@article{rudershausen_schmidt_merrell_runde_buckel_2023, title={Effectiveness of Venting and Recompression for Increasing Postrelease Survival of Barotraumatized Black Sea Bass across a Range of Depths}, volume={43}, ISSN={0275-5947 1548-8675}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nafm.10864}, DOI={10.1002/nafm.10864}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={1}, journal={North American Journal of Fisheries Management}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Rudershausen, Paul J. and Schmidt, Hailey M. and Merrell, Jeffery H. and Runde, Brendan J. and Buckel, Jeffrey A.}, year={2023}, month={Feb}, pages={257–267} }
 @article{rudershausen_lombardo_stilson_o'donnell_2023, title={Relating absolute abundance of an estuarine fish to habitat area in an urbanizing environment}, volume={719}, ISSN={["1616-1599"]}, DOI={10.3354/meps14387}, abstractNote={Organisms that rely on salt marsh habitat are an important trophic link, helping to maintain estuarine ecosystem productivity. We used GIS to quantify intertidal (assumed salt marsh) area from aerial photographs taken in 1939 and from software-supplied satellite imagery taken in 2021 for tidal creeks in North Carolina (USA) that have experienced minor (<20%), moderate (20-60%), or substantial (>60%) losses of intertidal habitat over the 8 decades. The current (2022) absolute abundance of adult Fundulus heteroclitus, a trophically important resident fish in US Atlantic estuaries, was estimated over each season in each creek by fitting a Lincoln-Petersen model to tag-recapture data. Current abundances of F. heteroclitus were lowest in creeks with the lowest intertidal area. The median and 2.5/97.5 credible intervals of the posterior probability distribution for the slope of a regression model relating current fish abundance to current intertidal area were positive, demonstrating that intertidal area was a meaningful covariate of abundance. Loss of intertidal area in the creeks between 1939 and 2021 ranged from 8 to 93%. The correlation between current intertidal area and historical loss of this habitat was negative and significant (Pearson r = -0.91, p = 0.012). Parameters from the regression relating current abundance to intertidal area were used to estimate historic F. heteroclitus abundances in each creek using GIS-derived estimates of historic intertidal area. Historic abundances were predicted to have been on average (across study creeks) 7.5 times greater in 1939 than in 2022. Reduced abundances, and thus reduced trophic relay by F. heteroclitus to higher-order consumers, can be expected in estuaries that have lost salt marsh due to inter-decadal development.}, journal={MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES}, author={Rudershausen, P. J. and Lombardo, S. M. and Stilson, G. R. and O'Donnell, M. J.}, year={2023}, month={Sep}, pages={77–92} }
 @article{rudershausen_cross_runde_evans_cope_buckel_2023, title={Total mercury, methylmercury, and selenium concentrations in blue marlin Makaira nigricans from a long-term dataset in the western north Atlantic}, volume={858}, ISSN={0048-9697}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159947}, DOI={10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159947}, abstractNote={Mercury in seafood is a neurotoxicant that threatens human health. Dynamic rates of mercury emission, re-emission, and atmospheric deposition warrant studies into mercury concentrations in fish because many are consumed by humans and can serve as sentinels of mercury levels in the environment. We modeled trends in total mercury content in an apex marine fish predator, Atlantic blue marlin Makaira nigricans, whose muscle tissues were opportunistically sampled from North Carolina (USA) sportfishing tournaments over a discontinuous time period: between 1975 and 77 and 1998-2021 (n = 148). The model-estimated influence of marlin weight on total mercury concentration was constant across years (shared slope) allowing for comparisons of weight-corrected mercury concentrations among years. Weight-corrected total mercury concentrations revealed an inter-decadal decline of approximately 45 % between the 1970s and late 1990s and then variable but relatively stable concentrations through 2021. The mean (SD) wet weight concentration of total mercury was 9.47 (4.11) from 1975 to 77 and 4.17 (2.61) from 2020 to 2021. Methylmercury and selenium were measured on a subset of fish to address questions related to human health and consumption. Methylmercury levels (mean = 0.72 μg/g) were much lower than total mercury (mean = 4.69 μg/g) indicating that total mercury is not a good proxy for methylmercury in Atlantic blue marlin. Selenium, examined as a Se:Hg molar ratio and as a selenium health benefit value (HBVSe), showed high protective value against mercury toxicity. Long-term trends in the concentration of mercury in blue marlin should continue to be monitored to determine whether policies to mitigate anthropogenic contributions to global mercury are achieving their intended goals and to provide information to inform safe human consumption.}, journal={Science of The Total Environment}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Rudershausen, P.J. and Cross, F.A. and Runde, B.J. and Evans, D.W. and Cope, W.G. and Buckel, J.A.}, year={2023}, month={Feb}, pages={159947} }
