Thomas Paige

Marine Operations Technician

Thomas.Paige@noaa.gov

Thomas (Tommy) Paige is originally from the mountains of West Virginia. After graduating from Davis and Elkins College with a B.S. in Environmental Science, he moved to the Florida Keys in 2008. Paige has worked for many outdoor educational programs in the Keys including Seacamp and Marinelab, and was also part of the Coral Restoration Foundation team for many years. While working in the British Overseas Territory of Cayman Brac, Paige started his own coral nursery. He has been captaining in the Keys for 15 years and is extremely excited about being a part of the team whose mission is to conserve and preserve the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.