BACKGROUND
B.S., Biology, French, University of Dubuque, 1973
M.S., Marine Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1975
Ph.D., Marine Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1980
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Fisheries Biology, Fisheries Management
Ocean migrations and population demographics of alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), blueback herring (A. aestivalis), striped bass (Morone saxatilis), and spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) along the eastern seaboard of North America.
Bycatch reduction in the commercial shrimp fishery.
Effects of low-head hydroelectric facilities on anadromous fish species.
Spawning of striped bass in tidal bore rivers (Canadian Maritimes).
Growth of Age 0 striped bass in Albemarle Sound, NC and Atlantic Canada.
Life history of hickory shad (Alosa mediocris) in North Carolina.
Fish passage through coastal water control structures.
Restoration of alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) in Lake Mattamuskeet, NC
Ocean migration and life history characteristics of the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) off North Carolina.
Intra-population variability of striped bass in the Roanoke River, North Carolina.
Life history characteristics of the yellowtail snapper in the Gulf of Mexico.
Gear Development: Menhaden purse seines in Chesapeake Bay; Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs); bycatch reduction devices (BRDs); Finfish Separator Devices (FSDs); traveling screens for water intakes; skimmer trawls
Director, Field Station for Coastal Studies at Mattamuskeet, an ECU multi-disciplinary field station located in Hyde County within the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge on the Albemarle-Pamlico peninsula.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS SINCE 1990
Rulifson, R.A. and C.S. Manooch, III (eds.). 1990. Roanoke River Water Flow Committee Report for 1988 and 1989. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFC-256.
Rulifson, R.A. and C.S. Manooch, III. 1990. Recruitment of juvenile striped bass in the Roanoke River, North Carolina, as related to reservoir discharge. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 10(3):397-407.
Zincone, L.H., Jr., and R.A. Rulifson. 1991. Instream flow and striped bass recruitment in the lower Roanoke River, North Carolina. Rivers 2(2):125-137.
Rulifson, R.A. and C.S. Manooch, III (eds.). 1991. Roanoke River Water Flow Committee report for 1990. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFC-291. 425 pp.
Gallagher, M.L., M.L. Harrell, and R.A. Rulifson. 1991. Variation in lipid and fatty acid contents of Atlantic croakers, striped mullet, and summer flounder. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 120:614-619.
Rulifson, R.A. 1991. Finfish utilization of man-initiated and adjacent natural creeks of South Creek Estuary, North Carolina, using multiple gear types. Estuaries 14(4):447-464.
Rulifson, R.A., J.D. Murray, and J.J. Bahen. 1992. Finfish catch reduction in South Atlantic shrimp trawls using three designs of by-catch reduction devices. Fisheries (Bethesda) 17(1):9-20.
Murray, J.D., J.J. Bahen, and R.A. Rulifson. 1992. Management considerations for by-catch in the North Carolina and southeast shrimp fishery. Fisheries (Bethesda) 17(1):21-26.
Olsen, E.J. and R.A. Rulifson. 1992. Maturation and fecundity of Roanoke River/Albemarle Sound striped bass. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 121(4):524-537.
Rulifson, R.A. and C.S. Manooch, III (eds.). 1993. Roanoke River Water Flow Committee Report for 1991-1993. Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine Study, Raleigh, NC, Project No. APES 93-18, 384 p.
Dadswell, M.J. and R.A. Rulifson. 1994. Macrotidal estuaries: A region of collision between marine animals and tidal power development. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 51(1&2):93-113.
Stellwag, E.J., E.S. Payne, and R.A. Rulifson. 1994. Mitochondrial DNA diversity of Roanoke River striped bass. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 123(3):321-334.
Coale, J.S., R.A. Rulifson, J.D. Murray, and R. Hines. 1994. Comparisons between a skimmer trawl and an otter trawl in the North Carolina inshore shrimp fishery. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 14:751-768.
Rulifson, R.A. 1994. Status of anadromous Alosa along the east coast of North America. Anadromous Alosa Symposium, 1994, pp. 134-158. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda.
Cooper, J.E., S.F. Wood, and R.A. Rulifson. 1994. Extent of water lily Nuphar lutea beds and their use by larval fishes in the Roanoke River, North Carolina. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 110(2):84-96.
Rulifson, R.A. and M.J. Dadswell. 1995. Life history and population characteristics of striped bass in Atlantic Canada. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 124:477-507.
Stellwag, E.J. and R.A. Rulifson. 1995. Mitochondrial DNA stability and striped bass stock identification: response to comment. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 124:956-959.
Griffith, D. and R.A. Rulifson. 1997. Preliminary characterization of the North Carolina autumn recreational shrimp trawl fishery. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 17:696-702.
Manooch, C.S., III, and R.A. Rulifson. 1997. (abstract). A holistic approach to watershed management in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States: the Roanoke River-Albemarle Sound, North Carolina. 7th Stockholm Water Symposium/3rd International Conference of the Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas. Stockholm, Sweden, August 10-15, 1997.
Cooper, J.E., R.A. Rulifson, J.J. Isely, and S.E. Winslow. 1998. Food habits and growth of juvenile striped bass, Morone saxatilis, in Albemarle Sound, North Carolina. Estuaries 21:307-317.
Gallagher, M., L. Paramore, P. Alves, and R.A. Rulifson. 1998. Comparison of phospholipid and fatty acid compositions of wild and cultured striped bass eggs. Journal of Fish Biology 52:1218-1228.
Rulifson, R.A. and K.A. Tull. 1999. Striped bass spawning in a tidal bore river: the Shubenacadie Estuary, Nova Scotia. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 128:613-624.
Hines, K.L., R.A. Rulifson, and J.D. Murray. 1999. Performance of reduced-height skimmer trawl nets in the inshore shrimp fishery of North Carolina. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 19:569-580.
Rulifson, R.A. and R.W. Laney. 1999. Striped bass stocking programs in the United States: ecological and resource management issues. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canadian Stock Assessment Secretariat Resource Document 99-07, Ottawa.
Rulifson, R.A. and J.E. Claussen. 2000. 130th Annual Meeting scientific program covers wide range of interests. Fisheries 25(5):29.
Gemperline, P.J., R.A. Rulifson, and L. Paramore. 2001. Multi-way analysis of trace elements in fish otoliths to track migratory patterns. Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems 60 (2002): 135-146.
Paramore, L.M. and R.A. Rulifson. 2001. Dorsal coloration as an indicator of different life history patterns for striped bass within a single watershed of Atlantic Canada. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 130:663-674.
Garcia, E.R., R.A. Rulifson, J.C. Potts, and C.S. Manooch, III. Age and growth of yellowtail snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus, collected from the southeastern United States. Bulletin of Marine Science.
Bergey, L.L., R.A. Rulifson, M.L. Gallagher, and A.S. Overton. 2003 (in press). Variability of Atlantic Coast striped bass egg characteristics. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 132 ______.
Morris, Jr., J.A., R.A. Rulifson, and L.H. Toburen. Genetics, demographics, and life history strategies of striped bass, Morone saxatilis, inferred from otolith microchemistry. Fisheries Research. |
