Sam Gurney

Sam Gurney, a 2023/25 Vision Fellow and MVRHS graduate, is studying wildlife and fisheries science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Sam has a deep affinity for the Island’s freshwater ecosystems, spending the past three summers (2023-25) surveying them while working at BiodiversityWorks. He has focused on recording the distributions of the Vineyard’s many inland fish species in roughly 50 different local ponds and streams. Sam aims to use this information to further our understanding of the island’s less-discussed inland waters.