Supervisory Geneticist in Fisheries Resources Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center

Hyde has been leading the Genetics, Physiology, and Aquaculture Program at NOAA’s Southwest Fishery Science Center since 2009. His program’s work focuses on using genetic and physiology tools to improve the monitoring, management, and culture of marine fishes and invertebrates in the eastern Pacific. In recent years much of this work has focused on developing high-quality genomic resources for marine species that are of interest to existing and proposed aquaculture programs.

Hyde received his PhD from Scripps Institution of Oceanography where his work focused on understanding the evolution and diversification of rockfishes (Sebastes spp.) using genetic techniques. In addition to rockfish he has worked extensively on studies of highly migratory pelagic fishes including sharks, billfishes, tunas, jacks and opah. Studies on these species have included taxonomic reevaluation, delineation of biologically discrete units for management and development of assays to provide species identification for cryptic life stages (eggs, larvae) and products in trade (fillets, shark fins). Recently his program has focused on using their talents to develop high-quality genomic resources for species in culture (Seriola spp., Haliotis spp.) as well apply physiologic methods to evaluate vital rates of these species with the goal of improving culturing efficiency. These resources are also being applied to develop novel methods to improve culture of the endangered white (H. sorenseni) and black (H. cracherodii) abalone with the ultimate goal of restoring these species in the wild.