2018

GULF COAST RESEARCH LABORATORY

STENNIS SPACE CENTER

MARINE RESEARCH CENTER

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Table of Contents

Message from the Director and Leadership Team ..................................1

School of Ocean Science and Engineering ............................................. 2

Locations ............................................................................................... 3

Ribbon Cuttings .................................................................................. 4-5

Tribute and Director Named................................................................ 6-7

DIVISIONS

Division of Coastal Sciences ........................................................... 8-9

Division of Marine Science ............................................................ 10-11

CENTERS

Marine Education Center.............................................................. 12-13

Hydrographic Science Research Center ....................................... 14-15

Thad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Center ................................... 16-17

Center for Fisheries Research and Development ......................... 18-19

Center for Gulf Studies ................................................................20-21

Research Vessels ............................................................................ 22-23

Publications .................................................................................... 24-28

Welcome to the 2018 Annual Report for USM’s School of Ocean Science and Engineering. One of the high points of my job is getting to take a first pass at the complete draft of the previous year’s report. While this is only our third issue, it is becoming clear that our effort over the past few years is generating remarkable progress. In a sense, SOSE became a model for a much grander reorganization that continues at USM. When we pulled together our programming and facilities under a single administrative roof, it not

only created a University juggernaut for ocean science, engineering and education, but opened new opportunities for our faculty, staff and students on a national and international level. Our focus is on excellence in ocean and coastal research and education. We could not be excellent but for the faculty, staff and students of the SOSE. Please take some time to see what our academic divisions and research centers have accomplished.

Also, take note of the incredible facilities we have at the SOSE. Two brand new facilities highlight the state and University’s commitment to the coast and to the future of the SOSE. Our focus on promoting and educating researchers in the capabilities of remote operated vehicles and autonomous underwater vehicles has led to a multitude of partnerships with U.S. Defense teams, local businesses, and government agencies. This also saw us cut the ribbon on a new $12.2-million facility at the Port of Gulfport. Located on Highway 90 at the Port’s entrance, the new Marine Research Center is the centerpiece for a new maritime blue economy in South Mississippi.

The MRC provides shoreside support to USM’s 135-foot oceanographic research vessel, the R/V Point Sur, and to a number of academic programs.

Across the Coast in Ocean Springs, we cut a long overdue ribbon and opened our new $16.1-million Marine Education Center. Situated on 100 acres, the new facility serves as the education and outreach arm of SOSE and provides an immersion experience for participants in a unique, coastal setting. The MEC replaces the J. L. Scott Marine Education Center, formally located on Point Cadet in Biloxi, which was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

Now that we are in full stride at SOSE, our attention turns to investments in academic and research programs. In the coming year, look for us to hire some of the best and brightest young faculty in the country, recruit the highest caliber graduate and undergraduate students, earn top awards in national competitions, and achieve incredible discoveries that serve not only to advance our state, but also our nation and planet. 

On a final and personal note, this is my final SOSE Annual Report as I am moving into a new position at USM. I close by simply saying it has been a privilege to serve as Director of SOSE during a formative period of growth and accomplishment. I am looking forward to my new challenges and opportunities for supporting the great work of our faculty, staff and students.

Thank you for taking the time to read this annual report and thank you for

choosing to support USM and SOSE.

 SMTTT!

Message from the Director

MONT Y GR AHAM

DIRECTOR

School of Ocean Science and Engineering2018 Leadership Team

KELLY LUCASDIREC TOR

Thad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Center

RICH DELGADOCOORDINATOR

UnmannedMaritime Systems

PAM MOELLERDIREC TOR

External Relations

AMANDA SE YMOURDIREC TOR

FinanceAdministration

CHRIS SNYDERDIREC TOR

Marine Education Center

JERRY WIGGERTAS SOCIATE DIREC TOR

HEATHER RICHEYDIRECTOR’s ASSISTANT

BRIAN CONNONDIREC TOR

Hydrographic ScienceResearch Center

JILL HENDONINTERIM DIREC TOR

Center for Fisheries Research and Development

RE AD HENDON AS SOCIATEDIREC TOR

Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

MONT Y GR AHAMDIREC TOR

JOE GRIFFIT TAS SOCIATE DIREC TOR

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The School of Ocean Science and Engineering (SOSE) harnesses elements from key areas of The University of Southern Mississippi, including the Division of Marine Science (DMS) at the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL) in Ocean Springs, Miss., and the University ’s fleet of five research vessels, to create a regionally, nationally and internationally recognized leader in marine science.

The purpose of SOSE is to aggregate all of Southern Miss’ marine-related research and education programs under a single administrative unit and to coordinate, but not consolidate, operating budgets and facilities. The SOSE focuses on academic and research enterprises of ocean science already existing at Southern Miss, the state’s flagship university for marine science as previously directed by the Institutions of Higher Learning. Additionally, the SOSE will further the mission of the College of Arts and Sciences and the University to engage in economic development along the coast specific to the maritime economy and provide an administrative structure where maritime technology programs offered through Southern Miss can be housed.

School of Ocean Science and Engineering

SOSE

Fun

ds by Function — $32,470,930

Academic Support

$234,532

Public Service$1,005,614

Instruction$4,839,421 Institutional

Support$1,392,177

Research$21,530,615

Operation and Maintenance

$3,448,571

Scholarships and Fellowships

$20,000

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Locations

Research and academics at GCRL’s 275-acre sites focus on coastal ecology, aquatic health, fisheries and fisheries oceanography, marine aquaculture, and outreach and education through the Division of Coastal Sciences, the Center for Fisheries Research and Development, the Marine Education Center, and the Thad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Research Center.   

• HALS TE AD – This 50-acre site is the original GCRL location on Davis Bayou in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Numerous academic, research and administrative units are located at this site, including dormitory, dining and classroom facilities supporting the long-running Summer Field Program. The Halstead harbor is home to the R/V Jim Franks, R/V Hermes and Miss Peetsy B, and its boat launch supports small boat research and academic operations. 

• CEDAR POINT – Acquired in the 1990s to support GCRL’s emerging marine aquaculture program, Cedar Point encompasses 225 acres adjacent to the National Park Service’s Gulf Islands National Seashore in eastern Ocean Springs. Within Cedar Point is the new Marine Education Center and Toxicology facility. Situated on 100 acres, the Marine Education Center serves as the education and outreach arm of GCRL and provides an immersion experience for participants in a unique, coastal setting. Research in the $5 million Toxicology lab focuses on the effects of anthropogenic substances on aquatic or marine species. The researchers focus on three key areas: nanotoxicology, toxicogenomics, and the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

POINT CADETPoint Cadet in Biloxi, Mississippi, serves as a teaching and research vessel staging site for the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory and is the homeport of the R/V Tommy Munro.

GULF COAST RESEARCH L ABOR ATORY JOHN C. STENNIS SPACE CENTER

The John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi, houses the University ’s Division of Marine Science, Hydrographic Science Research Center, Center for Gulf Studies and Center of Higher Learning. Division faculty conduct research that spans the global oceans while offering graduate programs in marine science and hydrographic science, and undergraduate programs in marine science and ocean engineering. The division also offers the first Unmanned Maritime Systems Certification in the United States.

