September, 2002

JERALD STEPHEN AULT

PRIMARY APPOINTMENT:  Associate Professor of Marine Biology and Fisheries (Tenured).

University of Miami , Graduate Faculty, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami , Florida 33149 USA .  Phone: (305)361-4884; Fax: (305)361-4791.  E-mail: 

Home address:  155 Ocean Lane Drive #912, Key Biscayne, Florida 33149, (305)361-0900

Place of Birth:    Bethesda , Maryland .  Citizenship:  USA

EDUCATION

Postdoctoral   Population Dynamics. (1990). University of Maryland .  Advisor: Brian J. Rothschild

Ph.D.   Fishery Management Science/Applied Statistics. (1988). University of Miami RSMAS Advisor: William W. Fox, Jr.

**        Biological Oceanography. (1983). UC San Diego , Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

            Advisor: Michael M. Mullin.  **Completed 1-year post-M.S. research coursework at SIO.

M.S.    Natural Resources (Fisheries). (1982). Humboldt State University , Arcata , California .

            Advisor: John D. DeMartini

B.S.     Fisheries (1979). Humboldt State University , Arcata , California .

A.A.     Life Sciences/Mathematics (1977). San Diego Mesa College

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD

1999-present                Associate Professor of Marine Biology and Fisheries (Tenured), Graduate Faculty, University of Miami RSMAS

1993-1998                   Assistant Professor of Marine Biology and Fisheries, Graduate Faculty, University of Miami RSMAS

1990-1992                   Assistant Research Scientist, University of Maryland CEES-CBL

CURRENT TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITEE MEMBERSHIPS

•                     Scientific & Statistical Committee, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

•                     Technical Advisory Committee, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (NOAA/EPA)

•                     Statistical Advisory Panel, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

•           Steering Committee, Biscayne National Park Fisheries Management Planning

•           Technical Advisory Committee, NOAA Southeast Bering Sea Carrying Capacity

•                     Chairman, Research Assistance Awards, American Inst. of Fisheries Res. Biologists

•                     STAR Panel, Pacific Fishery Management Council

•                     Scientific Advisory Committee (Natural Resources), United Nations Organization of Eastern Caribbean States

•                     Founding Member, Bonefish-Tarpon Unlimited Inc.

RECORD OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

DISSERTATION AND THESIS

Ault, J.S. (1988). Nonlinear numerical simulation models for assessing tropical fisheries with continuously breeding multicohort populations. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Miami , Coral Gables , FL. 242 p.

Ault, J.S. (1982). Aspects of laboratory growth and reproduction of the red abalone, Haliotis rufescens. M.S. Thesis, Humboldt State University , California . 77 p.

JURIED OR REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

[51]      Wang, J.D., Luo, J., and Ault, J.S. (2002). Flows, salinity and some implications on larval transport in south Biscayne Bay , Florida . Bulletin of Marine Science, in press

[50]      Ault, J.S., Luo, J., and Wang, J.D. (2002). A spatial ecosystem model to assess spotted seatrout population risks from exploitation and environmental changes. Chapter 15 Pages 267-296 in Biology of Spotted Seatrout. S. Bortone (ed.). CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.

[49]      Franklin , E.C., Ault, J.S., Smith, S.G., Luo, J., Meester, G.A., Diaz, G.A., Chiappone, M., Swanson, D.W., and Miller, S.L. (2002). Coral reef benthic habitat classification in the Tortugas region, Florida . Marine Geodesy, in press

[48]      Franklin , E.C., Ault, J.S., Smith, S.G., and Luo, J. (2002). Utilization of GIS in a fisheries assessment and management system. Marine Geography

 [47]     Ault, J.S., Smith, S.G., Meester, G.A., Luo, J., Franklin, E.C., Bohnsack, J.A., Harper, D.E., McClellan, D.B., Miller, S.L., Chiappone, M., and Swanson, D.W. (2002). Synoptic habitat and reef fish surveys support establishment of marine reserves in Dry Tortugas , Florida USA . Reef Encounter 31:22-23.

[46]      Meester, G.A., Ault, J.S., Smith, S.G., and Mehrotra, A. (2001). Integration of simulation and operations research into spatial fishery management decision making. Sarsia 86:543-558.

[45]      Lindeman, K.C., Kramer, P.A., and Ault, J.S. (2001). Comparative approaches to reef monitoring and assessment: an overview. Bulletin of Marine Science 69(2):335-338.

[44]      Miller, S.L., Chiappone, M., Swanson, D.W., Ault, J.S., Smith, S.G., Meester, G.A., Luo, J., Franklin, E.C., Bohnsack, J.A., Harper, D.E., and McCllelan, D.B. (2001). An extensive deep reef terrace on the Tortugas Bank, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Coral Reefs 20(3):299-300.

[43]      Chiappone, M., Miller, S.L., Swanson, D.W., Ault, J.S., and Smith, S.G. (2001). Comparatively high densities of long-spined sea urchins in the Dry Tortugas, Florida. Coral Reefs 20(2):137-138.

