Performance Report for Cooperative Agreement No: na06oar4810163 for the Period from September 1, 2006 to August 31, 2012 University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Ashton-Alcox, K., Powell, E., Hearon, J., Babb, R., Ozbay, G. and Cole, R. March 2009. The Delaware Bay shell planting program after 3 years: recruitment enhancement and carbonate budget. National Shellfisheries Association Meeting. Savannah, GA, March-09

*Bakt, H., Morvan, D., Ngure, M., Chen, F. & Pitula, J. 2008. Effect of probiotics on microbial communities in the gut of rainbow trout. MEES Annual Colloquium 2008, Chesapeake Bay Laboratories, Solomons, MD.

*Black, R. 2009. Trophic Interactions of predator and prey finfish species in Maryland’s coastal lagoons. 2^nd Annual American Fisheries Society UMES Student Subunit. University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Berlin, MD. April 10, 2009

*Brady, M. G., D. A. Fox, Q. Wang, and C. M. Cairns. 2009. Impact of a non-native parasitic nematode on American eels (Anguilla rostrata) in Delaware Waters. Joint Annual Meeting of American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists and American Elasmobranch Society. Portland, Oregon, July-09

*Brady, M. G., D. A. Fox. J. Q. Wang and C. M. Cairns 2009. Blood for Dracunculidae: impacts of A. crassus on American eel. Annual Meeting of the Tidewater Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. Wilmington, NC. March-09

*Davies, J. Bacterial symbionts of a marine invertebrate, Elysia rufescens, as sources of pharmaceuticals. PROMISE Research Symposium, January 2009, College Park, MD.

Die, D.J. Billfish research and management in ICCAT. Taiwan Fisheries Agency, Kaoshiung, Nov 2008

Die, D.J. Billfish research in ICCAT. Taiwanese Fisheries Research Institute. Keelung, Nov 2008.

Die, D. J. and K. Drew. Age and growth of Atlantic marlin--a new method for accounting for missing rings. Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Nov 2008.

Die, D.J. Assessment of Atlantic marlins - Is management succeeding? National Taiwan University, Taipei, Nov 2008

*Donaldson, J. “Using Q-PCR to identify Hematodinium Sp. In Environmental Samples”. LMRCSC Student research day. UMBI-COMB, Baltimore, MD August 8, 2008

*Donaldson, J., Hanif, A.*, Bowers, H.A., Messick, G., McIntosh, D., Pitula, J., and E. Schott. Using qPCR to identify a blue crab pathogen. 2^nd Annual American Fisheries Society UMES Student Subunit. University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Berlin, MD. April 10, 2009

Fox, D. A., T. Savoy, and J. Manderson. A large-scale collaborative approach to telemetry in the eastern US: the Atlantic Cooperative Telemetry (ACT) Network. Monterey, CA. Oral Presentation- September 2008

Fox, D. A., T. Savoy, and J. Manderson. 2009. A large-scale collaborative approach to telemetry in the eastern US: the Atlantic Cooperative Telemetry (ACT) Network. Annual Meeting of the Tidewater Chapter of American Fisheries Society. Wilmington, NC. March-09

Fox, D. A., L. M. Brown, and *P. C. Simpson. Life after the party: Atlantic sturgeon in the Delaware River. Invited Oral Presentation at 1st Symposium on Atlantic Sturgeon, A Regional Approach to Atlantic Sturgeon Recovery. Newark, Delaware- February 2009.

Fox, D. A. 2009. The good, the bad, the ugly: the sharks of Delaware Bay. Delaware Sea Grant Ocean Currents Lecture Series. Lewes, Delaware. August -09

Fox, D. A. 2009. Delaware acoustic Telemetry Array (DATA): using Technology to monitor Delaware’s aquatic resources. DSU Innovative Technologies Breakfast. Dover, Delaware, August-09

Fox, D. A., B. M. Wetherbee, L. M. Brown, M. Shivji, K. Sulak, and J. E. Moore. 2009. Coastal Movements of Sand Tiger Sharks (Carcharias taurus) inAtlantic as Determined by Acoustic and Satellite Telemetry. Joint Annual Meeting of American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists and American Elasmobranch Society. Portland, Oregon. July-09

*Gillespie, K., Sowers, K.R. Dechlorination of 3, 5 Congener PCB in Baltimore harbor Sediment. MEES Annual Colloquium 2008, Chesapeake Bay Laboratories, Solomons, MD.

*Gonsalves, L., Jacobs, J. and E. B. May. 2009. Progression of mycobacteriosis in striped bass fed varying levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids. 2^nd Annual American Fisheries Society UMES Student Subunit. University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Berlin, MD. April 10, 2009

*Hanif, A., *Joanna R. Donaldson, Holly A. Bowers, Joseph S. Pitula, Gretchen A. Messick, Eric J. Schott. Evaluation of a Delaware coastal bay as a reservoir for the parasitic dinoflagellate Hematodinium sp. Atlantic Estuarine Research Symposium, 2009, Ocean City, MD.

*Hanif, A., *Joanna R. Donaldson, Holly A. Bowers, Joseph S. Pitula, Gretchen A. Messick, Eric J. Schott. Utility of molecular approaches to study infectious disease in blue crab. Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons MD.

*Hanif, A. “Using Q-PCR to identify Hematodinium Sp. In Environmental Samples”. LMRCSC Student research day. UMBI-COMB, Baltimore, MD August 8, 2008

*Marenghi, F., Ozbay, G., Ewart, J. and Chalabala, E.J.. Floating Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Gardens Facilitate Oyster Recruitment and Provide Habitat for Commercial and Recreational Fishery species in Delaware’s Inland Bays. American Fisheries Society, Mid-Atlantic Chapter – Fall Meeting, November, 2008, Camden, NJ. Oral Presentation.

McIntosh, D. 2009. Baitfish Aquaculture in the Mid-Atlantic: Production of Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus in Fresh Water Ponds. Aquaculture America 2009 Book of Abstracts, Seattle, WA, USA.

McIntosh, D. and A. George.* 2009. Determining the Effect of Three Water Conditioners on Holding Success of Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus in Simulated Commercial Holding Tanks. Aquaculture America 2009 Book of Abstracts, Seattle, WA, USA.

*Moore, J. M., D. A. Fox, B. M. Wetherbee, and C. T. McCandless. Monitoring sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) movement in Delaware Bay utilizing acoustic telemetry. Mid-Atlantic Chapter of AFS. Camden, NJ. November 2008

*Moore, J. E., D. A. Fox, B. M. Wetherbee, and C. T. McCandless. 2009. Eenie, meenie, miney, moe, catch a sand tiger (Carcharias taurus) and let it go. Annual Meeting of the Tidewater Chapter of American Fisheries Society. Wilmington, NC. March-09

*Moore, J. E., D. A. Fox, B. M. Wetherbee, and C. T. McCandless. 2009. Critical Habitat for Sand Tiger Sharks during their Summer Residency in Delaware Bay. Joint Annual Meeting of American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists and American Elasmobranch Society. Portland, Oregon. July-09

Ogburn, M. 2009. Wind-forced recruitment dynamics of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus. Presentation at the National Shellfisheries Association Meeting, Savannah, GA (March 2009)

Ogburn, M. 2009. Wind-forced recruitment dynamics of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus. Presentation at the 25th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Science Symposium “Biology and management of exploited crab populations under climate change,” Anchorage, Alaska (March 2009)

*Reyes-Tomassini, J.J. and Zohar, Y. AquaObserver: A tool for the Analysis of Fish Behavior. Talk
Talk presented at the Animal Behavior Society Annual Meeting 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

*Reynolds, B., *Provost, K. and Ozbay, G. Delaware Bay Stock Assessment of Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) and Juvenile Recruitment Using Dredge Calibration. American Fisheries Society, Mid-Atlantic Chapter – Fall Meeting, November, 2008, Adventure Aquarium, Camden, New Jersey. Oral Presentation.

Schott, E. Hanif, A.*, Messick, G. “Making use of the rRNA genes of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) parasite, Hematodinium sp.” Atlantic Beach. NC. Eastern Fish Health Workshop, April 2008.

Schott, E. "Utility of molecular approaches to study infectious disease in blue crab". Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons MD. Hosted by Carys Mitchelmore. Nov. 5, 2008.

*Bakht, H., Morvan, D., Ngure, M.*, Zhao, Y., Chen F., and J. Pitula. 2009. Impact of probiotic diet on fish growth and gut microflora. 2^nd Annual American Fisheries Society UMES Student Subunit. University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Berlin, MD. April 10, 2009

*Bowen, S. and Cox, T. 2009. Diet analysis of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus from the Northwest Florida Panhandle in relation to a red tide Karenia brevis bloom. Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium in Wilmington, N.C (April 2009)

Brown, L. M., J. Kroon, D. A. Fox, B. M. Wetherbee, and J. E. Moore*. 2009. Shark Tracker: Utilizing Web-based GIS to Educate the Masses. Joint Annual Meeting of American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists and American Elasmobranch Society. Portland, Oregon. July-09

*Burrell, C. (2009). Seasonal Hypoxia in the Chesapeake Bay. Presented at the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) conference, Nice, France, January 2009.

