Publications

Stephens SA, Dance MA, Zapp Sluis M, Kline RJ, Streich MK, Stunz GW, et al. (2024) Spatial distribution and movement of Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE 19(3): e0298394. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298394

Banks, K. G., Streich, M. K., & Stunz, G. W. (2024). Age, growth, and mortality of King Mackerel in the western Gulf of Mexico. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science, 16, e10278. https://doi.org/10.1002/mcf2.10278

Binstock, A.L., T.M. Richards, K. Gibson-Banks, J. M. Drymon, R.J.D. Wells, and J.A. Mohan. 2023. Assessing ecological connectivity of blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) in the Gulf of Mexico using stable isotope analysis of multiple tissues. Fisheries Research 268:106849. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106849.

Banks, K.G., M.K. Streich, J.M. Drymon, S.B. Scyphers, J.A. Mohan, R.J.D. Wells, A.L. Binstock, T.M. Richards, C.F. White, N.M. Whitney, and G.W. Stunz. 2023. Talk is cheap: Evidence of conservation-based changes in angler behavior. Conservation Science and Practice. 5:e13001. doi: 10.1111/csp2.13001.

Binstock, A.L., T.M. Richards, R.J.D. Wells, J.M. Drymon, K. Gibson-Banks, M.K. Streich, G.W. Stunz, C.F. White, N.M. Whitney, and J.A. Mohan. 2023. Variable post-release mortality in common shark species captured in Texas shore-based recreational fisheries. PLoS ONE 18:e0281441. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0281441.

Banks, K.G., M.K. Streich, J.M. Curtis, and G.W. Stunz. 2022. Influence of hurricane activity on acoustic array efficiency: A case study of Red Snapper within an artificial reef complex. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science 14:e10220. doi: 10.1002/mcf2.10220.

Anderson, T., E.N. Meese, J.M. Drymon, G.W. Stunz, B. Falterman, E. Menjivar, and R.J.D. Wells. 2022. Diel vertical habitat use observations of a scalloped hammerhead and a bigeye thresher in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Fishes 7:148. doi: 10.3390/fishes7040148.

Hall, Q. A., D. M. Coffey, M. K. Streich, M. R. Fisher, and G. W. Stunz. 2022. Social media shines light on the “hidden” impact of nighttime guided-gigging charters on Texas’ Southern Flounder fishery: A stab in the dark. PLOS ONE 17:e0269397. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0269397.

Banks, K.G., Curtis, J.M., Williams, J.A., Wetz, J.J., and Stunz, G.W. 2021. Designing Cost-Effective Artificial Reefs: Fine-Scale Movement and Habitat Use of Red Snapper around a Nearshore Artificial Reef Complex. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. DOI: 10.1002/nafm.10698

Dance, M.A., J.R. Rooker, R.J. Kline, A. Quigg, G.W. Stunz, R.J.D. Wells, K. Lara, J. Lee, and B. Suarez. 2021. Importance of low-relief nursery habitat for reef fishes. Ecosphere 12:e03542. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3542.

Gibson, K.J., Streich, M.K., Topping, T.S. and Stunz, G.W. 2021. New Insights into the Seasonal Movement Patterns of Shortfin Mako Sharks in the Gulf of Mexico. Front. Mar. Sci. 8:623104. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.623104

Scyphers, S.B., J.M. Drymon, K.L. Furman, E. Conley, Y. Niwa, A.E. Jefferson, and G.W. Stunz. 2021. Understanding and enhancing angler satisfaction with fisheries management: Insights from the “Great Red Snapper Count”. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 41:559-569. DOI: 10.1002/nafm.10579.

Stunz, G.W. and Coffey, D.M. 2020. A Review of the Ecological Performance and Habitat Value of Standing versus Reefed Oil and Gas Platform Habitats in the Gulf of Mexico. Final Report, Gulf Offshore Research Institute. 40pp.

Ajemian, M.J., J.M. Drymon, N. Hammerschlag, R.J.D. Wells, G. Street, B. Falterman, J.A. McKinney, W.B. Driggers III, E. Hoffmayer, C. Fischer, and G.W. Stunz. 2020. Movement patterns and habitat use of tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) across ontogeny in the Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE 15:e0234868.

Brewton, R. A., C. H. Downey, M. K. Streich, J. J. Wetz, M. J. Ajemian, and G. W. Stunz. 2020. Trophic ecology of red snapper Lutjanus campechanus on natural and artificial reefs: Interactions between annual variability, habitat, and ontogeny. Marine Ecology Progress Series 635:105-122. DOI: 10.3354/meps13210.

