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FRANK JOSEPH HERNANDEZ, JR.
Division of Coastal Sciences,
School of Ocean Science and Engineering
University of Southern Mississippi
703 East Beach Drive, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Phone: 228.818.8800
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.hernandezfishecologylab.com
Twitter: @larvalfishlab
EDUCATION
2001 Ph.D., Louisiana State University, Oceanography and Coastal Sciences (minor in Statistics)
1996 M.S., University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Marine Biology
1993 B.S., Louisiana State University, Zoology
POSITIONS HELD
2018-19 Associate Professor, Division of Coastal Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi
2012-18 Assistant Professor, Division of Coastal Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi
2007-12 Research Assistant Professor, Dept. of Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama
2006-12 Research Senior Marine Scientist, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
2004-06 Postdoctoral Fellow, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Mentor: Dr. Sean Powers
2002-04 Postdoctoral Fellow, NOAA Beaufort Laboratory, Mentor: Dr. Jon Hare
PEER-REVIEW PUBLICATIONS
(Mentored: Apostdoc; Bgraduate student; Cundergraduate/technician)
36. Parra, S., A. Greer, J. Book, A. DearyA, I. Soto, C. CulpepperC, F. Hernandez and T. Miles. 2019.
Acoustic detection of zooplankton diel vertical migration behaviors on the northern Gulf of Mexico
shelf. Limnology and Oceanography https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11171
35. Jefferson, A.E., R. Allman, R.J., A.E. Pacicco, J.S. Franks, F.J. Hernandez, M.A. Albins, S.P.
Powers, R.L. Shipp and J.M. Drymon. 2019. Age and growth of gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus)
from a north-central Gulf of Mexico artificial reef zone. Bulletin of Marine Science 95(2):177–195.
https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2018.0025
34. Greer, A.T., L.M. Chiaverano, J.G. Ditty and F.J. Hernandez. 2019. In situ observations of fish
larvae encased within a pelagic gelatinous matrix. Marine Ecology Progress Series 614: 209-214.
https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12916
33. GomezA, F.A., S.-K. Lee, F.J. Hernandez, Jr., L.M. Chiaverano, F.E. Muller-Karger, Y. Liu and J.T.
Lamkin. 2019. ENSO-induced co-variability of salinity, plankton biomass and coastal currents in the
northern Gulf of Mexico. Scientific Reports 9:178.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-36655-y.
32. Wang, M., C. Hu, J. Cannizzaro, D. English, X. Han, D. Naar, B. Lapointe, R. Brewton and F.
Hernandez. 2018. Remote sensing of Sargassum biomass, nutrients, and pigments. Geophysical
Research Letters 45(22):12359-12367. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL078858.
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31. Greer, A.T., A.M. Shiller, E.E. Hofmann, J.D. Wiggert, S.J. Warner, S.M. Parra, C. Pan, J.W. Book,
D. Joung, S. Dykstra, J.W. Krause, B. Dzwonkowski, I.M. Soto, M.K. Cambazoglu, A.L. DearyA, C.
Briseño-Avena, A.D. Boyette, J.A. Kastler, V. Sanial, L. Hode, U. Nwankwo, L.M. Chiaverano, S.J.
O’Brien, P.J. Fitzpatrick, Y.H. Lau, M.S. Dinniman, K.M. Martin, P. Ho, A.K. Mojzis, S.D. Howden,
F.J. Hernandez, I. Church, T.N. Miles, S. Sponaugle, J.N. Moum, R.A. Arnone, R.K. Cowen, G.A.
Jacobs, O. Schofield, and W.M. Graham. 2018. Functioning of coastal river- dominated ecosystems
and implications for oil spill response: from observations to mechanisms and models. Oceanography
31(3):90-103. https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2018.302.
30. Chiaverano,, L.M., K.L. Robinson, J. Tam, J.J. Ruzicka, J. Quiñones, K.T. Aleksa, F.J. Hernandez,
R.D. Brodeur, R. Leaf, S.-i. Uye, M.B. Decker, M. Acha, H.W. Mianzan and W.M. Graham. 2018.
Evaluating the role of large jellyfish and forage fishes as energy pathways, and their interplay with
fisheries, in the Northern Humboldt Current System. Progress in Oceanography 164:28-36.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2018.04.009.
29. GomezA, F.A., S.-K. Lee, Y. Liu, F.J. Hernandez Jr., F.E. Muller-Karger and J.T. Lamkin. 2018.
Seasonal patterns in phytoplankton biomass across the northern and deep Gulf of Mexico: a
numerical model study. Biogeosciences 15: 3561-3576. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-3561-2018.
28. Adams, G.D., R.T. Leaf, W. Wu and F. Hernandez. 2018. Environmentally driven fluctuations in
condition factor of adult Gulf menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. ICES
Journal of Marine Science 75(4):1269-1279. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsy002.
27. D’Ambra, I., W.M. Graham, R.H. Carmichael and F.J. Hernandez Jr. 2018. Dietary overlap
between jellyfish and forage fish in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series
587:31-40. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12419.
26. Greer, A.T., C. Briseño-Avena, A.L. DearyA, R.K. Cowen, F.J. Hernandez and W.M. Graham. 2017.
Associations between lobster phyllosoma and gelatinous zooplankton in relation to oceanographic
properties in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Fisheries Oceanography 26(6):693-704.
https://doi.org/10.1111/fog.12228.
25. Dzwonkowski, B., A. Greer, C. Briseno-Aveno, J. Krause, I. Soto Ramos, F. Hernandez, A. DearyA,
J. Wiggert, D. Joung, P. Fitzpatrick, S. O’Brien, S. Dykstra, Y. Lau, M. Cambazoglu, G. Lockridge,
S. Howden, A. Shiller, and W.M. Graham. 2017. Estuarine influence on biogeochemical properties of
the Alabama shelf during the fall season. Continental Shelf Research 140:96-109.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2017.05.001.
24. Korsman, B.M., M.E. Kimball and F.J. Hernandez Jr. 2017. Spatial and temporal variability in
ichthyoplankton communities ingressing through two adjacent inlets along the southeastern US
Atlantic coast. Hydrobiologia 795(1):219-237. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3131-5.
23. RansomB, J.T., J.E. FilbrunA and F.J. Hernandez. 2016. Condition of larval Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus maculatus in relation to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Marine Ecology Progress
Series 558:143-152. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11880.
22. Hernandez, F.J., J.E. FilbrunA, J. FangC and J.T. RansomB. 2016. Condition of larval Red
Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) relative to environmental variability and the Deepwater Horizon
oil spill. Environmental Research Letters 11:094019.
https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/11/9/094019.
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21. Hu, C., R. Hardy, E. Ruder, A. Geggel, L. Feng, S. Powers, F. Hernandez, G. Graettinger, J. Bodnar
and T. McDonald. 2016. Sargassum coverage in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico during 2010 from
Landsat and airborne observations: implications for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill impact
assessment. Marine Pollution Bulletin 107(1):15-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.04.045.
20. Robinson, K.L., J.J. Ruzicka, F.J. Hernandez, W.M. Graham, M.B. Decker, R.D. Brodeur and M.
Sutor. 2015. Evaluating energy flows through jellyfish and gulf menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) and
the effects of fishing on the northern Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. ICES Journal of Marine Science
72:2301-2312. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsv088.
19. D’Ambra, I., W.M. Graham, R.H. Carmichael and F.J. Hernandez, Jr. 2015. Fish rely on
scyphozoan hosts as a primary food source: evidence from stable isotope analysis. Marine Biology
162(2):247-252. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-014-2569-5.
18. CarassouA, L., F.J. Hernandez and W.M. Graham. 2014. Change and recovery of coastal
mesozooplankton community structure during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Environmental
Research Letters 9:124003. https:/doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/12/124003. Corrigendum:
Environmental Research Letters 10:049501.https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/4/049501.
17. Robinson, K.L., J.J. Ruzicka, M.B. Decker, R.D. Brodeur, F.J. Hernandez, E.M. Acha, J. Quinones,
S. Uye, H. Mianzan and W.M. Graham. 2014. Jellyfish, forage fish and the world's major fisheries.
Oceanography 27(4):104-115. https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2014.90.
16. Hernandez, F.J., L. CarassouA, W.M. Graham and S.P. Powers. 2013. Evaluation of the taxonomic
sufficiency approach for ichthyoplankton community analysis. Marine Ecology Progress Series
491:77-90. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10475.
15. Powers, S.P., F.J. Hernandez, R.H. Condon, J.M. Drymon and C.M. Free. 2013. Novel pathways for
injury from offshore oil spills: direct, sublethal and indirect effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
on pelagic Sargassum communities. PLoS ONE 8(9):e74802.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074802.
14. Scyphers, S.B., F.J. Fodrie, F.J. Hernandez, S.P. Powers and R.L. Shipp. 2013. Venting and reef fish
survival: perceptions and participation rates among recreational anglers in the northern Gulf of
Mexico. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 33(6):1071-1078.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02755947.2013.824932.
13. CarassouA, L., F. Hernandez, S. Powers and W. Graham. 2012. Cross-Shore, Seasonal, and Depth-
Related Structure of Ichthyoplankton Assemblages in Coastal Alabama. Transactions of the American
Fisheries Society 141(4):1137-1150. https://doi.org/10.1080/00028487.2012.675920.
12. CarassouA, L., B. Dzwonkowski, F. Hernandez, S. Powers, K. Park, W. Graham and J. Mareska.
2011. Environmental influences on juvenile fish abundances in a river-dominated coastal system.
Marine and Coastal Fisheries 3(1):411-427. https://doi.org/10.1080/19425120.2011.642492.
11. Dzwonkowski, B., K. Park, H.K. Ha, W.M. Graham, F.J. Hernandez and S.P. Powers. 2011.
Hydrographic variability on a coastal shelf directly influenced by estuarine flow. Continental Shelf
Research 31(9): 939-950. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JC010714.
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10. Hernandez, F.J., Jr., L. CarassouA, S. MuffelmanC, S.P. Powers and W.M. Graham. 2011.
Comparison of two plankton net mesh sizes for ichthyoplankton collection in the northern Gulf of
Mexico. Fisheries Research 108:327-335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2010.12.029.
9. Graham, W.M., R.H. Condon, R.H. Carmichael, I. D'Ambra, H.K. Patterson, L.J. Linn and F.J.
Hernandez, Jr. 2010. Oil carbon entered the coastal planktonic food web during the Deepwater
Horizon oil spill. Environmental Research Letters 5:045301.
https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/5/4/045301.
8. Hernandez, F.J., Jr., S.P. Powers and W.M. Graham. 2010. Detailed examination of
ichthyoplankton seasonality from a high resolution time series in the northern Gulf of Mexico
during 2004-2006. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 139:1511-1525.
https://doi.org/10.1577/T10-001.1.
