Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Understanding Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future

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Staff Profile

Clinton Arriola

Research Technician

Research Labs

Marine Invasions Research

ArriolaC@si.edu

Phone

(443) 482-2291

Expert Areas

National Ballast Information Clearinghouse

ballast water

fish

marine invasive species

marine invertebrates

plankton

Biography

Biological Science Technician, Marine Invasions Research Laboratory | Data Manager, National Ballast Information Clearinghouse (NBIC)

Education: Bachelor of Science in Biology, Temple University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 2017

Projects: National Ballast Information Clearinghouse (NBIC), United States West Coast Bay-wide Zooplankton Surveys, Great Lakes Invasives Sentinel Site Network (GLISSNet), Fouling Surveys, Nearshore Community Survey, Rhode River Decapod Zooplankton Survey, Chesapeake Bay Parasite Project, and In-water Cleaning and Capture