Matthew L. Nobriga

Receives Brown-Nichols Science Award

Matthew (Matt) L. Nobriga is being honored by his peers as the recipient of the 2024 Brown-Nichols Science Award. An assistant field supervisor with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Matt is a recognized expert on aquatic ecology and fish biology in California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta with extensive peer-reviewed publications and reports on native fishes, including the life histories of Delta and Longfin Smelt. In Matt’s nearly 30-year career in state and federal service, he has directly applied his scientific knowledge to address high-priority management and policy questions. He also mentored other agency staff toward contributing to significant published literature and producing highly relevant science-based models to support management decision-making. 



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Past recipients