FERNANDO MORENO

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in International Studies, University of Miami, May 1998.
Master of Laws in Ocean and Coastal Law, University of Miami School of Law, January 1982.
Juris Doctor, The University of Puerto Rico School of Law, June 1973. (Magna Cum Laude).
The University of Puerto Rico, Graduate School of Public Administration. August1955- 1956.
Bachelor of Arts. The University of Puerto Rico. June 1955.

English and Spanish
Reading competency. Portuguese, Italian

2003-present: Senior Lecturer, Division of Marine Affairs and Policy, University of Miami-RSMAS
1982-2002 Lecturer, UndergraduateMarine Science Program and School of Business, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.
2003-present: Senior Lecturer, Undergraduate Marine Science Program and School of Business
1982-present: Academic Advisor, Freshman Transfer Advisor, and Upper-Class Transfer Advisor, Undergraduate Marine and Atmospheric Science Program, University of Miami
1988-present: Academic Advisor, Graduate Degree Program of the Division of Marine Affairs and Policy, University of Miami-RSMAS
1988-2002: Instructor, Division of Marine Affairs and Policy, University of Miami- RSMAS
1986-1988: Adjunct Faculty: Center for the Study of Administration. Nova University,Dania,Florida.
1985-1987. Visiting Faculty. Division of Biology and Living Resources, University of Miami-RSMAS
1982-1988: Lecturer, Undergraduate Marine Science Program and School of Business, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.
1973-1979: Lecturer, University of Puerto Rico School of Law, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.
1971-1972: Teaching Assistant, The University of Puerto Rico School of Law. Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.
1957-1979: Office Manager, Personnel Director, In-House Counselor at Law, Member Board of Directors. Gonzalez Rodriguez Investment Corp.; Catalan Gonzalez & Co., Inc.: Industrial Gonzalez, Inc. Santurce, Puerto Rico.

Department of labor, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Minimum Wage and Hour Committee, 1960, 1963
Chairman, San Juan Mail Users Council 1968, 1969.
The High School Science Teachers Institute 1995
Biscayne Bay Partnership Initiative/ Regulatory Survey Team 2000
The Universidad Santa Maria La Antigua (USMA), Panama-University of Miami Academic Program Agreement

RSMAS

Academic Committee 1988-2001 (Member), 2001-2006 (Chairman)
School Council Committee
Space Committee
Library Committee (Chairman) 1993-2002
Faculty Development Committee
Marine Affairs and Policy Academic Chair
Sexual Harassment Committee
Library Committee (Member) 2002-2003

Library Committee 1989-1990
Librarian Tenure Sub-Committee, Chairperson (1990)
RSMAS/Arts and Science, Marine Science/Marine Affairs Committee
Teaching Awards and Instructional Grants Committee (1994)
SACS Self-Study Committee 1997
Diversity Committee
Provost Task Force 2000
U.M. Teaching Circles 2000

COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

1.    Ellsworth Augustus
   Aquarium designs for the J. Seward Johnson marine education and conference center.

2.    Anthony Bailey
   Port of Miami marketing and trade development division.

3.    Keene Haywood
   Deep Ocean Engineering and Scientific Search Project.

4.    Cheryl Januzzi
   A guide to developing a limited entry program for the marine line fishing industry.

5.    Bahadur, Rory
   National Marine Fisheries Service Domestic Observer Program.

6.    Broad, Kenneth
   Underground Florida:  A Look at Karst Terrain.

7.    Chua, Sek-Chuan
   Marine Debris in the Oceans:  Solutions in Combating the Problems.

8.    MacMahon, Susan
   MAST Academy Report.

9.    Paris, Ricardo
    Analysis of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Implementation and Planning Process.

10.    Agar, Juan J.
     Satellite Fisheries Oceanography.
 

11.    Ariyan, Stephen
   Study of Homarus Americanus in Long Island Sound.

12.    Ferrell, Michelle
   A Feasibility Study for Ecotourism Development:  A Metro-Dade County Venture.

13.    Mistry, Riyad
   Environmental Auditing: A Corporate Perspective on Petroleum Tanks, Groundwater Contamination and Information
   Systems.

14.    Rice, Michelle
   Environmental Land Use Law.

15.    Delgado, Jesus
   A single antibody enzyme - Linked Immunoassay for the Detection of Florida Red Tide Brevetoxins.

