FEMAR

Dr. Jerald S. Ault, PhD
Professor of Marine Biology & Fisheries

EDUCATION

Ph.D. (1988), Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
Biological Oceanography. (1983). UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Advisor: Michael M. Mullin. Completed 1-year post-M.S. research coursework at SIO.
M.S. (1982), Humboldt State University
B.S. (1979), Humboldt State University
A.A. (1977), San Diego Mesa College
EXPERIENCE
2007-present: Professor of Marine Biology and Fisheries (Tenured), Graduate Faculty, University of Miami RSMAS
1999-2007: Associate Professor of Marine Biology and Fisheries (Tenured), Graduate Faculty, University of Miami RSMAS
1993-1998: Assistant Professor of Marine Biology and Fisheries, Graduate Faculty, University of Miami RSMAS
1990-1992: Assistant Research Scientist, University of Maryland CEES-CBL

CURRENT INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS
North American Sustainable Use Specialist Group, World Conservation Union (IUCN)
Steering Committee, UN Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Partnership Programme
Steering Committee, NOAA Coral Reef Mapping Implementation Plan
Management Committee, Caribbean Reef Ecosystem Science
Steering Committee, NOAA/EPA Backreef 2
Steering Committee, NOAA & FWC Reef Resilience Program
Technical Advisory Committee, NOAA Southeast Bering Sea Carrying Capacity Study
Technical Advisory Committee, Lake Ontario Ecosystem Forage Assessment
Technical Advisory Committee, NOAA/EPA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Steering Committee, Florida Reef Resilience Program
Statistical Advisory Panel, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Steering Committee, National Park Service Fisheries Management Planning
Technical Review Committee, South Miami-Dade Watershed Study
Chair of Research Awards, American Institute of Fisheries Research Biologists
Executive Committee & Founding Member, Bonefish-Tarpon Unlimited Inc.
American Fisheries Society, Fisheries Conservation Foundation

HONORS AND AWARDS

Best Publication Award. For paper published in Fishery Bulletin Volume 96(1998).
Ault, J.S., Bohnsack, J.A., and Meester, G.A. (1998). A retrospective (1979-1996) multispecies assessment of coral reef fish stocks in the Florida Keys. Fishery Bulletin 96(3):395-414.
United States Department of Commerce Certificate of Achievement (2002).
Best Publication Award Finalist. For paper published in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 125(1996). Ault, J.S., and Olson, D.B. (1996). A multicohort stock production model. TAFS 125(3):343-363.
Fellow of the American Institute of Fisheries Research Biologists (1998).
Certified Fisheries Professional by the American Fisheries Society (2000).
Best Scientific Paper Award. ICES 9th Annual Science Conference. Cascais, Portugal.
Ault, J.S. and J. Luo. (1998). Coastal bays to coral reefs: systems use of scientific data visualization in reef fishery management. ICES C.M. Statistics
Best Scientific Paper Award. (2000). Florida Chapter American Fisheries Society.
Humston, R., Ault, J.S., Lutcavage, M., and Olson, D.B. (2000) Schooling and migration of large pelagic fishes relative to environmental cues. Fisheries Oceanography 9(2):136-146.
Best Scientific Paper Award. (1991). ICES 79th Statutory Meeting, LaRochelle, France. Rothschild, B.J., Ault, J.S., Goulletquer, P., and M. Heral. Decline of the Chesapeake Bay oyster population: a century of habitat destruction and overfishing. Marine Ecology Progress Series 111:29-39.
National Doctoral Dissertation Award. (1988). National Sea Grant Association annual award for top 8 Marine Science Ph.D. Dissertations.
Koczy Doctoral Research Fellowship in the Marine Sciences. (1987). Awarded for outstanding Ph.D. Scholarship at the University of Miami RSMAS.
Doctoral Research Assistance Award. (1986). American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists.
Outstanding Scholar. (1986). REEF Foundation.
Research Fellowship. (1985). International Light Tournament Tackle Association.
Third Place Award. National Essay Contest. American Legion. (1967).

