Variable migration patterns of whitespotted eagle rays Aetobatus narinari along Florida's coastlines

BC DeGroot, K Bassos-Hull, KA Wilkinson… - Marine Biology, 2021‏ - Springer
Basic distribution and movements of elasmobranch species, particularly mesopredatory
rays, remain relatively unknown. This is especially true for the whitespotted eagle ray …

Current methods and best practice recommendations for skate and ray (Batoidea) research: capture, handling, anaesthesia, euthanasia, and tag attachment

DL Orrell, S Andrzejaczek, AO Armstrong… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2025‏ - Springer
Skates and rays (Batoidea) play a significant ecological role, contributing to ecosystem
services through bioturbation and acting as vital intermediate components of the trophic …

Modelling Critically Endangered marine species: Bias‐corrected citizen science data inform habitat suitability for the angelshark (Squatina squatina)

N Noviello, C McGonigle, DMP Jacoby… - Aquatic …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
As an increasingly important resource in ecological research, citizen scientists have proven
dynamic and cost‐effective in the supply of data for use within habitat suitability models. With …

Whitespotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) age and growth in wild (in situ) versus aquarium-housed (ex situ) individuals: Implications for conservation and …

A Boggio-Pasqua, K Bassos-Hull… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Elasmobranchs typically display slow growth, late maturity and low fecundity life history
characteristics, making them vulnerable to fishing pressures and environmental …

Visitation patterns of two ray mesopredators at shellfish aquaculture leases in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida

BV Cahill, BC DeGroot, LR Brewster, SM Lombardo… - Plos one, 2023‏ - journals.plos.org
The Indian River Lagoon is a primary location of field-based “grow-out” for bivalve shellfish
aquaculture along Florida's Atlantic coast. Grow-out locations have substantially higher clam …

First insights into the vertical habitat use of the whitespotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari revealed by pop‐up satellite archival tags

LR Brewster, BV Cahill, MN Burton… - Journal of Fish …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The whitespotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari is a tropical to warm‐temperate
benthopelagic batoid that ranges widely throughout the western Atlantic Ocean. Despite …

Putting eagle rays on the map by coupling aerial video-surveys and deep learning

L Desgarnier, D Mouillot, L Vigliola, M Chaumont… - Biological …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Reliable and efficient techniques are urgently needed to monitor elasmobranch populations
that face increasing threats worldwide. Aerial video-surveys provide precise and verifiable …

Breaking bags and crunching clams: Assessing whitespotted eagle ray interactions with hard clam aquaculture gear

BV Cahill, KL McCulloch, BC DeGroot… - Aquaculture …, 2023‏ - int-res.com
Shallow coastal waters are commonly used in shellfish aquaculture for 'grow-out'of bivalves
like the hard clam Mercenaria mercenaria. These locations have substantially higher clam …

Tidal and diel effects on the movement and space use of bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) and bonnetheads (Sphyrna tiburo) in a Florida Estuary

AM Dawdy, CT Peterson, BA Keller… - Environmental Biology of …, 2022‏ - Springer
Large estuaries are often highly productive and biodiverse areas of ecological and
economical significance. Assessing the movement behavior and space use patterns of …

Capturing shell-crushing by large mobile predators using passive acoustics technology

MJ Ajemian, C Lamboy, A Ibrahim, BC DeGroot… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Durophagy (shell-crushing) is a predatory mode that has evolved across numerous marine
taxa from relatively sessile crustaceans to large and highly mobile fishes and mammals …