Lee A. Fuiman

Professor
Director, Fisheries and Mariculture Laboratory
Perry R. Bass Chair in Fisheries and Mariculture

Marine Science
Integrative Biology

lee.fuiman@utexas.edu

361-749-6775

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FISHERIES & MARICULTURE LABORATORY

Biography

Lee Fuiman is a professor at The University of Texas at Austin, where he also serves as the director of the Fisheries and Mariculture Laboratory and holds the Perry R. Bass Chair in Fisheries and Mariculture.

Research

Research Interests

Fuiman's research has spanned a variety of topics within marine biology, all relating to the behavioral and physiological ecology of marine vertebrate animals. As Director of the University of Texas Marine Science Institute’s Fisheries and Mariculture Laboratory, he is actively engaged in aquaculture projects. These include (1) development of culture methods for southern flounder to facilitate stock enhancement programs of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; and (2) development of more efficient and environmentally sustainable protocols for managing broodstock fish. Other projects are at the interface of basic fish biology, fish physiology, and ecology. These include (3) dynamics of transfer of fatty acids from adult diet to eggs; (4) relationship between egg composition and larval performance in fishes; and (5) interpreting food-web dynamics from biochemical tracers in eggs.

Dr. Fuiman is on phased retirment and will not be accepting any graduate students .

CURRENT AND RECENT PROJECTS

Team Fuiman has a long tradition of research on development, behavior, physiology, and ecology of larval fishes, but also adult fishes, seals, birds, and octopods. The scope of research projects has grown much broader, now including maternal transfer of dietary nutrients to eggs, the role of maternal and dietary fatty acids in larval performance, ecology of fatty acids, and aquaculture. Most of the current projects make use of the outstanding facilities for spawning fish and rearing larvae at the Fisheries and Mariculture Laboratory. Active projects include detailed investigations aimed at:

understanding the mechanisms by which maternal diet influences larval lipid metabolism and performance, using metabolomics and transcriptomics;
developing more sustainable feeds and feeding protocols for adult fishes that produce higher quality eggs and larvae;
developing aquaculture technology for marine bait fishes;
using fatty acid biomarkers in eggs to study marine food-web dynamics.

ABSTRACTS OF RECENT PROJECTS

Diet–egg relationships and equilibration of fatty acids in eggs of southern flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma. - Hunter S. Bailey, Ashely N. Fincannon, and Lee A. Fuiman (Aquaculture, 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.740297) - There is increasing interest in the transfer of nutrients from broodstock diets to eggs due to the consequences for egg and larval quality. Analyses were conducted with southern flounder Paralichthys lethostigma to identify which fatty acids (FAs) in eggs are influenced by broodstock diet and how long it takes for the FA composition of eggs to equilibrate to the broodstock diet. Data were obtained from a laboratory experiment and from hatchery production operations. For each source, two populations of adult flounder were given one or the other of two diet treatments. In the laboratory experiment, the diets differed markedly in FA composition. In the hatchery, a base diet was supplemented on two different schedules. Each of the four diet treatments produced eggs with significantly different mean FA compositions. Of the 27 FAs measured, 19 differed significantly between diets and had corresponding significant differences in eggs (direct diet–egg relationships). Combining results with data from a prior study showed that equilibration of eggs to a change in adult diet takes 8–16 weeks for southern flounder. These findings will be useful for improving broodstock diets and feeding protocols for captive flounder being used by stock-enhancement programs that are designed to mitigate the long-term and widespread population declines of this species.

Tracing exploitation of egg boons: An experimental study using fatty acids and stable isotopes. - Parvathi Nair, Cambria M. Miller and Lee A. Fuiman (Journal of Experimental Biology, 2023, doi: 10.1242/jeb.246247) - Coordinated spawning of marine animals releases millions of planktonic eggs into the environment, known as egg boons. Eggs are rich in essential fatty acids and may be an important lipid subsidy to egg consumers. Our aim was to validate the application of fatty acid and stable isotope tracers of egg consumption to potential egg consumers and to confirm egg consumption by the selected species. We conducted feeding experiments with ctenophores, crustaceans and fishes. We fed these animals a common diet of Artemia or a commercial feed (Otohime) and simulated egg boons for half of them by intermittently supplementing the common diet with red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) eggs for 10–94 days. Controls did not receive eggs. Fatty acid profiles of consumers fed eggs were significantly different from those of controls 24 h after the last egg-feeding event. Consumers took on fatty acid characteristics of eggs. In fishes and ctenophores, fatty acid markers of egg consumption did not persist 2–5 days after the last egg-feeding event, but markers of egg consumption persisted in crustaceans for at least 5–10 days. Additionally, consumption of eggs, which had high values of δ15N, led to δ15N enrichment in crustaceans and a fish. We conclude that fatty acids and nitrogen stable isotope can be used as biomarkers of recent egg consumption in marine animals, validating their use for assessing exploitation of egg boons in nature.

Predation of baitfishes associated with whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef. - Christine Barry, Adrian C. Gleiss, Luciana C. Ferreira, Michele Thums, Randall W. Davis, Lee A. Fuiman, Naomi R. Roche, and Mark G. Meekan (Marine Biology, 2023, doi: 10.1007/s00227-023-04291-4) - Baitfishes may aggregate around megafauna such as whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) to gain protection from larger predatory fishes. Here, we used videos from deployments of animal-borne cameras on whale sharks and provided by tourism operators at Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia to document large schools of trevally (Carangidae spp.) consuming entire schools of baitfishes (Carangidae spp.) swimming with whale sharks within 2–45 s. These videos showed that small baitfishes are still very vulnerable to predatory fishes when accompanying whale sharks, refuting the hypothesis that whale sharks provide baitfishes shelter from predators. It thus seems more likely that the association between whale sharks and baitfishes may confer other advantages such as reduced costs of locomotion and/or enhanced feeding opportunities for baitfishes rather than protection from predation.

