Fish and Invertebrate Ecology Lab Presentations
Presentations at Scientific, Management, and Outreach Meetings
2015. Aguilar, R.A. Movement of non-native blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, in two upper Chesapeake Bay tidal tributaries. Tidewater American Fisheries Society Meeting. North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina. March 5-7. Invited talk.
2015. Ogburn, M.B. Fishing for Energy Symposium, February 19. Providence, Rhode Island.
2014. Ogburn, M.B. Monitoring spawning runs of river herring in Chesapeake Bay tributaries. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Quebec City, Quebec. Conference presentation.
2014. Ogburn, M.B. Genetic bar coding of gut contents: From partially-digested tissue to species identity. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Quebec City, Quebec. Conference presentation.
2014. Ogburn, M.B. Evaluating the roles of predation, habitat, disease, and environmental effects on the decline of softshell clams in upper Chesapeake Bay. National Shellfisheries Association, Jacksonville, Florida. Conference presentation.
2014. Ogburn, M.B. Evidence for sperm limitation in the blue crab spawning stock of Chesapeake Bay. National Shellfisheries Association, Jacksonville, Florida. Conference Presentation.
2014. Ogburn, M.B. Maryland blue crab ghost pot workshop. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. Workshop.
2014. Ogburn, M.B. Chesapeake Bay rivering herring workshop. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. Workshop.
2014. Ogburn, M.B. Assesment of river herring spawning runs in Chesapeake Bay. Maryland DNR MANTA seminar series, Annapolis, MD and University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Lab seminar series, Cambridge, MD. Invited talk.
2014. Ogburn, M.B. Juvenile blue crab mortality in Chesapeake Bay. Presentation to the Chesapeake Bay Program Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team. Gloucester Point, VA. June. Invited talk.
2014. Ogburn, M.B. Chesapeake catch: science supporting sustainable fisheries. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. Evening Lecture Series. Invited talk.
2014. Ogburn, M.B. Linking river herring monitoring to restoaration priorities. Workshop prioritizing river herring restoration needs in the Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis, MD. Invited talk.
2014. Ogburn, M.B. Stalking the beautiful swimmer: Emerging issues in US fisheries for the blue crab. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Invited talk.
2014. Ogburn, M.B. What does the blue crab population look like throughout Chesapeake Bay. Science seminar at the East Coast Commercial Fishermen's and Aquaculture Trade Exposition, Ocean City, MD. Invited talk.
2014. Ogburn, M.B. Investigating the ecology of the non-native blue catfish in Chesapeake Bay. Presentation to Jug Bay Wetlands Sancturary Soup and Science, Lothian, MD. Invited talk.
2014. Ogburn, M.B., Richie, K., Goodison, M. Ecology of Blue Catfish in Chesapeake Bay. 40th Annual East Coast Commercial Fishermen's & Aquaculture Trade Exposition Ocean City, Maryland. January 17-19. Poster presentation.
2014. Ogburn, M.B., Richie, K., Goodison, M. Blue Crab Biology, Ecology and Fisheries. 40th Annual East Coast Commercial Fishermen's & Aquaculture Trade Exposition Ocean City, Maryland. January 17-19. Poster presentation.
2013. Ogburn, M.B. Evidence for important offshore spawning grounds of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, in the South Atlantic Bight. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Savannah, Georgia. Conference presentation.
2013. Ogburn, M.B. Chesapeake Bay river herring project. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Little Rock, Arkansas. Poster presentation.
2013. Ogburn, M.B. Chesapeake Bay rivering herring workshop. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. Workshop.
2013. Ogburn, M.B. Catfish distribution, diet and movement in Maryland tributaries of Chesapeake Bay. Chesapeake Bay program Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team December meeting. December 3-4. Invited talk.
2013. Ogburn, M.B. Chesapeake Bay River Herring project. Chesapeake Bay Program Fish Passage Work Group, Annapolis, Maryland. November 18. Invited talk.
2013. Flowers, E.M., Simmonds, K., Aguilar, R., Bowers, H.A., Zmora, O., Schott, E.J. A fatal reo-virus of blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, has potential to impact the host throughout its entire geographic range. 10th International Marine Biotechnology Conference, Brisbane, Australia. November 11-15. Invited talk.
2013. Ogburn, M.B. Chesapeake Bay river herring project. Northeast Interagency River Herring Meeting. Hadley, Massachusetts. November 6. Invited talk.
2013. Ogburn, M.B. Catfish distribution, diet and movement in Maryland tributaries of Chesapeake Bay. Chesapeake Bay Program Invasive Catfish Task Force. Solomons, Maryland. October 30. Invited Talk.
2013. Ogburn, M.B. Chesapeake Bay river herring project. American Fisheries Society. Little Rock, Arkansas. September 8-13. Poster presentation.
2013. Ogburn, M.B. Smithsonian River Herring Project. Nanticoke Watershed Alliance's Lower shore Stewardship Institute. Salisbury, Maryland. July 27. Invited talk.
2013. Ogburn, M.B. Application of controls in separating behavior of temperature reef fish from environmental interference in a long-term acoustic telemetry study. University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean and Environment. April 16. Invited talk.
2013. Ogburn, M.B. Evidence for important offshore spawning grounds of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, in the South Atlantic Bight. 42nd Benthic Ecology Meeting. Savannah, Georgia. March 20-23. Contributed presentation.
2013. Flowers, E.M., Aguilar, R., Johnson, E.G., Jagus, R., Schott, E.J. Assessing Callinectes sapidus reo-like virus (RLV) prevalence and fishery impacts in the Chesapeake Bay. 42nd Benthic Ecology Meeting. Savannah, Georgia. March 20-23. Contributed presentation.
2013. Aguilar, R., M.M. Marvel, E.G. Johnson, M.B. Ogburn, A.H. Hines, M.R. Goodison, P.M. Roberts. Trophic dynamics of non-native blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, in Maryland. 27th American Fisheries Society Meeting. Tidewater Chapter. Solomons, Maryland. March 21-23. Contributed presentation.
2013. Aguilar, R., L.A. Weigt, A.C. Driskell, A.H. Hines, E.G. Johnson, M.B. Ogburn. Barcoding the Bay: Enhancing the study of Chesapeake Bay communities, food webs and invasions through DNA barcoding. 27th American Fisheries Society Meeting. Tidewater Chapter. Solomons, Maryland. March 21-23. Contributed presentation.
2013. Ogburn, M.B. Catfish distribution, diet and movement in Maryland tributaries of Chesapeake Bay. Presentation to the Chesapeake Bay Program Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team. Solomons, MD. December. Invited talk.
2012. Ogburn, M.B. Spawning and recruitment of blue crabs in the South Atlantic Bight. Chesapeake Biological Laboratory.
2012. Ogburn, M.B. Managing a coastal migrant: Why ecological data are critical for adaptive management of blue crab fisheries. University of Delaware Departent of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology. Invited talk.
2012. Anson H. Hines, Eric G. Johnson, Robert Aguilar, Margaret Kramer, Michael Goodison, Paige Roberts. Blue crab fishery stock dynamics: Managing for recruitment limitation. National Shellfisheries Association 104th Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington. March 25-29. Invited talk.
2011. Ogburn, M.B. Freshwater inflow affects recruitment success of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting, SanJuan, Puerto Rico. Conference presentation.
2011. Ogburn, M.B. Decline of the blue crab fishery in North Carolina: Recruitment variability, freshwater inflow, overharvesting, or multiple stressors: Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Meeting, Daytona Beach, Florida. Conference presentation.
2011. Ogburn, M.B. Towards ecosytem-based management of blue crab fisheries in the South Atlantic Bight. NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center. The University of Georgian and Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. Invited talk.
2011. Johnson E.G., A.H. Hines, H.L. Soulen, P.M. Roberts, M.A. Kramer, M.R. Goodison, and R. Aguilar. Optimizing release strategies for blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay. 4th International Symposium on Stock Enhancement and Sea Ranching, Shanghai Oceans University, Shanghai, China. April 22. Contributed presentation.
2011. Hines, A.H., E.G. Johnson, R.N. Lipcius, R.D. Seitz, O. Zmora, Y. Zohar, D.B. Eggleston, and K.M. Leber. Strategic mixing of fishery management, aquaculture and stock enhancement: Case of the Chesapeake blue crab. 4th International Symposium on Stock Enhancement and Sea Ranching, Shanghai Oceans University, Shanghai, China. April 22. Invited keynote address. Contributed presentation.
