REGINALD BRENT BLAYLOCK Gulf Coast Research Laboratory 703 East Beach Dr. Ocean Springs, MS 39564 228-818-8003 FAX 228-872-4566 E-Mail: [email protected]
EDUCATION:
B.S., Biology. 1986. Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC Research - Population dynamics of the fish tapeworm Bothriocephalus acheilognathi
M.S., Biology. 1989. University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX Research - Parasites of killdeer, Charadrius vociferus
Ph.D., Biological Sciences. 1996. University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Research - Ecology and zoogeography of parasites in Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis
PDF, Parasitology. 1996 - 1999. Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, The University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS. Research - Fish health management in stock enhancement
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Development of aquaculture technology and stock enhancement Health management in aquaculture Epidemiology of fish diseases and parasites Ecological patterns in parasite communities and their use in the study and management of fisheries
WORK EXPERIENCE:
2017 (application pending). Research Professor. Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, The University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Develop and manage research grants, oversee personnel, supervise graduate students, participate in graduate and undergraduate teaching, carry out independent research program.
July 2008 – present. Assistant Director. Thad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Center, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, The University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Administer budgets, personnel and operations.
January 2004 - present. Research Associate Professor. Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, The University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Develop and manage research grants, oversee personnel, supervise graduate students, participate in graduate and undergraduate teaching, carry out independent research program.
July 1999 - December 2003. Assistant Research Scientist. Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, The University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Develop and coordinate research grants, oversee personnel, participate in graduate and undergraduate teaching, carry out independent research program.
September 1995 - April 1996. Teaching Assistant. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. Taught labs, which included scientific writing, for Introductory Biology.
June 1991 - August 1995. Ph.D. student at the Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, BC. Employed by International Pacific Halibut Commission, Seattle, WA. Experience with international fisheries issues and resource management.
September 1990 - April 1991. Teaching Assistant. Department of Zoology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. Taught labs for Introductory Zoology and Principles of Parasitism. Experience with laboratory animals and computer modelling.
January 1990 - May 1990. Part-time Instructor. Department of Biology, El Paso Community College, El Paso, TX. Prepared lectures and labs for Anatomy and Physiology using departmental guidelines. Experience with design and implementation of an entire course.
August 1987 - December 1989. Teaching Assistant. Department of Biology, University of Texas at El Paso. Taught labs for Introductory Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, and Field Biology. Designed, prepared, and taught labs for Medical Parasitology and Molecular Cell Biology. Experience with experimental techniques in diagnostics and molecular biology.
January 1987 - May 1987. Student/Substitute Teacher. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Winston-Salem, NC. Taught Honors Biology and Human Anatomy and Physiology to grades 10-12. Substitute taught in absence of supervising teacher.
July 1986 - December 1986. Laboratory Technician. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Winston- Salem, NC. Conducted quality control experiments using physical and chemical parameters. Experience with distillation and gas chromatography.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
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Primary Publications:
Grimes, D. J., Shen, S., Flowers, A. R., Bardon-Albaret, A., Blaylock, R. B., and J. M. Lotz. In preparation. Vibriosis in aquacultured marine fish. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health.
Blaylock, R. B., Cuevas, K. J., Rakocinski, C. F., and E. A. Saillant. In preparation. The effect of preconditioning to habitat and predators on post-release success of hatchery-reared spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.
Sarkisian, B. L., Lemus, J. T., Lee, P., and R. B. Blaylock. In preparation. Design of a large- scale indoor, biosecure production system for the calanoid copepod Acartia tonsa. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society.
Sarkisian, B. L., Lee, P., Saillant, E., and R. B. Blaylock. In preparation. Evaluation of fecundity for captive Acartia tonsa broodstock used for rearing red snapper larvae. Aquaculture.
Guest, T. W., Rakocinski, C. F., Evans, A. N., and R. B. Blaylock. Accepted. Effects of pre- release physical stressors on the stress response and post-release success of hatchery-reared Spotted Seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus. Journal of Fish Biology.
Joesting, H, Blaylock, R., Biber, P. and A. Ray. 2016. The use of marine aquaculture solid waste for nursery production of the salt marsh plants Spartina alterniflora and Juncus roemerianus. Aquaculture Reports 3:108-114.
Guest, T. W., Blaylock, R. B., and A. N. Evans. 2015. Development of a modified cortisol extraction procedure for intermediately-sized fish not amenable to whole-body or plasma extraction methods. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. DOI 10.1007/s10695-015-0111-4. Published online 6 Aug 2015.
Manley, C. B., Rakocinski, C. F., Lee, P. G., and R. B. Blaylock. 2015. Feeding frequency mediates aggression and cannibalism in larval hatchery-reared spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus. Aquaculture 437:155-160.
Blaylock, R. B., and S. A. Bullard. 2014. Counter-insurgents of the blue revolution? Parasites and diseases affecting aquaculture and science. Journal of Parasitology 100:743-755.
Jackson, L. A., C. F. Rakocinski, and R. B. Blaylock. 2014. Previous exposure to novel prey improves the feeding success of hatchery-reared spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus (Cuvier, 1830) within habitat structure. Aquaculture Research DOI: 10.1111/are.12438. Blaylock.../4
Manley, C. B., Rakocinski, C. F., Lee, P. G., and R. B. Blaylock. 2014. Stocking density effects on aggressive and cannibalistic behaviors in larval hatchery-reared spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus. Aquaculture 420-421:89-94.
Masson, I., Lotz, J. M., and R. B. Blaylock. 2013. Population model for Amyloodinium ocellatum infecting the spotted seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus and the red snapper Lutjanus campechanus. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 106:139-148.
Picón-Camacho, S. M., Thompson, W. P., Blaylock, R. B., and J. M. Lotz. 2013. Development of a rapid assay to detect the dinoflagellate Amyloodinium ocellatum using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP). Veterinary Parasitology 196:265-271.
Wagner, J. P., Blaylock, R. B., and M. S. Peterson. 2013. Evaluation of internal tag performance in hatchery-reared juvenile spotted seatrout, North American Journal of Fisheries Management 33:783-789.
Jackson. L., C. F. Rakocinski, and R. B. Blaylock. 2013. Feeding performance of juvenile hatchery-reared spotted seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus (Cuvier, 1830). Journal of Fish Biology 82:1032-1036.
Masson, I., Blaylock, R. B., and J. M. Lotz. 2011. Susceptibility and tolerance of spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, and red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, to experimental infections with Amyloodinium ocellatum. Journal of Parasitology 97:577-585.
Lemus, J. T., Blaylock, R. B., Apeitos, A., and J. M. Lotz. 2010. Short-term effects of first- prey type and number on survival and growth of intensively cultured spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus (Sciaenidae) larvae. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 41:455-463.
Blaylock, R. B., R. M. Overstreet, and A. Morton. 2005. The pathogenic copepod Phrixocephalus cincinnatus (Copepoda: Pennellidae) in the eye of arrowtooth flounder, Atherestes stomias, and rex sole, Glyptocephalus zachirus, from British Columbia. Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists 25:73-80.
Blaylock, Reginald B., Stephen A. Bullard, Christopher M. Whipps. 2004. Kudoa hypoepicardialis n. sp. (Myxozoa: Kudoidae) and associated lesions from the heart of seven perciform fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Parasitology 90:584-593.
Blaylock, R. B., L. Margolis, and J. C. Holmes. 2003. The use of parasites in discriminating stocks of Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, in the northeast Blaylock.../5
Pacific. Fishery Bulletin 101:1-9.
Blaylock, R. B., and R. M. Overstreet. 2003. Diseases and parasites of the spotted seatrout. In Biology of the spotted seatrout, S. A. Bortone (ed). CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp. 197-225.
Blaylock, Reginald B., Robin M. Overstreet, and Maren A. Klich. 2001. Mycoses in red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) caused by two deuteromycete fungi (Penicillium corylophilum and Cladosporium sphaerospermum). Hydrobiologia 460:221-228.
Blaylock, R. B., and R. M. Overstreet. 1999. Margolisianum bulbosum n. gen. n. sp. (Nematoda: Philometridae) from southern flounder Paralichthys lethostigma (Teleostei: Bothidae) from Mississippi Sound, USA. Journal of Parasitology 85:306-312.
Blaylock, R. B., L. Margolis, and J. C. Holmes. 1998. Zoogeography of the parasites of Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) in the northeast Pacific. Canadian Journal of Zoology 76:2262-2273.
Blaylock, R. B., J. C. Holmes, and L. Margolis. 1998. The parasites of Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, in the northeast Pacific: host-level influences. Canadian Journal of Zoology 76:536-547.
Margolis, L., J. M. Groff, S. C. Johnson, T. E. McDonald, M. L. Kent, and R. B. Blaylock. 1997. Helminth parasites of sea otters (Enhydra lutris) from Prince William Sound, Alaska, comparisons with other populations of sea otters, and comments on the origin of their parasites. Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington 64:161-168.
