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Frank Joseph Hernandez, Jr. Curriculum Vitae
CONTACT INFORMATION Division of Coastal Sciences
School of Ocean Science and Technology
University of Southern Mississippi
703 East Beach Drive
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Phone: 228.818.8800
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.hernandezfishecologylab.com
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION
2001 Ph.D., Louisiana State University, Oceanography and Coastal Sciences (minor in Statistics)
1996 M.S., University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Marine Biology
1993 B.S., Louisiana State University, Zoology
POSITIONS HELD
2012-present Assistant Professor, Division of Coastal Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi
2007-12 Research Assistant Professor, Dept. of Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama
2006-12 Research Senior Marine Scientist, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
2004-06 Postdoctoral Fellow, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Mentor: Dr. Sean Powers
2002-04 Postdoctoral Fellow, NOAA Beaufort Laboratory, Mentor: Dr. Jon Hare
WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING
2012 Analysis of Multivariate Data from Ecology and Environmental Science, using PRIMER v6
Workshop. 8-12 October 2012. St. Petersburg, FL.
2009 Introduction to R for Fisheries Scientists Workshop, American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting.
30 August 2009. Nashville, TN.
2005 Larval Fish Taxonomic Workshop, Southeast Regional Taxonomic Center. 11-14 January
2005. Charleston, SC.
2003 Advanced Programming Techniques in MATLAB course, Mathworks. 15-16 April 2003. Mobile,
AL
2002 MATLAB Fundamentals & Programming Techniques course (2 days), Mathworks. January 2002.
Raleigh, NC.
2002 MATLAB for Signal Processing course (1 day), Mathworks. January 2002. Raleigh, NC.
1993 Larval Fish Taxonomic Workshop, NOAA Beaufort Laboratory (4 days). October 1993.
Beaufort, NC.
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RESEARCH
PEER-REVIEW PUBLICATIONS (Mentored: $postdoc; #graduate student; *undergraduate/technician)
In review
Greer, A.T., A.M. Shiller, J.D. Wiggert, S.M. Parra, S.J. Warner, D. Joung, A.L. Deary$, C. Briseño-
Avena, A.D. Boyette, I.M. Soto, M.K. Cambazoglu, J.W. Krause, B. Dzwonkowski, S. Dykstra, J.A.
Kastler, L. Hode, U. Nwankwo, L. Quas, S. O'Brien, T.N. Miles, P.J. Fitzpatrick, Y. Lau, E.E. Hofmann,
M.S. Dinniman, K.M. Martin, S.D. Howden, J.N. Moum, F.J. Hernandez, I. Church, J.W. Book, A.D.
Weidemann, R.A. Arnone, S. Sponaugle, R.K. Cowen, G.A. Jacobs and W.M. Graham. In review.
CONCORDE: An interdisciplinary approach toward improved understanding of river-dominated coastal
oceans. Oceanography
D'Ambra, I., W.M. Graham, R.H. Carmichael and F.J. Hernandez, Jr. In review. Dietary overlap
between scyphomedusae and forage fish in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series
In press
Greer, A.T., C. Briseño-Avena, A.L. Deary$, M.K. Cambazoglu, I.M. Soto, G.A. Jacobs, F.J.
Hernandez, R.K. Cowen and W.M. Graham. In press. Associations between lobster phyllosoma and
gelatinous zooplankton in relation to oceanographic properties in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Fisheries
Oceanography
Published
Dzwonkowski, B., A. Greer, C. Briseno-Aveno, J. Krause, I. Soto Ramos, F. Hernandez, A. Deary$, J.
Wiggert, D. Joung, P. Fitzpatrick, S. O’Brien, S. Dykstra, Y. Lau, M. Cambazoglu, G. Lockridge, S.
Howden, A. Shiller, and W.M. Graham. 2017. Estuarine influence on biogeochemical properties of the
Alabama shelf during the fall season. Continental Shelf Research. 140:96-109.
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2017.05.001. LINK
Korsman#, B.M., M.E. Kimball and F.J. Hernandez, Jr. 2017. Spatial and temporal variability in
ichthyoplankton communities ingressing through two adjacent inlets along the southeastern US Atlantic
coast. Hydrobiologia. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-017-3131-5. LINK
Ransom#, J.T, J.E. Filbrun$ and F.J. Hernandez. 2016. Condition of larval Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus maculatus in relation to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Marine Ecology Progress
Series 558:143-152. DOI: 10.3354/meps11880. LINK
Hernandez, F.J., J.E. Filbrun$, J. Fang* and J.T. Ransom#. 2016. Condition of larval Red
Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) relative to environmental variability and the Deepwater Horizon
oil spill. Environmental Research Letters 11:094019. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/9/094019. PDF
Hu, C., R. Hardy, E. Ruder, A. Geggel, L. Feng, S. Powers, F. Hernandez, G. Graettinger, J. Bodnar and
T. McDonald. 2016. Sargassum coverage in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico during 2010 from Landsat
and airborne observations: Implications for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill impact assessment. Marine
Pollution Bulletin 107(1):15-21. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.04.045. LINK
Robinson, K.L., J.J. Ruzicka, F.J. Hernandez, W.M. Graham, M.B. Decker, R.D. Brodeur and M. Sutor.
2015. Evaluating energy flows through jellyfish and gulf menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) and the effects
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of fishing on the northern Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. ICES Journal of Marine Science 72:2301-2312.
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsv088. LINK
D’Ambra, I., W.M. Graham, R.H. Carmichael and F.J. Hernandez, Jr. 2015. Fish rely on scyphozoan
hosts as a primary food source: evidence from stable isotope analysis. Marine Biology 162(2):247-
252. DOI: 10.1007/s00227-014-2569-5. (feature article) LINK
Carassou$, L., F.J. Hernandez and W.M. Graham. 2014. Change and recovery of coastal
mesozooplankton community structure during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Environmental Research
Letters 9:124003. PDF, Corrigendum
Robinson, K.L., J.J. Ruzicka, M.B. Decker, R.D. Brodeur, F.J. Hernandez, E.M. Acha, J. Quinones, S.
Uye, H. Mianzan and W.M. Graham. 2014. Jellyfish, forage fish and the world's major fisheries.
Oceanography 27(4):104-115. PDF
Hernandez, F.J., L. Carassou$, W.M. Graham and S.P. Powers. 2013. Evaluation of the taxonomic
sufficiency approach for ichthyoplankton community analysis. Marine Ecology Progress Series 491:77-
90. LINK
Powers, S.P., F.J. Hernandez, R.H. Condon, J.M. Drymon and C.M. Free. 2013. Novel pathways for
injury from offshore oil spills: direct, sublethal and indirect effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on
pelagic Sargassum communities. PLoS ONE 8(9):e74802. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074802. PDF
Scyphers, S.B., F.J. Fodrie, F.J. Hernandez, S.P. Powers and R.L. Shipp. 2013. Venting and reef fish
survival: perceptions and participation rates among recreational anglers in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
North American Journal of Fisheries Management 33(6):1071-1078. LINK
Carassou$, L., F. Hernandez, S. Powers and W. Graham. 2012. Cross-Shore, Seasonal, and Depth-
Related Structure of Ichthyoplankton Assemblages in Coastal Alabama. Transactions of the American
Fisheries Society 141(4):1137-1150. LINK
Carassou$, L., B. Dzwonkowski, F. Hernandez, S. Powers, K. Park, W. Graham and J. Mareska. 2011.
Environmental influences on juvenile fish abundances in a river-dominated coastal system. Marine and
Coastal Fisheries 3(1) 411-427. PDF
Dzwonkowski, B., K. Park, H.K. Ha, W.M. Graham, F.J. Hernandez and S.P. Powers. 2011.
Hydrographic variability on a coastal shelf directly influenced by estuarine flow. Continental Shelf
Research 31(9): 939-950. LINK
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., L. Carassou$, S. Muffelman*, S.P. Powers and W.M. Graham. 2011. Comparison
of two plankton net mesh sizes for ichthyoplankton collection in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Fisheries
Research 108:327-335. LINK
Graham, W.M., R.H. Condon, R.H. Carmichael, I. D'Ambra, H.K. Patterson, L.J. Linn and F.J.
Hernandez, Jr. 2010. Oil carbon entered the coastal planktonic food web during the Deepwater Horizon
oil spill. Environmental Research Letters 5:045301, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/5/4/045301. PDF
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., S.P. Powers and W.M. Graham. 2010. Detailed examination of
ichthyoplankton seasonality from a high resolution time series in the northern Gulf of Mexico during
2004-2006. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 139:1511-1525. LINK
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Hernandez, F.J., Jr., S.P. Powers and W.M. Graham. 2010. Seasonal variability in ichthyoplankton
abundance and assemblage composition in the northern Gulf of Mexico off Alabama. Fishery
Bulletin 108:193-207. PDF
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., J.A. Hare and D.P. Fey. 2009. Evaluating diel, ontogenetic and environmental
effects on larval fish vertical distribution using generalized additive models for location, scale and shape.