Wetz, J.J., M.J. Ajemian, B. Shipley, and G.W. Stunz. 2020. An assessment of two visual survey methods for documenting fish community structure on artificial platform reefs in the Gulf of Mexico. Fisheries Research 225:105492. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2020.105492.

Gibson, K. J., M.K. Streich, T.S. Topping, G.W. Stunz. 2019. Utility of citizen science data: A case study in land-based shark fishing. PLoS ONE 14(2): e0226782. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226782

Curtis, J.M., A.K. Tompkins, A.J. Loftus, and G.W. Stunz. 2019. Recreational angler attitudes and perceptions regarding the use of descending devices in southeast reef fish fisheries. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science 11:506-518.

Topping, T.S., M.K. Streich, M.R. Fisher, and G.W. Stunz. 2019. A comparison of private recreational fishing effort for Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper during derby and extended seasons. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 39:1311-1320. doi: 10.1002/nafm.10368.

Harwell, M.A., J.H. Gentile, L.D. McKinney, J. W. Tunnell Jr., W.C. Dennison, R.H. Kelsey, K.M. Stanzel, G.W. Stunz, K. Withers, and J. Tunnell. 2019. Conceptual framework for assessing ecosystem health. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 15:544-564. doi:10.1002/ieam.4152.

Rooker, J.R., M.A. Dance, R.J.D. Wells, M.J. Ajemian, B.A. Block, M.R. Castleton, J.M. Drymon, B.J. Falterman, J.S. Franks, N. Hammerschlag, J.M. Hendon, E.R. Hoffmayer, R.T. Kraus, J.A. McKinney, D.H. Secor, G.W. Stunz, and J.F. Walter. 2019. Population connectivity of pelagic megafauna in the Cuba-Mexico-United States triangle. Scientific Reports 9:1663. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-38144-8.

Hall, Q.A., J.M. Curtis, J. Williams, G.W. Stunz. 2019. The importance of newly-opened tidal inlets as spawning corridors for adult Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Fisheries Research 212: 48-55. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2018.12.002.

Rezek, R.J., B. Lebreton, T.A. Palmer, G.W. Stunz, and J. Beseres Pollack. 2018. Structural and functional similarity of epibenthic communities on standing and reefed platforms in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Progress in Oceanography 168:145-154. doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2018.09.020.

Wells, R.J.D., T.C. TinHan, M.A. Dance, J.M. Drymon, B. Falterman, M.J. Ajemian, G.W. Stunz, J.A. Mohan, E.R. Hoffmayer, W.B. Driggers, III, J.A. McKinney. 2018. Movement, behavior, and habitat use of a marine apex predator, the scalloped hammerhead. Frontiers in Marine Science 5: 1-14. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00321.

Downey, C.H., M.K. Streich, R.A. Brewton, M.J. Ajemian, J.J. Wetz, and G. W. Stunz. 2018. Habitat-specific reproductive potential of Red Snapper: A comparison of artificial and natural reefs in the western Gulf of Mexico. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 147: 1030-1041. doi: 10.1002/tafs.10104.

Rubio, K.S., M. Ajemian, G.W. Stunz, T.A. Palmer, B. Lebreton, and J. Beseres Pollack. 2018. Dietary composition of black drum Pogonias cromis in a hypersaline estuary reflects water quality and prey availability. Fish Biology. doi:10.1111/jfb.13654

Streich, M.K., M.J. Ajemian, J.J. Wetz, and G.W. Stunz. 2018. Habitat-specific performance of vertical line gear in the western Gulf of Mexico: A comparison between artificial and natural habitats using a paired video approach. Fisheries Research 204:16-25. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2018.01.018

Ajemian, M.J., Mendenhall, J. Beseres Pollack, M.S. Wetz, G.W. Stunz. 2018. Moving Forward in a Reverse Estuary: Habitat Use and Movement Patterns of Black Drum (Pogonias cromis) Under Distinct Hydrological Regimes. Estuaries and Coasts 41:1410-1421. doi:10.1007/s12237-017-0363-6

Liu, B., L. Stokes, T.S. Topping, and G.W. Stunz. 2017. Estimation of Total from a Population of Unknown Size and Application to Estimating Recreational Red Snapper Catch in Texas. Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology 5:350-371. doi.org/10.1093/jssam/smx006