PROFESSIONAL AND HONORARY ORGANIZATIONS

Faculty of 1000 Biology (Member, 2004)
American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists (Fellow, 1998; Member 1990; Assoc., 1984)
Sigma Xi National Honor Society (Full Member, 1993; Associate Member 1986)
American Fisheries Society (Certified Fisheries Professional, 2000)
American Statistical Association (Member 1992; Associate Member 1985)
American Mathematical Association (Member, 1992)
International Society for Reef Studies (Sustaining Member, 1998)
World Aquaculture Society (Charter Member, 1991)
Network of Tropical Fisheries Scientists (Member, 1988)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Ault, J.S. (Editor). 2007. Biology and Management of the World Tarpon and Bonefish Fisheries. Taylor & Francis Group, CRC Series in Marine Science. Oxford , UK . ISBN 084932792X. 550 p., in press.

Ault, J.S. , S.G. Smith, J.A. Bohnsack, J. Luo, D.E. Harper, and D.B. McClellan. (2006). Building sustainable fisheries in Florida 's coral reef ecosystem: positive signs in the Dry Tortugas . Bulletin of Marine Science 78(3): 633-654.

Bartholomew, A., J.A. Bohnsack, S.G. Smith, J.S. Ault, D.E. Harper, and D.B. McClellan. 2006. Influence of marine reserve size and boundary length on the initial response of exploited reef fishes in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, USA . Landscape Ecology

Ault, J.S., S.G. Smith, and J.A. Bohnsack. (2005). Evaluation of average length as an estimator of exploitation status for the Florida coral reef fish community. ICES Journal of Marine Science 62: 417-423.

Ault, J.S., J.A. Bohnsack, S.G. Smith, and J. Luo. (2005). Towards sustainable multispecies fisheries in the Florida USA coral reef ecosystem. Bulletin of Marine Science 76(2): 595-622.

Humston, R., Ault, J.S., Larkin, M.F., and J. Luo. (2005). Movements and site fidelity of bonefish (Albula vulpes) in the northern Florida Keys determined by acoustic telemetry. Marine Ecology Progress Series 291:237-248.

Humston, R., Olson, D.B., and J.S. Ault. (2004). Behavioral assumptions in models of fish movement and their influence on population dynamics. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 133:1304-1328.

Meester, G.A., Mehrotra, A., Ault, J.S., and E.K. Baker. (2004). Designing marine reserves for fishery management. Management Science 50(8):1031-1043.

Bohnsack, J.A., Ault, J.S., and B. Causey. (2004). Why have no-take marine protected areas? American Fisheries Society Symposium 42:185-193.

Wang, J.D., Luo, J., and J.S. Ault. (2003). Flows, salinity, and some implications for larval transport in south Biscayne Bay, Florida. Bulletin of Marine Science 72(3):695-723.

Ault, J.S., Luo, J., and J.D. Wang. (2003). A spatial ecosystem model to assess spotted seatrout population risks from exploitation and environmental changes. Chapter 15, Pages 267-296 in Biology of Spotted Seatrout. S.A. Bortone (ed.). CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.

Franklin, E.C., Ault, J.S., Smith, S.G., Luo, J., Meester, G.A., Diaz, G.A., Chiappone, M., Swanson, D.W., Miller, S.L., and J.A. Bohnsack. (2003). Benthic habitat mapping in the Tortugas region, Florida. Marine Geodesy 26(1-2):19-34.

Meester, G.A., Ault, J.S., Smith, S.G., and A. Mehrotra. (2001). An integrated simulation modeling and operations research approach to spatial management decision making. Sarsia 86:543-558.

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Contact: Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of Miami 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, Florida 33149 Office Phone: (305)-421-4884 Office Fax: (305)-421-4791 Email: jault@rsmas.miami.edu

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