Anson Named ADCNR MRD Director

Kevin Anson was recently promoted to director of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’s (ADCNR) Marine Resources Division (MRD). Anson assumes the leadership role previously held by Colonel Scott Bannon, who retired after 28 years with MRD, the last eight years as director. Anson is a native of South Florida and graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a degree in anthropology. He continued his education at Auburn University, where he earned his master’s degree in fisheries and allied aquacultures. He started his work career with a Robertsdale-based tropical fish hatchery. Anson was hired by MRD as a biologist in August 1998, primarily supervising the recreational data collection program for Alabama. He was promoted to fisheries section chief in 2011. Anson has served as the proxy state fisheries management agency representative for Alabama on the Gulf Council, which advises National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries on managing the federal fisheries in the Gulf of America, since 2008.