Publications

2023

Cao J, Craig K, Damiano M. Sptio-temporal dynamics of exploited reef fishes in the Southeastern United States Atlantic Ocean. Ecophere, in review.

Shertzer K, Crosson S, Williams E, Cao J, DeVictor R, Dumas C, Nesslage G. Fishery management strategies for Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) in the southeast United States Atlantic: A spatial population model to compare approaches. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, in press.

Olmos M, Cao J, Thorson J, Punt A, Monnahan C, Szuwalski. A step towards the integration of spatial dynamics in population dynamics models: eastern Bering Sea snow crab as a case study. Ecological Modelling, in press.

Damiano M , Karnauskaas M, Merten W, Cao J. Spatiotemporal dynamics of common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) in the Western Central Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. Fishery Bulletin, in press.

2022

Damiano M , Wager B , Rocco A , Shertzer K, Murray G, Cao J. Integrating information from semi- structured interviews into management strategy evaluation: a case study for Southeast United States marine fisheries. Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022

Cao J, Chen Y. Modeling time-varying natural mortality in size-structured assessment models. Fisheries Research, 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106290

Zhou C, Hu YY, Cao J, Xu LX, Wang XF, Wan R, Xiao Y, Zhu JF, Tang H. Comparison of nominal and standardized catch per unit effort data in quantifying habitat suitability of skipjack tuna in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2022, 41: 1-12.

2021

Cao J, Wang X, Damiano MD, Zhou C, Zhu J. A Bayesian multilevel ordinal regression model for fish maturity data: difference in maturity ogives of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) between schools in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021, p.1629.

Huang H, Zhou C, Xu L, Zhu J, Wang X, Cao J. Spatial variation in bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) size at sexual maturity in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Aquaculture and Fisheries, 2021.

Runde BJ, Buckel JA, Rudershausen PJ, Mitchell WA, Ebert E, Cao J, Taylor C. Evaluating the effects of a deep-water marine protected area a decade after closure: a multifaceted approach reveals equivocal benefits to reef fish populations. Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021, p.1726.

Zhou C, Wang R, Cao J, Xu LX, Wang XF, Zhu JF. Spatial variability of bigeye tuna habitat in the Pacific Ocean: hindcast from a refined ecological niche model. Fisheries Oceanography, 2021, 30(1): 23-37.

2020

Hodgdon C, Tanaka K, Runnebaum J, Cao J, Chen Y. A framework to incorporate environmental effects into stock assessments informed by fishery-independent surveys: a case study with American lobster. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2020.

Runnebaum J, Tanaka K, Guan L, Cao J, O’Brien L, Chen Y. Predicting bycatch hotspots based on suitable habitat derived from fishery-independent data. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2020, 641: 159-175.

Cao J, Thorson J, Punt A, and Szuwalski C, A novel spatiotemporal stock assessment framework to better address fine-scale species distributions: development and simulation testing. Fish and Fisheries, 2020, 21(2): 350-367. DOI:10.1111/faf.12433

2019

Ding Q, Cao J, and Chen XJ, Stock assessment of the western winter-spring cohort of Ommastrephes bartramii in the Northwest Pacific Ocean using a Bayesian hierarchical DeLury model based on daily natural mortality during 2005-2015. Scientia Marina, 2019.

Tanaka KR, Cao J, Shank BV, Truesdell SB, Mazur MD, Xu L, and Chen Y. A model-based approach to incorporate environmental variability into assessment of a commercial fishery: a case study with the American lobster fishery in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2019.

2018

Zhao J, Cao J, Tian S, Chen Y, and Zhang S. Evaluating sampling designs for demersal fish communities. Sustainability, 2018, 10(8): 2585.

Li B, Cao J, Guan L, Mazur M, Chen Y, and Wahle R. A. Estimating spatial non-stationary environmental effects on the distribution of species: a case study from American lobster in the Gulf of Maine. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2018, 75(4): 1473-1482.

Runnebaum J, Guan L, Cao J, O’Brien, L, and Chen Y. Habitat suitability modeling based on a spatio-temporal model: an example for cusk in the Gulf of Maine. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2018, 75(11): 1784-1797.

