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We have attempted to re-establish bay scallops to the Virginia, U.S.A. coastal bays and document the dynamics of the restoration effort. Bay scallops ( Argopecten irradians ) once flourished in the eelgrass ( Zostera marina ) of the Virginia coastal bays. Eelgrass wasting disease led to declines, and both eelgrass and scallops were completely lost after a 1933 hurricane. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) led a su...
Marine migration influences mercury accumulation in anadromous Arctic char ( Salvelinus alpinus )NARA Subscribed
Mercury (Hg) is a globally distributed toxic metal present in northern natural environments that biomagnifies in food webs and bioaccumulates in apex predator fish, such as Arctic char ( Salvelinus alpinus )—an iteroparous species with a circumpolar distribution. Arctic char exhibit a variety of life history types, with the migrating, anadromous life‐history type supporting many subsistence and small‐scale commercial fisheries...
Magnesium isotope heterogeneity in oceanic island basaltsNARA Subscribed
Nature vs. nurture? Light availability drives phenotypic plasticity within a reef coral speciesNARA Subscribed
Scleractinian corals exhibit wide intra‐specific phenotypic variations. However, the extent to which these variations are explained by genotypic variation or phenotypic plasticity remains unclear. To elucidate this question, we devised a replicated experiment in which nine Montipora capitata coral colonies were cut into six pieces each, three of which were placed in shaded conditions (with a 73% reduction in light intensity) w...
The Toxicology Investigators Consortium 2024 Annual ReportNARA Subscribed
Cardiac viral diseases are among the major causes of economic losses in Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar L.) aquaculture. These include cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS) caused by piscine myocarditis virus (PMCV) and pancreas disease (PD) caused by Atlantic salmonid alphavirus (SAV). The resulting cardiomyopathies impact fish stock in terms of mortality, quality, growth performance and economic loss. Diagnosis of these diseases is cu...
The Cost of Antivenom: A Cost Minimization Study using the North American Snakebite RegistryNARA Subscribed
Envenomation is a global health issue, with over 9,000 encounters managed in the United States yearly. The introduction of immunoglobulin fragment antivenom has reduced the risk of hypersensitivity. This study compares treatment costs of crotaline envenomation using the Fab and F(ab’) 2 antivenoms as reported to the North American Snakebite Registry (NASBR), a nationwide surveillance tool. Methods This was a retrospective anal...
Trophic ecologies and dietary niches of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) and three coastal forage fishes in Frobisher Bay, NunavutNARA Subscribed
Here, the trophic ecology of four mid-trophic level fishes is described for an Arctic coastal marine habitat near Iqaluit, Nunavut. Arctic charr ( Salvelinus alpinus ), Arctic cod ( Boreogadus saida ), Fish Doctor ( Gymnelus viridis ), and sculpins (Cottidae) diet and feeding strategies were estimated using gut content; dietary niches were compared using stable isotopes (δ 13 C, δ 15 N); and relationships between diet indices...