Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Understanding Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future

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Staff Profile

Darrick Sparks

Research Technician

Research Labs

Marine Invasions Research

sparksd@si.edu

Phone

443-482-2455

Expert Areas

ballast water

chinese mitten crab

environmental management

invasive species

Biography

Education:

B.S. Biology, Washington College, 1996

M.S. Environmental Management, University of Maryland, University College, 2014

Contact:
Darrick Sparks
Marine Invasion Research Laboratory
Mid-Atlantic Mitten Crab Coordinator
www.mittencrab.nisbase.org
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
647 Contees Wharf Road
PO Box 28
Edgewater, MD 21037
Phone: 443-482-2455