Streich, M.K., M.J. Ajemian, J.J. Wetz, J.D. Shively, J.B. Shipley, and G.W. Stunz. 2017. Effects of a New Artificial Reef Complex on Red Snapper and the Associated Fish Community: an Evaluation Using a Before-After Control-Impact Approach. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science 9:404-418. doi:10.1080/19425120.2017.1347116

Streich, M.K., M.J. Ajemian, J.J. Wetz, and G.W. Stunz. 2017. A comparison of fish community structure at mesophotic artificial reefs and natural banks in the Western Gulf of Mexico. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science 9:170-189. doi: 10.1080/19425120.2017.1282897

Streich, M.K., M.J. Ajemian, J.J. Wetz, J.A. Williams, J.B. Shipley, and G.W. Stunz. 2017. A Comparison of Size Structure, Age, and Growth of Red Snapper from Artificial and Natural Habitats in the Western Gulf of Mexico. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 146:762-777. doi:10.1080/00028487.2017.1308884

Moulton, D.L., M.A. Dance, J.A. Williams, M.Z. Sluis, G.W. Stunz, and J.R. Rooker. 2017. Habitat partitioning and seasonal movement of Red Drum and Spotted Seatrout. Estuaries and Coasts 40:905-916. doi:10.1007/s12237-016-0189-7

Gain, I.E., R.A. Brewton, M.M. Reese Robillard, K.D. Johnson, D.L. Smee, and G.W. Stunz. 2017. Macrofauna using intertidal oyster reef varies in relation to position within the estuarine habitat mosaic. Marine Biology 164. doi:10.1007/s00227-016-3033-5

Ajemian, M.J., P. Jose, J.T. Froeschke, M.L. Wildhaber, and G.W. Stunz. 2016. Was everything bigger in Texas? Characterization and trends of a land-based recreational shark fishery. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science 8:553-566. doi: 10.1080/19425120.2016.1227404

Brewton, R.A., M. J. Ajemian, P.C. Young, and G.W. Stunz. 2016. Feeding Ecology of Dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus in the western Gulf of Mexico. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 145:839-853. doi:10.1080/00028487.2016.1159614

Hall, Q.A., M.M. Reese Robillard, J.A. Williams, M.J. Ajemian, and G.W. Stunz. 2016. Reopening of a remote tidal inlet increases recruitment of estuarine-dependent nekton. Estuaries and Coasts 39:1769-1784. doi: 10.1007/s12237-016-0111-3

Froeschke, B.F., M.M. Reese Robillard, and G.W. Stunz. 2016. Spatial biodiversity patterns of fish within the Aransas Bay Complex, Texas. Gulf and Caribbean Research 27:21-32. doi: 10.18785/gcr.2701.03

Williams, J.A., G.J. Holt, M.M. Reese Robillard, S.A. Holt, G. Hensgen, and G.W. Stunz. 2016. Seagrass fragmentation impacts recruitment dynamics of estuarine-dependent fish. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 479: 97-105. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2016.03.008

Johnson, M.J., S.L. Diamond, and G.W. Stunz. 2015. External attachment of acoustic tags to deepwater reef fishes: an alternate approach when internal implantation affects experimental design. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 144:851-859. doi:10.1080/00028487.2015.1042556

Curtis, J.M., M.W. Johnson, S.L. Diamond, and G.W. Stunz. 2015. Quantifying delayed mortality from barotrauma impairment in discarded Red Snapper using acoustic telemetry. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science 7:434-449. doi:10.1080/19425120.2015.1074968

Ajemian, M.J, J.J. Wetz, B. Shipley-Lozano, J.D. Shively, and G.W. Stunz. 2015. An Analysis of Artificial Reef Fish Community Structure Along the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Shelf: Potential Impacts of “Rigs-to-Reefs” Programs. PLoS ONE 10(5): e0126354. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126354

Ajemian, M.J., J.J. Wetz, J.D. Shively, and G.W. Stunz. 2015. Rapid assessment of fish communities on submerged oil and gas platform reefs using remotely operated vehicles. Fisheries Research 167:143-155. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2015.02.011

Reese Robillard, M.M., L.M. Payne, R.R. Vega, and G.W. Stunz. 2015. Best practices for surgically implanting acoustic transmitters in Spotted Seatrout. Transactions of American Fisheries Society 144:81-88. doi:10.1080/00028487.2014.965343

Oakley, J.L., J. Simons, and G.W. Stunz. 2014. Spatial and Habitat-Mediated Food Web Dynamics in an Oyster-Dominated Estuary. Journal of Shellfish Research 33:841-855. doi:10.2983/035.033.0319.