Gene expression underlying variation in the survival skills of red drum larvae (Sciaenops ocellatus). - Samantha K. Smith, Galina Aglyamova, Erik W. Oberg, Lee A. Fuiman, Mikhail V. Matz (Journal of Fish Biology, 2022, doi: 10.1111/jfb.15480) - Mortality rates of marine fish larvae are incredibly high and can determine yearclass strength. The major causes of larval mortality are predation and starvation, and the performance of larvae in survival skills that can mitigate this mortality (predator evasion, foraging) varies among individuals and cohorts, but the causes of the variation are not known. Transcriptomics can link gene expression variation to phenotypic variation at the whole-system level to investigate the molecular basis of behavioural variation. We used tag-based RNA-sequencing to examine the molecular basis of variation in predator evasion and routine swimming (trait related to foraging efficiency) in the larval red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus. We looked for functional gene networks in which interindividual variation would explain variation in larval behavioural performance. We identified co-expressed gene groups (“modules”) associated with predator evasion traits and found enrichment of motor, neural and energy metabolism pathways. These functional associations and pattern of correlations between modules and traits suggest that energy availability and allocation were responsible for the magnitude of startle responses, while differential neural and motor activation were associated with differences in response latency.

Nutritional programming by maternal diet alters offspring lipid metabolism in a marine teleost. - Zhenxin Hou, Xiyuan Lu, Stefano Tiziani, Lee A. Fuiman (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2022, doi: 10.1007/s10695-022-01069-1) - Nutritional programming — the association between the early nutritional environment and long-term consequences for an animal — is an emerging area of research in fish biology. Previous studies reported correlations between maternal provisioning of essential fatty acids to eggs and the wholebody fatty acid composition of larvae reared under uniform conditions for red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus. This study aimed to further investigate the nutritional stimulus and the consequences of nutritional programming by feeding adult red drum several distinct diets and rearing larvae under uniform conditions until 21 days post-hatching when larval lipid and fatty acid compositions were assessed. Different maternal diets produced eggs with distinctive lipid and fatty acid compositions, and despite receiving the same larval diet for almost 3 weeks, larvae showed differences in total fatty acid accumulation and in retention of highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA). Specifically, larvae reared from a maternal diet of shrimp generally showed elevated levels of fatty acids in the initial steps of the n-3 and n-6 HUFA biosynthetic pathways and reduced levels of fatty acid products of the same pathways, especially in triglyceride. Furthermore, the variations in larval fatty acid accumulation induced by maternal diet varied among females. Lipid metabolism altered by parental diet may have consequences for larval physiological processes and behavioral performance, which may ultimately influence larval survival.

FishSizer: Software solution for efficiently measuring larval fish size. - Jeppe Have Rasmussen, Marta Moyano, Lee A. Fuiman, and Rebekah A. Oomen (Ecology and Evolution, 2022, doi: 10.1002/ece3.8672) - 1. Length and depth of fish larvae are part of the fundamental measurements in many marine ecology studies involving early fish life history. Until now, obtaining these measurements has required intensive manual labor and the risk of inter-and intra-observer variability. 2. We developed an open-source software solution to semi-automate the measurement process and thereby reduce both time consumption and technical variability. Using contrast-based edge detection, the software segments images of a fish larva into “larva” and “background.” Length and depth are extracted from the “larva” segmentation while taking curvature of the larva into consideration. The graphical user interface optimizes workflow and ease of usage, thereby reducing time consumption for both training and analysis. The software allows for visual verification of all measurements. 3. A comparison of measurement methods on a set of larva images showed that this software reduces measurement time by 66%–78% relative to commonly used software. 4. Using this software instead of the commonly used manual approach has the potential to save researchers from many hours of monotonous work. No adjustment was necessary for 89% of the images regarding length (70% for depth). Hence, the only workload on most images was the visual inspection. As the visual inspection and manual dimension extraction works in the same way as currently used software, we expect no loss in accuracy.

Research Areas

Oceans and Freshwater

Fields of Interest

Fish Physiology
Mariculture
Marine Population Dynamics
Marine Ecosystem Dynamics

Centers and Institutes

Marine Science Institute

Education

National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, Dunstaffnage Marine Research Laboratory, Oban, Scotland (1986-1987)
Ph.D., University of Michigan (1983)
M.S., Cornell University (1978)
B.S., Southampton College of Long Island University (1974)