7. Hernandez, F.J., Jr., S.P. Powers and W.M. Graham. 2010. Seasonal variability in
ichthyoplankton abundance and assemblage composition in the northern Gulf of Mexico off
Alabama. Fishery Bulletin 108:193-207. http://fishbull.noaa.gov/1082/hernandez.pdf.
6. Hernandez, F.J., Jr., J.A. Hare and D.P. Fey. 2009. Evaluating diel, ontogenetic and environmental
effects on larval fish vertical distribution using generalized additive models for location, scale and
shape. Fisheries Oceanography 18(4):224-236. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2419.2009.00508.x.
5. Bayha, K.M., W.M. Graham and F.J. Hernandez, Jr. 2008. Multiplex assay to identify eggs of three
fish species from the northern Gulf of Mexico, using locked nucleic acid Taqman real-time PCR
probes. Aquatic Biology 4:65–73. https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00100.
4. Lindquist, D.C., R.F. Shaw and F.J. Hernandez, Jr. 2005. Distribution patterns of larval and
juvenile fishes at offshore petroleum platforms in the north-central Gulf of Mexico. Estuarine,
Coastal and Shelf Science 62:655-665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2004.10.001.
3. Hernandez, F.J., Jr., R.F. Shaw, J.S. Cope, J.G. Ditty, T. Farooqi, and M.C. Benfield. 2003. The
across-shelf larval, postlarval, and juvenile fish community associated with offshore oil and gas
platforms and a coastal rock jetty west of the Mississippi River Delta. American Fisheries Society
Symposium 36:39-72. PDF
2. Hernandez, F.J., Jr. and R.F. Shaw. 2003. Comparison of plankton net and light-trap methodologies
for sampling larval and juvenile fishes at offshore petroleum platforms and a coastal jetty off
Louisiana. American Fisheries Society Symposium 36:15-38. PDF
1. Hernandez, F.J., Jr. and D.G. Lindquist. 1999. A comparison of two light-trap designs for sampling
larval and presettlement juvenile fish above a reef in Onslow Bay, North Carolina. Bulletin of Marine
Science 64(1):173-184. PDF.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS, PROCEEDINGS and REPORTS (Mentored: Apostdoc; Bgraduate student; Cundergraduate/technician)
7. Hernandez, F., P. VickC, S. MuffelmanC, and O. LestradeC. 2016. Microdebris ingestion by
Sargassum-associated fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the 69th Annual Gulf
and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. (extended abstract; editor-reviewed) PDF
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6. Taylor, S.M., R.T. Leaf, F.J. Hernandez Jr., J.S. Franks, and E.R. Hoffmayer. 2014. An
examination of the diversity and abundance of ichthyoplankton in the Loop Current of the central
Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the 67th Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. (editor-
reviewed) PDF
5. FangC, J., F. Hernandez Jr., J. FilbrunA, J. RansomB and L. Hall. 2016. What do baby fish make of
oil spills? Environmental Science Journal for Kids. PDF
4. Hernandez, F.J., Jr. and R.F. Shaw. 2002. The across shelf larval, postlarval and juvenile fish
community associated with offshore oil and gas platforms and a rock jetty west of the Mississippi
River Delta. Proceedings of the 53rd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. November 2000,
Biloxi, MS. 53:646-658. (editor-reviewed) PDF
3. Hernandez, F.J., Jr., R.F. Shaw, J.S. Cope, J.G. Ditty, and T.W. Farooqi. 2001. Do low-salinity,
rock jetty habitats serve as nursery areas for presettlement larval and juvenile reef fish? Proceedings
of the 52nd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. November 1999, Key West, FL. 52:442-454.
(editor-reviewed) PDF
2. Lindquist, D.G., F.J. Hernandez, Jr., I.E. Clavijo and M.E. Whittaker. 2001. Efficacy of two- and
three-chamber light-traps for presettlement fishes and invertebrate plankton from mangrove and coral
reef habitats. Proceedings of the 52nd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. November 1999, Key
West, FL. 52:549-556. (editor-reviewed) PDF
1. Hernandez, F.J., Jr., R.F. Shaw, J.S. Cope, J.G. Ditty, M.C. Benfield and T. Farooqi. 2001. Across-
shelf Larval, Postlarval, and Juvenile Fish Communities Collected at Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms
and a Coastal Rock Jetty West of the Mississippi River Delta. OCS Study MMS 2001-077. Prepared
by the Coastal Fisheries Institute, Louisiana State University. U.S. Department of the Interior,
Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, New Orleans, LA. 144 pp.
https://www.boem.gov/ESPIS/3/3132.pdf
DATA SETS (Mentored: Apostdoc; Bgraduate student; Cundergraduate/technician)
39. ZapfeC, C., V. WangA and F. Hernandez. 2019. MOCNESS ichthyoplankton data, Nick Skansi 9
(NS9) NRDA Plankton Survey, Gulf of Mexico, April 16-June 27, 2011. DOI: 10.7266/n7-1v14-fc70
38. ZapfeC, C., V. WangA and F. Hernandez. 2019. MOCNESS ichthyoplankton data, Nick Skansi PC4
(NSPC4) NRDA Plankton Survey, Gulf of Mexico, October 15-28, 2010. DOI: 10.7266/n7-rjqw-tf97
37. ZapfeC, C., V. WangA and F. Hernandez. 2019. MOCNESS Ichthyoplankton data, Nick Skansi PC3
(NSPC3) NRDA Plankton Survey, Gulf of Mexico, September 24 - October 5 2010.
DOI: 10.7266/n7-7fxg-2980
36. ZapfeC, C., V. WangA and F. Hernandez. 2019. MOCNESS ichthyoplankton data, Walton Smith 3
(WS3) NRDA Plankton Survey, Gulf of Mexico, September 26-October 2, 2010.
DOI: 10.7266/n7-s18h-wr95
35. ZapfeC, C., V. WangA and F. Hernandez. 2019. Neuston ichthyoplankton data, Walton Smith 4 (WS4)
NRDA Plankton Survey, Gulf of Mexico, April 20-May 27, 2011. DOI: 10.7266/n7-cj8g-bh71
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34. ZapfeC, C., V. WangA and F. Hernandez. 2019. MOCNESS ichthyoplankton data, Walton Smith 4
(WS4) NRDA Plankton Survey, Gulf of Mexico, April 20-May 27, 2011. DOI: 10.7266/n7-dp76-tz89
33. ZapfeC, C., V. WangA and F. Hernandez. 2019. MOCNESS ichthyoplankton data, Walton Smith 1
(WS1) NRDA Plankton Survey, Gulf of Mexico, September 8-16, 2010. DOI: 10.7266/n7-30jw-aq82
32. Briseño-Avena, C., F. Hernandez, R.K. Cowen and J.W. Krause. 2018. Mesozooplankton size-
fractionated gut fluorescence data collected during R/V Point Sur cruise PTS03 from 2016-07-24 to
2016-07-30. DOI: 10.7266/N7T1522T
31. Briseño-Avena, C., F. Hernandez, R.K. Cowen and J.W. Krause. 2018. Mesozooplankton size-
fractionated gut fluorescence data collected during R/V Point Sur cruise PTS01 from 2015-10-29 to
2015-11-05. DOI: 10.7266/N72J6984
30. Briseño-Avena, C., F. Hernandez, R.K. Cowen and J.W. Krause. 2018. Mesozooplankton size-
fractionated gut fluorescence data collected during R/V Point Sur cruise PTS02 from 2016-03-30 to
2016-04-09. DOI: 10.7266/N7XS5SSF
29. Hernandez, F. and S. Powers. 2018. Length, weight and age of juvenile Grey Triggerfish collected
from R/V Alabama Discovery cruise AL-11-08-Sarg-06 on 2011-08-18 and R/V E.O. Wilson cruise
WI-11-09-Sarg-10 on 2011-09-23 in the Gulf of Mexico. DOI: 10.7266/N7W66JCC
28. Hernandez, F., C. CulpepperC and A. DearyA. 2017. Neuston sample collection data in the northern
Gulf of Mexico, cruise PTS02, March - April 2016. DOI: 10.7266/N79C6VSX
27. Hernandez, F., C. CulpepperC and A. DearyA. 2017. Abundance estimates and lengths of Phyllosoma
larvae collected in the northern Gulf of Mexico, cruise PTS01, October-November 2015.
DOI: 10.7266/N7H41PHT
26. Hernandez, F. C. CulpepperC and A. DearyA. 2017. BIONESS profile and plankton sample
collection data, cruise PTS02, northern Gulf of Mexico, March–April 2016. DOI:10.7266/N7X928PX
25. Hernandez, F., C. CulpepperC and A. DearyA. 2017. Zooplankton abundance and distribution from
the middle corridor and mixing array region of the Point Sur (PTS01) cruise track, northern Gulf of
Mexico, October-November 2015. DOI: 10.7266/N7XP730K
24. Briseño-Avena, C., A.L. DearyA, R.K. Cowen, F.J. Hernandez and J.W. Krause. 2017.
Mesozooplankton Size-Fractionated Dry Weight, cruise PTS03, July 2016. DOI: 10.7266/N7QJ7FN0
23. Hernandez, F. and C. CulpepperC. 2016. BIONESS profile and plankton sample collection data,
cruise PTS03, northern Gulf of Mexico, July 2016. DOI: 10.7266/N74T6GQD
22. Hernandez, F. and C. CulpepperC. 2016. Neuston sample collection data in the northern Gulf of
Mexico, cruise PTS03, July 2016. DOI: 10.7266/N7SB443H
21. Graham, M., F. Hernandez and K. Martin. 2016. Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
(ADCP) data from R/V Point Sur in the Mississippi Bight, March 28 to April 10, 2016.
DOI: 10.7266/N7668BJP
20. Graham, M., F. Hernandez and K. Martin. 2016. Underway data from R/V Point Sur in the
Mississippi Bight, March-April 2016. DOI: 10.7266/N7TT4PCV
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19. Graham, M., F. Hernandez, K. Martin, A. Greer and A. DearyA. 2016. Shipboard Acoustic Doppler
Current Profiler (ADCP) data from R/V Point Sur in the Mississippi Bight, July 23-30, 2016.
DOI: 10.7266/N7T1521C
18. Graham, M. F. Hernandez and K. Martin. 2016. CTD profile data of the Mississippi Bight, Mobile
Bay and Western Florida Shelf off the R/V Point Sur during July 2016. DOI: 10.7266/N7JS9NJR
17. Briseño-Avena, C., A.L. DearyA, R.K. Cowen, F. J. Hernandez and J.W. Krause. 2016.
Mesozooplankton Size-Fractionated Dry Weight, cruise PTS01, Fall 2015. DOI: 10.7266/N798853D
16. Briseño-Avena, C., A.L. DearyA, R.K. Cowen, F. J. Hernandez and J.W. Krause. 2016.
Mesozooplankton Size-Fractionated Dry Weight, cruise PTS02, Spring 2016.
