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Billfish Publications

Atlantic Billfish Research Plan

Journal publications--

• VENIZELOS, A., F. Sutter, and J. E. Serafy. 2003. Use of minimum size regulations to achieve reduction targets for marlin landings in the Atlantic Ocean. Marine and Freshwater Research. 54:567-573.

• SERAFY, J.E., R. K. Cowen, C. B. Paris, T. R. Capo, and S. A. Luthy. 2003. Evidence of blue marlin Makaira nigricans spawning in the vicinity of Exuma Sound, Bahamas. Marine and Freshwater Research. 54:299-306.

• ORTIZ, M., E.D. Prince, J.E. Serafy. D. B. Holts, K. B. Davy, J. G. Pepperell, M. B. Lowry, and J. C. Holdsworth. Global overview of the major constitutent-based tagging programs and their results since 1954. Marine and Freshwater Research. 54:489-507.

• RESTREPO, V., E. D. Prince, G.P. Scott, and Y. Uozumi. 2003. ICCAT stock assessments of Atlantic billfish. Marine and Freshwater Research. 54:361-367.

• LUTHY, S. A., R. K. Cowen, J. E. Serafy, and J. R. McDowell. 2005. Towards identification of larval sailfish, white marlin, and blue marlin in the western North Atlantic Ocean. Fish. Bull.103: 588-600.

• PRINCE, E. D., R. K. Cowen, E. S. Orbesen, S. A. Luthy, J. K. Llopiz, D. E. Richardson, and J. E. Serafy. 2005. Movements and spawning of white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus) and blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) off Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Fishery Bulletin.103: 659-669.

• SERAFY, J.E, G.A. Diaz, E.D. Prince, E.S. Orbesen and C.M. Legault. 2005. Atlantic Blue Marlin, Makaira nigricans, and White Marlin, Tetrapterus albidus, Bycatch of the Japanese Pelagic Longline Fishery, 1960-2000. Marine Fisheries Review. 66 (2): 9-20.

• SCHULTZ, D.R., N. Perez, C. K. Tan, A.J. Mendez, T. R. Capo, D. Snodgrass, E. D. Prince, & J. E. Serafy. 2005.Concurrent levels of of 11-ketotestosterone in fish mucus, muscle tissue, and blood. J. Appl. Ichthy. 21: 394-384.

• LUO, Jiangang, E. D. Prince, C. P. Goodyear, B. E. Luckhurst, and J. E. Serafy. 2006. Vertical habitat utilization by large pelagic animals: A quantitative framework and numerical method for use with pop-up satellite tag data. Fisheries Oceanography. 13(3): 208-229.

• TAN, C.-K., N. Perez, A.J. Mendez, D. Snodgrass, E. D. Prince, J.E. Serafy and D.R. Schultz. 2006. Identification of vitellogenic Atlantic blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) from muscle samples using ELISA for vitellogenin-derived yolk proteins. Bulletin of Marine Science. 78(2): 319-329.

• PRINCE, E. D., and C. P. Goodyear. 2006. Hypoxia-based habitat compression of tropical pelagic fishes. 2006. Fisheries Oceanography. 15(6): 451-464.

• LUCKHURST, B.E., E. D. Prince, J. K. Llopiz, D. Snodgrass, and E. B. Brothers. 2006. Evidence of blue marlin (Makaira nigricans, Lacepede, 1803) spawning in Bermuda waters and elevated mercury levels in large specimens. Bulletin Marine Science, 79(3): 691-704.

• SCHULTZ, D.R., N.E. Perez, D. Snodgrass, J. E. Serafy, E. D. Prince, F. Arocha, T. R. Capo, and C.K. Tan. 2006. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assays and billfish gender: testing muscle tissue and surface mucus in tagging studies. Bulletin Marine Science, 79(3): 859-864.

• SERAFY, J. E., T. R. Capo, and C.R. Kelble. 2006. Live capture of billfishes: design and field testing of the continuous access nueston observation net (CANON). Bulletin Marine Science. 79(3): 853-858.

• PRINCE, E. D., D. B. Holts, D. Snodgrass, E. S. Orbesen, J. Luo, M. L. Domeier and J. E. Serafy. 2006.Transboundary movement of sailfish, Istiophorous platypterus, off the Pacific coast of central America. Bulletin Marine Science, 79(3): 827-838.

• JESIEN, R.V., A.M. Barse, S. Smyth, E. D. Prince, and J. E. Serafy. 2006.Characterization of the white marlin (Tetraptyerus albidus) recreational fishery off Maryland and New Jersey. Bulletin Marine Science, 79(3): 647-657.

• HOOLIHAN, J. P. 2006.Estimating survival and recovery probabilities for Arabian Gulf sailfish from tag recovery studies. Bull. Mar. Sci. 79(3): 577-587.

