Kevan Charles Gregalis
Fisheries Ecology Lab
Dauphin Island Sea Lab
101 Bienville Blvd., Dauphin Island, AL 36528
kgregalis@disl.org
(251) 861-2141 ext. 2384
EDUCATION
2006 Masters of Science in Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama
2002 Bachelors of Science in Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant, May 2009 - Present. Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, Alabama.
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Project lead for Alabama Coastal Pelagics Project – in charge of research permits, study
design, field scheduling, field work, data analysis, and progress reports
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Lead vertical longline and ROV video sampling trips for a large-scale fisheries independent
sampling program
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Assisted with a sidescan sonar project to map oyster reef habitat in Mobile Bay, AL
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Processed reef fish for life history studies
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Lead research trips for Dr. Bob Shipp's red snapper tagging program
Biological Scientist II, November 2006 - April 2009. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission, Eastpoint, Florida.
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Lead research trips for surveying fish populations using stratified random sampling and
multiple fishery gears
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Entered and proofed data following QA/QC protocol
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Identify multiple finfish species
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Processed commercial and recreationally important fishes for life history, fish health, and
mercury analyses
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Maintained Apalachicola Field Lab property records
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Assisted with annual Apalachicola Bay crab trap clean up
Research Assistant I, August 2006 - October 2006. University of South Alabama and Dauphin
Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, Alabama.
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Tracked fish movement and behavior around gas platforms off Fourchon, LA
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Conducted trawl surveys to locate areas of fish abundance for estuarine dependent reef
species
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Assisted with a red snapper and vermillion snapper competition study
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Collected early juvenile stage red snapper in settlement traps
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Sampled adult fishes by hook and line for gut content analysis
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Took video surveys of fishes over artificial reef habitat
Masters Student, January 2003 - July 2006. University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island
Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, Alabama.
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Designed field surveys, experiments, and sampling protocols for oyster reef restoration project
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Conducted gill net surveys to assess fish utilization of restored oyster reefs
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Collected sessile invertebrates, mobile invertebrates, and resident fishes to determine
abundance estimates on restored reefs
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Supervised research technicians for field and lab work
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Conducted statistical analyses using multivariate and univariate techniques
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Prepared posters and oral presentations for scientific meetings
Research Technician, May 2002 - December 2002. University of North Carolina’s Institute of
Marine Sciences in Morehead City, North Carolina.
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Examined role of habitat complexity in recruitment, growth, mortality, and behavior of juvenile
red drum
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Conducted gill net surveys to determine cownose ray diet and affect on bay scallop
populations
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Processed adult oysters for oyster disease analysis
Research Intern, May 2001 - August 2001. University of North Carolina’s Institute of Marine
Sciences in Morehead City, North Carolina.
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Processed benthic samples from the Copper River Delta in Alaska
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Tested the predatory behavior of stone crabs and blue crabs on scallops and hard clams in
vegetated vs. unvegetated habitats
Research Intern, May 2000 - August 2000. University of North Carolina’s Institute of Marine
Sciences in Morehead City, North Carolina.
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Assessed source/sink dynamics in bay scallop populations
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Maintained flume field experiments to determine how water flow affected predator/prey
interactions
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Tested dental stone cylinders for their effectiveness in measuring total water flow in the flumes
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Tagged clams for a habitat preference project
Research Intern, May 1999 - August 1999. University of North Carolina’s Institute of Marine
Sciences in Morehead City, North Carolina.
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Processed benthic cores from Antarctica to examine the role of nutrient
additions/contaminants in controlling benthic abundance and composition
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Assisted in a study to determine bay scallop abundance and movement
Research Intern, May 1998 - August 1998. University of North Carolina’s Institute of Marine
Sciences in Morehead City, North Carolina.
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Sorted seine samples to compare benthic invertebrate and juvenile fish abundance between
clam lease and non-lease areas.