Publications

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Published Papers
Number   Citation
161 Bailey, H.S., A.N. Fincannon, and L.A. Fuiman. 2024. Diet–egg relationships and equilibration of fatty acids in eggs of southern flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma. Aquaculture 580:740297 (doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.740297)
160 Nair, P., C.M. Miller, and L.A. Fuiman. 2023. Tracing exploitation of egg boons: An experimental study using fatty acids and stable isotopes. Journal of Experimental Biology 226:246247. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.246247)
159 Barry, C., A.C. Gleiss, L.C. Ferreira, M. Thums, R.W. Davis, L.A. Fuiman, N.R. Roche, and M.G. Meekan. 2023. Predation of baitfishes associated with whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef. Marine Biology. 170:140. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-023-04291-4).
158 Smith, S.K., G. Aglyamova, E.W. Oberg, L.A. Fuiman, and M.V. Matz. 2023. Gene expression underlying variation in survival skills of red drum larvae (Sciaenops ocellatus). Journal of Fish Biology. 103:704-714. (doi: 10.1111/jfb.15480)
157 Hou, Z., X. Lu, S. Tiziani, and L.A. Fuiman. 2022. Nutritional programming by maternal diet alters offspring lipid metabolism in a marine teleost. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 48:535-553. (doi: 10.1007/s10695-022-01069-1)
156 Rasmussen, J.H., M. Moyano, L.A. Fuiman, and R. Oomen. 2022. FishSizer: Software solution for efficiently measuring fish larva size. Ecology and Evolution 2022;12:e8672. (doi: 10.1002/ece3.8672)
155 Hou, Z., and L.A. Fuiman. 2021. Incorporation of dietary lipids and fatty acids into red drum Sciaenops ocellatus eggs. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B 258:110694. (doi: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2021.110694)
154 Hou, Z., and L.A. Fuiman. 2021. Maternal diet affects utilization of endogenous lipids by red drum Sciaenops ocellatus embryos and early larvae. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B 256:110639. (doi: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2021.110639)
153 Fuiman, L.A., T.M. Williams, and R.W. Davis. 2021. On the straight and narrow: Directed movement by Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) during on-ice travel. Polar Biology. 44:601-606. (doi: 10.1007/s00300-021-02811-w)
152 Mejri, S., C.M. Burns, Z. Hou, and L.A. Fuiman. 2021. Maternal allocation of lipids to eggs by southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) after diet changes. North American Journal of Aquaculture 83:41-48. (doi: 10.1002/naaq.10175)
151 Burns, C.M., and L.A. Fuiman. 2020. Determining the position of southern flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma, on the reproductive energy allocation spectrum using an essential fatty acid as a maternal dietary biomarker. Environmental Biology of Fishes 103:1137-1148. (doi: 10.1007/s10641-020-01013-3)
150 Fuiman, L.A., T.M. Williams, and R.W. Davis. 2020. Homing tactics of Weddell seals in the Antarctic fast-ice environment. Marine Biology 167. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-020-03730-w)
149 Hou, Z., C.K. Faulk, and L.A. Fuiman. 2020. Dynamics of diet-egg transfer of fatty acids in the teleost fish, red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. (doi: 10.1098/rstb.2019.0646)
148 Hou, Z., and L.A. Fuiman. 2019. Nutritional programming in fishes: Insights from mammalian studies. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 30:67-92. (doi: 10.1007/s11160-019-09590-y)
147 Salas, A.K., P.S. Wilson, and L.A. Fuiman. 2019. Predicting pressure sensitivity through ontogeny in larval red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics 37, 010006. 8pp. (doi: 10.1121/2.0001098)
146 Salas, A.K., P.S. Wilson, and L.A. Fuiman. 2019. Ontogenetic change in predicted acoustic pressure sensitivity in larval red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) Journal of Experimental Biology 222(16) (doi: 10.1242/jeb.201962)
145 Ropicki, A.J., and L.A. Fuiman. 2020. Evaluating the potential market for cultured marine baitfish: A Survey of Texas bait stands. Aquaculture Economics and Management 24:64-78. (doi: 10.1080/13657305.2019.1641573)
144 Burns, C.M., and L.A. Fuiman. 2019. Maternally derived nutrients influence fatty acid composition and predator evasion behavior of larval southern flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 514-515:41-47. (doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2019.03.008).
143 Thompson, K.l., C.k. Faulk, And L.a. Fuiman. 2019. Applying the ontogeny of digestive enzyme activity to guide early weaning of pigfish, Orthopristis chrysoptera (L.). Aquaculture Research 50:1404-1410 (doi: 10.1111/are.14015).
(among The Top 10% Most Downloaded Papers In The Year After Publication In Aquaculture Research)
142 Kaiser, J.B., C.K. Faulk, K.L. Thompson, and L.A. Fuiman. 2018. Baitfish aquaculture: Spawning and juvenile requirements of pigfish. World Aquaculture, September 2018:48-51. (selected as best paper in World Aquaculture for 2018)
141 Fuiman, L.A. 2018. Egg boon fatty acids reveal effects of a climatic event on a marine food web. Ecological Monographs 88:585-599. (doi: 10.1002/ecm.1324)
140 Faulk, C.K., E.W. Oberg, K.L. Thompson, and L.A. Fuiman. 2018. Optimal culture temperature for larval and juvenile pigfish, Orthopristis chrysoptera L. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 49:985-993. (doi:10.1111/jwas.12501)
139 Murray, C.S., L.A. Fuiman, and H. Baumann. 2016. Consequences of elevated CO2 exposure across multiple life stages in a coastal forage fish. ICES Journal of Marine Science 74:1051-1061. (doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsw179)
138 Havel, L.N. and L.A. Fuiman. 2016. Depth preference of settling red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) larvae in relation to benthic habitat color and water-column depth. Estuaries and Coasts 40:573-579. (doi: 10.1007/s12237-016-0160-7)
