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Publications Publications The Division of Marine Fisheries Staff are heavily involved in marine science and research. Staff write and contribute to both technical report documents and peer reviewed literature. Marine Fisheries Staff members indicated in bold font DEM Technical Reports 2024 Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries (RIDMF). 2024. Annual Fisheries Report: 2023. Jamestown, RI. 2023 Balouskus, Richard. 2023. Summer Flounder - Black Sea Bass Pilot Aggregate Program Summary Jamestown, RI RIDMF. Assessment of Recreationally Important Finfish Stocks in Rhode Island Waters. 2022 Annual Performance Reports F-61-R-21 Grant Number F14AF00182, March 2023 Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries (RIDMF). 2023. Annual Fisheries Report: 2022 Jamestown, RI. RIDMF. Rhode Island Saltwater Recreational Fishing License Program Annual Report Fiscal Year 2022 Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries, 2023 2022 Livermore, Julia. 2022. Assessment of the Rhode Island Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Pilot Aggregate Management Program Jamestown, RI Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries (RIDMF). 2022. Annual Fisheries Report: 2021 Jamestown, RI. Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries (RIDMF). 2022. Annual Fisheries Report: 2020 Jamestown, RI. RIDMF. Assessment of Recreationally Important Finfish Stocks in Rhode Island Waters. 2021 Annual Performance Reports F-61-R-21 Grant Number F14AF00182, March 2022 RIDMF. Rhode Island Saltwater Recreational Fishing License Program Annual Report Fiscal Year 2021 Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries, 2022 2021 Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries (RIDMF). 2021. Rhode Island Acoustic Receiver Array: 2020 Summary Report. Jamestown, RI. Angell, Thomas 2006-2020 Catch, Effort, and Fishery Trends in the Rhode Island Whelk Fishery and Recent Stock Status Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries, 2021 RIDMF. Assessment of Recreationally Important Finfish Stocks in Rhode Island Waters. 2020 Annual Performance Reports F-61-R-21 Grant Number F14AF00182, March 2021 RIDMF. RIDEM Division of Marine Fisheries Strategic Plan. Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Divison of Marine Fisheries, 2021 RIDMF. 2022 Sector Management Plan Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Division of Marine Fisheries, 2021 RIDMF. Rhode Island Saltwater Recreational Fishing License Program Annual Report Fiscal Year 2020 Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries, 2021 2020 RIDMF. Assessment of Recreationally Important Finfish Stocks in Rhode Island Waters. 2019 Annual Performance Reports F-61-R-21 Grant Number F14AF00182, March 2020 RIDMF. 2021 Sector Management Plan Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Division of Marine Fisheries, 2020 RIDMF. Rhode Island Saltwater Recreational Fishing License Program Annual Report Fiscal Year 2019 Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries, 2020 2019 Angell, Thomas 2006-2019 Catch, Effort, and Fishery Trends in the Rhode Island Whelk Fishery and Recent Stock Status Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries, 2019RIDMF. Rhode Island Saltwater Recreational Fishing License Program Annual Report Fiscal Year 2018 Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries, 2019Truesdale, Corinne. Rhode Island Lobster Research and Management Project Semi-Annual Progress Report Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries, 2019RIDMF. Assessment of Recreationally Important Finfish Stocks in Rhode Island Waters. 2018 Annual Performance Reports F-61-R-21 Grant Number F14AF00182, March 2019RIDMF. 2020 Sector Management Plan Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Division of Marine Fisheries, 2019 2018 RIDMF. 2018 Sector Management Plan Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Division of Marine Fisheries, 2018Livermore, Julia. Spatiotemporal and Economic Analysis of Vessel Monitoring System Data Within the New York Bight Call Areas. Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Division of Marine Fisheries, June 2018Angell, Thomas, Bell, Rich, DeAngelis, Bryan, DeCelles, Greg, Dougherty, Dawn, Erkan, Dennis, Gibson, Mark, Glenn, Robert, McManus, Conor, McNamee, Jason, Schneider, Eric, Torgan, John, Vidal, Tiffany., The Nature Conservancy. 2018.FishPath Workshop Report: Rhode Island Channeled Whelk. FishPath Workshop Report: Rhode Island Channeled Whelk. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, Virginia, USA.RIDMF. Assessment of Recreationally Important Finfish Stocks in Rhode Island Waters. 2017 Annual Performance Reports F-61-R-21 Grant Number F14AF00182, March 2018 2017 RIDMF. 2018 Sector Management Plan Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Division of Marine Fisheries, 2017Livermore, Julia. Spatiotemporal and Economic Analysis of Vessel Monitoring System Data Within Wind Energy Area in the Greater North Atlantic. Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Division of Marine Fisheries, June 2017RIDMF. Assessment of Recreationally Important Finfish Stocks in Rhode Island Waters. 2016 Annual Perfoamce Reports F-61-R-21 Grant Number F14AF00182, March 2017RIDMF, Rhode Island Saltwater Recreational Fishing License Program Annual Report Fiscal Year 2017 Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries, 2017 2016 Helt, W., Schneider, E.Assessment and Monitoring for the Oyster Reef Restoration Initiative. 2016Mercer, J.,Oviatt, C. McManus, M.C.Estimates of Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Northern Quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria) Larvae in Narragansett Bay using qPCR Technologies. 2016RIDMF. Assessment of Recreationally Important Finfish Stocks in Rhode Island Waters. 2015 Annual Perfoamce Reports F-61-R-21 Grant Number F14AF00182, March 2016RIDMF, Rhode Island Saltwater Recreational Fishing License Program Annual Report Fiscal Year 2016 Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries, 2016 2015 RIDMF. Assessment of Recreationally Important Finfish Stocks in Rhode Island Waters. 2014 Annual Perfoamce Reports F-61-R-21 Grant Number F14AF00182, March 2015RIDMF, Rhode Island Saltwater Recreational Fishing License Program Annual Report Fiscal Year 2015 Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries, 2015 2014 RIDMF. Assessment of Recreationally Important Finfish Stocks in Rhode Island Waters. 2013 Annual Perfoamce Reports F-61-R-21 Grant Number F14AF00182, March 2014RIDMF, Rhode Island Saltwater Recreational Fishing License Program Annual Report Fiscal Year 2014 Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries, 2014 2013 RIDMF. Assessment of Recreationally Important Finfish Stocks in Rhode Island Waters. 2012 Annual Perfoamce Reports F-61-R-21 Grant Number F14AF00182, March 2013Lake, John. Validation of Commercial Shellfish Conversion Factors in RI Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife, Final Report NOAA Grant NA11NMF4740045, May 2013.Gibson, Mark. Assessing the Local Population of Winter Flounder with a Two-Era Biomass Dynamic Model: A Narrower View of Southern New England Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife, March 2013.Gibson, Mark and Olszewski, Scott The Stock Status of Horseshoe Crabs in Rhode Island 2012 Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife, Research Reference Document 13/01, July 2013.RIDMF, Rhode Island Saltwater Recreational Fishing License Program Annual Report Fiscal Year 2013 Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries, 2013 2012 RIDMF. Assessment of Recreationally Important Finfish Stocks in Rhode Island Waters. 2011 Annual Perfoamce Reports F-61-R-21 Grant Number F14AF00182, March 2012RIDMF, Rhode Island Saltwater Recreational Fishing License Program Annual Report Fiscal Year 2011 Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries, 2012 2011 RIDMF. Assessment of Recreationally Important Finfish Stocks in Rhode Island Waters. 2010 Annual Perfoamce Reports F-61-R-21 Grant Number F14AF00182, March 2011RIDEM Marine Fisheries Office Report on the 2010 Sector Allocation Pilot Program including 2009 Updates Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife, December 2011. 2010 Gibson, Mark. Assessment of Narragansett Bay Quahogs Using a Size Structured Model Applied to Landings and Survey Data and Suggestions for a Monitoring and Management Program Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife, May 2010. 2009 DeAngelis, Bryan, Griffin, Mathew, Kocot, Michael, Turek, Jim, Lazar, Najih North Cape Shellfish Restoration Program 2008 Annual Report Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, National Oceanic and Atmopheric Administration, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 2009. 2007 Gibson, Mark Estimating Seasonal Menhaden Abundance in Narragansett Bay from Purse Seine Catched, Spotter Pilot Data, and Sentinel Fishery Observations. Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife, November 2007Griffin, Matt Proceedings of the Menhaden Science and Policy symposium Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and Rhode Island Sea Grant, November 2007Valliere, April and Pierce, Sarah Southern New England Industry-Based Yellowtail Flounder Suvey, 2003-2005 Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, February 2007 1996 Gibson, Mark. Comparison of Trends in the Finfish Assemblage of Mt. Hope Bay and Narragansett Bay in Relation to Operations at the New England Power Brayton Point Station Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife, Research Reference Documents 95/1, August 1996. 