Fisheries Oceanography 18(4): 224-236. LINK
Bayha, K.M., W.M. Graham and F.J. Hernandez, Jr. 2008. Multiplex assay to identify eggs of three fish
species from the northern Gulf of Mexico, using locked nucleic acid Taqman real-time PCR probes.
Aquatic Biology 4:65–73. PDF
Lindquist, D.C., R.F. Shaw and F.J. Hernandez, Jr. 2005. Distribution patterns of larval and juvenile
fishes at offshore petroleum platforms in the north-central Gulf of Mexico. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf
Science 62:655-665. LINK
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., R.F. Shaw, J.S. Cope, J.G. Ditty, T. Farooqi, and M.C. Benfield. 2003. The across-
shelf larval, postlarval, and juvenile fish community associated with offshore oil and gas platforms and a
coastal rock jetty west of the Mississippi River Delta. American Fisheries Society Symposium 36:39-72.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr. and R.F. Shaw. 2003. Comparison of plankton net and light-trap methodologies for
sampling larval and juvenile fishes at offshore petroleum platforms and a coastal jetty off Louisiana.
American Fisheries Society Symposium 36:15-38. PDF
Hernandez, F.J., Jr. and D.G. Lindquist. 1999. A comparison of two light-trap designs for sampling
larval and presettlement juvenile fish above a reef in Onslow Bay, North Carolina. Bulletin of Marine
Science 64(1):173-184. LINK
OTHER PUBLICATIONS, PROCEEDINGS and REPORTS
Hernandez, F., P. Vick*, S. Muffelman*, and O. Lestrade*. In press. Microdebris ingestion by
Sargassum-associated fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the 69th Annual Gulf and
Caribbean Fisheries Institute. (extended abstract; editor-reviewed)
Taylor, S.M., R.T. Leaf, F.J. Hernandez Jr., J.S. Franks, and E.R. Hoffmayer. In press. An examination
of the diversity and abundance of ichthyoplankton in the Loop Current of the central Gulf of Mexico.
Proceedings of the 67th Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. (editor-reviewed)
Hernandez, F.J., Jr. and R.F. Shaw. 2002. The across shelf larval, postlarval and juvenile fish
community associated with offshore oil and gas platforms and a rock jetty west of the Mississippi River
Delta. Proceedings of the 53rd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. November 2000, Biloxi, MS.
53:646-658. (editor-reviewed)
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., R.F. Shaw, J.S. Cope, J.G. Ditty, M.C. Benfield and T. Farooqi. 2001. Across-shelf
Larval, Postlarval, and Juvenile Fish Communities Collected at Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms and a
Coastal Rock Jetty West of the Mississippi River Delta. OCS Study MMS 2001-077. Prepared by the
Coastal Fisheries Institute, Louisiana State University. U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals
Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, New Orleans, LA. 144 pp.
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Hernandez, F.J., Jr., R.F. Shaw, J.S. Cope, J.G. Ditty, and T.W. Farooqi. 2001. Do low-salinity, rock
jetty habitats serve as nursery areas for presettlement larval and juvenile reef fish? Proceedings of the
52nd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. November 1999, Key West, FL. 52:442-454. (editor-
reviewed)
Lindquist, D.G., F.J. Hernandez, Jr., I.E. Clavijo and M.E. Whittaker. 2001. Efficacy of two- and three-
chamber light-traps for presettlement fishes and invertebrate plankton from mangrove and coral reef
habitats. Proceedings of the 52nd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. November 1999, Key West,
FL. 52:549-556. (editor-reviewed)
PUBLISHED DATA SETS
Hernandez, F., C. Culpepper and A. Deary. 2017. Abundance estimates and lengths of Phyllosoma
larvae collected in the northern Gulf of Mexico, cruise PTS01, October-November 2015.
DOI: 10.7266/N7H41PHT
Graham, M. F. Hernandez and K. Martin. 2017. CTD profile data of the Mississippi Bight, Mobile Bay
and Western Florida Shelf off the R/V Point Sur during July 2016.
DOI: 10.7266/N7JS9NJR
Briseño-Avena, C., A.L. Deary, R.K. Cowen, F. J. Hernandez and J.W. Krause. 2016. Mesozooplankton
Size-Fractionated Dry Weight, cruise PTS01, Fall 2015. DOI: 10.7266/N798853D
Briseño-Avena, C., A.L. Deary, R.K. Cowen, F. J. Hernandez and J.W. Krause. 2016. Mesozooplankton
Size-Fractionated Dry Weight, cruise PTS02, Spring 2016. DOI: 10.7266/N75H7DB7
Briseño-Avena, C., A.L. Deary, R.K. Cowen, F. J. Hernandez and J.W. Krause. 2016. Mesozooplankton
Size-Fractionated Dry Weight, cruise BCS01, Winter 2016. DOI: 10.7266/N71R6NK2
Hernandez, F. 2016. BIONESS profile and plankton sample collection data, cruise PTS01, northern Gulf
of Mexico, October – November 2015. DOI: 10.7266/N7S46Q0W
Hernandez, F. 2016. Neuston sample collection data in the northern Gulf of Mexico, cruise PTS01,
October – November 2015. DOI: 10.7266/N7HM56GX
Hernandez, F. and K. Bayha. 2016. Fish eggs and larvae assemblages collected before and after the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill, near Dauphin Island, Alabama, June-July 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.
DOI: 10.7266/N7RN35TR
Hernandez, F. 2016. Neuston net, bongo net, and ring net sample collection data for plankton samples
collected off Alabama (2007-2015). DOI: 10.7266/N7XP72ZQ
Hernandez, F. 2016. BIONESS profile and plankton sample collection data for plankton samples
collected off Alabama (2007-2015). DOI: 10.7266/N7JW8BW5
Hernandez, F. and J. Filbrun. 2016. Abundance estimates, morphometric measurements and stable C and
N isotope data for larval Spanish Mackerel collected in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
DOI: 10.7266/N7J67DZM
Hernandez, F. and J. Filbrun. 2016. Abundance estimates and morphometric measurements of King
Mackerel larvae collected in the northern Gulf of Mexico, 2007-2011. DOI: 10.7266/N7154F3P
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Hernandez, F. and J. Filbrun. 2016. Abundance estimates and morphometric measurements of Atlantic
Bumper larvae collected in the northern Gulf of Mexico, 2007-2011. DOI: 10.7266/N74X55V4
Hernandez, F. 2016. Zooplankton and ichthyoplankton collected during plankton surveys off Alabama
(2007-2014). DOI: 10.7266/N7154F27
Hernandez, F., J. Filbrun, J. Fang and J. Ransom. 2016. Abundance estimates and morphometric
measurements of Red Snapper larvae collected in the northern Gulf of Mexico. DOI: 10.7266/N7J964CB
Hernandez, F. 2015. Sargassum aerial observations and cruise CTD data collected on the Northern Gulf
of Mexico shelf off Alabama, July-September 2011. DOI: 10.7266/N7348H8J
Hernandez, F. and S. Powers. 2015. ROV video observations of Sargassum associated fauna on the
northern Gulf of Mexico shelf off Alabama, July-August 2011. DOI: 10.7266/N7ZC80S7
RESEARCH GRANTS
Pending
pending Modeling hypoxia impacts on pelagic food web dynamics in the northern Gulf of Mexico for
improved restoration management. Principal Investigators: L. Chiaverano (lead), A. Greer, F.
Hernandez, K. Robinson and J. Ruzicka. NAS Gulf Research Program. Letter of Intent
submitted.
pending Objective dynamic monitoring for improved conservation and restoration planning strategies.
Principal Investigators: M. J. Olascoaga (lead), F. J. Beron-Vera, F. J. Hernandez, J. Lamkin,
R. Duran. NAS Gulf Research Program. Letter of Intent submitted.
pending Predicting the impact of anthropogenic climate change on physical and biogeochemical
processes in the northern Gulf of Mexico - Part III. NOAA/AOML/NGI. Principal
Investigators: F. Hernandez (lead), S.-K. Lee, and J. Lamkin. Total Request: $71,707.
pending CONsortium for Oil Spill Exposure Pathways in COastal River-Dominated Ecosystems - II
(CONCORDE-II). Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative. Principal Investigators: J. Wiggert
(lead), W.M. Graham, A. Shiller, S. Howden, O. Schofield, F. Hernandez, R. Cowen, G.