2011. Hines, A.H., E.G. Johnson, R. Aguilar, M.A. Kramer, P.M. Roberts, H.L. Soulen, Y. Zohar, O. Zmora. Field assessment of the feasibility of enhancing the Chesapeake blue crab stock. National Shellfisheries Association Meeting. Baltimore, MD. March 28. Invited talk.
2011. Johnson, E.G., A.H. Hines, H.L. Soulen, P.M. Roberts, M.A. Kramer, M.R. Goodison, and R. Aguilar. Evidence for large-scale recruitment limitation of blue crabs in upper Chesapeake Bay. National Shellfisheries Association Meeting. Baltimore, MD. March 28. Invited talk.
2011. Kramer, M.A., A.H. Hines, E.G. Johnson. Annual, seasonal and size dependent patterns of juvenile blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, mortality in upper Chesapeake Bay. National Shellfisheries Association Meeting. Baltimore, MD. March 28. Invited talk.
2011. Aguilar, R., E.G. Johnson, A.H. Hines, P.M. Roberts, M.R. Goodison, M.A. Kramer. Spatial dynamics of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, fishery in Chesapeake Bay: Understanding post-maturation processes to improve efficacy of marine stock enhancement. National Shellfisheries Association Meeting. Baltimore, MD. March 28. Invited talk.
2011. Roberts, P.M., R. Aguilar, E.G. Johnson, A.H. Hines, M.R. Goodison, M.A. Kramer. Population and fishery dynamics of blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, in a subestuary of Chesapeake Bay. National Shellfisheries Association Meeting. Baltimore, MD. March 28. Invited talk.
2010. Ogburn, M.B. Linking blue crab settlement to fishery landings in North Carolina. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, North Carolina. Conference presentation.
2010. Ogburn, M.B. Development of a spawning stock index for blue crabs in the South Atlantic Bight. South Eastern Estuarine Research Society fall meeting, St. Augustine, Florida. Conference presentation.
2010. Ogburn, M.B. Missing Mommas: Development of a spawning stock index for blue crabs in the South Atlantic Bight. University of Maryland Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology. Invited talk.
2010. Ogburn, M.B. Missing Mommas: Development of a spawning stock index for blue crabs in the South Atlantic Bight. Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University: Marine Sciences Program, Savannah State University. Invited talk.
2010. Hines, Anson H. Ecology and behavior of crabs: Scuba in good visibility and poor. Invited presentation. Research and Discoveries: The Revolution of Science through SCUBA. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. May 24-25. Invited talk.
2010. Hines, A. H. The blue crab as a model for migratory estuarine species. Invited seminar. Duke Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC. March 16. Invited talk.
2010. Zohar, Y., A.H. Hines, O. Zmora, E.G. Johnson, R.N. Lipcius, R.D. Seitz, D.B. Eggleston, A.R. Place, and J.S. Chung. The Chesapeake Bay blue crab (Callinectes sapidus): A multidisciplinary approach to stock enhancement. Invited presentation. World Aquaculture Society Meeting, San Diego, California, March 3-6. Invited talk.
2010. Aguilar, Robert. Overview of long-term fishery research in near-shore zones of Rhode River, Chesapeake Bay. Invited lecture to SERC education docents. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. January 26. Invited talk.
2010. Kramer, Margaret. Overview of blue crab life history and research of the Fish & Invertebrate Ecology Lab. Invited lecture to SERC education docents. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. January 26. Invited talk.
2010. Aguilar, R. Long-term patterns of variation in abundance and species composition of estuarine fish communities in upper Chesapeake Bay. ICES-BEWG (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea-Benthos Ecology Working Group) Meeting at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. April 19-23. Invited talk.
2010. Hines, A.H. Long term patterns of benthic communities in the Rhode River. ICES-BEWG (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea-Benthos Ecology Working Group) Meeting at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. April 19-23. Invited talk.
2010. Johnson, E.G., A.H. Hines, H.L. Soulen, P.M. Roberts, M.A. Kramer, M.R. Goodison, R. Aguilar, Y. Zohar, and O. Zmora. The (nearly) conclusive case for recruitment limitation of blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay. ICES-BEWG (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea-Benthos Ecology Working Group) Meeting at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. April 19-23. Invited talk.
2010. Aguilar, Robert, Johnson, Eric G., Hines, Anson H., Schlenker Lela, Roberts, Paige M., Goodison, Michael R., Kramer, Margaret A. Spatial dynamics of recreational and commercial blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) harvest in Chesapeake Bay. American Fisheries Society. Tidewater Chapter Meeting. Annapolis, MD. March 18-20. Invited talk.
2010. Johnson, Eric G., Hines, Anson H., Soulen, Heather L., Roberts, Paige M., Kramer, Margaret A., Goodison, Michael R., Aguilar, Robert, Zohar, Yonathan, Zmora, Oded. The case for recruitment limitation of blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay. American Fisheries Society. Tidewater Chapter Meeting. Annapolis, MD. March 18-20. Invited talk.
2010. Kramer, Margaret, Hines, Anson H., Johnson, Eric G., Falsone, Laura A., Ruffin, Katherine K. Annual, seasonal and size-dependent patterns of juvenile blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) mortality in upper Chesapeake Bay. American Fisheries Society. Tidewater Chapter Meeting. Annapolis, MD. March 18-20. Invited talk.
2010. Roberts, Paige M., Carlozo, Nicole, Johnson, Eric G., Aguilar, Robert, Hines, Anson H. Impacts of gear, exposure time and molt status on by-catch mortality in Maryland's blue crab trotline fishery. American Fisheries Society. Tidewater Chapter Meeting. Annapolis, MD. March 18-20. Invited talk.
2010. Soulen, Heather L., Reynolds, Amanda C., Johnson, Eric G., Miller, A. Whitman, Butera, Denise L., Riedel, Gerhardt F., Lukacsovics, Anna. The impact of ocean acidification on growth and mortality of an estuarine crustacean, the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus). American Fisheries Society. Tidewater Chapter Meeting. Annapolis, MD. March 18-20. Invited talk.
2010. Aguilar, Robert, Johnson, Eric G., Hines, Anson H., Schlenker, Lela, Roberts, Paige M., Goodison, Michael R., Kramer, Margaret A. Spatial dynamics of blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, fishery in Chesapeake Bay. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, NC. March 10-13. Invited talk.
2010. Johnson, Eric G., Hines, Anson H., Soulen, Heather L., Kramer, Margaret A., Goodison, Michael R., Aguilar, Robert, Zohar, Yonathan, Zmora, Oded. Evidence for large scale recruitment limitation of blue crabs in upper Chesapeake Bay. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, NC. March 10-13. Invited talk.
2009. Ogburn, M.B. Wind-forced recruitment dynamics of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus. 25th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Science Symposium "Biology and management of exploited crab populations under climate change," Anchorage, Alaska. Conference presentation.
2009. Ogburn, M.B. Wind-forced recruitment dynamics of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus. National Shellfisheries Association Meeting, Savannah, GA. Conference presentation.
2009. Ogburn, M.B. Design and testing of a system for digitally recording endogenous activity rhythms of postlarval and juvenile penaeid shrimp. NOAA Educational Parnership Program's 5th Education and Science Forum, Washington, D.C. Poster presentation.
2009. Ogburn, M.B. From shelf to shore: Cross-shelf transport of blue crab megalopae inferred from a 12-year settlement record. Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. Invited talk.
2009. Ogburn, M.B. Estuarine invasion: How crab and shrimp larvae ride in on currents and conquer low salinity. The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies, University of Miami. Invited talk.
2009. Ogburn, M.B. Next year's crab cakes and fried shrimp: How baby crustaceans recruit to estuaries. Marine Sciences Program, Savannah State University. Invited talk.
2009. Ogburn, M.B. From shelf to shore: Transport of blue crab postlarvae inferred from spatial and temporal patterns of abundance. Department of Biology, the University of North Florida. Invited talk.
2009. Johnson, E.G., A.H. Hines, H.L. Soulen, P.M. Roberts, M.A. Kramer, M.R. Goodison, R. Aguilar, Y. Zohar, and O. Zmora. Summary of blue crab studies at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Blue crab stock assessment 2009: Data Workshop, Chesapeake Bay Laboratory, Solomons, MD, November 24. Invited Talk.
2009. Aguilar, R., A.H. Hines and E.G. Johnson. Fishery characterization, exploitation and movement of mature female blue crabs Callinectes sapidus in the Potomac River. Potomac River Fisheries Commission, Colonial Beach, VA, June 11. Invited presentation.
2009. Johnson, E.G. Current status of the blue crab fishery in Chesapeake Bay: current problems, innovative solutions and outlook. Maryland Saltwater Sportfishermen’s Association, Woodlawn, MD, June 9. Invited presentation.
