Leigh T Johnson

Leigh Taylor Johnson is a Coastal Resources Advisor Emerita, based in San Diego County. Her research and education programs address water quality and invasive species issues related to California boats on the coasts of California and Baja California, as well as quagga mussels and other invasive species that infest freshwater transport systems and ecosystems. Her expertise is in policy analysis, coastal water quality, aquatic invasive species, conflict resolution, and facilitating strategic planning for complex, environmental issues.

Please visit her Coastal Resources Program website to view and download reports, fact sheets and articles based on her research programs. Most are in English; several are also in Español.

Her Blogsite is Boating Environmental Forum

Selected, Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

Carson, Richard T., Maria Damon, Leigh T. Johnson and Jamie A. Gonzalez. 2009. Conceptual issues in designing a policy to phase out metal-based antifouling paints on recreational boats. Journal of Environmental Management 90:2460-2468.

Culver, C., L. Johnson, H. Page and J. Dugan. 2009. The influence of boat hull antifouling and cleaning strategies on recruitment of aquatic invasive species. Journal of Shellfish Research. 28 (3): 690. 

Johnson, Leigh T. and Linda M. Fernandez. 2011. A binational, supply-side evaluation for managing water quality and invasive fouling species on California’s coastal boats. Journal of Environmental Management. 92: 3071-3081.