137 Fuiman, L.A., and K.O. Perez. 2015. Metabolic programming mediated by an essential fatty acid alters body composition and survival skills of a marine fish. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 282:20151414. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2015.1414)
136 Havel, L.N., L.A. Fuiman, and A.F. Ojanguren. 2015. Benthic habitat properties can delay settlement in an estuarine fish (Sciaenops ocellatus). Aquatic Biology 24:81-90.
(doi: 10.3354/ab00639)
135 Meekan, M.G., L.A. Fuiman, R.W. Davis, Y. Berger, and M. Thums. 2015. Swimming strategy and body plan of the world’s largest fish: Implications for foraging efficiency and thermoregulation. Frontiers in Marine Science 2:64-71. (doi: 10.3389/fmars.2015.00064)
134 Havel, L.N., and L.A. Fuiman. 2016. Settlement-size larval red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) respond to estuarine chemical cues. Estuaries and Coasts 39:560-570. (doi: 10.1007/s12237-015-0008-6)
133 Díaz-Gil, C., I. A. Catalán, M. Palmer, C.K. Faulk. and L.A. Fuiman. 2015. Ocean acidification increases fatty acids levels of larval fish. Biology Letters 11:20150331. (10.1098/rsbl.2015.0331)
132 Walther B.D., P. Munguia, and L.A. Fuiman. eds. 2015. Editorial: Frontiers in marine movement ecology. Biology Letters 11:20150146 (doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2015.0146).
131 Williams, T.M., L.A. Fuiman, and R.W. Davis. 2015. Locomotion and the cost of hunting in large, stealthy marine carnivores. Integrative and Comparative Biology 55:673-82. (doi:10.1093/icb/icv025)
130 Walther B.D., P. Munguia, and L.A. Fuiman. 2015. Frontiers in marine movement ecology: Mechanisms and consequences of migration and dispersal in marine habitats. Biology Letters 11:20150146. (doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2015.0146).
129 Diaz-Gil, C., M. Palmer, I.A. Catalán, J. Alós, L.A. Fuiman, E. García, M. del M. Gil, A. Grau, A. Kang, R.H. Maneja, J.A. Mohan, B. Morro, J.J. Schaffler, L. Buttay, I. Riera-Batle, B. Tolosa, and B. Morales-Nin. 2015. Otolith fluctuating asymmetry: A misconception of its biological relevance? ICES Journal of Marine Science 72:2079-2089. (doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsv067)
128 Perez, K.O., and L.A. Fuiman. 2015. Maternal diet and larval diet influence survival skills of larval red drum Sciaenops ocellatus. Journal of Fish Biology 86:1286-1304.
127 Oberg, E.W., and L.A. Fuiman. 2015. Linking fatty acids in the diet and tissues to quality of larval southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 467:7–15. (doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2015.02.021)
126 Fuiman, L.A., T.L. Connelly, S.K. Lowerre-Barbieri, and J.W. McClelland. 2015. Egg boons: Central components of marine fatty acid food webs. Ecology 96:362-372. (doi:10.1890/14-0571.1).
125 Oberg, E.W., K.O. Perez, and L.A. Fuiman. 2015. Carbon dioxide is an effective anesthetic for multiple marine fish species. Fisheries Research 165:22-27. (doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2014.12.019)
124 Williams, T.M., L.A. Fuiman, T. Kendall, P. Berry, B. Richter, S.R. Noren, N. Thometz, M.J. Shattock, E. Farrell, A.M. Stamper, and R.W. Davis. 2015. Exercise at depth alters bradycardia and incidence of cardiac anomalies in deep-diving marine mammals. Nature Communications 6:6055. (doi:10.1038/ncomms7055)
123 Madden, K.M., L.A. Fuiman, L.A., T.M. Williams, and R.W. Davis. 2014. Weddell seal foraging dives: Comparison of free-ranging and isolated-hole paradigms. Antarctic Science 27:57-68. (doi:10.1017/S0954102014000297)
122 Oberg, E.W., C.K. Faulk, and L.A. Fuiman. 2014. Optimal dietary ration for juvenile pigfish, Orthopristis chrysoptera, grow-out. Aquaculture 433:335-339. (doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2014.06.035)
121 Fuiman, L.A. and C.K. Faulk. 2014. Dynamics of arachidonic acid transfer from diet to eggs in red drum. World Aquaculture 45(2):59-61.
120 Mohanty, S., A.F. Ojanguren, and L.A. Fuiman. 2014. Aggressive male mating behavior depends on female maturity in Octopus bimaculoides. Marine Biology. 161:1521-1530. (doi:10.1007/s00227-014-2437-3)
119 Fuiman, L.A. and C.K. Faulk. 2013. Batch spawning facilitates transfer of an essential nutrient from diet to eggs in a marine fish. Biology Letters 9:20130593 (doi:10.1098/rsbl.2013.0593)
118 Davis, R.W., L.A. Fuiman, K.M. Madden, T.M. Williams. 2013. Classification and behavior of free-ranging Weddell seal dives based on three-dimensional movements and video recorded observations. Deep-Sea Research II 88-89:65-77.
117 Haberer, J., M.E. DeHart, and L.A. Fuiman. 2011. The University of Texas Marine Science Institute: “Granddaddy” of Texas marine laboratories. Gulf of Mexico Science 2010:71-81.
116 Nakayama, S., K.A. Rose, and L.A. Fuiman.  2011. Batch spawning decreases competition among early life stages in coastal fishes: a simulation study using red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Marine Ecology Progress Series 441:213-223.
115 Nakayama, S., A.F. Ojanguren, and L.A. Fuiman.  2011. Process-based approach reveals directional effects of environmental factors on movement between habitats. Journal of Animal Ecology 80: 1299-1304. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01859.x)
114 Fuiman, L.A., and A.F. Ojanguren. 2011. Fatty acid content of eggs determines antipredator performance of fish larvae. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 407:155-165. (doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.06.004)
113 McCarthy, I.D., and L.A. Fuiman. 2011. Post-prandial changes in protein synthesis in red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) larvae. Journal of Experimental Biology 214:1821-1828. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.059436)
112 Ojanguren, A.F. and L.A. Fuiman. 2010. Seasonal variability in antipredator performance of red drum larvae. Marine Ecology Progress Series 413:117-123.
111 Fuiman, L.A., M.G. Meekan, and M.I. McCormick. 2010. Maladaptive behavior reinforces a recruitment bottleneck in newly settled fishes. Oecologia 164:99-108.
