Education

• B.S., Bioengineering, Biomechanics track, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

• M.S., Marine Science, Department of Fisheries Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Glou. Point, VA   

Research Interests

I am studying the population dynamics of highly migratory bycatch species and the incorporation of environmental information into the stock assessment process. With an interest in minimizing bias and addressing uncertainties, I am evaluating quantitative approaches to estimating relative abundance from fishery-dependent data. I am also characterizing the effects of numerous sources of uncertainty on fishery stock assessment models and corresponding population benchmarks.

Publications

• Lynch, P.D., K.W. Shertzer, and R.J. Latour. In review. Estimating relative abundance of highly migratory bycatch species. Fisheries Research.
• Latour, R.J., E.J. Hilton, P.D. Lynch, T.D. Tuckey, B.E. Watkins, and J.E. Olney. Accepted. Evaluating the current status of American shad (Alosa sapidissima) stocks in three Virginia rivers. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science.
• Friedland, K.D., P.D. Lynch, and C.J. Gobler. 2011. Time series mesoscale response of Atlantic menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus to variation in plankton abundances. Journal of Coastal Research 27(6): 1148-1158.
• Cotton, C.F., R.D. Grubbs, T.S. Daly-Engel, P.D. Lynch, and J.A. Musick. 2011. Age, growth and reproduction of a common deep-water shark, shortspine spurdog (Squalus cf. mitsukurii), from Hawaiian waters. Marine and Freshwater Research 62: 811-822.
• Lynch, P.D., J.E. Graves, and R.J. Latour. 2011. Challenges in the assessment and management of highly migratory bycatch species: a case study of the Atlantic marlins. Pages 197-226 in W. W. Taylor, A. J. Lynch, and M. G. Schechter, editors. Sustainable fisheries: multilevel approaches to a global problem. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD.
• Lynch, P.D., M.J. Brush, and R.J. Latour. 2011. Simulated short-term impacts of the Atlantic menhaden reduction fishery on Chesapeake Bay water quality. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 31(1): 70-78.
• Lynch, P.D., M.J. Brush, E.D. Condon, and R.J. Latour. 2010. Net removal of nitrogen through ingestion of phytoplankton by Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) in Chesapeake Bay. Marine Ecology Progress Series 401:195-209.
• Master’s thesis: Feeding ecology of Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) in Chesapeake Bay