Chief Boatswain - Todd Wilson, Hometown: Pascagoula , MS.
Been on Oregon II since, June 14 2004.
Former Fireman / Career Mariner (Fisheries)
Lead Fisherman - Tim Martin, Hometown: Lexington , MO.
Been on Oregon II since, September 2004.
Prior to joining the Oregon II, SF Martin worked aboard the NOAA Ship Delaware II. He has also worked 7 years as a commercial fisherman in the fridge waters of the Bering Sea. When not sailing on the Oregon II 243 sea days per year, SF Martin finds time for football, golf, scuba diving, and basketball.
Fisherman - Chuck Godwin, Hometown: Winter Park , FL.
Been on Oregon II since, July 2001.
Charles “Chuck” Scott Godwin graduated from the University of Florida in 1991 with a B.A. in history. He then served ten years in the U.S. Coast Guard, where he served aboard the USCG Cutter Neah Bay in Cleveland, OH, and also at numerous small boat stations along the Gulf Coast. He taught history at Murphy Jr. High School in Mobile, AL, before joining NOAA. He avidly follows the Gator football and basketball teams. His hobbies include: hunting, golf, and tennis. He also entertains everyone aboard with his cartoon drawings of crewmembers and scientists.
Skilled Fisherman - Walter Jeffords, Hometown: Lake Wales, FL.
Been on Oregon II since, July, 2006.
SF Jeffords comes to the Oregon II after working on sea going tugs and ships since 1989, and a prior service as a U.S. Merchant Marine. His quote of the day is, “Love to fish, what else is there?”