Joseph J. Kimmel, Ph.D.
His Legacy To Caribbean Fisheries
Followingare some of his
many contributions
In 1985:Joseph J. Kimmel
presented his Ph.D. Dissertation
at the University of Puerto Rico,
Mayagüez Campus
In 1985:He wrote a paper on Fish Assessment, published in Environmental Biology of
Fishes
In 1986:Kimmel was Director of
Fisheries Research Laboratory,CODREMAR
In 1994:Was co writer of a paper for the 47th GCFI Meeting,“Fisheries Management Policy In Puerto Rico: A
Progress Report”,Published In 2005
Presented at the 47th GCFI Meeting in 1994Published 2005
In 1983:Kimmel participated at
the 46th
CFMC meeting
J. J. Kimmel, Ph.D., has participated at the CFMC Meetingsfor many years
At the 116th CFMC Meeting, St Croix, USVI,
2004
At the 116th CFMC Meeting, St Croix, USVI,
2004
In 2009:Kimmel presented a
White Paper to the CFMC on the Division of the
Caribbean EEZ
A White Paper:Define the Division of the
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Around U.S. Caribbean Islands
Recently, September 2010, Dr. Kimmel did a
presentation to the CFMC on the Regulatory Amendment to the FMP
for Queen Conch Resources of PR and
USVI
Regulatory Amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for Queen Conch Resources of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
These are not all, but just a few
among the many contributions he has made to the
Caribbean Fisheries.
Joe, as friends call him,
has also been present at dinner-
parties when groups meet to
release stress after the Meetings, we can always count
on him.
Dinner-Party at the St Thomas Fishers Association
Dining at an Italian Restaurant in St Croix, USVI
Goodbye Dr. Kimmel, we wish you the best at your next venture and enjoy retirement. We will miss you, but hope to see you some
time while visiting your second home,
the Caribbean.