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Papers by Wilson Laney

Research paper thumbnail of Atlantic Coast Diadromous Fish Habitat: A Review of Utilization, Threats, Recommendations for Conservation, and Research Needs

... For the American eel chapter, she would like to extend her gratitude to: Paul Angermeier, Die... more ... For the American eel chapter, she would like to extend her gratitude to: Paul Angermeier, Dieter Bush, John Casselman, Patrick Geer ... thank Paul Angermeier, Colin Apse, Prescott Brownell, Dieter Busch, Mark Collins, Kim Damon-Randall, Pat Geer, Alex Haro, Julie Harris, Mike ...

Research paper thumbnail of Shepherd, G.R., R.W.Laney, M. Appelman, D. Honabarger, and C.L. Wright. 2016. Biennial Report to Congress on the Progress and Findings of Studies of Striped Bass Populations - 2015, 13 p. National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, MD.Enter title

Research paper thumbnail of 2014 FISHING YEAR Atlantic Croaker Plan Review Team

Research paper thumbnail of 2013 FISHING YEAR Atlantic Croaker Plan Review Team

Research paper thumbnail of 2012 FISHING YEAR Atlantic Croaker Plan Review Team

Research paper thumbnail of Distribution, Habitat Use, and Size of Atlantic Sturgeon Captured during Cooperative Winter Tagging Cruises, 1988–2006

Abstract.—Declines in Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus abundance in the

Research paper thumbnail of Distribution, Habitat Use, and Size of Atlantic Sturgeon Captured during Cooperative Winter Tagging Cruises, 1988-2006

Declines in Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus abundance in the early 1990s led the Atlantic ... more Declines in Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus abundance in the early 1990s led the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) to prepare a mandatory fishery management plan. The principal management measures are fishery closure, bycatch assessment, and bycatch reduction in other ASMFC-managed fisher- ies (i.e., American shad Alosa sapidissima). To better understand Atlantic sturgeon geographic distribution and habitat use, as well as risk of bycatch, we examined off- shore distribution of Atlantic sturgeon based on incidental captures in winter tagging cruises conducted off the coasts of Virginia and North Carolina, including in and near extensive sand shoals adjacent to Oregon Inlet and Cape Hatteras. From 1988 to 2006, 146 juvenile Atlantic sturgeon were captured by bottom trawling in depths from 9.1 to 21.3 m. Numbers of Atlantic sturgeon captured and tagged in a given year ranged from 0 (1993, 1995) to 29 (2006). Atlantic sturgeon were encountered in 4.2% of tows, ...

Research paper thumbnail of Modeling structural mechanics of oyster reef self-organization including environmental constraints and community interactions

Research paper thumbnail of Striped Bass Stocking Programs in the United States: Ecological and Resource Management Issues

Research documents are produced in the official language in which they are provided to the Secret... more Research documents are produced in the official language in which they are provided to the Secretariat. Les documents de recherche sont publiés dans la langue officielle utilisée dans le manuscrit envoyé au secrétariat.

Research paper thumbnail of 2007 biennial report to Congress on the progress and findings of studies of striped bass populations

Research paper thumbnail of Distribution, Habitat Use, and Size of Atlantic Sturgeon Captured during Cooperative Winter Tagging Cruises, 1988-2006

suggested that Atlantic sturgeon were likely aggregating to some degree. Total lengths of capture... more suggested that Atlantic sturgeon were likely aggregating to some degree. Total lengths of captured Atlantic sturgeon ranged from 577 to 1,517 mm (mean of 967 mm), suggesting that most fish were juveniles. Limited tag returns and genetic data suggest that fish wintering off North Carolina constitute a mixed stock. Information about their distribution and habitat utilization should benefit fishery managers seeking to reduce bycatch and protect key habitats.

Research paper thumbnail of A comparison of the Critical Thermal Maxima of juvenile brown shrimp (Penaeus aztecus aztecus Ives) and white shrimp (Penaeus setiferus (Linnaeus))

Vita. Thesis--North Carolina State University at Raleigh. Bibliography: leaves 39-41.

Research paper thumbnail of Heat influences in estuarine ecosystems

Copeland, BJ ; Laney, RW ; Pendleton, EC ; Gibbons, JW ; Sharitz, RR (eds.)

Research paper thumbnail of Reconnecting American Eels to the Upper Roanoke Basin

One indication of watershed health is diversity of aquatic fauna. American eels spawn in the Atla... more One indication of watershed health is diversity of aquatic fauna. American eels spawn in the Atlantic Ocean, and their offspring use rivers from maritime Canada to northern South America as nursery areas. They were historically largely eliminated from the upper Roanoke River Basin due to flood control and hydropower dam construction, consequently reducing upstream native fish diversity as well as eel production. As part of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission relicensing process with Dominion/North Carolina Power, the National Marine Fisheries Service issued a Section 18 fishway prescription requiring safe, timely and effective passage be provided for eels reaching the Dominion dams. We sampled eels in the river’s bypassed reach and in the tailrace below Roanoke Rapids Dam from 2005 – 2008 to assess the abundance and distribution of eels below the dam. Large collections in conventional elver traps within the bypassed reach documented seasonal and horizontal distribution patterns...