DOI: 10.7266/N75H7DB7
15. Briseño-Avena, C., A.L. DearyA, R.K. Cowen, F. J. Hernandez and J.W. Krause. 2016.
Mesozooplankton Size-Fractionated Dry Weight, cruise BCS01, Winter 2016.
DOI: 10.7266/N71R6NK2
14. Hernandez, F. 2016. BIONESS profile and plankton sample collection data, cruise PTS01, northern
Gulf of Mexico, October – November 2015. DOI: 10.7266/N7S46Q0W
13. Hernandez, F. 2016. Neuston sample collection data in the northern Gulf of Mexico, cruise PTS01,
October – November 2015. DOI: 10.7266/N7HM56GX
12. Hernandez, F. 2016. Neuston net, bongo net, and ring net sample collection data for plankton
samples collected off Alabama (2007-2015). DOI: 10.7266/N7XP72ZQ
11. Hernandez, F. 2016. BIONESS profile and plankton sample collection data for plankton samples
collected off Alabama (2007-2015). DOI: 10.7266/N7JW8BW5
10. Hernandez, F. and J. FilbrunA. 2016. Abundance estimates, morphometric measurements and stable
C and N isotope data for larval Spanish Mackerel collected in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
DOI: 10.7266/N7J67DZM
9. Hernandez, F. and J. FilbrunA. 2016. Abundance estimates and morphometric measurements of King
Mackerel larvae collected in the northern Gulf of Mexico, 2007-2011. DOI: 10.7266/N7154F3P
8. Hernandez, F. and J. FilbrunA. 2016. Abundance estimates and morphometric measurements of
Atlantic Bumper larvae collected in the northern Gulf of Mexico, 2007-2011.
DOI: 10.7266/N74X55V4
7. Hernandez, F. 2016. Zooplankton and ichthyoplankton collected during plankton surveys off
Alabama (2007-2014). DOI: 10.7266/N7154F27
6. Hernandez, F., J. FilbrunA, J. FangC and J. RansomB. 2016. Abundance estimates and morphometric
measurements of Red Snapper larvae collected in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
DOI: 10.7266/N7J964CB
5. Graham, M., F. Hernandez and K. Martin. 2015. Underway data collected by R/V Point Sur,
northern Gulf of Mexico, Fall 2015. DOI: 10.7266/N7DZ06P7
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4. Graham, M, F. Hernandez and K. Martin. 2015. Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
(ADCP) data from R/V Point Sur in the Mississippi Bight, October 26 to November 2, 2015.
DOI: 10.7266/N7MG7MWK
3. Hernandez, F. 2015. Sargassum aerial observations and cruise CTD data collected on the Northern
Gulf of Mexico shelf off Alabama, July-September 2011. DOI: 10.7266/N7348H8J
2. Hernandez, F. and S. Powers. 2015. ROV video observations of Sargassum associated fauna on the
northern Gulf of Mexico shelf off Alabama, July-August 2011. DOI: 10.7266/N7ZC80S7
1. Hernandez, F. and K. Bayha. 2014. Fish eggs and larvae assemblages collected before and after the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill, near Dauphin Island, Alabama, June-July 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.
DOI: 10.7266/N7RN35TR
RESEARCH GRANTS
2018-19 Deep-pelagic plankton communities of the northern Gulf of Mexico: trophic ecology,
assemblage dynamics, and connectivity with the upper ocean. Gulf of Mexico Research
Initiative. Principal Investigators: F. Hernandez (lead), K. Dillon, K. Robinson, J. Ruzicka.
Total Award: $900,821 ($544,485 to Hernandez)
2018-19 High-resolution modeling of the ocean acidification in the East and Gulf Coasts of the
U.S. NOAA AOML / NGI. Principal Investigators: F. Hernandez (lead) and F.
Gomez. Total Award : $56,185 ($56,185 to Hernandez)
2017-18 Predicting the impact of anthropogenic climate change on physical and biogeochemical
processes in the northern Gulf of Mexico - Part III. NOAA/AOML/NGI. Principal
Investigators: F. Hernandez (lead), S.-K. Lee, and J. Lamkin. Total Award: $71,707
($71,707 to Hernandez)
2017-20 Linking habitat to recruitment: evaluating the importance of pelagic Sargassum to fisheries
management in the Gulf of Mexico. NOAA RESTORE. Principal Investigators: F. Hernandez
(lead), C. Hu, K. Dillon, G. Zapfe, W. Ingram. Total Award: $ 1,764,755 ($950,000 to
Hernandez)
2016-17 Predicting the impact of anthropogenic climate change on physical and biogeochemical
processes in the northern Gulf of Mexico - Part II. Principal Investigators: F. Hernandez
(lead), S.-K. Lee, J. Lamkin and Y. Liu. Total Award: $128,919 ($128,919 to Hernandez)
2015-17 CONsortium for Oil Spill Exposure Pathways in COastal River-Dominated Ecosystems
(CONCORDE). GoMRI. Principal Investigators: W.M. Graham (lead), A. Shiller, S.
Howden, O. Schofield, F. Hernandez, R. Cowen, J. Wiggert, G. Jacobs, B. Dzwonkowski, R.
Arnone, J. Book, I. Church, P. Fitzpatrick, E. Hofmann, J. Moun, and A. Weidemann. Total
Award: $11,003,634 ($955,976 to Hernandez)
2016-17 Methods for the determination of high precision estimates of Red Snapper abundance
in the Gulf of Mexico. AL/MS Sea Grant. Principal Investigators: R. Leaf (lead), W. Wu, E.
Saillant, and F. Hernandez. Total Award: $87,852 ($900 to Hernandez)
2015-17 Predicting the impact of anthropogenic climate change on physical and biogeochemical
processes in the northern Gulf of Mexico - Part I. NOAA AOML. Principal Investigators: F.
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Hernandez (lead), S.-K. Lee, J. Lamkin and Y. Liu. Total Award: $128,919 ($128,919 to
Hernandez)
2014-15 Examining Micro-Plastic Occurrence in Gut Contents of Sargassum-Associated Juvenile
Fishes. NOAA Marine Debris Program. Principal Investigator: F. Hernandez. Total Award:
$68,243 ($68,243 to Hernandez)
2013-15 Resolving Deepwater Horizon impacts on highly variable ichthyoplankton and zooplankton
dynamics in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative. Principal
Investigator: F. Hernandez . Total Award: $455,812 ($455,812 to Hernandez)
2012-15 Developing ecosystem-based management metrics for forage fish using jellyfish. Lenfest
Ocean Program. Principal Investigators: M. Graham (lead), K. Robinson, J. Ruzicka, F.
Hernandez, and M.B. Decker. Total Award: $439,938 ($31,547 to Hernandez)
2012-15 Second addendum to assessment plan for Sargassum communities and associated fauna in the
northern Gulf of Mexico: Sargassum sample processing plan for Remotely Operated
Underwater Vehicle (ROV) data, bongo net samples and neuston net samples.
NOAA/Industrial Economics, Inc. Principal Investigator: F. Hernandez. Total Award:
$547,143 ($547,143 to Hernandez)
2012-15 Addendum to: NRDA Plankton Processing Plan – Analysis of Zooplankton Samples.
NOAA/Industrial Economics, Inc. Principal Investigator: F. Hernandez. Total Award:
$702,136 ($702,136 to Hernandez)
2011-12 An examination of pre- and post-spill ichthyoplankton assemblage dynamics. GoMRI-
Alabama Rapid Response Grant. Principal Investigators: F. Hernandez (lead) and K. Bayha.
Total Award: $115,490 ($115,490 to Hernandez)
2011 Floating Sargassum communities of the Gulf of Mexico: a continued assessment of
associated faunal assemblages, trophic interactions and habitat function in the wake of the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill. GoMRI. Principal Investigators: F. Hernandez (lead), S.
Powers, and M. Drymon. Total Award: $203,776.
2010-11 Trophic interactions in floating Sargassum communities of the Gulf of Mexico: potential
consequences of habitat degradation related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. NSF RAPID.
Principal Investigators: S. Powers (lead), F. Hernandez, and M. Drymon. Total Award:
$150,056.
2009-13 Spatial and temporal abundance and distribution of red snapper eggs across the northern Gulf
of Mexico. NOAA MARFIN. Principal Investigators: F. Hernandez (lead), M. Graham, and
K. Bayha. Total Award: $211,258.
2009-12 Connecting the Dots: Identifying linkages between zooplankton dynamics and fisheries
resources based on the analysis of SEAMAP Plankton Surveys of the Northern Gulf of
Mexico. NOAA NGI. Principal Investigators: J. Lyczkowski-Shultz (lead), F. Hernandez, M.
Graham, M. Sutor, M. Benfield, H. Perry, and S. LeCroy. Total Award: $600,000.
2007-10 Sources and fate of snapper (Lutjanidae) early life stages in Alabama shelf waters: temporal
and spatial occurrence of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) and vermilion snapper
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(Rhomboplites aurorubens). NOAA MARFIN. Principal Investigators: F. Hernandez (lead),
S. Powers, M. Graham, and K. Bayha. Total Award: $287,650.
2009-11 Early life history dynamics of forage fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico: linking spatial
and temporal distributions with coastal oceanography and productivity. Richard C. Shelby
Center for Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management. Principal Investigator: F. Hernandez.
Total Award: $88,399.
2006-12 FOCAL: Fisheries Oceanography of Coastal Alabama. Alabama Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources." Principal Investigators: M. Graham (lead), F.
Hernandez, S. Powers, K. Park, and K. Heck. Total Award: $5,000,000.
PRESENTATIONS (Mentored: postdocA; graduate studentB; undergraduate/technicianC)
Dillon, K., Z. Premo and F. Hernandez. 2019. Food web dynamics and trophic interactions associated
with pelagic Sargassum features in the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science
Conference. 4-7 February 2019. New Orleans, LA. Oral presentation.
Calhoun, S., K. Robinson, F. Hernandez, V. WangA and M. Sutor. 2019. Roll call: community
composition of zooplankton in the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science
Conference. 4-7 February 2019. New Orleans, LA. Poster presentation.
Ruzicka, J., K. Robinson, F. Hernandez, V. WangA, S. Calhoun, K. Dillon and T. Sutton. 2019. A
vertically-resolved end-to-end ecosystem model to study the role of vertical exchange processes within
the oceanic Gulf of Mexico food web: GoMex-ECOTRAN. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem
Science Conference. 4-7 February 2019. New Orleans, LA. Poster presentation.
StachowiakB, C., O. LestradeB, E. HaffeyC and F. Hernandez. 2019. Spatial and temporal variability in
Sargassum-associated juvenile fish assemblages in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
and Ecosystem Science Conference. 4-7 February 2019. New Orleans, LA. Poster presentation.
WangA, V.H., E.E. GipsonB, C.R. ZapfeC and F.J. Hernandez. 2019. Deep-pelagic ichthyoplankton in the
northern Gulf of Mexico: vertical distribution patterns of dominant mesopelagic families. Gulf of Mexico
Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 4-7 February 2019. New Orleans, LA. Poster presentation.
