Joseph E Hightower

An integrated tagging and catch-curve model reveals high and seasonally-varying natural mortality for a fish population at low stock biomass

Fisheries Research, 232, 105725.

Using Acoustic Telemetry to Estimate Weakfish Survival Rates along the U.S. East Coast

Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 12(5), 241–257.

Coupling acoustic tracking with conventional tag returns to estimate mortality for a coastal flatfish with high rates of emigration

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 77(1), 1–22.

Evaluation of Fish Passage at a Nature‐Like Rock Ramp Fishway on a Large Coastal River

Raabe, J. K., Hightower, J. E., Ellis, T. A., & Facendola, J. J. (2019, May 1). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Survival and Density of a Dominant Fish Species Across a Gradient of Urbanization in North Carolina Tidal Creeks

Estuaries and Coasts, 42(6), 1632–1653.

A non-invasive approach to enumerating White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanusRichardson, 1863) using side-scan sonar

Hughes, J. B., Bentz, B., & Hightower, J. E. (2018, January 23). Journal of Applied Ichthyology.

Estimating Fish Mortality Rates Using Telemetry and Multistate Models

Hightower, J. E., & Harris, J. E. (2017, March 27). Fisheries.

Juvenile and Adult Striped Bass Mortality and Distribution in an Unrecovered Coastal Population

Bradley, C. E., Rice, J. A., Aday, D. D., Hightower, J. E., Rock, J., & Lincoln, K. L. (2017, December 26). North American Journal of Fisheries Management.

Relating cold tolerance to winterkill for spotted seatrout at its northern latitudinal limits

Ellis, T. A., Buckel, J. A., Hightower, J. E., & Poland, S. J. (2017, February 16). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Vol. 490, pp. 42–51.

Relative importance of fishing and natural mortality for spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) estimated from a tag-return model and corroborated with survey data

Ellis, T. A., Hightower, J. E., & Buckel, J. A. (2017, December 21). Fisheries Research, Vol. 199, pp. 81–93.

An integrated tagging model to estimate mortality rates of Albemarle Sound – Roanoke River striped bass

Harris, J. E., & Hightower, J. E. (2016, December 10). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

Can optimal trap mesh size be predicted from body depth in a laterally-compressed fish species?

Rudershausen, P. J., Hightower, J. E., & Buckel, J. A. (2016, March 19). Fisheries Research, Vol. 179, pp. 259–270.

Components of Mortality within a Black Bass High‐Release Recreational Fishery

Kerns, J. A., Allen, M. S., & Hightower, J. E. (2016, April 25). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Retention Probability Varies with Cull Ring Size in Traps Fished for Blue Crab

Rudershausen, P. J., & Hightower, J. E. (2016, February 1). North American Journal of Fisheries Management.

Winter severity influences spotted seatrout mortality in a southeast US estuarine system

Ellis, T. A., Buckel, J. A., & Hightower, J. E. (2016, November 17). Marine Ecology Progress Series, Vol. 564, pp. 145–161.

Coastal Migration and Homing of Roanoke River Striped Bass

Callihan, J. L., Harris, J. E., & Hightower, J. E. (2015, January 1). Marine and Coastal Fisheries.

Combining Split-Beam and Dual-Frequency Identification Sonars to Estimate Abundance of Anadromous Fishes in the Roanoke River, North Carolina

Hughes, J. B., & Hightower, J. E. (2015, April 1). North American Journal of Fisheries Management.

Estimated Survival of Subadult and Adult Atlantic Sturgeon in Four River Basins in the Southeastern United States

Hightower, J. E., Loeffler, M., Post, W. C., & Peterson, D. L. (2015, January 1). Marine and Coastal Fisheries.

Estimating Regional Fishing Mortality for Freshwater Systems: a Florida Largemouth Bass Example

Kerns, J. A., Allen, M. S., Dotson, J. R., & Hightower, J. E. (2015, July 9). North American Journal of Fisheries Management.

Estimating Sturgeon Abundance in the Carolinas Using Side-Scan Sonar

Flowers, H. J., & Hightower, J. E. (2015, January 1). Marine and Coastal Fisheries.

