Wesley Franklin

B.Sc. 2019 Marine Biology, Southern Arkansas University
M.Sc. 2021 Ocean, Coastal & Earth Sciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Wes joined the Marsh & Associates team in January of 2023. Before this, he worked as a North Pacific Groundfish Observer in the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska. In his master’s research, he focused on assessing microplastic pollution in freshwater systems in South Texas. Wes enjoys researching fish, hiking, road tripping, and cliff jumping. At M&A, he leads the Northern Pike monitoring and telemetry project on Utah Lake and assists with other coworkers’ projects. When not in the field, Wes writes annual reports, writes R code, creates maps, and presents at scientific conferences.