2009. Johnson, E.G. Blue crab research at SERC-links to effective resource management. Rouse Group of Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, May 21. Invited presentation.
2009. Aguilar, R., A.H. Hines and E.G. Johnson. Fishery characterization, exploitation and movement of mature female blue crabs Callinectes sapidus in the Potomac River. Crab Advisory Committee Meeting, Potomac River Fisheries Commission, Colonial Beach, VA, May 19. Invited presentation.
2009. Johnson, E.G. Blue crab research at SERC. Smithsonian National Board and Guests, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, April 23. Invited presentation.
2009. Johnson, E.G., A.H. Hines, H.L. Soulen, P.M. Roberts, M.A. Kramer, M.R. Goodison, R. Aguilar, Y. Zohar, and O. Zmora. Evidence for recruitment limitation of blue crabs in upper Chesapeake Bay. 2009 NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Fisheries Science Symposium, National Wildlife Visitor Center, Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, Maryland, April 21. Invited presentation.
2009. Long, W.C., R.D. Seitz, B.J. Brylawski. Cascading ecological effects of hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay. Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA. February 12. Invited lecture.
2009. Hines, A.H. Blue crabs: New science for an old fishery. Smithsonian Marine Station, Ft. Pierce, FL. January 29. Invited lecture.
2009. Johnson, E.G. Evidence for blue crab recruitment limitation in Chesapeake Bay. Maryland Blue Crab Stock Enhancement Review, Merrill Environmental Center Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Annapolis, MD, January 8. Invited presentation.
2009. Johnson, E.G. Comparison of hatchery-reared and wild juvenile blue crabs Maryland Blue Crab Stock Enhancement Review, Merrill Environmental Center Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Annapolis, MD. January 8. Invited presentation.
2009. Johnson, E.G., A.H. Hines, H.L. Soulen, P.M. Roberts, M.A. Kramer, M.R. Goodison, R. Aguilar, Y. Zohar, and O. Zmora. 2009 NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Fisheries Science Symposium: Research Findings on Key Bay Fisheries Species. E. Nauman, H. Kelsey, J. Hawkey, H. Townsend, D. Orner and K. Couranz (eds), Chesapeake EcoCheck. Invited presentation.
2009. Hines, A.H. Blue crabs as a model for crustacean ecology. Invited symposium presentation in Integrative Biology: Crustaceans as Model Systems. The Crustacean Society Meeting. Tokyo, Japan. September. Invited talk.
2009. Hines, Anson H., Eric G. Johnson, and Robert Aguilar. Demographic consequences of intense fishing on blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) in Chesapeake Bay, USA. Invited symposium presentation in: Impacts of Human Exploitation on Large Decapods. The Crustacean Society Meeting. Tokyo, Japan. September. Invited talk.
2009. Aguilar, R., E.G. Johnson, A.H. Hines, P.M. Roberts, M.R. Goodison, M.A. Kramer. Population and fishery dynamics of blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, in a subestuary of Chesapeake Bay. Invited talk. National Shellfisheries Association, 101st Annual Meeting. Savannah, GA. March 22-26. Invited talk.
2009. Johnson, E.G., et al. Field assessment of blue crab restocking in upper Chesapeake Bay. National Shellfisheries Association, 101st Annual Meeting. Savannah, GA. March 22-26. Invited talk.
2009. Hines, A.H., E.G. Johnson, M.Z. Darnell, D. Rittschoff, R. Aguilar. Predicting effects of climate change on blue crab demography. 25th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium Series. Anchorage, AK. March 10-13. Invited presentation.
2009. Hines, A.H., E.G. Johnson, et al. Field assessment of the feasibility of enhancing blue crab stock in Chesapeake Bay. 25th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium Series. Anchorage, AK. March 10-13. Invited presentation.
2009. Altman, S., M.L. Reaka, D. Felder, E.P. Theil, E. Weil. Biodiversity and endemism down a depth gradient-A tale of two seas (Crustaceans, Corals). Benthic Ecology Meeting, Corpus Christi, TX. March 5. Contributed paper.
2009. Rodgers, P.L., M.L. Reaka, A.H. Hines. Female sperm storage and male sperm allocation in five species of crab. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Corpus Christi, TX. March 5. Contributed paper.
2009. Hines, Anson H., Eric G. Johnson, Midge Kramer, Michael Goodison, Robert Aguilar, Heather Soulen, Paige Roberts, Yonathan Zohar, and Odi Zmora. Field Assessment of the Feasibility of Enhancing the Chesapeake Blue Crab Stock. International Symposium on Aquaculture, Biology and Management of Commercially Important Crabs. Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China. Invited presentation.
2009. Zohar, Y., O. Zmora, A. Place, J.S. Chung, N. Zmora, E.J. Schott, J. Stubblefield, A. Hines, E. Johnson. A multidisciplinary approach to responsible stock enhancement of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) in the Chesapeake Bay: hatchery production and basic tools. International Symposium on Aquaculture, Biology and Management of Commercially Important Crabs. Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China. Invited presentation.
2008. Ogburn, M.B. Linking blue crab larval supply and settlement. ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida. Conference presentation.
2008. Ogburn, M.B. What's the forecast? Can weather data be used to predict recuritment of blue crab postlarvae to estuaries? Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Fall Meeting, Tampa, Florida. Conference presentation.
2008. Johnson, E.G. and 11 co-authors. Blue crab programs at SERC. Smithsonian Institution’s Office of the Inspector General, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, November 12. Invited talk.
2008. Johnson, E.G. and 11 co-authors. Blue crab research at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Invited presentation and hands-on demonstration to The Chesapeake Research Consortium Fellows, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, October 27. Invited talk.
2008. Johnson, E.G. and 11 co-authors. Blue crab research at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Invited presentation and hands-on demonstration to U.S. Congressional staffers. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, October 21. Invited talk.
2008. Johnson, E.G. Marine biologists: what do they do and how do I become one? Annual career fair for 7-8th grade students. School of the Incarnation, Gambrills, MD, October 19. Invited talk.
2008. Breitburg, D.L., A. H. Hines, E.G. Johnson, G. Ruiz, and R. Osman. Fisheries from an ecological perspective: Emphasis on strong, complementary field experiments, laboratory experiments, field sampling and models. Invited presentation. Maryland Department of Natural Resources and The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center: Matching Expertise, Interests and Needs for Chesapeake Bay Management, Edgewater, MD, October 8. Invited talk.
2008. Long, W.C. Cascading ecological effects of hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay. Invited lecture. Smithsonian Marine Station, Ft. Pierce, FL. October. Invited talk.
2008. Long, W.C., R.D. Seitz, B.J. Brylawski. Hypoxia and Chesapeake Bay: From individual clams to the ecosystem. Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL. October. Invited talk.
2008. Johnson, E.G.. Ecosystems, Food Webs, and Human Impacts on Chesapeake Bay. Invited lecture to 7th grade science students. School of the Incarnation, Gambrills, MD, September 19. Invited talk.
2008. Long, W.C.. An ecosystem short of breath: Effects of low dissolved oxygen on the benthic community in Chesapeake Bay. Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL. September. Invited talk.
2008. Johnson, E.G. Status of the blue crab stock in Chesapeake Bay: Current problems and innovative solutions. Maryland Saltwater Sportfishermen’s Association, Westminster, MD. August 7. Invited talk.
2008. Johnson, E.G. How to give an effective scientific presentation. Invited presentation. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Internship Program, SERC, Edgewater, MD. July. Invited talk.
2008. Johnson, E.G. and 11 co-authors. Blue crab research at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Invited presentation and hands-on demonstration to the Multicultural Students at Sea Together (MAST) Program at Hampton University, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, June 30. Invited talk.
2008. Johnson, E.G. and 11 co-authors.. Field assessment of the feasibility of enhancing blue crab stock in Chesapeake Bay. Invited presentation. Maryland Sea Grant Summer Seminar Series, Chesapeake Bay Laboratory, Solomons, MD, June 13. Invited talk.
2008. Johnson, E.G. The extraordinary squid-lecture, hands-on dissection and fish fry. Invited presentation to 7th grade students. School of the Incarnation, Gambrills, MD. May. Invited talk.
2008. Aguilar, R., A.H. Hines. Long-term patterns of variation in abundance and species composition of estuarine fish communities in upper Chesapeake Bay. Invited lecture. National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research, Hamilton, New Zealand. April 4. Invited talk.
2008. Johnson, E.G., A.H. Hines, and seven co-authors. Rebuilding blue crab stocks through hatchery-based enhancement: A feasible approach? Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Evening Lecture Series, Edgewater, MD, March 19. Invited presentation.