WangA, V.H., E.E. GipsonB, C.R. ZapfeC and F.J. Hernandez. 2019. Deep-pelagic ichthyoplankton in the
northern Gulf of Mexico: analysis of community assemblage structure. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and
Ecosystem Science Conference. 4-7 February 2019. New Orleans, LA. Poster presentation.
Chiaverano, L.M., A.T. Greer, O. LestradeB, F.J. Hernandez, C. Briseño-Avena, R.K. Cowen and W.M.
Graham. 2019. Fine-scale distributional patterns of gelatinous zooplankton are driven by seasonal
environmental changes in the northern Gulf of Mexico shelf. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem
Science Conference. 4-7 February 2019. New Orleans, LA. Poster presentation.
Premo, E., K.S. Dillon and F. Hernandez. 2018. Food Web Dynamics and Trophic Interactions
Associated with Pelagic Sargassum Features in the Gulf of Mexico. 2018 Alabama Mississippi Bays and
Bayous Symposium. November 28-29, 2018. Mobile, Alabama. Oral presentation.
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Lestrade, OB., V. NunezC, and F. Hernandez. 2018. Microplastic Abundance and Ingestion Frequency by
Juvenile Fishes Associated with Sargassum. Bays and Bayous Conference. 28-29 November 2018.
Mobile, AL. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F. 2018. Linking Juvenile fish habitat to recruitment: evaluating the importance of pelagic
Sargassum to fisheries management in the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission's
69th Annual Meeting. 15-18 October 2018. South Padre Island, TX. Oral presentation (invited).
Gomez, F. A., S.K. Lee, R. Wanninkhof, L. Barbero, and F. J. Hernandez. 2018. Modeling as an integral
part of the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program. NOAA General Modeling Meeting and Fair. 10-12
September 2018. College Park, MD. Oral Presentation.
Jefferson, A., R.J. Allman, F.J. Hernandez Jr. and J.M. Drymon. 2017. Age and growth of Gray
Triggerfish in the Alabama artificial reef zone. 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society.
20-24 August 2017. Tampa, FL. Oral presentation.
Stachowiak, CB., and F. Hernandez. 2018. Spatial variability in the condition of Sargassum-associated
juvenile fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. American Fisheries Society 148th Annual Meeting. 19-23
August 2018. Atlantic City, NJ. Poster presentation.
Lestrade, OB. and F. Hernandez. 2018. Potential impacts of Sargassum-associated and open ocean
microplastics on fish early life stages. American Fisheries Society 148th Annual Meeting. 19-23 August
2018. Atlantic City, NJ. Poster presentation.
Hernandez, F., G. ZapfeB, W. Ingram and A. Pollack. 2018. Linking juvenile fish habitat to recruitment:
Development of a holopelagic Sargassum index for gray triggerfish management in the northern Gulf of
Mexico. 42nd Annual Larval Fish Conference. Victoria, BC, Canada. 24-28 June 2018. Oral presentation.
Axler, K.E., S. Sponaugle, F. Hernandez, C. Briseño-Avena and R. Cowen. 2018. Variability in
ichthyoplankton distributions and growth across river plumes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. 42nd
Annual Larval Fish Conference. Victoria, BC, Canada. 24-28 June 2018. Oral presentation.
Greer, A., A. Boyette, V. Cruz, M. Cambazoglu, C. Pan, A. HooverB, C. CulpepperC and F. Hernandez.
2018. Distribution of larval fishes, gelatinous zooplankton, and prey in the vicinity of a convergence-
induced thin layer in the northern Gulf of Mexico. 42nd Annual Larval Fish Conference. Victoria, BC,
Canada. 24-28 June 2018. Oral presentation.
Axler, K.E., S. Sponaugle, F. Hernandez, C. Briseño-Avena and R. Cowen. 2018. Variability in
Ichthyoplankton Distributions and Assemblages Across Salinity Gradients in the Northern Gulf of
Mexico. Ocean Sciences Meeting. 11-16 February 2018. Portland, OR. Poster presentation.
Gomez, F.A., S.-K. Lee, Y. Liu, F. Hernandez and J. Lamkin. 2018. Predicting the impact of
anthropogenic climate change on plankton production in the Gulf of Mexico. Ocean Sciences Meeting.
11-16 February 2018. Portland, OR. Poster presentation.
Chiaverano, L.M., A.T. Greer, C. Briseno-Avena, O. LestradeB, F.J. Hernandez, R.K. Cowen and W.M.
Graham. 2018. Stratification drives taxon-specific distribution of gelatinous plankton at fine scales in the
northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 5-8 February 2018.
New Orleans, LA. Oral presentation.
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Kelso, S., A. Chaplin, J.W. Krause, C. Briseno-Avena, A.L. Deary and F.J. Hernandez. 2018. The
occurrence and distribution of large siliceous particles on the Mississippi-Alabama shelf during spring.
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 5-8 February 2018. New Orleans, LA. Poster
presentation.
Greer, A.T., I. Church, L.M. Chiaverano, C. Briseno-Avena, K. Axler, F.J. Hernandez, R.K. Cowen and
W.M. Graham. 2018. Patch structure and diel vertical migration of zooplankton in hypoxic waters
measured with in situ imaging and multibeam acoustics. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science
Conference. 5-8 February 2018. New Orleans, LA. Poster presentation.
HooverB, A.M., C. Briseno-Avena, L. Chiaverano, A.L. Deary and F. Hernandez. 2018. Larval Gulf
Menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) diet, growth and condition during an anomalous high freshwater
discharge event. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 5-8 February 2018. New
Orleans, LA. Poster presentation.
Hernandez, F., C. Hu, K. Dillon, G. ZapfeB and W. Ingram. 2018. Linking habitat to recruitment:
evaluating the importance of pelagic Sargassum to fisheries management in the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of
Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 5-8 February 2018. New Orleans, LA. Poster
presentation.
ZapfeB, G., F. Hernandez and W. Ingram. 2018. Developing a holopelagic Sargassum habitat index for
fisheries management in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science
Conference. 5-8 February 2018. New Orleans, LA. Oral presentation.
Hoover, A.M. B, L. Chiaverano, A.L. DearyA and F.J. Hernandez. 2017. Spatial variation in larval Gulf
Menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) growth and condition during a high freshwater discharge event. 41st
Annual Larval Fish Conference. 12-16 July 2017. Austin, TX. Oral presentation.
Greer, A. T., C. Briseno-Avena, A.L. DearyA, M. K. Cambazoglu, I. Soto-Ramos, G.A. Jacobs, F.J.
Hernandez, R.K. Cowen, and W.M. Graham. 2017. Partners or prey? Exploring the drivers of
associations between lobster phyllosoma and gelatinous zooplankton in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting. 26 February - 3 March 2017. Honolulu, HI. Oral presentation.
Chiaverano, L.M., A.T. Greer, A. Pliru, F.J. Hernandez, and W.M. Graham. 2017. High resolution
sampling of early stage Aurelia medusae and associated water column properties in the northern Gulf of
Mexico. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting. 26 February - 3 March 2017. Honolulu, HI. Poster
presentation.
Filbrun, J.E., B.L. Myers, and F.J. Hernandez. 2017. Win, lose, or draw: how did larval King Mackerel
(Scomberomorus cavalla) fare during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? 43rd Annual Meeting of the
Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. 23-24 February 2017. Biloxi, MS. Poster
presentation.
Fitzpatrick, P., J. Kastler, F. Hernandez, C. CulpepperC and C. Bright. 2017. The Consortium for Oil Spill
Exposure Pathways in Coastal River-Dominated Ecosystems (CONCORDE). 81st Annual Mississippi
Academy of Sciences Meeting. 23-24 February 2017. Hattiesburg, MS. Oral presentation.
Chaplin, A., J.W. Krause, R.A. Pickering, C. Briseno-Avena, A.L. DearyA and F. Hernandez. 2017.
Magnitude and spatial variability of large siliceous particles on the Mississippi-Alabama shelf during the
spring of 2016. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 6-9 February 2017. New
Orleans, LA. Poster presentation.
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Briseno-Avena, C., S. Warner, A. Greer, I. Soto Ramos, S. Parra, A. DearyA, F. Hernandez, W. Graham,
J. Moum, and. R. Cowen. 2017. Turbulence microstructure in coastal river plumes: measuring the in situ
effects on plankton. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 1-4 February 2016.
Tampa, Florida. Oral presentation. 6-9 February 2017. New Orleans, LA. Oral presentation.
Dzwonkowski, B., C. Briseno-Avena, A. DearyA, A. Greer, I. Soto Ramos, M. Cambazoglu, F.
Hernandez, J. Wiggert, P. Fitzpatrick, and S. Dykstra. 2017. Influence of estuarine-exchange on the
coupled bio-physical water column structure during the fall season on the Alabama shelf. Gulf of Mexico
Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 6-9 February 2017. New Orleans, LA. Oral presentation.
HooverB, A., A. DearyA, and F. Hernandez. 2017. Spatial variation in zooplankton and ichthyoplankton
dynamics during an atypical freshwater discharge event in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico
Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 6-9 February 2017. New Orleans, LA. Oral presentation.
Parra, S., A. DearyA, J. Book, A. Greer, C. Briseno-Avena, A. Boyette, T. Miles, and F. Hernandez.
2017. Highly-resolved temporal in situ variability of zooplankton diel vertical migrations in the
Mississippi Bight. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 6-9 February 2017. New
Orleans, LA. Oral presentation.
GomezA, F.A., S. Lee, Y. Liu, J.T. Lamkin, and F. Hernandez. 2016. Impact of large-scale climate
variability on biogeochemical processes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. 49th American Geophysical
Union Fall Meeting. 12-16 December 2016. San Francisco, CA. Poster presentation.
Hernandez, F., J. FilbrunA, J. RansomB and J. FangC. 2016. The value of baseline data: discriminating
between Deepwater Horizon impacts and natural variations in larval fish condition. Mississippi-Alabama
Bays and Bayous Symposium. 30 November - 1 December 2016. Biloxi, MS. Oral presentation.
Herrmann, J.MB. and F.J. Hernandez, Jr. 2016. Chaetognath ecology and potential niche overlap with co-
occurring larval fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Mississippi-Alabama Bays and Bayous
Symposium. 30 November - 1 December 2016. Biloxi, MS. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F., P. VickB, S. MuffelmanC and O. LestradeC. 2016. Microdebris ingestion by Sargassum-
associated fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. 69th Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
Meeting. 7-11 November 2016. Grand Cayman, British West Indies. Oral presentation.
FilbrunA, J.E., F.J. Hernandez, J. FangC and J.T. RansomB. 2016. Larval Red Snapper (Lutjanus
campechanus) body condition relative to environmental variability and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill,
2007-2013. 146th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. 21-25 August 2016. Kansas City,
MI. Oral presentation.