Johnson, S. C., R. B. Blaylock, J. Elphick, and K. D. Hyatt. 1996. Disease caused by the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda: Caligidae) in wild sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) stocks of Alberni Inlet, British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 53:2888-2897.
Blaylock, R. B., J. C. Holmes, and L. Margolis. The parasites of Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, in the northeast Pacific: the effect of spatial scale. Canadian Journal of Zoology (in preparation).
Secondary Publications:
Picón-Camacho, S. M., Masson, I., Blaylock, R. B., and J. M. Lotz. 2013. Advances in the Blaylock.../6
diagnosis and management of amyloodiniosis in intensive fish culture. In Rust, m. et al. (editors), Proceedings of the 40th UJNR Aquaculture Panel Symposium, 22- 23 October 2012, Honolulu, HI. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-136, pp. 99-106.
Jernand, J. M. [sic], Hightower, P., and R. B. Blaylock. 2011. Geotextile bags enhance effluent management in demo aquaculture system. Global Aquaculture Advocate 14(6):56-59.
Ebeling, J. E., Blaylock, R. B., Drennan, D. G., and M. B. Timmons. 2008. Engineering Design of a Commercial Spotted Seatrout Recirculating Aquaculture Production System. Aquacultural Engineering Society Proceedings VI, July 23-24, 2008, Roanoke, VA, pp. 8-28.
Blaylock, Reginald B., Angelos Apeitos, Jason T. Lemus, and Jeffrey M. Lotz. 2006. Culture of spotted seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus in a closed, recirculating system. In Stickney, R. et al. (editors), Aquaculture and Stock Enhancement of Finfish. Proceedings of the Thirty-Fourth U.S. Japan Aquaculture Panel Symposium, San Diego, CA, 7-9 November, 2005. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-85, pp. 5-11.
Blaylock, R. B. and D. S. Whelan. 2004. Fish health management for offshore aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico. In C. J. Bridger (ed.) Efforts to develop a responsible offshore aquaculture industry in the Gulf of Mexico: A compendium of Offshore Aquaculture Consortium Research. Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, Ocean Springs, MS. MASGP-04-029, pp. 129-162.
Blaylock, R. B., R. M. Overstreet, and J. M. Lotz. 2001. Health management in red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) culture. Bulletin of the National Research Institute of Aquaculture, Supplement 5:5-9.
Blaylock, R. B., K. M. Leber, J. M. Lotz, K. C. Stuck, and D. A. Ziemann. 2000. The US Gulf of Mexico Marine Stock Enhancement Program (USGMMSEP): the use of aquaculture technology in “responsible” stock enhancement. Bulletin of the Aquaculture Association of Canada 100-3:16-22.
Blaylock, R. B. and R. M. Overstreet. 1998. Book Review: Fish Diseases and Disorders, Volume 1: Protozoan and Metazoan Infections (edited by P.T.K. Woo). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 34:416.
Johnson, S. C. and R. B. Blaylock. 1997. Obituary: Dr. Leo Margolis. World Aquaculture 28(3):68. Blaylock.../7
Blaylock, R. B. and L. Margolis. 1996. The association between stress and parasitism/disease in sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka: a brief overview with special reference to temperature. In K. Hyatt and C. Robinson (eds.) Comparing and contrasting sockeye salmon return migrations in the Fraser and Somass rivers. Canadian Technical Report in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (in press).
Blaylock, R. B., L. Margolis, and J. C. Holmes. 1996. A progress report on the study of parasites of Pacific halibut. In Report of Assessment and Research Activities 1995, International Pacific Halibut Commission, Seattle, WA, pp. 221-223.
Blaylock, R. B., L. Margolis, and J. C. Holmes. 1995. Parasites, Pacific halibut, and zoogeography. In Report of Assessment and Research Activities 1994, International Pacific Halibut Commission, Seattle, WA, pp. 223-224.
Blaylock, R. B., L. Margolis, and J. C. Holmes. 1994. Parasites and Pacific halibut. In Report of Assessment and Research Activities 1993, International Pacific Halibut Commission, Seattle, WA.
Blaylock, Reginald. 1993. Pacific halibut parasite study. In Report of Assessment and Research Activities 1992, International Pacific Halibut Commission, Seattle, WA, pp. 233-234.
Blaylock, Reginald B., L. Margolis, and J. C. Holmes. 1992. Parasites and Pacific halibut: a preliminary report. In Report of Assessment and Research Activities 1991, International Pacific Halibut Commission, Seattle, WA, pp. 243-246.
Blaylock, Reginald B., and D. J. Marcogliese. 1986. Selenium accumulation in the fish tapeworm Bothriocephalus acheilognathi with notes on its population biology in a variety of freshwater fish. CANCAS, the journal of the Collegiate Academy of the North Carolina Academy of Sciences 32:75-86.
Conference Abstracts:
Blaylock, R. B., Lotz, J.M., Muhammad, M., and S. Curran. 2016. Role of reservoir hosts in the maintenance of WSSV in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Asia-Pacific Aquaculture, 26-29 April, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Lotz, J., Muhammad, M., Curran, S., and R. Blaylock. 2016. Reservoirs of White spot syndrome virus in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Aquaculture 2016, 22-26 February, Las Vegas, NV. Blaylock.../8
Blaylock, R. B., Daw, A., Saillant, E.A., and J. Lotz. 2016. Optimizing protocols for using copepods as live feeds. Aquaculture 2016, 22-26 February, Las Vegas, NV.
Blaylock, R. B., Cuevas, K. J., Evans A. N., Guest, T. W., Jackson, L. A., Rakocinski, C. F., and E. A. Saillant. 2015. Hatchery related effects on post-release survival of spotted seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus. 5th International Symposium on Stock Enhancement and Sea Ranching, 11-14 October, Sydney, Australia.
Blaylock, R., Cuevas, K. J., Evans, A. E., Guest, T. W., Jackson, L. A., Rakocinski, C. F., and E. Saillant. 2015. Assessment of factors affecting post-release survival of spotted seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus. World Aquaculture 2015, 26-30 May, Jeju, Korea.
Daw, A., Apeitos, A., Blaylock, R., and E. Saillant. 2015. A comparison of Parvocalanus crassirostris and Acartia tonsa nauplii as initial preys for intensively cultured red snapper Lutjnaus campechanus larvae. Aquaculture America 2015, 19-22 Feb, New Orleans, LA.
Daw, A., Sarkisian-Dieterich, B., and R. Blaylock. 2015. The effect of temperature on the development rate of the copepods Parvocalanus crassirostris and Acartia tonsa: implications for their culture and use as larval fish food. Aquaculture America 2015, 19-22 Feb, New Orleans, LA.
Guest, T., Blaylock, R., Evans, A., and C. Rakocinski. 2015. Effects of hatchery and release practices on post-release success of spotted seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus. Aquaculture America 2015, 19-22 Feb, New Orleans, LA.
Saillant, E., Bardon-Albaret, A., Apeitos, A., Lee, M., Blaylock, R., and J. Lotz. 2015. Production of juvenile red snapper for release on Mississippi artificial reefs. Aquaculture America 2015, 19-22 Feb, New Orleans, LA.
Sarkisian-Dieterich, B., Daw, A., Flaherty, E., Blaylock, R., and E. Saillant. 2015. Effect of algal diet on egg production and hatching success of the copepod Acartia tonsa in a large-scale production system. Aquaculture America 2015, 19-22 Feb, New Orleans, LA.
Grimes, D. J., R. B. Blaylock, J. M. Lotz and E. A. L. Saillant. 2014. Vibriosis in aquacultured red snapper. Vibrio 2014, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Grimes, D. J., R. B. Blaylock, J. M. Lotz, and E. A. L. Saillant. 2014. Vibriosis in aquacultured red snapper. 7th International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health, 31 Aug – 4 Sept., Portland, OR. Blaylock.../9
Guest, T.W., Evans, A.N., Rakocinski, C.F., Blaylock, R.B. 2014. Elucidating impacts of pre-release physical stressors on post-release success of hatchery-reared spotted seatrout. 144th Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Quebec City, Canada, August 2014.
Guest, T.W., Evans, A.N., Rakocinski, C.F., Blaylock, R.B. 2014. How do stressors associated with stock enhancement processes affect stress response and post- release success of spotted seatrout? Bays and Bayous Symposium, Mobile, AL, December 2014.
Manley, C., Rakocinski, C., Lee, P., and R. Blaylock. 2014.The relationship between feeding frequency and aggressive behaviors in larval hatchery-reared spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus. Aquaculture America 2014, 9-12 February, Seattle, WA.