16.    Forrester, Amy
    An investigation of Nutrification in the Florida Reef  Tract and the Management of Water Quality in the Florida Keys.

17.    Hermans, Eric
   Marketing Study of the North American Cruise Industry.

18.    Malone, Daniel
   Karst Environmental Services and Karst Productions.

19.    Routt, Julie
   Windward Islands Passages Monitoring Program.

20.    Spill, Richard
   Analysis for the RMP:  Prelude to the Resumption of Commercial Whaling.

21.    Wilkins, Christine
     A Study in the Conservation and Exploitation of Sharks: Arethey a Sustainable Resource.

22.    Wynne, Sarah
   Environmental Consulting.

23.    Bensouda, Omar
   Documenting:  with Island Scallop in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia.

24.    Clifton, Clay
   A Sustainable Use Project in Mangrove Forest Resources:  Integrated Management for Coastal Resources of Costa Rica.

25.    DeAlessi, Michael
   A Study of Property Rights and Marine Fisheries.

26.    Hudson, Robert
   Creative Watershed Management in the National Estuary Program.

27.    Jang, Dosoo
    Policy, Liability and Management Assessment of the Three Most Active Counties (Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach)
      Artificial Reef  Programs under National and State Guidance.

28.    Mansfield, Katherine
     Environmental and Human Factors Affecting the Conservation of Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) on the Georgia
    Coast.

29.    Meckley, Kara
   The Development of Oil Spill Response Plans for Texaco Latin America/West Africa Division.

30.    Moxham, Scott
   Air and Water Technologies. (Metcalf and Eddy)

31.     Shivlani, Manoj
   Review and Analysis of the  "Ocean Planet" Project:  Development of a Major Traveling Exhibition at the Smithsonian
   Institution.

32.    Wagner, John
   Community-Based Marine Resource Management in the South Pacific:  A Case Study in the Marovo Lagoon, Solomon
   Islands.

33.     Afiff, Suraya
   Study on Options for Introducing Exclusive Use Rights for Local Communities in Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi,
   Indonesia.

34.     Dalizu, Temina
   Functions of the Office of Seafood in the Center for Food Safety and Nutrition of the United States Food and Drug
  Administration.

35.    Gebelein, Jennifer
   A Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Twelve Species of Wading Birds in Florida Bay.

36.    Owens, John
   A Study of Historic, Regional Maritime Technologies Exemplified at  the Barnacle State Historic Site.

37.    Pulawski, Jay
   An Analysis of the Humpback Whale Megaptera Novaeangliae, and Interpretation of Whale-Watching Activities on the
   Silver Banks.

38.    Rose, Stephen
   Matheson Hammock Marina Repairs-Phase II.

39.    Schooley, Jennifer
     Using Marine Science Education as a Vehicle for Recruitment of Women and Minorities into Science Careers a Case Study:     The M.U.S.T. Summer Science Camp at the Miami Museum of Science.

40.    Silva, Eric
   South Florida Regional Planning Council.

41.    Smith, Rebecca
   Public Information and Public Process:  The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

42.    Vander Linden, Katrinka
    The Miami River:  Past, Present and Future.

43.    Wright, Alexis
   National Coastal Zone Management and the Promotion of Public Awareness on Coastal Issues.

44.    Araujo, Rafael
      On the History and Development of Mangrove Research in the Eastern Americas.

45.    Espejo, Juan
   General Operations in a Tropical Fish Aquaculture Farm.

46.    Healey, Martin
     Recording and Conservation Techniques Implemented at Little Salt Spring
      Underwater Archaeological Research Facility.

47.    Lawson, Patricia
     Marine Mammals in Captivity: Background and Management Issues in the United States.

48.    Nikolaus, Roxanne
      Oceanography and the Federal Government:  A Policy Internship with the Consortium
       for Oceanographic Research and Education, Washington, D.C.

49.   Obenshain, Elizabeth
      Recreational Boating Safety:  A Study and Analysis of the Program in the Five Most Active Boating States.

50.   Paddon, James
      Fishing Pressure on Demersal Lagoon Fish in the North Province of New  Caledonia, South Pacific:  Evaluation, Impacts
       on Stock Assessment and Implications for Management.

51.    Rodriguez, Jose
      Development of control procedures for the improvement of shrimp harvesting and processing in a vertical integrated shrimp
    aquaculture business.