[42]      Rubec, P.J., Smith, S.G., Coyne, M.S., White, M., Wilder, D., Sullivan, A., Ruiz-Cruz, R., MacDonald, T., McMichael, R.H., Henderson , G.E., Monaco , M.E., and Ault, J.S. (2001). Spatial modeling of fish habitat in Florida . Pages 1-18 in Spatial Processes and Management of Fish Populations. Alaska Sea Grant College Press. Fairbanks , AK . 750 p.

[41]      Diaz, G.A., Smith, S.G., Serafy, J.E. and Ault, J.S. (2001). Allometry of the growth of pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus duorarum in a subtropical bay. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 130(2):328-335.

[40]      Lindeman, K.C., Lee, T.N., Wilson , W.D., Claro, R., and Ault, J.S. (2001). Transport of larvae originating in southwest Cuba and the Dry Tortugas : evidence for partial retention in grunts and snappers. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 52:732-747.

[39]      Ault, J.S. (2000). Quantitative fish dynamics.  The Quarterly Review of Biology 75(3):336.

[38]      Ault, J.S., Crosby , M.P., Davis , G., and Reese, E. (2000). Ecological assessments. Chapter 4, Pages 45-48 in Alternative Access Management Strategies for Marine and Coastal Protected Areas. U.S. Man and the Biosphere, Washington , DC . 168 p.

[37]      Lindeman, K.C., Pugliese, R., Waugh, G.T. and Ault, J.S. (2000). Developmental pathways within a multispecies reef fishery: management applications for essential habitats and marine reserves. Bulletin of Marine Science 66(3):929-956.

[36]      Humston, R., Ault, J.S., Lutcavage, M. and Olson, D.B. (2000). Schooling and migration of large pelagic fishes relative to environmental cues. Fisheries Oceanography 9(2):136-146.

[35]      Glynn, P.W. and Ault, J.S. (2000). A biogeographic analysis and review of the far eastern Pacific coral reef region. Coral Reefs 19(1):1-19.

[34]      Meester, G.A., Ault, J.S., and Bohnsack, J.A. (1999). Visual censusing and the extraction of average length as a biological indicator of stock health. Naturalista Sicil. 23:205-222.

[33]      Serafy, J.E., Ault, J.S., Capo, T.R. and Schultz, D.R. (1999). Red drum stock enhancement in Biscayne Bay, Florida USA: assessment of rearing and releasing unmarked early juveniles. Aquaculture Research 30:737-750.

[32]      Lindeman, K.C., Diaz, G.A., Serafy, J.E. and Ault, J.S. (1999). A spatial framework for assessing cross-shelf habitat use among newly settled grunts and snappers.  Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 50:385-416.

[31]      Ault, J.S., Luo, J., Smith, S.G., Serafy, J.E., Wang, J.D., Diaz, G., and Humston, R. (1999). A dynamic spatial multistock production model. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 56(S1):4-25.

[30]      Ault, J.S., Diaz, G.A., Smith, S.G., Luo, J. and Serafy, J.E. (1999). Design of an efficient sampling survey to estimate pink shrimp population abundance in Biscayne Bay , Florida . North American Journal of Fisheries Management 19(3):696-712.

[29]      Cosner, G.C., DeAngelis, D.L., Ault, J.S., and Olson, D.B. (1999). Effects of spatial grouping on the functional response of predators. Theoretical Population Biology 56(1):56-65.

[28]      Rubec, P.J., Bexley, J.C.W., Coyne, M.S., Monaco , M., Smith, S.G., and Ault, J.S. (1999).  Suitability modeling to delineate habitat essential to sustainable fisheries. American Fisheries Society Symposium 22:108-133.

[27]      Ault, J.S., Bohnsack, J.A., and Meester, G.A. (1998). A retrospective (1979-1996) multispecies assessment of coral reef fish stocks in the Florida Keys . Fishery Bulletin 96(3):395-414.

[26]      Serafy, J.E., Lindeman, K.C., Hopkins , T.E., and Ault, J.S. (1997). Effects of freshwater canal discharge on fish assemblages in a subtropical bay: field and laboratory observations. Marine Ecology Progress Series 160:161-171.

[25]      Ault, J.S., Bohnsack, J.A., and Meester, G.A. (1997). Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: retrospective (1979-1995) assessment of reef fish and the case for protected marine areas. Pages 415-425 in Developing and Sustaining World Fisheries Resources: The State of Science and Management, Hancock, D.A., Smith, D.C., Grant, A., and Beumer, J.P. (eds.). 2^nd World Fisheries Congress, Brisbane , Australia , 797 p.

[24]      Ault, J.S. (1997). Applied population ecology: a supply-demand approach. The Quarterly Review of Biology 44(4):494.

[23]      Post, J.T., Serafy, J.E., Ault, J.S., Capo, T.R., and de Sylva, D.P. (1997). Field and laboratory observations of larval Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius). Bulletin of Marine Science 60(3):1026-1034.