Manley, C., Rakocinski, C., Lee, P., and R. Blaylock. 2014. Manipulating feeding frequency and stocking density to reduce aggression and cannibalism in large- scale production of hatchery-reared spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus. Aquaculture America 2014, 9-12 February, Seattle, WA.
Manley, C., Rakocinski, C., Lee, P., and R. Blaylock. 2014. Using feeding frequency to reduce cannibalism and aggression in larval hatchery-reared spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus). 2014 Spring Meeting Southern Division American Fisheries Society, 22-26 January, Charleston, SC.
Apeitos, A., Lemus, J. T., King, N., Lee, M. S., Manning, C. S., and R. B. Blaylock. 2013. The effect of early weaning on growth and survival of cobia Rachycentron canadum larvae in intensive recirculating systems. Aquaculture 2013, 21-25 February, Nashville, TN, p. 50. Poster.
Blaylock, R., Joesting, H., Biber, P., and D. Drennan. 2013. Remediation and recycling of effluent from intensive marine recirculating aquaculture systems. Aquaculture Europe 2013, 9-12 August, Trondheim, Norway, p. 69. Poster.
Blaylock, R. Lotz, J., E. Saillant. 2013. The seatrout population enhancement cooperative (SPEC): an example of a multi-agency partnership for stock enhancement in Mississippi. Aquaculture 2013, 21-25 February, Nashville, TN, p. 105.
Guerdat, T. C., Ebeling, J. M. Kopache, E., and R. B. Blaylock. 2013. Managing marine recirculating aquaculture system effluent using a multi-trophic approach. Aquaculture 2013, 21-25 February, Nashville, TN, p. 104.
Guest, T. W., Evans, A. E., Rakocinski, C. F., and R. B. Blaylock. 2013. The Effects of Pre- Blaylock.../10
Release Anthropogenic Stressors and Subsequent Stress Response on Post- Release Hatchery-Reared Spotted Seatrout. Proceedings of the Graduate Student Symposium (GSS); April 5-7, 2013; Ocean Springs, MS.
Joesting, H. M., Biber, P., and R. Blaylock. 2013. Shrimp biofloc solids as an alternative to commercial fertilizer in coastal salt marsh plant nursery production. Aquaculture 2013, 21-25 February, Nashville, TN, p. 517.
Joesting, H., Biber, P., Blaylock, R., and D. Drennan. 2013. Using salt marsh plants in the phytoremediation of liquid effluent in enhanced marine recirculating aquaculture systems. Aquaculture 2013, 21-25 February, Nashville, TN, p. 518. Poster.
Manley, C., Rakocinski C., Lee, P., and R. Blaylock. 2013. A Threshold Stocking Density Affects Aggression and Cannibalism in Larval Hatchery-Reared Spotted Seatrout. Graduate Student Symposium. 6-7 April, Ocean Springs MS.
Manley, C. B., Lee, P. G., Rakocinski, C. F., and R. B. Blaylock. 2013. The effect of stocking density on aggressive and cannibalistic behaviors in larval hatchery- reared spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus. Aquaculture 2013, 21-25 February, Nashville, TN, p. 684.
Manley, C. B., Lee, P. G., Rakocinski, C. F., and R. B. Blaylock. 2013. The relationship among stocking density, growth, survival, and cannibalistic or aggressive behaviors in intensively cultured spotted seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus. Asian- Pacific Aquaculture 2013, 10-12 December, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, p. 45. Contributed, oral.
Ebeling, J. M., P. G. Hightower, E. Kopache, D. G. Drennan II, and R. B. Blaylock. 2012. Marine aquaculture waste management demonstration system using geotextile bags. Aquaculture America 2012, 29 Feb – 2 March, Las Vegas, NV.
Picón-Camacho, S. M., R. B. Blaylock, and J. M. Lotz. 2012. Development of a rapid assay using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) to detect the dinoflagellate Amyloodinium ocellatum in water samples. Aqua 2012, 1-5 Sept. Prague, Czech Republic.
Lee, P. G., R. Blaylock, E. Saillant, and J. Lotz. 2012. Marine fish hatchery technology and research at the Thad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Center. 40th U.S.-Japan Natural Resources Aquaculture Panel Symposium, 22-23 Oct., Honolulu, HI.
Picón-Camacho, S. M., I. Masson, R. Blaylock*, and J. Lotz. 2012. Advances in diagnosis and management of amyloodiniosis in intensive fish culture. 40th U.S.-Japan Blaylock.../11
Natural Resources Aquaculture Panel Symposium, 22-23 Oct., Honolulu, HI.
Jackson, L. L., Rakocinski, C. F., and R. B. Blaylock. 2011. Hatchery-reared juvenile spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, can learn to forage effectively on live natural prey. 4th International Symposium on Stock Enhancement and Sea Ranching, 21-23 April, Shanghai, China, p. 71. Poster.
Blaylock, R., Littleton, L., Wagner, J., Lotz, J., and C. Rakocinski. 2010. Optimization of spotted seatrout stock enhancement in Mississippi: transitioning from the hatchery to the field. Aquaculture 2010, 1-5 March, San Diego, CA, p. 113.
Apeitos, A., Lemus, J.T., and R. B. Blaylock. 2010. Advances in intensive production of fingerling spotted seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. Aquaculture 2010, 1-5 March, San Diego, CA, p. 47.
Ebeling, J. M. and R. B. Blaylock. 2010. Marine aquaculture waste management using geotextile bags: a design study. Aquaculture Europe 2010, 5-8 October, Porto, Portugal, p. 1452. Poster.
Masson, I., Blaylock, R. and J. Lotz. 2009. Vital rates of the life history stages of the parasitic dinoflagellate Amyloodinium ocellatum. 84th Annual Meeting, American Society of Parasitologists, 14-17 Aug, Knoxville, TN, pp. 115-116. Poster.
Littleton, L, Rakocinski, C. and R. Blaylock. 2009. Differences in feeding success on natural prey between hatchery-reared and wild juvenile spotted seatrout. 139th Meeting, American Fisheries Society, 30 Aug – 3 Sept, Nashville, TN, Abstract No. 0372.
Wagner, J, Blaylock, R., Lotz, J., and M. Peterson. 2009. Performance of coded-wire and visible implant tags in hatchery-reared juvenile spotted seatrout. 139th Meeting, American Fisheries Society, 30 Aug – 3 Sept, Nashville, TN, Abstract No. 0102..
Lemus, J., Lee, M., Snawder, J., de la Calzada, R., Apeitos, A., Littleton, L., Homan, A., and R. Blaylock. 2009. Progress in intensive culture of Acartia tonsa (Copepoda: Calanoida) at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. World Aquaculture 2009, 25- 29 Sept., Veracruz, Mexico, p. 147.
Masson, I., Lotz, J. and R. Blaylock. 2009. Susceptibility of spotted seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus and red snapper Lutjanus campechanus to Amyloodinium ocellatum infections. Aquaculture America 2009, 15-18 February, Seattle, WA.
Apeitos, A., Lemus, J. T. and R. B. Blaylock. 2009. Weaning time and the frequency and Blaylock.../12
amount of Artemia in spotted seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus larviculture. Aquaculture America 2009, 15-18 February, Seattle, WA. Poster.
Wagner, J. P., Blaylock, R. B., Lotz, J. M. and M. S. Peterson. 2009. Evaluation of internal tag performance in hatchery-reared juvenile spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus. Annual Meeting, Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, 11-13 February, Biloxi, MS, p. 38.
Littleton, L. A., Rakocinski, C. F. and R. B. Blaylock. 2009. Differences in feeding success on natural prey between hatchery-reared and wild spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus). Spring Meeting, Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, 15-18 January, New Orleans, LA, p. 63.
Masson, I., Lotz, J. M. and R. B. Blaylock. 2008. Development of a population model for Amyloodinium ocellatum infecting spotted seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus. Aquaculture America 2008, 9-12 Feb, Orlando, FL.
Blaylock, R. B., Hawkins, W. E., Lemus, J. T., Lotz, J. M., and L. C. Nicholson. 2008. Stock enhancement activities at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. World Aquaculture 2008, 19-23 May, Busan, Korea.
Blaylock, R. B., Schesny, A, Apeitos, A. Lemus, J. T., and J. M. Lotz. 2007. Intensive rearing of spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, for release in Mississippi. 3rd International Sustainable Marine Fish Culture Conference, 15-17 October, Ft. Pierce, FL, p. 4.
Lemus, J. T., Apeitos, A., Blaylock, R. B., Lotz, J. M., and W. E. Hawkins. 2007. Culture of red snapper Lutjanus campechanus at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. 3rd International Sustainable Marine Fish Culture Conference, 15-17 October, Ft. Pierce, FL, p. 12.
