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Comparison of fish and invertebrate assemblages among variably altered tidal creeks in a coastal landscape by Rudershausen, P. J., Buckel, J. A., Dueker, M. A., Poland, S. J., Hain, E.

“…We sampled variably altered tidal creeks to determine community structure in a developing coastal (USA) landscape. Throw trapping collected smaller and…”
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Estimating movement and survival rates of a small saltwater fish using autonomous antenna receiver arrays and passive integrated transponder tags by Rudershausen, P. J., Buckel, J. A., Dubreuil, T., O’Donnell, M. J., Hightower, J. E., Poland, S. J., Letcher, B. H.

“…We evaluated the performance of small (12.5 mm long) passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags and custom detection antennas for obtaining fine-scale movement…”
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Can bycatch in a flatfish gillnet fishery be reduced with rectangular mesh? by Rudershausen, P. J, Price, A. B, Buckel, J. A

“…Gillnets fished in North Carolina, USA, estuaries have high rates of bycatch relative to the target catch of southern flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma Jordan…”
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Developing a two-step fishery-independent design to estimate the relative abundance of deepwater reef fish: Application to a marine protected area off the southeastern United States coast by Rudershausen, P.J., Mitchell, W.A., Buckel, J.A., Williams, E.H., Hazen, E.

“…Reliable data on reef fishes inhabiting the southeastern United States (North Carolina to Florida) continental shelf large marine ecosystem are difficult to…”
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Total mercury, methylmercury, and selenium concentrations in blue marlin Makaira nigricans from a long-term dataset in the western north Atlantic by Rudershausen, P.J., Cross, F.A., Runde, B.J., Evans, D.W., Cope, W.G., Buckel, J.A.

“…Mercury in seafood is a neurotoxicant that threatens human health. Dynamic rates of mercury emission, re-emission, and atmospheric deposition warrant studies…”
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Survival and Density of a Dominant Fish Species Across a Gradient of Urbanization in North Carolina Tidal Creeks by Rudershausen, P. J., Hightower, J. E., Buckel, J. A., O’Donnell, M. J., Dubreuil, T., Letcher, B. H.

“…Development in the southeastern US coastal plain generates the need for a better understanding of how survival and abundance of estuarine nekton respond to…”
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Retention Probability Varies with Cull Ring Size in Traps Fished for Blue Crab by Rudershausen, P. J., Hightower, Joseph E.

“…The blue crab Callinectes sapidus is a commercially important crustacean species fished along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coastlines. Cull rings on traps…”
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Can optimal trap mesh size be predicted from body depth in a laterally-compressed fish species? by Rudershausen, P.J., Hightower, J.E., Buckel, J.A.

“…We used fish body depth to predict trap center-to-center mesh sizes that would optimize size selection of black sea bass Centropristis striata for both current…”
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Mercury levels in gafftopsail catfish (Bagre marinus) from Tarpon Bay, Sanibel, Florida, USA by LOCASCIO, J. V, RUDERSHAUSEN, P. J

“…Gafftopsail catfish Bagre marinus were collected at various locations in the eastern half of Tarpon Bay, FL, in the spring of 2000, and mercury levels were…”
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Effectiveness of Venting and Descender Devices at Increasing Rates of Postrelease Survival of Black Sea Bass by Rudershausen, P. J., Runde, B. J., Buckel, J. A.

“…We tested the ability of venting and descender (recompression) devices to increase the relative survival of released Black Sea Bass Centropristis striata, a…”
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Temporal changes in lengths of Dolphinfish revealed by sampling at sportfishing tournaments in the southeastern United States by Rudershausen, P. J., Buckel, J. A., Gregory, R., Stilson, G. R., Dukes, A. W., Gooding, E. L., Runde, B. J.

“…Objective Our objective was to use sportfishing tournament data to determine whether sizes of Dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus have been changing in the western…”
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Mercury Levels in Gafftopsail Catfish () From Tarpon Bay, Sanibel, Florida, USA by Locascio, J. V., Rudershausen, P. J.

“…We captured 32 gafftopsail catfish, Bagre marinus, from J.N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlife Refuge located in Sanibel, Florida in April-May, 2000 to…”
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Estimating discard mortality using meta-analysis and fishery-dependent sampling by Rudershausen, P.J., Poland, S.J., Merrell, J.H., Pelletier, C.B., Mikles, C.S., Buckel, J.A.

“…Estimates of discard mortality are difficult to obtain. Meta-analysis or life-history-based approaches to estimate discard mortality could provide informed…”
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Feeding ecology of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in North Carolina: diet, daily ration, and consumption of Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) by Butler, C M, Rudershausen, P J, Buckel, JA

“…Diet, gastric evacuation rates, daily ration, and population-level prey demand of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) were estimated in the continental shelf waters…”
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Urbanization impacts on production and recruitment of Fundulus heteroclitus in salt marsh creeks by Rudershausen, Paul J., Buckel, Jeffrey A.

“…It is unclear how urbanization affects secondary biological production in estuaries in the southeastern USA. We estimated production of larval/juvenile…”
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Discard composition and release fate in the snapper and grouper commercial hook-and-line fishery in North Carolina, USA by RUDERSHAUSEN, P.J, BUCKEL, J.A, WILLIAMS, E.H

“…Minimum size limits may be ineffective for reef fishes because they often sustain barotrauma when caught from deep (>20 m) waters. A study was undertaken in…”
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Behavior of gray triggerfish Balistes capriscus around baited fish traps determined from fine-scale acoustic tracking by Bacheler, Nathan M., Shertzer, Kyle W., Buckel, Jeffrey A., Rudershausen, Paul J., Runde, Brendan J.

“…Most reef fish surveys use bait to attract individuals to bite hooks, enter traps, or be counted on underwater video. The behavior of fish around baited gears,…”
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Fragmentation of habitat affects communities and movement of nekton in salt marsh tidal creeks by Rudershausen, Paul J., Merrell, Jeffery H., Buckel, Jeffrey A.

“…The specific biological impacts of anthropogenic activities and associated fragmentation of estuarine habitats remain understudied. We compared nekton…”
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A comparison between circle hook and J hook performance in the dolphinfish, yellowfish tuna, and wahoo troll fishery off the coast of North Carolina by Rudershausen, Paul J, Buckel, Jeffrey A, Bolton, Greg E, Gregory, Randy W, Averett, Tyler W, Conn, Paul B

“…We compared numbers of strikes, proportions of fish that hooked up after strikes, proportions of fish that stayed on hook (retained) after hook up, and numbers…”
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Testing a device to exclude ovigerous blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, from commercial pots by Rudershausen, Paul J, Turano, Marc J

“…North Carolina fishery managers are considering methods to offer greater protection to the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, spawning stock while maintaining a…”
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