2017

Zhao J, Cao J, Tian S, Chen Y, Zhang S, and Zhou X. Influence of sampling frequency on detectability of fish community and fish species in a fishery-independent survey. Aquaculture and Fisheries, 2017, 2(2): 94-102.

Guan L, Chen Y, Staples K, Cao J, and Li B. The influence of complex structure on the spatial dynamics of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the Gulf of Maine. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2017, 74(9): 2379-2388.

Cao J, Thorson J, Richards A, Chen Y. Spatio-temporal index standardization improves the stock assessment of northern shrimp in the Gulf of Maine. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2017, 74(11): 1781-1793.

Cao J, Chen Y, Richards A. Improving assessment of Pandalus stocks using a seasonal, size-structured assessment model with environmental variables: Part I: Model description and application. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2017, 74(3): 349-362.

Cao J, Chen Y, Richards A. Improving assessment of Pandalus stocks using a seasonal, size-structured assessment model with environmental variables: Part II: Model evaluation and simulation. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2017, 74(3) 363-376.

Wang JT, Chen XJ, Tanaka K, Cao J, and Chen Y. Environmental influences on commercial oceanic Ommastrephid squid: a stock assessment perspective. Scientia Marina, 2017, 81(1): 37-47.

2016

Cao J, Guan WJ, Treusdell S, et al. An individual-based probabilistic model for simulating fisheries population dynamics. Aquaculture and Fisheries, 2016, 1:34-40.

Liu BL, Cao J, Truesdell S, et al. Reconstructing cephalopod migration with statolith elemental signatures: a case study using Dosidicus gigas. Fisheries Science, 2016, 82(3): 425-433.

Li G, Cao J, Zou X, et al. Modeling habitat suitability index for Chilean jack mackerel (Trachurus murphyi) in the South East Pacific. Fisheries Research, 2016, 178: 47-60.

2015

Li B, Cao J, Chang JH, et al. Evaluation of effectiveness of fixed-station sampling for monitoring American lobster settlement. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 2015, 35(5): 942-957.

2014

Cao J, Chen XJ, Tian SQ. Bayesian hierarchical DeLury model for stock assessment of west winter-spring cohort of neon flying squid (Ommastrephes bartramii) in northwest Pacific Ocean. Bulletin of Marine Science, 2014, 91(1): 1-13.

Wang XF, Chen Y, Truesdell S, Xu LX, Cao J, Guan WJ. The large-scale deployment of fish aggregation devices alters environmentally-based migratory behavior of skipjack tuna in the western Pacific Ocean. PLoS ONE, 2014, 9(5): e98226.

Cao J, Chen Y, Chang JH, et al. An evaluation of an inshore bottom trawl survey design for American lobster (Homarus americannus) using computer simulations. Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science, 2014, 46: 27-39.

Zhao J, Cao J, Tian S. A comparison between two GAM models in quantifying relationships of environmental variables with fish richness and diversity indices. Aquatic Ecology, 2014, 48: 297-312.

Cao J, Truesdell S, Chen Y. Impacts of seasonal stock mixing on the assessment of Atlantic cod in the Gulf of Maine. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2014, 71(6): 1443-1457.

2013

Guan WJ, Cao J, Chen Y, et al. Impacts of population and fishery spatial structures on fishery stock assessment. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2013, 70 (8): 1178-1189.

2012

Chen XJ, Cao J, Chen Y, et al. Effect of the Kuroshio on the spatial distribution of the red flying squid Ommastrephes bartramii in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. Bulletin of Marine Science, 2012, 88 (1): 63-71.

2011

Cao J, Chen XJ, Chen Y. Generalized linear Bayesian models for standardizing CPUE: an application to a squid-jigging fishery in northwest Pacific Ocean. Scientia Marina, 2011, 75(4): 679-689.

2009

Cao J, Chen XJ, Chen Y. Influence of surface oceanographic variability on abundance of the western winter-spring stock of neon flying squid (Ommastrephes bartramii) in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2009, 381: 119-127.