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Assessed effects of beach renourishment on benthic invertebrates and juvenile fishes
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Helped build oyster reefs - determined where reefs should be placed within an estuarine
reserve in order to promote both oysters as well as benthic invertebrates and reef fishes
PUBLICATIONS/THESIS
Gregalis, K.C., L.S. Schlenker, J.M. Drymon, J.F. Mareska, and S.P. Powers. 2012. Evaluating the
performance of vertical longlines to survey reef fish populations in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 141:6, 1453-1464.
Gregalis, K.C., M.W. Johnson, and S.P. Powers. 2009. Restored oyster reef location and design
affect responses of resident and transient fish, crab, and shellfish species in Mobile Bay, AL.
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 138:314-327.
Gregalis, K.C., S.P. Powers, and K.L. Heck Jr. 2008. Restoration of oyster reefs along a bio-physical
gradient in Mobile Bay, Alabama. Journal of Shellfish Research 27(5):1163-1169.
Gregalis, K.C. 2006. Evaluation of the fisheries benefits of oyster reef restoration along a biophysical
gradient in Mobile Bay, Alabama. Master’s thesis, Department of Marine Sciences, University
of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Mobile, AL.
PRESENTATIONS
Gregalis, K.C., L.S. Schlenker, J.M. Drymon, J.F. Mareska, and S.P. Powers. 2012. Evaluating the
performance of vertical longlines to survey reef fish populations in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
Bays and Bayous Symposium, Biloxi, MS.
Schlenker, L.S., K.C. Gregalis, J.M. Drymon, and S.P. Powers. 2011. Multiple gear fisheries
independent assessment of the red snapper population in Alabama’s reef permit zone. Benthic
Ecology Meeting, Mobile, AL.
Gregalis, K.C., S.P. Powers, J.M. Drymon, and J. Mareska. 2010. Fisheries Independent Sampling
Program in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Alabama’s Reef Permit Zone. Bays and Bayous
Symposium, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.
Gorecki, R., K. Gregalis, and R. Lehnert. 2008. Changing fish assemblages associated with different
flow rates in the Apalachicola River, FL. Florida Chapter American Fisheries Society, Ocala,
FL.
Gregalis, K.C. and S.P. Powers. 2006. Evaluating fisheries benefits of restored oyster reefs along an
environmental gradient. Southern Division American Fisheries Society Meeting, San Antonio,
TX.
Gregalis, K.C. and S.P. Powers. 2006. Evaluating fisheries benefits of restored oyster reefs along an
environmental gradient. Graduate Student Symposium, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin
Island, AL.
Gregalis, K.C. and S.P. Powers. 2005. Evaluating fisheries benefits of restored oyster reefs along an
environmental gradient. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Anchorage, AK.
Gregalis, K.C. and S.P. Powers. 2002. The effectiveness of dissolution blocks as a measure of flow
rate. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Florida State University, Orlando, FL.
CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
Fishery biologist June 2010 – Present. Contracted by Industrial Economics Incorporated as
part of a natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) project in response to the
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
 Assisted in sidescan sonar surveys to locate oyster reef habitat for subsequent sampling
 Process oyster dredge, oyster quadrat, and oyster larvae samples
 Participated in NRDA offshore sargassum cruise June 7 – 14, 2011
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Fisheries Society
National Chapter 2003 – 2008
Florida Chapter 2008
AWARDS
Graduate Research Assistantship January 2003 – April 2006
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
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American Academy of Underwater Sciences research diver
U.S. Coast Guard Boating Skills Course
Boat and engine maintenance – wiring, replace filters, change lower unit oil, replace trailer
parts, etc.
YMCA Nitrox certification
ROV operator – Seabotix LBV 300
Seabotix Advanced ROV Maintenance Training
Trained in reef fish video analysis
Trained in otolith sectioning and age analysis
24 Hr. HAZWOPER Course
Computer software – Word, Excel, XL Stat, Primer, Sony Vegas Movie Studio