scientific publications

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“Industry reported biological data informs population demographics and commercial fleet heterogeneity for American lobster (Homarus americanus)” by C.J. Huntsberger, B. Shank, M.C. McManus, A. Ellertson, and N. D. Bethoney. 2024. Fisheries Research 273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2024.106952 (Lobster and Jonah Crab Research Fleet project)

“American lobster and Jonah crab populations inside and outside the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, USA” by S. A. Arnott, M. P. Long, A. Ellertson, and N. D. Bethoney. 2023. Marine and Coastal Fisheries 15(5). https://doi.org/10.1002/mcf2.10266 (Lobster and Jonah Crab Research Fleet project)

“Integrating fishers’ knowledge with oceanographic observations to understand changing ocean conditions in the Northeast United States” by N. A. Olsen, F. Bahr, N. D. Bethoney, A. M. Mercer, and G. Gawarkiewicz. 2023. Frontiers in Marine Science 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1144178 (Shelf Research Fleet and Salinity Maximum Intrusions projects)

“Mobilizing the fishing industry to address data gaps created by shifting species distribution” by T. H. Heimann, H. J. Verkamp, J. McNamee, and N.D. Bethoney. 2023. Frontiers in Marine Science 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1043676 (Black Sea Bass Research Fleet project)

“Scoping Bay Scallop Restoration in Rhode Island: A Synthesis of Knowledge and Recommendations for Future Efforts” by H.J. Verkamp, J. Nooij, W. Helt, K. Ruddock, A. Gerber Williams, M.C. McManus, and N.D. Bethoney. 2022. Journal of Shellfish Research 41(2): 153-171. https://doi.org/10.2983/035.041.0201 (Catalyzing Bay Scallop Restoration project)

“Increasing Frequency of Mid-Depth Salinity Maximum Intrusions in the Middle Atlantic Bight” by G. Gawarkiewicz, P. Fratantoni, F. Bahr, and A.E. Ellertson. 2022. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans 127:7. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC018233 (Shelf Research Fleet and Salinity Max Intrusions projects)

“Differences in the size at maturity of female American lobsters (Homarus americanus) from offshore Southern New England and eastern Georges Bank, USA” by A. E. Ellertson, J. D. Waller, T. L. Pugh, and N.D. Bethoney. 2022. Fisheries Research 250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106276 (Lobster and Jonah Crab Research Fleet project)

“Partnering with Fishing Fleets to Monitor Ocean Conditions” by G. Gawarkiewicz and A. M. Mercer. 2019. Annual Review of Marine Science 11: 391-411. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-marine-010318-095201 (Shelf Research Fleet project)

“Fishers fill data gaps for American Lobster (Homarus americanus) and Jonah Crab (Cancer borealis) in the Northeast USA” by A. M. Mercer, A. E. Ellertson, D. Spencer, and T. Heimann. 2018. Bulletin of Marine Science 9(3): 1121-1135. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2017.1105 (Lobster and Jonah Crab Research Fleet project)

"The Changing Nature of Shelf-Break Exchange Revealed by the OOI Pioneer Array" by G. Gawarkiewicz, R.E. Todd, W. Zhang, J. Partida, A. Gangopadhyay, M.-U.-H. Monim, P. Fratantoni, A. Malek Mercer, and M. Dent. 2018. Oceanography 31(1):60–70, https://doi.org/ 10.5670/oceanog.2018.110. (Shelf Research Fleet project)