1978 Sisson, Richard. Species Diversity and Changes with Time in the Finfish Population in Narragansett Bay, 1969 - 1977 Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife, 1978 1974 Sisson, Richard.The Growth and Movement of Scup Stenotomous chrysops in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island and Along the Atlantic Coast Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife, Project Final Report Number 3-138-R-3, 1974 DEM Peer Reviewed Publications 2023 Taylor, D. L., Pearson, C., Green-Gavrielidis, L., Hobbs, N.-V., Thornber, C., Cicchetti, G., Gerber-Williams, A., et al. 2023. Habitat and trophic niche overlap among juvenile black sea bass, tautog, and cunner: interspecific interactions amid a species geographic range expansion. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 720: 133–159. Application of a catch multiple survey analysis for Atlantic horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus in the Delaware Bay - Anstead - 2023 - Marine and Coastal Fisheries - Wiley Online Library. 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S., Grezlik, M., Cadrin, S., Fay, G., Lynch, P., Townsend, H., et al. 2023. Increasing the uptake of multispecies models in fisheries management. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 80: 243–257. Heimann, T., Verkamp, H., McNamee, J., and Bethoney, N. D. 2023. Mobilizing the fishing industry to address data gaps created by shifting species distribution. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1043676 (Accessed 17 April 2023). Hanley, T. C., Grabowski, J. H., Schneider, E. G., Barrett, P. D., Puishys, L. M., Spadafore, R., McManus, G., et al. 2023. Host genetic identity determines parasite community structure across time and space in oyster restoration. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 290: 20222560. Royal Society. Forage Fish Species Prefer Habitat within Designated Offshore Wind Energy Areas in the U.S. Northeast Shelf Ecosystem - Friedland - 2023 - Marine and Coastal Fisheries - Wiley Online Library. 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C., and Stoffel, H. E. 2022. Hypoxia-induced predation refuge for northern quahogs (Mercenaria mercenaria) in a temperate estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 265: 107732. 2021 McManus, M. C., Langan, J. A., Bell, R. J., Collie, J. S., Klein-MacPhee, G., Scherer, M. D., and Balouskus, R. G. 2021. Spatiotemporal patterns in early life stage winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus highlight phenology changes and habitat dependencies. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 677: 161–175.Bell, R. J., McManus, M. C., McNamee, J., Gartland, J., Galuardi, B., and McGuire, C. 2021. Perspectives from the water: Utilizing fisher’s observations to inform SNE/MA windowpane science and management. Fisheries Research, 243: 106090.The influence of environmental factors and fishing effort on demersal fish species in Ghanaian waters - ScienceDirect. (n.d.). . (Accessed 10 March 2022).Drew, K., Cieri, M., Schueller, A. M., Buchheister, A., Chagaris, D., Nesslage, G., McNamee, J. 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Growth Rates for Quahogs (Mercenaria mercenaria) in a Reduced Nitrogen Environment in Narragansett Bay, RI. Northeastern Naturalist, 27: 534–554. Eagle Hill Institute.McManus, M. C., Leavitt, D. F., Griffin, M., Erkan, D., Mercer, A. J. M., and Heimann, T. 2020. Estimating Dredge Catch Efficiencies for the Northern Quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria) Population of Narragansett Bay. Journal of Shellfish Research, 39: 321–329. National Shellfisheries Association.<Langan, J. A., McManus, M. C., Zemeckis, D. R., and Colli, J. S. 2020. Abundance and distribution of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in a warming southern New England. Fishery Bulletin, 118: 145–156.Cebrian, J., Liu, H., Christman, M., Hollweg, T., McCay, D. F., Balouskus, R., McManus, C., et al. 2020. Standardizing Estimates of Biomass at Recruitment and Productivity for Fin- and Shellfish in Coastal Habitats. Estuaries and Coasts. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-019-00691-2 (Accessed 7 May 2020). 2019 McManus, M. C., Ullman, D. S., Rutherford, S. D., and Kincaid, C. 2019. Northern quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria) larval transport and settlement modeled for a temperate estuary. Limnology and Oceanography.Truesdale, C. L., Dalton, T. M., and McManus, M. C. 2019. Fishers’ Knowledge and Perceptions of the Emerging Southern New England Jonah Crab Fishery. North American Journal of Fisheries Management.Langan, J. A., McManus, M. C., Schonfeld, A. J., Truesdale, C. L., and Collie, J. S 2019 Evaluating Summer Flounder Spatial Sex-Segregation in a Southern New England Estuary. Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 11: 76–85.Spinette, R. F., Brown, S. M., Ehrlich, A. L., Puggioni, G., Deacutis, C., and Jenkins, B. D. 2019. Diazotroph Activity in Surface Narragansett Bay Sediments in Summer Is Stimulated by Hypoxia and Organic Matter Delivery. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 614: 35–50.Truesdale, C. L., McManus, M. C., and Collie, J. S. 2019. Growth and Molting Characteristics of Jonah Crab (Cancer Borealis) in Rhode Island Sound. Fisheries Research, 211: 13–20. 2018 Friedland, K. D., McManus, M. C., Morse, R. E., and Link, J. S. 2018 Event Scale and Persistent Drivers of Fish and Macroinvertebrate Distributions on the Northeast US Shelf. ICES Journal of Marine Science.76: 1316–1334.McManus, M. C., Hare, J. A., Richardson, D. E., and Collie, J. S. 2018. Tracking shifts in Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) larval habitat suitability on the Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf. Fisheries Oceanography, 27: 49–62.Raposa, K. B., McKinney, R. A., Wigand, C., Hollister, J. W., Lovall, C., Szura, K., Gurak, Jr., J. A., McNamee, J., et al. 2018.Top-down and Bottom-up Controls on Southern New England Salt Marsh Crab Populations. PeerJ, 6.Angell, T. E. 2018. Age, Growth, and Sexual Maturity of the Channeled Whelk Busycotypus Canaliculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Knobbed Whelk Busycon Carica (Gmelin, 1791) in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. Journal of Shellfish Research, 37: 207–219. 2017 Oviatt, C., Smith, L., Krumholz, J., Coupland, C., Stoffel, H., Keller, A., McManus, M. C., et al. 2017. Managed Nutrient Reduction Impacts on Nutrient Concentrations, Water Clarity, Primary Production, and Hypoxia in a North Temperate Estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 199: 25–34.Thornber, C. S., Guidone, M., Deacutis, C., Green, L., Ramsay, C. N., and Palmisciano, M. 2017. Spatial and Temporal Variability in Macroalgal Blooms in a Eutrophied Coastal Estuary. Harmful Algae, 68: 82–96. 2016 Hale, S. S., Cicchetti, G., and Deacutis, C. F. 2016. Eutrophication and Hypoxia Diminish Ecosystem Functions of Benthic Communities in a New England Estuary. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3.Taylor, D. L., McNamee, J., Lake, J., Gervasi, C. L., and Palance, D. G. 2016. Juvenile Winter Flounder (Pseudopleuronectes Americanus) and Summer Flounder (Paralichthys Dentatus) Utilization of Southern New England Nurseries: Comparisons Among Estuarine, Tidal River, and Coastal Lagoon Shallow-Water Habitats. Estuaries and Coasts, 39: 1505–1525. 2015 Shumchenia, E. J., Pelletier, M. C., Cicchetti, G., Davies, S., Pesch, C. E., Deacutis, C. F., and Pryor, M. 2015. A Biological Condition Gradient Model for Historical Assessment of Estuarine Habitat Structure. Environmental Management, 55: 143–158.Wahle, R. A., Dellinger, L., Olszewski, S., and Jekielek, P. 2015. American Lobster Nurseries of Southern New England Receding in the Face of Climate Change. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 72: i69–i78. 2013 Wahle, R. A., Bergeron, C., Tremblay, J., Wilson, C., Burdett-Coutts, V., Comeau, M., Rochette, R., Lawton, P., Glenn, R., Gibson, M. 2013. 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Assessing Habitat Quality of Mount Hope Bay and Narragansett Bay Using Growth, RNA:DNA, and Feeding Habits of Caged Juvenile Winter Flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus Walbaum). Northeastern Naturalist, 15: 35–56. 2006 Castro, K.M., J.R. Factor, Angell, T., and D.F. Landers, Jr. 2006. The conceptual approach to lobster shell disease revisited Journal of Crustacean Biology, 26(4):646-660. 2003 McCay, D. P. F., Gibson, M., and Cobb, J. S. 2003. Scaling Restoration of American Lobsters: Combined Demographic and Discounting Model for an Exploited Species. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 264: 177–196.Oviatt, C., Olsen, S., Andrews, M., Collie, J., Lynch, T., and Raposa, K. 2003. A Century of Fishing and Fish Fluctuations in Narragansett Bay. Reviews in Fisheries Science, 11: 221–242. 2002 Meng, L., Orphanides, C. D., and Powell, J. C. 2002. Use of a Fish Index to Assess Habitat Quality in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 131: 731–742. 2001 Meng, L., Powell, J. C., and Taplin, B. 2001. Using winter flounder growth rates to assess habitat quality across an anthropogenic gradient in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. Estuaries, 24: 576–584.DeLong,Allison K, Collie, Jeremy S, Meise, Carol J, and Powell, Christopher J 2001. Estimating growth and mortality of juvenile winter flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus, with a length-based model Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 58(11): 2233-2246 2000 Castro, K.M. and Angell, T.E.. 2000. Prevalence and progression of shell disease in American lobster, Homarus americanus, from Rhode Island waters and the offshore canyons Journal of Shellfish Research, Volume 19(2):691-700. 1999 Meng, L., and Christopher Powell, J. 1999. Linking juvenile fish and their habitats: An example from Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. Estuaries, 22: 905. 1997 Dorf, B. A., and Powell, J. C.. 1997. 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