• SHIVJI, M. S., J.E. Magnussen, L.R. Beerkircher, G. Hinteregger, D.W. Lee, J. E. Serafy, and E. D. Prince. 2006. Validity, identification, and distribution of roundscale spearfish, Tetrapturus georgii, (Teleostie: Istiophoridae): morphology and molecular evidence. Bulletin Marine Science, 79(3): 483-491.

• TEO, S.L.H., D. Boustany, H. Dewar, M.J.W. Stokesbury, K.C. Chang, S. Beemer, A. C. Seitz, C. J. Farwell, E.D. Prince, and B. A. Block. 2007 Annual migrations, diving behavior, and thermal biology of Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, on their Gulf of Mexico breeding grounds. Mar. Biol. 151: 1-18.

• SCHULTZ, D.R., N. Perez, A.J. Mendez, D. Snodgrass, J. E. Serafy, E. D. Prince, W.A. Crow, Jr., and T. R. Capo. 2007.Tracking gender factor in surface mucus: temporal patterns in individual koi. J. Appl. Ichthy. 1: 1-5.

• PRINCE, E. D., D. Snodgrass, E. S. Orbesen, J. P. Hoolihan, J. E. Serafy, and J. C. Schratwieser. 2007.Circle hooks, J hooks, and drop-back time: a hook performance study of the south Florida recreational live-bait fishery for sailfish. Fish. Manage. & Ecology. 14: 173-182.

• Rice, P.H., C.P. Goodyear, E. D. Prince, D. Snodgrass, & J. E. Serafy. 2007. Use Of Catenary Geometry to Estimate Hook Depth of Near-Surface Pelagic Longline Fishing: Theory versus Practice. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 27: 1148-1161.

• Rooker, J. R., J.R. Alvarado Bremer, B. A. Block, H. Dewar, G. Demetrio, R.T. Kraus, E. D. Prince, E. Rodriquez-Marin, D. H. Secor. 2007. Life history and stock structure of Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus. Reviews in Fisheries Science. 15: 265-310

• Orbesen, E. S, J. P. Hoolihan, J. E. Serafy, D. Snodgrass, E. Peel, and E. D. Prince. 2008. Transboundary Movements of Atlantic Istiophorid Billfish Among International and US Domestic Management Areas Inferred by Mark-Recapture Studies. Marine Fisheries Review, 70(1): 14-23.

• Kerstetter, D. W., P. H. Rice, D. Snodgrass, and E. D. Prince. 2008. Behavior of An Escolar Lepidocybium flavobrunneum in the Windward Passage as Determined by Popup Satellite Archvial Tagging. Gulf & Caribbean Research, 20: 97-102.

• GOODYEAR, C. P., J. Luo, E. D. Prince, J.P. Hoolihan, D. Snodgrass, E. S. Orbesen, and J. E. Serafy. 2008. Vertical habitat use of Atlantic blue marlin Makaira nigricans: interaction with pelagic longline gear. Marine Ecology Progress. Series. 365: 233-245.

• HOOLIHAN, J. P., J. Luo, D. E. Richardson, D. Snodgrass, E.S. Orbesen, and E. D. Prince. 2009. Vertical Movement rate estimates for Atlantic istiophorid billfishes derived from high resolution pop-up satellite archival data. Bulletin of Marine Science: 84(3): 257-267.

• KERSTETTER, D. W., E. S. Orbesen, D. Snodgrass, and E. D. Prince. 2009. Longbill Spearfish Tetrapturus pfleugeri movements in the Eastern Tropical South Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of Marine Science 85(2-3):

• RICHARDSON, D.E., R. K. Cowen, E. D. Prince, and S. Sponaugle. 2009. Importance of the Straits of Florida spawning ground to Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) and blue marlin (Makaira nigricans). Fisheries Oceanography. 18(6): 402-418.

• WALLI, A., S.L.H. Teo, A. Boustany, C. J. Farwell, T. Williams, H. Dewar, E.D. Prince, and B. A. Block. 2009. Seasonal movements, aggregations and diving behavior of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) revealed with archival tags. PLos ONE 4(7): e651 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0006151
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• BEERKIRCHER, L., Arocha, F., Barse, A., Prince, E., Resptrepo, V., Serafy, J., Shivji, M. 2009. Effects of species misidentification on population assessment of overfished white marlin, Tetrapturus albidus, and roundscale spearfish T. georgii. Endangered Species Research. 9: 81-90.

• _HOOLIHAN, J.P., Periz, N.F., Faugue, R. M., Bernard, A. M., Horn, R. L., Snodgrass, D., and D.R. Schultz. 2009. Surface mucous as a source of genomic DNA from Atlantic billfishes (Istiophoridae) and swordfish (Xiphiidae). Fish.Bull. 107:339-342.