[22]      Rothschild, B.J., Ault, J.S., and Smith, S.G. (1996). A systems science approach to fisheries stock assessment and management. Pages 473-492 in Stock Assessment: Quantitative Methods and Applications for Small Scale Fisheries, Gallucci, V.F., Saila, S., Gustafson, D., and B.J. Rothschild (eds.). Lewis Publishers (Div. of CRC Press). Chelsea , Michigan , 527 p.

[21]      Ault, J.S., McGarvey, R.N., Rothschild, B.J., and Chavarria, J. (1996). Stock assessment computer algorithms. Pages 501-515 in Stock Assessment: Quantitative Methods and Applications for Small Scale Fisheries, Gallucci, V.F., Saila, S., Gustafson, D., and B.J. Rothschild (eds.). Lewis Publishers (Division of CRC Press). Chelsea , Michigan , 527 p.

[20]      Ault, J.S., and Olson, D.B. (1996). A multicohort stock production model. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 125(3):343-363.

[19]      Rothschild, B.J., and Ault, J.S. (1996). Population-dynamic instability as a cause of patch structure. Ecological Modelling 93(1-3):237-249.

[18]      Bohnsack, J.A., and Ault, J.S. (1996). Management strategies to conserve marine biodiversity. Oceanography 9(1):73-82.

[17]      Ault, J.S. (1996). A fishery management system approach for Gulf of Mexico living resources. In GIS Applications for Fisheries and Coastal Resources Management, Rubec, P.J., and O’Hop, J. (eds.). Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission 43:106-111.

[16]      Serafy, J.E., Schmitz, C.M., Capo, T.R., Clarke , M.E. , and Ault, J.S. (1996). Total length estimation from head dimensions of red drum. Progressive Fish-Culturist 58:289-290.

[15]      Ault, J.S., Patrick, E.V., and Rothschild, B.J. (1995). Physical factors affecting recruitment and abundance of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab. Bulletin of Marine Science 57(3):917

[14]      Ault, J.S. (1995). Predictions under uncertainty: fish assemblages and food webs on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Fisheries Review 40(4):537.

[13]      Zhang, C.I., and Ault, J.S. (1995). Abundance estimation of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. Bulletin of the Korean Fisheries Society 28(6):708-719.

[12]      Rothschild, B.J., Ault, J.S., Goulletquer, P., and Heral, M. (1994). Decline of the Chesapeake Bay oyster population: a century of habitat destruction and overfishing. Marine Ecology Progress Series 111(2&3):29-39.

[11]      Zhang, C.I., Ault, J.S., and Endo, S. (1993). Estimation of dredge sampling efficiency for blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay . Bulletin of the Korean Fisheries Society 26(4):369-379.

[10]      Ault, J.S. (1992). Age-structured abundance and density equations for tropical multicohort populations. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 41:245-273.

[9]        Rothschild, B.J., and Ault, J.S. (1992). Linkages in ecosystem models. South African Journal of Marine Science 12:1101-1108.

[8]        Ehrhardt , N.M. , and Ault, J.S. (1992). Analysis of two length-based mortality models applied to bounded catch length frequencies. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 121(1):115-122.

[7]        Ault, J.S., and Ehrhardt , N.M. (1991). Correction to the Beverton and Holt Z-estimator for truncated catch length-frequency distributions. ICLARM Fishbyte 9(1):37-39.

[6]        Ault, J.S., and Fox, W.W. (1990). Simulation of the effects of spawning and recruitment patterns in tropical and subtropical fish stocks on traditional management assessments.  Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 39:341-353.

[5]        Ault, J.S., and Fox, W.W. (1989). FINMAN: simulated fishery management decision analysis with multiple objectives. American Fisheries Society Symposium 6:166-179.

[4]        Ault, J.S., and Fox, W.W. (1987). A fishery institution management computer model for simulating the decision making environment in tropical and subtropical regions.  Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 38:361-388.

[3]        Ault, J.S., and DeMartini, J.D. (1987). Movement and dispersion of red abalone, Haliotis rufescens, in northern California . California Fish and Game 73(4):196-213.

[2]        Ault, J.S. (1985). Species profiles: life histories and environmental requirements of coastal fishes and invertebrates (Pacific Southwest): black, green, and red abalones. U.S. Fish and Wildl. Serv. Biological Report 82(11.32), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers TR EL-82-4.19 p.

[1]        Ault, J.S. (1985). Some quantitative aspects of reproduction and growth of the red abalone, Haliotis rufescens Swainson. Journal of the World Mariculture Society 16:398-425.

BOOKS, CHAPTERS AND TECHNICAL MEMORANDA

[11]      Ault, J.S., Smith, S.G., Luo, J., Meester, G.A., Bohnsack, J.A., and Miller, S.L. (2001). Baseline multispecies coral reef fish stock assessments for the Dry Tortugas . NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-487. 117 p.

            http://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/reefpubsonline.jsp

[10]      Ault, J.S., Smith, S.G., Meester, G.A., Luo, J., and Bohnsack, J.A. (2001). Site Characterization for Biscayne National Park : assessment of fisheries resources and habitats. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-468. 165 p.

            http://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/reefpubsonline.jsp

[9]        Ault, J.S., Meester, G.A., Lindeman, K.C., Luo, J., and Clarke, D.G. (2000). FISHFATE user’s guide: spatial-temporal population simulation model. DOER Technical Notes Collection (ERDC TN DOER-E11), U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center , Vicksburg , MS. www.wes.army.mil/el/dots/doer

[8]        Ault, J.S., Meester, G.A., Luo, J., Smith, S.G., and Lindeman, K.C. (2000). Dry Tortugas National Park natural resources affected environment. General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement. National Park Service. Denver, CO. 250 p.

