LUKE ETCHISON

LUKE ETCHISON is a river conservation biologist for the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. He has been with the NCWRC since 2016 and is responsible for conservation and monitoring of mussels, crayfishes, native fishes, and aquatic snails in the New, Savannah, Little Tennessee, Hiwassee, French Broad, and Watauga watersheds in NC. Luke received a B.S. in Aquatic and Fisheries Biology, M.S. in Aquatic Biology, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Ball State University, where he was involved in research on aquatic insects, aquatic snails, crayfishes, mussels, and fishes. His dissertation focused on large river fish communities and their response to habitat change over time. Luke can be reached at Info@NativeFishCoalition.org