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Deep-Pelagic Fauna

Full Title: DEEPEND|RESTORE II: Trends and Drivers in the Pelagic Gulf This project identifies long-term trends in fishes, shrimps, cephalopods, and other fauna in the deep-pelagic Gulf (open ocean midwaters beyond the continental shelf, from just below the surface to just above the bottom) and provides this information to resource managers responsible for the numerous … Continue reading

Reef Fish Survey

Full Title: Optimization and expansion of Gulf-wide video survey efforts to better characterize temporal and spatial variability in reef fish assemblages in response to drivers at multiple scales: The G-FISHER (Gulf Fishery Independent Survey of Habitat and Ecosystem Resources) program This project combines habitat and water quality information with three integrated reef fish surveys to … Continue reading

Mobile Bay Fisheries

Full Title: Oyster, Blue Crab, Southern Flounder, and Spotted Seatrout Population Dynamics in Relation to Environmental Trends and Variability in Coastal Alabama This project explores how oyster, blue crab, southern flounder, and spotted seatrout populations respond to human and environmental changes with the goal of improving the management of these economically and culturally important species. … Continue reading

Marsh Birds and Fire

Full Title: Fire effects in coastal high marshes: Microtopography, management, and monitoring of mottled ducks and black rails This project investigates how two bird species of concern (black rail and mottled duck) respond to different prescribed fire management regimes within high marsh ecosystems across the Gulf. The Team: Auriel M.V. Fournier*# (lead investigator, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, … Continue reading