PORT OF GULFPORTThe Port of Gulfport is a 250-acre deepwater port and an inland port facility in Gulfport, Mississippi, and is home to the University ’s largest research vessel, the R/V Point Sur. The Port of Gulfport is also home to the $12.2-million Marine Research Center (MRC). Located on Highway 90 at the Port’s entrance, the Marine Research Center is the centerpiece for a new maritime blue economy in South Mississippi. The MRC provides shoreside support to USM’s 135-foot oceanographic research vessel, the R/V Point Sur, and to a number of academic and research programs.

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The University of Southern Mississippi celebrated the opening of the new $12.2-million Marine Research Center Sept. 21, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Port of Gulfport.

Located on Highway 90 at the Port’s entrance, the new research center is the centerpiece for a new maritime blue economy in South Mississippi. The MRC provides shoreside support to USM’s 135-foot oceanographic research vessel, the  R/V Point Sur, and to a number of academic programs.

Governor Phil Bryant, U.S. Congressman Steven Palazzo, Mayor of Gulfport Billy Hewes, Mississippi House of Representatives and Senate members, Port of Gulfport Executive Director and CEO Jonathan Daniels, University officials, and representatives from the Port of Gulfport were in attendance to cut the ribbon on the newest addition to USM’s research portfolio. 

Encompassing nearly 18,000 square feet, this unique building serves as the principal marine operations and support facility for the University ’s oceanographic research efforts. This new facility includes classrooms, laboratories, an eight-foot-deep in-ground testing tank, administrative offices and storage areas. The building was designed by Eley Guild Hardy Architects of Biloxi and constructed by Wharton-Smith Inc. of Gulfport.

2018 Ribbon- Cuttings

Marine Research Center at the Port of Gulfport

“The University of Southern Mississippi is proud to partner with the Port

of Gulfport as we create new initiatives that will not only enhance the

University’s research efforts along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, but also impact

communities across our state and beyond. I look forward to the opportunities

this new facility will allow our scientists to harness as we continue our work

in ocean science and engineering in support of academia, industry, and

Governor Phil Bryant’s blue economy.”University President, Rodney D. Bennett

Southern Miss celebrated the opening of the new $16.1-million Marine Education Center (MEC) in April with a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory ’s (GCRL) Cedar Point site in Ocean Springs.

Situated on 100 acres, the new facility serves as the education and outreach arm of GCRL and provides an immersion experience for participants in a unique, coastal setting. The MEC replaces the J. L. Scott Marine Education Center, formally located on Point Cadet in Biloxi, which was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Following Hurricane Katrina, the MEC relocated to the GCRL Halstead site in Ocean Springs.

Included in the new MEC are public exhibits, laboratories and meeting spaces, as well as outdoor learning experiences featuring trails, outdoor and floating classrooms, and a pedestrian suspension bridge.

Marine Education Center at Cedar Point

“This facility is the crown jewel of marine education at USM. I have been to

many marine laboratories around the world. The MEC is by far the best of

all of them. It will catapult us far ahead of some very prestigious marine

education powerhouses.”

USM School of Ocean Science and Engineering Director, Monty Graham

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Barbor, 67, was instrumental in partnering the U.S. Navy with Southern Miss to initiate the M.S. in hydrographic science as a Category-A recognized program by the International Federation of Surveyors, the International Hydrographic Organization, and the International Cartographic Association. He left USM in 2002 to serve five years as director of the International Hydrographic Bureau in Monaco, after which he rejoined USM’s Department of Marine Science.

A 28-year veteran of the U.S. Navy, Barbor ’s assignments included Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command at John C. Stennis Space Center, directing the Navy’s worldwide operational

hydrography, oceanography and meteorology activities; commanding officer of a hydrographic survey unit and two meteorology and oceanography forecast units; various headquarter staff assignments both afloat and ashore; and shipboard assignments. He also previously served as the national president for the Hydrographic Society of America. Barbor was also heavily involved with the Bay-Waveland chapter of Habitat for Humanity, where he served as president of their Board of Directors.

Rear Admiral Ken Barbor, U.S. Navy (ret), founding director of the Hydrographic Science Research Center at The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) Department of Marine Science, passed away July 22,2018.

Ken Barbor

Saying Goodbye to our Friend

“Admiral Barbor was an integral member

of the USM research family. In the years

I worked with him, he could always be

counted on for solid advice on a wide range

of subjects. He was also a good friend and

a gentleman in the very best sense of the

word. He will be greatly missed.”

USM Vice President of Research Gordon Cannon

Connon Named DirectorCaptain Brian Connon, U.S. Navy (ret) was named the director of The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) Hydrographic Science Research Center (HSRC).

Connon joined the HSRC in September 2018 after a 28-year career as a naval officer. A graduate of USM’s Hydrographic Science Master ’s Degree Program, he commanded the Navy’s Fleet Survey Team and was superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory. Before becoming the HSRC director, he served as director of the Maritime Safety Office at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

The HSRC was created to develop and broaden the applications of ocean mapping and navigation technology. Scientists provide support to address the needs of governmental and commercial clients for information related to ocean navigation, the ocean floor and ocean processes. Development of the center emerged from a summit of 30 scientists from the United States and Canada, convened in October 2000 at USM’s Gulf Park campus to develop a plan for a national center of excellence in hydrography.

Hydrographic Science Research Center Director, Brian Connon

“As a graduate of USM’s inaugural

Hydrographic Science class (2000),

it is truly an honor for me to be

able to return in the capacity of

director of the Hydrographic Science

Research Center. I discovered my

passion for hydrography here at USM,

and now I have the opportunity to

help guide the next generation of

hydrographers.”

In honor of Ken, SOSE held a Habitat for Humanity Build Day later that year. Ken was an avid supporter of Habitat for Humanity and was heavily involved in the coastal branches, serving on the Board of Directors for the Bay-Waveland chapter. SOSE raised $5,000 during the build that went toward their Women Build program.

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The Division of Coastal Sciences (COA) consists

of 18 faculty positions covering a wide range

of disciplines within GCRL’s four core

research areas. Our faculty is nationally

recognized in their respective fields,

having authored hundreds of

scientific publications and

serving on regional, national

and international councils

and advisory panels. Forty—nine resident

graduate students are working

toward graduate degrees under the

direction of the COA faculty.

Division of Coastal Sciences

30 Grants55 Publications26 Staff18 Faculty49 Students

DR. ROBERT J. GRIFFITT COA Chair

USM Fisheries Oceanography and Ecology Lab

Student receives Honda Marine Science Foundation ScholarshipKathleen Hemeon, a Ph.D. student in the Powell Laboratory, was awarded a Honda Marine Science Foundation Scholarship to attend the 9th National Summit on Coastal and Estuarine Restoration and Management in Long Beach, Calif. The Honda Marine Science Foundation is an initiative to help restore marine ecosystems and facilitate climate change resilience. The foundation supports efforts that improve and preserve coastal areas for future generations.

Huang receives travel awardHailong Huang, Coastal Sciences Ph.D. student in Dr. Wei Wu’s lab, was selected for a $500 travel award from the Graduate Competitive Travel Award program through the USM Graduate School.