Blaylock, R. B., Apeitos, A., Schesny, A, Lemus, J. T., Lotz, J. M., and W. E. Hawkins. 2007. The Seatrout Population Enhancement Cooperative (SPEC): intensive rearing of Cynoscion nebulosus for release in Mississippi. Aquaculture 2007, 26 Feb – 2 March, San Antonio, TX.
Blaylock, Reginald B. and Jeffrey M. Lotz. 2006. Using stock enhancement to judge fisheries restoration success. 3rd National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration, 9-13 Dec, New Orleans, LA, p. 34.
Blaylock, Reginald B., Apeitos, A., Lemus, J. T., and J. M. Lotz. 2006. Developing the technology for intensive rearing of spotted seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus for Blaylock.../13
stock enhancement, 3rd International Symposium on Stock Enhancement and Sea Ranching, 18-21 Sept, Seattle, WA. Poster.
Apeitos, A., Lemus, J. T., Blaylock, R. B., and J. M. Lotz. 2006. Intensive rearing of spotted seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus in a closed recirculating system. Aquaculture America, 13-16 Feb, Las Vegas, NV, p. 12.
Lemus, J. T., Reginald B. Blaylock, and Jeffrey M. Lotz. 2006. The effect of first-prey type and quantity on the survival and size of spotted seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus (Sciaenidae) larvae in small-scale experimental tanks, Aquaculture America, 13-16 Feb, Las Vegas, NV, p. 160.
Blaylock, R. B., Apeitos, A., Lemus, J. T., and J. M. Lotz. 2005. Culture of spotted seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus in a closed, recirculating system. 34th U. S. – Japan Natural Resource Aquaculture Panel, 7-9 November, San Diego, CA, Paper No. 5.
Apeitos, A., Blaylock, R. B., Hawkins, W. E., Lotz, J. M., Leber, K. M., and D. A. Ziemann. 2005. The U. S. Gulf of Mexico Marine Stock Enhancement Program: assessment of cultured red snapper released in the Gulf of Mexico. American Fisheries Society, 12-16 September, Anchorage, AK, Abstract No. SO-41-03. Trip cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina.
Cook, Joshua O., Stephen A. Bullard, Robin M. Overstreet, and Reginald B. Blaylock. 2005. Kudoa sp. from brain of gulf killifish (Fundulus grandis) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 16-18 February, Oxford, MS, Abstract No. ABS-104.
Blaylock, Reginald B. and Daryl S. Whelan. 2005. Fish health management for offshore aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico, Aquaculture America, 17-20 January, New Orleans, LA, p. 35.
Apeitos, Angelos, David A. Ziemann, Jeffrey M. Lotz, Reginald B. Blaylock, and Kenneth M. Leber. 2005. The U.S. Gulf of Mexico Marine Stock Enhancement Program: Pilot releases of hatchery-reared red snapper Lutjanus campechanus on artificial reefs in the northern Gulf of Mexico, Aquaculture America, 17-20 January, New Orleans, LA, p. 10.
Ogle, J. T., Blaylock, R. B., and J.M. Lotz. 2003. Culture of red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, larvae. 27th Annual Larval Fish Conference, Santa Cruz, CA, p. 82.
Blaylock, R. B., S. A. Bullard, and C. Whipps. 2002. Patterns in pathological changes associated with Kudoa spp. from the pericardium of fishes in the northern Gulf Blaylock.../14
of Mexico. 4th International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health, New Orleans, LA, p. 38.
Blaylock, R. B., S. A. Bullard, and C. Whipps. 2002. Kudoa spp. from the pericardium of fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico: emerging pattern or anomalous finding? Impacts of Myxozoan Parasites in Wild and Farmed Finfish, Nanaimo, BC, p. 33.
Blaylock, Reginald B., and Jeffrey M. Lotz. 2002. Habitat preference in wild and cultured juvenile red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus. World Aquaculture 2002, Beijing, China, p. 456.
Blackburn, B. R., R. B. Blaylock, K. M. Leber, J. M. Lotz, and D. A. Ziemann. 2001. Assessment of pilot releases of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. 30th Annual U.S. - Japan Natural Resources Aquaculture Panel Meeting, Sarasota, FL, p. 22.
Blaylock, R. B., R. M. Overstreet, T. K. A. Ogawa, and D. A. Ziemann. 2001. Preliminary comparisons of health among juvenile wild, cultured, and released-recaptured red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus). American Fisheries Society Fish Health Section, Victoria, BC, Abstract No. 37.
Blaylock, R. B., and R. M. Overstreet. 2000. Health management in a red snapper Lutjanus campechanus enhancement program. Aquaculture America 2000, New Orleans, LA, p. 28.
Blaylock, R. B., and R. M. Overstreet. 1998. Biologic and taxonomic aspects of a new philometrid nematode. 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists, Kona, HI, p. 83-84.
Blaylock, R. B., J. C. Holmes, and L. Margolis. 1996. The effects of host age and size on the parasite community of Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis. 71st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists, Tucson, AZ, p.104-105.
Blaylock, R. B., J. C. Holmes, and L. Margolis. 1995. Local and regional richness in the parasite communities of Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis. 70th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists, Pittsburgh, PA, p. 63-64.
Johnson, S. C., R. B. Blaylock, J. Elphick, and K. D. Hyatt. 1995. Disease caused by the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda: Caligidae) in wild sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) stocks of Alberni Inlet, British Columbia. 4th International Symposium of Ichthyoparasitology, Munich, Germany.
Blaylock, R. B., L. Margolis, and J. C. Holmes. 1994. Intestinal helminths of Pacific Blaylock.../15
halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis): zoogeographic considerations. Eighth International Congress of Parasitology, Izmir, Turkey, p. 226.
Blaylock, R. B., L. Margolis, and J. C. Holmes. 1994. Zoogeography of intestinal helminths in Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis). 69th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists, Ft. Collins, CO, p. 62.
Blaylock, R. B., J. C. Holmes, and L. Margolis. 1992. Parasite communities in Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis: Preliminary pattern analyses. 67th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists, Philadelphia, PA, p. 65.
Blaylock, R. B. and A. G. Canaris. 1989. Metazoan parasite community composition and structure of the killdeer, Charadrius vociferus L., along the upper Rio Grande Valley. 64th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists, Vancouver, BC, p. 47-48.
Invited Contributions:
Apeitos, A., Blaylock, R., and E. Saillant. 2015. Marine stock enhancement at the Thad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Center. Pine Belt Chapter, Coast Conservation Association, 14 April, Hattiesburg, MS.
Blaylock, R. B. 2011. Seatrout Culture and Stock Enhancement Work at GCRL. Seatrout Workshop, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, 16 November, Biloxi, MS.
Blaylock, R. B. 2011. Marine Aquaculture Research at the University of Southern Mississippi. Departmental Seminar, Auburn University, Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures, 21 October, Auburn, AL.
Blaylock, R. B. 2008. Seatrout Population Enhancement Cooperative: 2008 Update. Seminar to Horn Island Chapter, Coastal Conservation Association, 25 September, Ocean Springs, MS.
Blaylock, R. B. 2008. Seatrout Population Enhancement Cooperative: 2007 Update. Mississippi Marine Fisheries Workshop, 24 January, Ocean Springs, MS.
Blaylock, R. B. 2005. Report on SPEC (Seatrout Population Enhancement Cooperative) to the Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources, 19 July, Biloxi, MS.
Blaylock, R. B. 2005. Progress Report on SPEC (Seatrout Population Enhancement Cooperative, GCRL, 20 May. Blaylock.../16
Blaylock, R. B. 2004. Health and genetic aspects of responsible stock enhancement, A Road Map to Seatrout Stock Enhancement, Workshop, 13 May, Ocean Springs, MS.
Blaylock, R. B. 2003. Dead fish tell many tales: augury, parasitology, and marine science. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. 24 July. Seminar.
Ogle, J. T., R. B. Blaylock, and J. M. Lotz. 2003. The US Gulf of Mexico Marine Stock Enhancement Program (GMSEP): developing the techniques for culture of red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus. 2003 Annual Meeting, Western Division, American Fisheries Society, San Diego, CA, Abstract No. 5705.
Blaylock, R. B. 1999. Fisheries Science Incognito. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 19 Nov. Seminar
Blaylock, R. B. 1999. Fisheries Science Incognito. Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston, 1 June. Seminar.
Blaylock, R. B. 1998. Finding your niche. Address to the 1998 National Honor Society Banquet, 9 April 1998, Pisgah High School, Canton, NC.
Moncreiff, C., Peterson, M., and R. Blaylock. 1997. Guide to seminar preparation. Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi. Fall Seminar Series.
Blaylock, R. B. and L. Margolis. 1995. The association between stress and parasitism/disease in sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka: a brief overview with special reference to temperature. Workshop comparing and contrasting sockeye salmon return migrations in the Fraser and Somass rivers, 23 August 1995, Nanaimo, BC.
