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Title: Bill Balboa oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-020349
Creator: Todd, David, 1959-
Contributor: Balboa, William A., Conservation History Association of Texas
Topic: American oyster, Animals
Dates: 2021-12-20
Resource: Conservation History Association of Texas, Texas Fauna Project records
Description: Oral history of Bill Balboa, a coastal fisheries biologist, conducted by David Todd on December 20, 2021. Starting in 1988, Balboa has worked at Texas Parks and Wildlife, then at Texas AgriLife - Sea Grant Texas, and most recently, at the non-profit group, the Matagorda Bay Foundation. In each of these positions, he has been involved in studying, protecting and restoring coastal resources, including Eastern oysters. He discusses these efforts in this interview.

Title: Bill Rodney oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-020354
Creator: Todd, David, 1959-
Contributor: Rodney, Bill (Biologist), Conservation History Association of Texas
Topic: American oyster, Animals
Dates: 2021-12-02
Resource: Conservation History Association of Texas, Texas Fauna Project records
Description: Oral history of Bill Rodney, an oyster restoration biologist with the Coastal Fisheries Division of Texas Parks and Wildlife, conducted by David Todd on December 2, 2021. Rodney discusses his life and career and his work in oyster restoration and conservation.

Title: Jennifer Pollack oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-020352
Creator: Todd, David, 1959-
Contributor: Pollack, Jennifer Beseres, Conservation History Association of Texas
Topic: American oyster, Animals
Dates: 2022-02-08
Resource: Conservation History Association of Texas, Texas Fauna Project records
Description: Oral history of Dr. Jennifer Pollack conducted by David Todd on February 8, 2022. Dr. Pollack is a marine scientist who chairs the Coastal Conservation and Restoration program at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, and also teaches in the Department of Life Sciences at Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi. In this interview, she discusses her life and career and her contributions to the research and protection of eastern oysters.

Title: Lance Robinson oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-020353
Creator: Todd, David, 1959-
Contributor: Robinson, Lance, Conservation History Association of Texas
Topic: American oyster, Animals
Dates: 2022-01-10
Resource: Conservation History Association of Texas, Texas Fauna Project records
Description: Oral history of Lance Robinson conducted by David Todd on January 10, 2022. Robinson is a biologist who worked for Texas Parks and Wildlife in the Coastal Fisheries Division. In this interview, he discusses his work researching, releasing, managing, and protecting marine resources along the Texas coast, and particularly focuses on the conservation and restoration of oysters in Texas.

Title: Larry McKinney oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-020350
Creator: Todd, David, 1959-
Contributor: McKinney, Larry (Biologist), Conservation History Association of Texas
Topic: American oyster, Animals
Dates: 2021-11-22
Resource: Conservation History Association of Texas, Texas Fauna Project records
Description: Oral history of Dr. Larry McKinney conducted by David Todd on November 22, 2021. Dr. McKinney holds a Ph.D. in biology from Texas A&M, and has been a leader in conservation of coastal resources through his work as Senior Executive Director at the Harte Research Institute for the Gulf of Mexico, and earlier, as Director of Coastal Fisheries and Director of Resource Protection at Texas Parks and Wildlife. Throughout his career, among other efforts, he has been involved in research, protection and restoration of oysters. He discusses this work throughout the interview.

Title: Larry McKinney oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-020351
Creator: Todd, David, 1959-
Contributor: McKinney, Larry (Biologist), Conservation History Association of Texas
Topic: American oyster, Animals
Dates: 2021-11-22
Resource: Conservation History Association of Texas, Texas Fauna Project records
Description: Oral history of Dr. Larry McKinney conducted by David Todd on November 22, 2021. Dr. McKinney holds a Ph.D. in biology from Texas A&M, and has been a leader in conservation of coastal resources through his work as Senior Executive Director at the Harte Research Institute for the Gulf of Mexico, and earlier, as Director of Coastal Fisheries and Director of Resource Protection at Texas Parks and Wildlife. Throughout his career, among other efforts, he has been involved in research, protection and restoration of oysters. He discusses this work throughout the interview.

Title: Larry McKinney oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-021019
Creator: Todd, David, 1959-
Contributor: McKinney, Larry (Biologist), Conservation History Association of Texas
Topic: American oyster, Animals
Dates: 2021-11-22
Resource: Conservation History Association of Texas, Texas Fauna Project records
Description: Oral history of Dr. Larry McKinney conducted by David Todd on November 22, 2021.