Recent Publications:

• Hypoxia influences the extent and dynamics of suitable fish habitat in Chesapeake Bay, USA

• Commentary: Demographic response of osprey within the lower Chesapeake Bay to fluctuations in menhaden stock
• Disentangling bottom-up and top-down controls on fish consumption of key prey in the Northeast US Shelf ecosystem

• Evaluation of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab sanctuary through habitat suitability

• Niche structure and habitat shifts for coastal sharks of the US Southeast Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
• The reproductive biology and fecundity of female Atlantic Menhaden 
• Design and redesign of a bottom trawl survey in Chesapeake Bay, USA
• Spatiotemporal patterns in the ecological community of the nearshore Mid-Atlantic Bight
• Nonlinearity and Spatial Autocorrelation in Species Distribution Modeling:  An Example Based on Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) in the Mid-Atlantic Bight
• Dynamics of the shark community in the Mid-Atlantic Bight
  • Using a novel analytical approach, Dr. Cassidy Peterson and colleagues have shown that some shark populations along the US Southeast Coast are showing signs of recovery. Preliminary recovery of coastal sharks in the south-east United States now published in Fish and Fisheries online.

Announcements:

Congratulations to MRG Ph.D. student Rebecca Mestav: Sea Grant and NOAA Fisheries announce 2024 joint fellowship program awardees

News Articles: 

• Chesapeake Bay Magazine: Shark Spotting Inside The Bay
• New Research Addresses Need for Bottom Trawl Survey Gear Standardization
• F/V Darana R Hosts NOAA Fisheries Scientists During Fall Survey