Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Marine Policy in the Marine Science and Conservation Division
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2026 - Present
Marine Science and Conservation,
Nicholas School of the Environment
Associate Professor in the Division of Environmental Social Systems
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2024 - Present
Environmental Social Systems,
Nicholas School of the Environment
Recent Scholarly Works
To feed the world, recognize the interconnectedness of aquaculture and fisheries
Journal article Npj Ocean Sustainability · December 1, 2026 Efforts to scale up aquaculture are increasingly framed as essential to global food security and ocean sustainability, yet such narratives often obscure the complex and interdependent relationships between aquaculture and wild-capture fisheries. This paper ... Full text CiteSorting out competing perspectives in Maine aquaculture
Journal article Maritime Studies · September 1, 2026 Aquaculture is a growing sector globally that is often positioned as an important source of revenue and protein. However, as its footprint grows in coastal waters, so too does social conflict in shoreside communities related to competing values, problem de ... Full text CiteRosemary E. Ommer’s multi-generational contributions to marine social-ecological systems thinking
Journal article ICES Journal of Marine Science · July 1, 2026 Dr Rosemary E. Ommer was a foundational leader in the concepts and practices of inter- and transdisciplinary marine social-ecological research. Beginning with the collapse of Atlantic cod stocks in the NW Atlantic in the 1990s, she brought together diverse ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Untangling and Understanding Risks Associated with Oyster Mortality in North Carolina Shellfish for Market Expansion
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2024 - 2027Understanding resilience in oyster aquaculture in the face of recurring mortality events
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina State University · 2026 - 2027Understanding Oyster Mortality Events and Grower responses in the southeast US
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2024 - 2026View All Grants
Education
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ·
2003
Ph.D.