{"id":1474,"date":"2021-09-12T17:12:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T21:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/?page_id=1474"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:10:09","slug":"dr-david-die","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/faculty\/dr-david-die\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. David Die"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH SCIENTIST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor, Department of Natural Sciences<\/strong>
University of Maryland Eastern Shore<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email: djdie@umes.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

University of Miami<\/strong>
Ph.D., Marine Living Resources <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Universidad de La Laguna, Spain<\/strong>
B.S., Zoology<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Development of mathematical and statistical models (both for prediction and estimation) to support natural resource management.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Developing an understanding of the mechanisms that are key to the sustainability of fisheries and relating such mechanisms to the processes of ecosystem management.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The assessment and management of worldwide fisheries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Assessment of tuna, billfish, sharks and reef-fish fisheries in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Selected Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Malca E.,\u2026\u00a0Die\u00a0D.J.<\/strong> (and 15 other authors).\u00a02026.\u00a0Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) dominated the larval tuna assemblage during the 2022 spawning season in the eastern Indian Ocean.\u00a0Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography.\u00a0<\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.dsr2.2026.105643<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Swalethorp, R., …\u00a0Die, D<\/strong>., (and 13 other authors). 2026. Selective feeding of Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) larvae on appendicularians in their eastern Indian Ocean spawning region. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 226: 105591.\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.dsr2.2026.105591<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Laiz-Carri\u00f3n, \u2026Die D.J<\/strong>., (and 10 other authors) 2025. Trophic specialization enhances growth performance in larvae of southern bluefin, albacore, and skipjack tunas from the eastern Indian Ocean.\u00a0Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography.\u00a0<\/em>225. 105585.\u00a0<\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.dsr2.2025.105585<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Borrego-Santos, R.,\u2026\u00a0Die D.J.<\/strong>\u00a0 (and 8 other authors). 2025. Revisiting daily growth and survival insights of Southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) larvae in the eastern Indian Ocean.\u00a0Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography.\u00a0<\/em>225. 105572.\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.dsr2.2025.105572<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Landry, M\u2026.Die\u00a0D.J.<\/strong> (and 35 other authors). 2025. Overview of BLOOFINZ\/INDITUN investigations of the southern bluefin spawning region off northwest Australia, January\u2013March 2022,\u00a0Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography<\/em>, 224,105564.\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.dsr2.2025.105564<\/u><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Die<\/strong> D.J., Sant\u2019Ana R. and Mourato B. 2024.  Report of ICCAT capacity building workshops for management strategy evaluation in tropical tuna fisheries. ICCAT Collect. Vol. Sci. Pap.81(2): 1-13<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Die<\/strong> D.J. 2023. ICCAT Regional Workshop in West Africa for the improvement of statistical data collection and reporting on small-scale (artisanal) fisheries. ICCAT Collect. Vol. Sci. Pap. 80(10): 33-45<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Chigbu, P<\/strong>., E.A. Babcock, D.M. Gibson, D. Hoskins-Brown, R. Jagus, J.A. Miller,\u00a0M.A. Sexton, S.L. Smith, B. Stevens, D.J. Die, E. Schott, and V. Young. 2023.\u00a0\u00a0Preparing a diverse future workforce in marine and fisheries science: The NOAA\u00a0Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center.\u00a0Oceanography\u00a0<\/em>36(4):\u00a088\u201393,\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5670\/oceanog.2024.139<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. Alvarez-Berastegui D., Die<\/strong>, D.J. and 28 other authors. 2023. Terms of reference for the Mediterranean tuna habitat observatory initiative. ICCAT Collect. Vol. Sci. Pap. 80(7): 155-161<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    10. Juan Jorda, M.J.,…Die<\/strong>, D.J. and 15 other authors. 2022. Report of the First Meeting of the Sub-Group on the Ecosystem Report Card. ICCAT Collect. Vol. Sci. Pap. 79(5): 152-164<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    11. Juan Jorda, M.J.,…Die<\/strong>, D.J. and 19 other authors. 2022. Report of the ICCAT workshop on identification of regions in the ICCAT convention area for supporting the implementation of ecosystem-based fisheries management. ICCAT Collect. Vol. Sci. Pap. 79(5): 178-211<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    12. Norelli A.P., Die<\/strong> D.J., and Moffat B.T. 2022. A systematic review of tropical tuna preferences for tropical tuna movement models. ICCAT Collect. Vol. Sci. Pap. 79(1): 261-293<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    13. Merino, G., Die<\/strong>, D., Urtizberea, A., Laborda, A. 2021. Characterization of Structural Uncertainty in Tropical Tuna Stock Dynamics.  ICCAT Collect. Vol. Sci. Pap.78(2): 227-230<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    14. Saul, S Brooks E.N., Die<\/strong> D.J. 2020. How fisher behavior can bias stock assessment: insights from an agent-based modeling approach. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 77: 1794-1809.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    15. Brown S.K., Shivlani M., Koeneke R.F., Agnew D., Byrd J., Cryer M., Dichmont C., Die<\/strong> D., Michaels W., Reid K., Rice J., Sparholt H., Weinberg J. 2020. Patterns and practices in fisheries assessment peer review systems. Marine Policy: 117: 103880.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    16. Seeteram N., Bhat M., Pierce B., Cavasos K. and Die<\/strong> D.J. 2019. Reconciling economic impacts and stakeholder perception: A management challenge in Florida Gulf Coast fisheries. Marine Policy 108: 103628.