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Assessing the Socioeconomic Effect of Black Gill on Commercial Shrimp Trawlers in Georgia by Observing Infection Rates and Analyzing Shrimper Surveys
(2016-04-29)Black gill is a disease that occurs in commercial shrimps along the Atlantic Coast of the United States. Caused by a parasitic ciliate that lives under the gills of shrimp, it has been observed in South Carolina between ... -
Determining Trace Element and PCB Concentrations in Surface sediments from the Savannah River and Little Back River in Savannah, GA, USA
(2016-04-27)Trace elements released into the aquatic environment eventually settle in the sediments of estuaries and coastal zones (Bellas et al., 2007). These pollutants do not remain in the sediments indefinitely but are released ... -
Differences in Habitat Utilization and Temperature Preference between Male and Female Atlantic Stingrays Dasyatis Sabina within the Herb River near Savannah, Georgia, and Incorporating Stingray Data into a K-12 Classroom Activity
(2016-08)Atlantic Stingrays Dasyatis sabina are ecosystem engineers and benthic predators inhabiting coastal waters along the eastern coast of the United States. These stingrays are seasonal residents of the Herb River near Savannah, ... -
Environmental Reservoirs and Mortality Associated with Shrimp Black Gill
(2016-11)The Georgia commercial penaeid shrimp fishery has experienced a significant decline in landings since 2000. The cause of the decline is unknown, but coincided with the emergence of a new ciliate infection that causes tissue ... -
Examining Stock Structure of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus) through Photo-Identification and Genetic Analyses
(2018-04)Cetaceans range over large distances resulting in complex patterns of population structure. The coastal ecotype of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) often consists of distinct groups that exhibit localized ... -
Genetic Analysis, Movement, and Nesting Patterns of the Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia Mydas) in St. Croix, Virgin Islands (USA): A Regional Analysis for the Caribbean.
(2016-04)The green sea turtle Chelonia mydas is listed as endangered by the IUCN Red List of 2004. The Endangered Species Act now classifies the green turtle species into 11 distinct population segments (DPSs) with most segments ... -
Habitat Preference of the Daggerblade Grass Shrimp Palaemonetes pugio and Whether Field Preference is Correlated with the Trematode Parasite Microphallus turgidus
(2018-05)Daggerblade grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio reside in brackish estuarine systems and are thus exposed to the parasitic trematode Microphallus turgidus. The purpose of this study was to determine if the infection of P. pugio ... -
Potential Fisheries Impact of Ballast Water Uptake from Liquefied Nautral Gas Vessels at the Southern LNG EL Paso, Elba Island Facility in Savannah, Georgia
(2011-05)Southern Liquefied Natural Gas (SLNG) vessels offload their cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the SLNG-El Paso, Elba Island Facility in Savannah, Georgia. The vessels are required to withdraw 11.3 to 25.6 millions ... -
Spatial and Temporal Ovigerity, Effect of Benzo[α] Pyrene on Reproduction, and a K-12 Classroom Research Application of the Daggerblade Grass Shrimp Palaemonetes Pugio
(2016-08)The daggerblade grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio inhabits estuaries along the East and Gulf coasts of the United States, is a link between trophic levels, and is exposed to seasonal changes and pollution within these coastal ... -
Temporal Trends in Abundance and Habitat Preferences of Deep Reef Fishes Off The Coast of South Carolina, USA
(2017-04)ROV and submersible video footage recorded in 1985, 2002, and 2010 from hard bottom habitat known as the Georgetown Hole or Charleston Lumps located NE of Charleston, SC in depths ranging from 175 – 300 m were reviewed to ...