Blaylock, R. B. 1994. Have worm....will travel? The art of zoogeography. Bamfield Marine Station, Bamfield, BC. Seminar Series, 1994 Summer Session.
Review Panels:
United States Geological Survey Employee Review Panel, Anchorage, AK, 16 September 2005. Evaluated 8 U.S.G.S. scientists for promotion using U.S.G.S. guidelines. Prepared and presented a detailed analysis of the credentials of 2 of the candidates for promotion. Blaylock.../17
Promotion and Tenure Reviews:
University of New Hampshire, Department of Biological Sciences. 2015. Evaluated one application package for candidate’s promotion to Research Associate Professor.
Workshops:
Leadership Jackson County. 2011. Year-long course facilitating partnerships and collaborations among business, academic, and industrial leaders. Jackson County Chamber of Commerce.
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Emergency Disaster Relief Program, Aquaculture Training Course. 2010. Team taught with Jeff Lotz. Taught fundamentals of aquaculture to interested commercially-licensed fishers in a single 4-hour Saturday course.
NOAA-USDA National Stakeholder Meeting on Alternative Feeds in Aquaculture, 30 April – 1 May 2009, Silver Spring, MD. Participant in panel discussion.
Enhancing Competitiveness of Sustainable Marine Aquaculture in the United States – Addressing Measurement Barriers to Technological Innovation. Workshop. 13-14 February 2008, Orlando, FL. Participated in panel on development of a roadmap for commercial, land-based production of marine fish.
Apeitos, A., Blaylock, R. B., and Lotz, J. M. The Seatrout Poplulation Enhancement Cooperative (SPEC): update on activities. Presentation to 2006 Workshop on Mississippi’s Marine Fisheries, 19 Dec 2006, Ocean Springs, MS.
SPEC Update. Organized a meeting of local scientists, politicians, and lay people to present an update on SPEC (Seatrout Population Enhancement Cooperative), 20 May 2005, GCRL.
A Road Map to Seatrout Stock Enhancement. Workshop. 13 May 2004. Gulf Hills Resort, Ocean Springs. Chaired a session which included the Keynote Address and reviews of successful stock enhancement programs. Introduced speakers and moderated question periods. Teaching:
Research. COA 691/791. Spring 2016. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. and Ph.D. student in development and conduct of research project. Nine total credit hours, 2 students. Blaylock.../18
Research. COA 691/791. Fall 2015. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. and Ph.D. student in development and conduct of research project. Eight total credit hours, 2 students.
Special Topics: Advances in Marine Aquaculture. COA 690/790. Fall 2015. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Graduate discussion class on developments in the field of marine aquaculture. Two students, four total credit hours.
Research. COA 691/791. Summer 2015. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised Ph.D. student in development and conduct of research project. Three total credit hours, 1 student.
Thesis. COA 698. Summer 2015. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. student in preparation of thesis. Three credit hours, 1 student.
Research. COA 691/791. Spring 2015. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. and Ph.D. students in development and conduct of research projects. Twenty-five total credit hours, 3 students.
Thesis. COA 698. Spring 2015. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. students in preparation of theses. Six credit hours, 2 students.
Research. COA 691/791. Spring 2014. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. and Ph.D. students in development and conduct of research projects. Forty total credit hours, 4 students.
Thesis. COA 698. Spring 2014. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. students in preparation of theses. Six total credit hours, 2 students.
Research. COA 691/791. Fall 2014. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. and Ph.D. students in development and conduct of research projects. Twenty total credit hours, 3 students.
Thesis. COA 698. Fall 2014. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. student in preparation of Master’s Thesis. Three credit hours, 1 student.
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Marine Aquaculture. COA 424/524. Summer 2014. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Team taught with Jeff Lotz and Eric Saillant. Lectured and examined undergraduate students on the principles and technologies applied to the culture of commercially important marine organisms. Cancelled due to low enrollment.
Research. COA 691/791. Summer 2014. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. and Ph.D. students in development and conduct of research projects. Five total credit hours, 2 students.
Thesis. COA 698. Summer 2014. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. student in preparation of Master’s Thesis. Three credit hours, 1 student.
Special Topics: Advances in Marine Aquaculture. COA 690/790. Spring 2014. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Graduate discussion class on developments in the field of marine aquaculture. Two credit hours. Cancelled due to low enrollment.
Research. COA 691/791. Spring 2014. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. students in development and conduct of research projects. Four students, 40 total credit hours.
Thesis. COA 698. Spring 2014. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. students in preparation of Master’s Theses. Two students, 6 total credit hours.
Research. COA 691/791. Fall 2013. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. students in development and conduct of research projects. Thirty total credit hours, 3 students.
Thesis. COA 698. Fall 2013. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. student in preparation of Master’s Thesis. Three credit hours, 1 student.
Special Topics: Advances in Marine Aquaculture. COA 690/790. Fall 2013. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Graduate discussion class on developments in the field of marine aquaculture. Two credit hours. Offered, but did not make.
Research. COA 691/791. Summer 2013. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. students in development and conduct Blaylock.../20
of research projects. Two students, 4 total credit hours.
Marine Aquaculture. COA 424/524. Summer 2013. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Team taught with Jeff Lotz and Eric Saillant. Lectured and examined undergraduate students on the principles and technologies applied to the culture of commercially important marine organisms. Three credit hour course, 11 undergraduates and 1 graduate student. 36 total credit hours.
Marine Aquaculture Laboratory. COA 424L/524L. Summer 2013. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Team taught with Jeff Lotz and Eric Saillant. Precipitated practical laboratory exercises that applied the principles of marine aquaculture. Three credit hour course, 11 undergraduates and 1 graduate student. 36 total credit hours.
Research. COA 691/791. Spring 2013. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. students in development and conduct of research projects. Thirty-one total credit hours, 3 students.
Special Topics: Advances in Marine Aquaculture. COA 690/790. Fall 2012. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Graduate discussion class on developments in the field of marine aquaculture. Three students, 6 total hours.
Research. COA 691/791. Fall 2012. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. student development and conduct of research project. Five credit hours, 1 student.
Marine Aquaculture. COA 424/524. Summer 2012. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Team taught with Jeff Lotz and Eric Saillant. Lectured and examined undergraduate students on the principles and technologies applied to the culture of commercially important marine organisms. Six students, 18 total credit hours.
Marine Aquaculture Laboratory. COA 424L/524L. Summer 2012. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Team taught with Jeff Lotz and Eric Saillant. Precipitated practical laboratory exercises that applied the principles of marine aquaculture. Six students, 18 total credit hours.
Special Problems in Coastal Sciences. COA 692/792. Spring 2012. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised a Ph.D. student in learning techniques in recirculating aquaculture. Two credit hours, 1 student. Blaylock.../21
Research. COA 691/791. Fall 2011. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. student development and conduct of research project. Seven credit hours, 1 student.
Special Topics: Advances in Marine Aquaculture. COA 690/790. Fall 2011. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Graduate discussion class on developments in the field of marine aquaculture. Three students, 6 credit hours.
Marine Aquaculture. COA 424/524. Summer 2011. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Team taught with Jeff Lotz and Eric Saillant. Lectured and examined undergraduate students on the principles and technologies applied to the culture of commercially important marine organisms. Six students, 18 total credit hours.
Marine Aquaculture Laboratory. COA 424/524L. Summer 2011. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Team taught with Jeff Lotz and Eric Saillant. Precipitated practical laboratory exercises that applied the principles of marine aquaculture. Six students, 18 total credit hours.
Marine Aquaculture. COA 424/524. Summer 2010. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Team taught with Jeff Lotz. Lectured and examined undergraduate students on the principles and technologies applied to the culture of commercially important marine organisms. Six students, 18 total credit hours.
Marine Aquaculture Laboratory. COA 424/524L. Summer 2010. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Team taught with Jeff Lotz. Precipitated practical laboratory exercises that applied the principles of marine aquaculture. Six students, 18 total credit hours
Thesis. COA 698. Fall 2009. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. student in preparation of Master’s Thesis. Six credit hours, 1 student.
Research. COA 691/791. Fall 2009. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. student in development and conduct of research project. Six credit hours, 1 student.
Special Topics: Advances in Marine Aquaculture. COA 690/790. Fall 2009. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Team taught with Blaylock.../22
Eric Saillant. Organized and moderated a graduate discussion class on developments in the field of marine aquaculture. Six students, 18 total credit hours.
Research. COA 691/791. Summer 2009. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. student in development and conduct of research project. Six credit hours, 1 student.
Research. COA 691/791. Spring 2009. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. student in development and conduct of research project. Nine credit hours, 1 student.
Special Problems: Hatchery Methods in Marine Aquaculture. COA 692/792. Spring 2009. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised a Ph.D. student’s participation in learning hatchery techniques for marine aquaculture. Two credit hours, 1 student.
