Some Auburn Marine Fish Lab research projects include, but are not limited to: the effects of explosive removal of oil-gas platforms; red snapper, gray trigger fish, and shark habitat/movements; effects of the BP oil spill on reef fish, DNA analysis of red snappers diet; and comparisons of northern Gulf of Mexico reef fish ecology.
Our studies have included age and growth, reproduction, early-life hisory, predator-prey relations, diet analysis, movements, behavioral interactions, and in general the effects of habitats both natural and artificial on the fish populations in the northern Gulf of Mexico ocean.
Research Interests
- Habitat use and movement patterns of marine fishes
- Estimation of natural and fishing mortalities
- Absolute density estimates of marine fish populations
- Comparison of fish communities among different habitats on the Alabama-Mississippi continental shelf
- Age and growth comparisons of marine fishes
- Diet analyses of marine fishes
- Early life history of juvenile reef fishes in northern Gulf of Mexico