Darcie Graham received the Outstanding Staff Award for the USM Gulf Coast operations.

Darnell awarded Nina Bell Suggs Endowed ProfessorshipDr. Zack Darnell was recognized as an outstanding junior faculty member and was awarded the Nina Bell Suggs Endowed Professorship. The Nina Bell Suggs Endowed Professorship was established to recognize an outstanding junior faculty member and is awarded annually to a junior faculty for outstanding accomplishment and professional promise.

Leaf appointed to Science and Statistical Committee Dr. Robert Leaf was appointed as a new member of the Science and Statistical Committee for the Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council. Scientific and Statistical Committee members are economists, biologists, sociologists, and natural resource attorneys who are knowledgeable about the technical aspects of fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico.

Scientist co-lead of Gulf Menhaden Stock AssessmentDr. Robert Leaf was a stock assessment co-lead for the Southeast Data and Research (SEDAR) 63 Stock Assessment of Gulf Menhaden.

Powell’s journal articles remain most citedThe Journal of Shellfish Research announced one of Dr. Eric Powell’s journal articles remained the most cited paper published in the journal. Full citation: Mann, R. and E. N. Powell. 2007. “Why oyster restoration goals in the Chesapeake Bay are not and probably cannot be achieved.” Journal of Shellfish Research 26:905-917.

SCeMFIS awarded phase 2 grant Following the completion of Dr. Eric Powell’s initial five-year National Science Foundation (NSF ) grant, the Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCeMFiS) has been awarded a new Phase 2 grant by the NSF to continue its work. SCeMFiS will use the new grant to further its track record of quality, collaborative research with its fishing industry and academic partners. The grant is part of NSF’s Industry/University Cooperative Research Center ( IUCRC) program, which was developed to initiate long-term partnerships among industry, academia, and government. SCeMFiS is the only Phase 2 IUCRC program dedicated exclusively to fisheries and marine science research. In its first five years, SCeMFiS has done groundbreaking research on finfish and shellfish. Among other projects, the Center produced the first age-frequency distributions for ocean quahog, one of the longest-lived species in the ocean. As it moves into Phase 2, SCeMFiS will focus on reducing scientific uncertainty; the effects of climate change on fish stocks and fishing communities; resolving issues between fishing and offshore energy interests; and developing sound ecosystem-based fisheries management.

COA

Fund

ing by Source — $7,657,624

UNDERGR ADUATE

Summer Field Program

16 courses of fered 141 students from 28 states

and 4 5 dif ferent institutions 882

2018 Highlights

Federal Funds$3,649,059 Foundation

$1,330,550

General$1,823,775

Business and Industry$430,899

State Funds$423,341

credit hours generated

GCRL’s Summer Field Program offers a unique, hands—on field experience. Established in 1947, our classes focus on studies of plants and animals in their natural habitats and physical processes in marine and coastal environments. Most classes are conducted in a focused laboratory and field setting. The GCRL fleet of research vessels is used to explore the Mississippi Sound and barrier islands. In addition to local boat and field trips, some classes take overnight trips to other areas of the Gulf of Mexico.

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The Division of Marine Science (DMS), located

at John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock

County, is situated among the largest

community of oceanographers and

hydrographers in the world.

Researchers and students regularly

interact with scientists from

the National Aeronautics

and Space Administration,

the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography

Command, the Naval Oceanographic

Office, the Naval Research Laboratory,

the National Data Buoy Center, and

the U.S. Geological Survey.

Division of Marine Science

DR. JERRY WIGGERT DMS Chair

24 Grants 33 Publications 22 Staff 21 Faculty 110 Students

DMS

Fund

ing by Source — $10,079,032

Researchers survey Mobile river for possible slave ship

USM researchers assisted in the search for the Clotilda, the last American slave ship. The excavation began in Alabama near Twelve-Mile Island in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, with divers surveying the sunken wreck and dredging mud away from the partially buried hull. They brought up deck planks, beams, metal nails and fasteners and other items for examination. USM’s expedition was apparently the first survey of that section of the river using modern acoustic techniques. Personnel from SOSE’s Hydrographic Science program conducted the survey. Max van Norden, Dr. Anad Hiroji, Marvin Story, Kandice Gunning, Ashley Boyce, Jennifer Rhodes, Alex Hersperger and SOSE director, Dr. Monty Graham led the detailed research.

Stephan Howden awarded $1.2 million grant to study surface currents

This grant was funded by the National Academy of Science’s Gulf Research Program as part of a large-scale study of the Loop Current in the Gulf of Mexico. The ability to predict this current was found to be a major knowledge gap following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010.

DMS graduate students finish research cruise on R/V Point Sur

Marine science graduate students embarked on the R/V Point Sur for an educational cruise, where in 36 hours they performed a 1500m-deep CTD cast, sampled for hypoxia near the Chandeleur Islands, and also retrieved a marine snow mooring.

Marine science graduate students Courtney Bouchard and Allie Savoy were selected for $1,000 travel awards from USM’s Graduate School to attend the Aquatic Sciences Meeting in Puerto Rico in February 2019.

New chapter of the Ocean Engineering Society created

A local chapter of the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society was formed and based at the John C. Stennis Space Center site. The chapter ’s advisor is the newly hired ocean engineering faculty Kemal Cambazoglu, and the graduate student officers include Laura Hode, Cameron Heckman, Courtney Bouchard and Samuel Glascock. The new class of ocean engineering undergraduate students also visited Oceaneering International Inc. in Morgan City, La.

Marine Science graduate students spent time aboard the R/V Roger Revelle

Laura Whitmore and post-doc Virginie Sanial studied aboard the R/V Roger Revelle for a two-month expedition sampling seawater in the Pacific Ocean along 152° W between Alaska and Tahiti. Faculty members Alan Shiller and Chris Hayes also both participated in this project. Whitmore and Sanial studied the distribution of methane, an important greenhouse gas, as well as the sources and sinks of trace metal nutrients in the global ocean. This was a major expedition of the U.S. GEOTRACES Program and was funded by the National Science Foundation. Laura Whitmore was also selected for entry into the USM Graduate School Hall of Fame.

Dr. Xiaodong Zhang was recently hired as the endowed chair faculty in Marine Science

Dr. Zhang is an expert on the optical properties of seawater and uses specialized laser instruments, as well as satellite data, to learn about tiny particles in the ocean, including those that sequester carbon from the atmosphere and store it at depth.

2018 Highlights

Federal Funds

$5,978,500

General$2,659,707

Business and Industry

$1,351,565

Other$89,260

Unmanned Maritime Systems Certificate program The nation’s only university-level Unmanned Maritime Systems Certificate program was held for the second consecutive year, bringing the total number of students to 42, primarily from Navy and NOAA agencies. The five-week program provided students with foundational knowledge in the operation of autonomous ma-rine vehicles, and covers industry and government topics in ocean science and engineering for marine instrumentation, electronics, materials, and data technology. The program also increased the number and type of subsurface and surface unmanned vehicles.