DearyA, A.L., A.M. HooverB, B. Dzwonkowski, H. Box, A. Shiller, F. Hernandez, A. Weidemann and
W.M. Graham. 2016. CONCORDE‐ Hydrographic characterization of a river plume in the northern Gulf
of Mexico during an anomalous winter discharge event. 40th Annual Larval Fish Conference. 19-23 June
2016. Solomons, MD. Poster presentation.
DearyA, A.L. and F.J. Hernandez. 2016. Ontogenetic changes to the feeding apparatus in Larimus
fasciatus (family: Sciaenidae). 40th Annual Larval Fish Conference. 19-23 June 2016. Solomons, MD.
Oral presentation.
HooverB, A.M., A.L. DearyA, B. Dzwonkowski, H. Box, A. Shiller, F. Hernandez, A. Weidemann and
W.M. Graham. 2016. CONCORDE- Assessment of larval fish diet and condition during an atypical
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winter freshwater-discharge event in the northern Gulf of Mexico. 40th Annual Larval Fish Conference.
19-23 June 2016. Solomons, MD. Poster presentation.
Hernandez, F., P. VickB, S. MuffelmanC and O. LestradeC. 2016. Evidence of micro-debris ingestion by
Sargassum-associated fishes in the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Alliance: Marine Debris Cross Team
Initiative: Mid-Year Meeting. 24-26 May 2016. Mobile, AL. Oral presentation.
Robinson, K.L., L. Chiaverano, J.J. Ruzicka, R.D. Brodeur, F.J. Hernandez, M.B. Decker, J. Tam, J.
Quiñones, M. Acha, K. Aleska, R. Leaf, H. Mianzan, S. Uye and W.M. Graham. 2016. Developing
ecosystem-based management metrics for forage fish using jellyfish. 5th International Jellyfish Bloom
Symposium. 30 May - 3 June 2016. Barcelona, Spain. Poster presentation.
Chiaverano, L. K. Robinson, J. Ruzicka, J. Quiñones, J. Tam, M. Acha, W.M. Graham, R. Brodeur, M.B.
Decker, F. Hernandez, R. Leaf, H. Mianzan and S. Uye. 2016. Evaluating energy flows through large
jellyfish and forage fish and the effects of fishing on the Northern Humboldt Current ecosystem. 5th
International Jellyfish Bloom Symposium. 30 May - 3 June 2016. Barcelona, Spain. Poster presentation.
FilbrunA, J.E., F.J. Hernandez, J. FangC and J.T. RansomB. 2016. Condition of larval Red Snapper
(Lutjanus campechanus) relative to environmental variability and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. 100th
Arkansas Academy of Science Meeting. 1-2 April 2016. Fayetteville, AK. Oral presentation.
VickB, P., F. Hernandez, S. MuffelmanC and O. LestradeC. 2016. Evidence of micro-debris ingestion by
Sargassum-associated fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Ocean Sciences Meeting. 21-26 February
2016. New Orleans, LA. Poster presentation.
Chiaverano, L., K.L. Robinson, J. Ruzicka, J. Quiñones, J. Tam, M. Acha, W.M. Graham, R. Brodeur,
M.B. Decker, F. Hernandez, R. Leaf, H. Mianzan and S. Uye. 2016. Evaluating energy flows through
jellyfish and forage fish and the effects of fishing on the Northern Humboldt Current Ecosystem. Ocean
Sciences Meeting. 21-26 February 2016. New Orleans, LA. Poster presentation.
Hernandez, F., J. FilbrunA, J. FangC and J. RansomB. 2016. Variability in larval Red Snapper (Lutjanus
campechanus) abundance and condition in relation to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Gulf of Mexico Oil
Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 1-4 February 2016. Tampa, FL. Oral presentation.
Graham, W., F. Hernandez, S. Howden, J. Wiggert and A. Shiller. 2016. CONCORDE: Resolving the
role of pulsed-river systems in oil spills and potential exposure of organisms to toxicants. Gulf of Mexico
Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 1-4 February 2016. Tampa, FL. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., R.K. Cowen, I. Church, J.W. Krause, A.L. DearyA, A.T. Greer, C. Briseño-Avena, A.
Boyette, A.M. Hoover and W.M. Graham. 2016. CONCORDE: Environmental observations and
planktonic processes. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 1-4 February 2016.
Tampa, FL. Poster presentation.
DearyA, A.L., A.M. HooverB, F.J. Hernandez, R.K. Cowen, I. Church, J.W. Krause, A.T. Greer, C.
Briseño-Avena, A. Boyette and W.M. Graham. 2016. CONCORDE: Preliminary distribution of plankton
along three sampling corridors in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem
Science Conference. 1-4 February 2016. Tampa, FL. Poster presentation.
Cowen, R.K., W.M. Graham, F.J. Hernandez, J.W. Krause, S.D. Howden, I. Church, C. Briseño-Avena,
A.T. Greer and A.L. DearyA. 2016. CONCORDE: Measurement of fine- to sub-mesoscale processes
driving Autumn plankton distributions and transport in the highly dynamic coastal shelf system of the
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northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 1-4 February 2016.
Tampa, FL. Poster presentation.
Robinson, K.L., W.M. Graham, K.T. Aleska, J.J. Ruzicka, F.J. Hernandez, L. Chiaverano, R.D. Brodeur,
M.B. Decker and R. Leaf. 2016. Jellyfish, forage fish and the Gulf of Mexico menhaden fishery. Gulf of
Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 1-4 February 2016. Tampa, FL. Poster presentation.
Leaf, R.T. and F.J. Hernandez, Jr. 2015. Environmental determinants of Gulf Menhaden condition. 145th
Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. 16-20 August 2015. Portland, OR. Oral presentation.
Robinson, K., W.M. Graham, R. Brodeur, J. Ruzicka, F.J. Hernandez, Jr., M.B. Decker, R.T. Leaf, L.
Chiaverano, M. Acha, K. Aleska, S. Dorji, H. Mianzan, J. Quinones and S.-i. Uye. 2015. Potential
impacts of jellyfish blooms on forage fishes from diverse ecosystems. 145th Annual Meeting of the
American Fisheries Society. 16-20 August 2015. Portland, OR. Oral presentation.
DearyA, A.L., F.J. Hernandez, Jr., R.K. Cowen and W.M. Graham. 2015. Using plankton aggregations to
understand oil distribution in the nearshore river-dominated ecosystems in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
39th Annual Larval Fish Conference. 12-17 July 2015. Vienna, Austria. Poster presentation.
Leaf, R.T. and F.J. Hernandez, Jr. 2015. Environmental determinants of Gulf Menhaden condition.
Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. 25-27 March 2015.
Vicksburg, MS. Oral presentation.
RansomB, J.T., J.E. FilbrunA, C.S. CulpepperC and F.J. Hernandez, Jr. 2015. Condition, diet, and growth
of larval Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) in relation to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 16-19 February 2015. Houston, TX. Oral
presentation.
Hernandez, F., J. FilbrunA, J. RansomB, J. FangC and C. CulpepperC. 2015. Taxon-specific variability in
condition among larval fishes collected before, during and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Gulf of
Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 16-19 February 2015. Houston, TX. Oral
presentation.
Hernandez, F., L. CarassouA, J. FilbrunA, J. RansomB, W. Graham, C. CulpepperC and J. FangC. 2014.
Variable response of natural zooplankton and ichthyoplankton assemblages to the Deepwater Horizon oil
spill. Bays and Bayous Symposium. 2-3 December 2014. Mobile, AL. Oral presentation.
RansomB, J., J. FilbrunA, C. CulpepperC, and F. Hernandez. 2014. Diet, growth, and condition of larval
Spanish Mackerel in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: an assessment of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
impacts. Bays and Bayous Symposium. 2-3 December 2014. Mobile, AL. Oral presentation.
TaylorB, S.M., R.T. Leaf, F.J. Hernandez, Jr., and J.S. Franks. 2014. Ichthyoplankton community
composition and patterns of the Loop Current. Bays and Bayous Symposium. 2-3 December 2014.
Mobile, Alabama. Oral presentation.
TaylorB, S.M., R.T. Leaf, F.J. Hernandez Jr., J.S. Franks, and E.R. Hoffmayer. 2014. An examination of
the diversity and abundance of ichthyoplankton in the Loop Current of the central Gulf of Mexico. 67th
Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Meeting. 3-7 November 2014. Christ Church, Barbados.
Oral presentation.
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Robinson, K.L., W.M. Graham, R.D. Brodeur, J.J. Ruzicka, F.J. Hernandez, M.B. Decker, M. Acha,
H.W. Mianzan, J. Quiñones and S. Uye. 2014. Jellyfish, forage fish and the world's major fisheries. ICES
Annual Science Conference. 15-19 September 2014. A Coruña, Spain. Oral presentation.
Robinson, K.L., J.J. Ruzicka, M.B. Decker, F.J. Hernandez, R.D. Brodeur and W.M. Graham. 2014. Role
of large coastal jellyfish and forage fish as energy transfer pathways in the northern Gulf of Mexico. ICES
Annual Science Conference. 15-19 September 2014. A Coruña, Spain. Oral presentation.
FilbrunA, J.E., J.T. RansomB, C.S. CulpepperC and F.J. Hernandez. 2014. Investigating Deepwater
Horizon oil spill impacts on foraging and growth of larval Atlantic Bumper. 38th Annual Larval Fish
Conference. Quebec City, Canada. 17-21 August 2014. Poster presentation.
RansomB, J.T., J.E. FilbrunA, C.S. CulpepperC and F.J. Hernandez. 2014. Exploring the effects of the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill on diet, growth, and condition of larval Spanish Mackerel in the northern
Gulf of Mexico. 38th Annual Larval Fish Conference. Quebec City, Canada. 17-21 August 2014. Oral
presentation.
Hernandez, F.J. 2014. Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacts on ichthyoplankton in the northern Gulf of
Mexico. Department of Biology, University of Southern Mississippi, Seminar Series. 21 February 2014.
Hattiesburg, MS. Oral presentation.
FilbrunA, J.E., J.T. RansomB and F.J. Hernandez. 2014. Effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on
abundances and distributions of larval fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and
Ecosystem Science Conference. 26-29 January 2014. Mobile, AL. Poster presentation.
Hernandez, F. and K. Bayha. 2014. Neustonic early life stages of fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico
during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 26-
29 January 2014. Mobile, AL. Poster presentation.
RansomB, J., J. FilbrunA, C. CulpepperC and F. Hernandez. 2014. Effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil
spill on diets, growth, and condition of larval Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) in the
northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. 26-29 January
2014. Mobile, AL. Poster presentation.
Hernandez, F. and J. FilbrunA. 2013. Recent findings from larval fish studies in the northern Gulf of
Mexico. Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission 64th Annual Meeting. 14-17 Oct 2013. South Padre
Island, TX. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., L. CarassouA, W.M. Graham and S.P. Powers. 2013. Evaluation of the taxonomic
sufficiency approach for ichthyoplankton. 37th Annual Larval Fish Conference. 2-6 June 2013. Miami,
FL. Oral presentation.