American Shad Migratory Behavior, Weight Loss, Survival, and Abundance in a North Carolina River following Dam Removals

Raabe, J. K., & Hightower, J. E. (2014, April 29). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Assessing Distribution of Migratory Fishes and Connectivity following Complete and Partial Dam Removals in a North Carolina River

Raabe, J. K., & Hightower, J. E. (2014, September 10). North American Journal of Fisheries Management.

Fall Spawning of Atlantic Sturgeon in the Roanoke River, North Carolina

Smith, J. A., Flowers, H. J., & Hightower, J. E. (2014, December 2). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

A Novel Approach to Surveying Sturgeon Using Side-Scan Sonar and Occupancy Modeling

Flowers, H. J., & Hightower, J. E. (2013, January 1). Marine and Coastal Fisheries.

A spatial capture–recapture model to estimate fish survival and location from linear continuous monitoring arrays

Raabe, J. K., Gardner, B., & Hightower, J. E. (2013, September 22). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

Estimating abundance of adult striped bass in reservoirs using mobile hydroacoustics

American Fisheries Society symposium, 80, 279–290.

Estimating movement and survival rates of a small saltwater fish using autonomous antenna receiver arrays and passive integrated transponder tags

Rudershausen, P. J., Buckel, J. A., Dubreuil, T., O’Donnell, M. J., Hightower, J. E., Poland, S. J., & Letcher, B. H. (2013, November 29). Marine Ecology Progress Series, Vol. 499, pp. 177–192.

Estimating reef fish discard mortality using surface and bottom tagging: effects of hook injury and barotrauma

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 71(4), 514–520.

Research tools to investigate movements, migrations, and life history of sturgeons (Acipenseridae), with an emphasis on marine-oriented populations

PLoS One, 8(8), e71552.

Tagging methods for estimating population size and mortality rates of inland striped bass populations

American Fisheries Society symposium, 80, 249–262.

Telemetry‐Based Mortality Estimates of Juvenile Spot in Two North Carolina Estuarine Creeks

Friedl, S. E., Buckel, J. A., Hightower, J. E., Scharf, F. S., & Pollock, K. H. (2013, January 28). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, Vol. 142, pp. 399–415.

A Bayesian Spawning Habitat Suitability Model for American Shad in Southeastern United States Rivers

Hightower, J. E., Harris, J. E., Raabe, J. K., Brownell, P., & Drew, C. A. (2012, May 11). Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management.

Demographic Population Model for American Shad: Will Access to Additional Habitat Upstream of Dams Increase Population Sizes?

Harris, J. E., & Hightower, J. E. (2012, January 1). Marine and Coastal Fisheries.

Design and analysis of tagging studies

In D. L. P. A. V. Zale & T. M. Sutton (Eds.), Fisheries techniques (3rd ed.) (pp. 521–572). Bethesda, Md.: American Fisheries Society.

Effect of Low‐Head Lock‐and‐Dam Structures on Migration and Spawning of American Shad and Striped Bass in the Cape Fear River, North Carolina

Smith, J. A., & Hightower, J. E. (2012, March 1). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Reliability of Fish Size Estimates Obtained From Multibeam Imaging Sonar

Hightower, J. E., Magowan, K. J., Brown, L. M., & Fox, D. A. (2012, November 6). Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management.

Identification of American Shad Spawning Sites and Habitat Use in the Pee Dee River, North Carolina and South Carolina

Harris, J. E., & Hightower, J. E. (2011, December 1). North American Journal of Fisheries Management.

Movement Patterns of American Shad Transported Upstream of Dams on the Roanoke River, North Carolina and Virginia

Harris, J. E., & Hightower, J. E. (2011, April 1). North American Journal of Fisheries Management.

Spawning Habitat Selection of Hickory Shad

Harris, J. E., & Hightower, J. E. (2011, June 1). North American Journal of Fisheries Management.

Evaluation of Methods for Identifying Spawning Sites and Habitat Selection for Alosines

Harris, J. E., & Hightower, J. E. (2010, April 1). North American Journal of Fisheries Management.

