Publications

The following publications include data and/or data based on samples collected by the VIMS Juvenile Finfish Trawl Survey (most recent first). Note: Links to journal articles will only work if your institution subscribes to those journals.

Fabrizio, M. C., Tuckey T. D., Buchanan, J. R., Fisher, R. A. (2025). Predation impacts of invasive Blue Catfish on blue crabs in estuarine environments. Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 17(4), vtaf025.

Smith, S. C., Fabrizio, M. C., & Tuckey, T. D. (2025). Multidecadal assessment of Blueback Herring egress in mid-Atlantic subestuaries and implications for management. Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 17(4), vtaf015.

DeMotte, A. N., & Buchanan, J. R. (2025). Novel and Rare Fish Species in Chesapeake Bay from 2008-2024 Bottom Trawl Records. Northeastern Naturalist, 32(2), N23-N32.

Smith, S., Fabrizio, M., Tuckey, T., Ross, P. G., & Snyder, R. (2025). Evaluation of habitat quality for juvenile fishes in contrasting mid-Atlantic seascapes. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 761, 85-105.

Nepal, V., Dillon, M., Fabrizio, M. C., & Tuckey, T. D. (2024). Physiologically-informed predictions of climate warming effects on native and non-native populations of blue catfish. Journal of Thermal Biology, 124, 103951.

Nepal, V., Fabrizio, M. C., Lavaud, R., & van der Meer, J. (2024). Bioenergetic strategies contributing to the invasion success of blue catfish. Ecological Modelling, 496, 110830.

Dixon, R. L., Fabrizio, M. C., Tuckey, T. D., & Bever, A. J. (2024). Spatiotemporal Variation in Habitat Suitability Within a Major Producing Area for Age-0 Atlantic Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis. Estuaries and Coasts 47(8), 2473–2492.

Schneider, A. K., Fabrizio, M. C., & Lipcius, R. N. (2024) Reproductive phenology of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab population in a changing climate. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, 1304021.

Aguilar, R., Prakash, S., Ogburn, M. B., Pagenkopp Lohan, K. M.,  MacDonald III, K. S., Driskell, A. C., Ahyong, S. T., Leray, M., McIlroy, S. E., Tuckey, T. D., & Baeza, J. A. (2022). Unresolved taxonomy confounds invasive species identification: the Lysmata vittata Stimpson, 1860 (Decapoda: Caridea: Lysmatidae) species complex and recent introduction of Lysmata vittata sensu stricto in the Western Atlantic. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 42(1), ruab079.

Fabrizio, M. C., Tuckey, T. D., Smith, S. C., Ross, P. G., Snyder, R. A., Wang, H. V., & Bever, A. J. (2022) Characterization of Nursery Habitats used by Black Sea Bass and Summer Flounder in Chesapeake Bay and the Coastal Lagoons. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary.

Woodland, R. J., Buchheister, A., Latour, R. J., Lozano, C., Houde, E., Sweetman, C. J., Fabrizio, M. C., & Tuckey, T. D. (2021). Environmental drivers of forage fishes and benthic invertebrates at multiple spatial scales in a large temperate estuary. Estuaries and Coasts, 44(4), 921-938.

Fabrizio, M. C., Tuckey, T. D., Bever, A. J., & MacWilliams, M. L. (2021). The extent of seasonally suitable habitats may limit forage fish production in a temperate estuary. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 706666.

Fabrizio, M. C., Nepal, V., & Tuckey, T. D. (2021). Invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay region: A case study of competing management objectives. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 41(S1), S156 – S166.

Tuckey, T. D., Swinford, J. L., Fabrizio, M. C., Small, H. J., & Shields, J. D. (2021). Penaeid shrimp in Chesapeake Bay: Population growth and black gill disease syndrome. Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 13(3), 159-173. https://doi.org/10.1002/mcf2.10143

Marcek, B. J., Brill, R. W., & Fabrizio, M. C. (2019). Metabolic scope and hypoxia tolerance of Atlantic Croaker (Micropogonias undulatus Linnaeus, 1766) and Spot (Leiostomus xanthurus Lacepède, 1802), with insights into the effects of acute temperature change. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 516, 150-158.

