Michael Vecchione

First Name: 
Michael
Last Name: 
Vecchione
Position: 
Director, NMFS National Systematics Laboratory
Institution: 
National Museum of Natural History
Country: 
USA
Email: 
VecchioneM@si.edu
Phone: 
(202)633-1751

Sector:

Subgroups Specialised: 
Cephalopoda

Organisms specialised in:

Oceanographic Locations - Other: 
The museum has worldwide collections

Deep Ocean Vertical Zones:

Experience with bodies or processes - Other: 
FAO

Primary Language:

Primary Expertise:

3 priority science questions that need to be answered: 
Conservation of the deep pelagic requires a much better understanding of community structure and dynamics, ecosystem boundaries, and interactions with areas beyond those boundaries.