 @article{runde_rudershausen_bacheler_tharp_buckel_2022, title={Depredation of Demersal Reef Fishes Released with Descender Devices Is Uncommon off North Carolina, <scp>USA}, volume={42}, ISSN={0275-5947 1548-8675}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nafm.10815}, DOI={10.1002/nafm.10815}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={5}, journal={North American Journal of Fisheries Management}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Runde, Brendan J. and Rudershausen, Paul J. and Bacheler, Nathan M. and Tharp, Ryan M. and Buckel, Jeffrey A.}, year={2022}, month={Aug}, pages={1196–1201} }
 @article{runde_buckel_bacheler_tharp_rudershausen_harms_ben‐horin_2022, title={Evaluation of six methods for external attachment of electronic tags to fish: assessment of tag retention, growth and fish welfare}, volume={101}, ISSN={0022-1112 1095-8649}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14989}, DOI={10.1111/jfb.14989}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={3}, journal={Journal of Fish Biology}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Runde, Brendan J. and Buckel, Jeffrey A. and Bacheler, Nathan M. and Tharp, Ryan M. and Rudershausen, Paul J. and Harms, Craig A. and Ben‐Horin, Tal}, year={2022}, month={Jan}, pages={419–430} }
 @article{bacheler_runde_shertzer_buckel_rudershausen_2022, title={Fine-scale behavior of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) around bait: approach distances, bait plume dynamics, and effective fishing area}, volume={79}, ISSN={["1205-7533"]}, DOI={10.1139/cjfas-2021-0044}, abstractNote={ The behavior of fish around bait is poorly understood despite it being important for the fish catching process and estimating relative abundance. We used a fine-scale acoustic positioning system to quantify the movements of 26 red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) around 120 bait deployments in 2019 at a natural reef site (∼37-m deep) in North Carolina, USA. There were 39 instances of tagged red snapper approaching bait during four baiting days, some of which approached due to apparent sensory cues (28%), while most approached incidentally (72%). Tagged red snapper approached bait from initial distances of 1 to 1147 m (median = 27 m; mean = 86 m), and took 0–77 min (mean = 22 min) to approach. Fish were more likely to approach bait if they were located close to, and down-current of, the bait at deployment. Our estimated effective fishing area of 2290 m2 (within which >50% of red snapper responded to bait) could be used along with video counts and other information to estimate densities of red snapper. }, number={3}, journal={CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES}, author={Bacheler, Nathan M. and Runde, Brendan J. and Shertzer, Kyle W. and Buckel, Jeffrey A. and Rudershausen, Paul J.}, year={2022}, month={Mar}, pages={458–471} }
 @article{houck_cohen_harms_runde_rudershausen_buckel_2021, title={Computed Tomographic Assessment of Hooking‐Related Injuries in Recreationally Angled Blue Marlin}, volume={34}, ISSN={0899-7659 1548-8667}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aah.10145}, DOI={10.1002/aah.10145}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Aquatic Animal Health}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Houck, Emma L. and Cohen, Eli B. and Harms, Craig A. and Runde, Brendan J. and Rudershausen, Paul J. and Buckel, Jeffrey A.}, year={2021}, month={Nov}, pages={20–27} }
 @article{runde_bacheler_shertzer_rudershausen_sauls_buckel_2021, title={Discard Mortality of Red Snapper Released with Descender Devices in the US South Atlantic}, volume={13}, ISSN={["1942-5120"]}, DOI={10.1002/mcf2.10175}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={5}, journal={MARINE AND COASTAL FISHERIES}, author={Runde, Brendan J. and Bacheler, Nathan M. and Shertzer, Kyle W. and Rudershausen, Paul J. and Sauls, Beverly and Buckel, Jeffrey A.}, year={2021}, month={Aug}, pages={478–495} }
 @article{bacheler_shertzer_runde_rudershausen_buckel_2021, title={Environmental conditions, diel period, and fish size influence the horizontal and vertical movements of red snapper}, volume={11}, ISSN={["2045-2322"]}, DOI={10.1038/s41598-021-88806-3}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={1}, journal={SCIENTIFIC REPORTS}, author={Bacheler, Nathan M. and Shertzer, Kyle W. and Runde, Brendan J. and Rudershausen, Paul J. and Buckel, Jeffrey A.}, year={2021}, month={May} }
 @article{rudershausen_poland_merrell_pelletier_mikles_buckel_2021, title={Estimating discard mortality using meta-analysis and fishery-dependent sampling}, volume={240}, ISSN={0165-7836}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2021.105962}, DOI={10.1016/j.fishres.2021.105962}, abstractNote={Estimates of discard mortality are difficult to obtain. Meta-analysis or life-history-based approaches to estimate discard mortality could provide informed estimates when direct empirical estimates are not available. We used data from published literature across a variety of fish species to determine if hooking condition (good vs. poor) and species-specific values for the Brody growth coefficient (K: a measure of fish physiology) were meaningful factors influencing discard mortality in hook and line fisheries. We then examined whether a two-step approach, combining condition- and physiology-specific estimates of discard mortality with data on proportion-by-hooking-condition hooking information for a fishery, could result in an estimate of discard mortality for dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus comparable to an empirical estimate. A model with