Warshafsky, Z. T., Tuckey, T. D., Vogelbein, W. K., Latour, R. J., & Wargo, A. R. (2019). Temporal, spatial, and biological variation of nematode epidemiology in American eels. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 76(10), 1808-1818.

Nepal, V., & Fabrizio, M. C. (2019). High salinity tolerance of invasive Blue Catfish suggests potential for further range expansion in the Chesapeake Bay region. PLoS ONE, 14(11), e0224770.

Schloesser, R. W., & Fabrizio, M. C. (2019). Nursery habitat quality assessed by the condition of juvenile fishes: Not all estuarine areas are equal. Estuaries and Coasts, 42(2), 548–566.

Stone, J. P., Steinberg, D. K., & Fabrizio, M. C. (2019). Long-term changes in gelatinous zooplankton in Chesapeake Bay, USA: Environmental controls and interspecific interactions. Estuaries and Coasts, 42(2), 513–527.

Parsons, K. T., Maisano, J., Gregg, J., Cotton, C. F., & Latour, R. J. (2018). Age and growth assessment of western North Atlantic spiny butterfly ray Gymnura altavela (L. 1758) using computed tomography of vertebral centra. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 101(1), 137-151.

Luellen, D. R., LaGuardia, M. J., Tuckey, T. D., Fabrizio, M. C., Rice, G. W., & Hale, R. C. (2018).   Assessment of legacy and emerging contaminants in an introduced catfish and implications for the fishery. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25(28), 28355-28366.

Schloesser, R.W. and M.C. Fabrizio. 2016. Temporal dynamics of condition for estuarine fishes in their nursery habitats. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 557, 207-219.

Houde, E. D., Annis, E. R., Harding Jr, L. W., Mallonee, M. E., & Wilberg, M. J. (2016). Factors affecting the abundance of age-0 Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) in Chesapeake Bay. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 73(9), 2238-2251.

Tuckey, T. D., & Fabrizio, M. C. (2016). Variability in fish tissue proximate composition is consistent with indirect effects of hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay tributaries. Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 8(1), 1-15.

Nys, L. N., Fabrizio, M. C., & Tuckey, T. D. (2016). Multi-decadal variation in size of juvenile Summer Flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) in Chesapeake Bay. Journal of Sea Research, 107, 112-120.

Schloesser, R. W., & Fabrizio, M. C. (2015). Relationships among proximate components and energy density of juvenile Atlantic estuarine fishes. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 144(5), 942-955.

Humphrey, J., Wilberg, M. J., Houde, E. D., & Fabrizio, M. C. (2014). Effects of temperature on age-0 Atlantic Menhaden growth in Chesapeake Bay. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 143(5), 1255-1265.

Long, C. W., Seitz, R. D., Brylawski, B. J., & Lipcius, R. N. (2014). Individual, population, and ecosystem effects of hypoxia on a dominant benthic bivalve in Chesapeake Bay. Ecological Monographs, 84(2), 303-327.

Tuckey, T. D., & Fabrizio, M. C.  (2013).  Influence of survey design on fish assemblages: implications from a study in Chesapeake Bay tributaries. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 142(4), 957-973.

Sobocinski, K. L., Orth, R. J., Fabrizio, M. C., & Latour, R. J. (2013).  Historical comparison of fish community structure in lower Chesapeake Bay seagrass habitats.  Estuaries and Coasts, 36(4), 775-794.

Xu, X., Newman, M. C., Fabrizio, M. C., & Liang, L. (2013). An ecologically framed survey of finfish of the lower Chesapeake Bay. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 65(3), 510-520.

Woodland, R. J., Secor, D. H., Fabrizio, M. C., & Wilberg, M. J. (2012). Comparing the nursery role of inner continental shelf and estuarine habitats for temperate marine fishes. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 99, 61-73.

Schloesser, R. W., Fabrizio, M. C., Latour, R. J., Garman, G. C., Greenlee, B., Groves, M., & Gartland, J. (2011). Ecological role of blue catfish in Chesapeake Bay communities and implications for management.  Pages 369-382 in P.H. Michaletz and V.H. Travnichek, editors.  Conservation, ecology, and management of catfish: the second international symposium. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 77, Bethesda, Maryland.

