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David A. Hewitt

Research Fisher Biologist USGS Klamath Falls Field Station
Email: dhewitt@vims.edu / dhewitt37@gmail.com

Education
  • Ph.D. Student
         Advisor: Dr. Rom Lipcius
  • M.S., North Carolina State University, 2003
  • B.S., Virginia Tech, 2000

    • Research Interests
  • Ecology, population dynamics, and stock assessment of blue crab in Chesapeake Bay
  • Natural mortality rates of blue crab
  • Ecology and population dynamics of Atlantic slope anadromous fishes
  • Occupancy and mark-recapture modeling

    • Current Projects
  • Review of Indirect/Predictive Approaches for Determining Natural Mortality Rates
  • Field Estimation of Natural Mortality Rates of Blue Crab
  • Occupancy Modeling of Habitat Selection by Juvenile Striped Bass

    • Publications

    Manuscripts

      Hewitt, D. A., D. M. Lambert, J. M. Hoenig, R. N. Lipcius, D. B. Bunnell, and T. J. Miller. 2007. Direct and indirect estimates of natural mortality for Chesapeake Bay blue crab. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 136: 1030-1040. [PDF]

      Hoenig, J. M. and D. A. Hewitt. 2005. What can we learn about mortality from sex ratio data? A look at lumpfish in Newfoundland. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 134: 754-761. [PDF]

      Hewitt, D. A. and J. M. Hoenig. 2005. Comparison of two approaches for estimating natural mortality based on longevity. Fishery Bulletin 103(2): 433-437. [PDF]

      Hewitt, D. A. and J. E. Hightower. Evaluation of a fishwheel for monitoring anadromous fish spawning runs in a coastal river of the southeastern United States. In Revision.

    Edited Book

      Hewitt, D. A., W. E. Pine, III, and A. V. Zale, editors. 2006. The AFS Guide to Fisheries Employment, 2nd Edition. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. (Available through the AFS online bookstore)

    Technical Publications

      L. Fegley et al. 2007 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Advisory Report. NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office. [PDF; Figures]

      Miller, T. J., S. J. D. Martell, D. B. Bunnell, G. Davis, L. Fegley, A. Sharov, C. Bonzek, D. Hewitt, J. Hoenig, and R. N. Lipcius. Stock assessment of the blue crab in Chesapeake Bay, 2005. University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Technical Report Series No. TS-487-05. [PDF]

      Hewitt, D. A. 2003. Abundance and migratory patterns of anadromous fish spawning runs in the Roanoke River, North Carolina. Master's thesis. North Carolina State University, Raleigh. [PDF]


    Teaching
  • MSCI 505: Fundamentals of Experimental Design and Sampling (Teaching Assistant) - VIMS
  • MSCI 504: Fundamentals of Statistical Methods and Data Analysis (Teaching Assistant) - VIMS
  • ZO 603: Aquatic Ecology Seminar (Co-Instructor) - NC State   (Readings List)
  • ZO 442: Biology of Fishes Lab (Teaching Assistant) - NC State
  • BO 365: Ecology Lab (Teaching Assistant) - NC State

    • Awards
  • Willard A. Van Engel (WAVE) Fellowship in Crustacean Research, VIMS
  • NCSU Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Spring 2003
  • Richard L. Noble Best Student Paper Award from NC Chapter AFS, Southern Division AFS 2003 Spring Meeting
  • W. Don Baker Memorial Best Scientific Presentation Award from NCAFS, SDAFS 2003 Spring Meeting
  • Jimmie Pigg Memorial Outstanding Student Achievement Award from the Warmwater Streams Committee of SDAFS
  • John E. Skinner Memorial Travel Award from the American Fisheries Society, 2002

    • Professional Memberships
    • American Fisheries Society (Tidewater Chapter, Parent Society, Student Subsection)

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