Research. COA 691/791. Fall 2008. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. student in development and conduct of research project. Nine credit hours, I student.
Special Problems: Design and Construction of RAS. COA 692/792. Fall 2008. Department of Coastal Sciences,The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised a Ph.D. student’s participation in the design and construction of recirculating systems for marine aquaculture. Two credit hours, 1 student.
Research. COA 691/791. Summer 2008. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. student in development and conduct of research project. Nine credit hours, 1 student.
Special Problems: Molecular Techniques in Fisheries. COA 692/792. Summer 2008. Department of Coastal Sciences,The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised a Ph.D. student’s project on testing molecular methods for identifying populations of spotted seatrout. Three credit hours, 1 student.
Research. COA 691/791. Spring 2008. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. student in development and conduct of research project. Two credit hours, 1 student.
Special Topics: Fisheries, Societies and Aquaculture. COA 690/790. Spring 2008. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Organized and moderated a 2-hour graduate discussion class on on the impacts Blaylock.../23
of fisheries and aquaculture from a societal perspective. Four students, 8 total credit hours.
Special Topics in Marine Aquaculture. COA 690/790. Fall 2007. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Organized and moderated a 2- hour graduate discussion class on current topics in marine aquaculture. Two students, 4 total credit hours.
Research. COA 691/791. Spring 2007. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised M.S. student in development and conduct of research project. Three credit hours, 1 student.
Research. COA 691/791. Fall 2006. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised Ph.D. student development and conduct of research project. Five credit hours, 1 student.
Special Topics in Marine Aquaculture. COA 690/790. Fall 2006. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Organized and moderated a 2- hour graduate discussion class on current topics in marine aquaculture. Three students, 6 total credit hours.
Research. COA 691/791. Summer 2006. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised Ph.D. student development and conduct of research project. Nine credit hours, 1 student.
Marine Ichthyology. Summer 2006. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. The “seedy” side of Ichthyology, a one-hour, invited seminar on aquaculture.
Marine Science I: Oceanography. Summer 2006. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Aquaculture: Farming the sea, a one-hour, invited seminar on the use of the ocean in food production.
Research. COA 691/791. Spring 2006. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised Ph.D. student development and conduct of research project. Four credit hours.
Special Problems in Fish Histopathology. COA 692/792. Fall 2005. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Supervised a 2-credit hour independent project in fish histopathology for a Ph.D. student. Resulted in a written evaluation of a series of histopathological slides.
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Special Problems in Aquaculture Disease Diagnosis and Treatment. COA 692/792. Spring 2004. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. One, 2-hour graduate level guest lecture on select viral diseases of fish.
Special Topics in Coastal Sciences. COA 690/790. Fall 2004. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. 6-credit hour independent project in myxozoan biology for a M.S. student. Resulted in a written report of findings.
Special Topics in Coastal Sciences. COA 491. Summer 2003. Independent study project on ectoparasites of local estuarine fishes for an upper-level undergraduate. Resulted in manuscript style report of findings. Five credit hours.
Coastal Processes II. COA 602. Spring 2002 - 2004. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. Graduate level lectures and examinations on Parasitism and Symbiosis.
Undergraduate Interns:
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College: Yates, William – Summer 2009 Broussard, Sarah – Spring 2010 Broussard, Sarah – Summer 2010 Juarez, Christian – Spring 2010 Jones, Cody – Spring 2011 Nanatovich, Brent – Fall 2011
Department of Marine Resources/Marine Education Center: Connell, Kevin (co-supervised with Eric Saillant) – Summer 2016 Milton, Emily (co-supervised with Eric Saillant) – Summer 2016
Graduate Student Committees:
Major Advisor: Cuevas, Keith. M.S. Beginning Fall 2011. Efficacy of seatrout stock enhancement. Co- supervised with C. Rakocinski.
Daw, Adam. Ph.D. Beginning Spring 2014. Optimizing copepod production in aquaculture. Co-supervised with E. A. L. Saillant.
Gigli, Eric. M.S. Beginning Fall 2015. Growout techniques for spotted seatrout. Co- supervised with E. A. L. Saillant. Blaylock.../25
Guest, Taylor. M. S. Graduated Spring 2015 (began Fall 2012). The effects of pre-release anthropogenic stressors on post-release success of hatchery-reared spotted seatrout. Co-supervised with A. Evans.
Manley, Christopher. M.S. Graduated Spring 2014 (began Fall 2011). The effects of stocking density and feeding frequency on aggressive and cannibalistic behaviors in larval hatchery-reared spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus Co-supervised with C. Rakocinski.
Masson, Ignacio. Ph.D. Graduated Fall 2009 (began Fall 2005). Experimental Population Dynamics of Amyloodinium ocellatum in the spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, and the red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus. Co-supervised with J. M. Lotz.
Littleton, Lauren. M.S. Graduated Spring 2010 (began Fall 2007). Differences in Feeding Performance between Hatchery-Reared and Wild Juvenile Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus. Co-supervised with C Rakocinski.
Wagner, Jonathan. M.S. Graduated Fall 2009 (began Fall 2007). Evaluation of Internal Tag Performance in Hatchery-Reared Juvenile Spotted Seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus. Co-supervised with J.M. Lotz.
Advisory Committees: Muhammad, Muhammad. Ph.D. Beginning 2012. Epidemiological studies of WSSV in some wild decapod crustaceans. With J. M. Lotz (major advisor) and others.
Shen, Shuo. Ph.D. Beginning Fall 2011. Epidemiology and diagnosis of Photobacterium damselae and associated subspecies. With J. Grimes (major advisor), J. Lotz, and others.
Pulis, Eric. Ph.D. Graduated Spring 2014. Revision of the Haploporidae. With R. Overstreet (major advisor), J. M. Lotz, and R. Heard
Sibuea, Tina. M.S. Graduated Spring 2013. Epidemic model of Yellowhead virus. With J. M. Lotz (major advisor) and R. Griffit.
Somerset, Carly. M. S. Graduated Spring 2013. Population genetics of spotted seatrout. With E. Saillant (major advisor) and C. Rakocinski.
Ray, Andrew. Ph.D. Graduated Fall 2012. Management of biological, chemical, and waste constituents in intensive, minimal-exchange, biofloc shrimp (Litopenaeus Blaylock.../26
vannamei) culture systems for increased production and ecological efficiency. With J. M. Lotz (major advisor), K. Dillon, E. Saillant.
Apeitos, Angelos. M. S. Graduated Spring 2007. Fecundity and survival of the calanoid copepod Acartia tonsa fed Isochrysis galbana (Tahitian strain) and Chaetoceros mulleri. With J. M. Lotz (major advisor) and B. Comyns.
Curran, Stephen S. Ph.D. Graduated Fall 2006. Morphological examination of trematodes from neotropical African and North American fishes. With R. M. Overstreet (major advisor), J. M. Lotz, R. Heard, and W. F. Font.
Lemus, Jason T. Ph.D. Graduated Fall 2006. Development of mass-culture techniques for the copepod Acartia tonsa. With J. M. Lotz (major advisor), W. E. Hawkins, B. Comyns, and R. M. Overstreet.
Vincent, Amanda. Ph.D. Graduated Spring 2006. Epidemiology of the relationship between a pathogenic intracellular bacterium and its penaeid shrimp host. With J. M. Lotz (major advisor), W. E. Hawkins, R. M. Overstreet, and C. Rakocinski.
Zimmerman, Jacqueline K. M.S. Graduated Spring 2003. Salinity tolerance of red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, eggs and larvae. With J. M. Lotz (major advisor) and B. Comyns.
Post-Doctoral Fellows: Picón-Camacho, Sara M. Fish Diseases. 2010-2012. Co-supervised with J. M. Lotz.
Joesting, H. M. Phytoremediation of aquaculture waste. 2011-2013. Co-supervised with P. M. Biber.
Grant Support (directly responsible for $4,980,675 since 2005):
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Tidelands Trust Fund Program. Spotted seatrout stock enhancement. FY16-M648-31 (GR05511). Co-Principal Investigator Eric Saillant. Total $168,750 with $17,616 matching. Project Director, directly responsible for $152,593 (90%).
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Tidelands Trust Fund Program. Sustaining spotted seatrout stock enhancement. FY15-M400-36 (GR05307). Co-Principal Investigator Eric Saillant. Total $200,000 with $18,396 matching. Project Director, directly responsible for $170,150 (85%).
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Tidelands Trust Fund Program. Stock Blaylock.../27
enhancement of the red snapper. FY15-M400-39 (GR05293). Co-PI with E. Saillant. Total $200,000 plus $18,396 matching. Responsible for approximately $50,000 (25%).