Jacobs, B. Dzwonkowski, R. Arnone, J. Book, I. Church, P. Fitzpatrick, E. Hofmann, J.
Moun, and A. Weidemann. Total Request: $5,871,062.
pending Deep-pelagic plankton communities of the northern Gulf of Mexico: trophic ecology,
assemblage dynamics, and connectivity with the upper ocean. Gulf of Mexico Research
Initiative. Principal Investigators: F. Hernandez (lead), K. Dillon, K. Robinson, J. Ruzicka.
Total Request: $900,821.
Current
2017-20 Linking habitat to recruitment: evaluating the importance of pelagic Sargassum to fisheries
management in the Gulf of Mexico. NOAA RESTORE. Principal Investigators: F. Hernandez
(lead), C. Hu, K. Dillon, G. Zapfe, W. Ingram. Total Award: $ 1,764,755 ($950,000 to
Hernandez).
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2016-17 Predicting the impact of anthropogenic climate change on physical and biogeochemical
processes in the northern Gulf of Mexico - Part II. Principal Investigators: F. Hernandez
(lead), S.-K. Lee, J. Lamkin and Y. Liu. Total Award: $128,919 ($128,919 to Hernandez).
2015-17 CONsortium for Oil Spill Exposure Pathways in COastal River-Dominated Ecosystems
(CONCORDE). GoMRI. Principal Investigators: W.M. Graham (lead), A. Shiller, S.
Howden, O. Schofield, F. Hernandez, R. Cowen, J. Wiggert, G. Jacobs, B. Dzwonkowski, R.
Arnone, J. Book, I. Church, P. Fitzpatrick, E. Hofmann, J. Moun, and A. Weidemann. Total
Award: $11,003,634 ($955,976 to Hernandez).
Previous
2016-17 Methods for the determination of high precision estimates of Red Snapper abundance
in the Gulf of Mexico. AL/MS Sea Grant. Principal Investigators: R. Leaf (lead), W. Wu, E.
Saillant, and F. Hernandez. Total Award: $87,852 ($900 to Hernandez).
2015-17 Predicting the impact of anthropogenic climate change on physical and biogeochemical
processes in the northern Gulf of Mexico - Part I. NOAA AOML. Principal Investigators: F.
Hernandez (lead), S.-K. Lee, J. Lamkin and Y. Liu. Total Award: $128,919 ($128,919 to
Hernandez)
2014-15 Examining Micro-Plastic Occurrence in Gut Contents of Sargassum-Associated Juvenile
Fishes. NOAA Marine Debris Program. Principal Investigator: F. Hernandez. Total Award:
$68,243 ($68,243 to Hernandez).
2013-15 Resolving Deepwater Horizon impacts on highly variable ichthyoplankton and zooplankton
dynamics in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative. Principal
Investigator: F. Hernandez . Total Award: $455,812 ($455,812 to Hernandez).
2012-15 Developing ecosystem-based management metrics for forage fish using jellyfish. Lenfest
Ocean Program. Principal Investigators: M. Graham (lead), K. Robinson, J. Ruzicka, F.
Hernandez, and M.B. Decker. Total Award: $439,938 ($31,547 to Hernandez).
2012-15 Second addendum to assessment plan for Sargassum communities and associated fauna in the
northern Gulf of Mexico: Sargassum sample processing plan for Remotely Operated
Underwater Vehicle (ROV) data, bongo net samples and neuston net samples.
NOAA/Industrial Economics, Inc. Principal Investigator: F. Hernandez. Total Award:
$547,143 ($547,143 to Hernandez)
2012-15 Addendum to: NRDA Plankton Processing Plan – Analysis of Zooplankton Samples.
NOAA/Industrial Economics, Inc. Principal Investigator: F. Hernandez. Total Award:
$702,136 ($702,136 to Hernandez).
2011-12 An examination of pre- and post-spill ichthyoplankton assemblage dynamics. GoMRI-
Alabama Rapid Response Grant. Principal Investigators: F. Hernandez (lead) and K. Bayha.
Total Award: $115,490.
2011 Floating Sargassum communities of the Gulf of Mexico: a continued assessment of
associated faunal assemblages, trophic interactions and habitat function in the wake of the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill. GoMRI. Principal Investigators: F. Hernandez (lead), S.
Powers, and M. Drymon. Total Award: $203,776.
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2010-11 Trophic interactions in floating Sargassum communities of the Gulf of Mexico: potential
consequences of habitat degradation related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. NSF RAPID.
Principal Investigators: S. Powers (lead), F. Hernandez, and M. Drymon. Total Award:
$150,056.
2009-13 Spatial and temporal abundance and distribution of red snapper eggs across the northern Gulf
of Mexico. NOAA MARFIN. Principal Investigators: F. Hernandez (lead), M. Graham, and
K. Bayha. Total Award: $211,258.
2009-12 Connecting the Dots: Identifying linkages between zooplankton dynamics and fisheries
resources based on the analysis of SEAMAP Plankton Surveys of the Northern Gulf of
Mexico. NOAA NGI. Principal Investigators: J. Lyczkowski-Shultz (lead), F. Hernandez, M.
Graham, M. Sutor, M. Benfield, H. Perry, and S. LeCroy. Total Award: $600,000.
2007-10 Sources and fate of snapper (Lutjanidae) early life stages in Alabama shelf waters: temporal
and spatial occurrence of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) and vermilion snapper
(Rhomboplites aurorubens). NOAA MARFIN. Principal Investigators: F. Hernandez (lead),
S. Powers, M. Graham, and K. Bayha. Total Award: $287,650.
2009-11 Early life history dynamics of forage fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico: linking spatial
and temporal distributions with coastal oceanography and productivity. Richard C. Shelby
Center for Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management. Principal Investigator: F. Hernandez.
Total Award: $88,399.
2006-12 FOCAL: Fisheries Oceanography of Coastal Alabama. Alabama Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources." Principal Investigators: M. Graham (lead), F.
Hernandez, S. Powers, K. Park, and K. Heck. Total Award: $5,000,000.
PRESENTATIONS
Invited
Hernandez, F., P. Vick, S. Muffelman and O. Lestrade. 2016. Microdebris ingestion by Sargassum-
associated fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. 69th Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
Meeting. 7-11 November 2016. Grand Cayman, British West Indies. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F., P. Vick, S. Muffelman and O. Lestrade. 2016. Evidence of micro-debris ingestion by
Sargassum-associated fishes in the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Alliance: Marine Debris Cross Team
Initiative: Mid-Year Meeting. 24-26 May 2016. Mobile, AL. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J. 2014. Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacts on ichthyoplankton in the northern Gulf of
Mexico. Department of Biology, University of Southern Mississippi, Seminar Series. 21 February 2014.
Hattiesburg, MS. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F. and J. Filbrun. 2013. Recent findings from larval fish studies in the northern Gulf of
Mexico. Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission 64th Annual Meeting. 14-17 Oct 2013. South Padre
Island, TX. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr. 2011. Investigating Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacts on fisheries resources: an
early life history perspective. Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences. 8 April 2011. Gloucester Point, VA.
Oral presentation.
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Hernandez, F., W. Graham and S. Powers. 2009. Design and implementation of a marine biological
baseline study in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. 30 August-3
September 2009. Nashville, TN. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., S.P. Powers and W.M. Graham. Variability in larval fish distribution and abundance
in the northern Gulf of Mexico. 2009. Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. 30 August-3 September
2009. Nashville, TN. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr. 2009. Seasonal variability in ichthyoplankton predation risk due to gelatinous
zooplankton feeding in the northern Gulf of Mexico. North Carolina State University Center for Marine
Sciences and Technologies. 27 March 2009. Morehead City, NC. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr. 2007. Why study baby fish? An overview of ichthyoplankton research. Daytona
Beach Community College. 6 Apr 2007. Daytona Beach, FL. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr. 2006. Larval fish research: overview and recent investigations from the northern Gulf
of Mexico. University of West Florida. 14 April 2006. Pensacola, FL. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr. 2002. Offshore oil and gas platforms as potential refugia for the early life history
stages of reef fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. NOAA Beaufort Laboratory. 8 March 2002.
Beaufort, NC. Oral presentation.
Contributed
Greer, A. T., C. Briseno-Avena, A.L. Deary, M. K. Cambazoglu, I. Soto-Ramos, G.A. Jacobs, F.J.
Hernandez, R.K. Cowen, and W.M. Graham. 2017. Partners or prey? Exploring the drivers of
associations between lobster phyllosoma and gelatinous zooplankton in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting. 26 February - 3 March 2017. Honolulu, HI. Oral presentation.