A combined telemetry – tag return approach to estimate fishing and natural mortality rates of an estuarine fish

Bacheler, N. M., Buckel, J. A., Hightower, J. E., Paramore, L. M., & Pollock, K. H. (2009, August 1). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Vol. 66, pp. 1230–1244.

Using generalized linear models to estimate selectivity from short-term recoveries of tagged red drum Sciaenops ocellatus: Effects of gear, fate, and regulation period

Bacheler, N. M., Hightower, J. E., Burdick, S. M., Paramore, L. M., Buckel, J. A., & Pollock, K. H. (2009, December 24). Fisheries Research, Vol. 102, pp. 266–275.

Variation in movement patterns of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) inferred from conventional tagging and ultrasonic telemetry

Fishery Bulletin (Washington, D.C.), 107(4), 405–419.

Abiotic and biotic factors influence the habitat use of an estuarine fish

Bacheler, N. M., Paramore, L. M., Buckel, J. A., & Hightower, J. E. (2008, November 7). Marine Ecology Progress Series, Vol. 377, pp. 263–277.

An Age‐Dependent Tag Return Model for Estimating Mortality and Selectivity of an Estuarine‐Dependent Fish with High Rates of Catch and Release

Bacheler, N. M., Hightower, J. E., Paramore, L. M., Buckel, J. A., & Pollock, K. H. (2008, September 1). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, Vol. 137, pp. 1422–1432.

Effects of Age‐1 Striped Bass Predation on Juvenile Fish in Western Albemarle Sound

Tuomikoski, J. E., Rudershausen, P. J., Buckel, J. A., & Hightower, J. E. (2008, January 1). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, Vol. 137, pp. 324–339.

Age-dependent tag return models for estimating fishing mortality, natural mortality, and selectivity

Jiang, H., Pollock, K. H., Brownie, C., Hightower, J. E., Hoenig, J. M., & Hearn, W. S. (2007, May 16). Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics.

Distribution, habitat use, and size of Atlantic sturgeon captured during cooperative winter tagging cruises, 1988-2006

In Anadromous sturgeons: Habitats, threats, and management (pp. 167–182). Bethesda, MD: American Fisheries Society.

Effect of water quality on hatching success of blueback herring eggs in the Chowan River basin, North Carolina

Proceedings of the ... Annual Conference, Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, 23–28.

Estimating Fishing Mortality, Natural Mortality, and Selectivity Using Recoveries from Tagging Young Fish

Jiang, H., Brownie, C., Hightower, J. E., & Pollock, K. H. (2007, June 20). North American Journal of Fisheries Management.

Oceanic distribution and behavior of green sturgeon

In Anadromous sturgeons: Habitats, threats, and management (pp. 197–211). Bethesda, MD: American Fisheries Society.

Seasonal Natural and Fishing Mortality of Striped Bass in a Southeastern Reservoir

Thompson, J. S., Waters, D. S., Rice, J. A., & Hightower, J. E. (2007, May 1). North American Journal of Fisheries Management.

Tag Return Models Allowing for Harvest and Catch and Release: Evidence of Environmental and Management Impacts on Striped Bass Fishing and Natural Mortality Rates

Jiang, H., Pollock, K. H., Brownie, C., Hoenig, J. M., Latour, R. J., Wells, B. K., & Hightower, J. E. (2007, March 29). North American Journal of Fisheries Management.

Distribution and Abundance of American Eels in the White Oak River Estuary, North Carolina

Hightower, J. E., & Nesnow, C. (2006, December 1). Southeastern Naturalist.

Distribution of Spawning Activity by Anadromous Fishes in an Atlantic Slope Drainage after Removal of a Low‐Head Dam

Burdick, S. M., & Hightower, J. E. (2006, September 1). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Fishing and Natural Mortality of Adult Largemouth Bass in a Tropical Reservoir

Waters, D. S., Noble, R. L., & Hightower, J. E. (2005, May 1). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

POPULATION DYNAMICS OF ZEBRA MUSSELS DREISSENA POLYMORPHA (PALLAS, 1771) DURING THE INITIAL INVASION OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, USA

COPE, W. G., BARTSCH, M. R., & HIGHTOWER, J. E. (2005, December 20). Journal of Molluscan Studies, Vol. 72, pp. 179–188.