[7]        Bohnsack, J.A., and 19 co-authors. (1999). Baseline data for evaluating reef fish populations in the Florida Keys . NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-427. 52 p.

[6]        Schmidt, T.W., Ault, J.S., and J.A. Bohnsack. (1999). Site characterization for the Dry Tortugas region: fisheries and essential habitats. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and National Park Service. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-425. 95 p.

[5]        Ault, J.S., and Luo, J. (1998). Coastal bays to coral reefs: systems use of scientific data visualization in reef fishery management. International Council for the Exploration of the Seas. ICES C.M.  Statistics 1998/S:3

[4]        Ault, J.S., Lindeman, K.C. and Clarke, D.G. (1998). FISHFATE: Population dynamics models to assess risks of hydraulic entrainment by dredges. DOER Technical Notes Collection (TN DOER-E4), U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center , Vicksburg , MS. www.wes.army.mil/el/dots/doer

[3]        Palmer, S., Ault, J.S., and Luther, M. (1997). Mathematical modeling in marine resource protection. Pages 147-154 in Tampa Bay Area Scientific Information Symposium, BASIS 3, 290 p.

[2]        Harwell, M.A., Ault, J.S., and Gentile, J.H. (1995). Comparative ecological risk assessment: comparison of the ecological risks to the Tampa Bay ecosystem from spills of fuel oil #6 and orimulsion. University of Miami , CMEA, Volume 1, 230 p.

[1]        Smith, S.G., and Ault, J.S. (1993). Statistical sampling design analysis of the 1991-1992 Puerto Rico shallow-water reef fish monitoring survey. N. Thompson (ed.), NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS/SEFSC 331:1-32.

EXTRAMURAL FUNDING HISTORY

Principal Investigator. Aerial survey of boater use in Biscayne National Park . 09/02-08/03.  National Park Service CESU No. H500000B494-J5250020400. $46,600.

Principal Investigator. CRES 2002: Integrating Science and Management in the Caribbean – ecological and socioeconomic coupling. 09/02-08/-05. NOAA Coastal Ocean Program. $200,000.

Principal Investigator. Reef fish community dynamics and linkages with Florida Bay . 07/02-06/04. NOAA COP South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Prediction Modeling SFERPM. $150,700.

Principal Investigator. Development of a spatial biophysical fishery model for Atlantic Coast multispecies assessments: interactions between bluefish and striped bass. 09/02-12/03. NOAA Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.  $121,350.

Principal Investigator. Tortugas 2000: Monitoring coral reef fish populations in the Florida Keys . 07/02-06-03. NOAA-NMFS Coral Reef Initiative. $100,000.

Principal Investigator. Monitoring the coral reef fish community in Biscayne National Park . 09/01-08/02. National Park Service Dry Tortugas National Park CESU Grant No. H5000000494. $50,000.

Principal Investigator. Monitoring the coral reef fish and macroinvertebrates in Dry Tortugas National Park . 09/01-08/02. National Park Service Dry Tortugas National Park CESU Grant No. H5000000494. $75,000.

Principal Investigator. Assessment of coral reef fish stocks in the Florida Keys . 09/01-08/02. NOAA-NMFS Coral Reef Initiative. $50,000.

Principal Investigator. Assessment of Marine Reserve Impacts on the Florida Keys Multispecies Coral Reef Fishery. 04/02-03-03. National Undersea Research Center . $60,800.

Principal Investigator. Stock assessment of hogfish and gray angelfish. 01/02-12/02. Florida Marine Research Institute. $100,000.

A 3D stereographic camera system to assess coral reef fish stocks. 01/02-12/02. NMFS-SEFSC Coral Reef Initiative. $119,000.  Co-PI with K. Voss and C. Boynton (UM Physics).

Principal Investigator. Sampling survey design for the Florida Keys reef fish community. 09/01-08/02. National Park Service Dry Tortugas National Park CESU Grant No. H5000000494. $95,000.

Principal Investigator. Survey of Biscayne National Park Resource users. 09/01-08-02. National Park Service Biscayne National Park CESU Grant No. H5000000494. $10,000.

Principal Investigator. Quantitative models of linkages between fish and spatially distributed habitats. 07/01-06/02. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. $60,000.

Principal Investigator. Reef fish community dynamics and linkages with Florida Bay . 07/01-06/02. NOAA COP SFERPM. $84,700.

Billfish population dynamics, modeling and fishery management. 07/01-06/02. Center for Sustainable Fisheries. $124,700.  Co-PI with D. Olson, J. Luo and N. Ehrhardt .