hooking condition, K and their interaction best fitted the published discard mortality data. K was an important negative covariate of discard mortality for good hooking condition, with higher K species experiencing greater rates of survival. In contrast, species in poor condition had similarly low rates of survival across a range of K values. Results suggests that hooking condition is the dominant source of mortality when fish are hooked in vital areas but that physiology should also be taken into account when estimating discard mortality for good condition fish. For the recreational dolphinfish fishery in the southeastern US, we estimated a median proportional discard mortality rate of 0.12 (95 % credible set: 0.07, 0.17) when combining the meta-analysis and field-collected proportion-by-condition data. This estimate was lower than the empirical estimate of dolphinfish discard mortality but the credible sets overlapped (median: 0.25; 95 % credible set: 0.05, 0.39). Estimates of discard mortality from our meta-analytic approach may be applicable to fisheries where empirical estimates of discard mortality are not available and hooking injuries are the dominant source of mortality.}, journal={Fisheries Research}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Rudershausen, P.J. and Poland, S.J. and Merrell, J.H. and Pelletier, C.B. and Mikles, C.S. and Buckel, J.A.}, year={2021}, month={Aug}, pages={105962} }
 @article{runde_buckel_rudershausen_mitchell_ebert_cao_taylor_2021, title={Evaluating the Effects of a Deep-Water Marine Protected Area a Decade After Closure: A Multifaceted Approach Reveals Equivocal Benefits to Reef Fish Populations}, volume={8}, ISSN={2296-7745}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.775376}, DOI={10.3389/fmars.2021.775376}, abstractNote={Marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly used to rebuild fish populations. In 2009, eight MPAs were designated off the southeast United States with the goal of rebuilding populations of long-lived deep-water reef fishes. We tested whether reef fish within the largest of these MPAs, the Snowy Wreck Marine Protected Area (SWMPA), have increased in size and abundance relative to a nearby control area and compared to pre-closure. Hurdle models fitted through Bayesian inference on echosounder data collected in 2007–2009 and 2018–2020 yielded no evidence of an MPA effect. Comparisons of catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) of all reef fishes yielded similar null results. However, CPUE of reef species with formal stock assessments increased 47% in the SWMPA and decreased 50% in the control area. We found significant increases in mean length of red porgy (Pagrus pagrus) inside the SWMPA but not in the control area. We also found community composition changes, including shifts away from groupers (Serranidae; Epinephelinae) and toward snappers (Lutjanidae) and tilefish (Malacanthidae) in both areas, though we did not detect an MPA effect with this analysis. Our equivocal results indicate that more time and stricter enforcement may be necessary before more biological effects of the SWMPA can be detected.}, journal={Frontiers in Marine Science}, publisher={Frontiers Media SA}, author={Runde, Brendan J. and Buckel, Jeffrey A. and Rudershausen, Paul J. and Mitchell, Warren A. and Ebert, Erik and Cao, Jie and Taylor, J. Christopher}, year={2021}, month={Nov} }
 @article{rudershausen_merrell_buckel_2021, title={Factors Influencing Colonization and Survival of Juvenile Blue Crabs Callinectes sapidus in Southeastern U.S. Tidal Creeks}, volume={13}, ISSN={1424-2818}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d13100491}, DOI={10.3390/d13100491}, abstractNote={Tidal creeks along the southeastern U.S. and Gulf of Mexico coastlines provide nursery habitats for commercially and ecologically important nekton, including juvenile blue crabs Callinectes sapidus, a valuable and heavily landed seafood species. Instream and watershed urbanization may influence the habitat value that tidal creeks provide to blue crabs. We investigated natural and anthropogenic factors influencing juvenile blue crab occupancy dynamics in eight first-order tidal creeks in coastal North Carolina (USA). An auto-logistic hierarchical multi-season (dynamic) occupancy model with separate ecological and observation sub-models was fitted to juvenile blue crab presence/absence data collected over replicate sampling visits in multiple seasons at three fixed trapping sites in each creek. Colonization and survival are the processes operating on occupancy that are estimated with this formulation of the model. Covariates considered in the ecological sub-model included watershed imperviousness, the percent of salt marsh in each creek’s high tide area, percent salt marsh edge, site-level water depth, and site-level salinity. Temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen were covariates considered in the observation sub-model. In the ecological sub-model, watershed imperviousness was a meaningful negative covariate and site-level salinity was a positive covariate of survival probability. Imperviousness and salinity were each marginally meaningful on colonization probability. Water temperature was a positive covariate of detection probability in the observation sub-model. Mean estimated detection probability across all sites and seasons of the study was 0.186. The results suggest that development in tidal creek watersheds will impact occupancy dynamics of juvenile blue crabs. This places an emphasis on minimizing losses of natural land cover classes in tidal creek watersheds to reduce the negative impacts to populations of this important species. Future research should explore the relationship between imperviousness and salinity fluctuations in tidal creeks to better understand how changing land cover influences water chemistry and ultimately the demographics of juvenile blue crabs.}, number={10}, journal={Diversity}, publisher={MDPI AG}, author={Rudershausen, Paul J. and Merrell, Jeffery H. and Buckel, Jeffrey A.}, year={2021}, month={Oct}, pages={491} }