*Compton, S. and Pride C. 2009. Density and distribution of live and fossil benthic foraminifera across the Georgia Shelf (South Atlantic Bight). SEERS Conway, SC (March 2009)

*Corning, S., Cox, T., George, Crawford, Hubbard, McCulloch, Rotstein, Schacke, Sparks, and Zolman. 2009. Monitoring a disentangled bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium in Wilmington, N.C (April 2009)

*Currie, A., Jeffers, C.,* and R. Jagus. 2009. Six eIF4E-Family members in zebrafish are differentially expressed and functionally divergent. 2^nd Annual American Fisheries Society UMES Student Subunit. University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Berlin, MD. April 10, 2009

*Fay, J. and Ozbay, G.. Investigation Total Bacteria and Vibrionaceae Concentrations in Eastern Oysters (Crassostrea virginica). Atlantic Estuarine Research Society, Fall Meeting, November, 2008, Fairfax, Virginia. Poster Presentation.

*Gibson, A., *Marenghi. F., and Ozbay, G.. Use of Artificial Habitat for Juvenile Blue Crabs Callinectes sapidus in Delaware’s Inland Bays. 2009 Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit, Delaware Estuary Partnership Program, January, 2009, Cape May, New Jersey. Poster Presentation.

*Gillespie, K.M., and K.R. Sowers. 2009. Identification of PCB enhanced Microbial Consortium from estuarine and freshwater sediments that undergo selective reductive dechlorination through Aroclor™ stimulation. 2^nd Annual American Fisheries Society UMES Student Subunit. University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Berlin, MD. April 10, 2009

*Hanif, A., Donaldson, J.R.*, Bowers, H.A., Pitula, J., Pitula, Messick, G., and E. J. Schott. 2009. Evaluation of a Delaware Coastal Bay as a Reservoir for the Parasitic Dinoflagellate Hematodinium sp. 2^nd Annual American Fisheries Society UMES Student Subunit. University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Berlin, MD. April 10, 2009

*Hanif, A., Donaldson, J.R.*, Bowers, H.A., Pitula, J., Pitula, Messick, G., and E. J. Schott. 2009. Evaluation of a Delaware Coastal Bay as a Reservoir for the Parasitic Dinoflagellate Hematodinium sp. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society (AERS) meeting. Ocean City, MD. March 5-7, 2009.

Hoskins, D.L. Abbott-Jamison, S., Da Silva, P. 2009. History of African American Fishermen in Coastal Georgia. NOAA Preserve America Training Workshop (April 2009)

*Jones, C D. GIS Analysis of the distribution of reef fish among habitats within La Parguera, Puerto Rico coral reef ecosystem. ASLO Nice, France (January 2009)

*Jones, L. and C. Pride. The vertical distribution of phytoplankton in a tidal creek under flood and high tide conditions. PSLSAMP Conference, Savannah, GA, (November 2008)

*Jones, L. and C. Pride. The vertical distribution of phytoplankton in a tidal creek under flood and high tide conditions. HBCU-UP Conference, Atlanta, GA, (October 2008)

*Jones, C D. 2009. GIS Analysis of the distribution of reef fish among habitats within La Parguera, Puerto Rico coral reef ecosystem. ASLO Nice, France (January 2009)

*Jones, L. and C. Pride. 2008. The vertical distribution of phytoplankton in a tidal creek under flood and high tide conditions. HBCU-UP Conference, Atlanta, GA, (October 2008)

*Kahler, E. 2009. Associations Between Marine Communities and Artificial and Natural Reefs of Maryland. 2^nd Annual American Fisheries Society UMES Student Subunit. University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Berlin, MD. April 10, 2009. Best Poster Award.

*King, B. (2009). Bacteria as a Fecal Indicator. Presented at the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) conference, Nice, France, January 2009.

*LaBarre, J. and Curran M. C. 2009. Behavioral effects of the parasitic isopod Probopyrus pandalicola on the grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio in the presence of a predator. SEERS Conway, SC (Mar 2009).

*Ludwig, K. and Curran, C. 2009. The effects of coded wire tags on Palaemonetes pugio tag retention and survival. SEERS Tampa, FL (Nov 2008)

*Mace M, and Curran C. 2008. Prey selection by the blue crab Callinectes sapidus feeding on the sand fiddler crab Uca pugilator and the mud fiddler crab U. pugnax SEERS Tampa, FL (November 2008)

*McGeachy, C. (2009). Algae vs Corals. Presented at the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) conference, Nice, France, January 2009.

*Newhard, J. 2009. Freshwater habitats increase growth of juvenile white perch (Morone americana). 2^nd Annual American Fisheries Society UMES Student Subunit. University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Berlin, MD. April 10, 2009

*Olmo, R., Saito, K., and R. Jagus. 2009. Microbial Communities in the Biogas Reactor of the Re-Circulating Aquaculture System. 2^nd Annual American Fisheries Society UMES Student Subunit. University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Berlin, MD. April 10, 2009

*Perrtree, R. and Cox T. 2009. Angler interactions with bottlenose dolphins at the South Sunshine Skyway Pier and impacts of an educational campaign. SEERS Conway SC (May 2009)

*Steverson, E. and C. Pride. 2008. Zooplankton distribution, standing stock and biomass on the Georgia Shelf (South Atlantic Bight). PSLSAMP Conference, Savannah, GA, (November 2008)

*Steverson, E. and C. Pride. 2008. Zooplankton distribution, standing stock and biomass on the Georgia Shelf (South Atlantic Bight). HBCU-UP Conference, Atlanta, GA, (October 2008) 3rd place poster award in biological division

*Ukaegbu, O. and Ozbay, G.. Investigating Growth and Cellular Response of Prorocentrum minimum and Karlodinium veneficum Across Salinity Gradient: Application of Molecular Methods for Species-Specific Quantification. 2009 Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit, Delaware Estuary Partnership Program, January, 2009, Cape Masy, New Jersey. Poster Presentation.

*Wilkerson, C. (2009). COSEE-Coastal Trends & Seagrasses. Presented at the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) conference, Nice, France, January 2009.

*Willet, N. A., D. A. Fox, B. M. Wetherbee. 2009. Now we detect them, now we don’t: a description of sandbar shark core habitat use while resident in Delaware Bay. Annual Meeting of the Tidewater Chapter of American Fisheries Society. Wilmington, NC. March-09

Wujtewicz, D. and D. McIntosh. 2009. Aquaculture Research and Demonstration Facility. 2009 Annual Meeting of the Tidewater Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Wilmington, NC. March-09

Brady, M. G.*, P. B. Conn, L. L. Bailey, K. W. Shertzer and D. A. Fox. October. Combining Telemetry and Mark-Recapture Methods to Study the Population Dynamics of American Eels in Delaware. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Chrest, F.J., Jones, M.S., Terlizzi, D.E, Evidence of Apoptotic Programmed Cell Death Process in the toxic dinoflagellate Karlodinium veneficum: Effects of Light Deprivation and Changes in Salinity. Fifth Symposium on Harmful Algae in the U.S. Ocean Shores WA, November 17, 2009.

Clemons, N.A.* UMES AFS Student Subunit: Educating youth in the marine sciences through immersion and partnerships. 3^rd Annual American Fisheries Society UMES Student Subunit Aquatic Sciences Symposium. University of Maryland Eastern Shore. March 26, 2010.

Compton S.*, Wagner M.* and C. Pride. Benthic foraminifera density and distribution in the Savannah River estuary and across the Georgia shelf. GSA Abstracts with Programs Vol. 42, No. 1, Presented at Geological Society of America Northeastern/Southeastern Sectional Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 2010

Cullen, D.*, Richards, R.A., and A.K. Johnson. The influence of temperature on the distribution of monkfish in the northwest Atlantic. 139^th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Nashville, TN. Aug 30 – Sept 3, 2009.

Cullen, D.*, Richards, R.A., and A.K. Johnson. The influence of temperature on the distribution of monkfish in the northwest Atlantic. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Curran, MC. Using fisheries science in K-12 activities. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Curran MC, *Fogleman T, Hoover K*, *Aultman T.* Educator-scientist partnerships: Examples of ocean literacy activities. CERF Portland, OR November 2009. Invited oral presentation

Davis, M.* Impacts of Aquaculture. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009

Davis, M.* Impacts of Aquaculture. Ocean Sciences Meeting, February 22-26, 2010. Portland, OR

Die, D.J. How many billfish are there in the Atlantic ocean? Hampton University, Delaware State University Dec 2009.

Die, D.J. Fisheries management plans within the context of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries. NMFS NEFSC. Dec 2009.

Dyson, W.E.* A PCR-based assay for detection of Hematodinium sp. in Sediment from the Maryland Coastal Bays. 3^rd Annual American Fisheries Society UMES Student Subunit Aquatic Sciences Symposium. University of Maryland Eastern Shore. March 26, 2010.

Dyson, W.*, Hanif, A.*, Bowers, H., Schott, E., and J. Pitula.A PCR-Based Assay For Environmental Detection of Hematodinium sp. from the Maryland Coastal Bays. World Aquaculture Society and National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 2010

Fox, D. A. and K.M. Fleming*. November, 2009.  Assessing sturgeon populations in Delaware.  NOAA-USFWS Gulf Sturgeon Working Group Annual Meeting.  Cedar Key, Florida.  (Invited Oral Presentation)

Gardner, W.D.*, Deshpande^, A., and E. B. May. Dynamics contributing to PCB congener accumulation in striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic coastal waters. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Gonsalves, L.C.*, Jacobs, J., and E. B. May. Progression of Mycobacteriosis in Striped Bass Fed Varying Levels of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Hampton, J. L.*, D. A. Fox, L. M. Brown.  Documenting habitat use and residency of adult Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) in Delaware Bay through passive acoustic telemetry.  The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Pomona, New Jersey, October 2009.

