Don Scavia is professor of environmental engineering and professor of environment and sustainability at the University of Michigan. Prior to joining the University of Michigan faculty in 2004, he held positions between 1975 and 2003 as chief scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s National Ocean Service, director of the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and a research scientist at NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/contributor/donald-scavia/rss en Fisheries Governance Solutions Fri, 04 Aug 2017 10:10:11 +0000 Donald Scavia https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2017/08/04/voluntary-actions-are-failing-to-shrink-algae-blooms-and-dead-zones https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2017/08/04/voluntary-actions-are-failing-to-shrink-algae-blooms-and-dead-zones Too many nutrients washing into our waters create oxygen-deprived “dead zones.” But voluntary steps to reduce nutrient runoff and shrink dead zones just aren’t working, says environmental researcher Don Scavia.