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Foraging ecology mediates response to ecological mismatch during migratory stopover by Tucker, Anna M., McGowan, Conor P., Catalano, Matthew J., DeRose‐Wilson, Audrey, Robinson, Robert A., Zimmerman, Jordan

“…Impacts of ecological mismatches should be most pronounced at points of the annual cycle when populations depend on a predictable, abundant, and aggregated…”
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Effects of cryptic mortality and the hidden costs of using length limits in fishery management by Coggins Jr, Lewis G, Catalano, Matthew J, Allen, Micheal S, Pine III, William E, Walters, Carl J

“…Fishery collapses cause substantial economic and ecological harm, but common management actions often fail to prevent overfishing. Minimum length limits are…”
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From sequential to integrated Bayesian analyses: Exploring the continuum with a Pacific salmon spawner-recruit model by Staton, Benjamin A., Catalano, Matthew J., Fleischman, Steven J.

“…Stock assessment scientists are faced with decisions regarding how to incorporate fishery information into models. One primary decision revolves around how…”
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Statistical Catch‐Free Age‐Structured Assessment to Estimate Year‐Class Strength for Inland Recreational Fisheries: A Largemouth Bass Example by Feltz, Nicholas G., Catalano, Matthew J.

“…Statistical catch‐at‐age analysis (SCAA) is commonly used to estimate recruitment and mortality for large‐scale, economically important fish stocks, but…”
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Harvest‐Induced Size Structure Shifts Alter Nutrient Release by a Population of Omnivorous Fish by Catalano, Matthew J., Schaus, Maynard H.

“…Fish body size can have important consequences for physiological factors, such as feeding, respiration, and nutrient excretion. Thus, the size structure of a…”
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Effects of Dam Removal on Fish Assemblage Structure and Spatial Distributions in the Baraboo River, Wisconsin by Catalano, Matthew J., Bozek, Michael A., Pellett, Thomas D.

“…We evaluated the effects of dam removal on fish assemblage structure and spatial distributions after four low‐head dam removals in the Baraboo River,…”
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Simulation-Based Evaluation of In-Season Management Tactics for Anadromous Fisheries: Accounting for Risk in the Yukon River Fall Chum Salmon Fishery by Catalano, Matthew J, Jones, Michael L

“…Salmon fisheries are managed under uncertainties in abundance, population dynamics, and fishery implementation. These uncertainties create risk, which can be…”
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A size- and age-structured model to estimate fish recruitment, growth, mortality, and gear selectivity by Catalano, Matthew J., Allen, Micheal S.

“…Most stock assessment models are solely age-based and ignore variability in length-at-age, but the incorporation of length structure can improve parameter…”
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Evaluating the Potential for Stock Size to Limit Recruitment in Largemouth Bass by Allen, Micheal S., Rogers, Mark W., Catalano, Matthew J., Gwinn, Daniel G., Walsh, Stephen J.

“…Compensatory changes in juvenile survival allow fish stocks to maintain relatively constant recruitment across a wide range of stock sizes (and levels of…”
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Exploring Strategies for Gizzard Shad Removal That Account for Compensatory Density Dependence and Uncertainty by Catalano, Matthew J., Allen, Micheal S.

“…Gizzard shad Dorosoma cepedianum have been the target of removal efforts in eastern North American lakes due to their omnivorous feeding, which may increase…”
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Evaluation of two methods for indexing fish year-class strength: Catch-curve residuals and cohort method by Tetzlaff, Jakob C., Catalano, Matthew J., Allen, Micheal S., Pine, William E.

“…► Simulation model was used to evaluate methods for indexing year-class strength. ► Cohort method outperformed catch-curve residuals as an index of year-class…”
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Effects of Variable Mortality and Recruitment on Performance of Catch‐Curve Residuals as Indicators of Fish Year‐Class Strength by Catalano, Matthew J., Dutterer, Andrew C., Pine, William E., Allen, Micheal S.

“…We built a simulation model to assess the performance of catch‐curve residuals as an index of year‐class strength for a short‐lived and a long‐lived fish life…”
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Incorporating Time‐Lapse Digital Cameras into Creel Surveys at Three Alabama Reservoirs by Eckelbecker, Robert W., Coleman, Tyler Steven, Catalano, Matthew J.

“…We compared different creel survey methods at three Alabama reservoirs (Harris, Jordan, and Mitchell) to identify approaches that could improve precision. We…”
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Movement of Paddlefish once past a lock‐and‐dam structure on the Alabama River by Thomas, Byron D., DeVries, Dennis R., Wright, Russell A., Catalano, Matthew J.

“…Objective Movement of fish past dams can be facilitated by dedicated fish passage structures, navigational locks, and crested spillways, with the efficacy of a…”
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Evaluation of Injectable Fluorescent Tags for Marking Centrarchid Fishes: Retention Rate and Effects on Vulnerability to Predation by Catalano, Matthew J., Chipps, Steven R., Bouchard, Michelle A., Wahl, David H.

“…We evaluated the performance of injectable fluorescent tags for use in mass marking of centrarchid fishes. Using age‐0 largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides…”
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Weak Effects of Density on Mean Length at Age and Condition of Largemouth Bass at Large Alabama Reservoirs by Catalano, Matthew J., Farmer, Troy M.

“…We examined evidence for density‐dependent growth of Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides in the recruited life stage (age 2 and older) at eight large (>4,000…”
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Evaluation of shoreline rotenone application to control Largemouth Bass recruitment in small impoundments by Coleman, Tyler Steven, Eckelbecker, Robert W., Carlson, Andrew K., DeVries, Dennis R., Wright, Russell A., Staton, Benjamin A., Parker, Stephen W., Chittam, Collin R., Lovell, Richard G., Catalano, Matthew J.

“…Objective Reducing Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides recruitment and therefore population density could benefit recreational fisheries in small…”
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Development and evaluation of a migration timing forecast model for Kuskokwim River Chinook salmon by Staton, Benjamin A., Catalano, Matthew J., Farmer, Troy M., Abebe, Asheber, Dobson, F. Stephen

“…Annual variation in adult salmon migration timing makes the interpretation of in-season assessment data difficult, leading to much in-season uncertainty in run…”
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Assessing the Potential for the Angling of Nesting Males to Influence Largemouth Bass Recruitment Should Consider the Quality of Nesting Individuals: Response to Comment by Allen, Michael S., Rogers, Mark W., Catalano, Matthew J., Gwinn, Daniel C., Walsh, Stephen J.

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Effects of Variable Flows on Water Chemistry Gradients and Fish Communities at the Hillsborough River, Florida by Catalano, Matthew J., Allen, Micheal S., Murie, Debra J.

“…We evaluated the effects of variable flows on water chemistry and fish communities to recommend biologically based minimum flows that protect low‐salinity…”
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