Hampton, J. L.*, D. A. Fox, L. M. Brown.  Documenting habitat use and residency of adult Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) in Delaware Bay through passive acoustic telemetry.  NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Hanif, A.*, Donaldson, J. R.*, Pitula, J. S. Messick, G. A., McIntosh, D., Jagus, R., and E. J. Schott. A molecular tool for environmental monitoring of Hematodinium sp., a lethal parasite of blue crab. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Hanif, A.* Development and Testing of a Molecular Based Assay to Look for Environmental Reservoirs of a Lethal Parasite Effecting Blue Crab Fisheries. 3^rd Annual American Fisheries Society UMES Student Subunit Aquatic Sciences Symposium. University of Maryland Eastern Shore. March 26, 2010.

Horodysky, A. Life after catch: application of pop-up satellite archival tags to follow the fate and behavior of Atlantic billfishes released from commercial and recreational fisheries. Ocean Sciences Meeting, February 22-26, 2010. Portland, OR

Hoskins, D.H. Importance of previous cultures, land uses, and resource management issues on Sapelo island today. Workshop for Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership September 2009

Jackson, S.* Growth Study on Nanochloropsis. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Jackson, S.* Growth Study on Nanochloropsis. Ocean Sciences Meeting, February 22-26, 2010. Portland, OR

Kapareiko, D., Wikfors, G. H., Alix, J. H., Schott, E., Schreier, H. J., McIntosh, D., Rash, J. M.*, and O. Ukaegbu*. Potential mechanisms by which a prospective probiotic bacterium can improve survival of oyster larvae (Crassostrea virginica): Competitive exclusion of immune regulation. Milford Aquaculture Seminar, Feb 8-10, 2010.

Leandre, M.* Bacterial Community on Decomposed Tunicates. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Leandre, M.* Bacterial Community on Decomposed Tunicates. Ocean Sciences Meeting, February 22-26, 2010. Portland, OR

Ludwig, K.D.*, Curran M.C., and P.P. Pennington. Using coded wire tags to assess growth rates of individual grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Ludwig, K.D.,* and M.C. Curran. Assessment of individual growth rates of grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio using coded wire tags. CERF Portland, OR November 2009

Maher B*, Hurley, Bishop, Curran MC. Development of an appropriate Rapid Assessment Method (RAM) for health indexing of emergent vegetation communities in salt marshes of the Southeastern Bight. CERF Portland, OR November 2009

Meyers N.* Formative evaluation of student personal outcomes and experiences to measure the effectiveness of Marine Science training programs for underrepresented groups NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Montalvo, N.F.*, and R. T. Hill, Bacterial symbionts associated with two species of Xestospongia giant barrel sponges. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. Nov. 11-14, 2009.

Moore, J.E.*, D.A.  Fox, B.M.  Wetherbee, C.T.  McCandless.  Interannual site fidelity of sand tigers (Carcharias taurus) to Delaware Bay.  The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Pomona, NJ., October 2009.

Moore, J.E.*, D.A. Fox, B.M. Wetherbee, C.T. McCandless. Inter-annual site fidelity of sand tigers (Carcharias taurus) to Delaware Bay. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Ogburn M. From shelf to shore: Cross-shelf transport of blue crab megalopae inferred from a 12 year settlement record. Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. Invited Seminar

Ogburn, MB, Hall MR, Forward RB, Jr. Linking blue crab megalopa settlement to fishery landings in North Carolina. Presentation at the Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, NC, 2010.

Ortiz, KS*. The Impact of Environmental Degradation on Economic Development Opportunities: A GIS-Based Examination of Planning Issues in a Coastal City. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Ozbay, G., Coyne, K., Reining, B., Pappas, A. and Fay, J.* 2010. Integrated Research in Environmental Monitoring, Food Safety and Genetics: Methods for Evaluation of Vibrionaceae in Eastern Oysters & Bay Waters in the Delaware Inland Bays and Related Canals. August 30, 2010. Moi University, Eldoret, KENYA. Invited Presentation.

Ozbay, G. Masten, C. and Starke, C. 2010. Market Demands for Baitfish Supplies. Aquaculture 2010 Triennial Meeting (World Aquaculture Society, National Shellfisheries Association and American Fisheries Society), March 1-5, 2010, San Diego, CA.

Ozbay, G. Coyne, K. Reining, B., Pappas, A. and Fay, J.* 12010. Methods for Evaluation of Vibrionaceae in the Delaware Inland Bays and Related Canals: Monitoring Eastern Oysters and Bay Waters. Aquaculture 2010 Triennial Meeting (World Aquaculture Society, National Shellfisheries Association and American Fisheries Society), March 1-5, 2010, San Diego, CA.

Pappas, A.* Ozbay, G. and Coyne, K. March 31, 2010. Evaluation of Benthic Diatoms as Water Quality Indicators in the Blackbird Creek Watershed, Delaware. 37^th Annual Honors Day Program, Student Paper Presentations, Delaware State University Honors Program, Dover, DE.

Reckenbeil, B.* and Ozbay, G. March 2010. Oyster Restoration Efforts at DE.Inland Bays: A Preliminary study utilizing rip-rap as a substrate. 37^th Annual Honors Day Program, Student Paper Presentations, Delaware State University Honors Program, Dover, DE.

Reckenbeil, B.*, Maynard, A., Porter, J. and Ozbay, G. 2010. Oyster Gardening Program and Community Outreach Education. June 2010, Center for the Inland Bays, Rehoboth, DE. Oral Presentation & Hands-on Training.

Reckenbeil, B.* and Ozbay, G. March 2010. Oyster Restoration Efforts at DE.Inland Bays: A Preliminary study utilizing rip-rap as a substrate. 37^th Annual Honors Day Program, Student Paper Presentations, Delaware State University Honors Program, Dover, DE.

Santos, R.* Multi-scale spatial variation of nearshore submerged aquatic vegetation seascapes at Biscayne National Park. 39^th Benthic Ecology meeting, Wilmington, NC, USA, March 2010.

Serrano*, X, M. Grosell, D.J. Die and J. Serafy. Salinity preference and swimming activity of the gray snapper Lutjanus griseus. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Simmons, K.* Observation of Tomopteridae egg cases. Ocean Sciences Meeting, February 22-26, 2010. Portland, OR

Simmons, K.* Observation of Tomopteridae egg cases. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009. **1st prize (oral) in Living Marine Resources ($300).

Stevens, B.G. Epizootic shell disease in American Lobster: Effects on growth, mortality, egg quality, and potential trophic relationships. LMRCSC Seminar Series. University of Maryland Eastern Shore. February 19, 2010.

Stevens, B.G. The Rise and Fall of Kings: Do Climate-Mediated changes in hatch timing control the abundance of red king crabs?  Chesapeake Biological Lab weekly seminar series. Invited Seminar. February 17, 2010.

Stevens, B.G. The Rise and Fall of Kings: Do Climate-Mediated changes in hatch timing control the abundance of red king crabs?"  UMCES Horn Point Lab weekly seminar. Invited Seminar. February 2, 2010.

Stevens, B.G. A year in the life: Development, hatching, and habitat selection by red king crabs (Paralithodes camtschaticus).  COMB Invited Seminar. December 9, 2009.

Stevens, B.G. The Rise and Fall of Kings: Do Climate-Mediated changes in hatch timing control the abundance of red king crabs?  NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Stevens, B.G. "To Hatch or Not to Hatch: Hatch timing, climate change, and reproductive strategies of subarctic crabs".  Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Invited Seminar. October 23, 2009

Tulu, A*., Ishaque, A., Chambers, R. C., & Jagus, R. Evaluation of the separate and joint effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) contaminants on Microgradus tomcod. 3^rd Annual American Fisheries Society UMES Student Subunit Aquatic Sciences Symposium. University of Maryland Eastern Shore. March 26, 2010. (Award for Best Oral Presentation).

Willett, N. A.*, D. A. Fox, B. M. Wetherbee. Now we detect them, now we don't; sandbar shark core habitat areas in Delaware Bay. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Zimmerman, J. and D. A. Fox.  Characterization of the black drum (Pogonias cromis) Fishery in the Delaware Bay. Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Pomona, New Jersey, October 2009.
Poster Presentations

Allen, L.* Accessing chronic and acute toxicity in the benthic amphipod, Leptocheirus plumulosus, using the brominated flame retardant 2–2'-4–4' Tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) and the insecticide Fipronil. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Bennett, E.M.*, Gonsalves, L. C.*, and R. Jagus, Incidence of mycobacteriosis in Young of the Year striped bass (Morone saxatilis) from the Chesapeake Bay. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009. **1st prize poster in Living Marine Resources ($300).

Booker, T.*, and P. Chigbu. Use of Garcinia sp. seed extracts as dietary supplements in rainbow trout. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Bowen S.* Diet analysis of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus from the Northwest Florida Panhandle in relation to a red tide Karenia brevis bloom. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Brady, M. G.*, P. B. Conn, L. L. Bailey, K. W. Shertzer and D. A. Fox. Combining Telemetry and Mark-Recapture Methods to Study the Population Dynamics of American Eels in Delaware. 12th Annual Philadelphia AMP Research Symposium and Mentoring Conference, October 2009.