Prey Selectivity and Diet of Striped Bass in Western Albemarle Sound, North Carolina

Rudershausen, P. J., Tuomikoski, J. E., Buckel, J. A., & Hightower, J. E. (2005, July 11). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, Vol. 134, pp. 1059–1074.

Combining Telemetry and Fisheries Tagging Models to Estimate Fishing and Natural Mortality Rates

Pollock, K. H., Jiang, H., & Hightower, J. E. (2004, May 1). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Preliminary assessment of an Alaska Steeppass fishway on a North Carolina Blackwater Creek

Proceedings of the Annual Conference, Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, 58, 92–99. Frankfurt, KY: Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.

A Review of Tagging Methods for Estimating Fish Population Size and Components of Mortality

Pine, W. E., Pollock, K. H., Hightower, J. E., Kwak, T. J., & Rice, J. A. (2003, October 1). Fisheries, Vol. 28, pp. 10–23.

Migration and spawning habitat of American shad in the Roanoke River, North Carolina.

In K. E. Limburg & J. R. Waldman (Eds.), Biodiversity, status, and conservation of the world's shads (American Fisheries Society symposium ; 35) (Vol. 35, pp. 193–199). Bethesda, Md.: American Fisheries Society.

Status of river herring stocks in large rivers

In K. E. Limburg & J. R. Waldman (Eds.), Biodiversity, status, and conservation of the world's shads (pp. 171–182). Bethesda, MD: American Fisheries Society.

Estuarine and nearshore marine habitat use by Gulf sturgeon from the Choctawhatchee River system, Florida.

In Biology, management, and protection of North American sturgeon (American Fisheries Society Symposium ; 28) (Vol. 28, pp. 111–125). Bethesda, MD: American Fisheries Society.

Movement and habitat use of green sturgeon Acipenser medirostris in the Rogue River, Oregon, USA

Erickson, D. L., North, J. A., Hightower, J. E., Weber, J., & Lauck, L. (2002, December 1). Journal of Applied Ichthyology.

Potential for restoration of the Roanoke River population of Atlantic sturgeon

Armstrong, J. L., & Hightower, J. E. (2002, December 1). Journal of Applied Ichthyology.

Summer habitat use by Gulf sturgeon in the Choctawhatchee River, Florida

Hightower, J. E., Zehfuss, K. P., Fox, D. A., & Parauka, F. M. (2002, December 1). Journal of Applied Ichthyology.

Reservoir Striped Bass Movements and Site Fidelity in Relation to Seasonal Patterns in Habitat Quality

Jackson, J. R., & Hightower, J. E. (2001, February 1). North American Journal of Fisheries Management.

Use of Telemetry Methods to Estimate Natural and Fishing Mortality of Striped Bass in Lake Gaston, North Carolina

Hightower, J. E., Jackson, J. R., & Pollock, K. H. (2001, July 1). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Effects of a Low-Head Dam on the Distribution and Characteristics of Spawning Habitat Used by Striped Bass and American Shad

Beasley, C. A., & Hightower, J. E. (2000, November 1). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Gulf Sturgeon Spawning Migration and Habitat in the Choctawhatchee River System, Alabama–Florida

Fox, D. A., Hightower, J. E., & Parauka, F. M. (2000, May 1). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Abundance of Gulf Sturgeon in the Apalachicola River, Florida

Zehfuss, K. P., Hightower, J. E., & Pollock, K. H. (1999, January 1). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Effects of contaminated sediments on brown bullhead age structure, growth, and condition in a North Carolina tidal creek

Catfish 2000: Proceedings of the International Ictalurid Symposium, 161–172. Bethesda, MD: American Fisheries Society.

Spawning Migration of Telemetered Striped Bass in the Roanoke River, North Carolina

Carmichael, J. T., Haeseker, S. L., & Hightower, J. E. (1998, March 1). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.