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Brian Tarbox graduated from Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute (now SMCC) in 1971. He was in the second graduating class in the Applied Marine Biology and Oceanography major. He received a B.S. in Biology at Nasson College and an M.S. in Fisheries Science at the University of Maine at Orono.

Upon graduating, Brian worked in the aquaculture field rearing Blue mussels, European oysters, Rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon. In 1984 he entered the commercial fisheries and has harvested lobsters, sea urchins, mackerel and menhaden.

Brian has also worked as a commercial diver and underwater videographer assessing the environmental impact of salmon farms in downeast Maine.

Brian is currently an assistant professor at SMCC where he teaches Biology, Fisheries Biology, Seatime, Nautical Sciences and Oceanography. Mister Tarbox proudly asserts that he is the school’s boat captain and if the school receives another row boat he aspires to the rank of fleet admiral.

Brian is a certified Fisheries Scientist and his research interests center around the molecular genetics of coastal and anadromous fish.

Brian has been married to his wife Anne for 31 years and they have two sons who turned out surprisingly well.