| 0840 |
MARMAP Studies of Reef Fishes
off the Southeastern United States 1983-2000.
John C. McGovern, George R. Sedberry and Daniel J. Machowski, South
Carolina DNR |
| 0900 |
A Summary of MARMAP's Reef Fish
Tagging Activities off the Southeastern United States.
H. Scott Meister and John C. McGovern, South Carolina DNR |
| 0920 |
Age, Growth and Reproductive
Biology of the Black Sea Bass, Centropristis striata, from the
Southeastern United States.
John C. McGovern, Mark R. Collins, H. Scott Meister and Oleg Pashuk, South
Carolina DNR |
| 0940 |
Age, Growth, and Reproduction
of Scamp, Mycteroperca phenax, in the Southwestern North Atlantic,
1979-1996.
Patrick J. Harris, David M. Wyanski, D. Byron White and Jennifer L. Moore,
South Carolina DNR |
| 1000 |
Break |
| Session II: Reef
Fish Life History Studies |
| Moderator: David
Wyanski, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources |
| 1020 |
Life History of Red Grouper
(Epinephelus morio) off the North and South Carolina Coast
Julian Burgos, University of Charleston; Patrick J. Harris, George R.
Sedberry and David M. Wyanski, South Carolina DNR |
| 1040 |
Life History of the Gray
Triggerfish from the Southeastern United States.
Jennifer L. Moore, University of Charleston |
| 1100 |
Red Snapper Reproduction
Revisited: Spawning and Fecundity in the Northern Gulf of Mexico,
1998-1999.
L. A. Collins, G.R. Fitzhugh and R.J. Allman, NMFS Panama City Laboratory |
| 1120 |
Reproductive Biology and
Ecology of Red Porgy, Pagrus pagrus, in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico.
Doug DeVries, NMFS Panama City Laboratory |
| 1140 |
Changes in Life History
Patterns of Vermilion Snapper and Red Porgy in the Gulf of Mexico.
Peter B. Hood, GMFMC and Andrea Johnson, North Carolina State University |
| 1200 |
Lunch |
| Moderator: Sandy
Padgett, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources |
| 1320 |
Age and Growth of Yellowtail
Snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus, Collected from the Southeastern United States.
Eden Garcia and Roger A. Rulifson, East Carolina University |
| 1340 |
Larval Biology and Transport
Scenarios for Lutjanids and Haemulids of Southwest Cuba and Southeast
Florida.
K. Lindeman, University of Miami; R. Claro, Instituto de Oceanologia; T.
Lee, University of Miami; D. Wilson, NOAA Miami Laboratory; and J. Ault,
University of Miami |
| 1400 |
Ingress of Postlarval Snappers
(principally Lutjanus griseus) into the Newport River Estuary, North
Carolina.
Mimi W. Tzeng, University of North Carolina at Wilmington; Jonathan A.
Hare and Allyn B. Powell; NOAA Beaufort Laboratory; and David G.
Lindquist, University of North Carolina at Wilmington |
| Session III: Status
of Reef Fish Stocks |
| Moderator: Sandy
Padgett, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources |
| 1420 |
Good and Bad Years in the Gulf:
Tracking Age-Structure for Gag Grouper and Red Snapper
Gary R. Fitzhugh, William A. Fable, and Linda A. Lombardi, NMFS Panama
City Labortory; and Allyn G. Johnson, Panama City |
| 1440 |
The Effects of Shelf-Edge
Fishing on the Demographics of the Gag, Mycteroperca microlepis,
Population of the Southeastern United States.
Christopher C. Koenig, Felicia C. Coleman, Institute for Fishery Ecology (FSU/NMFS)
Robert W. Chapman, Mark R. Collins, Patrick Harris, John McGovern, George
R. Sedberry and David M. Allyn, South Carolina DNR, and Allyn G. Johnson, NMFS Panama City Laboratory |
| 1500 |
Break |
| Session IV: Reef
Fish Communities, Distribution and Habitat |
| Moderator: Doug
Weaver, Florida Caribbean Science Center USGS |
| 1520 |
A Preliminary Study of Reef
Fish at Navassa Island.