Lyczkowski-Shultz, J., K.E. Marancik, F.J. Hernandez and K.M. Bayha. 2013. Overcoming the
limitations of traditional identification methods: practical applications of molecular techniques in fish
early life history studies. 37th Annual Larval Fish Conference. 2-6 June 2013. Miami, FL. Oral
presentation.
Robinson K.L., J.J. Ruzicka, M.B. Decker, F. Hernandez, R. Brodeur and W.M. Graham. 2013. Role of
large coastal jellyfish and forage fish as energy transfer pathways in the northern Gulf of Mexico. 4th
International Jellyfish Blooms Symposium. 5-7 June 2013. Hiroshima, Japan. Oral presentation.
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Graham W.M., K.L. Robinson, R. Brodeur, F. Hernandez, M.B. Decker, H. Mianzan, M. Acha, J.
Quinones and S.-I. Uye. 2013. Developing ecosystem-based management metrics for forage fish using
jellyfish. Oral Presentation. 4th International Jellyfish Blooms Symposium. 5-7 June 2013. Hirsohima,
Japan. Oral presentation.
Bayha, K.M., F.J. Hernandez, and W.M. Graham. 2013. Insights into species-specific ichthyoplankton
distribution in the Gulf of Mexico coastal zone employing molecular species diagnostic tools. ASLO
Aquatic Sciences Meeting. 17-22 February 2013. New Orleans, LA. Poster presentation.
McLeanC, E. and F.J. Hernandez. 2013. Juvenile fish feeding dynamics within pelagic Sargassum
habitats. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting. 17-22 February 2013. New Orleans, LA. Poster presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., L. CarassouA and W.M. Graham. 2013. Response of zooplankton assemblages from the
Alabama inner shelf to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: fisheries implications. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill &
Ecosystem Science Conference Program. 21-23 January 2013. New Orleans, LA. Oral presentation.
Bayha, K.M., F.J. Hernandez, W.M. Graham, J. Lyczkowski-Shultz and R.C. ColliniB. 2012. Spatial and
temporal distribution of the eggs of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus), vermilion snapper
Rhomboplites aurorubens) and red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) across the U.S. Gulf of Mexico coastal
zone (2007, 2009-2011). Gulf Estuarine Research Society Meeting. 8-9 November 2012. Dauphin Island,
AL. Poster presentation.
Graham, W.M., F.J. Hernandez, J. M. Sutor, J. Lyczkowski-Shultz, M. Benfield, S. LeCroy, H. Perry and
G. Sanchez-Rubio. 2012. Identifying linkages between zooplankton dynamics, fishery resources and
climate change in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Northern Gulf Institute Annual Conference. 23-24 May
2012. Stennis Space Center, MS. Oral presentation.
Condon, R.H., W.M. Graham, J. Brandes, A.C. Ortmann, L.J. Linn, N.L. Shelton and F.J. Hernandez, Jr.
2012. Hydrocarbons as subsidy energy for microbial and food web production in coastal Gulf of Mexico
waters. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Ocean Sciences Meeting. 20-24 February
2012. Salt Lake City, UT. Oral presentation.
KramerB, L., F. Hernandez, S. Powers and M. Drymon. 2012. Examining trophic dynamics within
floating Sargassum communities of the northern Gulf of Mexico using predator-prey mesocosm
experiments. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Ocean Sciences Meeting. 20-24
February 2012. Salt Lake City, UT. Poster presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., L. CarassouA and S.P. Powers. 2011. Marine fisheries and the Deepwater Horizon oil
spill: an early assessment based on a long-term ichthyoplankton survey. 35th Annual Larval Fish
Conference. 22-26 May 2011. Wilmington, NC. Oral presentation.
CoxC, D., K.M. Bayha, F.J. Hernandez, Jr. and W.M. Graham. 2011. Identifying fish egg assemblages at
risk in the northern Gulf of Mexico during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. 35th Annual Larval Fish
Conference. 22-26 May 2011. Wilmington, NC. Poster presentation.
Bayha, K.M., F.J. Hernandez, Jr., W.M. Graham and R. ColliniB. 2011. Spatial distribution of red snapper
(Lutjanus campechanus), vermilion snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens) and red drum (Sciaenops
ocellatus) eggs across the northern Gulf of Mexico based on historic SEAMAP plankton samples. 35th
Annual Larval Fish Conference. 22-26 May 2011. Wilmington, NC. Poster presentation.
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Hernandez, F.J., Jr. 2011. Investigating Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacts on fisheries resources: an
early life history perspective. Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences. 8 April 2011. Gloucester Point, VA.
Oral presentation.
Dzwonkowski, B., L. CarassouA, K. Park, F. J. Hernandez, W.M. Graham, and S.P. Powers. 2011. The
impact of fresh water variability on physical and biological aspects of the marine system on the
northeastern Gulf of Mexico. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Sciences
Meeting. 13-18 February 2011. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Oral presentation.
JohnsonB, M.B., F.J. Hernandez, Jr., S. MuffelmanC. Early life history dynamics of forage fishes in the
northern Gulf of Mexico. Alabama Fisheries Association Annual Meeting. 2-4 February 2011. Mobile,
AL. Poster presentation.
Dzwonkowski, B., K. Park, H.-K. Ha, W. M. Graham, F.J. Hernandez, and S.P. Powers. 2010. The
influence of Mobile Bay on the hydrographic variability of the inner Alabama shelf. Bays and Bayous
Symposium. 1-2 December 2010. Mobile, AL. Oral presentation.
CarassouA L., B. Dzwonkowski, F. Hernandez S. P. Powers, K. Park, and W.M. Graham. 2010.
Environmental influences on coastal marine fish recruitment in coastal Alabama. Bays and Bayous
Symposium. 1-2 December 2010. Mobile, AL. Oral presentation.
CarassouA, L., F. Hernandez, B. Dzwonkowski, K. Park and S. Powers. 2010. Relationships between
climatic conditions and abundances of juvenile winter-spawned fishes during the last 25 years in the
northern Gulf of Mexico. 34th Annual Larval Fish Conference. 30 May-3 June 2010. Santa Fe, NM.. Oral
presentation.
JohnsonB, M.B., F.J. Hernandez, Jr., S. MuffelmanC. Early life history dynamics of forage fishes in the
northern Gulf of Mexico. 34th Annual Larval Fish Conference. 30 May-3 June 2010. Santa Fe, NM..
Poster presentation.
MilletB, A., W.M. Graham, G.A. Zapfe, J. Lyczkowski-Shultz and F.J. Hernandez Jr. 2010. Zooplankton
Community Structure in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Implications for Ecosystem Management.
Northern Gulf Institute Annual Conference. 18-20 May 2010. Mobile, AL. Oral presentation.
Sutor, M., J. Lyczkowski-Shultz, M. Benfield, S. LeCroy, H. Perry, W. Graham and F. Hernandez. 2010.
The missing link: A regional academic and NOAA partnership to examine the connection between
climate change and fisheries dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico. Northern Gulf Institute Annual Conference.
18-20 May 2010. Mobile, AL. Oral presentation.
Dzwonkowski, B., K. Park, H-K. Ha, W.M. Graham and F. Hernandez. 2010. Influence of Mobile Bay on
the Hydrographic Variability of the Inner Alabama Shelf. 18-20 May 2010. Northern Gulf Institute
Annual Conference. Mobile, AL. Oral presentation.
ScyphersB, S.B., F.J. Fodrie, F.J. Hernandez, S.P. Powers and R.L. Shipp. 2009. Insight to fishermen’s
views on the health of marine recreational stocks: integrating long-term tournament records and
participant surveys to gauge size-selective harvest concerns. Meeting of the American Fisheries Society.
30 August-3 September 2009. Nashville, TN. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F., W. Graham and S. Powers. 2009. Design and implementation of a marine biological
baseline study in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. 30 August-3
September 2009. Nashville, TN. Oral presentation.
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Hernandez, F.J., Jr., S.P. Powers and W.M. Graham. Variability in larval fish distribution and abundance
in the northern Gulf of Mexico. 2009. Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. 30 August-3 September
2009. Nashville, TN. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., S.P. Powers and W.M. Graham. 2009. Jellyfish Predation on Ichthyoplankton in the
Northern Gulf of Mexico: Estimating the Impact on Recruitment and Fisheries. 33rd Annual Larval Fish
Conference. 22-27 July 2009. Portland, OR. Oral presentation.
MuffelmanC, S., R. ColliniB, F.J. Hernandez, Jr., K. Bayha, S.P. Powers and W.M. Graham. 2009. Spatial
and temporal distributions of vermilion snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens) and red snapper (Lutjanus
campechanus) eggs and larvae in the northern Gulf of Mexico. 33rd Annual Larval Fish Conference. 22-
27 July 2009. Portland, OR. Poster presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr. 2009. Seasonal variability in ichthyoplankton predation risk due to gelatinous
zooplankton feeding in the northern Gulf of Mexico. North Carolina State University Center for Marine
Sciences and Technologies. 27 March 2009. Morehead City, NC. Oral presentation.
Graham, W.M., F.J. Hernandez, Jr. and S.P. Powers. 2009. Contribution of jellyfish predation to
ichthyoplankton mortality: is there enough to matter to the stock? American Society of Limnology and
Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting. 25-30 January 2009. Nice, France. Oral presentation.
ShiplettB, R.M., K.M. Bayha, F.J. Hernandez, Jr. and W.M. Graham. 2009. Determining species-specific
ichthyoplankton predation by jellyfish using DNA probes. American Society of Limnology and
Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting. 25-30 January 2009. Nice, France. Poster presentation.
ColliniB, R.C., F.J. Hernandez, Jr., I. D'AmbraB and W.M. Graham. 2009. Assessing ichthyoplankton
predation risk to resolve patterns and processes due to gelatinous zooplankton feeding. American Society
of Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting. 25-30 January 2009. Nice, France. Poster
presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr. and J.A. Hare. 2007. Development of ichthyoplankton vertical distribution models:
testing for diel, ontogenetic and environmental effects. 31st Annual Larval Fish Conference. 9-12 July
2007. St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr. 2007. Why study baby fish? An overview of ichthyoplankton research. Daytona
Beach Community College. 6 Apr 2007. Daytona Beach, FL. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., S. Powers, K. Park and M. Graham. 2006. Winter ichthyoplankton assemblages in
the northern Gulf of Mexico: vertical distributions and offshore intrusions. 30th Annual Larval Fish
Conference. 10-14 September 2006. Lake Placid, NY. Oral presentation.