Brady, M. G.*, P. B. Conn, L. L. Bailey, K. W. Shertzer and D. A. Fox. Combining mark-recapture and telemetry methods to understand American eel population dynamics. American Fisheries Society Tidewater Chapter Meeting. Annapolis, MD. (Poster). 2010. 3^rd Place Poster Presentation

Carroll, CJ*, Fangman, S, McFall, G, Kendall, MS, Ogburn, MB. Acoustic telemetry used to track red snapper, red grouper, gag, and scamp in particular areas of Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary: Preliminary habitat analysis. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, NC, 2010.

Carroll, CJ.* Acoustic Telemetry used to track red snapper, gag grouper, red grouper, and scamp grouper in particular areas of Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Christenson, T., and E.B. May. The NOAA Living Marine Resource Cooperative Science Center annual winter cruises: A mechanism for student training in fisheries research techniques. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Crawford, K.* Environmental Impact of Hydropower. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Crawford, K.* Environmental Impact of Hydropower. Ocean Sciences Meeting, February 22-26, 2010. Portland, OR

Day, R.* Iron Cycling at Seawater Interface. Ocean Sciences Meeting, February 22-26, 2010. Portland, OR

Davis, J.*, and R. Hill, Kahalalide-producing Vibrio spp of Elysia rufescens. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009. **3rd prize poster in Oceans & Ecosystems ($100).

Dominique III, V.J.*, Place, A., Williams, E., and D. Forward, Genotyping of Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) megalopae in the Beaufort Inlet. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009. **2nd prize poster in Living Marine Resources ($200).

Dyson W.E.*, Schott E., Hanif A., and J.S. Pitula. A PCR-based assay for detection of Hematodinium sp. in Sediment from the Maryland Coastal Bays. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Ebanks, D.A*., D. Benetti, and N. Ehrhardt. The Influence of Environmental Hypercapnia on Cobia, Rachycentron canadum. University of Maryland Eastern Shore Aquatic and Fisheries Science Symposium. Baltimore, MD. Poster. March 2010.

Fleming, K. M.* and D. A. Fox.  Linking landscape level changes to Gulf sturgeon estuarine habitat use in Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida.  NOAA-USFWS Gulf Sturgeon Working Group Annual Meeting.  Cedar Key, Florida, November 2009.  

Fleming, K. M.*, D. A. Fox and F.M. Parauka.   Who pays the price of progress: Gulf sturgeon residency and habitat use in Choctawhatchee Bay, FL.   30th Annual Meeting of the Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society.  Altoona, Florida, February 2010.

Gibson, D. COSEE Coastal Trends: Building Awareness of Trends in Coastal Ecosystems through Science-Education Partnerships. Ocean Sciences Meeting, February 22-26, 2010. Portland, OR

Gillespie, K.*, & K. Sowers. Identification of PCB enhanced microbial consortium from estuarine and freshwater sediments that undergo selective reductive dechlorination through Aroclor™ stimulation. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. Nov. 11-14, 2009.

Gillespie, K. & Sowers, K. Dechlorination of PCB Aroclors™ in Baltimore Harbor Sediment, 3^rd Annual American Fisheries Society UMES Student Subunit Aquatic Sciences Symposium. University of Maryland Eastern Shore. March 26, 2010.

Gillespie, K. & Sowers, K. Dechlorination of PCB Aroclors™ in Baltimore Harbor Sediment, ASM Branch Meeting, Baltimore, June 2010.

Gonsalves, L.*, Jacobs, J., and E.B. May. The role of polyunsaturated fatty acids in immune function and disease progression in striped bass, Morone saxatilis. 139^th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Nashville, TN. Aug 30 – Sept 3, 2009.

Hampton, J. L.* D. A. Fox, L. M. Brown.  Documenting habitat use and residency of adult Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) in Delaware Bay through passive acoustic telemetry.  12th Annual Philadelphia AMP Research Symposium and Mentoring Conference, October 2009.

Hoskins D.L. NOAA's Preserve America Initiative: Unlocking the history of African-Americans in Georgia's coastal fisheries. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Jackson, K.* Fiber Content of Seaweed. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Jackson, K.* Fiber Content of Seaweed. Ocean Sciences Meeting, February 22-26, 2010. Portland, OR

Johnson, S.* and R. Cluster, Nannochloropsis oceanica growth optimization study: nitrogen source and concentration. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Katenta, A*. UMCES-IMET/LMRCSC Summer Internship Research Day. Institute for Marine and Environmental Technology. Baltimore, MD. August 6, 2010.

Kilgore SR.* Examining arm regeneration effects on Ophiuroid Amphipholis gracillima when exposed to lowered pH levels Savannah State University. NOAA Education and Science Forum, Howard University, Washington, DC. November 2009

Knowles, M.* Habitat Use by Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in waters around Savannah, Georgia USA. NOAA Educational Partnership Program 5th Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. Nov. 11-14, 2009.

Love, L*. Distribution of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Savannah River. Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium. March 2010, Virginia Beach, VA.

Marchant A.C.*. Establishing a Relationship between Aspirated and Non-Aspirated Temperature Sensors in Support of CRN Power Management Savannah State University, Savannah, GA.

McGeachy, C.* Taking Back Wetlands. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

McGeachy, C.* Taking Back Wetlands. Ocean Sciences Meeting, February 22-26, 2010. Portland, OR.

Nguluwe, B.S.*, Johnson, A.K., Williams, E., Carlin, J., Richards, R.A., and A. Place. Genetic discrimination of monkfish population in northwest atlantic using cox-i gene. 139^th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Nashville, TN. Aug 30 – Sept 3, 2009.

Nguluwe, B.S.*, Johnson, A.K., Williams, E., Carlin, J., Richards, R.A., and A. Place. Stock discrimination of American monkfish in Northwest Atlantic using mitochondrial DNA. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Ogburn, M.B., *Greer, RT, *Balbuenaguzman, F. Design and testing of a system for digitally recording endogenous activity rhythms of postlarval and juvenile penaeid shrimp. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Ogburn M. Design and testing of a system to digitally record endogenous activity rhythms of postlarval and juvenile Penaeid shrimp. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Payton, J.D.*, Johnson, A.K., Bushnell, P., and R. Brill. Critical oxygen level of Atlantic croaker exposed to hypoxia. 139^th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Nashville, TN. Aug 30 – Sept 3, 2009.

Payton J.D.*, Johnson, A.K., Bushnell, P., and R. Brill. Physiological effects of hypoxia on Atlantic croaker. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Perrtree R.* Quantification of human-interactions with bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the waterways of Savannah, Georgia NOAA Education and Science Forum, Howard University, Washington, DC. November 2009

Rash, J. M.*, D. McIntosh, D. Kapareiko, G. H. Wikfors, E. Schott, and H. J. Schreier. Biochemical and molecular analysis of bacteria used in protecting oyster larvae from pathogenic bacteria in hatchery culture. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Rath, A.* and C. Pride. Sedimentation and landscape changes in a dynamic coastal salt marsh, Fort Pulaski National Monument, Savannah, Georgia.  GSA Abstracts with Programs Vol. 41, No. 7, Presented at Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, Oct.  20, 2009

Rath A*. Sedimentation and Landscape Changes in a Dynamic Coastal Salt Marsh, Fort Pulaski National Monument, Savannah, Georgia. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Smoot, D.M.* and R. T. Hill, Investigating the spatial distribution of Actinomycete bacteria in the Indonesian Sponge, Aaptos aaptos. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Taylor, G.R.*, Watson, A.* and A. Place, Determination of a Plant Protein Diet for a Marine Fish. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009. **3rd prize poster in Living Marine Resources ($100).

Taylor, M.* and P. Chigbu. Abundance and Distribution of Ichthyoplankton and Ctenophores in Maryland Coastal Bays. Poster presented at the 2010 Ocean Sciences Meeting, February 22-26, 2010, Portland, Oregon

Thompson, M.N.*, Place, A., and A. Watson*, The Use of Probiotics to Improve the Survival and Growth Rate of Cobia Larvae. NOAA Educational Partnership Program 5th Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. Nov. 11-14, 2009.

Tulu, A.*, Ishaque, A., Chambers, C., and R. Jagus, Evaluation of the separate and joint effects of PAH and PCB contaminants on Atlantic tomcod cytochrome 1A1 (CYP1A1) and cytochrome 19A (CYP19A) genes. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009. **1st prize poster in Oceans & Ecosystems ($300).

Ukaegbu, O.*, D. McIntosh, D. Kapareiko, G. H. Wikfors, E. Schott, and H. J. Schreier. Examination of the microbial communities associated with oyster larvae treated with probiotic bacteria in the absence and presence of a bacterial pathogen. Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). Nov. 4-7, 2009.

Ukaegbu, O.*, D. McIntosh, D. Kapareiko, G. H. Wikfors, E. Schott, and H. J. Schreier. Examination of the microbial communities associated with oyster larvae treated with probiotic bacteria in the absence and presence of a bacterial pathogen. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Walker, E.* Jr. UMCES-IMET/LMRCSC Summer Internship Research Day. Institute for Marine and Environmental Technology. Baltimore, MD. August 6, 2010.

Ward, T.A.*. Effects of Malathion on Petrolisthes armatus. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Wilkerson, C.* Rainfall Effects on Raritan River Estuary. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Wilkerson, C.* Rainfall Effects on Raritan River Estuary. Ocean Sciences Meeting, February 22-26, 2010. Portland, OR

Williams, A.*, and D.J. Die. Estimating the numbers of fishing vessels with satellite imagery: the West African artisanal fishing fleets. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, Washington, DC. November 11-14, 2009.