52.    Torres, Roberto
    Homestead Air Force Base:  A Summary of the Redevelopment Process.

53.    Weymouth, Rebecca
    The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and The Enforcement of its
    Provisions.

54.    DeCocq, James
   Coastal Zone Management in the Village of Key Biscayne, Florida.

55.    Flank, Lilian
    Beach Preservation Projects in the Village of Key Biscayne.

56.    Lutz, Steven
      An Assessment of Unreported Boat Grounding Damage to Shallow-Water Corals in the Florida Keys.

57.    McFadden, Kris
    The Environmental Issues of the Village of Key Biscayne, Florida.

58.    Bowen, Odessa
      Analysis of Scientific Programs and Management Plans Affecting Nutrient Loading and Algal Blooms in Florida Bay.

59.    Caballero, Reinaldo
     Preliminary Report on the Recruitment of Penaeid Shrimp Postlarvae in Florida Bay.

60.    Cohen, Kimberly
    Efforts to Create a Sustainable Environment within the Florida Keys: Requirements for the Future.

61.    Compton, Maya
    The Environmental Benefits and Impacts of Dredging the Miami River.

62.    Eckstein, Daniel
   The Commodore: Private Protection of a Submerged Cultural Resource.

63.    Fink, Eric
   High Time for the "Soft" Sciences to Play Hardball:  Incorporating the Social Sciences into South Florida Ecosystem
   Restoration.

64.    O'Brien, Kevin
   The Development of a Georeferencing Manual for Use in Shoreline Data Rescue Efforts.

65.    O'Reilly, Jennifer
   GIS:  The Solution to Managing Flood Plains.

66.    Thomas, Scott
   Assessing and Raising Public Awareness of Biscayne Bay's Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) Stock Enhancement Project.

67..    Van Coverden, Erica
   The State of Oceanography Students in the United States:  An Ocean Science Education Internship with the Consortium for
   Oceanographic Research and Education.

68.    Gill, Juliet
   Fishery Management in Chile Norte after the 1991 "Ley General de Pesca y Acuicultura".

69.    Hilmer, David
   Development of the Census of Marine Life Program and the 2000 National Ocean Sciences Bowl for the Consortium for
     Oceanographic Research and Education.

70.    Tantivit, Atinuj
   Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment:  Coastal Environment Investigation Protocols.

71.    Reed, Daryl B.
  Public Aquaria as Sources of Marine Resource Management.

72.    Miller, Jamie Anne
     Course Development and Training in ISO 14000 and ISO 9000 Environmental Management Systems.

73.    Apt, Daniel A.
    California's Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program: California Coastal Commission Water Quality Unit.

74.   Roumelis, Joseph F.
    What lies Beneath: History of Beach Renourishment in South Florida

75.   Byrne, James R.
    Development and Application of Geospatial Information System for Coastal Zone Management: Andros, Bahamas.

76.    Cabrera, Adriana
    Is Iron Fertilization the Answer to Reaching Atmospheric CO2 ?

77.    Rauer, Elizabeth:  Sera Lion Predation at Bonneville Dam

78.    Benjamin, Natasha S.
     Fish Conservation: An International Perspective

79.    Wagaman, Rachel
     Researching the Functional and Economic Values of Intertidal Oyster Reefs

80.   Wallace, Nancy
     The Implementation of Visitor Experience and Resource Protection Plan at Dry Tortugas National Park

81.   Willey, Debra A.
     CFCs: Policy and Oceanic Sink

82.    Townsend, Sara L.
     Sustainable Seafood: A New Paradigm

83,    Padmanabhan, Sean
     Creating a Manatee Sighting GIS Inventory: A Multilateral Cooperative Effort to Promote Awareness and Education

84.    Kristine Stump
     The Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education and its Census of Marine Life: Creating Global Partnerships for the Advancement of Ocean Science

85.    John Shelton Penton Jr.
     Preserving a Piece of Miami's Paradise Lost Within the National Park Service's Biscayne National Park

86.    Krista Trono
     An Analysis of the Current Shoreline Management Framework in Virginia: Focus on the Need for Improved Agency Coordination

87.   Jennifer Pierce
     Integrated Coastal Area Management in Pacific South America

88.   Valiiere Deleveaux
     The Definiton of an Optimum Size for the Spiny Lobster Fishery in the Bahamas

89.   Thomas B Street
     Polciy Consideration of International Straits

90.   Joy R. Freibaum
     Integrating the Human Dimensions into Fisheries Mangement and the Process of Implementing Marine Protected Areas

91.   Bradford Hamilton Wilcox
     Biscayne National Park: Mooring Buoy Management Recommendations

92.   David B. Joyce
     The Evolving Role of Federal Courts Domestic Fisheries Management

93.   Michael Lara
     The Impact of Multi-Slip Docking Facilities and Boating on the Florida Manatee at Broward County, Florida.