Chiaverano, L.M., A.T. Greer, A. Pliru, F.J. Hernandez, and W.M. Graham. 2017. High resolution
sampling of early stage Aurelia medusae and associated water column properties in the northern Gulf of
Mexico. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting. 26 February - 3 March 2017. Honolulu, HI. Poster
presentation.
Filbrun, J.E., B.L. Myers, and F.J. Hernandez. 2017. Win, lose, or draw: how did larval King Mackerel
(Scomberomorus cavalla) fare during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? 43rd Annual Meeting of the
Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. 23-24 February 2017. Biloxi, MS. Poster
presentation.
Briseno-Avena, C., S. Warner, A. Greer, I. Soto Ramos, S. Parra, A. Deary, F. Hernandez, W. Graham,
J. Moum, and. R. Cowen. 2017. Turbulence microstructure in coastal river plumes: measuring the in situ
effects on plankton. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 1-4 February 2016.
Tampa, Florida. Oral presentation. 6-9 February 2017. New Orleans, LA. Oral presentation.
Dzwonkowski, B., C. Briseno-Avena, A. Deary, A. Greer, I. Soto Ramos, M. Cambazoglu, F.
Hernandez, J. Wiggert, P. Fitzpatrick, and S. Dykstra. 2017. Influence of estuarine-exchange on the
coupled bio-physical water column structure during the fall season on the Alabama shelf. Gulf of Mexico
Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 1-4 February 2016. Tampa, Florida. Oral presentation. 6-9
February 2017. New Orleans, LA. Oral presentation.
Hoover, A., A. Deary, and F. Hernandez. 2017. Spatial variation in zooplankton and ichthyoplankton
dynamics during an atypical freshwater discharge event in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico
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Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 1-4 February 2016. Tampa, Florida. Oral presentation. 6-9
February 2017. New Orleans, LA. Oral presentation.
Parra, S., A. Deary, J. Book, A. Greer, C. Briseno-Avena, A. Boyette, T. Miles, and F. Hernandez. 2017.
Highly-resolved temporal in situ variability of zooplankton diel vertical migrations in the Mississippi
Bight. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 1-4 February 2016. Tampa, Florida.
Oral presentation. 6-9 February 2017. New Orleans, LA. Oral presentation.
Gomez, F.A., S. Lee, Y. Liu, J.T. Lamkin, and F. Hernandez. 2016. Impact of large-scale climate
variability on biogeochemical processes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. 49th American Geophysical
Union Fall Meeting. 12-16 December 2016. San Francisco, CA. Poster presentation.
Hernandez, F., J. Filbrun, J. Ransom and J. Fang. 2016. The value of baseline data: discriminating
between Deepwater Horizon impacts and natural variations in larval fish condition. Mississippi-Alabama
Bays and Bayous Symposium. 30 November - 1 December 2016. Biloxi, MS. Oral presentation.
Herrmann, J.M. and F.J. Hernandez, Jr. 2016. Chaetognath ecology and potential niche overlap with co-
occurring larval fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Mississippi-Alabama Bays and Bayous
Symposium. 30 November - 1 December 2016. Biloxi, MS. Oral presentation.
Filbrun, J.E., F.J. Hernandez, J. Fang and J.T. Ransom. 2016. Larval Red Snapper (Lutjanus
campechanus) body condition relative to environmental variability and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill,
2007-2013. 146th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. 21-25 August 2016. Kansas City,
MI. Oral presentation.
Deary, A.L., A.M. Hoover, B. Dzwonkowski, H. Box, A. Shiller, F. Hernandez, A. Weidemann and
W.M. Graham. 2016. CONCORDE‐ Hydrographic characterization of a river plume in the northern Gulf
of Mexico during an anomalous winter discharge event. 40th Annual Larval Fish Conference. 19-23 June
2016. Solomons, MD. Poster presentation.
Deary, A.L. and F.J. Hernandez. 2016. Ontogenetic changes to the feeding apparatus in Larimus fasciatus
(family: Sciaenidae). 40th Annual Larval Fish Conference. 19-23 June 2016. Solomons, MD. Oral
presentation.
Hoover, A.M., A.L. Deary, B. Dzwonkowski, H. Box, A. Shiller, F. Hernandez, A. Weidemann and
W.M. Graham. 2016. CONCORDE- Assessment of larval fish diet and condition during an atypical
winter freshwater-discharge event in the northern Gulf of Mexico. 40th Annual Larval Fish Conference.
19-23 June 2016. Solomons, MD. Poster presentation.
Robinson, K.L., L. Chiaverano, J.J. Ruzicka, R.D. Brodeur, F.J. Hernandez, M.B. Decker, J. Tam, J.
Quiñones, M. Acha, K. Aleska, R. Leaf, H. Mianzan, S. Uye and W.M. Graham. 2016. Developing
ecosystem-based management metrics for forage fish using jellyfish. 5th International Jellyfish Bloom
Symposium. 30 May - 3 June 2016. Barcelona, Spain. Poster presentation.
Chiaverano, L. K. Robinson, J. Ruzicka, J. Quiñones, J. Tam, M. Acha, W.M. Graham, R. Brodeur, M.B.
Decker, F. Hernandez, R. Leaf, H. Mianzan and S. Uye. 2016. Evaluating energy flows through large
jellyfish and forage fish and the effects of fishing on the Northern Humboldt Current ecosystem. 5th
International Jellyfish Bloom Symposium. 30 May - 3 June 2016. Barcelona, Spain. Poster presentation.
Filbrun, J.E., F.J. Hernandez, J. Fang and J.T. Ransom. 2016. Condition of larval Red Snapper (Lutjanus
campechanus) relative to environmental variability and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. 100th Arkansas
Academy of Science Meeting. 1-2 April 2016. Fayetteville, AK. Oral presentation.
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Vick, P., F. Hernandez, S. Muffelman and O. Lestrade. 2016. Evidence of micro-debris ingestion by
Sargassum-associated fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Ocean Sciences Meeting. 21-26 February
2016. New Orleans, LA. Poster presentation.
Chiaverano, L., K.L. Robinson, J. Ruzicka, J. Quiñones, J. Tam, M. Acha, W.M. Graham, R. Brodeur,
M.B. Decker, F. Hernandez, R. Leaf, H. Mianzon and S. Uye. 2016. Evaluating energy flows through
jellyfish and forage fish and the effects of fishing on the Northern Humboldt Current Ecosystem. Ocean
Sciences Meeting. 21-26 February 2016. New Orleans, LA. Poster presentation.
Hernandez, F., J. Filbrun, J. Fang and J. Ransom. 2016. Variability in larval Red Snapper (Lutjanus
campechanus) abundance and condition in relation to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Gulf of Mexico Oil
Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 1-4 February 2016. Tampa, FL. Oral presentation.
Graham, W., F. Hernandez, S. Howden, J. Wiggert and A. Shiller. 2016. CONCORDE: Resolving the
role of pulsed-river systems in oil spills and potential exposure of organisms to toxicants. Gulf of Mexico
Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 1-4 February 2016. Tampa, FL. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., R.K. Cowen, I. Church, J.W. Krause, A.L. Deary, A.T. Greer, C. Briseño-Avena, A.
Boyette, A.M. Hoover and W.M. Graham. 2016. CONCORDE: Environmental observations and
planktonic processes. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 1-4 February 2016.
Tampa, FL. Poster presentation.
Deary, A.L., A.M. Hoover, F.J. Hernandez, R.K. Cowen, I. Church, J.W. Krause, A.T. Greer, C. Briseño-
Avena, A. Boyette and W.M. Graham. 2016. CONCORDE: Preliminary distribution of plankton along
three sampling corridors in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science
Conference. 1-4 February 2016. Tampa, FL. Poster presentation.
Cowen, R.K., W.M. Graham, F.J. Hernandez, J.W. Krause, S.D. Howden, I. Church, C. Briseño-Avena,
A.T. Greer and A.L. Deary. 2016. CONCORDE: Measurement of fine- to sub-mesoscale processes
driving Autumn plankton distributions and transport in the highly dynamic coastal shelf system of the
northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 1-4 February 2016.
Tampa, FL. Poster presentation.
Robinson, K.L., W.M. Graham, K.T. Aleska, J.J. Ruzicka, F.J. Hernandez, L. Chiaverano, R.D. Brodeur,
M.B. Decker and R. Leaf. 2016. Jellyfish, forage fish and the Gulf of Mexico menhaden fishery. Gulf of
Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 1-4 February 2016. Tampa, FL. Poster presentation.
Leaf, R.T. and F.J. Hernandez, Jr. 2015. Environmental determinants of Gulf Menhaden condition. 145th
Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. 16-20 August 2015. Portland, OR. Oral presentation.
Robinson, K., W.M. Graham, R. Brodeur, J. Ruzicka, F.J. Hernandez, Jr., M.B. Decker, R.T. Leaf, L.
