Archive of TAB-funded Projects
2011-2012
Principal Investigators and Project Titles
Andrea K. Johnson (UMES)
Organic contaminants in monkfish, Lophius americanus
Jessica Miller (OSU)
Temperature effects on pre- and post-settlement processes in Gulf of Alaska northern rock sole (Lepidopsetta polyxystra)
Bradley Stevens (UMES)
Development of in-situ assessment and observation methods for black sea bass, Centropristis striata
Adam Tulu (UMES-Student), Rosemary Jagus (IMET), Ali Ishaque (UMES)
Characterization of Microgadus tomcod CYP19A aromatase
Heather Wolfer (UMES-Student), Andrea K. Johnson (UMES)
Temperature preferences of Atlantic croaker under hypoxic and normoxic conditions
Diego Lirman (RSMAS)
The role of seascape characteristics of submerged aquatic vegetation as fisheries habitat
Andrij Horodysky (HU)
Sensory ecology of Atlantic sturgeon: ecophysiological auditory and visual performance measures
Al Place (IMET)
Taurine – the missing ingredient for development of fish free diets for aquaculture
Deidre Gibson (HU)
Feeding and growth of doliolids as related to food concentration and temperature: Toward a model of doliolid population dynamics
Joseph Pitula (UMES)
Diversity of Hematodinium sp. in the Maryland Coastal Bay ecosystem
Eric Schott (IMET)
Monitoring pathogens of blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) along a climatological and latitudinal gradient
Stacy Smith (DSU)
Using otolith elemental analysis to classify natal grounds of spawning summer flounder, Paralichthys dentatus, and spot, Leiostomus xanthurus
2012-2013
Principal Investigators and Project Titles
Andrew Baker (RSMAS)
Do elevated nutrients increase the susceptibility of essential reef fish habitat to climate change stressors? A field experiment in the Florida Keys using novel genetic tools
Dwight Ebanks (RSMAS)
Influence of Aqueous hypercapnia on cobia, Rachycentron canadum, pre-fertilization and larval stages of development
Tao Gong (UMES)
Socioeconomic factors affecting entry-stay-exit behavior of the blue crab fishers in the Chesapeake Bay
Selina Heppell (OSU)
Analysis of variability in foraging ecology and juvenile growth to improve an assessment model for loggerhead sea turtles
Andrea Johnson (UMES)
Organic Contaminants in monkfish, Lophius americanus
Diego Lirman (RSMAS)
The role of seascape characteristics of submerged aquatic vegetation as fisheries habitat
Jessica Miller (OSU)
Evaluating the effects of prey quality on tissue lipids, taurine and growth in juvenile Chinook salmon (Onchorynchus tshawytscha) with a controlled feeding study
Joseph Pitula (UMES)
Dinoflagellate Community Structure within a Maryland Coastal Bay Ecosystem
Eric Schott (IMET)
Understanding the interaction of probiotic and pathogenic bacteria in oyster larvae hatchery culture
Bradley Stevens (UMES)
Augmenting the Black Sea Bass, Centropristis striata, Stock Assessment: Assessing the importance of fixed and fluid estuarine habitats
Bradley Stevens (UMES)
Development of in-situ assessment and observation methods for black sea bass, Centropristis striata, Year 3
Gill Sylvia (OSU)
Modeling Spatial-Temporal Fishing Effort of the West Coast Salmon Fishery
2013-2014
Principal Investigators and Project Titles
Michael Banks (OSU)
Microsatelite Markers Isolation (EST-SSR’s) for Association Tests of Reproductive Phenotypes (GnRH, FSH and LH) in the Context of Environmental Variability for Chinook Salmon
Tao Gong (UMES)
Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Entry-stay-exit Behavior of the Blue Crab Fishermen in Maryland
Selina Heppell (OSU)
Analysis of variability in foragaing ecology and juvenile growth to improve an assessment model for loggerhead sea turtles (Year 2)
Andrij Horodysky (HU)
Effects of temperature and feed type on gastric evacuation of aquacultured pompano (Trachinotus carolinus)
Jessica Miller (OSU)
Trophic Ecology of Forage Fishes: Linking Primary Productivity to Fisheries Production in the Northern California Current
Joe Pitula (UMES)
Dinophysis sp. In the Maryland Coastal Bay Ecosystem
Al Place (UMCES/IMET)
Diet and feeding of menhaden using molecular identification based on cox1 and 18S sequences
Eric Schott (UMCES/IMET)
Understanding the interaction of probiotic and pathogenic bacteria in oyster larvae hatchery culture
Bradley Stevens (UMES)
Improving management of deep-sea red crabs (Chaceon quinquedens): Reproductive biology, maturity, and stock structure
Bradley Stevens (UMES)
Augmenting the Black Sea Bass, Centropristis striata, Stock Assessment, Year 2: Assessing the importance of fixed and fluid estuarine habitats
Shari Wiley (HU)
Effects of climate change and anthropogenic stressors on piscivore-planktivore trophic interaction
Crystal Smith (SSU)
Profile of EPS-Producting bacteria and diatoms in coastal Georgia sediments
2014-2015
Principal Investigators and Project Titles
Michael Banks (OSU)
Microsatelite Markers Isolation (EST-SSR’s) for Association Tests of Reproductive Phenotypes (GnRH, FSH and LH) in the Context of Environmental Variability for Chinook Salmon
Jennifer Gut (SSU)
Potential Impacts of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) on the temporal and spatial patterns of fish assemblages near the mouth of the Savannah River, Georgia
Ammar Hanif (UMCES/IMET)
Analyzing diets of Atlantic menhaden using metabarcoding
Andrij Horodysky (HU)
Comparison of NOAA Montlake meal and Otohime feed performance in aquacultured pompano: feed ration, feed frequency, feed conversion ration, and feed efficiency.
Andrea Johnson (UMES)
RNA-DNA Ratios as Indicators of Ecosystem Health; metrics to determin the impact of land-use on fish habitat
Andrea Johnson (UMES)
Analysis of Stranding Demographics and Contaminants in Marine Mammals from Coastal Maryland and the
Chesapeake Bay
Jessica Miller (OSU)
Ocean acidification effects on ecology of juvenile northern rock sole
Jolvan Morris (SSU)
Place Attachment and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in the Sea Islands: A Case Study of Endangered Culture
Eric Schott (UMCES/IMET)
Searching the coastal bay food web for reservoirs of a virus lethal to blue crab Callinectes sapidus
Bradley Stevens (UMES)
Improving management of deep-sea red crabs, Chaceon quinquedens, Year 2: Reproductive biology, maturity, and age estimation
Bradley Stevens (UMES)
Augmenting the Black Sea Bass, Centropristis striata, Stock Assessment, Year 3: Assessing the importance of fixed and fluid estuarine habitats
Leigh Torres (OSU)
Integrating habitat, prey and predators over space and time to assess distributional responses to environmental variability and climate change: California sea lions and their pelagic prey off Oregon and Washington