2008. DiMaria, R., E.G. Johnson. Callinectes sapidus: Design and field study of a passive collector for juvenile blue crabs. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society, Lewes, DE. March 14. Invited Talk. Best student paper.
2008. Aguilar, R., E.G. Johnson and six co-authors. Variation in survival, enhancement and production of small scale releases of hatchery juvenile crabs in upper Chesapeake Bay. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. March 13. Invited presentation.
2008. Long, W.C. An ecosystem short of breath: Effects of low dissolved oxygen on the benthic community in Chesapeake Bay. Messiah College, Grantham, PA. March. Invited lecture.
2008. Aguilar, R., A.H. Hines, T.G. Wolcott, E.G. Johnson, A.C. Young-Williams, M.A. Kramer, M.R. Goodison. Multiple tagging techniques in determining movement and population demographics of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus). International Symposium on Advances in Fish Tagging & Marking Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. February 27. Contributed paper.
2008. Johnson, E.G. and 8 co-authors. Testing the feasibility of enhancing blue crab stocks in Chesapeake Bay. Alberg30 Sailing Club, Annapolis, MD, February 9. Invited presentation.
2008. Johnson, E.G. Chesapeake Bay oysters: natural history, restoration and the potential introduction of C. ariakensis. Southern Maryland Coastal Conservation Association, Hughesville, MD, February 4. Invited presentation.
2008. Aguilar, R., E.G. Johnson, A.H. Hines, P.M. Roberts, M.R. Goodison, and M.A. Kramer. Fishery characterization, exploitation and population size of blue crabs Callinectes sapidus in a subestuary of Chesapeake Bay. Annual Meeting of the Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium, Baltimore, MD. April 25. Invited presentation.
2008. Hines, A.H., E.G. Johnson, et al.. Field assessment of the feasibility of enhancing blue crab stock in Chesapeake Bay. Annual Meeting of the Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium, Baltimore, MD. April 25. Invited presentation.
2008. Johnson, E.G., et al. Large-scale patterns of blue crab distribution and abundance in upper Chesapeake Bay. Annual Meeting of the Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium, Baltimore, MD. April 25. Invited presentation.
2008. Kramer, M.A., A.H. Hines, E.G. Johnson, L. Nye, K. Ruffin. Annual, seasonal and size-dependent patterns of juvenile blue crab Callinectes sapidus mortality in upper Chesapeake Bay. Annual Meeting of the Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium, Baltimore, MD. April 25. Invited presentation.
2008. Roberts, P.M., R. Aguilar, E.G. Johnson. Estimating tag-induced mortality and retention of externally tagged blue crabs Callinectes sapidus. Invited presentation.
2008. Aguilar, R., E.G. Johnson, A.H. Hines, P.M. Roberts, M.R. Goodison, and M.A. Kramer. Fishery characterization, exploitation and population size of blue crabs Callinectes sapidus in a subestuary of Chesapeake Bay. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Providence, RI. April 12. Contributed paper.
2008. Altman S., G.M. Ruiz, A.H. Hines. Diversity, resource use, invasibility and invasive persistence in marine fouling communities. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Providence, RI. April 12. Contributed paper.
2008. DiMaria, R., E.G. Johnson. Chateau de Callinectes sapidus: Design and field test of a passive collector for juvenile blue crabs. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Providence, RI. April 12. Contributed paper.
2008. Gamelin, E.F., E.G. Johnson, A.H. Hines. Functional response and prey switching of adult blue crabs Callinectes sapidus on two prey species. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Providence, RI. April 12. Poster.
2008. Hines, A.H., E.G. Johnson, et al. Field assessment of the feasibility of enhancing blue crab stock in Chesapeake Bay. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Providence, RI. April 12. Contributed paper.
2008. Johnson, E.G., et al. Large-scale patterns of blue crab distribution and abundance in upper Chesapeake Bay. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Providence, RI. April 12. Contributed paper.
2008. Kramer, M.A., A.H. Hines, E.G. Johnson, L. Nye, K. Ruffin. Annual, seasonal and size-dependent patterns of juvenile blue crab Callinectes sapidus mortality in upper Chesapeake Bay. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Providence, RI. April 12. Contributed paper.
2008. Long, W.C., R.D. Seitz, B.J. Brylawski, S. Schreiber. Hypoxia and Macoma balthica in Chesapeake Bay: Population, community, and ecosystem level effect. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Providence, RI. April 12. Contributed paper.
2008. Roberts, P.M., R. Aguilar, E.G. Johnson. Estimating tag-induced mortality and retention of externally tagged blue crabs Callinectes sapidus. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Providence, RI. April 12. Contributed paper.
2007. Ogburn, M.B. Induced salinity tolerance in crab postlarvae: A comparison between Callinectes sapidus and Callinectes similis. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia. Conference presentation.
2007. Long, W.C., R.D. Seitz, B.J. Brylawski. Hypoxia and Macoma balthica: Ecological effects on a key benthic infaunal species. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. December 13. Invited talk.
2007. Sanchez, A.J., R. Salina, A.H. Hines. Predation on shrimps by two species of fish in a lagoon system. Wetland Symposium, Tabasco, Mexico. December 4. Invited talk.
2007. Hines, A.H., M.A. Kramer, R. Aguilar, E.G. Johnson, A. Young, M. Goodison, G. Ruiz, J. Dineen, S. Reed, T. Wolcott, P. Jivoff, D. Smith, and R. Lipcius. Ecology of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) life history. Marine Science Symposium. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. November 15-16. Invited talk.
2007. Aguilar R. A survey of arthropod phylogeny and morphology. Northern Virginia Community College. November. Invited talk.
2007. Zmora, O., Y. Zohar, A.H. Hines, and E.G. Johnson. The Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus): A Multidisciplinary Approach to Stock Enhancement. 36th U.S.-Japan Aquaculture Panel Symposium, Durham, NH. October 29-30. Invited talk.
2007. Rodgers, P.J., M.L. Reaka, A.H. Hines. A comparison of sperm storage and mating strategies in brachyurans. Contributed paper. The Crustacean Society, La Serena, Chile. October 14-17. Invited talk.
2007. Rodgers, P. J. and A.H. Hines.. Patterns of sperm storage in crabs: A comparison of mating strategies and sperm allocation in brachyuran crabs. Poster. Invertebrate Reproduction and Development Conference, Panama City, Panama. August 6-9. Invited talk.
2007. Altman S., G.M. Ruiz, A.H. Hines. Effects of community diversity and resource availability on invasion in marine fouling communities. Contributed paper. Ecological Society of America, San Jose, CA. August 5-10. Invited talk.
2007. Hines, A.H. et al. Dynamics of stocking Chesapeake blue crabs: Spatial and temporal variation. Contributed paper. NOAA Chesapeake Bay office. 2007 Fisheries Science Symposium, Patuxent Wildlife Refuge, MD. April 10. Invited talk.
2007. Hines, A.H. et al. Overview of SERC ecosystem research. Invited lecture. Contributed paper. SERC-NCBO workshop, Edgewater, MD. March. Invited talk.
2007. Johnson, E.G., A.H. Hines, J.L.D. Davis, A.C. Young, M.A. Kramer, M. Goodison, R. Aguilar. Assessing the feasibility of enhancing blue crab stocks in Chesapeake Bay. Invited talk. World Trade Institute, International Visitors Program, Delegation from Ecuador at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. Invited talk.
2007. Johnson, E.G., D. Breitburg, A.H. Hines. Natural history and restoration of Chesapeake Bay oysters: Summary of ongoing research at SERC. Southern Maryland Audubon Society, La Plata, MD. February 7. Invited talk.
2007. Aguilar, R., M.R. Goodison, A.H. Hines, M.A. Kramer. Long-term patterns of variation in abundance and species composition of estuarine fish communities in upper Chesapeake Bay. American Fisheries Society. Tidewater Chapter Meeting, Lewes, DE. February 1-3. Invited talk.
2007. Aguilar R., K. Chop, K. Tenggardja, E.G. Johnson, M.A. Kramer, A.H. Hines. Large-scale tagging of blue crabs in the Rhode River: cooperative field studies with local watermen. Annual Watermen's Exposition, Ocean City, MD. January 27. Invited talk.
2007. Hines, A.H., E.G. Johnson, et al.. Blue crab stock enhancement-overview of field and release strategies. Annual Watermen's Exposition, Ocean City, MD. January 27. Invited talk.
2007. Aguilar, R., A.H. Hines, M.A. Kramer, M.R. Goodison. Long-term variation of fish assemblage structure and diversity in an upper Chesapeake Bay subestuary. Estuarine Research Federation, Providence, RI. November 4-8. Invited presentation.