New UMS Program CoordinatorIn response to growing research and educa-tion innovations in underwater and surface autonomous vehicles, a new staff position was instituted to promote and implement across these activities. Captain Rich Delgado,

U.S. Nav y (ret ) joined in December 2018 and coordinates the UMS Certificate program, Gulf of Mexico UMS test and evaluation areas, and future private-public blue economy efforts. He is a graduate of USM’s Hydrographic Science Master ’s Degree Pro-gram and most recently served as Naval Meteorology and Ocean-ography Command chief of staff and director of operations.

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The Marine Education Center (MEC) at The University of Southern Mississippi’s Cedar Point teaching site in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, serves as the education and outreach arm of the School of Ocean Science and Engineering’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. The MEC’s education programs reflect current coastal science research conducted within the Gulf of Mexico. MEC programs provide participants with a better understanding of the Gulf of Mexico and the diverse ecosystems found along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

The facility offers an environmental backdrop for educators to provide an immersive experience for participants. The real beauty of the MEC is how well it is designed to perform its primary function: educating students and the public about Mississippi’s valuable and productive marine and coastal habitats and resources. Thousands of students, visitors, and coastal residents visit the MEC each year. Teachers know when they bring their students to the MEC for programs that the experience can have a profound impact. The events can change the course of a young person’s life, awakening an interest in a STEM career and giving them the confidence to pursue their future.

MEC

Fun

ding by Source — $1,361,553

MarineEducationCenter

State$8,680

Business and Industry$140,594

MEC General Funds

$264,452

Programmatic$336,693

2018 Highlights Federal Funds$255,195

Program Numbers —

CHRISTOPHER SNYDERMEC Director

MEC team moves into new facility With the completion of the $17-million Marine Education Center, 2018 ushered in a new era in marine education and outreach for USM’s School of Ocean Science and Engineering. The staff moved into the facility in January.

Summer Field Program

General Funds$355,939

New facility brings record program numbers Fee-based programs grew 60 percent in 2018. More than 9,000 students, teachers and members of the coastal community took part in MEC programs or visited the new educational complex. More than 3,000 of those students participated in the new Coastal Explorer program. This program offers schools an affordable, unique three-hour field experience.

Organizations host events at MEC Conference Center The MEC Conference Center hosted over 1,000 attendees in 25 separate meetings and events with academic, professional and community partners.

Program fees contribute to GCRL operations MEC programs contributed $126,050 in revenues for dining, lodging and boat operations.

MEC awarded watershed education grants The MEC received awards for $200,000 in grant funding for two watershed education grants. MDEQ’s Sea Grant Education and Outreach Grant Program (RESTORE): The grant focuses on fif th graders. The scope of the Resilience MWEE II grant program is focused on high school science students working to develop decision-making skills regarding resilience in ocean communities. Students in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida work on projects to develop solutions for communities facing challenges from coastal hazards. Grant activities culminate in a stewardship

summit where solutions are exhibited to local officials and the public. The MEC provides outreach components for Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, CONCORDE, NOAA Aquaculture Initiative Copepod Cultivation, and EPA Gulf of Mexico Program SWASH.

Sharkheads Souvenirs joins corporate partners Corporate partnerships grew by adding Sharkheads Souvenirs as a sponsor of Sharkheads Shark Fest camp, joining Shaggy’s restaurants as a sponsor for MEC summer camps. Corporate sponsors and partners are important to MEC programs, enabling us to enhance programs with more activities, equipment, and scholarships.

GR ANT-FUNDED S TUDENT PROGR AMS

1,082

PUBLIC E VENT S AND FES TIVAL S

35,794

NOSB HURRICANE BOWL 195 l SE A CAMP 262 l SHARK FEST 68 l ANGLER CAMP 57

COASTAL EXPLORER 3,150 l COASTAL SCIENCE CAMPS 1,532 l MARINE BIOLOGIST IN MY CLASSROOM 379 l MISS PEETSY B BAYOU TOURS 2,016

Design receives architectural accolades The MEC facility was recognized with multiple architectural awards during 2018.

• Mississippi AIA Honor Award, Sam Mockbee Award, Sustainability Award

• San Antonio AIA Honor Award

• Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Award

• Wood Design and Building Magazine 2018 Wood Design and Building Awards: Honor Award

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Rear Admiral Ken Barbor, US Navy (ret), Director of the HSRC, passed away in July 2018. Ken was the guiding force behind the creation of the Hydrography program at USM and was the first HSRC director, beginning in 2001. Ken was committed to the success of our students and researchers—he is greatly missed.

Captain Brian Connon, US Navy (ret), joined the HSRC as its new director in September 2018. A graduate of the inaugural hydrography class in 2000, Brian brings great experience and skill to this position.

In 2019, efforts continued under a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant to monitor changes in oyster reefs over a three-year period. This project is using the scattered acoustic signal waveforms from a high-resolution multibeam sonar system to provide estimates of the short- and long-term spatial and temporal acoustic fluctuations of oyster reef acoustic growth signatures. These scattered signal waveforms are being processed to provide

The Hydrographic Science Research Center (HSRC) was established in 2001 to assess emerging trends in hydrography and implement the most promising trends into operational use. The HSRC has provided innovative solutions to precise positioning, water level measurements, sensor development, and novel uses for hydrographic data.

The HSRC has had Airborne Lidar Bathymetry (ALB) as one of its primary focus areas since its inception.

HSRC

Fun

ding by Source — $1,538,900

HydrographicScienceResearch Center

BRIAN CONNONHSRC Director

Business and Industry$20,580

2018 HighlightsFederal Funds

$1,518,320

acoustic backscattering curves and scattered signal distribution functions as a function of position and time.

Now in its third year, the USM Mapping Center, funded by the NOAA Office of Coast Survey, took delivery of an unmanned surface vessel in December 2018. This 5m vessel, built by L3 ASV Global in Broussard, La, provides the Mapping Center with unique, lead-ing-edge capabilities for conducting hydrographic surveys. Under this grant, the Mapping Center will be developing standard oper-ating procedures and training/certification guidelines for NOAA’s use. In addition, this vessel is now available to SOSE researchers for other projects, such as hypoxia mapping or multibeam sonar evaluation. Another interesting project began in 2018 that involves collaboration with industry partner Saildrone, who will be incor-porating a high-resolution, shallow water multibeam sonar system into one of their unique unmanned, sail-powered vessels. This project seeks to determine if such a configuration can provide hy-drographic data of high enough quality for use in nautical charts. At-sea deployments will occur in 2019 in the Gulf of Mexico, but the ultimate goal is to determine if this system could be successful in remote areas, such as the Arctic Ocean.

5 Graduate Students Supported l 5 Staff l 1 Grant Awarded

The Hydrographic Science Research Center continued efforts to advance hydrographic surveying and ocean mapping in 2018.

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TCM

AC Funding by Source — $3,635,029Spotted Seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus)TCMAC continues to partner with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) and conservation organizations for stock enhancement of spotted seatrout. TCMAC produced over 80 million fertile eggs in 2018. Approximately 455,000, 25mm juveniles from four separate larval runs were released into local bays and estuaries. Additionally eight million fertilized eggs were transported to Lyman ponds for grow-out experiments. TCMAC partnered with the Ocean Springs High School and Moss Point High School aquaculture programs for spotted seatrout grow-out.

Atlantic Croaker (Micropogonis undulatus)Research funded by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, focused on analyzing results of maturation and spawning trials from 2017 experiments and performing histology on larvae collected during the 2017 experiments.