United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Increasing the reliability, nutritional value, and economic viability of large-scale copepod production for marine fish larviculture. Award No. NA14OAR4170098 (GR05243). 1 Sept 2014 – 31 Aug 2016. Co-PIs with E. Saillant and E. Henry. Total $493,178 plus $247,792 matching. Project Director, directly responsible for $211,681 (43%).
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Tidelands Trust Fund Program. Red snapper culture and stock enhancement. FY 2014-M400-15 (GR05021). 1 March 2014 until expended. Total $409,818. Co-Principal Investigator with Eric Saillant, directly responsible for $68,000 (17%).
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Tidelands Trust Fund Program. Continuing the development of seatrout stock enhancement. FY 2014-M400-16 (GR05010). 1 March 2014 until expended. Co-Principal Investigator Eric Saillant. Total $450,000 plus $35,232 matching. Project Director, directly responsible for $361,774 (80%).
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. Aquaculture at Lyman for spotted seatrout and red drum. Project S-13-USM/GCRL-Lyman-01 (GR04965). 1 December 2013 until expended. Total $335,098, no matching. Co-Principal Investigator with Eric Saillant, directly responsible for $101,528 (30%).
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Tidelands Trust Fund Program. Red snapper culture and stock enhancement. Project FY2013-M34-A (GR04895). 1 September 2013 until expended. Total $143,605, no matching. Co-Principal Investigator with Eric Saillant, directly responsible for $33,000 (23%).
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Tidelands Trust Fund Program. Maximizing the success of spotted seatrout stock enhancement. Project FY2013-M35-A (GR04894). 1 September 2013 until expended. Total $200,000, no matching. Project Director, directly responsible for $169,999 (85%).
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA). USM/GCRL-GOMESA-03 (GR04569). Production of seatrout, red snapper, and cobia for stock enhancement. 1 June 2012 through 31 Dec 2013. Co-PIs with E. Saillant and P. Lee. Total $2.3M plus $263,250 matching. Project Director, directly responsible for $604,325 (26%). Blaylock.../28
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Tidelands Trust Fund Program. Culture of Spotted Seatrout for a Stocking Program. Project FY2011-M300-2. 1 December 2011 until expended. Co-Principal Investigator Eric Saillant. Total $100,000 plus $31,161 matching. Project Director, responsible for all funds (100%).
United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. An Engineered Multi-Trophic Approach to minimizing Effluent Impacts from Marine Recirculating Aquaculture Systems. Award No. NA10OAR4170078. 1 October 2010 – 30 September 2012. Co-Principal Investigators Patrick D. Biber, Douglas G. Drennan II, and James M. Ebeling. Total $399,496 with $270,826 matching. Project Coordinator, directly responsible for $164,744 (41%).
United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Development and Operation of the Thad Cochran Center for Marine Aquaculture. Award No. NA10OAR4170229. 1 October 2010 – 30 September 2014. Co-Principal Investigators Jeffrey M. Lotz, William Hawkins, Eric Saillant and Jason Lemus. Total $3,606,300. No matching. Project Coordinator, directly responsible for $901,575 (25%).
United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Science Consortium for Ocean Replenishment (SCORE). Award No. NA10NMF469043.1 Sept 2010 – 31 Oct 2011. Co-Principal Investigators Kenneth M. Leber (Mote Marine Lab), W. Huntting Howell (University of New Hampshire), and Michael B. Rust (NOAA-NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center). Total unknown. No matching funds. Project Director for USM portion, responsible for $313,715 (estimated 25%).
United States Department of Interior, Coastal Impact Assessment Program. Restoring Fish Stocks in the Mississippi Sound through Responsible Aquaculture and Stock Enhancement. Award No. MS.R.729. 1 July 2010 – 30 June 2014. Co-Principal Investigators with W. E. Hawkins, J. M. Lotz and T. D. McIlwain. Total $1,489,797 with $289,798 matching. Responsible for $496,600 (33%).
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Tidelands Trust Fund Program. Population Genetic Structure of Mississippi Spotted Seatrout. Project FY2010-M300-9. 1 June 2010 until expended. Co-Principal Investigator Eric Saillant. Total $60,000. No matching. Not directly responsible for any funds.
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Tidelands Trust Fund Program. Culture of Spotted Seatrout for a Stocking Program. Project FY2010-M300-10. 1 July 2010 Blaylock.../29
until expended. Co-Principal Investigator Eric Saillant. Total $100,000 plus $32,861 matching. Project Director, responsible for $100,000 (100%).
United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Science Consortium for Ocean Replenishment (SCORE). Award No. NA009NMF4720417.1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010. Co-Principal Investigators Kenneth M. Leber (Mote Marine Lab), W. Huntting Howell (University of New Hampshire), and Michael B. Rust (NOAA-NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center). Total $569,060. No matching funds. Project Director for USM portion, responsible for $113,812.
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Tidelands Trust Fund Program. Development of Culture Techniques for Cobia. Project FY2009-M100-1. 1 August 2009 until expended. Co-Principal Investigator J. M. Lotz. Total $100,000 plus $18,379 matching funds. Project Director, responsible for $33,333.
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Tidelands Trust Fund Program. Culture of Spotted Seatrout for a Stocking Program. Project FY2009-M100-6. 1 August 2009 until expended. Co-Principal Investigators J. M. Lotz and L. C. Nicholson. Total $100,000 plus $28,575 matching. Project Director, responsible for $33,333.
U. S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Science Consortium for Ocean Replenishment (SCORE). Award No. NA007NMF4720434. Co-Principal Investigators Kenneth M. Leber (Mote Marine Lab), W. Huntting Howell (University of New Hampshire), and Michael B. Rust (NOAA-NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center). 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009. Total $2,633,450. No matching funds. Project Director for USM portion, responsible for $190,381.
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Tidelands Trust Fund Program. 2008. Culture of Spotted Seatrout for a Stocking Program. Project FY2008-M202-4. Co- Principal Investigators J. M. Lotz and L. C. Nicholson. Total $140,000. No matching funds. Project Director, responsible for $46,667 (33%).
United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission. Planning program to facilitate the development of offshore aquaculture in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Award No. NA07NMF4720351. Co-Principal Investigator with W.E. Hawkins. 1 Oct 2007 – 30 Sept 2009. Total $100,000. No matching funds. Not directly responsible for any funds.
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Administration, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission. Development of Large- Scale Intensive Culture of Copepod Nauplii (Calanoida): A Necessary Element in the Culture of Red Snapper. Award No. NA07NMF4720351. Co-Principal Investigator with J. T. Lemus and W.E. Hawkins. 1 Oct 2007 – 30 Sept 2009. Total $300,000. No matching funds. Not directly responsible for any funds.
U. S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Science Consortium for Ocean Replenishment (SCORE). Award No. NA007NMF4720349. Co-Principal Investigators Kenneth M. Leber (Mote Marine Lab), W. Huntting Howell (University of New Hampshire), and Michael B. Rust (NOAA-NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center). 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008. Total $293,000. No matching funds. Project Director for USM portion, responsible for $69,250.
U. S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Emergency Disaster Relief Program. Stock Enhancement as a Tool for Recovery of Red Snapper Populations on Offshore Artificial Reefs. 1 March 2007 – 31 August 2008. Co-Principal Investigators with J. M. Lotz and W.E. Hawkins. Total $498,666. No matching funds. Project Director, directly responsible for $166,222 (33%).
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. Mississippi Tidelands Trust Fund Program 2007. Culture of Spotted Seatrout for a Potential Stocking Program. Project FY2006-M206. Co-Principal Investigator with Jeffrey M. Lotz and Larry C. Nicholson. Total $200,000 over 12 months, no matching funds. Project Director, directly responsible for $66,667 (33%).
U. S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Science Consortium for Ocean Replenishment (SCORE). Award No. NA04NMF4720434. Co-Principal Investigators Kenneth M. Leber (Mote Marine Lab), W. Huntting Howell (University of New Hampshire), and Michael B. Rust (NOAA-NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center). 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007. Total $596,572. No matching funds. Project Director for USM portion, responsible for $83,796.
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. Mississippi Tidelands Trust Fund Program 2006. Culture of Spotted Seatrout for a Potential Pilot Stocking Program. Project FY2006-M206. Co-Principal Investigator with Jeffrey M. Lotz and Larry C. Nicholson. Total $240,666 over 12 months, no matching funds. Project Director, directly responsible for $80,222 (33%).
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2005. Culture of Spotted Seatrout for a Potential Pilot Stocking Program. Project FY2005-M203. Co-Principal Investigator with Jeffrey M. Lotz and Larry C. Nicholson. Total $218,491 over 12 months, no matching funds. Project Director, directly responsible for $72,830 (33%).
