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SEMINAR: MBF602 9/9/11 MSC343, 12 NOON Holly Perryman: An ATLANTIS model to inform ecosystem-based fisheries management for the Gulf of Mexico

From: "Maxine Williams" <mwilliams@rsmas.miami.edu>
Subject: SEMINAR: MBF602 9/9/11 MSC343, 12 NOON Holly Perryman: An ATLANTIS model to inform ecosystem-based fisheries management for the Gulf of Mexico
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 14:21:07 -0400

MBF602 9/9/11 MSC343, 12 NOON Student Speaker Holly Perryman

An ATLANTIS model to inform ecosystem-based fisheries management for the Gulf of Mexico

Abstract:

The Gulf of Mexico is a semi-enclosed sea bordered by the United States, Mexico and Cuba. The economic livelihoods of this international community depend on the many goods and services provided by the Gulf of Mexico; fisheries being one of the most important services. Major problems facing the Gulf, including habitat modification, pollution, and overexploitation, are having uncertain impacts on this large marine ecosystem. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill makes the future for the Gulf of Mexico even more unclear given that, unlike previous US oil spills, oil and methane were released directly into offshore waters. Offshore waters have received little research attention because it was often assumed that they were unaffected by anthropogenic effects. Developing a comprehensive monitoring program is essential to identify operational indicators and predict overall ecosystem impacts. Ecosystem models such as ATLANTIS and Ecopath with Ecosim are becoming widely accepted tools for management strategy evaluation, in the context of ecosystem-based fishery management. We intend to develop an ecosystem model for the Gulf of Mexico using the ATLANTIS framework. With this model we will be able to: i) explore connections between shelf, slope, and deep pelagic ecosystems, ii) propose and test ecosystem indicators to evaluate thresholds and tipping points, and iii) evaluate the potential consequences of shrimp fisheries by-catch on recovery of red snapper stocks.

 

Holly Perryman

 

Entered MBF PhD Program: Fall 2010

B.A., Mathematics with a concentration in Computer Science (Carroll College, Helena MT, 2007)

M.Sc., Environmental Systems under Mathematical Modeling option (Humboldt State University, 2009)

Advisor (Committee Chair): Dr. Elizabeth Babcock

Committee: Dr. David Die, Dr. Donald Olson, Dr. Cameron Ainsworth (USF), Dr. Michael Schirripa (NOAA)