UMass Boston

Michael Tlusty

Department:
School for the Environment Dean's Office
Title:
Graduate Program Director/Professor
Location:
ISC Floor 01
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Area of Expertise

Sustainability Science, Marine Seafood Sustainability, Aquarium Trade, Technology for marine seafood supply chain management, Sustainable Marine Aquaculture

Degrees

BS Animal Science, University of Illinois Urbana

PhD Biology, Syracuse University

Postdoc, Fish Behavioral Science, University of Arkansas

Postdoc, Animal Behavior, Clark University

Professional Publications & Contributions
  • Bartlett SL, Chen TC, Murphy H, Holick MF, Tlusty M, Baitchman E. Assessment of Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in two collections of captive gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 2017 Mar;48(1):144-51.
  • Feinman SG, Martínez AU, Bowen JL, Tlusty MF. Fine-scale transition to lower bacterial diversity and altered community composition precedes shell disease in laboratory-reared juvenile American lobster. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 2017 Mar 30;124(1):41-54.
  • Prakasha S, Kumar TTA, Raghavan R, Rhyne AL, Tlusty MF, Subramoniama T. 2016 Marine aquarium trade in India: Challenges and opportunities for conservation and policy. Marine Policy 77: 120–129.
  • Rhyne AL, Tlusty MF, Szczebak JT, Holmberg RJ. (2017) Expanding our understanding of the trade in marine aquarium animals. PeerJ 5:e2949 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2949
  • Tlusty MF, Thorsen Ø. 2017 Claiming seafood is ‘sustainable’ risks limiting improvements. Fish and Fisheries. 2017 Mar 1;18(2):340-6.
  • Tlusty MF, Thompson M, Tausig H, 2016. Statistical tools to assess the breadth and depth of shrimp aquaculture certification schemes. Fisheries Research 182: 172-176

Additional Information

Michael Tlusty's work and that of his students focuses on linking science, technology, and innovation to transform the world's aquatic food systems by working to create more, waste less and do a better job producing what we already produce. They work collaboratively with stakeholders across all sectors to support and advance practical and sustainable solutions to the issues facing our aquatic food systems. You can learn more about his active projects and how you can get involved by visiting their website