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. Mississippi Tidelands Trust Fund Program 2004. Culture of Spotted Seatrout for a Potential Pilot Stocking Program. Co- Principal Investigator with Jeffrey M. Lotz and Larry C. Nicholson. Total $73,433 over 12 months, no matching funds. Project Director, directly responsible for $24,478 (33%).
U.S. Department of Commerce. National Marine Fisheries Service. U.S. Gulf of Mexico Marine Stock Enhancement Program (US-GMSEP). Award No. NA006FL0501. Co- Principal Investigators with Robin M. Overstreet and Jeffrey M. Lotz. 1 July 2003 - 30 June 2004. Total $2,600,000, no matching funds. Not directly responsible for any funds.
U.S. Department of Commerce. National Marine Fisheries Service. U.S. Gulf of Mexico Marine Stock Enhancement Program (US-GMSEP). Award No. NA006FL0501. Co- Principal Investigators with Robin M. Overstreet and Jeffrey M. Lotz. 1 July 2002 - 30 June 2003. Total $2,500,000, no matching funds. Not directly responsible for any funds.
U.S. Department of Commerce. National Marine Fisheries Service. U.S. Gulf of Mexico Marine Stock Enhancement Program (US-GMSEP). Award No. NA006FL0501. Co- Principal Investigators with Robin M. Overstreet, Jeffrey M. Lotz, and Kenneth C. Stuck. 1 July 2001 - 30 June 2002. Total $2,500,000, no matching funds. Not directly responsible for any funds.
U.S. Department of Commerce. National Marine Fisheries Service. U.S. Gulf of Mexico Marine Stock Enhancement Program (US-GMSEP). Award No. NA006FL0501. Co- Principal Investigators with Robin M. Overstreet, Jeffrey M. Lotz, and Kenneth C. Stuck. 1 July 2000 - 30 June 2001. Total $1,523,800, no matching funds. Not directly responsible for any funds.
U.S. Department of Commerce. National Marine Fisheries Service. U.S. Gulf of Mexico Marine Stock Enhancement Program (US-GMSEP). Award No. NA96FL0358. Co- Principal Investigators with Robin M. Overstreet, Jeffrey M. Lotz, and Kenneth C. Stuck. 1 July 1999 - 30 June 2000. Total $1,464,000, no matching funds. Not directly responsible for any funds.
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Marine Stock Enhancement Program (US-GMSEP). Award No. NA86FL0476. Co- Principal Investigators with Robin M. Overstreet, Jeffrey M. Lotz, and Kenneth C. Stuck. 1 July 1998 - 31 December 1999. Total $1,464,000, no matching funds. Not directly responsible for any funds.
Consulting:
HTH Engineering and Equipment LLC. Member of the design team for the construction of a $10 million recirculating fish hatchery in Pensacola, Florida for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Committees:
Internal Service
Applicant Review Committee, Director of Thad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Center, 2016 GCRL Steering Committee, USM Foundation, 2012 - present GCRL Cafeteria Committee, 2011-2015 Coastal Sciences Awards Committee, 2008-present. Campus Security Authority, USM Police Department, 2013 - present GCRL Director Search Committee, 2011-12 Coastal Sciences Nominations Committee, 2004 College of Science and Technology Awards, University of Southern Mississippi. Microbiologist Search Committee, 2004-2005, Department of Coastal Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi.
External Service
President-elect, Southeastern Society of Parasitologists, 2016 Member, Finance Committee, United States Aquaculture Society, 2015-present Secretary-Treasurer, United States Aquaculture Society, 2011-2014 Chair, Finance Committee, United States Aquaculture Society, 2011-2014 Chair, Local Arrangements Committee, American Society of Parasitologists 2014, New Orleans, LA Chair, Steering Committee, Aquaculture America 2011, New Orleans, LA. Member, Promotion and Membership Committee, United States Aquaculture Society, 2010-2011 Member, Board of Directors, United States Aquaculture Society, 2009-2011. Chair, Nominating Committee, American Society of Parasitologists, 2010. Chair, Student Awards Committee, American Society of Parasitologists, 2009. Member, Student Awards Committee, American Society of Parasitologists, 2008- Blaylock.../33
2010. Member, Local Arrangements Committee, 80th meeting, American Society of Parasitologists, 8-12 July 2005, Mobile, AL. Member, Student Awards Committee, American Society of Parasitologists, 2003- 2006. Member, Tellers Committee, American Society of Parasitologists, 2000, 2003- 2004. Member, Distinguished Service Award Committee, American Society of Parasitologists, 1995-1998. Member, Student Paper Award Committee, Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 1998. Member, Byrd-Dunn Paper Competition Committee, Southeastern Society of Parasitologists, 1998. Graduate Student Representative to Departmental Council, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, 1995-1996.
Professional Societies:
Editorial Duties: Associate Editor, Life Cycles and Surveys, Journal of Parasitology, 2007-present (257 manuscripts processed)
Memberships: American Fisheries Society American Society of Parasitologists Helminthological Society of Washington National Aquaculture Association Southeastern Society of Parasitologists United States Aquaculture Society World Aquaculture Society
Manuscript/Proposal Reviews (94 reviews): Aquaculture Aquaculture Research Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund: US-Israel (BARD) Bulletin of Marine Science Chinese Journal of Oceanography and Limnology Comparative Parasitology Diseases of Aquatic Organisms Ecology Fisheries Research Fishery Bulletin Blaylock.../34
Gulf and Caribbean Research International Journal for Parasitology Journal of Aquaculture in the Tropics Journal of Aquatic Animal Health Journal of Fish Biology Journal of Food Protection Journal of Parasitology Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences Journal of the World Aquaculture Society Maine Agricultural and Experimental Station Marine and Coastal Fisheries Marine Biology Marine Ecology Progress Series Microbial Ecology North American Journal of Aquaculture North Carolina Sea Grant Northwest Science Polar Biology South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium USDA Animal Health and Disease Formula Fund Program USDOC Small Business Innovation Research Program USDOC/NOAA Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program USDOC/NOAA/NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center Internal Grants Program USDOC/NOAA/NMFS National Marine Aquaculture Initiative
Sessions Chaired at Professional Meetings (since 2008):
Southeastern Society of Parasitologists 2016, 6-8 April, Fort Mill, SC. Co-chair, Sessions IV and V.
Aquaculture 2016, 22-26 February, Las Vegas, NV. Co-Chair, Shrimp Health and Disease.
Aquaculture 2016, 22-26 February, Las Vegas, NV. Co-Chair, Marine Finfish.
American Society of Parasitologists, 90th Annual Meeting, 25-28 June 2015, Omaha, NE. Co-chair, Evolutionary Ecology I.
World Aquaculture 2015, 26-30 May, Jeju, Korea. Co-chair, Innovation and High Techs.
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World Aquaculture 2015, 26-30 May, Jeju, Korea. Chair, Diseases, Histology, Drugs, and Chemotherapeutics-Continued.
World Aquaculture 2015, 26-30 May, Jeju, Korea. Co-Chair, Enhancement, Stocking, and Ranching.
7th International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health, 31 Aug-4 Sept 2014, Portland, OR. Co-chair, Bacteria IV.
Aquaculture 2013, 21-25 February, Nashville, TN. Co-chair, Effluent Waste Management Strategies.
Aquaculture 2013, 21-25 February, Nashville, TN. Co-chair and Moderator of afternoon subsession, Larval Finfish.
American Society of Parasitologists, 88th Annual Meeting, 26-29 June 2013, Quebec City, Canada. Co-chair, Ecology III.
American Society of Parasitologists, 87th Annual Meeting, 13-16 July 2012, Richmond, VA. Co-chair, Ecology I.
World Aquaculture 2008. 19-23 May, Busan, Korea. Co-chair, Genetics.
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Judge, Environmental Sciences, 2016 Mississippi Region VI Science and Engineering Fair, Biloxi, MS, March 2015 Moderator, National Ocean Sciences Bowl, GCRL, April 2015 Judge, Environmental Sciences, 2015 Mississippi Region VI Science and Engineering Fair, Biloxi, MS, March 2015 Moderator, Hurricane Bowl 2015, USM Marine Education Center, February 2015 Moderator, Hurricane Bowl 2014, USM Marine Education Center, February 2014 Scientific Judge, Hurricane Bowl 2011, USM Marine Education Center, February 2011 Moderator, Hurricane Bowl 2010, USM Marine Education Center, February 2010 Scientific Judge, Hurricane Bowl 2009, USM Marine Education Center, February 2009, Ocean Springs, MS Scientific Judge, Hurricane Bowl 2007, USM Marine Education Center, February 2007, Ocean Springs, MS Judge, Environmental Sciences, 1999-2005 Mississippi Region VI Science and Engineering Fair, Biloxi, MS Scientific Judge, 1998 Regional Ocean Sciences Bowl, J. L. Scott Marine Education Center, Biloxi, MS Blaylock.../36
REFERENCES (available on request)