Renee Touse

Experience

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  Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary

  May 2008 - Aug 2008

  Weekend Naturalist

  Demonstrated interpersonal skills by answering phones and any questionsLed informational trail hikes for groups including boy scoutsCollected data for a variety of ongoing environmental survey and research projects including monitoring turtle nests

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  Coastal Carolina University Biology Department

  Aug 2010 - May 2012

  Laboratory Asistant

  Set up labs for introductory biology classesPrepared solutions, organized and cleaned the lab and glasswareCollected plant specimens when needed

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  The Oceanic Institute of Hawaii Pacific University

  Apr 2015 - Apr 2020

  • Managed technician staff to help with animal care, meet experimental goals and meet grant requirements• Collected and analyzed data to be published and help improve larval survivorship of larval Sea urchins, Yellow tang and Leopard coral grouper• Organized fish shipments/transfers to fish ponds and other facilities• Actively involved in managing large-scale intensive culture of copepods and algal species Tisochrysis lutea, Chaetoceros mulleri, Tetraelmis sp. and Rhodomonas salina• Conducted trials to help improve health, survival and production of copepod cultures for larval fish feeds• Designed check boards for multiple lab rooms to ensure daily, weekly and monthly tasks were completed• Maintained Biosecure environments• Collaborated to update and change SOPs as lab requirements grew/changed Show less • Responsible for daily feeding, cleaning and health evaluations of the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla as well as broodstock fish populations including Yellow tang, Clownfish species, Striped mullet, Pacific threadfin, and Leopard coral grouper• Involved in large-scale culture and settlement of larval Sea urchins, Yellow tang, Striped mullet, Pacific threadfin, Leopard coral grouper, Milletseed butterfly fish, Potter’s angelfish and Hawaiian cleaner wrasse• Assisted in designing and constructing large settlement tanks for larval urchin settlement• Helped carry out rearing trials for larval Sea urchins, Yellow tang and Leopard coral grouper• Maintained live cultures of Artemia and Rotifers for larval feeds Show less

  • Research Assistant

    May 2019 - Apr 2020

  • Research Technician

    Apr 2015 - May 2019
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  Quality Marine

  Jul 2020 - now

  Aquaculture Scientist