Byron Frederick Morris

Background

Morris, Byron Frederick was born on July 29, 1943 in Montevideo, Minnesota, United States. Son of Byron Mahon and Louella Rebecca (Eckhart) Morris.

Education

Bachelor of Science, California State University, Long Beach, 1966; Master of Arts, California State University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Dalhousie U., Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1975.

Career

Research associate, Bermuda Biological Station, St. Georges, Bermuda, 1971-1975; assistant director, Bermuda Biological Station, St. Georges, Bermuda, 1975-1977; environmental studies coordinator, bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, 1977-1980; outer continental shelf coordinator, National Marine Fisheries Svc., Anchorage, 1980-1989; chief oil spill damage assessment office, National Marine Fisheries Svc., Juneau, Alaska., since 1989. Representative Oil Spill Management Team, Juneau, 1989-1991, Oil Spill Restoration Team, Juneau, since 1992.

Achievements

• Byron Frederick Morris has been listed as a noteworthy Biological oceanographer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Pelagic Tar From Bermuda And The Sargasso Sea. Bermuda Biological Station For Research Special Publication No. 10. (Signed Copy)

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Bermuda Biological Station (associate).

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, sailing, fishing.

Connections

Married Mary Ruth Donica, August 15, 1981 (divorced). Children: Robert Byron, Christopher Robin. Married Carla Jan Briske, June 21, 1987.

Father:

Byron Mahon Morris

Mother:

Louella Rebecca (Eckhart) Morris

Spouse:

Carla Jan Briske

Spouse:

Mary Ruth Donica

child:

Christopher Robin Morris

child:

Robert Byron Morris