CV of Chad King

W: (831) 647-4248
chad.king@noaa.gov 

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Education

B.A. in Marine Science, UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 1991-1995
M.S. in Marine Science, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, CA 1999-2003

Current Position 

Research Ecologist 2002-Present
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary – NOAA
Monterey, CA

Previous Position 

Biologist 1999-2002
California Department of Fish and Game
Monterey, CA

  • Founded the GIS lab
  • Conducted subtidal rockfish surveys and performed spatial and statistical analyses

Other Pertinent Positions and Volunteer Experience

Chief Scientist – 13-day research expedition aboard NOAA FSV Reuben Lasker July 2025
Chief Scientist – 10-day research expedition aboard NOAA FSV Bell M. Shimada May 2024
Chief Scientist – 10-day research expedition aboard NOAA FSV Bell M. Shimada July 2022
Chief Scientist – 7-day deep-sea ROV research expedition aboard E/V Nautilus October 2020
Chief Scientist – 7-day deep-sea ROV research expedition aboard E/V Nautilus October 2019
Science Observer  – 2 dives in HOV Alvin (2,000 m and 3,200 m depths) March 2019
Chief Scientist – 10-day deep-sea ROV research expedition aboard E/V Nautilus October 2018
Chief Scientist – 10-day research expedition aboard NOAA FSV Bell M. Shimada May 2018
Volunteer Diver  – Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA 1995-Present

Professional Certifications

NOAA Science Diver 2002 – Present
NOAA Divemaster 2006 – Present
NOAA Diver – Field Trainer 2018 – Present
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) 2010 – Present

Honors and Awards

Volunteer Diver of the Year – Monterey Bay Aquarium 2012

Publications

  1. Ryan J, Leary P, Smith K, Goldbogen J, Santora J, DeVogelaere A, King C, Chavez F, ZoBell V, Margolina T, Joseph J, Oestreich W, Benoit-Bird K. Acoustic vector sensing reveals ecologically modulated sympatry of blue and fin whales. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. October 2024. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0035290
  2. Barry J, Litvin S, DeVogelaere A, Caress D, Lovera C, Kahn A, Burton E, King C, Paduan J, Wheat C, Girard F, Sudek S, Hartwell A, Sherman A, McGill P, Schnittger A, Voight J, Martin E. Abyssal hydrothermal springs—Cryptic incubators for brooding octopus. Science Advances. August 2023. https://doi.org/adg3247  
  3. Goffredi SK, Panossian B, Brzechffa C, Field N, King C, Moggioli G, Rouse GW, Martín-Durán JM, Henry LM. A dynamic epibiont community associated with the bone-eating polychaete genus Osedax. mBio. June 2023. doi: 10.1128/mbio.03140-22. PMID: 37382438.
  4. LaScala-Gruenewald D, Low N, Barry J, Brown J, King C, Chavez F, Ruhl H. Building on a human-centred, iterative, and agile co-design strategy to facilitate the availability of deep ocean data. ICES Journal of Marine Science 80 (2), March 2023. https://djoi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsac145 
  5. Kashiwabara L, Kahane-Rapport S, King C, DeVogelaere M, Goldbogen J, Savoca M. Microplastics and microfibers in surface waters of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California. Marine Pollution Bulletin 165:112148, April 2021.
  6. King C, Roletto J, Tezak S, Williams G, Brown J, Cochrane G, Burton E, Lindquist K, Wood A, Holl J. Exploring Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Oceanography 34 (1), 34-35. 2021.  
  7. King C, Brown J, Burton E, Kahn A, Hartwell A, Wood A, Hardin D, Octopus Gardens and a Whale Fall in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Oceanography 33 (1), 50-51. 2020. 
  8. Barry J, Boch C, Buck K, Burton E, DeVogelaere A, Khan A, King C, Kuhnz L, Litvin S, Lovera C, Guilderson T, Whaling P. A role for predation in mediating the population dynamics of deep-sea corals? Ocean Sciences Meeting. American Geophysical Union. 2020.  
  9. Boch C, DeVogelaere A, Burton E, King C, Lovera C, Buck K, Lord J, Kuhnz L, Kaiser M, Reid-Rose C, Barry J. Guide to translocating coral fragments for deep-sea restoration. National Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series ONMS-20-10. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Silver Spring, MD. 25 pp. June 2020.
  10. Boch C, DeVogelaere A, Burton E, King C, Lord J, Lovera C, Litvin S, Kuhnz L, Barry J. Coral Translocation as a Method to Restore Impacted Deep-Sea Coral Communities. Front. Mar. Sci., 28 August 2019. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00540 
  11. King C, Brown J. Corals, sponges, and an octopus garden in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Oceanography 32 (1), 52-53. 2019.
  12. Zabin C, Marraffini M, Lonhart S, McCann L, Ceballos L, King C, Watanabe J, Pearse J, Ruiz G. Non-native species colonization of highly diverse, wave swept outer coast habitats in Central California. Marine Biology 165 (2), 1-18. 2018.
  13. de Beukelaer S, Grimmer K, Brown J, and King C. “Chapter 11: Using GIS tools to develop a collaborative essential fish habitat proposal,” in Ocean Solutions, Earth Solutions, ed. D. J. Wright (Redlands, CA: Esri Press), 201–220. 2016. DOI: 10.17128/9781589484603
  14. King C. Report on Davidson Seamount Marine Mammal and Seabird Surveys. MBNMS Technical Report, December 2010. 
  15. Brown J, Pavia R, King C, DeVogelaere A. The Application of Observing System Data in California Current Ecosystem Assessments. NOAA Technical Memorandum- Office of National Marine Sanctuaries(ONMS). National Ocean Service. January 2010.
  16. Stegmann P, Foley D, King C, Schwing F, Price H, Bograd S, Palacios D. Integrating enhanced satellite data maps into coastal management. Eos Transactions American Geophysical Union 87(14):137-148. April 2006. DOI: 10.1029/2006EO140001.
  17. Geller J, Fitzgerald L, King C. Fission in Sea Anemones: Integrative Studies of Life Cycle Evolution. Integrative and Comparative Biology 45(4):615-22. August 2005. DOI: 10.1093/icb/45.4.615
  18. DeVogelaere A, Burton E, Trejo T, King C, Clague D, Tamburri M, Cailliet G, Kochevar R, Douros W. Deep-sea corals and resource protection at the Davidson Seamount, California, USA. A. Freiwald, J.M. Roberts (Eds.), Cold-water Corals and Ecosystems, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg. 2005. pp. 1189-1198.
  19. Paduan J, Benson S, Bruland K, Chavez F, Costa D, Croll D, DeVogelaere A, Edwards C, Griggs G, King C, Kudela R, Harvey J, Lipphardt, Jr, Steve Lonhart, Pat Mantey, Baldo Marinovic, Margaret McManus, Leslie Rosenfeld, Mary Silver, John Vesecky. California and the World Ocean’02: Revisiting and Revising California’s Ocean Agenda. March 2005. DOI: 10.1061/40761(175)85.  
  20. King, C. “Factors influencing the pedal laceration frequency of a subtropical anemone” (2003). Master’s Thesis. 2505. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31979/etd.a72e-qsnk