Delbert M. Gatlin, III

　

Delbert M. Gatlin, III is a Professor and University Faculty Fellow with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences and a member of the Intercollegiate Faculty of Nutrition at Texas A&M University. He is an expert in basic nutrition of fishes and shellfishes, with primary emphasis on species cultured for human consumption, especially bass and red drum. Dr. Gatlin's research activities include determining dietary requirements for and metabolism of various nutrients with consideration given to such aspects as nutritional energetics, nutrition-disease interactions, and nutritional biochemistry of fish as it relates to human health. His research is coordinated to provide a comprehensive basic nutrition program in order to improve production efficiency in aquaculture and enhance the quality of resulting products. Dr. Gatlin sits on the Board of Directors of the Striped Bass Growers Association and is a Certified Fisheries Scientist and member of the American Fisheries Society, World Aquaculture Society, and American Society for Nutritional Sciences. He was a member of the NRC Committee on Animal Nutrition from 1996 to 1999. Dr. Gatlin received his B.S. in Fisheries and Aquaculture from Texas A&M University and his Ph.D. in Nutritional Biochemistry from Mississippi State University.