The Thad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Center ( TCMAC) is located at the Cedar Point research site in Ocean Springs, Miss. Facilities include over 100,000 square feet of building space dedicated to aquaculture production and research. Included are 50,000 square feet of culture space for animals and algae and about 10,000 square feet of experimental space designed to accommodate isolated and replicated disease, nutrition, and genetics/reproductive physiology research. The facility contains isolated small-, medium- and large-scale systems with single-pass climate control. In 2018, TCMAC had 24 staff (21 full-time, one part-time, one part-time retired, and six graduate students).

Thad CochranMarine AquacultureCenter

KELLY LUCASTCMAC Director

State — $220,000

General Funds$2,130,259

Federal Funds$1,284,770

2018 Highlights

Oysters (Crassostrea virginica)Static and high-density systems were utilized to spawn, hatch,incubate and grow-out oysters at the Cedar Point location inartificial seawater. The focus for 2018 was a monthly productionof 20 million eyed larvae, data collection, system development,standard procedure development and reclaiming culture artificialsalt water to increase the inventory available to support culture.

Algae (multiple species)During this season, peak production reached an average of 8.8 trillion cells a day of algae feedstock and was able to meet

production requirements for both oyster larvae and copepods.

Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus)The Blue Crab program produced one larval run of blue crabs.Juvenile crabs from intermediate grow-out were 1) used fortemperature controlled molting and growth experiments, 2) transferred to Ocean Springs High School aquaculture program, and 3) transferred to Lyman Ponds for growout. The crab program was awarded a National Sea Grant, 2018 Aquaculture ResearchInitiative Grant for expanding aquaculture of soft blue crabs:technology transfer and cost analysis of pond production andshedding phases.

Tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis)TCMAC completed the buildout for tripletail broodstock systems, and over 85 brood fish collected in 2017 were transferred to the new systems. Additionally 72 tripletail were collected in 2018 to add to the brood inventory. Research is underway to develop hatchery protocols for captive reproduction.

Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus)Research was conducted to study genetic parameters and create linkage maps and study osmoregulation capacity of red snapper larvae. Juvenile red snapper from the run will also be transferred to toxicology for additional experiments. Remaining red snapper will be tagged and released in 2019. Red snapper research is funded through the Department of Marine Resources.

CopepodsResearch funded through NOAA, Sea Grant, explored the effects of temperature on hatch, size, and development time, egg production, and sex ratio of Acartia tonsa and Parvocalanus crassirostris eggs. Immature stages and mature stages were examined.

Offshore aquacultureTCMAC partnered with Manna Fish Farms, LLC for permitting an offshore fish farm in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Funding for pre-permitting activities was provided through a pilot aquaculture grant program from the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission.

TCMAC partnered with a great team of engineers and research scientists for developing offshore macroalgae farms capable of producing 100,000 dry metric tons of algae. Phase 1 design funds were awarded through the Department of Energy, Advanced Energy Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E ) program. These two grants

represent the first ARPA-E funding for USM.

Outreach and service activitiesTCMAC participated in over 10 group tours. The largest tour groupwas the Southern Association of Agriculture Departments with 125agriculture commissioners, directors and staff for 15 southeasternstates and U.S. territories.

TCMAC staff participated in seven community outreach events, provided work training programs for the Ocean Springs High School Aquaculture Program Year 3 class members and participated in job shadowing for area middle school students. Staff participated in live catch tournaments to help replenish brood stock.

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Staff awardsThe staff nominated and selected four team members for 2018 awards.

• Andy Gima — the MacGyver

• Ellen Flaherty — the Aqua Thumb

• Kat Thompson — the Tank Is Half Full

• Bradley Deleon — the “Fish” Whisper

• Brie Sarkisian received a certificate of achievement for going above and beyond job duties in contributing to scientific knowledge through research and publication.

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The Center for Fisheries Research and Development (CFRD) at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs, Miss., is part of USM’s School of Ocean Science and Engineering. Our scientists develop and conduct research that informs resource management. We work with state, federal, and community partners to ensure that we understand scientific fishery needs and focus our research efforts on how we can promote sustainable fisheries and habitats. Our staff not only conduct the research but also sit on local, regional and federal assessment panels to ensure our data is efficiently transferred to management entities.

CFRD

Fun

ding by Source — $3,103,512

Center forFisheriesResearch and Development

JILL HENDONCFRD Director

State$630,439

Business and Industry$931,161

General Funds$214,576

Other$32,500

2018 Highlights

Federal Funds$1,294,836

Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus)CFRD scientists have been engaged in studies of the seasonal occurrence and biological aspects of young tarpon collected from Mississippi coastal waters for over a decade. Our research has focused on describing local nursery grounds and identifying adult spawning locations in the northern Gulf of Mexico. These locations were found by aging larval tarpon and using ocean models to backtrack water flow and identify where tarpon eggs were released. In 2018, we also initiated research that involved the deployment of satellite tags on adult tarpon captured and released off Mississippi to define their seasonal movements and habitat preferences in the Gulf of Mexico.

Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus)2018 marked the third year of sampling on our USM/MDMR collaborative National Fish and Wildlife Federation/

Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Grant to assess red snapper in our state waters. This project uses vertical longline fishing gear to catch fish at artificial reef sites and Mississippi-managed reef permit zones. All fish are assessed for age, growth, reproduction, diet, and trophic stage. This comprehensive analysis will provide new and vital information on artificial reef ecosystem dynamics in Mississippi and adjacent Gulf waters. More importantly, this research fills a gap in our knowledge of reef fish stocks in these regions. This project will continue through 2020.

Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) and Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas) Acoustic telemetry is currently being used to assess movement patterns of juvenile red drum and bull shark in St. Louis Bay, Mississippi, and the adjacent waters of the western Mississippi Sound. The two species use St. Louis Bay dif ferently, depending on the amount of fresh water entering the system from year to year. Preliminary results have identified “travel corridors” between the bay and sound and has shown indications of habitat associations for both species within the Mississippi Sound. Red drum have been found to regularly use the study area throughout most of the year; while Bull sharks use the study area seasonally.

Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)CFRD scientists have been collaborating with the charter fleet to obtain data from recreationally landed swordfish in hopes of better defining life history of this offshore species. Traditional diet analysis paired with molecular techniques, has provided high-resolution prey identification, indicating northern Gulf of Mexico

swordfish are feeding primarily on luminous hake and blue runner. Assessed swordfish were three to 11 years in age based on spine aging, and all were deemed mature by reproductive analyses.

Outreach and service activitiesCFRD prioritizes getting involved with the community and connecting with other fisheries specialists. In 2018, our staff gave 24 presentations and participated in 28 community outreach events. Some of the highlights include science fair judging, shadow days, visiting group presentations, Peter Anderson Festival, Pathways to Possibilities, Leadership Jackson County and Leadership Gulf Coast, and the filming of a shark-focused episode for Find Your Outdoors TV show.

HonorsJim Franks was awarded the Lifetime Science Achievement Award from the Billfish Foundation for his extensive work on billfish, bluefin tuna, tarpon and other pelagic fishes during his career.