 @article{paxton_harter_ross_schobernd_runde_rudershausen_johnson_shertzer_bacheler_buckel_et al._2021, title={Four decades of reef observations illuminate deep‐water grouper hotspots}, volume={22}, ISSN={1467-2960 1467-2979}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/faf.12548}, DOI={10.1111/faf.12548}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={4}, journal={Fish and Fisheries}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Paxton, Avery B. and Harter, Stacey L. and Ross, Steve W. and Schobernd, Christina M. and Runde, Brendan J. and Rudershausen, Paul J. and Johnson, Katrina H. and Shertzer, Kyle W. and Bacheler, Nathan M. and Buckel, Jeffrey A. and et al.}, year={2021}, month={Mar}, pages={749–761} }
 @article{rudershausen_lombardo_buckel_2021, title={Linking Historical Changes in Salt‐Marsh Coverage to Lost Production of a Nektonic Bioindicator}, volume={13}, ISSN={1942-5120 1942-5120}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mcf2.10147}, DOI={10.1002/mcf2.10147}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={2}, journal={Marine and Coastal Fisheries}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Rudershausen, Paul J. and Lombardo, Steven M. and Buckel, Jeffrey A.}, year={2021}, month={Apr}, pages={131–139} }
 @article{shertzer_bacheler_pine_runde_buckel_rudershausen_macmahan_2020, title={Estimating population abundance at a site in the open ocean: combining information from conventional and telemetry tags with application to gray triggerfish (<i>Balistes capriscus</i>)}, volume={77}, ISSN={0706-652X 1205-7533}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2018-0356}, DOI={10.1139/cjfas-2018-0356}, abstractNote={ Estimates of animal abundance are widely used to support conservation and resource management. For populations in open systems, abundance estimates from tagging data can be highly uncertain or biased. Here, we develop a novel approach to estimate abundance of an open population by pairing two models, each utilizing distinct tagging data. Using data from telemetry tags, we infer movement rates to and from the study site with a Markovian model allowing for an environmental effect. Then, using data from conventional passive tags, we apply a Lincoln–Petersen abundance estimator modified to account for mortality and movement. After developing the model within a Bayesian framework, we demonstrate its application to data on gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) tagged in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina, USA. For this open population, we estimate site abundance to be ∼1000 fish (∼2000 fish·km–2) and additionally find evidence for an effect of hurricanes on movement. The general approach may be useful for fisheries, wildlife, and other ecological studies utilizing multiple tag types, particularly for estimating abundance of an open population. }, number={1}, journal={Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences}, publisher={Canadian Science Publishing}, author={Shertzer, Kyle W. and Bacheler, Nathan M. and Pine, William E., III and Runde, Brendan J. and Buckel, Jeffrey A. and Rudershausen, Paul J. and MacMahan, Jamie H.}, year={2020}, month={Jan}, pages={34–43} }
 @article{runde_buckel_shertzer_bacheler_rudershausen_sauls_2020, title={Repetitive capture of marine fishes: implications for estimating number and mortality of releases}, volume={77}, ISSN={1095-9289}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaa166}, DOI={10.1093/icesjms/fsaa166}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={7-8}, journal={ICES Journal of Marine Science}, publisher={Oxford University Press (OUP)}, author={Runde, Brendan J and Buckel, Jeffrey A and Shertzer, Kyle W and Bacheler, Nathan M and Rudershausen, Paul J and Sauls, Beverly}, editor={Poos, Jan JaapEditor}, year={2020}, month={Nov}, pages={2905–2917} }
 @article{rudershausen_buckel_2020, title={Urbanization impacts on production and recruitment of Fundulus heteroclitus in salt marsh creeks}, volume={645}, ISSN={0171-8630 1616-1599}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps13378}, DOI={10.3354/meps13378}, abstractNote={It is unclear how urbanization affects secondary biological production in estuaries in the southeastern USA. We estimated production of larval/juvenile Fundulus heteroclitus in salt marsh areas of North Carolina tidal creeks and tested for factors influencing production. F. heteroclitus were collected with a throw trap in salt marshes of 5 creeks subjected to a range of urbanization intensities. Multiple factor analysis (MFA) was used to reduce dimensionality of habitat and urbanization effects in the creeks and their watersheds. Production was then related to the first 2 dimensions of the MFA, month, and year. Lastly, we determined the relationship between creek-wide larval/juvenile production and abundance from spring and