Chiaverano, M. Acha, K. Aleska, S. Dorji, H. Mianzan, J. Quinones and S.-i. Uye. 2015. Potential
impacts of jellyfish blooms on forage fishes from diverse ecosystems. 145th Annual Meeting of the
American Fisheries Society. 16-20 August 2015. Portland, OR. Oral presentation.
Deary, A.L., F.J. Hernandez, Jr., R.K. Cowen and W.M. Graham. 2015. Using plankton aggregations to
understand oil distribution in the nearshore river-dominated ecosystems in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
39th Annual Larval Fish Conference. 12-17 July 2015. Vienna, Austria. Poster presentation.
Leaf, R.T. and F.J. Hernandez, Jr. 2015. Environmental determinants of Gulf Menhaden condition.
Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. 25-27 March 2015.
Vicksburg, MS. Oral presentation.
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Ransom, J.T., J.E. Filbrun, C.S. Culpepper and F.J. Hernandez, Jr. 2015. Condition, diet, and growth of
larval Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) in relation to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Gulf
of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 16-19 February 2015. Houston, TX. Oral
presentation.
Hernandez, F., J. Filbrun, J. Ransom, J. Fang and C. Culpepper. 2015. Taxon-specific variability in
condition among larval fishes collected before, during and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Gulf of
Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 16-19 February 2015. Houston, TX. Oral
presentation.
Hernandez, F., L. Carassou, J. Filbrun, J. Ransom, W. Graham, C. Culpepper and J. Fang. 2014. Variable
response of natural zooplankton and ichthyoplankton assemblages to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Bays and Bayous Symposium. 2-3 December 2014. Mobile, AL. Oral presentation.
Ransom, J., J. Filbrun, C. Culpepper, and F. Hernandez. 2014. Diet, growth, and condition of larval
Spanish Mackerel in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: an assessment of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
impacts. Bays and Bayous Symposium. 2-3 December 2014. Mobile, AL. Oral presentation.
Taylor, S.M., R.T. Leaf, F.J. Hernandez, Jr., and J.S. Franks. 2014. Ichthyoplankton community
composition and patterns of the Loop Current. Bays and Bayous Symposium. 2-3 December 2014.
Mobile, Alabama. Oral presentation.
Taylor, S.M., R.T. Leaf, F.J. Hernandez Jr., J.S. Franks, and E.R. Hoffmayer. 2014. An examination of
the diversity and abundance of ichthyoplankton in the Loop Current of the central Gulf of Mexico. 67th
Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Meeting. 3-7 November 2014. Christ Church, Barbados.
Oral presentation.
Robinson, K.L., W.M. Graham, R.D. Brodeur, J.J. Ruzicka, F.J. Hernandez, M.B. Decker, M. Acha,
H.W. Mianzan, J. Quiñones and S. Uye. 2014. Jellyfish, forage fish and the world's major fisheries. ICES
Annual Science Conference. 15-19 September 2014. A Coruña, Spain. Oral presentation.
Robinson, K.L., J.J. Ruzicka, M.B. Decker, F.J. Hernandez, R.D. Brodeur and W.M. Graham. 2014. Role
of large coastal jellyfish and forage fish as energy transfer pathways in the northern Gulf of Mexico. ICES
Annual Science Conference. 15-19 September 2014. A Coruña, Spain. Oral presentation.
Filbrun, J.E., J.T. Ransom, C.S. Culpepper and F.J. Hernandez. 2014. Investigating Deepwater Horizon
oil spill impacts on foraging and growth of larval Atlantic Bumper. 38th Annual Larval Fish Conference.
Quebec City, Canada. 17-21 August 2014. Poster presentation.
Ransom, J.T., J.E. Filbrun, C.S. Culpepper and F.J. Hernandez. 2014. Exploring the effects of the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill on diet, growth, and condition of larval Spanish Mackerel in the northern
Gulf of Mexico. 38th Annual Larval Fish Conference. Quebec City, Canada. 17-21 August 2014. Oral
presentation.
Filbrun, J.E., J.T. Ransom and F.J. Hernandez. 2014. Effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on
abundances and distributions of larval fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and
Ecosystem Science Conference. 26-29 January 2014. Mobile, AL. Poster presentation.
Hernandez, F. and K. Bayha. 2014. Neustonic early life stages of fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico
during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 26-
29 January 2014. Mobile, AL. Poster presentation.
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Ransom, J., J. Filbrun, C. Culpepper and F. Hernandez. 2014. Effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
on diets, growth, and condition of larval Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) in the northern
Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 26-29 January 2014.
Mobile, AL. Poster presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., L. Carassou, W.M. Graham and S.P. Powers. 2013. Evaluation of the taxonomic
sufficiency approach for ichthyoplankton. 37th Annual Larval Fish Conference. 2-6 June 2013. Miami,
FL. Oral presentation.
Lyczkowski-Shultz, J., K.E. Marancik, F.J. Hernandez and K.M. Bayha. 2013. Overcoming the
limitations of traditional identification methods: practical applications of molecular techniques in fish
early life history studies. 37th Annual Larval Fish Conference. 2-6 June 2013. Miami, FL. Oral
presentation.
Robinson K.L., J.J. Ruzicka, M.B. Decker, F. Hernandez, R. Brodeur and W.M. Graham. 2013. Role of
large coastal jellyfish and forage fish as energy transfer pathways in the northern Gulf of Mexico. 4th
International Jellyfish Blooms Symposium. 5-7 June 2013. Hirsohima, Japan. Oral presentation.
Graham W.M., K.L. Robinson, R. Brodeur, F. Hernandez, M.B. Decker, H. Mianzan, M. Acha, J.
Quinones and S.-I. Uye. 2013. Developing ecosystem-based management metrics for forage fish using
jellyfish. Oral Presentation. 4th International Jellyfish Blooms Symposium. 5-7 June 2013. Hirsohima,
Japan. Oral presentation.
Bayha, K.M., F.J. Hernandez, and W.M. Graham. 2013. Insights into species-specific ichthyoplankton
distribution in the Gulf of Mexico coastal zone employing molecular species diagnostic tools. ASLO
Aquatic Sciences Meeting. 17-22 February 2013. New Orleans, LA. Poster presentation.
McLean, E. and F.J. Hernandez. 2013. Juvenile fish feeding dynamics within pelagic Sargassum habitats.
ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting. 17-22 February 2013. New Orleans, LA. Poster presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., L. Carassou and W.M. Graham. 2013. Response of zooplankton assemblages from the
Alabama inner shelf to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: fisheries implications. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill &
Ecosystem Science Conference Program. 21-23 January 2013. New Orleans, LA. Oral presentation.
Bayha, K.M., F.J. Hernandez, W.M. Graham, J. Lyczkowski-Shultz and R.C. Collini. 2012. Spatial and
temporal distribution of the eggs of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus), vermilion snapper
Rhomboplites aurorubens) and red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) across the U.S. Gulf of Mexico coastal
zone (2007, 2009-2011). Gulf Estuarine Research Society Meeting. 8-9 November 2012. Dauphin Island,
AL. Poster presentation.
Graham, W.M., F.J. Hernandez, J. M. Sutor, J. Lyczkowski-Shultz, M. Benfield, S. LeCroy, H. Perry and
G. Sanchez-Rubio. 2012. Identifying linkages between zooplankton dynamics, fishery resources and
climate change in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Northern Gulf Institute Annual Conference. 23-24 May
2012. Stennis Space Center, MS. Oral presentation.
Condon, R.H., W.M. Graham, J. Brandes, A.C. Ortmann, L.J. Linn, N.L. Shelton and F.J. Hernandez, Jr.
2012. Hydrocarbons as subsidy energy for microbial and food web production in coastal Gulf of Mexico
waters. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Ocean Sciences Meeting. 20-24 February
2012. Salt Lake City, UT. Oral presentation.
Kramer, L., F. Hernandez, S. Powers and M. Drymon. 2012. Examining trophic dynamics within floating
Sargassum communities of the northern Gulf of Mexico using predator-prey mesocosm experiments.
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American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Ocean Sciences Meeting. 20-24 February 2012. Salt
Lake City, UT. Poster presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., L. Carassou and S.P. Powers. 2011. Marine fisheries and the Deepwater Horizon oil
spill: an early assessment based on a long-term ichthyoplankton survey. 35th Annual Larval Fish
Conference. 22-26 May 2011. Wilmington, NC. Oral presentation.
Cox, D., K.M. Bayha, F.J. Hernandez, Jr. and W.M. Graham. 2011. Identifying fish egg assemblages at
risk in the northern Gulf of Mexico during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. 35th Annual Larval Fish
Conference. 22-26 May 2011. Wilmington, NC. Poster presentation.