Mark Grace, NMFS Pascagoula Laboratory |
| 1540 |
Distribution, Abundance and
Habitat Utilization of Adult and Juvenile Jewfish, Epinephelus itajara, in
Southwest Florida, USA.
Anne-Marie Eklund, NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Christopher C.
Koenig, and Felicia C. Coleman, NOAA/FSU Institute for Fishery Resource
Ecology, Florida State University |
| 1600 |
Fish Populations and Habitat
Recovery in the Oculina Research Reserve (1995 to 1999) off Ft. Pierce,
FL.
Christopher C. Koenig, Felicia C. Coleman, IFRE (FSU-NMFS); Christopher T.
Gledhill, Mark Grace, NMFS Pascagoula Laboratory; Churchill B. Grimes,
NMFS Tiburon Laboratory; Kathryn M. Scanlon, USGS Woods Hole, and Sandra
Brooke, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution |
| 1620 |
Spatial Subsidies in the
Twilight Zone: Food Web Structure of Outer Continental Shelf Reef Fishes.
Douglas C. Weaver and K.J. Sulak, Florida Caribbean Science Center, USGS |
| 1640 |
The Distribution of Enneanectes
(Blennioidei: Tripterygiidae) on Multiple Spatial Scales.
Lisa K. Haney, Universtiy of Charleston |
|
|
Biology
and Management of Reef Fishes
Saturday February
6, 2000 |
|
Waterfront Room |
| Session IV: Reef
Fish Communities, Distribution and Habitat (continued) |
| Moderator: Joel
Carlin, University of Florida |
| 0800 |
Attraction of Age-0 Red
Snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, to Areas of Reduced Bycatch Mortality.
Stephen T. Szedlmayer, Auburn University |
| 0820 |
Fish Assemblages on High
Latitude Coral Reefs: A work in Progress.
David Gilliam, Brian D. Ettinger, Richard E. Spieler, and Lance K.B.
Jordan, Nova Southeastern
University Oceanographic Center |
| Session V: Reef
Fish Population Structure |
| Moderator: Joel
Carlin, University of Florida |
| 0840 |
Stock Structure of Red Snapper
in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Is their Management as a Single Unit Stock
Justified Based on Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Genetic Variation,
Otolith Microchemistry, and Growth Rates?
William F. Patterson III, Louisiana State University; James H. Cowan Jr.,
University of South Alabama; John R. Gold, Texas A&M University; and
Charles A. Wilson, Louisiana State University |
| 0900 |
Population Genetic Partitions
and Phylogeography of Atlantic Reef Zones:
Rypticus saponaceous and Epinephelus adscensionis.
Joel L. Carlin and Brian W. Bowen, University of Florida |
| 0920 |
Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA
Sequence Variation and Ecological Distribution of Six Color Morphologies
of the Serranid Fish Hypoplectrus.
William P. Christenson, University of Charleston |
| 0940 |
Genetic Studies of White Grunt,
Haemulon plumieri, Indicate Restricted Gene Flow and Deep Phylogeographic
Divergence Between Caribbean, Trinidadian and Atlantic Coast Populations.
Robert W. Chapman and George Sedberry, South Carolina DNR |
| 1000 |
Break |
| Session VI: Reef
Fish Management Issues |
| Moderator: Joel
Carlin, University of Florida |
| 1020 |
Fishery-Independent and
Fishery-Dependent data: Which Should be Used to Manage the Resource?
Patrick Harris, South Carolina DNR |
| 1040 |
Do Stock Assessments Reflect
Reality?
Fred C. Rohde, North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries |
| 1100 |
Socio-Demographic Assessment of
Commercial Reef Fishermen in the South Atlantic.
Kim Iverson, SAFMC; and Ray Rhodes, South Carolina DNR |
| 1120 |
Manmade Reefs as a Model in
Marine Reserve Research.
Mel Bell, South Carolina DNR |
| 1140 |
The Role of Public Aquaria in
the Conservation of Fish Species: Examples from the South Carolina
Aquarium.
Whit McMillan, South Carolina Aquarium |
| 1200 |
General discussion and closing
remarks |