Principal Investigator.  Statistical analyses of coral reef monitoring data. 10/01-09/02. National Undersea Research Center . $62,000.

Principal Investigator. Statistical analysis of RVC monitoring databases. 07/01-06/02. NMFS-SEFSC Coral Reef Initiative. $100,000.

Principal Investigator. Evaluation of tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) migrations using satellite PAT tags. 06/01-05/02. Bonefish-Tarpon Unlimited. $24,300.

Principal Investigator. Wider Caribbean universal database for assessment of marine reserves. 07/01-06/02. NMFS\SEFSC Coral Reef Initiative. $68,215.

Principal Investigator. Bonefish conservation program in south Florida . 03/01-02/02. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Grant No. $105,025.

Principal Investigator.  Fish Community Dynamics in the South Florida Coastal Ecosystem: effects of natural and anthropogenic stressors. 03/01 to 2/02. NOAA Coastal Ocean Program No. NA37RJ0200.  $199,801.

Principal Investigator. Seasonal assessment of linkages between fisheries productivity and habitat. 01/01-12/01. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Grant No. S7701615272. $84,500.

Principal Investigator. Baseline assessment of fishery resources in Biscayne National Park . 09/00-08/01. National Park Service Grant CA528-00-024.  $40,000.

Principal Investigator. Multispecies reef fish assessment in Dry Tortugas National Park . 09/00-08/01. National Park Service Grant No. CA528-00-023. $30,000.

Principal Investigator. Design and implementation of a pilot recreational reef fishery survey in Dry Tortugas National Park . 08/00-12/00. National Park Service Grant No. CA528-000-023. $7,500.

Reef fish community dynamics and linkages with Florida Bay . 07/00-06/02. NOAA South Florida Living Marine Resources Program Grant No. NA67RJ0149. $407,100.  Co-PI with J.A. Bohnsack.

Principal Investigator. Advanced Biometrics and Data Mining. Short Course. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Grant No. S7701612902. $10,000.

Multispecies reef fish stock assessment in the Dry Tortugas . 4/00-3/01.  National Undersea Research Center Grant No. NURC 00-19. $51,100. Co-Principal Investigator with J.A. Bohnsack.

Principal Investigator. An integrated monitoring and assessment strategy for the Dry Tortugas . 04/00-08/01. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Grant No. NA67RJ0149. $75,000.

Principal Investigator. Recruitment pathways of larvae orginiating in the FKNMS. 05/00-04/01. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Grant No.NA67RJ0149. $30,000.

Principal Investigator. Population dynamics and movements of bonefish (Albula vulpes) off Key Largo , Florida . 10/99 to 11/00. Ocean Reef Community Foundation. $30,000.

Principal Investigator.  Fish Community Dynamics in the South Florida Coastal Ecosystem: Effects of Natural and Anthropogenic Stressors. 01/00-03/01. NOAA Coastal Ocean Program No. NA37RJ0200.  $199,998.

Principal Investigator. Natural Resources Impacts in Dry Tortugas National Park -- Environmental Impact Statement. 11/99-04/00. National Park Service Grant No. P2000000015. $25,000.

Principal Investigator. Reef fish stock assessment in Dry Tortugas National Park and adjacent waters including the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. 1/99 to 12/99. National Undersea Research Center Grant No. 37NURPUNCW9926. $46,776.

Principal Investigator.  Site characterization for the Tortugas region: fish and fisheries. 1/99 to 5/99. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and National Park Service Grant No. CA5250-8-9036. $17,452.

Principal Investigator. Research and development of quantitative methods of assessing essential fish habitat. 9/98 to 8/00. NOAA Sea Grant Partnership Program for Strategic Research and Development. NOAA Sea Grant No. R/LR-B-47. $179,147.

Principal Investigator.  Fish Community Dynamics in the South Florida Coastal Ecosystem: Effects of Natural and Anthropogenic Stressors. 4/98 to 3/99. NOAA Coastal Ocean Program No. NA37RJ0200.  $207,103.

Summary of Prior Extramural Funding:

1993 to 1998   University of Miami .  18 Grants totaling $2,583,163.  Sources: National Undersea Research Center; Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary; Artmarina Foundation; Florida Department of Environmental Protection; Florida Power and Light; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; U.S. Man and the Biosphere Program; National Park Service; NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory; Ocean Reef Community Foundation; NOAA Coastal Ocean Program; National Marine Fisheries Service SFERPM; Royal Caribbean Ocean Fund.

1989 to 1992   University of Maryland .  12 Grants totaling $1,684,144.  Sources: U.S. Agency for International Development; NOAA Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Maryland Department of Natural Resources; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Omani-American Joint Commission; Florida Marine Fisheries Commission.

EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Reviewer for Bulletin of Marine Science

Reviewer for Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Reviewer for Conservation Ecology

Reviewer for Ecology

Reviewer for Estuaries

Reviewer for Environmental Biology of Fishes

Reviewer for Fishery Bulletin

Reviewer for Fisheries Review

Reviewer for Gulf & Caribbean Fisheries Institute

Reviewer for ICES Journal of Marine Research

Reviewer for Journal of Fish Biology

Reviewer for Marine Ecology

Reviewer for Marine Ecology Progress Series

Reviewer for Marine and Freshwater Research

Reviewer for Mathematical Biosciences

Reviewer for North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Reviewer for The Quarterly Review of Biology

Reviewer for Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Reviewer for Veliger

Reviewer for National Science Foundation

Reviewer for National Sea Grant ( Florida , Rhode Island , Washington , Hawaii )

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Society for Sigma Xi

American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists

American Fisheries Society

American Statistical Association

American Geophysical Union

Network of Tropical Fisheries Scientists

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Mathematical Association

HONORS AND AWARDS

Best Publication Award. (2002).  For paper published in Fishery Bulletin 96.

Ault, J.S., Bohnsack, J.A., and Meester, G.A. (1998). A retrospective (1979-1996) multispecies assessment of coral reef fish stocks in the Florida Keys . Fishery Bulletin 96(3):395-414.

Fellow of the American Institute of Fisheries Research Biologists (1998)

HONORS AND AWARDS (cont.)

Certified Fisheries Professional, American Fisheries Society (2001)

Member (1996), Associate (1986), Sigma Xi -- The Scientific Research Society

Best Scientific Paper.  ICES 9^th Annual Science Conference. Cascais , Portugal .

Ault, J.S. and J. Luo. (1998). Coastal bays to coral reefs: systems use of scientific data visualization in reef fishery management. ICES C.M. Statistics

Best Scientific Paper Award (1998). Florida Chapter American Fisheries Society. Brooksville , FL.

Humston, R., Ault, J.S., Lutcavage, M., and Olson, D.B. (2000) Schooling and migration of large pelagic fishes relative to environmental cues. Fisheries Oceanography 9(2):136-146.

Best Journal Paper Award. Published in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Ault, J.S., and Olson, D.B. (1996). A multicohort stock production model. TAFS 125(3):343-363.

Best Scientific Paper Award. (1991). ICES 79^th Statutory Meeting, LaRochelle , France .  Rothschild, B.J., Ault, J.S., Goulletquer, P., and M. Heral. Decline of the Chesapeake Bay oyster population: a century of habitat destruction and overfishing. Marine Ecology Progress Series 111:29-39.

National Doctoral Dissertation Award. (1988). National Sea Grant Association annual award for top 8 Marine Science Ph.D. Dissertations.

Koczy Doctoral Research Fellowship in the Marine Sciences. (1987). Awarded for outstanding Ph.D. Scholarship at the University of Miami RSMAS .

Doctoral Research Assistance Award. (1986). American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists.

Outstanding Scholar. (1986). REEF Foundation.

Research Fellowship. (1985). International Light Tournament Tackle Association.

Advanced Scientific SCUBA Diver Certification. American Association of Underwater Scientists (Research Diver B – 100 ft).  Advanced training certification in Red Cross CPR, Dive Accident Management Training, and NOAA Advanced Diver NITROX certification.

Third Place Award. National Essay Contest.  American Legion. (1967).

SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS

National Center for Caribbean Coral Reef Research. (2002). Miami , FL.

Caribbean Marine Research Center . (2001). Exuma , Bahamas .

World Conference on Fisheries Sustainability. (2001). Miami , FL.

132^nd American Fisheries Society. (2001). Phoenix , Arizona .

3^rd World Fisheries Congress. (2000). Beijing , China .

9^th International Coral Reef Symposium. (2000). Bali , Indonesia .

International Spatial Modeling Workshop. (2000). Bergen , Norway .

Inter-Americas Seas Initiative. (1999). Panama City , Panama .

17^th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium. (1999). Anchorage , Alaska .

National Coral Reef Institute Symposium. (1999). Ft. Lauderdale , FL.

8^th PICES Marine Science Organization of the North Pacific. (1999). Vladivostok , Russia .

129^th American Fisheries Society. (1999). Charlotte , North Carolina .

51^st Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. (1998). St. Croix , U.S. Virgin Islands .

ICES 9^th Annual Science Conference. (1998). Cascais , Portugal .

127^th American Fisheries Society. (1997). Monterey , California .

International Stock Enhancement Symposium. (1996). Sarasota , Florida .

Second World Fisheries Congress. (1996). Brisbane , Australia .

American Geophysical Union , Ocean Sciences Section. (1996). Baltimore , Maryland .

125^th American Fisheries Society. (1995). Tampa , Florida .

International Estuarine Research Federation. (1994). Hilton Head, South Carolina .

124^th American Fisheries Society. (1994). Halifax , Nova Scotia .

122^nd American Fisheries Society. (1992). Rapid City , South Dakota .

American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. (1992). Santa Fe , New Mexico .

International Council for Exploration of the Seas, 79^th Statutory. (1991). LaRochelle , France .

120^th American Fisheries Society. (1990). Pittsburgh , PA.

SYMPOSIA CHAIRED FOR PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

Statistics and Modeling. (1999). 129^th American Fisheries Society, Charlotte , NC .