Bayha, K.M., F.J. Hernandez, Jr., W.M. Graham and R. Collini. 2011. Spatial distribution of red snapper
(Lutjanus campechanus), vermilion snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens) and red drum (Sciaenops
ocellatus) eggs across the northern Gulf of Mexico based on historic SEAMAP plankton samples. 35th
Annual Larval Fish Conference. 22-26 May 2011. Wilmington, NC. Poster presentation.
Dzwonkowski, B., L. Carassou, K. Park, F. J. Hernandez, W.M. Graham, and S.P. Powers. 2011. The
impact of fresh water variability on physical and biological aspects of the marine system on the
northeastern Gulf of Mexico. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Sciences
Meeting. 13-18 February 2011. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Oral presentation.
Johnson, M.B., F.J. Hernandez, Jr., S. Muffelman. Early life history dynamics of forage fishes in the
northern Gulf of Mexico. Alabama Fisheries Association Annual Meeting. 2-4 February 2011. Mobile,
AL. Poster presentation.
Dzwonkowski, B., K. Park, H.-K. Ha, W. M. Graham, F.J. Hernandez, and S.P. Powers. 2010. The
influence of Mobile Bay on the hydrographic variability of the inner Alabama shelf. Bays and Bayous
Symposium. 1-2 December 2010. Mobile, AL. Oral presentation.
Carassou L., B. Dzwonkowski, F. Hernandez S. P. Powers, K. Park, and W.M. Graham. 2010.
Environmental influences on coastal marine fish recruitment in coastal Alabama. Bays and Bayous
Symposium. 1-2 December 2010. Mobile, AL. Oral presentation.
Carassou, L., F. Hernandez, B. Dzwonkowski, K. Park and S. Powers. 2010. Relationships between
climatic conditions and abundances of juvenile winter-spawned fishes during the last 25 years in the
northern Gulf of Mexico. 34th Annual Larval Fish Conference. 30 May-3 June 2010. Santa Fe, NM.. Oral
presentation.
Johnson, M.B., F.J. Hernandez, Jr., S. Muffelman. Early life history dynamics of forage fishes in the
northern Gulf of Mexico. 34th Annual Larval Fish Conference. 30 May-3 June 2010. Santa Fe, NM..
Poster presentation.
Millet, A., W.M. Graham, G.A. Zapfe, J. Lyczkowski-Shultz and F.J. Hernandez Jr. 2010. Zooplankton
Community Structure in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Implications for Ecosystem Management.
Northern Gulf Institute Annual Conference. 18-20 May 2010. Mobile, AL. Oral presentation.
Sutor, M., J. Lyczkowski-Shultz, M. Benfield, S. LeCroy, H. Perry, W. Graham and F. Hernandez. 2010.
The missing link: A regional academic and NOAA partnership to examine the connection between
climate change and fisheries dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico. Northern Gulf Institute Annual Conference.
18-20 May 2010. Mobile, AL. Oral presentation.
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Dzwonkowski, B., K. Park, H-K. Ha, W.M. Graham and F. Hernandez. 2010. Influence of Mobile Bay on
the Hydrographic Variability of the Inner Alabama Shelf. 18-20 May 2010. Northern Gulf Institute
Annual Conference. Mobile, AL. Oral presentation.
Scyphers, S.B., F.J. Fodrie, F.J. Hernandez, S.P. Powers and R.L. Shipp. 2009. Insight to fishermen’s
views on the health of marine recreational stocks: integrating long-term tournament records and
participant surveys to gauge size-selective harvest concerns. Meeting of the American Fisheries Society.
30 August-3 September 2009. Nashville, TN. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., S.P. Powers and W.M. Graham. 2009. Jellyfish Predation on Ichthyoplankton in the
Northern Gulf of Mexico: Estimating the Impact on Recruitment and Fisheries. 33rd Annual Larval Fish
Conference. 22-27 July 2009. Portland, OR. Oral presentation.
Muffelman, S., R. Collini, F.J. Hernandez, Jr., K. Bayha, S.P. Powers and W.M. Graham. 2009. Spatial
and temporal distributions of vermilion snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens) and red snapper (Lutjanus
campechanus) eggs and larvae in the northern Gulf of Mexico. 33rd Annual Larval Fish Conference. 22-
27 July 2009. Portland, OR. Poster presentation.
Graham, W.M., F.J. Hernandez, Jr. and S.P. Powers. 2009. Contribution of jellyfish predation to
ichthyoplankton mortality: is there enough to matter to the stock? American Society of Limnology and
Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting. 25-30 January 2009. Nice, France. Oral presentation.
Shiplett, R.M., K.M. Bayha, F.J. Hernandez, Jr. and W.M. Graham. 2009. Determining species-specific
ichthyoplankton predation by jellyfish using DNA probes. American Society of Limnology and
Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting. 25-30 January 2009. Nice, France. Poster presentation.
Collini, R.C., F.J. Hernandez, Jr., I. D'Ambra and W.M. Graham. 2009. Assessing ichthyoplankton
predation risk to resolve patterns and processes due to gelatinous zooplankton feeding. American Society
of Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting. 25-30 January 2009. Nice, France. Poster
presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr. and J.A. Hare. 2007. Development of ichthyoplankton vertical distribution models:
testing for diel, ontogenetic and environmental effects. 31st Annual Larval Fish Conference. 9-12 July
2007. St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., S. Powers, K. Park and M. Graham. 2006. Winter ichthyoplankton assemblages in
the northern Gulf of Mexico: vertical distributions and offshore intrusions. 30th Annual Larval Fish
Conference. 10-14 September 2006. Lake Placid, NY. Oral presentation.
Beck, A., S. Muffelman, F. Hernandez, Jr., S. Powers and M. Graham. 2006. A comparison of mesh sizes
for the collection of ichthyoplankton in the northern Gulf of Mexico (Alabama, USA). 30th Annual
Larval Fish Conference. 10-14 September 2006. Lake Placid, NY. Poster presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., J.A. Hare and J.J. Govoni. 2004. Diel models of larval fish vertical distributions in
stratified-hypoxic vs. well-mixed waters in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Ocean Research Conference
(American Society of Limnology and Oceanography & The Oceanography Society). 15-20 February 2004.
Honolulu, HI. Oral presentation.
Shaw, R.F. and F.J. Hernandez, Jr. 2002. Offshore oil and gas platforms as potential refugia for the early
life stages of reef fishes. 26th Annual Larval Fish Conference. 22-26 July 2002. Bergen, Norway. Oral
presentation.
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Hernandez, F.J., Jr., R.F. Shaw, M.C. Benfield, J.S. Cope, J.G. Ditty, and T. Farooqi. 2000. The across-
shelf larval, postlarval, and juvenile fish community associated with offshore oil and gas platforms and a
coastal rock jetty west of the Mississippi River Delta. 24th Larval Fish Conference. 5-10 November
2000. Gulf Shores, AL. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., R.F. Shaw, M.C. Benfield, J.S. Cope, J.G. Ditty, and T. Farooqi. 2000. The across-
shelf larval, postlarval, and juvenile fish community associated with offshore oil and gas platforms and a
coastal rock jetty west of the Mississippi River Delta. 53rd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
Conference. 6-10 November 2000. Biloxi, MS. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr. and R.F. Shaw. 2000. Comparison of plankton net and light-trap methodologies for
sampling larval and juvenile fishes associated with petroleum platforms and a coastal jetty off Louisiana.
Gulf of Mexico Fish and Fisheries: Bringing Together New and Recent Research. 24-26 October 2000.
New Orleans, LA. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr. and R.F. Shaw. 2000. Vertical and within platform spatial variability of larval
and juvenile fishes associated with petroleum platforms off Louisiana. Gulf of Mexico Fish and Fisheries:
Bringing Together New & Recent Research. 24-26 October 2000. New Orleans, LA. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., R.F. Shaw, M.C. Benfield, J.S. Cope, J.G. Ditty, and T. Farooqi. 2000. The across-
shelf larval, postlarval, and juvenile fish community associated with offshore oil and gas platforms and a
coastal rock jetty west of the Mississippi River Delta. Gulf of Mexico Fish and Fisheries: Bringing
Together New & Recent Research. 24-26 October 2000. New Orleans, LA. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., R.F. Shaw, J.S. Cope, J.G. Ditty, and T. W. Farooqi. 1999. A low salinity rock jetty
habitat as a nursery area for presettlement larval and juvenile reef fish. 52nd Gulf and Caribbean
Fisheries Institute Meeting. 1-5 November 1999. Key West, FL. Oral presentation.
