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The oldest estimated age for roughtail stingray [Dasyatis centroura (Mitchill, 1815)] from the Mediterranean Sea by Başusta, N., Sulikowski, J. A.

“…Age information is one of the most important variables for estimating the status of a population and assessing the risks associated with its exploitation as it…”
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An annual cycle of steroid hormone concentrations and gonad development in the winter skate, Leucoraja ocellata, from the western Gulf of Maine by SULIKOWSKI, J. A, TSANG, P. C. W, HOWELL, W. Huntting

“…The winter skate, Leucoraja ocellata (Mitchill, 1815) is a large oviparous skate that is endemic to inshore waters of the western North Atlantic. The…”
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Reassessment of spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias age and growth using vertebrae and dorsal-fin spines by Bubley, W. J., Kneebone, J., Sulikowski, J. A., Tsang, P. C. W.

“…Male and female spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias were collected in the western North Atlantic Ocean in the Gulf of Maine between July 2006 and June 2009…”
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Short-term post-release mortality of skates (family Rajidae) discarded in a western North Atlantic commercial otter trawl fishery by Mandelman, J.W., Cicia, A.M., Ingram, G.W., Driggers, W.B., Coutre, K.M., Sulikowski, J.A.

“…► Skates are discarded at a high rate in Gulf of Maine otter-trawl fisheries. ► Post-capture condition and 72h post-release mortality was estimated in four…”
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Using the composite variables of reproductive morphology, histology and steroid hormones to determine age and size at sexual maturity for the thorny skate Amblyraja radiata in the western Gulf of Maine by Sulikowski, J. A., Kneebone, J., Elzey, S., Jurek, J., Howell, W. H., Tsang, P. C. W.

“…Age at size was linked to sexual maturity in 77 male and 93 female thorny skates Amblyraja radiata from the western Gulf of Maine using three criteria: 1)…”
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First record of a gravid female and neonate of the Lusitanian cownose ray, Rhinoptera marginata, from the eastern Mediterranean Sea by Başusta, A., Ozer, E. I., Sulikowski, J. A., Başusta, N.

“…Elasmobranch populations within the eastern Mediterranean Sea are in decline because of both direct and indirect fishing pressure from bottom trawl fisheries…”
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The reproductive cycle of the roundel skate Raja texana by Williams, L. J., Cicia, A. M., Pellegrin, G. B., Smith, K. M., Sulikowski, J. A.

“…The reproductive cycle of Raja texana was determined from 63 females (510–630 mm total length, LT) and 81 males (355–546 mm LT) collected from the Gulf of…”
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First documented occurrences of the shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum, Lesueur, 1818) in the Saco River, Maine, USA by Little, C. E., Kieffer, M., Wippelhauser, G., Zydlewski, G., Kinnison, M., Whitefleet-Smith, L. A., Sulikowski, J. A.

“…Summary During sampling efforts to study the more abundant Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus, between May of 2009 and November of 2011, four…”
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Age and size at sexual maturity of the smooth skate Malacoraja senta from the western Gulf of Maine by Sulikowski, J. A., Cicia, A. M., Kneebone, J. R., Natanson, L. J., Tsang, P. C. W.

“…Age and size at sexual maturity was determined for 185 male and 96 female smooth skates Malacoraja senta (ranging in size from 370 to 680 mm total length LT),…”
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Estimating the Discard Mortality of Atlantic Cod in the Southern Gulf of Maine Commercial Lobster Fishery by Sweezey, B. B., Capizzano, C. W., Langan, J .A., Benoît, H. P., Hutchins, E. W., Mandelman, J. W., Koh, W. Y., Dean, M. J., Anderson, B. N., Sulikowski, J. A.

“…The Gulf of Maine (GOM) commercial lobster fishery has approximately 3.5 million actively fished traps and captures several nontargeted groundfish species,…”
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Shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) of the Saco River Estuary: Assessment of a unique habitat by Hodgdon, C. T., Tennenhouse, C., Koh, W. Y., Fox, J., Sulikowski, J. A.

“…Summary The shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum; SNS) is an endangered fish that thrives in large river systems along the U.S. east coast. Despite the…”
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Effects of delayed phlebotomy on plasma steroid hormone concentrations in two elasmobranch species by Prohaska, B. K., Tsang, P. C. W., Driggers, W. B., Hoffmayer, E. R., Wheeler, C. R., Sulikowski, J. A.

“…Summary Measuring circulating concentrations of steroid hormones can be used as a method for determining reproductive maturity and cycles in elasmobranchs…”
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Length-weight relationships for nine species of batoids from the Iskenderun Bay, Turkey by Başusta, A., Başusta, N., Sulikowski, J. A., Driggers III, W. B., Demirhan, S. A., Çiçek, E.

“…Summary Presented are length–weight relationships for Rhinobatos rhinobatos, Rhinobatos cemiculus, Gymnura altevela, Dasyatis pastinaca, Rhinoptera marginata,…”
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Using reproductive hormone concentrations from the muscle of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias to evaluate reproductive status in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean by Verkamp, HJ, Skomal, G, Winton, M, Sulikowski, JA

“…Novel, non-lethal approaches are needed to improve our current understanding of the reproductive biology and ecology of the white shark Carcharodon carcharias…”
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Seasonal and life-stage variation in the reproductive ecology of a marine apex predator, the tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier, at a protected female-dominated site by Sulikowski, JA, Wheeler, CR, Gallagher, AJ, Prohaska, BK, Langan, JA, Hammerschlag, N

“…Advancing our knowledge of the reproductive biology and mating systems of free-ranging sharks is inherently challenging. The large size and mobility of the…”
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Size and age estimates at sexual maturity for the little skate Leucoraja erinacea from the western Gulf of Maine, U.S.A by Cicia, A. M., Driggers III, W. B., Ingram Jr, G. W., Kneebone, J., Tsang, P. C. W., Koester, D. M., Sulikowski, J. A.

“…Size and age estimates at sexual maturity were determined for 162 male and 273 female little skates Leucoraja erinacea collected from the western Gulf of…”
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Reproductive cycle of the blacknose shark Carcharhinus acronotus in the Gulf of Mexico by Sulikowski, J. A., Driggers III, W. B., Ford, T. S., Boonstra, R. K., Carlson, J. K.

“…The reproductive periodicity of blacknose sharks Carcharhinus acronotus in the northern Gulf of Mexico was determined by examining reproductive tissues from…”
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Effects of environmental dilution on body fluid regulation in the yellow stingray, Urolophus jamaicensis by Sulikowski, James A., Maginniss, Leigh A.

“…Adult yellow stingrays ( Urolophus jamaicensis), collected off the southeast Florida coast, were maintained in filtered and re-circulated synthetic sea water…”
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Assessing reproductive status in elasmobranch fishes using steroid hormones extracted from skeletal muscle tissue by Prohaska, Bianca K., Tsang, Paul C. W., Driggers, William B., Hoffmayer, Eric R., Wheeler, Carolyn R., Brown, A. Christine, Sulikowski, James A.

“…Understanding the life history of elasmobranch fishes (sharks, skates, and rays) is essential for their management. This study investigated the utilization of…”
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Identification of potential wintering habitat for threatened Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus in Saco Bay, Maine, USA by Hylton, SN, Weissman, AM, Wippelhauser, GS, Sulikowski, JA

“…The identification of habitats critical to wintering, foraging, and spawning is imperative to the management and recovery of imperiled fishes such as the…”
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