2007. Johnson, E.G., et al. Field assessment of the feasibility of enhancing blue crab and oyster stocks in Chesapeake Bay. Estuarine Research Federation, Providence, RI. November 4-8. Contributed paper.
2007. Aguilar, R., E.G. Johnson, A.H. Hines, K. Chop, K. Tenggardjaja. Population dynamics and demographics: Mark-recapture studies of blue crabs in a Chesapeake subestuary. Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. April 11. Invited presentation.
2007. Hines, A., E.G. Johnson, et al. Variation in survival, enhancement and production of small scale releases of hatchery juvenile crabs in upper Chesapeake Bay. Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. April 11. Invited presentation.
2007. Johnson, E.G., A.H. Hines et al. Large-scale patterns of juvenile blue crab recruitment to nursery habitats in the upper Chesapeake Bay. Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. April 11. Invited presentation.
2007. Johnson, E.G., A.H. Hines et al. Partitioning loss of juvenile hatchery-reared blue crabs into mortality and emigration components. . Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. April 11. Invited presentation.
2007. Aguilar, R., E. G. Johnson, A. Hines, K. Chop and K. Tenggardjaja. Population demographics and exploitation of blue crabs Callinectes sapidus in a subestuary of upper Chesapeake Bay. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Altanta, GA. March 21-25. Contributed paper.
2007. Altman S., G.M. Ruiz, A.H. Hines. Combined effects of diversity and resource on invasion. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Altanta, GA. March 21-25. Contributed paper.
2007. Johnson, E. G., A. C. Young, A. H. Hines, and M. Kramer. Partitioning loss of juvenile hatchery-reared blue crabs into mortality and emigration components. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Altanta, GA. March 21-25. Contributed paper.
2007. Sanchez, A.J., A.H. Hines, R. Florida, and E.G. Johnson. Sea grass density effect on interaction between the predator Archoglossus rhomboidalis and the prey Hippolyte zostericola. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Altanta, GA. March 21-25. Contributed paper.
2006. Ogburn, M.B. Does selective tidal stream transport enhance transport through estuarine inlets? Larval Biology Symposim, Coos Bay, Oregon. Conference presentation.
2006. Aguilar, R., M.R. Goodison, A.H. Hines, M.A. Kramer. Decadal variation in sympatric Chesapeake Bay fish communities: Analytical approaches to living resources. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Lake Placid, NY. September 10-14. Contributed paper.
2006. Bright, G., E.G. Johnson, and A.H. Hines. Comparison of habitat utilization between juvenile hatchery-reared and wild blue crabs. The Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Memphis, TN. August 8. Contributed paper.
2006. Bright, G., E.G. Johnson, and A.H. Hines. Comparison of habitat utilization between juvenile hatchery-reared and wild blue crabs.. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Spring Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. March 9-11. Contributed presentation
2006. Hines, A.H., G. M. Ruiz, P. Fofonoff, and B. Steves. Patterns of species invasions in coastal marine ecosystems of North America. Biological Invasions' Course, Portland State University, OR. March 9. Contributed presentation.
2006. Hines, A.H.. Cumulative spatial impacts of aquaculture in Chesapeake Bay: Implications for management. Spatial Management Workshop, Science and Technology Advisory Committee, Chesapeake Bay Program, Annapolis, MD. March. Invited presentation.
2006. Hines, A.H. Stock enhancement of Chesapeake blue crabs: Linking nursery habitats to spawning sanctuary. Mote Marine Laboratory Sarasota, FL. January 27. Invited departmental talk.
2006. Hines, A.H.. Stock enhancement of Chesapeake blue crabs: Linking nursery habitats to spawning sanctuary. Department of Biology, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne Fl. January 26. Invited departmental talk.
2006. Ruiz, G.M., P. Fofonoff, A. W. Miller, and A.H. Hines. Biological Invasions in Coastal Marine Ecosystems: Past, Present, and Future. 91st Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Merida, Mexico. January 11. Invited talk.
2006. Wolcott, D.L., T.G. Wolcott, A.H. Hines, and D.A. Medici. Migration of female blue crabs from mating areas to spawning grounds. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL. January 4-8. Invited talk.
2006. Hines, A.H. Smithsonian deep science. Advanced Diving Workshop for Deep Research Diving, NOAA & Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Invited presentation.
2006. Hines, A.H. Blue crab aquaculture and stock enhancement in Chesapeake Bay College of Aqua-Life Science and Technology, Shanghai Fisheries University, China. Invited presentation.
2006. Hines, A.H. Invasive species in marine ecosystems of North America: Patterns, vectors and management. College of Aqua-Life Science and Technology, Shanghai Fisheries University, Shanghai, China. Invited presentation.
2006. Hines, A.H. Ballast water and shipping as a driver of invasive species in coastal ecosystems: Patterns and research approach for North America. School of Life Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China. Invited presentation.
2006. Hines, A.H. Patterns of invasive species in coastal marine ecosystems of North America. Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. Invited presentation.
2006. Hines, A.H. Ecology of the life cycle of the blue crab: long-term data and new approaches. Symposium in honor of John S. Pearse, University of California Santa Cruz. Invited presentation.
2006. Aguilar, R., E. G. Johnson, A. H. Hines, M. Kramer, and M. Goodison. Complete optimization: Integrating management with hatchery releases. 3rd International Symposium on Stock Enhancement and Ocean Ranging, Seattle, WA. September. Invited presentation.
2006. Cheng, Y., X. Wu, X. Yang, and A.H. Hines. Current trends in hatchery techniques and stock enhancement for Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis. 3rd International Symposium on Stock Enhancement and Ocean Ranging, Seattle, WA. September. Invited presentation.
2006. Hines, A.H., E.G. Johnson, A.C. Young, R. Aguilar, M.A. Kramer, M. Goodison, O. Zmora, and Y. Zohar. Release strategies for estuarine species with complex migratory life cycles: Stock enhancement of Chesapeake blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus. 3rd International Symposium on Stock Enhancement and Ocean Ranging, Seattle, WA. September. Invited presentation.
2006. Johnson, E.G., A.C. Young, and A.H. Hines. Optimizing enhancement strategies: Predicting growth and survival of hatchery-reared blue crabs under varying release scenarios. 3rd International Symposium on Stock Enhancement and Ocean Ranging, Seattle, WA. September. Invited presentation.
2006. Young-Williams, A. C., J. L. D. Davis, E.G. Johnson, and A.H. Hines. Testing differences between wild and hatchery-reared blue crabs: Minimizing potential negative interactions at release. 3rd International Symposium on Stock Enhancement and Ocean Ranging, Seattle, WA. September. Invited presentation.
2006. Johnson, E.G. et al. Testing the feasibility of blue crab stock enhancement in Chesapeake Bay. World Aquaculture Society Conference, AQUA 2006. Florence, Italy. Invited presentation.
2006. Chop, K., R. Aguilar, E. Johnson and A.H. Hines. Assessing population dynamics of blue crabs in a subestuary of upper Chesapeake Bay: A cooperative field study with local watermen. Annual Meeting of the Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium, Baltimore, MD. March. Invited presentation.
2006. Hines, A.H. et al. Field assessment of stock enhancement linked to migratory corridors for upper Bay blue crabs: Seasonal and inter-annual variation in survival and production. Annual Meeting of the Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium, Baltimore, MD. March. Invited presentation.
2006. Johnson, E., A.H. Hines, et al. Optimizing enhancement strategies: Predicting growth and survival of hatchery-reared blue crabs under varying release scenarios. Annual Meeting of the Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium, Baltimore, MD. March. Invited presentation.
2006. Young-Williams, A.C., A.H. Hines et al. Experimental comparisons of performance between hatchery and wild juvenile blue crabs. Annual Meeting of the Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium, Baltimore, MD. March. Invited presentation.
2006. Hines, A.H. Overview of crab aquaculture activities in Southeast Asia. Alaska Crab Enhancement and Rehabilitation workshop. Alaska Crab Enhancement and Rehabilitation Workshop, University of Alaska Sea Grant, Kodiak, AK. March 14,15. Invited participant.
2006. Hines, A.H. et al. Case Study: Stock enhancement of Chesapeake Bay blue crab. Alaska Crab Enhancement and Rehabilitation workshop. University of Alaska Sea Grant, Kodiak, AK. March 14,15. Invited participant and panelist.
2006. Zmora, O., A.H. Hines, et al. Cultivation and mass hatchery rearing of juvenile blue crabs. University of Alaska Sea Grant, Kodiak, AK. March 14,15. Invited participant.