abundance of adults from autumn of the same year. Production in marsh (g m-2 d-1) varied between years and was negatively related to the MFA dimension that indexed salt marsh; higher rates of production were related to creeks with higher percentages of marsh. An asymptotic relationship was found between abundance of adults and creek-wide production of larvae/juveniles and an even stronger density-dependent relationship was found between abundance of adults and creek-wide larval/juvenile abundance. Results demonstrate (1) the ability of F. heteroclitus to maintain production within salt marsh in creeks with a lesser percentage of marsh as long as this habitat is not removed altogether and (2) a density-dependent link between age-0 production/abundance and subsequent adult recruitment. Given the relationship between production and marsh area, natural resource agencies should consider impacts of development on production when permitting construction in the southeastern USA.}, journal={Marine Ecology Progress Series}, publisher={Inter-Research Science Center}, author={Rudershausen, PJ and Buckel, JA}, year={2020}, month={Jul}, pages={187–204} }
 @article{rudershausen_runde_buckel_2019, title={Effectiveness of Venting and Descender Devices at Increasing Rates of Postrelease Survival of Black Sea Bass}, volume={40}, ISSN={0275-5947 1548-8675}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nafm.10387}, DOI={10.1002/nafm.10387}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={1}, journal={North American Journal of Fisheries Management}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Rudershausen, P. J. and Runde, B. J. and Buckel, J. A.}, year={2019}, month={Dec}, pages={125–132} }
 @article{rudershausen_poland_merten_buckel_2019, title={Estimating Discard Mortality for Dolphinfish in a Recreational Hook‐and‐Line Fishery}, volume={39}, ISSN={0275-5947 1548-8675}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nafm.10348}, DOI={10.1002/nafm.10348}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={6}, journal={North American Journal of Fisheries Management}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Rudershausen, Paul J. and Poland, Stephen J. and Merten, Wessley and Buckel, Jeffrey A.}, year={2019}, month={Nov}, pages={1143–1154} }
 @article{runde_rudershausen_sauls_mikles_buckel_2019, title={Low discard survival of gray triggerfish in the southeastern US hook-and-line fishery}, volume={219}, ISSN={0165-7836}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2019.105313}, DOI={10.1016/j.fishres.2019.105313}, abstractNote={We estimated condition-specific survival rates of gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) using a tag-recapture approach and extrapolated these values to produce an overall discard survival estimate for the US South Atlantic recreational hook-and-line fishery. Tag return rates of fish tagged at the seafloor using SCUBA served as a reference for return rates of fish tagged at the surface. We examined the validity of gross necropsy as a proxy for survival by identifying likely causes of discard mortality. Best-condition surface-released fish (no external trauma) had an estimated mean proportional survival of 0.39 (95% confidence interval 0.28, 0.55). For gray triggerfish exhibiting visible trauma, estimated survival was 0.24 (0.10, 0.60). Floating fish had a survival rate of zero. The necropsy-based estimate of gray triggerfish lacking organ displacement closely matched the tag-based estimate of survival. Mean estimated discard survival across all depths for North Carolina was 0.35 (0.10, 0.59) and for Florida was 0.34 (0.08, 0.59). These results have implications for gray triggerfish management because our estimate of discard survival is substantially lower than previously assumed and for future discard survival research given our findings with gross necropsies.}, journal={Fisheries Research}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Runde, Brendan J. and Rudershausen, Paul J. and Sauls, Beverly and Mikles, Chloe S. and Buckel, Jeffrey A.}, year={2019}, month={Nov}, pages={105313} }
 @article{rudershausen_hightower_buckel_o’donnell_dubreuil_letcher_2019, title={Survival and Density of a Dominant Fish Species Across a Gradient of Urbanization in North Carolina Tidal Creeks}, volume={42}, ISSN={1559-2723 1559-2731}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12237-019-00575-5}, DOI={10.1007/s12237-019-00575-5}, number={6}, journal={Estuaries and Coasts}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Rudershausen, P. J. and Hightower, J. E. and Buckel, J. A. and O’Donnell, M. J. and Dubreuil, T. and Letcher, B. H.}, year={2019}, month={Jun}, pages={1632–1653} }
 @article{rudershausen_m. lee_lombardo_merrell_buckel_2019, title={Survival and Habitat of Yellow‐Phase American Eels in North Carolina Tidal Creeks}, volume={148}, ISSN={0002-8487 1548-8659}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tafs.10190}, DOI={10.1002/tafs.10190}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={5}, journal={Transactions of the American Fisheries Society}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Rudershausen, Paul J. and M. Lee, Laura and Lombardo, Steven M. and Merrell, Jeffery H. and Buckel, Jeffrey A.}, year={2019}, month={Aug}, pages={978–990} }