Lindquist, D.G., F.J. Hernandez, Jr., I.E. Clavijo and M.E. Whittaker. 1999. Efficacy of two- and three-
chamber light-traps for presettlement fishes and invertebrate plankton from mangrove and coral reef
habitats. 52nd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Meeting. 1-5 November 1999. Key West, FL.
Poster presentation.
Clavijo, I.E., D.G. Lindquist, M.E. Whittaker and F.J. Hernandez. 1999. Comparison of zooplankton from
a mangrove lagoon and a coral reef: preliminary results from light-traps. Scientific Meeting of the
Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean. 3-6 June 1995. St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Poster presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., D.G. Lindquist and I.E. Clavijo. 1995. A comparison of light trap designs used to sample
presettlement fishes: preliminary results from a mangrove lagoon and a coral reef in Key Largo, Florida.
Scientific Meeting of the Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean. 3-6 June 1995. St.
Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Oral presentation.
SEAGOING EXPERIENCE
Chief scientist on more than 60 research cruises on R/V Point Sur, R/V E.O. Wilson, R/V Verrill, R/V
Nancy Foster, R/V Pelican, R/V Cape Hatteras, M/V Wes Bordelon, M/V Bunny Bordelon and M/V Dry
Tortugas, among others. Large vessel research experience in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.
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AWARDS 2014 Butch Oustalet Gulf Coast Distinguished Faculty Award (for Research), USM
TEACHING
COURSES & LECTURES
2016-present Instructor, Marine Ichthyology (COA 421/521, COA 421L/521L), Summer Field
Program, University of Southern Mississippi
2015, 2016 Guest Lecturer, Quantitative Fisheries Management, University of Southern Mississippi
2014-present Co-Instructor, Professional Skills (COA 603), University of Southern Mississippi
2014-present Instructor, Early Life History of Marine Fishes (COA 690/790), University of Southern
Mississippi
2013 Guest Lecturer, Fisheries Oceanography, University of Southern Mississippi
2008-2012 Instructor, Marine Vertebrate Zoology, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
2010 Guest Lecturer, Quantitative Methods in Fisheries and Ecology, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
2010 Guest Lecturer, Biological and Physical Interactions, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
2008, 2010 Guest Lecturer, Marine Zooplankton, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
2004-2007 Guest Lecturer, Fisheries Oceanography , Dauphin Island Sea Lab
2000-2001 Teaching Assistant, Biology Lab, Louisiana State University
1993-1995 Teaching Assistant, Biology, Zoology and Ecology Labs, University of North Carolina at
Wilmington
GRADUATE STUDENT ADVISING (Chair or co-chair)
Angie Hoover, University of Southern Mississippi, MS, 2015-present. "Environmental variability and
larval fish condition in the northern Gulf of Mexico"
Glenn Zapfe, University of Southern Mississippi, PhD, 2014-present. Dissertation topic TBD, emphasis
on time series analysis of Gulf of Mexico SEAMAP plankton collections
Jana Herrmann, University of Southern Mississippi, MSc, 2013-present. "Chaetognath seasonality,
vertical distribution, and potential niche overlap with Gulf Menhaden, Brevoortia patronus, in the
northern Gulf of Mexico"
Lillian Collins, University of Southern Mississippi, MSc, 2013-present. "Distribution, abundance and
trophic ecology of Anguilliform leptocephali in the Northern Gulf of Mexico"
John Ransom, University of Southern Mississippi, MSc, 2013-2015. "Diet, growth and condition of larval
Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) before, during and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill"
Lindsey Kramer, University of South Alabama, MSc, 2011-2014. "Trophic dynamics and community
assemblages of larval and juvenile fishes associated with floating Sargassum in the northern Gulf of
Mexico"
Marshall Johnson, University of South Alabama, MSc, 2009-2014. "Trophodynamic characteristics of
larval Gulf Menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) collected off coastal Alabama"
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Lanora Lang, University of South Alabama, MSc, 2006-2012. "The effects of hypoxia and other
environmental factors on the vertical distribution of larval fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico" (co-
chair)
Renee Collini, University of South Alabama, MSc, 2009-2012. "Quantification of hydromedusae
predation on fish eggs in the northern Gulf of Mexico"
GRADUATE STUDENT ADVISING (Committee member)
Edithrose Fairweather, University of Southern Mississippi, MSc, 2017-present
Adam Kemberling, University of Southern Mississippi, MSc, 2016-present
Helen Olmi, University of Southern Mississippi, MSc, 2016-present
Abigail Kuhn, University of Southern Mississippi, MSc, 2016-present
Grant Adams, University of Southern Mississippi, MSc, 2015-2017
Danielle Simning, University of Southern Mississippi, MSc, 2015-present
Danielle Bailey, University of Southern Mississippi, MSc, 2014-2017
Alex Fogg, University of Southern Mississippi, MSc, 2013-2017
Page Vick, University of Southern Mississippi, MSc, 2014-2016
Stephani Taylor, University of Southern Mississippi, MSc, 2013-2015
Breanna Korsman, University of North Florida, MSc, 2011-2013
Isabella D'Ambra, University of South Alabama, PhD, 2010-2012
Randi Shiplett, University of South Alabama, MSc, 2008-2011
Andrew Millet, University of South Alabama, MSc, 2008-2010
POSTDOC MENTORSHIP
Dr. Fabian Gomez (PhD, Oregon State University), 2016-present
Dr. Alison Deary (PhD, College of William and Mary), 2015-2016
Dr. Jesse Filbrun (PhD, Ohio State University), 2013-2014
Dr. Laure Carassou (PhD, École Pratique des Hautes Etudes, France), 2009-2011
UNDERGRADUATE and HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT MENTORSHIP (interns)
2016 Meghan Angelina, University of Tampa, NOAA-NGI Diversity Internship Program
2016 Haleigh Wyrostek, Southeast Missouri State University
2016 Rachel Pugh, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
2016 Shannon Unger, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
2015 Casey O'Hara, Southern Arkansas University
2015 Katie Homa, Columbia University, NOAA-NGI Diversity Internship Program
2014 Jeffrey Fang, University of Portland, NOAA-NGI Diversity Internship Program
2014 Olivia Lestrade, University of Southern Mississippi
2014 Charles Hem, Long Beach High School (MS)
2013 Adriona Horton, Ocean Springs High School (MS), AFS Hutton Program
2013 Natasha Chawla, Ocean Springs High School (MS), AFS Hutton Program
2013 Sandra Huynh, University of South Alabama, NOAA-NGI Diversity Internship Program
2012 Erin McLean, Boston University, NSF REU Summer Program
2011 Martha Perry, Troy State University, NOAA-NGI Diversity Internship Program
2010 Lindsey Kramer, Coastal Carolina University, NSF REU Summer Program
2010 Rebecca Doss, Auburn University, NOAA-NGI Diversity Internship Program
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2009 Rebecca Doss, Auburn University, Fisheries Oceanography of Coastal Alabama Internship
2009 Lori Price, Messiah College, Fisheries Oceanography of Coastal Alabama Internship
2008 Lori Price, Messiah College, Fisheries Oceanography of Coastal Alabama Internship
RESEARCH TECHNICIANS (at USM)
2017-present Eric Haffey (BS, Coastal Carolina University)
2017-present Carley Zapfe (MS, University of Southern Mississippi)
2016-present Meghan Angelina (BS, University of Tampa)
2015-16 Kristin Heidenreich (BS, University of North Carolina at Wilmington)
2014-15 Jennifer Anders (MS, University of Alabama)
2014-15 Kelia Axler (BS, University of Minnesota)
2014-15 Suzette Savoie (MS, Texas A&M, Galveston)
2014-present Olivia Lestrade (BS, University of Southern Mississippi)
2013-16 Lanora Vasquez (MS, University of South Alabama)
2013-16 Anne Evans (MS, Texas A&M, Corpus Christi)
2013-14 Cher Griffin (MS, University of Southern Mississippi)
2013-14 Elizabeth Hunt (BS, Bowling Green State University)
2013-14 Jessica Carrier (MS, University of South Alabama)
2013-14 Sandra Huynh (BS, University of South Alabama)
2013-14 Patrick Graham (BS, Christian Brothers University)
2013 Suzette Savoie (BS, Louisiana State University)
2013 Hazel Richmond (MS, University of Minnesota-Duluth)
2013 Madalyn Meaker (BS, University of Southern Mississippi)
2013 John Ransom (BS, Lake Superior State University)
2013 Jana Herrmann (BS, University of South Alabama)
2013 Lillian Collins (BS, Mississippi State University)
2013 Jason Tilley (MS, University of Southern Mississippi)
2012-16 Sarah Muffelman (MS, College of William & Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science)
2012-present Carla Culpepper (BS, University of Alabama)
SERVICE
EXTERNAL
2016-present President, Early Life History Section (ELHS), American Fisheries Society (AFS)
2016 Co-chair, "Oil Spill Impacts" session, MS-AL Sea Grant Bays & Bayous Symposium
