Eric Hartge

Eric is a research analyst with the Center for Ocean Solutions (COS) focusing on coastal climate change adaptation planning in the Monterey Bay region.  He joined COS as a research and curriculum development intern in November 2010.

Eric most recently worked with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation as the Education Program Manager for Baltimore Harbor with a focus on the human impact on Chesapeake Bay fisheries.  This followed extensive experience in environmental education in the Leeward Islands, Mexico, Costa Rica and Hawai'i.  He also has gained enough sea time aboard research ships with the Sea Education Association to earn a USCG Near Coastal Master's and Ocean Mate's License.

Eric is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University with a M.S. in Environmental Sciences and Policy as well as the College of Charleston with a B.S. in Marine Biology with a minor in Environmental Studies.