Drumhiller, K.L., M.W. Johnson, S.L. Diamond, M.M.R. Robillard, and G.W. Stunz. 2014. Venting and rapid recompression increase survival and improve recovery of red snapper with barotrauma. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science. 6:190-199. doi:10.1080/19425120.2013.920746.

Hensgen, G.M., G.J. Holt, S.A. Holt, J.A. Williams, and G.W. Stunz. 2014. Landscape pattern influences nekton diversity and abundance in Seagrass meadows. Marine Ecology Progress Series 507:139-152. doi:10.3354/meps10818

Nevins, J.A., J. Beseres Pollack, and G.W. Stunz. 2014. Characterizing nekton use of the largest unfished oyster reef in the U.S. in comparison to marsh edge and nonvegetated estuarine habitats. Journal of Shellfish Research. 33:227-238. doi:10.2983/035.033.0122.

Curtis, J.M., G.W. Stunz, R.D. Overath, and R.R. Vega. 2014. Otolith chemistry can discriminate signatures of hatchery-reared and wild spotted seatrout. Fisheries Research 153:31-40. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2013.12.013

Froeschke, B.F., P. Tissot, G.W. Stunz, and J.T. Froeschke. 2013. Spatio-temporal predictive models for juvenile Southern Flounder in Texas estuaries. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 33:817-828. doi:10.1080/02755947.2013.811129. Fisheries Research 108:291-298.

Powers, S.P., F.J. Fodrie, S.B. Scyphers, R.L. Shipp, and G.W. Stunz. 2013. Gulf-wide decreases in the size of large coastal sharks documented by generations of fishermen. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science 5:93-102. doi:10.1080/19425120.2013.786001.

Froeschke, B.F., G.W. Stunz, M.M. Reese Robillard, J. Williams, and J.T. Froeschke. 2013. A Modeling and Field Approach to Identify Essential Fish Habitat for Juvenile Bay Whiff (Citharichthys spilopterus) and Southern Flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) Within the Aransas Bay Complex, TX. Estuaries and Coasts 36:881-892. doi:10.1007/s12237-013-9600-9.

Froeschke, J.,G.W. Stunz, 2012. Hierarchical and interactive habitat selection in response to abiotic and biotic factors: The effect of hypoxia on habitat selestion of juvenile estuarine fishes. Environmental Biology of Fishes 93:31-41.

Blandon, I.R., C. Morales, R.R. Vega, R.D. Overath, G.W. Stunz, and R. Ward. 2011. Development of primers for 29 microsatellite loci in spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus). Conservation Genetics Resources 3:123-126.

Froeschke, B.F., B. Sterba-Boatwright, G.W. Stunz. 2011. Assessing southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) long-term population trends in the northern Gulf of Mexico using time series analyses. Fisheries Research. 108: 291-298. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2010.12.023

Froeschke, J.T., G.W. Stunz, B. Sterba-Boatwright, and M.L. Wildhaber. 2010. An empirical test of the 'shark nursery concept' in Texas Bays using a long-term fisheries-independent data set. Aquatic Biology 11:65-76. doi: 10.3354/ab00290

Neahr, T.A., G.W. Stunz, and T.J. Minello. 2010. Habitat use patterns of newly-settled spotted seatrout in estuaries of the north-western Gulf of Mexico. Fisheries Management and Ecology 17:404-413.

Reese Robillard, M.M., G.W. Stunz, and J. Simons. 2010. Relative value of deep subtidal oyster reefs to other estuarine habitat types using a novel sampling method. Journal of Shellfish Research 29:291-302.

Froeschke, J.T., G.W. Stunz, and M.L. Wildhaber. 2010. Environmental influences on the occurrence of coastal sharks in estuarine waters. Marine Ecology Progress Series 407:279-292. doi: 10.3354/meps08546

Rooker, J.R., G.W. Stunz, S.A. Holt, T.J. Minello. 2010. Population connectivity of red drum in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series 407:187-196.

Stunz, G.W., T.J. Minello, L. Rozas. 2010. Relative value of oyster reef as habitat for estuarine nekton in Galveston Bay, Texas. Marine Ecology Progress Series 406:147-159.

Larkin, P.D., K.L. Heideman, D.D. Burfeind, and G.W. Stunz. 2010. The effect of boat propeller scarring intensity on genetic variation in a subtropical seagrass species. Botanica Marina 53:99-102.