Jim Franks was also honored by the Historical Ocean Springs Association as a Hometown Hero for his continued service and dedication to our local community.

Nancy Brown-Peterson was recognized by Marine and Coastal Fisheries as having the “most cited paper” for her 2011 publica-tion, “A standardized terminol ogy for describing reproductive development in fishes.”

5 GR ADUATE STUDENTS SUPPORTED l 2 UNDERGR ADUATE RESE ARCHERS l 19 GR ANTS l 12 PUBLICATIONS

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The Center for Gulf Studies continued managing the agreement between the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and USM for the funding of the Mississippi Based RESTORE Act Center of Excellence (MBRACE). This partnership among the four Mississippi research universities (Mississippi State University, Jackson State University, the University of Mississippi, and The University of Southern Mississippi) has become a model for cooperation for researchers throughout the state.

MBRACE principal investigators from all four universities continued the Core Research Program conducting studies in the Mississippi Sound on oyster reefs and their sustainability that has included the development of new technology to measure water quality and biological responses to changes in the health of oyster populations in Mississippi waters.

MBRACE convened an External Advisory Panel (EAP) in 2018 to provide advice to the Executive Steering Committee. These technical and scientific experts with international reputations in fields relevant to the

The Center for Gulf Studies, a partnership of Mississippi research universities, seeks sound, comprehensive science and technology-based understanding of chronic and acute stressors, both anthropogenic and natural, on the dynamic and productive waters and habitats of the northern Gulf of Mexico and seeks to facilitate sustainable use of the Gulf ’s important resources.

CGS

Fund

ing by Source — $3,442,337

Center forGulf Studies

DENIS WIESENBURGCGS Director

2018 Highlights

100% Federal Funding

$3,442,337

MBRACE Science Plan conducted programmatic evaluations of MBRACE scientific accomplishments and activities. Members of the External Advisory Panel are Dr. Donald Boesch, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences; Dr. Thomas Soniat, University of New Orleans; Dr. Gregory Steyer, U.S. Geological Survey; and Dr. Robert Twilley, Louisiana Sea Grant

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality requested MBRACE provide a budget and scope of work for $4 million for continued management and research funding. These new funds will come from the 0.5% of the Clean Water Act fines levied for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and directed to the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund under the RESTORE Act. These additional funds will be used for a competitive research program to continue studies in Mississippi and Gulf of Mexico waters impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. A request for proposals is being developed to allow Mississippi researchers to compete for the new funds in 2018.

MBRACE scientists have presented at multiple professional conferencesThe Benthic Ecology Meeting in Corpus Christi, Texas; the National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration in New Orleans, La.; the Gulf Estuarine Research Society Meeting in Galveston, Texas; the Louisiana State of the Coast Conference, New Orleans, La.; and the National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration in New Orleans, La.

Students and post-docs supportedChristian Hayes, a Ph.D. student, was supported by Dr. Kelly Darnell on her NOAA grant.

MBRACE partner universities are supporting graduate students through sub-agreements from MBRACE. Robert Arnone supported post-doctoral fellow Brooke Jones in the Ocean Weather Laboratory at the Stennis Space Center.

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Miss Peetsy B Captain: John Wentworth

The Miss Peetsy B is a 34—foot passenger vessel with a capacity of 34. The boat was originally donated to The University of Southern Mississippi by Jimmy Buffett and his sisters in honor of their mother, who had a passion for education. The vessel is used primarily by GCRL’s Marine Education Center for outreach programs with local schools and summer camps.

R/V Hermes Captain: Jody Peterson

The R/V Hermes was built for Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in 1955 by Kramer Marine in Gulfport,

Miss. It is a 38—foot steel trawler with a capacity of 20 passengers. After 58 years of service, the plucky Hermes earned its place as the oldest piece of equipment on the state of Mississippi’s inventory. The vessel has provided transport for thousands of passengers to the barrier islands for field excursions and research projects.

R/V Jim Franks Captain: Richard Block

The R/V Jim Franks is the newest addition to the USM fleet, joining the ranks in early 2016. This vessel is a 60—foot aluminum catamaran designed specifically to meet the needs of USM research and educational

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The Vessel Operations department at The University of Southern Mississippi acts as a nonprofit support center with the goal to provide additional resources to help aid in research, education, and outreach programs along the Gulf Coast. The use of large vessels at USM enhances and expands the high—quality education and research opportunities the university is able to provide as a leading marine science institution, while providing valuable benefits to our community and associated marine economy.

Research Vessels

TIFFANY MCNEESEManager

Vessel Operations

14.75%Education

85.25%Outreach

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41.67%Education

58.33%Outreach

platforms. The vessel has a max capacity of 40 passengers and is equipped for both day cruises and overnight trips. Some of the projects conducted onboard the R/V Jim Franks have included long—lining, water quality testing, instrumentation deployment, and surveying of the barrier islands.

R/V Tommy Munro Captain: Ronnie Williams

The R/V Tommy Munro was a bankruptcy project salvaged from a shipyard in Tampa, Fla. After years of the vessel sitting idle and only partially constructed, it was determined that the boat could be completed and put to use at Gulf Coast Research Laboratory.

GCRL took delivery of the 97—foot oceanographic research vessel

in 1981. Today, the boat is used primarily for

offshore research in the Gulf of Mexico, to include trawling surveys, side—scan

work, oceanographic research, seismic

research, and much more.

R/V Point Sur Captain: Nicholas Allen

In February 2015, The University of Southern Mississippi purchased the R/V Point Sur research vessel from San Jose State University through a $1 million grant provided by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.

Built in 1980, the 135—foot—long vessel accommodates 13 researchers and technicians and a crew of eight, while housing a 1,110—square—foot deck that includes a primary and wet laboratory. For day cruises, the R/V Point Sur has a capacity of 40 researchers. The vessel sports a cruising speed of 9.5 knots and a range of 6,800 nautical miles at 10 knots.

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45.12%Education

18.30%Outreach

36.59%Research

DAYS AT SE A — 81

100%Research

DAYS AT SEA — 136

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2018 PUBLICATIONS All SOSE-affiliated authors are in bold. Publications with authors from multiple SOSE units are listed under the unit affiliation of the first author. * Indicates former SOSE graduate students who received their degree in 2017.

Center for Gulf StudiesArnone, R., B. Jones, S. Ladner, and I. Soto. 2018. Season-

al trends of biophysical ocean properties and anomalies across the Mississippi Shelf. Proceedings of SPIE 10631, Ocean Sensing and Monitoring X, 1063102 https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2309427

Jones, B. and R. Arnone. 2018. Anomalous marine biophysical conditions due to 2016 and 2017 wind and flooding events in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico, Proceedings of SPIE 10631, Ocean Sensing and Monitoring X, 1063103. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2309889

Lee, Z., R. Arnone, D. Boyce, B. Franze, S. Greb, C. Hu, S. Lav-ender, M. Lewis, B. Schaeffer, S. Shang, M. Wang, M. Wer-nand, D. Burg, and C. Wilson. 2018. Global water clarity: Continuing a century—long monitoring, Eos 99: https://doi.org/10.1029/2018EO097251.