2006. Aguilar, R., M.A. Kramer, and A.H. Hines. Long-term spatio-temporal variation of a nearshore fish community in an upper Chesapeake Bay subestuary. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Quebec City, Canada. March 10. Contributed presentation.
2006. Johnson, E.G., A.C. Williams, and A.H. Hines. A stochastic seasonal growth model estimated from hatchery releases of juvenile blue crabs in the wild. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Quebec City, Canada. March 10. Contributed presentation.
2005. Ogburn, M.B. Effects of physical processes and behavior on the transport of blue crab postlarvae through estuarine inlets. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Quebec, Canada. Conference presentation.
2005. Hines, A.H. Fishery status meeting and consultation. Bi-state Blue Crab Technical Advisory Committee. Colonial Beach, VA. October 26. Invited talk.
2005. Hines, A.H. Fishery failures and aquaculture expectations: Estuarine implications of impending shift in modes of estuarine food production. Invited symposium talk. Estuarine Research Federation, Norfolk, VA. October 20. Invited talk.
2005. Hines, A.H. Federal Campus at SERC. Director, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Chesapeake Bay Field Office, & U.S. Forest Service Chesapeake Bay Office. October 12. Invited talk.
2005. Hines, A.H.. NOAA Maryland Sea Grant program review. Consultation. National Aquarium, Baltimore, MD. September 27. Invited talk.
2005. Hines, A.H. Blue crabs, aquaculture, invasive species. Presentation and consultation. Chesapeake Bay Commission. Chesapeake Beach, MD. September 8. Invited talk.
2005. Hines, A.H. Federal Campus. NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, U.S. Park Service. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 9. Invited talk.
2005. Hines, A.H. Land conservation. Presentation. Anne Arundel County, Office of County Executive. July 28. Invited talk.
2005. Hines, A.H. Overview of SERC programs in Belize. Presentation and reception. Ambassador to Belize. NMNH, Washington, D.C. July 26. Invited talk.
2005. Hines, A.H. Overview of SERC programs. Congressional Staff presentation and tour of Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. June 24. Invited talk.
2005. Hines, A.H. Electronic Field Trip: Invasive species. Port of Oakland, CA. May 10. Invited talk.
2005. Hines, A.H. Estuarine food web implications of shifts to aquaculture approaches for fishery restoration. NOAA Workshop, "Predicting effects of over-fishing, eutrophication and disease on estuarine fish assemblages: disentangling effects of multiple stressors on estuarine food webs". Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. May. Invited talk.
2005. Jewett, E.B. Invasive species and low dissolved oxygen in Chesapeake Bay. Dissertation defense, Departmental Seminar/Talk. University of Maryland, Department of Biology, College Park, MD. May. Invited talk.
2005. Hines, A.H. Meeting with Lowell Bahner, Director, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. May. Invited talk.
2005. Hines, A.H. Meeting with Peyton Robertson, Assistant Director, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. May. Invited talk.
2005. Hines, A.H., K.L. Heck, and R. Virnstein. Biocomplexity of seagrass systems: research needs and opportunities. Workshop on coastal systems of the Indian River Lagoon. Kennedy Space Center, Fl. April. Invited talk.
2005. Johnson, E.G. and 6 co-authors. Blue crab research at SERC-Update on progress and upcoming plans. Invited presentation to local commercial watermen. SERC, Edgewater, MD, April, 2005-2007. Invited talk.
2005. Johnson, E.G. Southeast Data Assessment and Review (SEDAR) Caribbean spiny lobster data assessment and review: Assessment workshop. Marathon, FL. March 15-17. Invited talk.
2005. Hines, A.H. Overview SERC blue crab research. Anne Arundel County Watermen's presentation. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. March 10. Invited talk.
2005. Hines, A.H., R.N. Lipcius, O. Zmora and Y. Zohar (et al.). Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium: Basic biology and feasibility of stock enhancement of blue crab stocks, Callinectes sapidus. Invited talk. NOAA Chesapeake Bay Fisheries Symposium, Patuxent, MD. March. Invited talk.
2005. Hines, A.H. Fishing impacts and the development of aquaculture in coastal food production. Washington Area Science Writers Association. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. February 15. Invited talk.
2005. Johnson, E.G. Southeast Data Assessment and Review (SEDAR) Caribbean spiny lobster data assessment and review. Data workshop. Marathon, FL. January 25-27. Invited talk.
2005. Johnson, E.G., D.B. Eggleston, C. Dahlgren, G.T. Kellison, and D. Nadeau. Distribution and abundance of spiny lobster in the Florida Keys: Impacts of an intense recreational fishery. Invited talk. Marathon, FL. January. Invited talk.
2005. Aguilar, R., A. Young-Williams, and A.H. Hines. Blue crab stock enhancement and tagging program. Watermen's Exposition. Ocean City, MD. January 29-30. Invited talk.
2005. Zohar, Y, O. Zmora, A.H. Hines, and R. Lipcius. BCARC: Hatchery technologies and stock enhancement of blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay. Watermen's Exposition. Ocean City, MD. January 29-30. Invited talk.
2005. Altman, S., A.H. Hines, and G.M. Ruiz. Invasion success of colonial tunicates. MEES Colloquium, University of Maryland, Center of Marine Biotechnology, Baltimore, MD. October. Invited talk.
2005. Hines, A.H. Working on the edge: Research at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. MEES Colloquium, University of Maryland, Center of Marine Biotechnology, Baltimore, MD. October. Invited talk.
2005. Rodgers, P., M. Reaka and A. Hines. Sperm storage and replenishment in brachyuran crabs of the Indian River Lagoon, FL. MEES Colloquium, University of Maryland, Center of Marine Biotechnology, Baltimore, MD. October. Poster.
2005. Hines, A.H., P.R. Jivoff, R.N. Lipcius, T.G. Wolcott, and D.L. Wolcott. Complex impacts on reproductive processes in a heavily exploited crab stock: An overview for Chesapeake blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus. Symposium on Fishery Impacts on Decapod Mating Systems. The 6th International Crustacean Congress, Glasgow, Scotland. July 21. Invited talk.
2005. Jivoff, P.R. and A.H. Hines. How interactions between human exploitation and mating system structure may limit the reproductive potential of blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus. Symposium on Fishery Impacts on Decapod Mating Systems. The 6th International Crustacean Congress, Glasgow, Scotland. July 21. Invited talk.
2005. Wolcott, D.L., A.M. Carver, J. Davis, T.G. Wolcott, and A.H. Hines. Impact of a size-selective fishery on mating systems in the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. Symposium on Fishery Impacts on Decapod Mating Systems. The 6th International Crustacean Congress, Glasgow, Scotland. July 21. Invited talk.
2005. Aguilar, R., M.R. Goodison, A.H. Hines, and M.A. Kramer. Decadal variation of an epibenthic fish and macro-invertebrate community in an upper Chesapeake Bay subestuary. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Williamsburg, VA. April. Invited talk.
2005. Altman, S., A.H. Hines and G.M. Ruiz. Invasion success of colonial tunicates. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Williamsburg, VA. April. Awarded best student poster.
2005. Bademan, M., A.H. Hines, and E.G. Johnson. Predation rates on hatchery-reared and wild juvenile blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) in upper Chesapeake Bay. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Williamsburg, VA. April. Invited talk.
2005. Bright, G., E.G. Johnson, and A.H. Hines. Comparison of habitat utilization between juvenile hatchery-reared and wild blue crabs. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Williamsburg, VA. April. Invited talk.
2005. Hines, A. H. Portunid crab fisheries: Emerging approaches for supplementing and restoring stocks. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Williamsburg, VA. April. Invited talk.
2005. Hines, A.H. and R.N. Lipcius. Threshold mechanism and long-term indirect effects of siphon nipping by fishes upon blue crab predation on infaunal bivalves. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Williamsburg, VA. April. Invited talk.
2005. Johnson, E.G., A.H. Hines, J.L.D. Davis, A.C. Young, M. Kramer, M. Goodison, R. Aguilar, Y. Zohar, and O. Zmora. Field assessment of the feasibility of enhancing blue crab stocks in Chesapeake Bay. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Williamsburg, VA. April. Invited talk.
2005. Young, A. C., E.G. Johnson, A.H. Hines, M. Goodison, R. Aguilar, and M. Kramer. Predator enhancement experiments: Density-dependent response of blue crabs to infaunal bivalve prey. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Williamsburg, VA. April. Invited talk.
2005. Hines, A.H., R.N. Lipcius, O. Zmora, and Y. Zohar (et al.). Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium: Basic biology and feasibility of stock enhancement of blue crab stocks, Callinectes sapidus. NOAA Chesapeake Bay Fisheries Symposium, Patuxent, MD. March. Invited talk.