Nañez-James, S. E., G.W. Stunz, and S.A. Holt. 2009. Habitat Use Patterns of Newly Settled Southern Flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma, in Aransas-Copano Bay, Texas. Estuaries and Coasts 32:350-359.

Reese, M.M., G.W. Stunz, and A.M. Bushon. 2008. Recruitment of Estuarine-Dependent Nekton Through a New Tidal Inlet: the Opening of Packery Channel in Corpus Christi, TX, USA. Estuaries and Coasts 31:1143-1157.

Burfeind, D.D. and G.W. Stunz. 2007. The Effects of Boat Propeller Scarring on Nekton Growth in Subtropical Seagrass Meadows. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 136:1546-1551.

James, J.T., G.W. Stunz, D.A. McKee, and R.R. Vega. 2007. Catch-and-Release Mortality of Spotted Seatrout in Texas: Effect of Tournaments, Seasonality, and Anatomical Hooking Location. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 27:900-907.

Bushon, A.M., G.W. Stunz, and M.M. Reese. 2007. Evaluation of Visible Implant Elastomer for Marking Juvenile Red Drum. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 27:460-464.

Stunz, G.W. and D.A. McKee. 2006. Catch-and-Release Mortality of Spotted Seatrout in Texas. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 26:843-848.

Burfeind, D.D. and G.W. Stunz. 2006. The effects of boat propeller scarring intensity on nekton abundance in subtropical seagrass meadows. Marine Biology 148:953-962.

Levin, P.S. and G.W. Stunz. 2005. Habitat triage for exploited fishes: Can we identify essential fish habitat? Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 64:70-78.

Stunz, G.W., T.J. Minello, and P.S. Levin. 2002. Growth of newly settled red drum Sciaenops ocellatus in different estuarine habitat types. Marine Ecology Progress Series 238:227-236.

Stunz, G.W., T.J. Minello, and P.S. Levin. 2002. A Comparison of Early Juvenile Red Drum Densities Among Various Habitat Types in Galveston Bay, Texas. Estuaries 25:76-85.

Stunz, G.W. and T.J. Minello. 2001. Habitat-related predation on juvenile wild-caught and hatchery-reared red drum Sciaenops ocellatus (Linnaeus). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 260: 13-25.

Stunz, G.W., P.S. Levin and T.J. Minello. 2001. Selection of estuarine nursery habitats by wild-caught and hatchery-reared red drum in laboratory mesocosms. Environmental Biology of Fishes 61:305-313.

Stunz, G.W., T.L. Linton, and R. L. Colura. 2000. Age and Growth of Southern Flounder in Texas waters, with Emphasis on Matagorda Bay. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 129:119-125.

Petrik, R.L., P.S. Levin, G.W. Stunz and J. Malone. 1999. Recruitment of Atlantic croaker, Micropogonias undulatus: Do postsettlement processes disrupt or reinforce initial patterns of settlement? Fishery Bulletin 97:954-961.

Attanasio, R., G.W. Stunz, R.C. Kennedy. 1994. Folding Patterns of Immunoglobulin Molecules Identified by Urea Gradient Electrophoresis. Journal of Biological Chemistry 269:1834-1838.

Warren, R.Q., H. Wolf, G.W. Stunz, R.C. Kennedy. 1993. Antibody Reactivity to Synthetic Peptides Representing the Principal Neutralizing Determinant of HIV-1 in Mouse Strains following Repeated Immunization with Recombinant gp160. Experimental Clinical Immunogenetics 10:168-175.

Attanasio, R., P. Kanda, G.W. Stunz, D.W. Buck, R.C. Kennedy. 1993. Anti-Peptide reagents identifies a primary-structure-dependent, cross-reactive idiotype expressed on heavy and light chains from a murine monoclonal anti-CD4. Molecular Immunology 30:9-17.

Wolf, H., R.Q. Warren, G.W. Stunz, K. Shuler, P. Kanda, R.C. Kennedy. 1992. Fine specificity of the murine antibody response to HIV-1 gp160 determined by synthetic peptides which define selected epitopes. Molecular Immunology 29:989-998.

Attanasio, R., R.E. Lanford, D. Dilley, G.W. Stunz, L. Notvall, A. B. Henderson, R.C. Kennedy. 1991. Immunogenicity of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Derived from the Baculovirus Expression Vector System: a Mouse Potency Study. Biologicals 19:347-353.