Visualization of Spatial (including Survey) Data. (1998). ICES 9^th Ann.Science. Cascais , Portugal .

Marine Reserves in Florida : The Pros & Cons. (1997). Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

Higher Trophic Level Modeling. (1997). South Florida Ecosystem Restoration, NMFS-SEFSC.

Marine Reserves and Fishery Management. (1995). Center for Marine Conservation.

Future of Florida Fishery Management Decision Making. (1995). 125^th AFS. Tampa , FL.

Comparison of Fisheries Recruitment in Large Lakes and Open Ocean Systems. (1994). American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Miami , FL.

Modelling Abalone Populations. (1989). First International Symposium on Abalone Biology, Fisheries and Culture. La Paz , Baja California Sur , Mexico .

Microcomputers and Small Island Fishery Management. (1984). 37^th Gulf & Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Cancun , Mexico .

INVITED OUTSIDE LECTURES (Last 4 years)

Duke University , Nicholas School of the Environment. (2001). Beaufort , NC .

Back Reefs Workshop. (2001). Lee Stocking Island , Bahamas .

Everglades/Dry Tortugas National Park (2001). Homestead , FL.

Shanghai Fisheries University . (2000).  Shanghai , China .

Atlantic States Fishery Management Council. (2000). Washington , DC .

RSMAS Summer Seminar Series. (2000). Miami , FL.

International Spatial Modeling Workshop. (2000). Bergen , Norway .

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council. (2000). Key Largo , FL.

8^th PICES Marine Science Organization of the North Pacific. (1999). Vladivostok , Russia .

Florida Bay Science Conference. (1999).

NOAA National Ocean Service National Marine Sanctuary Division. (1999). Washington , DC .

129^th American Fisheries Society. (1999). Charlotte , North Carolina .

National Academy of Sciences, NRC Committee on Marine Reserves. (1999). Islamorada , FL.

Florida Keys NMS Advisory Council. (1999). Key West , FL.

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council. (1998). Kill Devil Hills , NC .

Marine Stock Enhancement Advisory Panel, FDEP. (1998). Miami , FL.

South Florida Water Management District. (1998). West Palm Beach , FL.

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. (1998). Key West , FL.

American Institute of Fisheries Research Biologists. (1998). Miami , FL

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Graduate Level

MBF 615 Advanced Biometrics in Marine Science (3 cr.)  Spring 1997 and Fall 1999.

MBF 614 Population Modeling and Management (3 cr.)  Fall 1993, 1995, 1998, 2001.

MBF 613 Marine Population Dynamics (3 cr.)  Spring 1994.

MBF 571 Ecological Modeling (3 cr.) Fall 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001.

MAS 547 Computer Simulation Modeling. (3 cr.) Fall 2002.

Undergraduate Level

MSC 310 Living Resources of the Global Ocean (3 cr.)  Spring 1994.

POST-DOCTORAL, DISSERTATION, AND THESIS ADVISING

Postdoctoral Advising

Dr. Guillermo A. Diaz – Fishery ecosystem dynamics and stock assessment (2001)

Dr. Robert Humston – Spatial models for bonefish-tarpon dynamics (2001)

Dr. Geoffrey A. Meester – Spatial simulation, operations research and marine reserve design (2000)

Dr. Muge Hekimoglu – Fish bioenergetics (1998)

Dr. Kenyon C. Lindeman – Spatial fish-habitat ecology (1997)

Dr. Steven G. Smith – Statistics, population dynamics, and sampling theory (1997)

Dr. Jiangang Luo – Spatial multispecies biophysical modeling and data visualization (1996)

Dr. Joseph E. Serafy – Marine fish ecology (1993)

Chairmanship of Completed Doctoral Degrees

Dr. Guillermo A. Diaz. (2001). Population dynamics and assessment of pink shrimp (Farfantepenaeus duorarum) in a subtropical nursery grounds. Koczy Fellowship in Marine Sciences (2000-2001).  Dean’s Prize (1995).  Chairman.

Dr. Robert Humston (2001). Development of movement models to assess the spatial dynamics of marine fish populations. Koczy Fellowship in Marine Sciences (1999-2000). University of Miami Graduate Fellowship (1996-1998). Co-Chair with Don Olson.

Dr. M. Refik Orhun (2001). Empirical and quantitative analysis of marine fish larvae dynamics.  University of Miami RSMAS.  Chairman.

Dr. Geoffrey A. Meester (2000). A mathematical programming and simulation-based approach to determining critical factors in the design of effective marine reserve plans for coral reef fishes.  Awarded Smith Prize (2000) for best Ph.D. Dissertation at University of Miami RSMAS .  University of Miami Graduate Fellow (1996-1998).  Chairman.

Dr. Steven G. Smith (1997).  Models of crustacean growth dynamics. University of Maryland College Park .  Co-Chair with Estelle Russek-Cohen (Univ. MD Statistics Department).