Woodland, R. J., & Secor, D. H. (2011). Differences in juvenile trophic niche for two coastal fish species that use marine and estuarine nursery habitats. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 439, 241-254.

Fenske, K. H., Wilberg, M. J., Secor, D. H., & Fabrizio, M. C. (2011). An age- and sex-structured assessment model for American eels (Anguilla rostrata) in the Potomac River, Maryland. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 68(6), 1024-1037.

Buchheister, A., & Latour, R. J. (2010). Turnover and fractionation of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes in tissues of a migratory coastal predator, summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 67(3), 445-461.

Halvorson, A. D. (2009). First records of Hypleurochilus geminatus and Centropristis philadelphica from Chesapeake Bay. Virginia Journal of Science, 60(3), 141-147. 

Wood, R. J., & Austin, H. M. (2009). Synchronous multidecadal fish recruitment patterns in Chesapeake Bay, USA. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 66(3), 496-508.

Long, W. C., & Seitz, R. D. (2008). Trophic interactions under stress: hypoxia enhances foraging in an estuarine food web. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 362, 59-68.

Halvorson, A. D. (2007). Recent additions of warmwater fish species to Chesapeake Bay. Northeastern Naturalist, 14(4), 651-656.

Hare, J. A., & Able, K. A. (2007). Mechanistic links between climate and fisheries along the east coast of the United States: explaining population outbursts of Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus). Fisheries Oceanography, 16(1), 31-45.

Hoffman, J. C., Limburg, K. E., Bronk, D. A., & Olney, J. E. (2007). Overwintering habitats of migratory juvenile American shad in Chesapeake Bay. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 81(3), 329-345.

Gartland, J., Latour, R. J., Halvorson, A. D., & Austin, H. M. (2006). Diet composition of young-of-the-year bluefish in the lower Chesapeake Bay and the coastal ocean of Virginia. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 135(2), 371-378.

Lambert, D. M., Hoenig, J. M., & Lipcius, R. N. (2006). Tag return estimation of annual and semiannual survival rates of adult female blue crabs. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 135(6), 1592-1603.

Lambert, D. M., Lipcius, R. N., & Hoenig, J. M. (2006). Assessing effectiveness of the blue crab spawning stock sanctuary in Chesapeake Bay using tag-return methodology. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 321, 215-225.

Grubbs, R. D., & Musick, J. A. (2005). Spatial delineation of summer nursery areas for juvenile sandbar sharks in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. American Fisheries Society Symposium (Vol. 50, p. 63). American Fisheries Society. Link to PDF (2,997 KB)

Montane, M. M., & Austin, H. M. (2005). Effects of hurricanes on Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) recruitment to Chesapeake Bay. Pp. 185-192. In Hurricane Isabel in Perspective. K. Sellner, ed. Chesapeake Research Consortium, CRC Publication 05-160, Edgewater, MD. Link to PDF (4.51 MB)

Orrell, T. M., & Carpenter, K. E. (2004). A phylogeny of the fish family Sparidae (porgies) inferred from mitochondrial sequence data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 32(2), 425-431.

Geer, P. J. (2003). Distribution, relative abundance, and habitat use of American eel Anguilla rostrata in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. American Fisheries Society Symposium (Vol. 33, pp. 101-115).

Lipcius, R. N., Stockhausen, W. T., Seitz, R. D., & Geer, P. J. (2003). Spatial dynamics and value of a marine protected area and corridor for the blue crab spawning stock in Chesapeake Bay. Bulletin of Marine Science, 72(2), 453-469.

Owens, S. J., & Geer, P. J. (2003). Size and age of American eels collected from tributaries of the Virginia portion of Chesapeake Bay. American Fisheries Society Symposium (Vol. 33, pp. 117-124).

Austin, H. (2002). Decadal oscillations and regime shifts, a characterization of the Chesapeake Bay marine climate. American Fisheries Society Symposium (Vol. 32, pp. 155-170).

Bartol, I. K., Mann, R., & Vecchione, M. (2002). Distribution of the euryhaline squid Lolliguncula brevis in Chesapeake Bay: effects of selected abiotic factors. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 226, 235-247.