110 Nakayama, S. and L.A. Fuiman. 2010. Body size and vigilance mediate asymmetric interference competition for food in fish larvae. Behavioral Ecology 21:708-713. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/arq043)
109 Foster, C.R., A.F. Amos, L.A. Fuiman. 2010. Phenology of six migratory coastal birds in relation to climate change. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122:116-125.
108 Foster, C.R., A.F. Amos, and L.A. Fuiman. 2009. Trends in abundance of coastal birds and human activity on a Texas barrier island over three decades. Estuaries and Coasts 32:1079-1089. (doi: 10.1007/s12237-009-9224-2)
107 Faria, A.M., A.F. Ojanguren, L.A. Fuiman, and E.J. Gonçalves. 2009. Ontogeny of critical swimming speed of wild-caught and laboratory-reared red drum larvae (Sciaenops ocellatus). Marine Ecology Progress Series. 384:221-230.
106 Nakayama, S., A.F. Ojanguren, L.A. Fuiman.  2009. To fight, or not to fight: Determinants and consequences of social behaviour in young red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Behaviour 146:815-830.
105 Madden, K.M., L.A. Fuiman, T.M. Williams, and R.W. Davis. 2008. Identification of foraging dives in free-ranging Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii): Confirmation using video records. Marine Ecology Progress Series 365:263-275.
104 McCarthy, I.D., and L.A. Fuiman. 2008. Growth and protein metabolism in red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) larvae exposed to environmental levels of atrazine and malathion. Aquatic Toxicology 88:220–229.
103 Lychakov, D.V., Y.T. Rebane, A. Lombarte, M. Demestre, and L.A. Fuiman. 2008. Saccular otolith mass asymmetry in adult flatfishes. Journal of Fish Biology 72:2579-2594.
102 Murphy, C.A., K.A. Rose, M.C. Alvarez, and L.A. Fuiman. 2008. Modeling larval fish behavior: Scaling the sublethal effects of methylmercury to population-relevant endpoints. Aquatic Toxicology 86:470-484.
101 Fuiman, L.A., K.M. Madden, T.M. Williams, and R.W. Davis. 2007. Structure of foraging dives by Weddell seals at an offshore isolated hole in the Antarctic fast-ice environment. Deep-Sea Research II 54:270-289.
100 Alvarez, M.C., C.A. Murphy, K.A. Rose, I.D. McCarthy, and L.A. Fuiman. 2006. Maternal body burdens of methylmercury impair survival skills of offspring in Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus). Aquatic Toxicology 80:329-337.
99 Lychakov, D.V., Y.T. Rebane, A. Lombarte, L.A. Fuiman, and A. Takabayashi. 2006. Fish otolith asymmetry: Morphometry and modeling. Hearing Research 219:1-11. (doi:10.1016/j.heares.2006.03.019)
98 Fuiman, L.A., K.A. Rose, J.H. Cowan, Jr., and E.P. Smith. 2006. Survival skills required for predator evasion by fish larvae and their relationship to laboratory measures of performance. Animal Behaviour 71:1389-1399. (doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2003.10.071)
97 Alvarez, M.C., and L.A. Fuiman. 2006. Ecological performance of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) larvae exposed to environmental levels of the insecticide malathion. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25:1426-1432.
96 Alvarez, M.C., and L.A. Fuiman. 2005. Environmental levels of atrazine and its degradation products impair survival skills and growth of red drum larvae. Aquatic Toxicology 74:229-241.
95 Fuiman, L.A., J.H. Cowan, Jr., M.E. Smith, and J.P. O'Neal. 2005. Behavior and recruitment success in fish larvae: Variation with growth rate and the batch effect. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62:1337-1349.
94 Ditty, J.G., Shaw, R.F., and Fuiman, L.A. 2005. Larval development of five species of blenny (Teleostei: Blenniidae) from the western central North Atlantic, with a synopsis of blennioid family characters. Journal of Fish Biology 66:1261–1284.
93 Smith, M.E., and L.A. Fuiman. 2004. Behavioral performance of wild-caught and laboratory-reared red drum Sciaenops ocellatus (Linnaeus) larvae. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 302:17-33.
92 Fuiman, L.A., D.M. Higgs, and K.R. Poling. 2004. Changing structure and function of the ear and lateral line system of fishes during development. American Fisheries Society Symposium 40:117-144.
91 Williams, T.M., L.A. Fuiman, M. Horning, and R.W. Davis. 2004. The cost of foraging by a marine predator, the Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii): Pricing by the stroke. Journal of Experimental Biology 207:973-982.
90 Davis, R.W., L.A. Fuiman, T.M. Williams, M. Horning, and W. Hagey. 2003. Classification of Weddell seal dives based on three-dimensional movements and video recorded observations. Marine Ecology Progress Series 264:109-122.
89 Ditty, J.G., L.A. Fuiman, and R.F. Shaw. 2003. Characterizing natural intervals of development in fishes: An example using blennies (Teleostei: Blenniidae). Pages 405-418. In: H.I. Browman and A.B. Skiftesvik, eds. The Big Fish Bang: Proceedings of the 26th Annual Larval Fish Conference. Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway.
88 McCarthy, I.D., L.A. Fuiman, and M.C. Alvarez. 2003. Aroclor 1254 affects growth and survival skills of Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) larvae. Marine Ecology Progress Series 252:295–301.
87 Smith, M.E., and L.A. Fuiman. 2003. Causes of growth depensation in red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, larvae. Environmental Biology of Fishes 66:49-60.
86 Rose, K.A., C.A. Murphy, S.L. Diamond, L.A. Fuiman, and P. Thomas. 2003. Using nested models and laboratory data for predicting population effects of contaminants on fish: A step toward a bottom-up approach for establishing causality in field studies. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 9:231-257.
85 Fuiman, L.A., and J.H. Cowan, Jr. 2003. Behavior and recruitment success in fish larvae: Repeatability and covariation of survival skills. Ecology 84:53-67.
