconsin – B.S. in Zoology (1981)
- Develop and update a geographically referenced information system identifying mine sites with large volume (>1000 gpm) discharges. Correlate relevant information, including tourism and unemployment data, as GIS coverages, for the purpose of developing the best use of these underutilized water resources.
- Advising Marion County Parks and Recreation Commission (MCPARC) on the conversion of an acid mine water treatment plant into a recreational fishing park.
- Principal investigator for a Northeast Regional Aquaculture Center (NRAC) grant that is designing a plastic U-shaped raceway for commercial production. This research is comparing the fixed and variable costs with a traditional concrete system.
- Helping commercial producers in West Virginia obtain a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and to stay in compliance through proper waste treatment.
- Editor of the quarterly Fish Tales Newsletter published by WVU's Extension Service. This publication can be accessed on the web at: http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/aquaculture/newsletter.htm
- Develop and update a geographically referenced information system identifying fish producers and fee fishing locations in West Virginia.
- Develop a brochure indicating the locations of all fee fishing sites in West Virginia and distribute the brochure throughout the state where tourists will see them.
- Conduct research / demonstration projects on mine sites in an effort to develop the sites for sustainable aquaculture production.
- Work with mining companies and the WV-Dept. of Environmental Protection to approve the modification of mining permits for sustainable commercial fisheries as a post-mining land use.
- Coordinate the Yield Verification Study at two commercial sites in West Virginia.
- Oversee the development of the WVU aquaculture web site.
- Secure state and federal funding for aquaculture research projects.
- Author articles / publications on Trout Enterprise Budgets, Baitfish Enterprise Budgets, Waste Management in Aquaculture, and A Geographic Information System (GIS) Database for High Volume Spring and Mine Water Sources in West Virginia.
- Disseminate information to stakeholders in West Virginia.
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