Speakers

Speaker Ruth Perry
Ruth Perry is a Marine Scientist and Regulatory Policy Specialist responsible for physical and biological oceanography, ocean observing, and policy for Shell Exploration and Production offshore teams. Ruth integrates marine science and ocean technology into regulatory policy advocacy and decision-making in the areas of marine sound, marine spatial planning, ocean …

Ruth Perry is a Marine Scientist and Regulatory Policy Specialist responsible for physical and biological oceanography, ocean observing, and policy for Shell Exploration and Production offshore teams. Ruth integrates marine science and ocean technology into regulatory policy advocacy and decision-making in the areas of marine sound, marine spatial planning, ocean observing, and marine mammal and life science, primarily in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic. Ruth has over 10 years of research and field experience studying the offshore physical environment, deploying and operating ocean observing systems, and marine mammal observing in the Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere.  Ruth earned a doctorate in Oceanography from Texas A&M University and joined Shell in 2014.

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Speaker Stephen Truchon
Stephen Truchon is a Marine Scientist at Shell’s Westhollow Technology Center in Houston, Texas. Steve has a Master’s degree and over 25 years of experience in areas of impact and ecological risk assessment, natural resource damage assessment, and ecological restoration of freshwater and marine habitats. Steve focuses on identifying opportunities in …

Stephen Truchon is a Marine Scientist at Shell’s Westhollow Technology Center in Houston, Texas. Steve has a Master’s degree and over 25 years of experience in areas of impact and ecological risk assessment, natural resource damage assessment, and ecological restoration of freshwater and marine habitats. Steve focuses on identifying opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico where industry could become more proactive in the collection of baseline and long-term monitoring data and has developed marine science-based strategies for artificial reefing and in support of selecting decommissioning alternatives for deepwater platforms.

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