Name: Benjamin G. Blount

Affiliation: SocioEcological Informatics

Contact details: ben.blount23@gmail.com +1 210 627 3265

Statement of interest: I was one of the founders of the Anthropology and Environment Section of the American Anthropological Association, and I have been engaged on ecological and environmental research on fishing communities in the southeastern US for two decades.  My major work was as part of a research team developing social indicators for fishing community resilience and vulnerability.

Geographical/topical areas of interest: US South Atlantic Coast; US Gulf Coast; US Pacific Northwest Coast.