Appendix IIe: Presentations (*Students) September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011
Oral Presentations (*Students, Presenter in bold)

Alvarez, J.V. and J. Sook Chung (2011). Identification of prophenoloxidase (PPO) genes of Callinectes sapidus: cloning of PPOs and a putative role in shell-hardening process. National Shellfisheries Association, Baltimore, March 28-April 1.

Baptist, C., Laber, C., Smalley, G. W. and Place, A. R. 2011 The Influence of Irradiance on Growth, Feeding, and Toxin Production in the Mixotrophic Dinoflagellate Karlodinium veneficum. 2011 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico from 13-18 February.

Bowers, H. A., Lee Carrion, Ammar Hanif*, Gretchen A. Messick, Oded Zmora, Eric J. Schott: A Fatal Reovirus Associated with Mortalities of Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus in Aquaculture and Soft-shell Production Facilities, World Aquaculture Society, IMBC. Qingdao, China Oct. 2010.

Bowers, H., L. Carrion, A. Hanif*, G. Messick, O. Zmora, E. Schott. (2011). A reo-like virus associated with mortalities of blue crab, Callinectes sapidus: tools to improve soft shell aquaculture. Presented at the National Shellfisheries Association Meeting, Baltimore MD, March 21, 2011.

Brady, M*, Conn, P., Bailey, L., Shertzer, K., Fox, D. 2010. Combining mark-recapture and telemetry to understand American eel population dynamics. 140^th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Pittsburgh, PA, September 12-16, 2010.

Brady, M*., Conn, P., Bailey, L., Shertzer, K., Fox, D. 2011. Understanding Population Dynamics of American Eel

(Anguilla rostrata) through Mark-Recapture and Telemetry. Delaware State University Graduate Research

Symposium, April 15. Dover, DE.

Breece, M*., Fox, D., Savoy, T. 2010. Coastal movements of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) in the New York Bight. 140^th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Pittsburgh, PA, September 12-16, 2010.

Breece, M*., Fox, D., Savoy, T. 2010. Coastal Movements and Marine Habitat Utilization of Atlantic sturgeon

(Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) along the Eastern Seaboard of the North America. Delaware State University

Graduate Research Symposium, April 15. Dover, DE.

Brown, L.M., Savoy, T.F., Manderson, J.A., and D. A. Fox. The Atlantic cooperative telemetry network: A collaborative approach to telemetry data exchange in the eastern U.S. 140^th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Pittsburgh, PA, September 12-16, 2010.

Cinelli, M*. and D. McIntosh. 2011. Thermal tolerance of the Weakfish Cynoscion regalis. Aquaculture America 2011. New Orleans, LA, USA.

Crawford, K.* Ontogeny of Auditory and visual Ecophysiology in Back Sea Bass. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Annual Meeting. San Juan, PR. February 12-16, 2011. (Outstanding student oral presentation awardee).

Crawford, K.* Sensory Ecology of Black Sea Bass. DREAMS Seminar Series. November 22, 2010. Hampton University

Cullen, D.W.*, Richards, R.A., and A.K. Johnson. The influence of temperature on the distribution of monkfish (Lophius americanus V.). 140^th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Pittsburgh, PA, September 12-16, 2010.

Curran, C., Ebanks, S.*, Yozzo, K., Modeste, T., Partridge, M. How does the bopyrid parasite Probopyrus pandalicola affect the density and behavior of the daggerblade grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio? SEERS, St. Augustine, FL (Nov 2010)

Curran, C., Solow, A. and M. Allen. Long-term patterns in use of an intertidal salt marsh basin by flatfishes in South Carolina, USA. American Fisheries Society Pittsburgh, PA (Sept 2010) best undergraduate oral presentation

Curran, C. Does temperature play a role in long-term patterns? Use of an intertidal salt marsh basin by flatfishes in South Carolina. Flatfish Biology Conference, Westport, CT (Dec 2010)

Curran, M.C., Solow, A.R., Allen, D.M. Long term patterns in use of an intertidal salt marsh basin by flatfishes in South Carolina, USA. 140^th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Pittsburgh, PA, September 12-16, 2010.

Curran, M. C., Aultman, T. V.; Hoover, K. M.; Gerido, L.; Sukkestad, K. E. Developing K-12 activities as part of broader impacts: how to use university research to address ocean literacy. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Annual Meeting. San Juan, PR. February 12-16, 2011.

Davis, J.*, R. Pittiglio, M. T. Hamann and R. T. Hill.  2010. Bacterial symbionts of a marine invertebrate as sources of anti-cancer compounds.  International Marine Biotechnology Conference, Qingdao, China. 8th-12th October 2010.

Feng, X., Williams, E. and Place, A.R. Success of genetic tag identification of hatchery reared blue crabs.  National Shellfisheries Association in Baltimore, MD, March 2011.

management and hatchery techniques. Association of Research Directors16^th Biennial Symposium, April 9-13.

Atlanta, GA.

Jagus, R. Regulation of gene expression in the toxic dinoflagellate, Karlodinium veneficum. NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Sandy Hook.

Janiak, C.* and McIntosh, D. 2011. Developing aquaculture methods for Fundulus heteroclitus. Delaware State

University Graduate Research Symposium, April 15. Dover, DE.

tigers in Delaware Bay. Delaware State University Graduate Research Symposium, April 15. Dover, DE.

Pagenkopp Lohan, K.M., Shields, J. D., Xiao, J. , Miller, T. L., Small, H. J., Place, A.R., and Reece, K.S.  2011 The frequency and distribution of genetic strains of Hematodinium, a parasitic dinoflagellate of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), along the Delmarva Peninsula, VA.   National Shellfisheries Association in Baltimore, MD, March 2011.

Pitula, J. & S. Chung (2011). Effects of Environmental Factors on Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, and its relation to infection by Hematodinium sp, UMES-NSF CREST workshop, Feb. 4^th-5^th, 2011, Eastern Shore.

Pitula, J. (2011). The Genetics of Marine Protozoan Parasites: from Basic Biology to Diagnostic Tool. Horn Point Laboratory Seminar Series, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences, Cambridge, MD 01/2011.

Pitula, J. (2010). Biotic and abiotic factors in Hematodinium sp. Transmission. Bitter Crab Disease Workshop AVC Lobster Science Centre Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI Canada. 11/2010.

Pitula, J. (2010). Metabolism and gene expression studies in diverse protozoan parasites: evolutionary convergence and divergence. UMES Department of Natural Sciences Seminar Series 10/2010.

Pitula, J. (2011). Biotic and Abiotic Factors in Hematodinium sp. transmission. Presented at the Eastern Fish Health Workshop, Charleston, SC, March 2011

Place, A. R. 2010.  LIPIDOMICS:  Lipid Targeted Algal Toxins.  2010 Phycological Society of America Annual Meeting, Michigan State University, July 10-13. 

Place, A. R. 2010.  Karlotoxins - Their Structure, Mode of Action and Ecological Function  14th International Conference on Harmful Algae.   Hersonissos, Crete-Greece, November 1-5. 

Place, A. R. 2010. 5-Hydroxymethyluracil is synapomorphic to the Dinokaryotes only.  14th International Conference on Harmful Algae.   Hersonissos, Crete-Greece, November 1-5.  (Poster Presentation)

Reckenbeil, B.* and Ozbay, G. 2011. Oyster Gardening – Where in Delaware's Inland Bays to Focus Shoreline

Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Rehabilitation Efforts. . Association of Research Directors16^th Biennial Symposium,

April 9-13, 2011. Atlanta, GA. Received 1^st place oral presentation in the renewable resources, bioenergy and environmental stewardship category.

Reckenbeil, B.* and Ozbay, G. 2011. Preliminary Shoreline Habitat Assessment of Rip-raps Stocked with the

Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) in Jefferson Creek, South Bethany Delaware. Delaware State University

Graduate Research Symposium, April 15. Dover, DE.

Reckenbeil, B.* and Ozbay, G. November 2010. Preliminary Study Investigating Shoreline Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Reclamation in Delaware’s Inland Bays. American Fisheries Socieity, Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting. November 19, 2010, Lewes, Delaware, USA.

Roche, S. A., Porter, N. M., Place, A. R. and Leblond, J. D. 2010.  Sterol Biosynthesis in the Marine Dinoflagellates, Karenia brevis Piney Island and Karlodinium veneficum MD5.  14th International Conference on Harmful Algae.   Hersonissos, Crete-Greece, November 1-5. 

Smith, S. M. E., Morgan, D., Musset, B., Cherny, V. V., Place, A. R., Hastings, J. W. and DeCoursey, T. E.  2011.  A Novel Voltage Gate Proton Channel in a Dinoflagellate.  Biophysical Society, Baltimore, MD.

Techa, S and J. Sook Chung (2011) . Molt control: Expression profiles of ecdysteroid receptor complex (EcR-RXR) and molt-inhibiting hormone of the blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus. National Shellfisheries Association, Baltimore, March 28-April 1

Thongda, W. and J. Sook Chung (2011). An ovarian vitellogenin gene of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus: isolation and its expression during ovarian development. American Fisheries Society Symposium, Eastern Shore, April 1.

