Coley S. Hughes is a Doctoral Student in the Coastal Resource Management (CRM) Program of the Institute for Coastal Science and Policy (ICSP) at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. She has a B.S. (2001) and M.S. (2003) from East Carolina University in Recreation and Leisure Facility Services Administration and worked five years at full-time status for the City of Raleigh in Natural Resource Management. Her primary track in the CRM program is Coastal Science and Policy with a secondary track that emphasizes estuarine and coastal ecology to develop a critical analysis of fish ecology, fisheries, and fisheries management. Her current research interests include anthropogenic impacts on population dynamics, stock assessment, and life history characteristics of anadromous fish populations. In her free time she enjoys saltwater and freshwater fishing, kayaking local streams and rivers, hiking trails with her dog Bexley, and catching the wind in her sail on a Sunfish sailboat.
