Bradley (Kai) Fox , PhD
Aquaculture Extension Specialist and Project and Partner Coordinator, Center for Sustainable Aquaculture and Coastal ResourcesUniversity of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
Work Phone: 808-291-2623 Work Email: bradleyf@hawaii.edu
Research Interests
Current aspects of aquaculture species of importance to community and commercial interests in Hawai‘i and the United States Affiliated Pacific Islands.
Recent Publications
- Ju, Z.Y., S. David, K. Ramm, M. Steck, F. Soller, and B.K. Fox (2017). Effects of microalgae-added diets on growth performance and meat composition of tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus). Aquaculture Research 48:5053-5061.
- B.K. Fox, K.D. Gorospe, R.D. Haverkort-Yeh, and M.A.J. Rivera (2013). It’s a snap! An Inquiry- Based, Snapping Shrimp Bioacoustics Activity. The American Biology Teacher 75(7): 470-475.
- Gorospe, K.D., B.K. Fox, R.D. Haverkort-Yeh, C.S. Tamaru, and M.A.J. Rivera (2013). Engaging Students in the Pacific and Beyond Using an Inquiry-Based Lesson in Ocean Acidification. Journal of Geoscience Education 61: 396-404.
- Soto, E., K. McGovern-Hopkins, R. Klinger-Bowen, B.K. Fox, J. Brock, N. Antonio, Z. van der Waal, S. Rushton, A. Mill, and C.S. Tamaru (2013). Prevalence of Francisella noatunensis subsp. orentalis in Cultured Tilapia on the Island of O‘ahu, Hawai‘i. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 25(2): 104-109.
Recent Grants
- Strengthening Hawaii's Seafood Workforce and Educational Opportunities for the Next Generation of Young Fishers and Aquaculturists. PI: Cherie Kauahi, Hawai‘i Sea Grant. Co-Is: Darren K.Okimoto, Bradley Fox, Eileen Peppard, Hawai‘i Sea Grant; Maria Haws, University of Hawai‘iat Hilo. $100,000. Sept. 1, 2021-Feb. 28, 2022.
- Roadmap to Food for Loko I‘a (Hawaiian Fishponds) - Pua (Young Fish) Stocking. PI: Cherie Kauahi. Co-Is: Darren K. Okimoto, Bradley Fox, Hawai‘i Sea Grant. $15,000. Sept. 1, 2021-Feb. 28, 2022.
- Addressing COVID-19 Impacts to Local Food Security Through Aquaculture of Native Hawaiian Marine Finfish and Seaweed. PI: Bradley Fox, Hawai‘i Sea Grant. Co-Is: Cherie Kauahi, Darren K. Okimoto, Darren T. Lerner, Elizabeth Lenz, Hawai‘i Sea Grant; Maria Haws, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. $200,000. Sept. 1, 2021-Aug. 31, 2023.
- Establishing a Supply and Training Program for Aquaculture Production of Hawaiian Sea Cucumber. PI: David Anderson, Kauai Sea Farm. Co-Is: Cherie Kauahi, Bradley Fox, Darren K. Okimoto, Darren T. Lerner, Hawaiʻi Sea Grant; Anthony Mau, Kualoa Ranch Hawaiʻi; Maria Haws, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. $299,154. Sept. 1, 2021-Aug.31, 2023.
Current Graduate Students
- Andrew Bohringer (MS, Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences), Aquaponic cultivation of taro
- Jonathan Rosen (MS, Marine Biology), Temperature stress on reef fishes
- Seaenna Correa-Garcia (MS, Marine Biology), Native seaweed cultivation
- Tyler Goodearly (PhD, Nutritional Sciences), Environmental physiology of sea cucumbers
- Reilly Merlo (MS, Animal Science), Effects of salinity on fish nutrition
- Tharindu Malintha (PhD, Nutritional Sciences), Environmental regulation of transcription factors in fish