 @article{mikles_harms_buckel_rudershausen_2018, title={Examining the Severity of Roof-Hooking Injuries in Dolphinfish: a Comparison between Computed Tomography and Gross Necropsy}, volume={39}, ISSN={0275-5947}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nafm.10252}, DOI={10.1002/nafm.10252}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={1}, journal={North American Journal of Fisheries Management}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Mikles, Chloe S. and Harms, Craig A. and Buckel, Jeffrey A. and Rudershausen, Paul J.}, year={2018}, month={Dec}, pages={36–44} }
 @article{rudershausen_merrell_buckel_2018, title={Fragmentation of habitat affects communities and movement of nekton in salt marsh tidal creeks}, volume={586}, ISSN={["1616-1599"]}, DOI={10.3354/meps12385}, abstractNote={Supplement. Code modified from Kéry (2010) for fitting random-intercept binomially distributed generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) (logit links) via Bayesian inference to data on movement of adult Fundulus heteroclitus past road and reference crossings in North Carolina tidal creeks. GLMMs were run through R software by calling JAGS software. Similar code was used for additional models fitted to other combinations of covariates (see Table 3).}, journal={MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES}, author={Rudershausen, Paul J. and Merrell, Jeffery H. and Buckel, Jeffrey A.}, year={2018}, month={Jan}, pages={57–72} }
 @article{rudershausen_hightower_buckel_2016, title={Can optimal trap mesh size be predicted from body depth in a laterally-compressed fish species?}, volume={179}, ISSN={["1872-6763"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.fishres.2016.03.007}, abstractNote={We used fish body depth to predict trap center-to-center mesh sizes that would optimize size selection of black sea bass Centropristis striata for both current and proposed minimum size limits for this species. We fished trap types of five different square mesh sizes/configurations: (1) 38.1 mm mesh, (2) 38.1 mm mesh on five sides and 50.8 mm mesh on one side (back panel trap), (3) 50.8 mm mesh, (4) 57.2 mm mesh, and (5) 63.5 mm mesh. The 38.1 mm mesh trap was the control trap type. Back panel traps are the minimally legal mesh configuration in this region while 50.8 mm mesh traps are commonly used in this fishery to further reduce culling of sub-legal black sea bass by fishers. Two previously untested mesh sizes, 57.2 and 63.5 mm, were evaluated because a previously published morphometric relationship between black sea bass body depth and total length (TL) predicted that the diagonal openings of these two respective mesh sizes would retain black sea bass close to the current (279 mm) and proposed minimum TL limits (305 mm). We estimated size selection of each experimental trap type by comparing catches of control and experimental traps. All but the back panel trap displayed relatively steep selection around the fish length at which 50% of individuals were selected (l50). Initial size at retention (l10) by the 57.2 and 63.5 mm trap types were nearly identical to current and proposed minimum fish sizes, respectively. Predictions from the body depth: TL relationship were very similar to estimates of l10 and l50, based on uncompressed body depth and compression to 93%. The 57.2 mm mesh and 63.5 mm mesh trap types maintained catches of legal fish but reduced catches of sub-legal fish compared to the back panel and 50.8 mm mesh trap types. Relative to back panel and 50.8 mm mesh traps, use of 57.2 mm mesh traps would reduce rates of discard and discard mortality given current size limits in this fishery.}, journal={FISHERIES RESEARCH}, author={Rudershausen, P. J. and Hightower, J. E. and Buckel, J. A.}, year={2016}, month={Jul}, pages={259–270} }
 @article{rudershausen_buckel_dueker_poland_hain_2016, title={Comparison of fish and invertebrate assemblages among variably altered tidal creeks in a coastal landscape}, volume={544}, ISSN={["1616-1599"]}, DOI={10.3354/meps11597}, abstractNote={Table S1. Habitat characteristics and environmental measurements of watershed, creek, and water quality metrics for six tidal creeks in coastal North Carolina (USA) sampled with a 1 m throw trap and wire mesh minnow traps monthly from spring-fall 2012 and 2013. Metrics apply only to that portion of each creek over which fish data were collected (see Methods for details). Minnow trap sampling was conducted in all six creeks; throw trap sampling occurred in each creek except Webb Creek. Measurements with associated parenthesis are: average (standard error).}, journal={MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES}, author={Rudershausen, P. J. and Buckel, J. A. and Dueker, M. A. and Poland, S. J. and Hain, E.}, year={2016}, month={Feb}, pages={15–35} }
 @article{rudershausen_hightower_2016, title={Retention Probability Varies with Cull Ring Size in Traps Fished for Blue Crab}, volume={36}, ISSN={["1548-8675"]}, DOI={10.1080/02755947.2015.1114539}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={1}, journal={NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT}, author={Rudershausen, P. J. and Hightower, Joseph E.}, year={2016}, pages={122–130} }
 @article{brewer_rudershausen_sterba-boatwright_merrell_buckel_2016, title={Survival, Tag Retention, and Growth of Spot and Mummichog following PIT Tag Implantation}, volume={36}, ISSN={["1548-8675"]}, DOI={10.1080/02755947.2015.1135213}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={3}, journal={NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT}, author={Brewer, Melissa A. and Rudershausen, Paul J. and Sterba-Boatwright, Blair D. and Merrell, Jeffery H. and Buckel, Jeffrey A.}, year={2016}, pages={639–651} }