Research paper thumbnail of Guidance for the Development of ASMFC Fishery Management Plan Habitat Sections and Source Documents

A publication of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission pursuant to National Oceanic and... more A publication of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission pursuant to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award Number NA87 FGO 025. This document was prepared by the ASMFC Habitat and FMPs (HFMP) Committee, who gave generously of their time and talent during its development and review. The document authors comprise the HFMP Committee. Wilson Laney prepared the ASMFC's initial habitat section outline. Claire Miller and Robin Peuser were instrumental in the logistics behind development of this document.

Research paper thumbnail of Distribution, habitat use, and size of Atlantic sturgeon captured during cooperative winter tagging cruises, 1988-2006

suggested that Atlantic sturgeon were likely aggregating to some degree. Total lengths of capture... more suggested that Atlantic sturgeon were likely aggregating to some degree. Total lengths of captured Atlantic sturgeon ranged from 577 to 1,517 mm (mean of 967 mm), suggesting that most fish were juveniles. Limited tag returns and genetic data suggest that fish wintering off North Carolina constitute a mixed stock. Information about their distribution and habitat utilization should benefit fishery managers seeking to reduce bycatch and protect key habitats.

Research paper thumbnail of Tag-Based Estimates of Annual Fishing Mortality of a Mixed Atlantic Coastal Stock of Striped Bass

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 2007

Tag-based estimates of annual survival and fishing mortality rates supplement annual stock assess... more Tag-based estimates of annual survival and fishing mortality rates supplement annual stock assessments of migratory striped bass Morone saxatilis in the interjurisdictional fishery along the Atlantic coast. We estimated a 17-year time series of annual survival and fishing mortality (F) rates for striped bass (.711 mm) tagged during winter trawl studies (1988-2004) off the coasts of North Carolina and Virginia. The geographic and temporal distributions of tag recoveries were consistent with published patterns of striped bass migration and indicated that this southern overwintering aggregate of striped bass is composed of mixed stocks. Incremental increases in bias-adjusted annual fishing mortality rates (from 0.00-0.26) and decreases in the proportion of fish released alive (from 0.762-0.198) coincided with periods of regulatory change during the 17-year time frame. Our estimates of F fall below the current management triggers and should be considered along with other estimates of F within the striped bass management process.

Research paper thumbnail of Atlantic Coast Diadromous Fish Habitat: A Review of Utilization, Threats, Recommendations for Conservation, and Research Needs

... For the American eel chapter, she would like to extend her gratitude to: Paul Angermeier, Die... more ... For the American eel chapter, she would like to extend her gratitude to: Paul Angermeier, Dieter Bush, John Casselman, Patrick Geer ... thank Paul Angermeier, Colin Apse, Prescott Brownell, Dieter Busch, Mark Collins, Kim Damon-Randall, Pat Geer, Alex Haro, Julie Harris, Mike ...

Research paper thumbnail of Shepherd, G.R., R.W.Laney, M. Appelman, D. Honabarger, and C.L. Wright. 2016. Biennial Report to Congress on the Progress and Findings of Studies of Striped Bass Populations - 2015, 13 p. National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, MD.Enter title

Research paper thumbnail of 2014 FISHING YEAR Atlantic Croaker Plan Review Team

Research paper thumbnail of 2013 FISHING YEAR Atlantic Croaker Plan Review Team

Research paper thumbnail of 2012 FISHING YEAR Atlantic Croaker Plan Review Team

Research paper thumbnail of Distribution, Habitat Use, and Size of Atlantic Sturgeon Captured during Cooperative Winter Tagging Cruises, 1988–2006

Abstract.—Declines in Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus abundance in the

Research paper thumbnail of Distribution, Habitat Use, and Size of Atlantic Sturgeon Captured during Cooperative Winter Tagging Cruises, 1988-2006

Declines in Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus abundance in the early 1990s led the Atlantic ... more Declines in Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus abundance in the early 1990s led the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) to prepare a mandatory fishery management plan. The principal management measures are fishery closure, bycatch assessment, and bycatch reduction in other ASMFC-managed fisher- ies (i.e., American shad Alosa sapidissima). To better understand Atlantic sturgeon geographic distribution and habitat use, as well as risk of bycatch, we examined off- shore distribution of Atlantic sturgeon based on incidental captures in winter tagging cruises conducted off the coasts of Virginia and North Carolina, including in and near extensive sand shoals adjacent to Oregon Inlet and Cape Hatteras. From 1988 to 2006, 146 juvenile Atlantic sturgeon were captured by bottom trawling in depths from 9.1 to 21.3 m. Numbers of Atlantic sturgeon captured and tagged in a given year ranged from 0 (1993, 1995) to 29 (2006). Atlantic sturgeon were encountered in 4.2% of tows, ...

