Sean Windell earned a master’s degree in applied marine and watershed science from California State University, Monterey Bay in 2015. He studied the value of habitat diversity in marine reserves, specifically the spiny lobster use of the intertidal zone at the Santa Catalina Island marine protected area.
At the Delta Science Program, Windell helped improve salmonid and sturgeon monitoring and assessment in the Delta and Sacramento River with the intention to inform management decisions.