Jack Van Olst,
Director of Research		      Mr. Van Olst began his fisheries and aquaculture research in 1962 and was a founding partner of Aquatic Systems beginning in 1972. With Jim Carlberg, he has conducted research on more than 100 aquatic species and written a variety of scientific papers and reports. Mr. Van Olst serves as Director of Research for Kent SeaTech and is involved in several of the company's research efforts.
Dr. Mark Westerman,
Director of Molecular Biology		     Mr. Westerman joined Kent SeaTech in 2000 and is Director of the Molecular Biology Program at the company's research facilities in San Diego. Dr. Westerman is active in several research projects, including studies to enhance the development of striped bass broodstock and selective breeding techniques.
Dr. Vaughn E. Ostland,
Director of Aquatic Pathology		     Before joining the company, Dr. Ostland was part of the research faculty and fish diagnostics group in the Department of Pathobiology at the University of Guelph in Canada. Dr. Ostland oversees our diagnostic microbiology and histopathology studies of intensively reared hybrid striped bass, tilapia and carp-goldfish hybrids.
Stephen J. Mitchell,
Director of Hatchery Biology		     Mr. Mitchell has been with Kent Sea Tech for over 15years manages several research programs at KST and assists in the management, upgrades and training at the KST production facilities. He hasover 25 years experience conducting numerous government and university research projects on the physiology of fish under intensive culture and has directed undergraduate laboratory courses on fish physiology. He completedhis Master of Science degree in Comparative Animal Physiology at UC Davis, focusing on the cardiovascular, respiratory, and metabolic physiology offish
Rod Chamberlain,
Facility Manager		      Mr. Chamberlain is Facility Manager for Kent Sea Tech's intensive striped bass production facility in the Coachella Valley. He has over 20 years of research and production experience in finfish and shellfish cultureand also is highly skilled in systems design and aquaculture engineering.

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