Orrell, T. M., Carpenter, K. E., Musick, J. A., & Graves, J. E. (2002). Phylogenetic and biogeographic analyses of the Sparidae (Perciformes: Percoidei) from cytochrome b sequences. Copeia, 2002(3), 618-631.

Lipcius, R. N., Seitz, R. D., Goldsborough, W. J., Montane, M. M., & Stockhausen, W. T. (2001). A deepwater dispersal corridor for adult female blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay. Pp. 643-666 In Spatial Processes and Management of Marine Populations. G.H. Kruse, N. Bez, A. Booth, M.W. Dorn, S. Hills, R.N. Lipcius, D. Pelletier, C. Roy, S.J. Smith, and D. Witherell, eds. University of Alaska Sea Grant, AK-SG-00-04, Fairbanks. Link to PDF (764 KB).

Seitz, R. D., Lipcius, R. N., Stockhausen, W. T., & Montane, M. M. (2001). Efficacy of blue crab spawning sanctuaries in Chesapeake Bay. Pp. 607-626 In Spatial Processes and Management of Marine Populations. G.H. Kruse, N. Bez, A. Booth, M.W. Dorn, S. Hills, R.N. Lipcius, D. Pelletier, C. Roy, S.J. Smith, and D. Witherell, eds. University of Alaska Sea Grant, AK-SG-00-04, Fairbanks. Link to PDF (306 KB).

Sipe, A. M., & Chittenden Jr, M. E. (2001). A comparison of calcified structures for aging summer flounder, Paralichthys dentatus. Fishery Bulletin 99(4), 628-640. Link to PDF (327 KB).

Teixeira, R. L., & Musick, J. A. (2001). Reproduction and food habits of the lined seahorse, Hippocampus erectus (Teleostei: Syngnathidae) of Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. Brazilian Journal of Biology, 61(1), 79-90.

Terwilliger, M. R., & Munroe, T. A. (1999). Age, growth, longevity, and mortality of blackcheek tonguefish, Symphurus plagiusa (Cynoglossidae: Pleuronectiformes), in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. Fishery Bulletin 97(2), 340-361. Link to PDF (845 KB).

Hata, D. N. (1997). Comparison of gears and vessels used in the Virginia Institute of Marine Science Juvenile Finfish Trawl Survey. Special Report in Applied Marine Science and Ocean Engineering No. 343. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Pt., Va, 23062. 244 p. Download PDF (3194 KB).

Austin, H., & Bonzek, C. (1996). Effects of the June 1995 freshet in the main Virginia tributaries to the Chesapeake Bay. Virginia Journal of Science, 47(4), 251-279.

Austin, H. M., & Nelson, K. (1992). Comparison of condition indices (K) of spot (Leiostomus xanthurus) from the Elizabeth and York Rivers, Virginia. Virginia Journal of Science, 43(4), 381-388.

Luo, J., & Musick, J. A. (1991). Reproductive biology of the bay anchovy in Chesapeake Bay. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 120(6), 701-710.

Jones, C. M., McConaugha, J. R., Geer, P. J., & Prager, M. H. (1990). Estimates of spawning stock size of blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, in Chesapeake Bay, 1986-1987. Bulletin of Marine Science, 46(1), 159-169.

Lipcius, R. N., & Van Engel, W. A. (1990). Blue crab population dynamics in Chesapeake Bay: variation in abundance (York River, 1972-1988) and stock-recruit functions. Bulletin of Marine Science, 46(1), 180-194.

Prager, M. H., McConaugha, J. R., Jones, C. M., & Geer, P. J. (1990). Fecundity of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, in Chesapeake Bay: biological, statistical and management considerations. Bulletin of Marine Science, 46(1), 170-179.

Norcross, B. L., & Austin, H. M. (1987). Middle Atlantic Bight meridional wind component effect on bottom water temperatures and spawning distribution of Atlantic croaker. Continental Shelf Research, 8(1), 69-88.

Chittenden Jr, M. E., & Van Engel, W. A. (1972). Effect of a tickler chain and tow duration on trawl catches of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 101(4), 732-734.

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