Assistant Professor
Extension Specialist
Complete CV

251-861-3018 Extension 2
billwalton@auburn.edu

Field of Specialization
Marine Fisheries & Aquaculture Extension



  • Professional Affiliations
  • Special Honors & Awards
  • Research
  • Publications
  • National Shellfisheries Association, Member at Large (2006-2009), Membership Committee Chairman (2006 to present), Industry Committee ( 2009 to present )
  • World Aquaculture Society
  • American Fisheries Society
  • Ecological Society of America
  • Society for Conservation Biology
  • Certificate of Appreciation, East Coast Shellfish Growers Association ( 2009 )
  • Thurlow C. Nelson Award for Best Oral Presentation,
    91st Meeting of National Shellfisheries Association (1999)
  • Benjamin G. Brown Award for Independent Research and Promise in a Field of Science, Tufts University (1991)
  • National Merit Scholar, Tufts University (1987-1991)

In my research, I emphasize the use of controlled field experiments to solve applied problems and to answer questions posed by the public. In particular, my work focuses on issues related to marine invertebrate aquaculture, fisheries management and restoration. Within the Gulf of Mexico, species of interest include the eastern oyster, blue crabs and shrimp, which form the basis for important commercial and recreational fisheries.

Title Journal Year
Surviving Dermo: Progress Towards Growing a More Resistant Oyster Northeast Regional Aquaculture Center 2008
Managing Quahog Parasite Unknown ( QPX ) Disease Marine Extension Bulletin 2008
Introduction to Tidal Flow Restoration Focal Point 2008
Restoring Oysters Through Remote Set Marine Extension Bulletin 2008
Aquaculture Situation and Outlook Report 2007: Massachusetts report 2007
Diseases of Concern to New England Shellfish Growers pamphlet 2005
Pests of Concern to New England Shellfish Growers pamphlet 2005
Predators of Concern to New England Shellfish Growers pamphlet 2005
Important Changes to the Federal Crop Insurance Program for Quahog Farmers Marine Extension Bulletin 2004
Some Liability Issues for Massachusetts Shellfish Farmers

 Marine Extension Bulletin 2004
Invasion dynamics of the European shore crab,
Carcinus maenas, in Australia		 Marine Biology 2003
Effect of an invasive crab upon a marine fishery:
green crab, Carcinus maenas, predation upon
a venerid clam, Katelysia scalarina,
in Tasmania (Australia)		 Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 2002
Going to the source: role of the invasion pathway
in determining potential invaders		 Marine Ecology Progress Series 2001
Problems, Predators, and Perception: Management of Quahog ( Hardclam ), Mercenaria mercenria, Stock Enhancement Programs in Southern New England Journal of Shellfish Research 2001
Problems, Predators, and Perception: Management of Quahog ( Hardclam ), Mercenaria mercenria, Stock Enhancement Programs in Southern New England Journal of Shellfish Research 2001
Occurrence of Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in the Oligohaline Hudson River, New
York		 Estuaries 1996