Meet Our Team
Joth Davis, PhD
- Founder, Chief Executive Officer
- Owner - Baywater Shellfish
- Adjunct Faculty UW School of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences
- PI on numerous restoration and enhancement research projects
Dennis Hedgecock, PhD
- Founder, Chief Science Officer
- Paxson H. Offield Professor Professor in Fisheries Ecology, USC
- International expert on shellfish genetics, genomics, and breeding
- 135 published papers, over 6000 citations
Jon Kroman
- Chief Development Officer and General Counsel
- 30+ years legal and organizational development experience
- Extensive work with sustainability nonprofits and businesses
Ashley Lockhart
- Hatchery Technician
- B.S. in Marine Biology from Hawaii Pacific University
- Hatchery operations, including for the company’s breeding program at its hatchery at the NOAA Manchester Research Station