84 Werner, R.G., and L.A. Fuiman. 2002. Methodological resources. Pages 289-300. In: L.A. Fuiman and R.G. Werner, editors. Fishery Science: The Unique Contributions of Early Life Stages. Blackwell Science, Oxford.
83 Fuiman, L.A. 2002. Special considerations of fish eggs and larvae. Pages 1-32. In: L.A. Fuiman and R.G. Werner, editors. Fishery Science: The Unique Contributions of Early Life Stages. Blackwell Science, Oxford.
82 Fuiman, L.A., and R.G. Werner, eds. 2002. Fishery Science: The Unique Contributions of Early Life Stages. Blackwell Science, Oxford.
81 Myrberg, A.A., Jr., and L.A. Fuiman. 2002. The sensory world of coral reef fishes. Pages 123-148. In: P.F. Sale, editor. Coral Reef Fishes: Dynamics and Diversity in a Complex Ecosystem. Academic Press, San Diego.
80 Fuiman, L. A., R. W. Davis, and T. M. Williams. 2002. Behavior of midwater fishes under the Antarctic ice: Observations by a predator. Marine Biology 140:815-822.
79 Williams, T.M., J. Haun, R.W. Davis, L.A. Fuiman, and S. Kohin. 2001. A killer appetite: Metabolic consequences of carnivory in marine mammals.   Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 129:785-796.
78 Davis, R.A., L.A. Fuiman, T.M. Williams, and B.J. Le Beouf. 2001. Three-dimensional movements and swimming activity of a northern elephant seal. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 129:759-770.
77 Williams, T.M., R.W. Davis, L.A. Fuiman, J. Francis, B.J. LeBoeuf, M. Horning, J. Calambokidis, and D.A. Croll. 2000. Sink or swim: Strategies for cost-efficient diving by marine mammals. Science 288:133-136.
76 Fuiman, L.A. 1999. Book Review: Fishes of Antarctica: a biological overview. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 9:272-273
75 Fuiman, L.A., M.E. Smith, and V. N. Malley. 1999. Ontogeny of routine swimming speed and startle responses in red drum, with a comparison of responses to acoustic and visual stimuli. Journal of Fish Biology. 55(supplement A):215-226.
74 Rooker, J.R., S.A. Holt, G.J. Holt, and L.A. Fuiman. 1999.   Spatial and temporal variability in growth, mortality, and recruitment potential of postsettlement red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, in a subtropical estuary. Fishery Bulletin 97:581-590.
73 Fuiman, L.A., J.D. Gage, and P.A. Lamont. 1999. Shell morphometry of the deep sea protobranch bivalve Ledella pustulosa in the Rockall Trough, North-east Atlantic. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 79:661-671.
72 Poling, K.R., and L.A. Fuiman. 1999.   Behavioral specialization in developing sciaenids and its relationship to morphology and habitat. Environmental Biology of Fishes 54:119-133.
71 Davis, R.W., L.A. Fuiman, T.M. Williams, S.O. Collier, W.P. Hagey, S.B. Kanatous, S. Kohin, and M. Horning. 1999. Hunting behavior of a marine mammal beneath the antarctic fast-ice. Science 283:993-996.
70 Faulk, C.K., L.A. Fuiman, and P. Thomas. 1999. Parental exposure to ortho, para-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane impairs survival skills of Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) larvae. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 18:254-262.
69 Fuiman, L.A., and B.C. Delbos. 1998. Developmental changes in visual sensitivity of red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus. Copeia 1998:936-943.
68 Poling, K.R., and L.A. Fuiman. 1998. Sensory development and its relation to habitat change in three species of sciaenids. Brain, Behavior and Evolution 52:270-284.
67 Higgs, D.M., and L.A. Fuiman. 1998. Associations between behavioral ontogeny and habitat change in clupeoid larvae. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 78:1281-1294.
66 Fuiman, L.A., K.R. Poling, and D.M. Higgs. 1998. Quantifying developmental progress for comparative studies of larval fishes. Copeia 1998:602-611.
65 Higgs, D.M., and L.A. Fuiman. 1998. Associations between sensory development and ecology in three species of clupeoid fish. Copeia 1998:133-144.
64 Fuiman, L.A. 1997. What can flatfish ontogenies tell us about pelagic and benthic lifestyles? Journal of Sea Research 37:257-267.
63 Fuiman, L.A., and D.M. Higgs. 1997. Ontogeny, growth, and the recruitment process. Pages 225-249, in: R.C. Chambers and E.A. Trippel, editors. Early Life History and Recruitment in Fish Populations. Chapman and Hall.
62 Poling, K.R., and L.A. Fuiman. 1997. Sensory development and concurrent behavioural changes in Atlantic croaker larvae. Journal of Fish Biology 51:402-421.
61 Duffy, J.T., C.E. Epifanio, and L.A. Fuiman. 1997. Mortality rates imposed by three scyphozoans on red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) larvae in field enclosures. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 212:123-131.
60 Fuiman, L.A., and R.S. Batty. 1997. What a drag it is getting cold: partitioning the physical and physiological effects of temperature on fish swimming. Journal of Experimental Biology 200:17451755.
59 Fuiman, L.A., editor. 1996. Dynamic morphology, physiology and behaviour of fish larvae. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology 28:1-148.
58 Higgs, D.M. and L.A. Fuiman. 1996. Ontogeny of visual and mechanosensory structure and function in Atlantic menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus. Journal of Experimental Biology 199:2619-2629.
57 Higgs, D.M., and L.A. Fuiman. 1996. Light intensity and schooling behaviour in larval gulf menhaden. Journal of Fish Biology 48:979-991.
56 Fuiman, L.A., and G.R. Hoff. 1995. Natural variation in elemental composition of sagittae from red drum. Journal of Fish Biology 47:940-955.
55 Fuiman, L.A. 1995. Book review: Early life history of fish: an energetics apporach. Copeia 1995(3):747-748.
54 Hoff, G.R., and L.A. Fuiman. 1995. Environmentally induced variation in elemental composition of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) otoliths. Bulletin of Marine Science 56(2):578-591.
53 Fuiman, L.A. 1994. The interplay of ontogeny and scaling in the interactions of fish larvae and their predators. Journal of Fish Biology 45(supplement A):55-79.