Thongda, W. and J. Sook Chung (2011). An ovarian vitellogenin gene of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus: isolation and its expression during ovarian development. National Shellfisheries Association, Baltimore, March 28-April 1

Tibbles, J., E. Williams, A. Place and J. Sook Chung (2011). Is a genetic variation responsible for the differential growth rate of animals obtained from a single brood of Callinectes sapidus? National Shellfisheries Association, Baltimore, March 28-April 1

Walters, T. L., Pavel, C. A., Frazier, L. M., Thompson, M. E., Gibson, D. M., Paffenhöfer, G. A., Frischer, M. E., Molecular gut content profiling of Dolioletta gegenbauri in Southeastern subtropical continental shelf intrusion waters: What are they eating? ASLO, San Juan, Puerto Rico (Feb 2011)

Watson, A. M.*, and Place, A. R.  2011  Fatty acid profiles of cobia, Rachycentron canadum, and Gilthead Sea Bream, Sparus aurata, fed diets containing alternative lipid sources.  World Aquaculture Society, March 3, 2011. New Orleans.

Williams, E. and Place, A.R.  Comparison of genetic diversity in different life stages of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) with mitochondrial and microsatellite markers.  National Shellfisheries Association in Baltimore, MD, March 2011.

Williams, A.* Using Google Earth to locate fishing vessels. DREAMS Seminar Series. October, 25, 2010. Hampton University
Poster Presentations (*Students, Presenter in bold)

Allman, A. and Place, A.R.  The effect of cage size and ration on growth of the juvenile blue crab, Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun), in a recirculating system.  National Shellfisheries Association in Baltimore, MD. (Poster Presentation).

Allman, A. and Place, A.R.  Fiber digestion in the juvenile blue crab, Callinectes sapidus Rathburn., National Shellfisheries Association in Baltimore, MD, March 2011. (Poster Presentation).

Caddle, J. A.* Johnson, A. K., Brill, R. W.; Crawford, K. C.*, Horodysky, A. Z.: Ontogeny of auditory and visual ecophysiology in black sea bass (Centropristis striata). American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting. San Juan, PR. February 12-16, 2011.

Choi, E., Joshi, B., Pecher, W., and Jagus, R., Functional analysis of PKR from Danio rerio Cold Spring Harbor, Translational Control 2010.

Feng, X., Williams, E. and Place, A.R. Heteroplasmy in the mitochondrial genome of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus demonstrated in multiple loci across generations. National Shellfisheries Association in Baltimore, MD, March 2011. (Poster Presentation).

Hill, J., Masters, B. and Place, A.R.  Multiple paternity in the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) assessed with microsatellite markers. National Shellfisheries Association in Baltimore, MD.

Kapareiko, D., G. H. Wikfors, J. H. Alix, E. Schott, H. J. Schreier, D. McIntosh, J. M. Rash and O. Ukaegbu.* Analysis of spatial and temporal interactions of a probiotic bacterium and a shellfish larvae pathogen during hatchery larviculture of eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica). 31^st Milford Aquaculture Seminar, February 7-11, 2011.

Lidie, K., Jagus, R., Darzynkiewics, E., Stepinski, J., and Place, A. R. 2010. Identification of Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 4E Family members with Distinctive Cap Binding Properties in Dinoflagellates.  Cold Spring Harbor, Translational Control 2010.

Parveen, S.; Mudoh, M.; Burgos, J. A*. the effects of storage temperature on the growth of total and pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the Chesapeake Bay oysters. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting. San Juan, PR. February 12-16, 2011.

Seagroves, E.* Translocation Growth Rate Study of Littorina irrorata. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting. San Juan, PR. February 12-16, 2011. Spatial and Temporal Variation in the Early Life of a Coral Reef Damselfish. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting. San Juan, PR. February 12-16, 2011.

Smith, S., Cherrier, J, Caffrey, J. Sarkodee-Adoo, J.* 2011. Dissolved Inorganic Carbon Dynamics in Two Subtropical Estuaries: Apalachicola Bay, FL, and St. Joseph Bay, FL. 96^th Ecological Society of America Conference, August 7-12. Austin, TX.

Tibbels, J., Williams, E., Place, A.R. and Chung, J.S. Is a genetic variation responsible for the differential growth rate of animals obtained from a single brood of Callinectes sapidus? National Shellfisheries Association in Baltimore, MD, March 2011.

Tikochinski, Y., Williams, E., and Place, A.R. Genetic variability of the Mediterranean Israeli coast population of the invading blue crab Callinectes sapidus. National Shellfisheries Association in Baltimore, MD.

Tulu, A.*^, A.Ishaque, R. C. Chambers, and R. Jagus. Development of molecular tools, cDNA cloning, and sequence analysis of aromatase cytochrome P45019A in Atlantic tomcod, Microgadus tomcod. University of Maryland Eastern Shore University Wide Graduate Research Symposium. Princess Anne, MD. April 21, 2011

Tulu, A.*, Ishaque, A., Chambers, R. C., & Jagus, R. Development of molecular tools, cDNA cloning, and sequence analysis of aromatase Cytochrome P450 19a in Atlantic tomcod. 4^th AFS-UMES Student Subunit Aquatic and Fisheries Science Symposium. Berlin, MD. April 1, 2011.

Tulu, A.*, Ishaque, A., Chambers, R. C., & Jagus, R. Evaluation of the separate and joint effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) contaminants on Microgradus tomcod’s ovarian cytochrome 19A (CYP19A) gene, 140^th American Fisheries Society, Pittsburgh, PA, September 2010.

Tulu, A.*, Ishaque, A., Chambers, R. C., & Jagus, R. cDNA cloning, identification and sequence analysis of cytochrome P45019A in Atlantic tomcod (Microgadus tomcod), MEES Colloquium September 2010, UMES, MD.

Ukaegbu, O.*, D. McIntosh, D. Kapareiko, G. H. Wikfors, E. Schott, and H. J. Schreier. Developing molecular tools to evaluate the interaction of probiotic and pathogenic bacteria in oyster larvae culture. National Technical Association Conference, 9/8-9/10/10, Washington, DC.

Ukaegbu, O.*, D. McIntosh, D. Kapareiko, G. H. Wikfors, E. Schott, and H. J. Schreier. Developing molecular tools to evaluate the interaction of probiotic and pathogenic bacteria in oyster larvae culture. Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), 9/30-10/03/10, Anaheim, CA.

Vicente, J.*, Loh, T., Diaz, M. C., and R. W. Thacker, Larval settlement behavior of the Panamanian sponges Xestospongia bocatorensis and Neopetrosia proxima when exposed to different substrates. American Fisheries Symposium (AFS): UMES Student Sub-Unit 4^th Annual Symposium. March 2011.

Vicente, J.*, Loh, T., Diaz, M. C., and R. W. Thacker, Larval settlement behavior of the Panamanian sponges Xestospongia bocatorensis and Neopetrosia proxima when exposed to different substrates. American Society of Microbiology Maryland Branch Meeting 05/2011.

Vicente, J.*, Song, B., Wright, J. Biodiversity of actinomycetes and a comparative chemical analysis of Micromonospora spp. MEES Colloquium September 2010, UMES, MD.

Watson, A. M.*, Barrows, F.T., and  Place, A. R. T. 2010   Taurine – the missing ingredient for development of fish free diets for aquaculture?  9th International Marine Biotechnology Congress, October 8-12 2010, Qingdao, China.

Benetti, D.D., Orhun, M.R., Zink, I., Cavalin, F.G., Sardenberg, B., Palmer, K., Denlinger, B., Bacoat*, D., and B. O’Hanlon. (2007). Aquaculture of Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) in the Americas and the Caribbean. In: “Cobia Aquaculture: Research Development and Commercial Production” (I Chiu Liao and Eduardo M. Leano (editors), pg; 57-77

Brown S.K., M. Shivlani, D. Die, D.B. Sampson and T.A. Ting. (2006). The Center for Independent Experts: The National External Peer Review Program of NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service. Fisheries 31: 590-600.

Drew, K., D.J. Die, and F. Arocha. (2006). Challenges of ageing billfish: understanding vascularization of fin spines in white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus). Bulletin of Marine Science, 79: 847-852.

Drew K., D. Die and F. Arocha. (2007). Ring count and timing of ring formation in fin spines of white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus) from the Venezuelan longline and artisanal fisheries . ICCAT Collect. Sci. Papers. In press.

Fagervold, S. K., May, H. D., and Sowers, K. R. Microbial reductive dechlorination of aroclor 1260 in Baltimore harbor sediment microcosms is catalyzed by three phylotypes within the phylum Chloroflex, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 73, 3009-18, 2007.

Havrilla, C., Mitra, M., Chaudhuri, A., Mandouma, G., Waguespack, Y., Schwarz, J., and Wu, S (2006). Solid-State CP-MAS ¹³C NMR Analysis of Seaweeds from the Chincoteague Bay, Virginia”. Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research, 4, 175.

Hunter K.L., D.A. Fox, L.M. Brown and K.W. Able. (2006). Resident marsh fishes respond negatively to stages of the Phragmites invasion in three mid-Atlantic estuaries. Estuaries and Coasts. 29: 487-499.

Joshi, B., Richardson*, M. & Jagus, R. (2006): The interferon-regulated eIF2-kinases of fish. In Proceedings of the Fourth National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Educational Partnership Program Education and Science Forum, Robinson, L. & Taylor, H., eds. Florida A & M University, October 30 – November 1, 2006.

Kan J, Suzuki MT, Wang K, Evans SE, Chen F. High Temporal but Low Spatial Heterogeneity of Bacterioplankton in the Chesapeake Bay, Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007.