 @article{rudershausen_price_buckel_2015, title={Can bycatch in a flatfish gillnet fishery be reduced with rectangular mesh?}, volume={22}, ISSN={["1365-2400"]}, DOI={10.1111/fme.12141}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={5}, journal={FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND ECOLOGY}, author={Rudershausen, P. J. and Price, A. B. and Buckel, J. A.}, year={2015}, month={Oct}, pages={419–431} }
 @article{rudershausen_buckel_dubreuil_o'donnell_hightower_poland_letcher_2014, title={Estimating movement and survival rates of a small saltwater fish using autonomous antenna receiver arrays and passive integrated transponder tags}, volume={499}, DOI={10.3354/meps10656}, abstractNote={We evaluated the performance of small (12.5 mm long) passive integrated transpon- der (PIT) tags and custom detection antennas for obtaining fine-scale movement and demographic data of mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus in a salt marsh creek. Apparent survival and detection probability were estimated using a Cormack Jolly Seber (CJS) model fitted to detection data col- lected by an array of 3 vertical antennas from November 2010 to March 2011 and by a single hor- izontal antenna from April to August 2011. Movement of mummichogs was monitored during the period when the array of vertical antennas was used. Antenna performance was examined in situ using tags placed in wooden dowels (drones) and in live mummichogs. Of the 44 tagged fish, 42 were resighted over the 9 mo monitoring period. The in situ detection probabilities of the drone and live mummichogs were high (~80�100%) when the ambient water depth was less than ~0.8 m. Upstream and downstream movement of mummichogs was related to hourly water depth and direction of tidal current in a way that maximized time periods over which mummichogs uti- lized the intertidal vegetated marsh. Apparent survival was lower during periods of colder water temperatures in December 2010 and early January 2011 (median estimate of daily apparent sur- vival = 0.979) than during other periods of the study (median estimate of daily apparent survival = 0.992). During late fall and winter, temperature had a positive effect on the CJS detection proba- bility of a tagged mummichog, likely due to greater fish activity over warmer periods. During the spring and summer, this pattern reversed possibly due to mummichogs having reduced activity during the hottest periods. This study demonstrates the utility of PIT tags and continuously oper- ating autonomous detection systems for tracking fish at fine temporal scales, and improving esti- mates of demographic parameters in salt marsh creeks that are difficult or impractical to sample with active fishing gear.}, journal={Marine Ecology Progress Series}, author={Rudershausen, P. J. and Buckel, J. A. and Dubreuil, T. and O'Donnell, M. J. and Hightower, J. E. and Poland, S. J. and Letcher, B. H.}, year={2014}, pages={177–192} }
 @article{butler_hanrahan_buckel_rudershausen_juanes_smith_2014, title={Size-Selective Feeding in Captive and Free-Ranging Atlantic Bluefin Tuna}, volume={6}, ISSN={["1942-5120"]}, DOI={10.1080/19425120.2014.886644}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={1}, journal={MARINE AND COASTAL FISHERIES}, author={Butler, Christopher M. and Hanrahan, Brian and Buckel, Jeffrey A. and Rudershausen, Paul J. and Juanes, Francis and Smith, Joseph W.}, year={2014}, pages={81–88} }
 @article{rudershausen_mitchell_buckel_williams_hazen_2010, title={Developing a two-step fishery-independent design to estimate the relative abundance of deepwater reef fish: Application to a marine protected area off the southeastern United States coast}, volume={105}, ISSN={["0165-7836"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.fishres.2010.05.005}, abstractNote={Reliable data on reef fishes inhabiting the southeastern United States (North Carolina to Florida) continental shelf large marine ecosystem are difficult to obtain; catch quotas and time and area closures limit the collection of fishery-dependent samples. Further, unbiased fishery-independent samples are expensive to collect with conventional fishing gear. Consequently, stock assessments are often data-limited, especially for deepwater reef species. We estimated the relative abundance of deepwater reef fish with a double sampling approach using fisheries acoustics and conventional fishing gear (hook and line and chevron traps). Double sampling occurred within the newly-created Snowy Wreck Marine Protected Area and a nearby control site. Reef fish concentrations were identified by a single-beam Simrad ES60 transceiver with a transducer operating at 38 kHz. Hook and line samples were collected at 73 acoustic events, and chevron trap samples were collected at 20 acoustic events. The relationship between fisheries acoustic data and catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) data was examined to develop a model to predict species-generic CPUE at unfished locations. Akaike's Information Criteria (AIC) found equal support for linear, exponential, and power relationships between acoustic backscatter and CPUE for each conventional fishing gear. Further model development would be aided by refining acoustic target information and applying complimentary fish sampling gears (i.e., split-beam fisheries acoustics gear, underwater video). Given further development, a double sampling design should be useful to estimate the relative abundance of important deepwater reef species over a wide area of the shelf break off the southeastern United States, utilizing either survey vessels or vessels-of-opportunity to rapidly collect acoustic samples.}, number={3}, journal={FISHERIES RESEARCH}, author={Rudershausen, P. J. and Mitchell, W. A. and Buckel, J. A. and Williams, E. H. and Hazen, E.}, year={2010}, pages={254–260} }