Dr. Kenyon C. Lindeman (1997). Development of grunts and snappers of southeast Florida : cross-shelf distributions and effects of beach management alternatives.  University of Miami RSMAS.  Chairman

Member of Completed Ph.D. Dissertation Committees

Dr. Jerome Lorenz (2000).  Impacts of water management on roseate spoonbills and their piscine prey in the coastal wetlands of Florida Bay.  Awarded Smith Prize (2001) for best Ph.D. Dissertation at University of Miami RSMAS .

Dr. Mauricio Ortiz (1998).  Shrimp bycatch in the US Gulf of Mexico : review and evaluation of bycatch effects on exploited fish.

Dr. Steven M. Smith (1997).  Mangrove community dynamics in south Florida .

Dr. Christopher M. Legault (1997). Management of a multigear fishery exploiting a highly migratory stock: Spanish mackerel (Scombermorous maculatus) in the eastern Gulf of Mexico .

Dr. Cynthia Yeung (1996). Transport and retention of lobster phyllosoma larvae in the Florida Keys.

Dr. Marguerite S. Koch (1996). Resource availability and abiotic stress effects on red mangrove development in south Florida.

Dr. Charles S. Pike (1993). A population dynamic study of the south Florida spiny lobster fishery using simulation modeling.

Completed M.S./M.A. Theses

James T. Post (1997). Field and laboratory observations of larval Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius).

Jose Martinez (1996). Population dynamics of hakes and cods.

Michelle R. Aman (1995). A recent review of retroviral diseases of fish and suggestions for future research.

Alfred H. Holmes (1995). Source book for algorithms, formulae and numerical relationships that describe mangrove states and processes.

Shinichi Endo (1992).  Gear selection and abundance estimation for blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay. University of Maryland

External Examiner – Rhodes University , South Africa

Tracey Pamela Fairweather. (2001). An analysis of the trawl and longline fisheries for Merluccius capensis off the west coast of South Africa .  Master of Science degree with Distinction.

Chairman of Ph.D./M.S. Degree Programs in Progress

Ph.D.  Helena Molina (1997)

Ph.D. Dione Swanson, (2000)

Ph.D.  Michael C. Feeley, (1998). Co-Chair with Daniel Benetti (MAF)

Ph.D. Marcia Almeida, (1999).  Co-Chair with Chris Legault (NMFS NEFSC)

Ph.D. Nicholas Farmer (2001)

Ph.D. Ashley McCrea (2001)

Ph.D. Michael Larkin (2002)

M.S. Peter Fischel, (1998)

M.S. Erik Franklin, (2000)

Dissertation Committee Memberships

Ph.D. Carla Senior (1996)

Ph.D. Louis Kaufman (1997)

Ph.D.  Rob Robbins (1998)

Ph.D. Alison Moulding (2000)

SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES

University of Miami Graduate Fellowships Committee (1993-)

MBF Division Academic Committee (1993-)

RSMAS Computer Committee (1998-)

Cooperative Unit for Fisheries Education and Research, Ex-Officio Member (1994-)

Cooperative Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Member (1995-)

Past

RSMAS Academic Committee, (1993-2000)

Maytag Chair Search Committee MBF, (1996-1998)

Aquaculture Professor Search Committee MAF, (1998)

Rosenstiel Award Committee, (1998)

RSMAS Alumni Steering Committee, (1993-1996)

STATE/REGIONAL SERVICE

Biscayne National Park Fisheries Management Steering Committee, (since 2001)

Scientific and Statistical Committee, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, (since 1997)

Florida Keys Technical Advisory Committee, EPA and NOAA, (since1999)

Biscayne Bay Partnership Initiative, Science Panel -- Chair “Coupling” workgroup, (since 1999)

Statistical Review Panel, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, (since 1998)

Steering Committee, Florida Estuarine Living Marine Resources, (since 1997)

Marine Stock Enhancement Advisory Panel, FL Dept. Environmental Protection, (since1998)

Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, (since 1999)

Past

STAR Panel, Pacific Fishery Management Council, (1999-2001)

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, Mackerel Stock Assessment Panel, (1997-1999)

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, Finfish Stock Assessment Panel, (1997-1999)

Florida Chapter American Fisheries Society, Marine Reserves Task Force, (1997-1998)

SERVICE OUTSIDE REGION

Southeast Bering Sea Carrying Capacity Technical Advisory Committee, NOAA/NOS (2000-)

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, Full-scale Evaluation Team, University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (2001)

Past

Special Graduate Faculty Member, Dept. of Zoology, Univ. of Maryland at College Park (1997-99)

U.S. Delegation to ICES 86th Statutory Meeting. (1998). Cascais , Portugal .

NOAA Strategic Planning Advisory Panel. Washington , D.C. (1998-1999)

NOAA Chesapeake Bay COASTES Advisory Committee, Washington , D.C. (1997-2000).

American Fisheries Society Special Committee on “Bycatch”. (1997).

American Fisheries Society Electronic Media Task Force, (1996-1997).

U.S. Delegation to ICES 79th Statutory Meeting. (1991). LaRochelle , France .

National Academy of Sciences , Ocean Studies Board. (1991).

MFMCA Act Reauthorization Subcommittee