2005. Hines, A.H., E.G. Johnson, A. Young-Williams, M. Goodison, M. Kramer, R. Aguilar, O. Zmora, and Y. Zohar. Field tests of the feasibility of stock enhancement of Chesapeake blue crabs: Linking nursery habitats to spawning sanctuary. Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium Workshop, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS. March. Invited talk.
2005. Johnson, E.G., A.H. Hines, J. Davis, A. Young-Williams, M. Goodison, M. Kramer, R. Aguilar, O. Zmora, and Y. Zohar. Comparing performance of hatchery-reared and wild blue crabs. Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium Workshop, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS. March. Invited talk. .
2005. Hines, A.H., E.G. Johnson, J.L.D. Davis, A. Young-Williams, M. Goodison, M. Kramer, R. Aguilar, O. Zmora, and Y. Zohar.. Testing the feasibility of stock enhancement of blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) in Chesapeake Bay, USA. Portunid Crab Conference, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center and University of Wales, Bangor, and European Commission. Iloilo, The Philippines. January 21. Portunid Crab Conference, The Philippines. Invited talk.
2004. Ogburn, M.B. Salt marsh dieback in Georgia: Field survey and transplant experiment. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society, Spring Meeting, Harbor Branch, Florida. Conference presentation.
2004. Aguilar, R. Aspects of blue crab biology and behavior. Invited lecture. George Mason University. November. Invited talk.
2004. Johnson, E.G. Population dynamics and stock assessment of the blue crab in North Carolina. SERC Seminar Series, Edgewater, MD, July 15. Invited talk.
2004. Aguilar, R., A.H. Hines, M.R. Goodison, Long-term spatio-temporal dynamics of a fish and macro-invertebrate assemblage in an upper Chesapeake Bay subestuary. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Mobile, Al. March 25-28. Contributed paper.
2004. Davis, J.L.D., A.C. Young-Williams, A.H. Hines, Y. Zohar, and O. Zmora.. Narrowing in on blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) carrying capacity in certain Chesapeake Bay habitats and implications for optimizing stock enhancement. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Mobile, Al. March 25-28. Contributed paper.
2004. deRivera, C.E., G.M. Ruiz, A.H. Hines, and P. Jivoff. Predation by blue crabs limits abundance of the introduced crab Carcinus maenas. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Mobile, Al. March 25-28. Contributed paper.
2004. Young-Williams, A.C., J.L.D. Davis, A.H. Hines, K. Forman, O. Zmora, Y. Zohar. Does size really matter to hatchery blue crabs? Benthic Ecology Meeting, Mobile, Al. March 25-28. Contributed paper.
2004. Aguilar, R. Movement of female blue crabs from mating to spawning grounds. Johnson, E.G., D.B. Eggleston, G.T. Kellison, G. Plaia, C. Huggett. Life and death of translocated blue crabs. Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium annual meeting, Baltimore, MD. February 21-23. Invited presentation.
2003. Ogburn, M.B. Population dynamics of two salt marsh snails in three Georgia estuaries. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Spring Meeting, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Poster presentation.
2003. Jewett, E.B., A.H. Hines, G.M. Ruiz. Low dissolved oxygen creates potential niche for newcomers in the Chesapeake Bay. Estuarine Research Federation, Seattle, WA. September 14-18. Invited Talk.
2003. Young-Williams, A.C., J.L.D. Davis, A.H. Hines, Y. Zohar. Burden of proof: Assessing stock enhancement of the blue crab in the Chesapeake Bay. American Institute of Biological Sciences, Arlington, VA. March 21-23. Contributed paper.
2003. Aguilar, R., P.S. Rand, G.H. Beckwith, Jr., J.C. Chaves. Short-term hooking mortality of adult red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus caught from the Neuse River, North Carolina, 2001-2002. American Fisheries Society, Tidewater Chapter Meeting, Beaufort, NC. January 15-17. Contributed paper.
2003. Davis, J.L.D., A.C. Young-Williams, A.H. Hines, and Y. Zohar. Assessing potential for restoration of blue crab stocks by enhancement in Chesapeake Bay. Restore America's Estuaries, Baltimore, MD. Invited Talk
2003. Hines, A.H. Research and training using blue crab ecology as a model system. Symposium on the Value of Teaching at FHL, 100th Anniversary of Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington, Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, WA. Invited Talk
2003. Hines, A.H. New research on blue crab ecology. Annapolis Civitan Association. Invited Talk
2003. Aguilar, R., M. Kramer, A.H. Hines, T.G. Wolcott, D.L. Wolcott, and R. Lipcius. Migration of female blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay. Benthic Ecology Meeting, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT. March 27-30. Invited talk.
2003. Altman, S.J., R. Whitlatch, J. Terwin. Space invaders: Does disturbance facilitate or hinder invasion success in marine communities? Benthic Ecology Meeting, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT. March 27-30. Invited talk. Awarded best student talk.
2003. Davis, J.L.D., A.C. Young-Williams, R. Aguilar, B.L. Carswell, M.R. Goodison, A.H. Hines, M.A. Kramer, Y. Zohar and O. Zmora. Do hatchery-raised blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) feed, grow, behave and survive as well as their wild counterparts? Implications for stock enhancement. Benthic Ecology Meeting, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT. March 27-30. Invited talk.
2003. Delano, K., R. Lipcius, A. Hines, and R. Seitz. Habitat quality and metapopulation dynamics in the Balthic clam. Benthic Ecology Meeting, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT. March 27-30. Invited talk.
2003. Grap, S., R. King, D. Craige, and A. Hines.. Factors influencing the distributions of blue crabs and bivalves in subestuaries of Chesapeake Bay, USA. Benthic Ecology Meeting, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT. March 27-30. Invited talk.
2003. Hines, A.H., M.A. Kramer, TG. Wolcott, D.L. Wolcott, and J. Freire. Long-Term Decline in Juvenile Blue Crab Mortality: Local Scale Experiments Reflect Large Scale Reduction of Chesapeake Population? Benthic Ecology Meeting, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT. March 27-30. Invited talk.
2003. Jivoff, P.R., A.H. Hines, and G.M. Ruiz. Control of range expansion and habitat use of the green crab, Carcinus maenas, by a native species. Benthic Ecology Meeting, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT. March 27-30. Invited talk.
2003. Kramer, M.A., and A.H. Hines. Disease outbreak regulates a local population of an invasive fish. Benthic Ecology Meeting, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT. March 27-30. Invited talk.
2003. Aguilar, R. Migration of mature female blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay. Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. March. Invited talk.
2003. Davis, J.L.D. The fate of hatchery-reared blue crabs released into small embayments of upper Chesapeake Bay. Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. March. Invited talk.
2003. Hines, A.H. Requirements for stock enhancement of blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay. Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. March. Invited talk.
2003. Young-Williams, A.C. Crustacean tagging tools: comparing two types of internal tags in juvenile blue crabs. Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. March. Invited talk.
2003. Young-Williams, A.C. Comparisons of morphological, physiological, and behavioral variables between hatchery-raised and wild juvenile blue crabs. Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. March. Invited talk.
2003. Hines, A.H., J.L.D. Davis, A. Young-Williams, Y. Zohar, and O. Zmora. Assessing the feasibility of stock assessment for Chesapeake blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus. National Shellfisheries Association Meeting, New Orleans, LA. April 13-17. Invited talk.
2003. Zohar, Y., O. Zmora, A. Hines, and J. Davis. Hatchery methods for production of juvenile blue crabs. National Shellfisheries Association Meeting, New Orleans, LA. April 13-17. Invited talk.
2003. Aguilar, R., M. Kramer, A.H. Hines, T.G. Wolcott, D.L. Wolcott, and R. Lipcius. Migration of female blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay. The Crustacean Society Blue Crab Symposium, College of William & Mary, VIMS, Williamsburg, VA. Invited talk.
2003. Hines, A.H., T.G. Wolcott, J. Terwin, and S.F. Thrush. Spatial scale of blue crab foraging on bivalve prey. The Crustacean Society Blue Crab Symposium, College of William & Mary, VIMS, Williamsburg, VA. Invited talk.
2003. King, R. D. Craige, A. Hines, and S. Grap. Habitat correlates of blue crabs and bivalves in subestuaries of Chesapeake Bay, USA. The Crustacean Society Blue Crab Symposium, College of William & Mary, VIMS, Williamsburg, VA. Invited talk.
2003. Rome, M., A.C. Young-Williams, M. Goodison, G. Davis, and A.H. Hines. Winter mortality of Chesapeake blue crabs. The Crustacean Society Blue Crab Symposium, College of William & Mary, VIMS, Williamsburg, VA. Invited talk.
