Skip to main content
Marine Advisory Program

Shelby B. White

Marine Business Specialist

Email: [[v|sbwhite]]
Phone: (804) 684-7345
Office: Davis Hall 231
Section: Natural Resources
Unit: Marine Advisory Program
Interests: Socioeconomics; Human Dimensions; Fisheries; Marine Business; Marine Policy

Education

  • B.S., Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2013
  • M.S., Coastal and Ocean Policy, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2016
  • Ph.D., Fisheries Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 2023

Research Interests


I am interested in research, partnerships, and programs that promote marine business in coastal communities. I serve as a liaison for various industries, including commercial fishing, seafood processing, aquaculture, and working waterfronts. One of my specific interests is workforce development. I am actively involved in Virginia's Young Fishermen's Initiative, a program that provides training to individuals interested in the commercial fishing industry. I am also interested in livelihood diversification within and outside of marine business and understanding how people make decisions regarding participation, as well as the sociocultural aspects of fishing and impacts of policy and management.

Publications


White, S.B., B. Garrity-Blake, and A.M. Scheld. 2025. What they live for: adaptive strategies of Virginia's small-scale commercial fishermen in a changing industry. Marine Policy 171, 106451.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106451

Scheld, A.M., W.R. Calhoun, C.B. Gilsinan, and S.B. White. 2024. Market development for an invasive fish species: blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay, US. Fisheries Research 278, 107099.

White, S.B. and A.M. Scheld. 2024. Assessing diversification behavior of small-scale commercial fishers. ICES Journal of Marine Science 81(3): 480-490. 

Midway, S.R., F.S. Scharf, M.A. Dance, and et al. 2024. Southern flounder: major milestones and remaining knowledge gaps in their biology, ecology, and fishery management. Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture 32(3): 450-478.

White, S.B. and A.M. Scheld. 2022. Characterizing changes in participation and diversification in small-scale fisheries of Virginia, USA. Coastal Management 50(1): 3-28. 

Scheld, A.M., W.M. Goldsmith, S. White, H.J. Small, and S. Musick. 2020. Quantifying the behavioral and economic effects of a regulatory change in a recreational cobia fishery. Fisheries Research 224, 105469.