Division of Coastal SciencesAdamovsky, O, A . Buerger, A .M. Wormington, N. Ector, R.J. Grif-

fitt, J.H. Bisesi, and C.J. Martyniuk. 2018. The gut microbiome and aquatic toxicology: An emerging concept for environ-mental health. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 37(11):2758—2775. DOI: 10.1002/etc.424

Adams, G.D.*, R.T. Leaf, J.C. Ballenger, S.A. Arnott, and C.J. McDonough. 2018. Spatial variability in the growth of Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) in the South-east US: Implications for assessment and management. Fisheries Research 206:35—43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2018.04.023

Adams, G.D.*, R.T. Leaf, W. Wu and F. Hernandez. 2018. Envi-ronmentally driven fluctuations in condition factor of adult Gulf menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico ICES Journal of Marine Science 75:1269—1279. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsy002

Andres, M.J., E.E. Pulis, S.S. Curran, and R.M. Overstreet. 2018. On the systematics of some marine haploporids ( Trematoda ) with the description of a new species of Meagasolena Lin-ton, 1910. Parasitology International 67(2018):805—815. DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2018.08.002.

Andres, M.J., W.T. Slack, M.S. Peterson, K. Kimmel, B. Lewis, and P.O. Grammer. 2018. Growth estimation of western popula-tion segment Gulf Sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi, using length—at—age and mark—recapture data. Trans-actions of the American Fisheries Society 147(1):139–150. DOI:10.1002/tafs.10007

Antoni, L .*, N.J. Cummings, and E. Saillant. 2018. A first as-sessment of genome wide genetic variation and population

structure in Queen Triggerfish, Balistes vetula. Proceedings of the Caribbean Fisheries Institute. 70:262—265.

Blazquez, M. and E. Saillant. 2018. Morphological and endo-crine aspects of sex dif ferentiation in the European sea-bass (Dicentrarchus labrax), implications for sex control in aquaculture. In: Sex Control in Aquaculture. In H.P. Wang, F. Piferrer and S.L. Chen, Eds., Sex Control in Aquaculture, Wiley—Blackwell, p. 327—346.

Bird, C.S. and 72 others, including R.T. Leaf. 2018. A global per-spective on the trophic geography of sharks. 2018. Nature Ecology and Evolution 2(2):299-305. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-017-0432-z.

Carter, G.A., E. G. Otvos, C.P. Anderson, W. R. Funderburk, K.L. Lucas, and G.W. Jeter. 2018. Catastrophic storm impact and gradual recovery on the Mississippi— Alabama barrier is-lands, 2005—2010: Changes in vegetated and total land area, and relationships of post—storm ecological communities with surface elevation. Geomporphology 321:72—8.

Curran, S.S., E.E. Pulis, M.J. Andres, and R.M. Overstreet. 2018. Two new species of Saccocoelioides (Digenea: Haploporidae) with phylogenetic analysis of the family, including species of Saccocoelioides from North, Middle, and South America. Journal of Parasitology 104(3):221— 239. DOI: 10.1645/17—189

Daneliya, M., W. W. Price, and R.W. Heard. 2018. Revision of the Siriella brevicaudata species group (Crustacea: Mysida: Mysidae) from the West Indo—Pacific. European Journal of Taxonomy 426:1–80.

Darnell, M.Z., C.C. Rittschof, J. Rittschof, C. Beach, and D. Rittschof. 2018. Autotomy of the major claw stimulates molting and suppresses feeding in fiddler crabs. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 509:66–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2018.09.001

Darnell, M.Z. and A.A. Kemberling. 2018. Large—scale move-ments of postcopulatory female blue crabs Callinectes sapidus in tidal and non—tidal estuaries of North Carolina. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 147:716—728. https://doi.org/10.1002/tafs.10058

Darnell, M.Z. and K.M. Darnell. 2018. Geographic variation in thermal tolerance and morphology in a fiddler crab sister—species pair. Marine Biology 165:26. DOI: 10.1007/s00227-017-3282-y

Gomeza, F.A., S.—K. Lee, Y. Liu, F.J. Hernandez, Jr., F.E. Muller—Karger and J.T. Lamkin. 2018. Seasonal patterns in phyto-plankton biomass across the northern and deep Gulf of Mex-ico: a numerical model study. Biogeosciences 15:3561—3576. DOO: 10.5194/bg-15-3561-2018

Hamdan, L.J., L.J. Salerno, A. Reed, S.B. Joye, and M. Damour.

2018. The impact of the Deepwater Horizon blowout on historic shipwreck—associated sediment microbiomes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Nature Science Reports 8:9057. DOI: 10.1038/s41598—018—27350—z.

Haridas, D, J.C. Bif finger, T.J. Boyd, P.A. Fulmer, L.J. Hamdan, and L.A. Fitzgerald. 2018. Laboratory growth of denitrifying wa-ter column microbial consortia from deep—sea shipwrecks in the northern Gulf of Mexico. F1000 Research 6: 834 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.12713.2

Heard, R.W., M. de Lourdes Serrano—Sanchez, and F.J. Vega. 2018. Early Miocene Tanaidacea (Crustacea: Malacostraca ) preserved in amber from Chiapas, Mexico with the prelimi-nary descriptions of new taxa. Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palantologie 288: 107—120. DOI: 10.1127/njgpa/2018/0726

Heard, R.W., A. Stepien, D.T. Drumm, M. Blazewicz, and G. Anderson. 2018. Systematic and taxonomic observations on the subfamily Synapseudinae Gutu, 1972 and related metapseudid taxa (Crustacea:Tanaidacea: Apseudomorpha ) with the erection of a new genus and descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 4370 (4):301—34 4. DOI: 10.11646/zoot-axa.4370.4.1

Hennen, D.R., R. Mann, D.M. Munroe, and E.N. Powell. 2018. Biological reference points for Atlantic surfclam (Spisula so-lidissima) in warming seas. Fisheries Research 207:126—139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2018.06.013

Hofmann, E.E., E.N. Powell, J.M. Klinck, D.M. Munroe, R. Mann, D.B. Haid-Vogel, D.A. Narvaez, X. Zhang, and K.M. Kuykend-all. 2018. An overview of the factors affecting distribution of the Atlantic surfclam (Spisula solidissima), a continen-tal shelf biomass dominant, during a period of climate change. Journal of Shellfish Research 37:821—831. DOI: 10.2983/035.037.0412

Jasperse, L., M. Levin, K. Rogers, C. Perkins, T. Bosker, R.J. Griffitt, M.S. Sepulveda, and S. DeGuise. 2019. Transgenera-tional effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure on Sheepshead Minnows (Cyprinodon variegatus). Environ-mental Toxicology and Chemistry. 38:in press. DOI: 10.1002/etc.4340 (published on-line in 2018)

Kitchens, L.L.,J.R. Rooker L. Reynal, B.J. Falterman, E. Saillant, and H. Murua. 2018. Discriminating yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) nursery areas in the Atlantic Ocean using otolith chemistry. Marine Ecology Progress Series 603:201—213. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12676

Leaf, R.T, J. Trushenski, N.J Brown—Peterson, and M.J. Andres. 2018. Temporal dynamics of lipid and fatty acid characteris-tics of Gulf Menhaden, Brevoortia patronus, in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Regional Studies in Marine Science 24:1—9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2018.06.011

Mavrodi, O.V., C.M. Jung, J.O. Eberly, S.H. Hendry, S. Namjilsuren, P.D. Biber, K .J. Indest, and D.V. Mavrodi. 2018. Rhizosphere microbial communities of Spartina alterniflora and Juncus ro-emerianus from restored and natural tidal marshes on Deer

Island, Mississippi. Frontiers in Microbiology 11: DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2018.03049.