2003. Zmora, O., A. Findiesen, E. Lipman, J. Stubblefield, A. Hines, J. Davis, A. Young-Williams and Y. Zohar. Hatchery mass production of blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) juveniles. The Crustacean Society Blue Crab Symposium, College of William & Mary, VIMS, Williamsburg, VA. Invited talk.
2003. Davis, J.L.D., A.C. Young-Williams, A.H. Hines, and O. Zmora. Assessment of enhancement potential in the case of the Chesapeake blue crab (Callinectes sapidus). American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Salt Lake City, UT. February 8-14. Invited talk.
2003. Young-Williams, A.C., J.L.D. Davis, A.H. Hines, and Y. Zohar. Comparing two types of internal tags in juvenile blue crabs. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Salt Lake City, UT. February 8-14. Invited talk.
2003. Hines, A.H., J.L.D. Davis, A. Young-Williams, R.N. Lipcius, J. Hoenig, Y. Zohar, O. Zmora, A. Place, D.H. Secor, S-J. Ju, R. Harvey, T.G. Wolcott and D.L. Wolcott. Blue Crab Stock Restoration and Ecology in Chesapeake Bay. NOAA Coastal Zone 2003, Baltimore, MD. Invited talk.
2015. Travis Flock. Tracking blue catfish movement in Chesapeake Bay using acoustic telemetry. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN. January 23.
2014. Eva Kinnebrew-González. Sonar and Scales: Detecting trends in Chesapeake Bay river herring population. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. November 21.
2014. Bobby Semmler. Assessing juvenile blue crab population dynamics and adult fishery characteristics. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. September 15.
2014. Julie Sepanik. Agent based model of Chesapeake Bay blue crabs. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. September 8.
2013. Brooke Weigel. Determining the impacts of invasive blue catfish in Maryland using diet studies and acoustic telemetry. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. November 14.
2013. Katie Sinclair. Are you smarter than a SERC visitor? An analysis of their diversity and why they visit. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 30.
2013. Mark Ruiz. Application of imaging sonar to fisheries ecology: Identifying juvenile blue crabs predator-prey interactions. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 8.
2013. Angela Trenkle. Potential impacts of invasive blue catfish on native white catfish. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. May 5.
2013 Parks, Eric. (2012 intern), M.B. Ogburn. Abundance, mortality, and habitat use of juvenile blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, in nearshore areas of Chesapeake Bay. Poster. 42nd Benthic Ecology Meeting, Savannah, Georgia. March 21-23.
2012. Marvel, Miranda. Invasive blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, blue devil or pussycat? A comparison of the trophic dynamics of catfish in Chesapeake Bay. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. November 16.
2012. McCanty, Sean. Shell game: How prehistoric land use affects modern Chesapeake ecosystems. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 17.
2012. Luebs, Maggie. A comparison of predation on soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria) and stout razor clams (Tagelus plebeius). Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 10.
2012. Parks, Eric. Nearshore surveys for juvenile blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, in the Chesapeake Bay. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. July 31.
2011. Richie, Kim. Sperm limitation in Callinectes sapidus. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. November 9.
2011. Weller, Dan. Shell game: How prehistoric land use affects modern Chesapeake Bay ecosystems. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 18.
2011. Burd, Justine. Trace metals in blue crab soft tissue and correlation to carapace. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 16.
2011. Disla, Carlos. Spatial and temporal variation in shell chemistry of Callinectes sapidus. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 11.
2010. Hanmer, John. Assessing spatial variation in blue crab populations using natural markers. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. November 5.
2010. Cornell, Cristina. Sperm limitation in Callinectes sapidus. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. November 5.
2010. Alarcon-Tinájero, Edgar. Talking trash: Archaeological resources of the Rhode River and Fishing Bay. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. September 3.
2010. Coleman, Bryan. Spatial variation in blue crab trace elemental signatures: Implications for use as natural tags. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 13.
2010. O'Keeffe, Kayleigh.. Sperm limitation in Callinectes sapidus: Boys matter too! Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 12.
2009. Sellers, Andrew. Effects of size and complexity of coarse woody debris on predation of epibenthic species. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. November 23.
2009. Schlenker, Lela. Crab tagging abound the Bay: A look at harvests, commercial and recreational sectors and the success of new regulations. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. November 23.
2009. Melendez, Laila. Relative predation and mortality of juvenile blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 17.
2008. Pittfield, T.. A fishery independent study on migration depth of mature female blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. December 3.
2008. Blake, C. Risk-sensitive foraging behavior in wild and hatchery-raised juvenile blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus). Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. November 24.
2008. Carlozo, N. Effect of air exposure on mortality and physiology of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. November 21.
2008. Nilanjana, S. Prey preference and optimal foraging of juvenile blue crabs on bivalve prey. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 14.
2008. Grow, J. Effects of shoreline type on juvenile blue crab food availability and predator abundance in the South River. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 1.
2008. Majoris, J. The effect of shoreline type on growth and diet of juvenile blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 1.
2008. DiMaria, R., E.G. Johnson. Chateau de Callinectes sapidus: Design and field test of a passive collector for juvenile blue crabs. Contributed paper. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Providence, RI. April 12.
2008. DiMaria, R., E.G. Johnson. Chateau de Callinectes sapidus: Design and field study of a passive collector for juvenile blue crabs. Contributed paper. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society, Lewes, DE. March 14. Best student paper.
2007. Roberts, P. Estimating population size, tag retention, and mortality of adult blue crabs. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. December 18.
2007. Bayer, S. Large scale spatio-temporal variation in blue crab abundance within Chesapeake Bay. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. November 30.
2007. DiMaria, R. Chateau de Callinectes sapidus: Design and field study of a passive collector for juvenile blue crabs. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. November 19.
2007. Exline, R. Optimizing survival of hatchery raised juvenile blue crabs: The microhabitat of release site. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 14
2007. Anthony, J. An assessment of habitat quality and release optimization in the West River, Chesapeake Bay. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 9.
2006. Wolf, J. Release of juvenile hatchery-reared blue crabs for stock enhancement: Importance of microhabitat of release. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. December 11.
2006. Tenggardjaja, K. Estimating size, survival and exploitation of the blue crab population in the Rhode River. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. October 17.
2006. Rowe, Alison. Comparison of diet and prey preference of juvenile hatchery-reared and wild blue crabs. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 11.
2006. Weaver, D. Which microhabitat release strategy results in the greatest survival of juvenile hatchery blue crabs? Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 9.
2006. Bright, Jr., G., E.G. Johnson, and A.H. Hines. Comparison of habitat utilization between juvenile hatchery-reared and wild blue crabs. Contributed paper. The Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Memphis, TN. August 8.
2006. Bright, Jr., G., E.G. Johnson, and A.H. Hines. Comparison of habitat utilization between juvenile hatchery-reared and wild blue crabs. Contributed presentation. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Spring Meeting. Philadelphia, PA., March 9-11. Winner-Best student paper.
2006. Chop, K. Assessing population dynamics of blue crabs in a subestuary of the upper Chesapeake Bay: A cooperative field study with watermen. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. March 2.
2006. Gamelin, E.. Interactive effects of prey density and season on adult blue crab predation on two prey species. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. March 2.
2005. Avila, A. Crassostrea virginica, Eastern oyster spat: Factors affecting settlement and growth. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 19.
2005. Bright, Jr., G., E.G. Johnson, and A.H. Hines. Comparison of habitat utilization between juvenile hatchery-reared and wild blue crabs. Contributed presentation.34th Benthic Ecology Meeting, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Williamsburg, VA. April 6-10.
2004. Himelberg, R. What's for dinner? The diet of white perch, striped bass and blue crabs. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. October 27.
2004. Novillo, A. Comparing behavior of hatchery and wild blue crabs in different habitats when a predator is introduced. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. October 27.
2004. Bademan, M. Predation on hatchery-reared blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) in the Rhode River. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 16.
2004. Bright, G. Study of molting in juvenile blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 16.
2003. Larson, K. The reproductive potential of blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) in the upper Chesapeake Bay. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. September 19.
2003. Brubaker, K. The effect of exercise on claw strength. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. September 10.
2003. Foreman, K. Behavioral differences in hatchery vs. wild crabs: Competition for food. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 29.
2003. Harrison, E. Are the stomach contents of estuarine predators a good indicator of habitat quality? Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 22.
2003. Kelly, E. Analysis of daily swimming patterns in aquacultured blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 22.
2003. Eckert-Mills, M. Color change in aquacultured blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) and the effect of color on predation. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. August 15.