Kishinhi, S., Tchounwou, P.B., Farah, I.O. and Chigbu, P. (2006). Recreational Water Quality Control in Mississippi, USA: Bacteriological assessment in the Pearl River and Ross Barnett Reservoir. Reviews on Environmental Health 21(4): 293-305.

Kwakye, G.*, Y. Waguespack, A. Washington*, S. White (2007). Pygmy Sperm Whale (Kogia breviceps) and Beluga Whale (Delphinaapterus leucas) Liver Trace Element Analyses by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research, 1, 15.

Love, J.W., and E.B. May, (2007) Relationships between fish assemblage structure and selected environmental factors in Maryland’s coastal bays. Northeastern Naturalist. 14: 251-268.

Ozbay, G. (2007). Comparison of Filtration of Various Size Oysters (Crassostrea virginica). Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Restoration. 3:59-73.

Rhoads, R. E., Dinkova, T. D., and Jagus, R.: Approaches for Analyzing the Differential Activities and Functions of eIF4E Family Members, Methods in Enzymology, Mechanistic Studies of Eukaryotic Translation Initiation, Lorsch, J., ed, Academic Press, 429, 261-298, 2007.

Tkachenko, A., Y. Waguespack, J. Okoh and E. May. (2006). Isolation of intact high molecular weight (HMW) glycoconjugates from the skin mucus of Morone saxatilis (Striped Bass). Journal of Fish Diseases 29: 433-436.

Wang K, Chen F.: Prevalence of highly host-specific cyanophages in the estuarine environment, Environ Microbiol. 2007.

Zmora, N., Trant, J., Chan, S. M., Chung, J. S. Vitellogenin and its messenger RNA during ovarian development in the female blue crab, Callinectes sapidus: gene expression, synthesis, transport, and cleavage, Biol Reprod. 77, 138-46, 2007.

Appendix IVb: Publications (*Students), September 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008

Published or In Press

Bergan, V., Jagus, R., Lauksund, S., Kileng, O., Robertsen, B. (2008): The Atlantic salmon Z-DNA binding protein kinase phosphorylates translation initiation factor 2 alpha and constitutes a unique orthologue to the mammalian dsRNA-activated protein kinase R. FEBS J. 276,184-197.

Chaplin-Ebanks, S. A.* and Curran, M.C. (2007). Prevalence of bopyrid isopod Probopyrus pandalicola in the grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio in four tidal creeks on the South Carolina-Georgia Coast. Journal of Parasitology. 93(1): 73-77.

Chigbu, P., Jearld, A. and Fogarty, M. J. (2007). NOAA and Jackson State University Program in Fish Stock Assessment. Journal of Geoscience Education, 55: 541-549.

Chaudhuri, A., M. Mitra, C. Havrilla*, Y. Waguespack, J. Schwarz (2007). Heavy Metal Biomonitoring by Seaweeds on the Delmarva Peninsula, East Coast of the USA. Botanica Marina 50, 151-158.

Curran, M.C. and R.E. Cross. (2008). A comparison of the effects of ray feeding activity on meiofauna in subtidal and intertidal habitats. Georgia Journal of Science 66(2):50-60.

Die D.J. (in press). Fisheries Management Plans. In: A Fishery Manager’s Guidebook, Management measures and their application. Edited by Kevern Cochrane and Serge Garcia. Wiley-Blackwell.

Die, D.J. and K. Drew. (in press). An Atlantic-wide study of age and growth of Atlantic marlins. In: Proceedings of the Billfish Research Program Symposium. Gulf States Marine Fish. Commission. 64-80.

Die. D.J., Pallares, P., Prince, E., Bannerman, P., Arocha, F., Hazin, F., Garcia, B., Palma, C., Goodyear, P., Fitchett, M., and C.A. Arfelli. Report of the data-preparatory meeting for the 2009 sailfish assessment. ICCAT Collect. of Scientific Papers. (in press).

DuBeck, G.D.* and Curran, M.C. (2007). The seasonal use of a shallow Georgia creek by flatfishes. Georgia Journal of Science 65(4):170-181.

Fogleman, T.* and Curran, M.C. (2007). Making and Measuring a Model of a Salt Marsh. NSTA Science Scope 31(4):36-41.

Fogleman, T.* and Curran, M.C. (2007). Unraveling the Mystery of the Marsh: Part I. Training Students to be Salt Marsh Scientists Part II. Assessing the Health of a Salt Marsh Ecosystem. Current: The Journal of Marine Education 23(2):25-30.

Fogleman, T.* and Curran, M.C. (2008). Can students collect data that are comparable to data collected by a scientist? NSTA The Science Teacher

Fogleman*, T. and M.C. Curran. (2008). How accurate are student-collected data? NSTA The Science Teacher 75(4):30-35.

Gilligan, M.G., Verity, P. G., Cook, C. B., Cook, S. B., Booth, M. G., and M. E. Frischer. (2007). Building a Diverse and Innovative Ocean Workforce through Collaboration and Partnerships that Integrate Research and Education: HBCUs and Marine Laboratories. Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 55, n. 6, December, 2007, 531-540.

Ishaque, A.B. and I. T. Aighewi (2008). Dose–Response. In Sven Erik Jørgensen and Brian D. Fath (Editor-in-Chief), Ecotoxicology. Vol. [2] of Encyclopedia of Ecology, 5 vols. pp. [957-967] Oxford: Elsevier

Jacobs, J. M., Rhodes*, M., Martin B., McIntosh, D., Van Heukelem, W. F., and R. M. Harrell. (2008). Tissue specific sampling for the estimation of proximate compositional components in Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 137:386-392.

Johnson, A.K., Law J.M., Harms, C.A., and Levine, J.F. (2007). Multitiered health assessment of Atlantic menhaden in the Pamlico River, North Carolina. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, 19: 205-214.

Johnson, A.K., Richards, A., Cullen, D.W.*, Nguluwe, B.*, and Lang, K. (2007). The biology of large monkfish, Lophius americanus. Proceedings of the International Conference for the Exploration of the Sea Annual Science Conference. Helsinki, Finland. September 16-21, 2007.

Johnson, A.K., R. Richards, R.A., Cullen*, D.W. and S. J. Sutherland. (2008). Growth, reproduction and feeding of large monkfish Lophius americanus. ICES Journal of Marine Science 65(7):

Love, J.W. and Chase, P.D. (2007). Marine fish diversity and composition in the Atlantic and South Atlantic Bights. Southeastern Naturalist. 6(4): 705-714.

McIntosh, D. 2008. Aquaculture Risk Management. CSREES Northeast Regional Aquaculture Center. NRAC-107-2008. 4 pages.

Pride, C. and M. Olsen (2007). Enhancing diversity in the geosciences through providing HBCU science majors training in natural history interpretation and teaching experiences in predominantly African-American communities. Journal of Geoscience Education, v.55, n.6, 550-559.

Sims, M., Cox, T.M., and R.L. Lewison.  2008.  Modeling spatial patterns in by-catch: Improving by-catch maps to aid fisheries management.  Ecological Applications 3: 649-661.


Appendix IVc: Publications (*Students) September 1, 2008 to August 31, 2009
Publications (*Students)

Published or In Press

Able, K. W., K. M. M. Jones and D. A. Fox. 2009. Large nektonic fishes in nearshore and marsh creek habitats in the Delaware Bay estuary: distribution and abundance. Northeastern Naturalist 16:27-44.

Able, K.W. and M.C. Curran. 2008. Winter mortality in some temperate fishes. Bulletin of the New Jersey Academy of Science 53:(2):1-5.

Adolf, J.E., Bachvaroff, and Place, A.R., (2008) Can cryptophyte abundance trigger toxic Karlodinium veneficum blooms in eutrophic estuaries? Harmful Algae 8; 119-128.

Adolf, J. E., Bachvaroff, T.R., and Place, A.R. (2009). Environmental modulation of Karlotoxin levels in strains of the cosmopolitan dinoflagellate, Karlodinium veneficum (Dinophyceae). J. Phycol. 45, 176-192).

Aultman, T*. and M.C. Curran. 2008. Grass shrimp: Small size but big role in food web. Current: The Journal of Marine Education 24(3):29-33.

*Aultman, T. and M.C. Curran. 2009. Bringing scientific inquiry alive using real grass shrimp research. NSTA Science Scope In Press

Biers EJ, Wang K, Pennington C, Belas R, Chen F, Moran MA (2008) Occurrence and expression of gene transfer agent genes in marine bacterioplankton. Appl. Environ. Microbial., 74, 2933-2939.

Brill, R., Bushnell, P., Smith, L., Speaks, C.*, Sundaram, R., Stroud, E., Wang, J. (2009). The repulsive and feeding-deterrent effects of electropositive metals on juvenile sandbar sharks (Charcharinus plumbeus). Fishery Bulletin 107, 298-307

*Brinson, A. A., Die, D.J., Bannerman, P.O., and Diatta, Y. (2009). Socioeconomic performance of West African fleets that target Atlantic billfish. Fisheries Research 99, 55-62

Chigbu, P., Love, J.W., and J.J. Newhard* (2009). Effects of El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on marine fish and shellfish populations and their habitats in North America. In: Ocean Circulation and El Nino: New Research. John A. Long and David S. Wells (editors), Nova Science Publishers, Inc., ISBN: 978-1-60692-084-8.