52 Fuiman, L.A., and A.E. Magurran. 1994. Development of predator defences in fishes. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 4:145-183.
51 Fuiman, L.A., and R.S. Batty. 1994. Susceptibility of Atlantic herring and plaice larvae to predation by juvenile cod and herring at two constant temperatures. Journal of Fish Biology 44:23-34.
50 Fuiman, L.A., editor. 1993. Water Quality and the Early Life Stages of Fishes. American Fisheries Society Symposium 14. 172pp.
49 Hunter, J.R., N.C.-H. Lo, and L.A. Fuiman, editors. 1993. Advances in the early life history of fishes. Part 2. Ichthyoplankton methods for estimating fish biomass. Bulletin of Marine Science 53:723-935. (sorry, reprints are not available from me)
48 Moser, H.G., P.E. Smith, and L.A. Fuiman, editors. 1993. Advances in the early life history of fishes. Part 1. Larval fish assemblages and ocean boundaries. Bulletin of Marine Science 53:283-722. (sorry, reprints are not available from me)
47 Hoff, G.R., and L.A. Fuiman. 1993. Morphometry and composition of red drum otoliths: changes associated with temperature, somatic growth rate, and age. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 106A:209-219.
46 Fuiman, L.A. 1993. Development of predator evasion in Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus L. Animal Behaviour 45:1101-1116.
45 Fuiman, L.A., and D.R. Ottey. 1993. Temperature effects on spontaneous behavior of larval and juvenile red drum Sciaenops ocellatus, and implications for foraging. Fishery Bulletin 91:23-35.
44 Fuiman, L.A. 1991. Book review: Description and Identification of Razorback, Flannelmouth, White, Utah, Bluehead, and Mountain Sucker Larvae and Early Juveniles. Copeia 1991:860-861.
43 Fuiman, L.A. 1991. Influence of temperature on evasive responses of Atlantic herring larvae attacked by yearling herring. Journal of Fish Biology 39(1):93-102.
42 Blaxter, J.H.S., and L.A. Fuiman. 1990. The role of the sensory systems of herring larvae in evading predatory fishes. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 70:413-427. (doi: 10.1017/S0025315400035505)
41 Fuiman, L.A., and J.C. Gamble. 1989. Influence of experimental manipulations on predation of herring larvae by juvenile herring in large enclosures. Rapports et Proces-Verbeaux des Reunions, Conseil International pour L'Exploration de la Mer 191:359-365.
40 Fuiman, L.A., and P. Thomas. 1989. Book review: Fish physiology, Volume XI. The physiology of developing fish. Part A. Eggs and Larvae. Part B. Viviparity and posthatching juveniles. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 118:455-458.
39 Blaxter, J.H.S., and L.A. Fuiman. 1989. Function of the free neuromasts of marine teleost larvae. Pages 481-499. In: S. Coombs, P. Goerner, and H. Muenz, editors. The Mechanosensory Lateral Line: Neurobiology and Evolution. Springer-Verlag, New York.
38 Fuiman, L.A. 1989. Vulnerability of Atlantic herring larvae to predation by yearling herring. Marine Ecology Progress Series 51:291-299.
37 Fuiman, L.A., and J.C. Gamble. 1988. Predation by Atlantic herring, sprat, and sandeels on herring larvae in large enclosures. Marine Ecology Progress Series 44:1-6.
36 Fuiman, L.A., and P.W. Webb. 1988. Ontogeny of routine swimming activity and performance in zebra danios (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Animal Behaviour 36:250-261.
35 Gamble, J.C., and L.A. Fuiman. 1987. Evaluation of in situ enclosures during a study of the importance of starvation to the vulnerability of herring larvae to a piscine predator. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 113:91-103.
34 Foster, N.R., and L.A. Fuiman. 1987. Notes on the behavior and early life history of captive lyre gobies, Evorthodus lyricus. Bulletin of Marine Science 41:27-35.
33 Miller, R.R., and L.A. Fuiman. 1987. Description and conservation status of Cyprinodon macularius eremus, a new subspecies of pupfish from Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona. Copeia 1987:593-609.
32 Fuiman, L.A. 1987. [Book review:] Early life histories of fishes: new developmental, ecological and evolutionary perspectives. Copeia 1987:534-537.
31 Fuiman, L.A. 1986. Swimming mechanics and the environmental biology of fishes. Environmental Biology of Fishes 17:235-237. (Book Review).
30 Fuiman, L.A. 1986. Burst-swimming performance of larval zebra danios and the effects of diel temperature fluctuations. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 115:143-148.
29 Fuiman, L.A. 1985. Contributions of developmental characters to a phylogeny of catostomid fishes, with comments on heterochrony. Copeia 1985:833-846.
28 Strauss, R.E., and L.A. Fuiman. 1985. Quantitative comparisons of body form and allometry in larval and adult Pacific sculpins (Teleostei: Cottidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 63:1582-1589.
27 Fuiman, L.A. 1984. Ostariophysi: development and relationships. Pages 126-137, in: H.G. Moser, D.M. Cohen, M.P. Fahay, A.W. Kendall, Jr., W.J. Richards, and S.L. Richardson, editors. Ontogeny and Systematics of Fishes. Special Publication No. 1, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Lawrence, Kansas.
26 Fuiman, L.A. 1984. [Book review:] Guide to the early stages of marine fishes occurring in the western North Atlantic Ocean, Cape Hatteras to the southern Scotian Shelf. Copeia 1984(2):556-557.
25 Fuiman, L.A. 1983. Analysis of egg and larval characters for their use in the systematics of ostariophysan fishes. Doctoral dissertation. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 186pp.
24 Fuiman, L.A. 1983. Growth gradients in fish larvae. Journal of Fish Biology 23:117-123.
23 Fuiman, L.A., J.V. Conner, B.F. Lathrop, G.L. Buynak, D.E. Snyder, and J.J. Loos. 1983. State of the art of identification for cyprinid fish larvae from eastern North America. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 112(2B):319-332.
22 Fuiman, L.A. 1982. Family Sciaenidae, drums. Pages 649-655. In: N. A. Auer, editor. Identification of Larval Fishes of the Great Lakes Basin with Emphasis on the Lake Michigan Drainage. Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Special Publication 82-3. 744pp. (available from the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, see http://www.glfc.org/pubs/pub.htm)