Moncrief, T.*, N.J. Brown—Peterson, and M.S. Peterson. 2018. Age, growth and reproduction of Vermillion Snapper in the north—central Gulf of Mexico. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 147:996—1010. https://doi.org/10.1002/tafs.10100

Morson, J.M., D.M. Munroe, K.A. Ashton—Alcox, E.N. Powell, D. Bushek, and J. Gius. 2018. Density—dependent capture efficiency of a survey dredge and its influence on the stock assessment of eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in Delaware Bay. Fisheries Research 205:115—121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2018.04.012

Mulvaney, S.P, L.A. Fitzgerald, L.J Hamdan, B.R. Ringeisen, E.R. Petersen, J.R. Compton, N.L. McAlif f, T.A. Leski, C.R. Taitt, A. Stenger, C.A. Myers, E. Hansen, M. Ricketts, C. Hoegberg, K. Homdayjanakul, R. Ansuma, J.M. Lamin, U. Bangura, J. Lahai, V. Baio, D. Limmaturotsakul, G. Wong- suvan, V. Hantrakun, S. Wacharapluesadee, A. Mungaomklang, O. Putcharoen, P. Yatoom, K. Kruthakool, R. Hontz, C. Mores, C. Siles, A. Morrison, M/ Mayo, B.J. Currie, K.H., Jacobsen, K . Quinn, J. Blutman, F. Amariei, and J. Hannan, J. 2018. Rapid Design and fielding of diagnostic technologies in Sierra Leone, Thai-land, Peru, and Australia: Successes and challenges faced introducing these biosensors. Sensing Biosensing Research 20:22—33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbsr.2018.06.003

Munroe, D.M., D. Haidvogel, J.C. Caracappa, J.M. Klinck, E.N. Powell, E.E. Hofmann, B.V. Shank, and D.R. Hart. 2018. Modeling larval dispersal and connectivity for Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) in the Middle Atlantic Bight. Fisheries Research 208:7—15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2018.06.020

Oshima, M.C . and R.T. Leaf. 2018. Understanding the structure and resilience of trophic dynamics in the northern Gulf of Mexico using network analysis. Bulletin of Marine Science 94(1):21—46. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2017.1056

Pace, S.M., E.N. Powell, and R. Mann. 2018. Two—hundred year record of increasing growth rates for ocean quahogs ( Arcti-ca islandica) from the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 503:8—22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2018.01.010

Peterson, M.S., W.T. Slack, P.O. Grammer, and J.—M. Havrylkoff. 2018. Use of non—island, shallow nearshore beach environ-ments by Gulf Sturgeon within Mississippi Sound, USA. Jour-nal of Applied Ichthyology 34:3—11 https://doi.org/10.1111/jai.13532.

Powell, E.N., E.E. Hofmann, and J.M. Klinck. 2018. Oysters, sus-tainability, management models, and the world of reference points. Journal of Shellfish Research 37:833—849. https://doi.org/10.2983/035.037.0413

Price, W.W., R.W. Heard, and R. Vargas. 2018. Heteromysis cocoensis n. sp. (Crustacean: Mysida: Mysidae) from coastal

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waters of Isla de Coco, Costa Rica. Nauplius 26: e2018012. https://doi.org/10.1590/2358—2936e2018012.

Punt, A.E., P. Moreno, J.R. Brandon, and M.A. Mathews. 2018. Con-serving and recovering vulnerable marine species: a compre-hensive evaluation of the US approach for marine mammals. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 75:1813—1831. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsy049

Rodgers, M.L., E.R. Jones, C. Klinkhamer, C.T. Mahapatra, J. Serafin, T. Bosker, C. Perkins, R.J. Griffitt, S. DeGuise, and M.S. Sepuveda. 2018. Combined effects of Deepwater Horizon crude oil and environmental stressors on Fundulus grandis embryos. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 37( 7 ):1916—1925. https//doi.org/10.1002/etc.4153

Rodgers, M.L ., R Takeshita, and R.J. Griffitt. 2018. Deepwater Horizon Oil alone and in conjunction with Vibrio anguillarum modulates expression of immune—related genes in Red Snap-per (Lutjanus campechanus). Aquatic Toxicology 204:91—99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2018.09.002

Salerno, J.L, B. Little, J. Lee, and L.J. Hamdan. 2018. Exposure to crude oil and chemical dispersant may impact marine micro-bial biofilm composition and steel corrosion. Frontiers in Ma-rine Science 5:196. https//doi.org/10.3389/ fmars.2018.00196

Schueller, A.M., R.T. Leaf, R.M. Mroch, and G.M. Nesslage. 2018. Response to Turner 2017. Geo: Geography and Environ-ment 5(2):e00048 https://doi.org/10.1002/geo2doi:10.3354/meps12419.48.

Shivarudrappa, S.K., C.F. Rakocinski and K. Briggs. 2019. Verti-cal distribution of macrobenthos as elucidated by process metrics within hypoxia —affected sediments of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Estuaries and Coasts 42:250 —263. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237—018—04 46—z. (published online August 2018).

Sokolova, Y.Y. and R.M. Overstreet. 2018. A new microsporidium, Apotaspora heleios n.g., n. sp., from the Riverine grass shrimp Palaemonetes paludosus (Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 157:125—135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2018.05.007.

Timbs, J.R., E.N. Powell, and R. Mann. 2018 Assessment of the relationship of stock and recruitment in the Atlantic surfclam Spisula solidissima in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Shellfish Research 37:965—978. https://doi.org/10.2983/035.037.0507

Vaudo, J.J., B.M. Wetherbee, G.C.M. Harvey, J.C. Harvey, A. J. F. Prebble, M. J. Corcoran, M.D. Potenski, K.A. Bruni, R.T. Leaf, A.D. Henningsen, J.S. Collie and M.S. Shivji. 2018. Character-ization and monitoring of one of the world’s most valuable ecotourism animals, the southern stingray at Stingray City, Grand Cayman. Marine and Freshwater Research 69:14 4—154. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF17030

Vick, P.E ., M.S. Peterson, and W.T. Slack. 2018. Seascape con-nectivity of Gulf sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi population units across the northern Gulf of Mexico. Endan-

gered Species Research 37:195—205. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00923.

Vick, P.E ., M.S. Peterson, W.T. Slack, and P.O. Grammer. 2018. Occupancy patterns of Gulf Sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi, associated with Ship Island, Mississippi. Journal of Coastal Research 34(3):640— 650. https://doi.org/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-17-00027.1

Wang, M., C. Hu, J. Cannizzaro, D. English, X. Han, D. Naar, B. Lapointe, R. Brewton, and F. Hernandez. 2018. Remote sensing of Sargassum biomass, nutrients, and pigments. Geophysical Research Letters 45:12359-12367. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL078858

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