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FY 16 Award (2016-2022) <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Wilson, Adrianne (2023). Age, Growth, and Genetic Diversity of Lane Snapper, a Data Limited Species. University of Miami, Marine Biology and Ecology. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Coleman, Nicholas (2022). Integrating Biotelemetry And Hydroacoustic Data To Estimate The Abundance Of The Fall Spawning Run Of Atlantic Sturgeon In The Marshyhope Creek-Nanticoke River System. M.S. thesis, University of Maryland Center of Environmental Science. October 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Bender, Arona (2022). Effective population size and historical demography of leopard seals in the Antarctic Peninsula. M.S. thesis, Hampton University, February 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Frey, Benjamin (2022). Validation of Age and Growth Using Microconstituent Analysis of Fish Hardparts. M.S. thesis, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, April 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Goffe, S. (2022). Population ecology of pinfish, and fish assemblage dynamics in the nearshore areas of Maryland Coastal Bays, 1993-2018. M.S. thesis, University of Maryland Eastern Shore.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. King, Brittany (2021). An Examination of Gender and Racial\/Ethnic Social Identities in Marine, Aquatic, and Fisheries Sciences. Ph.D. dissertation. Oregon State University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Moreno, Victoria (2021). Understanding Adaptive Capacity to Environmental Change: An Analysis of Community Perceptions and Policy Responses to Ocean Acidification and other marine stressors on the West Coast. M.S. thesis. Oregon State University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Cervera, Juan (2021). Modeling Mangrove Shift in Response to Sea-Level Rise in Miami-Dade County. M.S. thesis. University of Miami, RSMAS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. O\u2019Farrell, H. (2021). Modeling shark bycatch mitigation strategies in longline fisheries. Ph.D. dissertation. University of Miami, RSMAS. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Pelekai, K. (2021). Evaluation of Pacific Lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus<\/em> anatomical structures as records. M.S. thesis, OSU.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Geiger, S.M. (2021).  An analysis of distribution and abundance of microplastics in water and sediments from the Lower Wassaw Sound Estuary and Gray\u2019s Reef National Marine Sanctuary.  M.S. thesis, SSU.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Hildebrandt, S. (2021). Investigating the impacts of oyster-conditioned-water on Crassostrea virginica<\/em> larval direct setting efficiency. M.S. thesis, HU.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Denson, L. (2021). The Effect of environmental variation at differing spatial and temporal scales on stock assessment inputs and outputs with a focus on King Mackerel in the US Gulf of Mexico. Ph.D. Dissertation, UM-RSMAS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Rosales, D. (2020).  Assessing the microbial, phytoplankton community and associated water quality in the Delaware and Maryland Coastal Bays. Ph.D. Dissertation, UMES.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. Lawrence, A. (2020). Investigating morphometric and physiological maturity alongside insulin-like androgenic gland expression and size of male C. borealis<\/em> in Southern New England.  M.S. thesis, UMCES-IMET.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. Mayes, C. (2020). An ecosystem-based modeling approach towards the development of a predator-prey growth model for Blue\ufb01sh, Striped Bass, and Menhaden in the Mid-Atlantic. M.S. thesis, Hampton University (HU).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. Pappas, A. (2020). Winter bloom dynamics and molecular analysis of benthic sediments for the toxic dinoflagellate, Dinophysis acuminata<\/em>, at Torquay Canal Rehoboth Bay, Delaware, USA. M.S. thesis, DSU.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. Drayton, D. (2020).  Microplastic accumulation at oyster (Crassostrea virginica)<\/em> reefs in Savannah, GA. M.S. thesis, SSU.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. McLean, J. (2020).  Optimization of DNA extraction and PCR methods for Pacific lamprey gut content analysis. M.S. thesis, HU. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. Munoz-Ruiz, E.C. (2020). Assessment of microplastic fibers in Placopecten magellanicus. <\/em>M.S. thesis, UMES. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. Cruz-Marrero, W. (2020). Utilizing a camera sled for assessment of benthic resources: Estimating community diversity in Maryland, and population status of queen conch in Puerto Rico. Ph.D. Dissertation, UMES.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. Hanif, A. (2019). Diet and microbiota of Gulf menhaden, a key forage filter feeding fish species. Ph.D. Dissertation, UMCES-IMET.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  23. Price, A.L. (2019). Comparing localized feeding ecology of Black Sea Bass (Centropristis striata<\/em>) at natural and artificial reefs using gut content and stable isotope analyses.  M.S. thesis, UMES.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  24. Galvez, B. (2019). Trophic ecology of juvenile weakfish (Cynoscion regalis<\/em>) in the Delaware Bay using stable isotope and stomach content analyses.  M.S. thesis, DSU.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  25. Munguia, A. (2019). Feeding ecology and food web linkages of yearling Chinook Salmon (O. tshawytscha<\/em>) migrating through the Lower Columbia River and Estuary. M.S. thesis, OSU.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  26. Wenker, R. (2019).  Sea whip coral (Leptogorgia virgulata<\/em>) in the mid-Atlantic Bight: Colony complexity, age, and growth. M.S. thesis, UMES.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  27. Ramirez, M. (2019). It\u2019s in their bones: ecological drivers of Kemp\u2019s Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii<\/em>) somatic growth and population dynamics. Ph.D. thesis, OSU.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  28. Rodriguez, J.J. (2019). Use of glycan epitopes to characterize Mytilus edulis <\/em>hemocytes and their molecular interactions with Proctoeces maculatus<\/em> and Himasthla quissetensis<\/em>. Ph.D. Dissertation, UMES.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  29. Schweitzer, C. (2019). The effects of commercial trap fishing on benthic structural habitat and fish abundance in the Mid-Atlantic: Case study of Black Sea Bass Centropristisstriata<\/em>. Ph.D. Dissertation, UMES. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  30. Kleponis, N. (2019). Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata<\/em>), Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata<\/em>), and Black Scoter (M. americana<\/em>) Winter Habitat Associations in Delaware Bay. M.S. thesis. DSU.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  31. Martinez-Rivera, S. (2018). Reproductive biology of the female red deep-sea crab, Chaceon quinquedens<\/em> (Smith, 1878) in the Mid-Atlantic Bight. Ph.D. Dissertation, UMES.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  32. Griffin, E. (2018). Examining stock structure of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)<\/em> through photo-identification and genetic analyses. M.S. thesis, SSU.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  33. Leslie, Jaylen (2018). Analyzing the Effects of the 2013 Cetacean Morbillvirus (CeMV) Outbreak on Stranding Frequency and Body Condition of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus<\/em>) from Virginia from 2008-2018.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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