21 Fuiman, L.A. 1982. Family Percichthyidae, temperate basses. Pages 510-523. In: N. A. Auer, editor. Identification of Larval Fishes of the Great Lakes Basin with Emphasis on the Lake Michigan Drainage. Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Special Publication 82-3. 744pp. (available from the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, see http://www.glfc.org/pubs/pub.htm)
20 Fuiman, L.A. 1982. Family Catostomidae, suckers. Pages 345-435. In: N. A. Auer, editor. Identification of Larval Fishes of the Great Lakes Basin with Emphasis on the Lake Michigan Drainage. Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Special Publication 82-3. 744pp. (available from the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, see http://www.glfc.org/pubs/pub.htm)
19 Heufelder, G.R., and L.A. Fuiman. 1982. Family Cyprinidae, carps and minnows. Pages 174-344. In: N. A. Auer, editor. Identification of Larval Fishes of the Great Lakes Basin with Emphasis on the Lake Michigan Drainage. Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Special Publication 82-3. 744pp.   (available from the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, see http://www.glfc.org/pubs/pub.htm)
18 Fuiman, L.A. 1982. Family Esocidae, pikes. Pages 155-173. In: N. A. Auer, editor. Identification of Larval Fishes of the Great Lakes Basin with Emphasis on the Lake Michigan Drainage. Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Special Publication 82-3. 744pp. (available from the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, see http://www.glfc.org/pubs/pub.htm)
17 Fuiman, L.A. 1982. Family Petromyzontidae, lampreys. Pages 23-37. In: N. A. Auer, editor. Identification of Larval Fishes of the Great Lakes Basin with Emphasis on the Lake Michigan Drainage. Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Special Publication 82-3. 744pp. (available from the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, see http://www.glfc.org/pubs/pub.htm)
16 Fuiman, L.A. 1982. Correspondence of myomeres and vertebrae and their natural variability during the first year of life in yellow perch. Pages 56-59, in: C.F. Bryan, J.V. Conner, and F.M. Truesdale, editors. Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Larval Fish Conference. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
15 Fritzsche, R.A., and L.A. Fuiman. 1982. Osteichthyes. Pages 858-944. In: S. P. Parker, editor. Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. 2 volumes. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York. 2398pp.
14 Fritzsche, R.A., and L.A. Fuiman. 1982. Agnatha. Pages 830-831. In: S. P. Parker, editor. Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. 2 volumes. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York. 2398pp.
13 Fuiman, L.A. and J.P. Baker. 1981. Larval stages of the lake chub, Couesius plumbeus. Canadian Journal of Zoology 59:218-224.
12 Fuiman, L.A. and J.R. Trojnar. 1980. Factors affecting egg diameter of white suckers (Catostomus commersoni). Copeia 1980:699-704.
11 Fuiman, L.A., editor. 1980. Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Larval Fish Conference. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Biological Services Program, National Power Plant Team, FWS/OBS-80/43. 179pp.
10 Fuiman, L.A. and D.C. Witman. 1979. Descriptions and comparisons of catostomid fish larvae: Catostomus catostomus and Moxostoma erythrurum. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 108:604-619.
9 Fuiman, L.A. 1979. Descriptions and comparisons of catostomid fish larvae: northern Atlantic drainage species. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 108:560-603.
8 Loos, J.J., L.A. Fuiman, E.K. Jankowski, and N.R. Foster. 1979. Notes on early life histories of cyprinoid fishes of the upper Potomac River. Pages 93-139, in, R. Wallus and C.W. Voigtlander, editors. Proceedings of a Workshop on Freshwater Larval Fishes. Tennessee Valley Authority. Norris, Tennessee. 241 pp.
7 Fuiman, L.A. and L. Corazza. 1979. Morphometry and allometry: implications for larval fish taxonomy. Pages 1-19, in: R. Wallus and C.W. Voigtlander, editors. Proceedings of a Workshop on Freshwater Larval Fishes. Tennessee Valley Authority. Norris, Tennessee. 241 pp.
6 Fuiman, L.A. 1979. Materials for a description of lake chubsucker (Erimyzon sucetta) larvae. Pages 92-99, in: R.D. Hoyt, editor. Proceedings of the Third Symposium on Larval Fish. Western Kentucky University. 236pp.
5 Loos, J.J. and L.A. Fuiman. 1978. Subordinate taxa of the genus Notropis: a preliminary comparative survey of their developmental traits. Pages 1-50, in: L.L. Olmsted, editor. Proceedings of the First Symposium on Freshwater Larval Fish. Southeastern Electric Exchange. 251 pp.
4 Fuiman, L.A. and J.J. Loos. 1978. Morphological changes during the larval development of the cutlips minnow, Exoglossum maxillingua. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 107:605-612.
3 Fuiman, L.A. 1978. Descriptions and comparisons of northeastern catostomid fish larvae. Master's thesis. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. 110pp.
2 Fuiman, L.A. and J.J. Loos. 1977. Identifying characters of the early development of the daces, Rhinichthys atratulus and R. cataractae (Osteichthyes: Cyprinidae). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 129:23-32.
1 Fuiman, L.A. 1976. Notes on the early development of the sea raven, Hemitripterus americanus. Fishery Bulletin 74:467-470.

Awards

William R. and Lenore Mote Eminent Scholar in Fisheries Ecology and Enhancement, Florida State University and Mote Marine Laboratory – 2019
Conservation and Environmental Stewardship Award for Public Awareness from the Coastal Bend Bays Foundation - October 2009
Antarctica Service Medal of the United States of America, National Science Foundation - 2000
College of Natural Sciences Teaching Excellence Award - April 1999