BeckC, A., S. MuffelmanC, F. Hernandez, Jr., S. Powers and M. Graham. 2006. A comparison of mesh
sizes for the collection of ichthyoplankton in the northern Gulf of Mexico (Alabama, USA). 30th Annual
Larval Fish Conference. 10-14 September 2006. Lake Placid, NY. Poster presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr. 2006. Larval fish research: overview and recent investigations from the northern Gulf
of Mexico. University of West Florida. 14 April 2006. Pensacola, FL. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., J.A. Hare and J.J. Govoni. 2004. Diel models of larval fish vertical distributions in
stratified-hypoxic vs. well-mixed waters in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Ocean Research Conference
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(American Society of Limnology and Oceanography & The Oceanography Society). 15-20 February 2004.
Honolulu, HI. Oral presentation.
Shaw, R.F. and F.J. Hernandez, Jr. 2002. Offshore oil and gas platforms as potential refugia for the early
life stages of reef fishes. 26th Annual Larval Fish Conference. 22-26 July 2002. Bergen, Norway. Oral
presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr. 2002. Offshore oil and gas platforms as potential refugia for the early life history
stages of reef fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. NOAA Beaufort Laboratory. 8 March 2002.
Beaufort, NC. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., R.F. Shaw, M.C. Benfield, J.S. Cope, J.G. Ditty, and T. Farooqi. 2000. The across-
shelf larval, postlarval, and juvenile fish community associated with offshore oil and gas platforms and a
coastal rock jetty west of the Mississippi River Delta. 24th Larval Fish Conference. 5-10 November
2000. Gulf Shores, AL. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., R.F. Shaw, M.C. Benfield, J.S. Cope, J.G. Ditty, and T. Farooqi. 2000. The across-
shelf larval, postlarval, and juvenile fish community associated with offshore oil and gas platforms and a
coastal rock jetty west of the Mississippi River Delta. 53rd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
Conference. 6-10 November 2000. Biloxi, MS. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr. and R.F. Shaw. 2000. Comparison of plankton net and light-trap methodologies for
sampling larval and juvenile fishes associated with petroleum platforms and a coastal jetty off Louisiana.
Gulf of Mexico Fish and Fisheries: Bringing Together New and Recent Research. 24-26 October 2000.
New Orleans, LA. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr. and R.F. Shaw. 2000. Vertical and within platform spatial variability of larval
and juvenile fishes associated with petroleum platforms off Louisiana. Gulf of Mexico Fish and Fisheries:
Bringing Together New & Recent Research. 24-26 October 2000. New Orleans, LA. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., R.F. Shaw, M.C. Benfield, J.S. Cope, J.G. Ditty, and T. Farooqi. 2000. The across-
shelf larval, postlarval, and juvenile fish community associated with offshore oil and gas platforms and a
coastal rock jetty west of the Mississippi River Delta. Gulf of Mexico Fish and Fisheries: Bringing
Together New & Recent Research. 24-26 October 2000. New Orleans, LA. Oral presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., Jr., R.F. Shaw, J.S. Cope, J.G. Ditty, and T. W. Farooqi. 1999. A low salinity rock jetty
habitat as a nursery area for presettlement larval and juvenile reef fish. 52nd Gulf and Caribbean
Fisheries Institute Meeting. 1-5 November 1999. Key West, FL. Oral presentation.
Lindquist, D.G., F.J. Hernandez, Jr., I.E. Clavijo and M.E. Whittaker. 1999. Efficacy of two- and three-
chamber light-traps for presettlement fishes and invertebrate plankton from mangrove and coral reef
habitats. 52nd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Meeting. 1-5 November 1999. Key West, FL.
Poster presentation.
Clavijo, I.E., D.G. Lindquist, M.E. Whittaker and F.J. Hernandez. 1999. Comparison of zooplankton from
a mangrove lagoon and a coral reef: preliminary results from light-traps. Scientific Meeting of the
Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean. 3-6 June 1995. St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Poster presentation.
Hernandez, F.J., D.G. Lindquist and I.E. Clavijo. 1995. A comparison of light trap designs used to sample
presettlement fishes: preliminary results from a mangrove lagoon and a coral reef in Key Largo, Florida.
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Scientific Meeting of the Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean. 3-6 June 1995. St.
Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Oral presentation.
AWARDS
2014 Butch Oustalet Gulf Coast Distinguished Faculty Award (for Research), USM
TEACHING
MSc Advisor
Lanora Lang, University of South Alabama, 2006-2012. "The effects of hypoxia and other environmental
factors on the vertical distribution of larval fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico".
Renee Collini, University of South Alabama, 2009-2012. "Quantification of hydromedusae predation on
fish eggs in the northern Gulf of Mexico". (Assumed the chair role in 2011 upon the departure of prior
committee chair)
Marshall Johnson, University of South Alabama, 2009-2014. "Trophodynamic characteristics of larval
Gulf Menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) collected off coastal Alabama".
Lindsey Kramer, University of South Alabama, 2011-2014. "Trophic dynamics and community
assemblages of larval and juvenile fishes associated with floating Sargassum in the northern Gulf of
Mexico".
John Ransom, University of Southern Mississippi, 2013-2015. "Diet, growth and condition of larval
Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) before, during and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill".
Jana Herrmann, University of Southern Mississippi, 2013-present. "Seasonal variability in chaetognath
abundance, richness and diversity in the northern Gulf of Mexico".
Lillian Collins, University of Southern Mississippi, 2013-present. "Distribution, abundance and trophic
ecology of Anguilliform leptocephali in the Northern Gulf of Mexico".
Danielle Bailey, University of Southern Mississippi, 2014-2017. "Characterization of adrenocortical
tissue morphology, histology and steroid synthesis among Finetooth (Carcharhinus isodon), Blacktip
(Carcharhinus limbatus), Atlantic Sharpnose (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae), and Bonnethead
(Sphyrna tiburo) sharks". (Assumed the chair role in 2016 upon the departure of prior committee chair)
Angie Hoover, University of Southern Mississippi, 2015-2018. "Environmental variability and larval fish
condition in the northern Gulf of Mexico".
Olivia Lestrade, University of Southern Mississippi, 2017-present. "Abundance, distribution, and impacts
of microplastics on fish early life stages in offshore habitats of the northern Gulf of Mexico".
Courtney Stachowiak, University of Southern Mississippi, 2017-present. "Assessing the role of pelagic
Sargassum as juvenile fish habitat in the northern Gulf of Mexico".
April Hugi, University of Southern Mississippi, 2018-present. Thesis topic TBD.
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Emily Gipson, University of Southern Mississippi, 2018-present. Thesis topic TBD.
PhD Advisor
Glenn Zapfe, University of Southern Mississippi, 2014-present. "Exploring the factors influencing the
interannual variability in abundance of larval fish assemblages in the northern Gulf of Mexico".
Post-Doctoral Mentor
Dr. Laure Carassou (PhD, École Pratique des Hautes Etudes, France), 2009-2011
Dr. Jesse Filbrun (PhD, Ohio State University), 2013-2014
Dr. Alison Deary (PhD, College of William and Mary), 2015-2016
Dr. Fabian Gomez (PhD, Oregon State University), 2016-2018
Dr. Verena Wang (PhD, University of North Carolina at Wilmington), 2018-present
MSc Committees
Andrew Millet, University of South Alabama, 2008-2010
Randi Shiplett, University of South Alabama, 2008-2011
Breanna Korsman, University of North Florida, 2011-2013
Stephani Taylor, University of Southern Mississippi, 2013-2015
Alex Fogg, University of Southern Mississippi, 2013-2017
Arnaud Kerisit, University of New Orleans, 2013-2018
Page Vick, University of Southern Mississippi, 2014-2017
Danielle Simning, University of Southern Mississippi, 2015-2017
Grant Adams, University of Southern Mississippi, 2015-2017
Abigail Kuhn, University of Southern Mississippi, 2016-2017
Adam Kemberling, University of Southern Mississippi, 2016-2018
Kelia Axler, Oregon State University, 2016-present
Edithrose Fairweather, University of Southern Mississippi, 2017-present
Branden Kohler, University of Southern Mississippi, 2017-present
Leah Morgan, University of Southern Mississippi, 2017-present
Tami Hidahl, University of Southern Mississippi, 2018-present
Sara Ricklefs, Eastern New Mexico University, 2018-present
Nick Adams, University of Southern Mississippi, 2019-present
PhD Committees
Isabella D'Ambra, University of South Alabama, 2010-2012
Helen Olmi, University of Southern Mississippi, 2016-present
Zabe Premo, University of Southern Mississippi, 2017-present
Pavel Dimens, University of Southern Mississippi, 2017-present
Caitlin Slife, University of Southern Mississippi, 2017-present
Undergraduate and High School Intern Mentor
2008 Lori Price, Messiah College, Fisheries Oceanography of Coastal Alabama Internship, DISL
2009 Lori Price, Messiah College, Fisheries Oceanography of Coastal Alabama Internship, DISL
2009 Rebecca Doss, Auburn University, Fisheries Oceanography of Coastal Alabama Internship, DISL
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2010 Rebecca Doss, Auburn University, NOAA-NGI Diversity Internship Program, DISL
2010 Lindsey Kramer, Coastal Carolina University, NSF REU Summer Program, DISL
2011 Martha Perry, Troy State University, NOAA-NGI Diversity Internship Program, DISL
2012 Erin McLean, Boston University, NSF REU Summer Program, DISL
2013 Sandra Huynh, University of South Alabama, NOAA-NGI Diversity Internship Program, USM
2013 Adriona Horton, Ocean Springs High School (MS), AFS Hutton Program, USM
2013 Natasha Chawla, Ocean Springs High School (MS), AFS Hutton Program, USM
2014 Jeffrey Fang, University of Portland, NOAA-NGI Diversity Internship Program, USM
2014 Olivia Lestrade, University of Southern Mississippi, NOAA Marine Debris Project Intern, USM
2014 Charles Hem, Long Beach High School (MS), NOAA Marine Debris Project Intern, USM
2015 Katie Homa, Columbia University, NOAA-NGI Diversity Internship Program, USM
2015 Casey O'Hara, Southern Arkansas University, GoMRI Project Intern, USM
2016 Rachel Pugh, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Volunteer Intern, USM
2016 Shannon Unger, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Volunteer Intern, USM
2016 Meghan Angelina, University of Tampa, NOAA-NGI Diversity Internship Program, USM
2016 Haleigh Wyrostek, Southeast Missouri State University, GCRL Internship Program, USM
2017 Aubrey Foulk, Iowa State University, NOAA RESTORE Project Intern, USM
2018 Anna Millender, University of Southern Mississippi, NOAA RESTORE Project Intern, USM
2018 Alex Sandercock, University of Southern Mississippi, NOAA RESTORE Project Intern, USM
2018 April Hugi, University of Florida, NOAA RESTORE Project Intern, USM
2019 Patricia Colon, University of West Florida, NOAA RESTORE Project Intern, USM
Research Technicians (at USM)
2012-present Carla Culpepper (BS, University of Alabama)
