Recent Work

• New Study to Help Fishermen Avoid Endangered Sturgeon

  • Fact Sheet
  • Developing Models for Marine Fisheries Bycatch Avoidance

  Scientists can now predict the presence of Atlantic sturgeon with 88 percent accuracy based on environmental conditions and a new statistical model. This advance holds the potential to help fishermen continue to fish while avoiding an endangered species. Read More

• Evaluating ecosystem-based reference points for Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus)

  • Published Paper
  • Developing Ecosystem Based Reference Points for Atlantic Menhaden

  Buchheister, A., Miller, T. J., Houde, E. D. (2017). Evaluating ecosystem-based reference points for Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus). Marine and Coastal Fisheries. doi: 10.1080/19425120.2017.1360420. Read More

• A New Tool to Evaluate Management Options for Atlantic Menhaden

  • Fact Sheet
  • Developing Ecosystem Based Reference Points for Atlantic Menhaden

  Scientists have completed a new model to more fully explore options for managing Atlantic menhaden, the largest fishery on the East Coast. The model’s main strength is its ability to quantify trade-offs, such as the trade-off between harvesting menhaden and leaving it in the water as food for predators. It was built specifically for menhaden and is the only tool available to evaluate... Read More