94.   Adrian A. Lyew-Ayee
     Protecting the Resources of a National Park from the Threats of Urban Development: Creating the Biscayne National Park Adjacent Lands Protection Strategy

95.   Rodriguez, Vicente
     Artificial Reefs in Miami-Dade: How to replicate the program in the Caribbean

96.   Lopez, Cassandra
     The Development of Public Outreach Materials in Governmental Organizations

97.   Timberlake, Jayme
     Reactions to the SWANCC Decision:  An evaluation of the regulatory gaps cause by SWANCC and California's efforts to fill them.

98.   Mathews, Joe Edward Jr.
     The Cooperative Tagging Center at NOAA's Southeast Fisheries Science Center
 

COMMITTEE MEMBER

1.         Jacobsen, Kurt R.
2.         Alicea, Eileen
3.         Beach, Michael
4.         Bello, Maria
5.         Campbell, Michelle
6.         Cardoch, Lynette
7.         Davitt, Gina
8.         Dienes, Helga
9.         Finn, Symma
10.       Flick, York
11.       Hinsley, William
12.       Huntington, Jill
13.       Ligget, Mary
14.       Loper, Christen
15.       Matera, Jaime
16.       McKinley, Erica
17.       Mohammed, Jennifer
18.       Pomeroy, Carolyn
19.       Rodman, Deborah
20.       Schull, Jennifer
21.       Seidenfeld, Rebecca
22.       Semel, Hilary
23.       Toomey, Christopher
24.       Wakeford, Anne
25.       Wiseman, Richard
26.       Ziobro, Lisa
27.       Bolanos, Sylvia
28.       Burstein, Nicole
29.       Diedrich, Amy
30.       Karazia, Jocelyn
31.       Crowley, Thomas Spencer
32.       Spencer, Krista
33.       Altimari, Christina
34.       Carlson, Emily
35.       Miller, Jamie
36.       Alexandra Victoria Didoha
37.       Mary Lee Liggett
38.       Christopher Len
39.       Lisa Courtney Bogle
40.       Saundra L. McLaughlin

OTHER STUDENT COMMITTEES

Undergraduate Honor Theses:
           Goldberg, Jason
           Theis, Melissa

OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES

U.M. Puerto Rican Student Association, Faculty Advisor, 1998-1999
First Annual UM Graduate Student Research and Creativity Forum 1997, Judge
Second Annual UM Graduate Student Research and Creativity Forum 1998, Judge
Third Annual UM Graduate Student Research and Creativity Forum 1999, Judge
Fourth Annual UM Graduate Student Research and Creativity Forum 2000, Judge

1988-present
Instructor: MAF-RSMAS

MAF 620: Coastal Law
MAF 610: International Ocean Law
MAF 520: Environmental Law
MAF 517: Aquaculture and the Law
MSC 371: Readings in Marine Science
MSC 314/BSL 314: Ocean Law
MSC 313/BSL 313: Coastal Law

Adjunct Faculty: Center for the Study of Administration. Nova University, Dania, Florida
GPM 5611: International Legal Framework

Visiting Faculty, Division of Biology and Living Resources, UM-RSMAS, Miami, Florida.
BLR 617: Aquaculture and the law

Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer,Undergraduate Marine Science Program and School of Business, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

MSC 314/BSL 314: Ocean Law
MSC 313/BSL 313: Coastal Law
MSC 371: Readings in Marine Science

Legal Research and Legal Writing.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Bar Association
Puerto Rico Bar Association
ABA International Law Section
Marine Affairs and Policy Association
Associate Member, Miami Chapter of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society

United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Honors

Civil and Comparative Law Award, 1973
Member, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1972-1973
The University of Miami Excellence in Teaching Award, 1993
U.M. Graduate Student Association Faculty Award, 1998
Iron Arrow Honor Society