Biographical Information

Dane Klinger's fascination with all things maritime began as a child growing up fishing and sailing on the Chesapeake Bay. During high school he worked on the Chesapeake, giving ecological tours on a 1935 Philip Rhodes designed sailboat. He further pursued his study of the marine environment as a joint B.A./M.S. Environmental Studies/Policy student at Bard College – focusing primarily on ecology and economics. Dane conducted his masters thesis research at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on the impact of genetic interaction between farmed and wild Atlantic salmon on the Dennys River in Maine. While at Bard he participated in research projects in conjunction with Cornell University, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Marine Policy Center.

Before coming to Stanford, Dane was a Research Associate at the Blue Ocean Institute, where he led Blue Ocean's fisheries and aquaculture research. He also worked with seafood businesses and chefs to improve sourcing standards and apprenticed under Dr. Carl Safina, writing about topics ranging from bluefin tuna conservation to climate change. Dane has given numerous talks on sustainable seafood to academic, professional, and general public audiences, and has been interviewed on public radio and quoted in the popular press.

Research Interests

Dane investigates ecological, economic, and policy components of aquaculture and the global seafood market that can increase seafood production while improving or maintaining marine ecosystem services and function. He is currently using bluefin tuna and yellowtail farming as test systems.

Teaching Activities

Dane is co-developing and teaching EARTHSYS 173/273 - Aquaculture and the Environment: Science, History, and Policy.