Chung, J. S., Bembe, S., Tamone, S., Andrews, E.* and Thomas, H.* (2009). Molecular cloning of the crustacean hyperglycemic hormone (CHH) precursor from the X-organ and the identification of the neuropeptide from sinus gland of the Alaskan Tanner crab, Chionoecetes bairdi. General and Comparative Endocrinology 162, 129-33

Chung JS. (2008) A trehalose 6-phosphate synthase gene of the hemocytes of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus: cloning, the expression, its enzyme activity and relationship to hemolymph trehalose levels. Saline Systems, 4, 18-26.

Crowder LB, Hazen EL, Avissar N, Bjorkland R, Latanich C, Ogburn MB. 2008. The impacts of fisheries on marine ecosystems and the transition to ecosystem based management. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 39:259-278.

Diatta, Y, D.J. Die and M. Fitchett. (in press) Relative abundance indices for sailfish from the artisanal fleet from Senegal. ICCAT Collect. of Scientific Papers.

Erbland, P.J.* and Ozbay, G. (2008). A Comparison of the Macrofaunal Communities Inhabiting a Created Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Reef and Oyster Aquaculture Gear in Indian River Bay, Delaware. Journal of Shellfish Research, 27(4):757-768.

Haga Y., Dominique V.J. III*, and S.J. Du. (2009). Analyzing notochord segmentation and intervertebral disc formation using the twhh:gfp transgenic zebrafish model. Transgenic Res. 18(5):669-83

Jackson, A.R. and Ozbay, G. (2008). Ecological Sustainability in Shrimp Aquaculture. The World Aquaculture Society. 39(3):42-53

Jackson, A.R., Rouse, D.R. and Ozbay, G. (2008). The Effects of Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Structure and Bioactivity on Water Quality, Sediment Nutrients, Infaunal Communities, and Transient Fish Biomass. Journal of Environmental Monitoring & Restoration. 4:66-82.

Jacobs, J. M., Howard, D.W., Rhodes, M.R.*, Newman, M.W., May, E.B., and Harrell, R.M. (2009). Historical presence (1975-1985) of mycobacteriosis in Chesapeake Bay striped bass Morone saxatilis. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 85, 181-186

Katayama H, Chung JS. (2009) The specific binding sites of eyestalk- and pericardial organ-crustacean hyperglycaemic hormones (CHHs) in multiple tissues of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. J. Exp. Biol. 212, 542-549.

Kumar S.K., Zushi Y., Masunaga S., Gilligan, M., Pride, C., and Sajwan, K.S. Perfluorinated organic compounds in sediment, aquatic animals including shark from Georgia Coast, USA. Organohalogen Compounds, v.70, p.2154-2158, 2008.

Lambert, M.S.*, Ozbay, G., and Richards, G.P. (2009). The Influence of Feral Horse Activity on Water and Shellfish (Gukensia demissa) Quality along the Western Coast of Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland. Archives of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology. Published online: 09 January 2009. DOI. 10.1007/s00244-008-9277-4.

Lidie, K., Jagus, R. and Place, A. R. (2009): Identification in dinoflagellates of two eukaroytic translation initiation factor 4E homologues. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Harmful Algae, Hong Kong, China.

Love, J.W., Taylor, C.M., and M.L. Warren, Jr. (2008). Effects of seasonal stream drying on fish and macroinvertebrate populations in upland Ouachita Mountain Streams, USA. American Midland Naturalist. 160: 265-277.

Love, J.W., Gill, J., and J.J. Newhard*. (2008). Saltwater intrusion impacts fish diversity and distribution in the Blackwater River drainage (Chesapeake Bay watershed). Wetlands. 28(4):

Love, J.W., D.F. Luers*, and B.D. Williams* (2009). Spatiotemporal differences in larval fish ingress to Chincoteague Bay (Maryland) during winter and spring (2004 – 2007). Marine Ecology Progress Series. 377:203-212.

Love, J. W., and P.D. Chase. (2009). Geometric morphological differences distinguish populations of scup in the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management and Ecosystem Science 1, 21-27

Love, J.W., Chigbu, P. and May, E.B. (2009). Environmental variability affects distributions of coastal fish species (Maryland, USA). Northeast Naturalist 16(2): 255-268.

*Marenghi, F. Ozbay, G., Erbland, P*. and Rossi-Snook, K*. (2009). Comparison of Species Composition, Diversity and Abundance in Sub-tidal and Floating Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Gear Habitat from Delaware’s Inland Bays. Aquaculture International Journal 1–11.

McIntosh, D. A. 2008. Aquaculture Risk Management. CSREES Northeast Regional Aquaculture Center. NRAC-107-2008. 4 pages

*McKenzie, J.F. and Ozbay, G. 2009. Viability of a Freshwater Mussel (Elliptio complanata) as a Biomechanical Filter for Aquaculture Ponds I: Clearance Rate of Chlorophyll-α. Journal of Applied Aquaculture. In Press

*McKenzie, J.F. and Ozbay, G. 2009. Viability of a Freshwater Mussel (Elliptio complanata) as a Biomechanical Filter for Aquaculture Ponds II: Effect on Aquaculture Pond Water Quality. Journal of Applied Aquaculture. In Press

Moore, J.E., Wallace, B.P. Wallace, R.L. Lewison, R. Zydelis, T.M. Cox, L.C. Crowder. 2009. A review of marine mammal, sea turtle and seabird bycatch in USA fisheries and the role of policy in shaping management. Marine Policy. In Press

Murray, L., Gibson, D., Ward, A. (2008). Real-Time Ocean Data in the Classroom. The Science Teacher, 75 (7): pp 44-48.

Nagle, L.*, Place, A. R., Schott, E.J., Jagus, R., Messick, G. and J.S. Pitula (2009). Real-time Quantitative PCR-based Assay for Enhanced Detection of Hematodinium sp. in the Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 84: 79-87.

Ogburn MB, Forward RB, Jr. 2009. Ingress of brachyuran crab post-larvae to the Newport River estuary. Estuaries and Coasts 32:309-318.

Ogburn MB, Diaz H, Forward RB Jr. 2009. Mechanisms of shoreward transport and estuarine ingress of blue crab Callinectes sapidus megalopae. Marine Ecology Progress Series. In press

Ozbay, G. (2008). Habitat Value of Oyster Culture Gear. East Coast Shellfish Growers Association Magazine. 3:08: 5-7.

Ozbay, G., Marenghi, F. and Fay, J. (2008). The Application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Oyster Restoration (Crassostrea virginica) in Delaware Inland Bays. Journal of Environmental Monitoring & Restoration. 5:89-95.

Ozbay, G., Jackson, M., Munyei, N., and Reiter, M. (2008). Temperature- and Salinity-Dependent Phytoplankton Profiles for the St. Jones River Watershed, Delaware. Journal of Environmental Monitoring & Restoration. 4:29-38.

Overton, A. O., Margraf, F.J., and May, E.B. (2009). Spatial and temporal patterns in the diet of striped bass in Chesapeake Bay. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 138, 915-926

Ozbay, G., Lambert, M.S*. and Polioudakis, E. (2009). Sedimentation of Soils from Three Physiographic Regions of Alabama at Different Salinities. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 40(4):540-546.

Ozbay, G., Marenghi, F*. and Fay, J*. (2009). The Application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Oyster Restoration (Crassostrea virginica) in Delaware Inland Bays. Journal of Environmental Monitoring & Restoration. 5:89-95.

Palevitch O, Abraham E, Borodovsky N, Levkowitz G, Zohar Y, Gothilf Y. (2009). Nasal embryonic LHRH factor plays a role in the developmental migration and projection of gonadotropin-releasing hormone 3 neurons in zebrafish. Dev. Dynamics, 238, 66-75.

Poonian, C.N.S., Hauzer, M.D., Allaoui, A.B., Cox, T.M., Moore, J.E., Read, A.J., Lewison, R.L., and L.B. Crowder 2009. Rapid assessment of sea turtle and marine mammal bycatch in the Union of Comoros. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science. In Press.

*Rossi-Snook, K. , Marenghi, F*. and Ozbay, G. (2009). Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Gardening for Restoration in Delaware Inland Bays. Aquaculture International Journal 1–6 DOI 10.1007/s10499-009-9271-5.

*Simpson, P. C., and D. A. Fox. Contemporary understanding of the Delaware River Atlantic sturgeon: survival in a highly impacted aquatic ecosystem. American Fisheries Society Symposium 69: 867-870.

Tal, Y., Schreier, H., Sowers K. R., Stubblefield, J.D., Place, A.R. and Zohar, Y. (2009). Environmentally sustainable land-based marine aquaculture. Aquaculture, 286, 28-35.

Vikingstad E, Andersson E, Norberg B, Mayer I, Klenke U, Zohar Y, Stefansson SO, Taranger GL. (2008) The combined effects of temperature and GnRHa treatment on the final stages of sexual maturation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) females. Fish Physiol. Biochem. 34, 289-298.

Walker, D. B., Paretti, N.V., Cordy, G., Gross, T.S., Steven, Zaugg, D., Furlong, E.T., Kolpin, D.W. and D. McIntosh. 2009.. Changes in Reproductive Biomarkers in an Endangered Fish Species (Bonytail Chub, Gila elegans) Exposed to Low Levels of Organic Wastewater Compounds in a Controlled Experiment. Aquatic Toxicology. In Press.

Williamson, C.J., P.L. Pennington, and M.C. Curran. 2009. Toxicity of synthetic pyrethroid insecticides to the grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio, parasitized with the bopyrid isopod, Probopyrus pandalicola. Journal of Environmental Science and Health B. 44(8), In press.