 @article{rudershausen_buckel_edwards_gannon_butler_averett_2010, title={Feeding Ecology of Blue Marlins, Dolphinfish, Yellowfin Tuna, and Wahoos from the North Atlantic Ocean and Comparisons with Other Oceans}, volume={139}, ISSN={["1548-8659"]}, DOI={10.1577/t09-105.1}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={5}, journal={TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY}, author={Rudershausen, Paul J. and Buckel, Jeffrey A. and Edwards, Jason and Gannon, Damon P. and Butler, Christopher M. and Averett, Tyler W.}, year={2010}, month={Sep}, pages={1335–1359} }
 @article{butler_rudershausen_buckel_2010, title={Feeding ecology of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in North Carolina: Diet, daily ration, and consumption of Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus)}, volume={108}, number={1}, journal={Fishery Bulletin (Washington, D.C.)}, author={Butler, C. M. and Rudershausen, P. J. and Buckel, J. A.}, year={2010}, pages={56–69} }
 @article{rudershausen_turano_2009, title={The Effect of Cull Rings on Catch Rates of Blue Crabs Callinectes sapidus in the North Carolina Trap Fishery}, volume={29}, ISSN={["1548-8675"]}, DOI={10.1577/M08-228.1}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={4}, journal={NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT}, author={Rudershausen, Paul J. and Turano, Marc J.}, year={2009}, month={Aug}, pages={1152–1164} }
 @article{rudershausen_baker_buckel_2008, title={Catch rates and selectivity among three trap types in the US South Atlantic black sea bass commercial trap fishery}, volume={28}, ISSN={["1548-8675"]}, DOI={10.1577/M07-159.1}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={4}, journal={NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT}, author={Rudershausen, Paul J. and Baker, M. Scott, Jr. and Buckel, Jeffrey A.}, year={2008}, month={Aug}, pages={1099–1107} }
 @article{rudershausen_williams_buckel_potts_manooch_2008, title={Comparison of Reef Fish Catch per Unit Effort and Total Mortality between the 1970s and 2005-2006 in Onslow Bay, North Carolina}, volume={137}, ISSN={["1548-8659"]}, DOI={10.1577/T07-159.1}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={5}, journal={TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY}, author={Rudershausen, Paul J. and Williams, Erik H. and Buckel, Jeffrey A. and Potts, Jennifer C. and Manooch, Charles S., III}, year={2008}, month={Sep}, pages={1389–1405} }
 @article{tuomikoski_rudershausen_buckel_hightower_2008, title={Effects of age-1 striped bass predation on juvenile fish in western Albemarle Sound}, volume={137}, ISSN={["1548-8659"]}, DOI={10.1577/T05-239.1}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={1}, journal={TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY}, author={Tuomikoski, Jack E. and Rudershausen, Paul J. and Buckel, Jeffrey A. and Hightower, Joseph E.}, year={2008}, month={Jan}, pages={324–339} }
 @article{rudershausen_buckel_2007, title={Discard composition and release fate in the snapper and grouper commercial hook-and-line fishery in North Carolina, USA}, volume={14}, ISSN={["1365-2400"]}, DOI={10.1111/j.1365-2400.2007.00530.x}, abstractNote={Abstract  Minimum size limits may be ineffective for reef fishes because they often sustain barotrauma when caught from deep (>20 m) waters. A study was undertaken in conjunction with hook‐and‐line commercial fishermen to calculate discard percentages and evaluate potential release mortality of eight economically important species: black sea bass, Centropristis striata (Linnaeus), red grouper, Epinephelus morio (Valenciennes), snowy grouper, Epinephelus niveatus (Valenciennes), gag, Mycteroperca microlepis (Goode and Bean), scamp, Mycteroperca phenax (Jordan and Swain), vermilion snapper, Rhomboplites aurorubens (Cuvier), white grunt, Haemulon plumieri (Lacepède) and red porgy, Pagrus pagrus (Linnaeus). Fishing with baited hook and line occurred in 2004 and 2005 in Onslow Bay, NC, in waters 19–150 m deep. Sub‐legal discard rates were 15% for vermilion snapper, 25% for red porgy, 7% for red grouper, 33% for gag, 35% for scamp and 12% for black sea bass. Although mortality based on post‐release behaviour was relatively low, higher mortalities estimated from models incorporating hooking location and depth of capture suggest that minimum size limits may not provide the population benefits intended by management in the North Carolina reef fishery.}, number={2}, journal={FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND ECOLOGY}, author={Rudershausen, P. J. and Buckel, J. A.}, year={2007}, month={Apr}, pages={103–113} }
 @article{rudershausen_tuomikoski_buckel_hightower_2005, title={Prey selectivity and diet of striped bass in western Albemarle Sound, North Carolina}, volume={134}, ISSN={["1548-8659"]}, DOI={10.1577/T04-115.1}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={5}, journal={TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY}, author={Rudershausen, PJ and Tuomikoski, JE and Buckel, JA and Hightower, JE}, year={2005}, month={Sep}, pages={1059–1074} }