2016 Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Workshop (invited)
2015-present Gulf and Caribbean Research Advisory Committee
2015-16 President-Elect, ELHS/AFS
2013-14 Southern & Northcentral Regional Representatives (interim), ELHS/AFS
2013 Judge, Student poster and oral presentations, 37th Annual Larval Fish Conference
2012-14 Secretary, ELHS/AFS
2012 Session moderator, MS-AL Sea Grant Bays & Bayous Symposium
2011-12 Secretary-Elect, ELHS/AFS
2010-15 Gadsden State Community College Aquaculture Program Advisory Committee
2010 NOAA SEFSC/SEAMAP Deepwater Horizon Fishery Resource Workshop (invited)
2007 SEAMAP Plankton Work Group Meeting (invited)
2005-11 U.S.-Poland Joint Studies Advisory Committee
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INSTITUTIONAL
2016-present Member, COA graduate student progress committee
2015-16 Chair, COA faculty search committee (Marine Invertebrate Biology)
2015 Member, committee to develop COA graduate student fellowship criteria
2015-16 Member, SOST working group
2015 Member, GCRL vessel committee
2014-16 Member, COA committee to develop fisheries emphasis area
2013-present Faculty Advisor, University of Southern Mississippi AFS Student Subunit
2013 Chair, COA committee for developing special research position guidelines
2013-14 Member, COA committee for developing GCRL/COA strategic plan
JOURNAL REVIEW
American Fisheries Society Special Publications, Bulletin of Marine Science, Canadian Journal of
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Estuaries and Coasts, Fisheries Oceanography, Fishery Bulletin, Gulf of
Mexico Science, Hydrobiologia, Limnology and Oceanography, Limnology and Oceanography: Methods,
Marine and Coastal Fisheries, Marine Ecology Progress Series; Journal of Fish Biology, Journal of
Marine Systems, PLOS ONE, Scientia Marina, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society;
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
PROPOSAL REVIEW
National Science Foundation, Biological Oceanography; NOAA Comparative Analysis of Marine
Ecosystem Organization (CAMEO), NOAA Fisheries and the Environment (FATE), Texas Sea Grant,
Louisiana Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, The Oceanography Society, American Fisheries
Society (AFS), AFS Early Life History Section, AFS Mississippi Chapter, AFS Marine Fisheries Section,
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
OUTREACH
2016-17 Oral presentation 'Evidence of micro-debris ingestion by Sargassum-associated fishes in
the Gulf of Mexico", Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Gautier, MS
(10/18/2016; 04/18/2017)
2015 Oral presentation 'Recent research on floating Sargassum habitats in the northern Gulf of
Mexico', Mississippi's Marine Fisheries 2015 Workshop. Gulf Coast Research Lab,
Ocean Springs, MS. (11/23/2015)
2015 Participated in ECOGIG World Ocean Day event at Port of Gulfport with grad students
and interns (6/8/2015)
2015 Oral presentation 'Oil spill impacts on Gulf animals: how are they doing?', GCRL
Seminar Series, Deepwater Horizon: A scientist's perspective. Gulf Coast Research Lab,
Ocean Springs, MS. 6/1/2015
2015 Lab tour for National Ocean Science Bowl Career Night students (4/23/2015)
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2015 Gave a lab tour to Lt. Governor during his GCRL visit (4/23/2015)
2015 Oral presentation 'Sargassum and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill', Hurricane Bowl
Keynote Speaker. Gulf Coast Research Lab, Ocean Springs, MS. 2/6/2015.
2013 Presentation of fisheries research related to Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Ocean Springs
High School, Ocean Springs, MS
2013 Presentation for Center for Gulf Studies' seminar series at the Infinity Center
2013 Presentation for GCRL Summer Field Program's Seminar Series
2011-16 Presentation for "Fin, Fish and Fisheries" Teacher Education Workshop, Discovery Hall
Program, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
2011 Presentation for NOAA Oil Spill Professional Development Workshop, Discovery Hall
Program, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
2010 Presentation for public at Dauphin Island Sea Lab's Estuarium "Boardwalk Talk" series
2007-12 High School Career Day, Discovery Hall Program, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
2007 Career Day, St. Ignatius Catholic School, Mobile, AL
2006 Graduate Student Symposium Judge, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
2005 Young Anglers Tournament Judge, Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo
2004-12 Discovery Day Laboratory Open House, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
2002 Lead author of an outreach web site for Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary
2002-03 North Carolina Take-A-Kid-Fishing Day mentor
MEDIA
2017 Research featured in Environmental Research Web article, "Deepwater Horizon oil spill may
have harmed red snapper larvae" (1/17/2017)
2016 Featured in the Journey to Planet Earth Series documentary "Dispatches from the Gulf"
(Screenscope, Inc.); premiered at the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science
Conference (2/4/2016); has since been screened locally and nationally
2016 Featured in the Screenscope, Inc. "Dispatches from the Gulf" short video titled "Why do we need
scientists (and science)?" (6/17/2016)
2016 Featured in the Screenscope, Inc. "Dispatches from the Gulf" short video titled "Lessons From
the Past: The 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill" (6/22/2016)
2016 F. Hernandez's graduate student Jana Herrmann was featured in the Screenscope, Inc.
"Dispatches from the Gulf" short video titled: "Meet Jana Herrmann: The Next Generation of
Oceanographers" (6/9/2016)
2016 F. Hernandez's research technician Sarah Muffelman featured in the Screenscope, Inc.
"Dispatches from the Gulf" short video titled: "Meet Sarah Muffelman: The Next Generation
of Oceanographers" (6/10/2016)
2016 Featured in the Summer 2016 GoMRI Newsletter as part of the "Interview with a GoMRI
Researcher" series, highlighting work conducted during GoMRI RFP-II and RFP-IV
(CONCORDE) projects (7/29/2016)
2016 Marine Ichthyology class was featured in an article in the Sun Herald titled "Fishing in South
Mississippi aboard the Jim Franks Vessel" (9/20/2016)
2015 Research highlighted in Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative article, "Understanding oil
transport in coastal waters" (8/18/2015)
2015 Research highlighted in Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative article, "Study identifies short-term
changes in plankton communities after oil spill" (6/23/2015)
2015 Featured researcher in Ocean Conservancy outreach campaign, "Greetings from the Gulf"
(4/20/2015)
2015 Quoted in NPR article, "Appetite for Gulf seafood is back, but the crabs and oysters aren't"
4/20/2015)
2015 On camera interviews to WLOX regarding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (4/20/2015)
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2015 Research featured in Deutschlandfunk (German Public Radio) article and podcast, "Fünf Jahre
nach Deepwater-Horizon-Explosion: Die langen Schatten des Öls" (4/19/2015)
2015 Research featured in Environmental Research Web article, "Zooplankton recovered swiftly
from Deepwater Horizon" (3/11/2015)
2015 Smithsonian.com, interview for science article, "How methane fueled a food web after the Gulf
oil spill" (1/232015)
2015 Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, article on Sargassum research, "Study finds three ways for oil
spill to impact Gulf seaweed" (1/6/2015) Also featured on NSF's Science360 News.
2014 Smithsonian.com, interview for science article, "Breaking down the myths and misconceptions
about the Gulf oil spill" (4/17/2014)
2012 Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, interview for science article, "What lies beneath: scientists
study seaweed to understand Gulf oil impacts" (6/6/2012)
2010 Discovery Channel, video segment for Daily Planet show, "Find out why the Sargassum seaweed
is in 'turmoil" (original air date 9/24/2010)
2010 National Geographic, consultant for "The Gulf of Mexico: Layers of Life" supplement,
publication date (10/2010)
Link: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/10/gulf-oil-spill/gulf-life-interactive
2010 Associated Press, video segment, "Gulf oil could impact fish shelter, food source" (original air
date 6/17/2010)
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HePfQMB1fuM
2010 Alabama Outdoor News, interview for news article, "The potential for disaster looms over Gulf
fisheries, but scientists see recovery" (5/11/2010)
Link: http://www.aonmag.com/article.php?id=2054&cid=84
2010 CNN en Espanol, interview for video segment, "Desastre ecológico" (interview on 5/6/2010)
2010 ABC Birmingham, Alabama affiliate WBMA, interview, "Dauphin Island prepares for oil"
(original air date 4/30/2010)
2010 FMTalk 106.5, Mobile, Alabama., on-air interview, "Deep Horizon Oil Spill and Fisheries
Impacts" (original air date 4/27/2010)