MATT KULP

MATT KULP holds a B.S. in biology from Pennsylvania State University and a M.S. in biology (fisheries) from Tennessee Technological University. His first fisheries related job was at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Cooperative Fisheries Research Unit at Penn State where he served as a fisheries technician. Matt moved to Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) as a fishery technician, and in May 1995 became a fishery biologist. In 2014, Matt became the Supervisory Fishery Biologist at the park. Matt focuses on fish population monitoring, brook trout genetics, native fish restoration, threatened and endangered fish restoration and monitoring, and water quality monitoring/modelling. He has led or assisted with native fish restoration projects in 5 national parks, 3 national forests, and one USFWS wildlife refuge, where he worked to restore native bull trout, Bonneville cutthroat trout, Rio Grande cutthroat trout, southern strain brook trout, Barren’s topminnow, as well as native amphibians. Matt assisted or led projects to restore brook trout to 19 streams in GSMNP representing more than 35 miles of habitat. He has authored or coauthored over 35 peer reviewed publications covering fisheries management, brook trout genetics, water quality, biotic effects of acidification, and native fish restoration. Matt was awarded the EPA STAR award for co-authoring “Standard Operating Practices for the Use of Fintrol® (Antimycin A) for Restoration of Native Fish Populations”. He can be reached at Info@NativeFishCoalition.org