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    17. Sadusky H., Chaibongsai P., Die<\/strong> D.J., Agar J., and Shivlani M. 2018. Management of moored fish aggregation devices (fads) in the Caribbean. ICCAT Collect. Vol. Sci. Pap. 74 (5), 2230-2242<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    18. Di Natale A., Tensek S., Die<\/strong> D., Porch C., Bonhommeau S., Takeuchi Y., Melvin G., Mielgo Bregazzi R., de Bruyn P., and Palma C. 2017. Bluefin tuna weight frequencies from selected market and auction data recovered by GBYP. ICCAT Col. Vol. Sci. Pap. 73(6): 2129-2149<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    19. Die<\/strong>  D.J. 2016.  Challenges faced by management of the Atlantic tuna stock related to the development of Mediterranean blluefin tuna farming.  In: Advances in tuna aquaculture – from hatchery to market. Academic press. pp  43-58.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    20. Forrestal FC,  McDonald MD, Burress G and Die<\/strong> D.J. 2017. Reflex impairment and physiology as predictors of delayed mortality in recreationally caught yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus). Conservation Physiology 5: 1-12.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    21. Pons, M., Arocha F., Domingo A., Die<\/strong> D.J., Brazeiro A. and Hazin F.H. 2016 . Potential use of anal fin spines for assessing age and growth of longbill spearfish, Tetrapturus pfluegeri, in the western Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of Marine Science 92: 385-398.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    22. Saul S. and Die<\/strong> D.J. 2016. Modeling the Decision-Making Behavior of Fishers in the Reef Fish Fishery on the West Coast of Florida. Human Dimensions in Wildlife 21: 567-586.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    23. Die<\/strong>  D.J. 2016.  Challenges faced by management of the Atlantic tuna stock related to the development of Mediterranean Bluefin tuna farming.  In: Advances in tuna aquaculture \u2013 from hatchery to market. Academic press. pp  43-58<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    24. Saul, S Brooks E.N., Die D.J. 2020. How fisher behavior can bias stock assessment: insights from an agent-based modeling approach. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 77: 1794-1809.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    25. Brown S.K., Shivlani M., Koeneke R.F., Agnew D., Byrd J., Cryer M., Dichmont C., Die D., Michaels W., Reid K., Rice J., Sparholt H., Weinberg J. 2020. Patterns and practices in fisheries assessment peer review systems. Marine Policy: 117: 103880.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    26. Seeteram N., Bhat M., Pierce B., Cavasos K. and Die D.J. 2019. Reconciling economic impacts and stakeholder perception: A management challenge in Florida Gulf Coast fisheries. Marine Policy 108: 103628.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    27. Forrestal FC,  McDonald MD, Burress G and Die<\/strong> D.J. 2017. Reflex impairment and physiology as predictors of delayed mortality in recreationally caught yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus). Conservation Physiology 5: 1-12.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    28. Pons, M., Arocha F., Domingo A., Die<\/strong> D.J., Brazeiro A. and Hazin F.H. 2016 . Potential use of anal fin spines for assessing age and growth of longbill spearfish, Tetrapturus pfluegeri, in the western Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of Marine Science 92: 385-398.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    29. Saul S. and Die<\/strong> D.J. 2016. Modeling the Decision-Making Behavior of Fishers in the Reef Fish Fishery on the West Coast of Florida. Human Dimensions in Wildlife 21: 567-586.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    30. Die<\/strong>  D.J. 2016.  Challenges faced by management of the Atlantic tuna stock related to the development of Mediterranean blluefin tuna farming.  In: Advances in tuna aquaculture – from hatchery to market. Academic press. pp  43-58<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    31. Council, E. and Die <\/strong>D.J. 2015. The Relative Importance of Subpopulation Connectivity and the Age Distribution of Mortality in Exploited Marine Fish Populations. Ecological modelling 312: 247-255.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    32. Phillips, K., Mansfield K., Die<\/strong> D.J. and Addison D.  2014. Survival and remigration probabilities for loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) nesting in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.  Marine Biology 161: 245-252.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    33. Braccini, JM, Troynikov VS,  Courtney AJ, Die<\/strong> DJ, Prosser A and Montgomery SS. 2013.  Stochastic growth of the eastern king prawn (melicertus plebejus (Hess, 1865)) harvested off eastern Australia. Crustaceana 86: 651-660.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    34. Saul, SE Walter III J, Die<\/strong> DJ ,Naar DF and Donahue BT. 2013.  Modeling the Spatial Distribution of Commercially Important Reef Fish on the West Florida Shelf. Fisheries Research 143: 12-20.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Biosketch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Dr. David Die<\/strong> received a B.S. in Zoology from the Universidad de La Laguna in Spain and a Ph.D. in Marine Living Resources from the University of Miami. He has held positions at the Queensland Department of Primary Industries, CSIRO-Australia, FAO Rome, University of Miami and most recently was the Branch Chief, Highly Migratory Species at the SEFSC-NOAA. He develops mathematical and statistical models (both for prediction and estimation) to support assessment of fishery resources and quantitative evaluation of the performance of natural resource management. He specializes in developing an understanding of the mechanisms that are key to the sustainability of fisheries. He has researched fisheries worldwide, and some of his research has been instrumental in the development of major management changes (fishing closures, fleet capacity reductions) in several fisheries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Presently, Dr. Die is focusing on research to support the assessment and management of exploited fishery species following the principles of ecosystem based fishery management. He has current collaborative research links with scientists in fishery Institutions all around the world. He was for many years a Technical Coordinator for the Center for Independent Experts, one of the main vehicles used by NOAA Fisheries to oversee the quality of its science. He is a former Chair of the Scientific Committee for Research and Statistics of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center
      University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Lead Institution)
      (410) 651-7870
      Award numbers: FY 2021 Award #NA21SEC4810005
      Funding Agency:\u00a0      NOAA Educational Partnership Program (EPP\/MSI)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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