2012-16 Sarah Muffelman (MS, College of William & Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science)
2013 Jana Herrmann (BS, University of South Alabama)
2013 Suzette Savoie (BS, Louisiana State University)
2013 Hazel Richmond (MS, University of Minnesota-Duluth)
2013 Madalyn Meaker (BS, University of Southern Mississippi)
2013 John Ransom (BS, Lake Superior State University)
2013 Lillian Collins (BS, Mississippi State University)
2013 Jason Tilley (MS, University of Southern Mississippi)
2013-14 Cher Griffin (MS, University of Southern Mississippi)
2013-14 Elizabeth Hunt (BS, Bowling Green State University)
2013-14 Jessica Carrier (MS, University of South Alabama)
2013-14 Sandra Huynh (BS, University of South Alabama)
2013-14 Patrick Graham (BS, Christian Brothers University)
2013-16 Lanora Vasquez (MS, University of South Alabama)
2013-16 Anne Evans (MS, Texas A&M, Corpus Christi)
2014-15 Jennifer Anders (MS, University of Alabama)
2014-15 Suzette Savoie (MS, Texas A&M, Galveston)
2014-16 Kelia Axler (BS, University of Minnesota)
2014-present Olivia Lestrade (BS, University of Southern Mississippi)
2015-16 Kristin Heidenreich (BS, University of North Carolina at Wilmington)
2016-17 Meghan Angelina (BS, University of Tampa)
2017-present Eric Haffey (BS, Coastal Carolina University)
2017-present Carley Zapfe (MS, University of Southern Mississippi)
2018 Valeria Nunez (BS, University of Texas A&M, Corpus Christi)
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Courses Taught
2016-17 Marine Ichthyology, Summer Field Program, University of Southern Mississippi
2014-present Co-Instructor, Professional Skills, University of Southern Mississippi
2014-present Early Life History of Marine Fishes, University of Southern Mississippi
2008-2012 Marine Vertebrate Zoology, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
2000-2001 Teaching Assistant, General Biology Lab, Louisiana State University
1993-1995 Teaching Assistant, General Biology, Zoology, and Ecology Labs, UNCW
SERVICE
Synergistic Activities
2017-present Planning committee member, 2019 Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation Conference
2016-2018 President, Early Life History Section (ELHS), American Fisheries Society (AFS)
2016 Co-chair, "Oil Spill Impacts" session, MS-AL Sea Grant Bays & Bayous Symposium
2015-present Member, Gulf and Caribbean Research Advisory Committee
2015-16 President-Elect, Early Life History Section (ELHS), American Fisheries Society (AFS)
2013-14 Representative (interim), Southern & Northcentral Regions, ELHS/AFS
2013 Judge, Student poster and oral presentations, 37th Annual Larval Fish Conference
2012-14 Secretary, ELHS/AFS
2012 Session moderator, MS-AL Sea Grant Bays & Bayous Symposium
2011-12 Secretary-Elect, ELHS/AFS
2010-15 Member, Aquaculture Program Advisory Committee, Gadsden State Community College
2005-11 Member, U.S.-Poland Joint Studies Advisory Committee
Journal Reviewer American Fisheries Society Special Publications, Bulletin of Marine Science, Canadian Journal of
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Estuaries and Coasts, Fisheries
Oceanography, Fishery Bulletin, Gulf of Mexico Science, Hydrobiologia, Limnology and Oceanography,
Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, Marine and Coastal Fisheries, Marine Ecology Progress Series,
Journal of Fish Biology, Journal of Marine Systems, PLOS ONE, Scientia Marina, Transactions of the
American Fisheries Society; Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences; Nature Scientific
Reports
Proposal Reviewer
National Science Foundation (Biological Oceanography), NOAA Comparative Analysis of Marine
Ecosystem Organization (CAMEO), NOAA Fisheries and the Environment (FATE), Texas Sea Grant,
Louisiana Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI), New Jersey Sea Grant
Professional Societies
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, The Oceanography Society, American Fisheries
Society (AFS), AFS Early Life History Section, AFS Mississippi Chapter, AFS Marine Fisheries Section,
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Gulf
Estuarine Research Society
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OUTREACH 2017-2019 Weedlines Cruise Blog for Sargassum research
2017 Oral presentation, 'Early Life History Research', Choctawhatchee High School IB juniors
at GCRL (2/3/2017)
2016-17 Oral presentation 'Evidence of micro-debris ingestion by Sargassum-associated fishes in
the Gulf of Mexico", Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Gautier, MS
(10/18/2016; 04/18/2017)
2015 Oral presentation 'Recent research on floating Sargassum habitats in the northern Gulf of
Mexico', Mississippi's Marine Fisheries 2015 Workshop. Gulf Coast Research Lab,
Ocean Springs, MS. (11/23/2015)
2015 Participated in ECOGIG World Ocean Day event at Port of Gulfport with grad students
and interns (6/8/2015)
2015 Oral presentation 'Oil spill impacts on Gulf animals: how are they doing?', GCRL
Seminar Series, Deepwater Horizon: A scientist's perspective. Gulf Coast Research Lab,
Ocean Springs, MS. 6/1/2015
2015 Lab tour for National Ocean Science Bowl Career Night students (4/23/2015)
2015 Gave a lab tour to Lt. Governor during his GCRL visit (4/23/2015)
2015 Oral presentation 'Sargassum and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill', Hurricane Bowl
Keynote Speaker. Gulf Coast Research Lab, Ocean Springs, MS. 2/6/2015.
2013 Presentation of fisheries research related to Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Ocean Springs
High School, Ocean Springs, MS
2013 Presentation for Center for Gulf Studies' seminar series at the Infinity Center
2013 Presentation for GCRL Summer Field Program's Seminar Series
2011-17 Presentation for "Fin, Fish and Fisheries" Teacher Education Workshop, Discovery Hall
Program, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
2011 Presentation for NOAA Oil Spill Professional Development Workshop, Discovery Hall
Program, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
2010 Presentation for public at Dauphin Island Sea Lab's Estuarium "Boardwalk Talk" series
2007-12 High School Career Day, Discovery Hall Program, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
2007 Career Day, St. Ignatius Catholic School, Mobile, AL
2006 Graduate Student Symposium Judge, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
2005 Young Anglers Tournament Judge, Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo
2004-12 Discovery Day Laboratory Open House, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
2002 Lead author of an outreach web site for Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary
2002-03 North Carolina Take-A-Kid-Fishing Day mentor
MEDIA
2019 Interviewed for television news article on Deepwater Horizon oil spill, "WKRG News Oil Spill
Conference Update", WKRG News (aired 2/19/2019)
2017 Research featured in STAGES, the Early Life History Section News Letter, titled "Linking habitat
to recruitment: Evaluating the importance of pelagic Sargassum to fisheries management in the
Gulf of Mexico", Vol. 38, No. 3 (October 2017).
2017 Research highlighted in Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative article, "Studies highlight
complexities in connecting larval fish health to Deepwater Horizon" (5/9/2017)
2017 Research featured in Environmental Research Web article, "Deepwater Horizon oil spill may
have harmed red snapper larvae" (1/17/2017)
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2016 Featured in the Journey to Planet Earth Series documentary "Dispatches from the Gulf"
(Screenscope, Inc.); premiered at the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science
Conference (2/4/2016); has since been screened locally and nationally
2016 Featured in the Screenscope, Inc. "Dispatches from the Gulf" short video titled "Why do we need
scientists (and science)?" (6/17/2016)
2016 Featured in the Screenscope, Inc. "Dispatches from the Gulf" short video titled "Lessons From
the Past: The 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill" (6/22/2016)
2016 F. Hernandez's graduate student Jana Herrmann was featured in the Screenscope, Inc.
"Dispatches from the Gulf" short video titled: "Meet Jana Herrmann: The Next Generation of
Oceanographers" (6/9/2016)
2016 F. Hernandez's research technician Sarah Muffelman featured in the Screenscope, Inc.
"Dispatches from the Gulf" short video titled: "Meet Sarah Muffelman: The Next Generation
of Oceanographers" (6/10/2016)
2016 Featured in the Summer 2016 GoMRI Newsletter as part of the "Interview with a GoMRI
Researcher" series, highlighting work conducted during GoMRI RFP-II and RFP-IV
(CONCORDE) projects (7/29/2016)
2016 Marine Ichthyology class was featured in an article in the Sun Herald titled "Fishing in South
Mississippi aboard the Jim Franks Vessel" (9/20/2016)
2015 Research highlighted in Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative article, "Understanding oil
transport in coastal waters" (8/18/2015)
2015 Research highlighted in Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative article, "Study identifies short-term
changes in plankton communities after oil spill" (6/23/2015)
2015 Featured researcher in Ocean Conservancy outreach campaign, "Greetings from the Gulf"
(4/20/2015)
2015 Quoted in NPR article, "Appetite for Gulf seafood is back, but the crabs and oysters aren't"
4/20/2015)
2015 On camera interviews to WLOX regarding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (4/20/2015)
2015 Research featured in Deutschlandfunk (German Public Radio) article and podcast, "Fünf Jahre
nach Deepwater-Horizon-Explosion: Die langen Schatten des Öls" (4/19/2015)
2015 Research featured in Environmental Research Web article, "Zooplankton recovered swiftly
from Deepwater Horizon" (3/11/2015)
2015 Smithsonian.com, interview for science article, "How methane fueled a food web after the Gulf
oil spill" (1/232015)
2015 Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, article on Sargassum research, "Study finds three ways for oil
spill to impact Gulf seaweed" (1/6/2015) Also featured on NSF's Science360 News.
2014 Smithsonian.com, interview for science article, "Breaking down the myths and misconceptions
about the Gulf oil spill" (4/17/2014)
2012 Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, interview for science article, "What lies beneath: scientists
study seaweed to understand Gulf oil impacts" (6/6/2012)
2010 Discovery Channel, video segment for Daily Planet show, "Find out why the Sargassum seaweed
is in 'turmoil" (original air date 9/24/2010)
2010 National Geographic, consultant for "The Gulf of Mexico: Layers of Life" supplement,
publication date (10/2010)
Link: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/10/gulf-oil-spill/gulf-life-interactive
2010 Associated Press, video segment, "Gulf oil could impact fish shelter, food source" (original air
date 6/17/2010)
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HePfQMB1fuM
2010 Alabama Outdoor News, interview for news article, "The potential for disaster looms over Gulf
fisheries, but scientists see recovery" (5/11/2010)
Link: http://www.aonmag.com/article.php?id=2054&cid=84
2010 CNN en Espanol, interview for video segment, "Desastre ecológico" (interview on 5/6/2010)
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2010 ABC Birmingham, Alabama affiliate WBMA, interview, "Dauphin Island prepares for oil"
(original air date 4/30/2010)
2010 FMTalk 106.5, Mobile, Alabama., on-air interview, "Deep Horizon Oil Spill and Fisheries
Impacts" (original air date 4/27/2010)