Research paper thumbnail of Modeling structural mechanics of oyster reef self-organization including environmental constraints and community interactions

Research paper thumbnail of Striped Bass Stocking Programs in the United States: Ecological and Resource Management Issues

Research documents are produced in the official language in which they are provided to the Secret... more Research documents are produced in the official language in which they are provided to the Secretariat. Les documents de recherche sont publiés dans la langue officielle utilisée dans le manuscrit envoyé au secrétariat.

Research paper thumbnail of 2007 biennial report to Congress on the progress and findings of studies of striped bass populations

Research paper thumbnail of Distribution, Habitat Use, and Size of Atlantic Sturgeon Captured during Cooperative Winter Tagging Cruises, 1988-2006

suggested that Atlantic sturgeon were likely aggregating to some degree. Total lengths of capture... more suggested that Atlantic sturgeon were likely aggregating to some degree. Total lengths of captured Atlantic sturgeon ranged from 577 to 1,517 mm (mean of 967 mm), suggesting that most fish were juveniles. Limited tag returns and genetic data suggest that fish wintering off North Carolina constitute a mixed stock. Information about their distribution and habitat utilization should benefit fishery managers seeking to reduce bycatch and protect key habitats.

Research paper thumbnail of A comparison of the Critical Thermal Maxima of juvenile brown shrimp (Penaeus aztecus aztecus Ives) and white shrimp (Penaeus setiferus (Linnaeus))

Vita. Thesis--North Carolina State University at Raleigh. Bibliography: leaves 39-41.

Research paper thumbnail of Heat influences in estuarine ecosystems

Copeland, BJ ; Laney, RW ; Pendleton, EC ; Gibbons, JW ; Sharitz, RR (eds.)

Research paper thumbnail of Reconnecting American Eels to the Upper Roanoke Basin

One indication of watershed health is diversity of aquatic fauna. American eels spawn in the Atla... more One indication of watershed health is diversity of aquatic fauna. American eels spawn in the Atlantic Ocean, and their offspring use rivers from maritime Canada to northern South America as nursery areas. They were historically largely eliminated from the upper Roanoke River Basin due to flood control and hydropower dam construction, consequently reducing upstream native fish diversity as well as eel production. As part of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission relicensing process with Dominion/North Carolina Power, the National Marine Fisheries Service issued a Section 18 fishway prescription requiring safe, timely and effective passage be provided for eels reaching the Dominion dams. We sampled eels in the river’s bypassed reach and in the tailrace below Roanoke Rapids Dam from 2005 – 2008 to assess the abundance and distribution of eels below the dam. Large collections in conventional elver traps within the bypassed reach documented seasonal and horizontal distribution patterns...

Research paper thumbnail of Guidance for the Development of ASMFC Fishery Management Plan Habitat Sections and Source Documents

A publication of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission pursuant to National Oceanic and... more A publication of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission pursuant to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award Number NA87 FGO 025. This document was prepared by the ASMFC Habitat and FMPs (HFMP) Committee, who gave generously of their time and talent during its development and review. The document authors comprise the HFMP Committee. Wilson Laney prepared the ASMFC's initial habitat section outline. Claire Miller and Robin Peuser were instrumental in the logistics behind development of this document.

Research paper thumbnail of Distribution, habitat use, and size of Atlantic sturgeon captured during cooperative winter tagging cruises, 1988-2006

suggested that Atlantic sturgeon were likely aggregating to some degree. Total lengths of capture... more suggested that Atlantic sturgeon were likely aggregating to some degree. Total lengths of captured Atlantic sturgeon ranged from 577 to 1,517 mm (mean of 967 mm), suggesting that most fish were juveniles. Limited tag returns and genetic data suggest that fish wintering off North Carolina constitute a mixed stock. Information about their distribution and habitat utilization should benefit fishery managers seeking to reduce bycatch and protect key habitats.

Research paper thumbnail of Tag-Based Estimates of Annual Fishing Mortality of a Mixed Atlantic Coastal Stock of Striped Bass

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 2007

Tag-based estimates of annual survival and fishing mortality rates supplement annual stock assess... more Tag-based estimates of annual survival and fishing mortality rates supplement annual stock assessments of migratory striped bass Morone saxatilis in the interjurisdictional fishery along the Atlantic coast. We estimated a 17-year time series of annual survival and fishing mortality (F) rates for striped bass (.711 mm) tagged during winter trawl studies (1988-2004) off the coasts of North Carolina and Virginia. The geographic and temporal distributions of tag recoveries were consistent with published patterns of striped bass migration and indicated that this southern overwintering aggregate of striped bass is composed of mixed stocks. Incremental increases in bias-adjusted annual fishing mortality rates (from 0.00-0.26) and decreases in the proportion of fish released alive (from 0.762-0.198) coincided with periods of regulatory change during the 17-year time frame. Our estimates of F fall below the current management triggers and should be considered along with other estimates of F within the striped bass management process.