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1 LAURA ROGERS-BENNETT Bodega Marine Laboratory 2099 Westside Rd. Bodega Bay, CA Phone: (707) Fax: (707) website: Education Ph.D. Ecology 1994 University of California, Davis, CA M.S. Applied Marine Ecology 1989 University of Massachusetts/Boston, MA B.A. Zoology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 1983 Certifications Dive Master, Assistant SCUBA Instructor, NITROX, N.A.U.I U.C. Research Diving Certified, 1987 SCUBA Certified, N.A.U.I Positions Present Staff Environmental Scientist, California Dept. Fish and Wildlife Present Research Associate, Univ. of California, Davis, Wildlife Health Center Senior Biologist Specialist (Marine/Fisheries), Ca. Dept. Fish and Game Research Assoc., Univ. of California Davis, John Muir Inst. Environment Associate Biologist (Marine/Fisheries), Ca. Dept. Fish and Game Post Graduate Researcher V, Bodega Marine Lab, Univ. of Ca., Davis Visiting Lecturer, Friday Harbor Labs, Univ. Washington Postdoctoral Fellow, Friday Harbor Laboratories, Univ. of Washington Postdoctoral Researcher, Inst. of Marine Sciences, Univ.Ca. Santa Cruz Post Graduate Researcher IV, Wildlife and Fish Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis Post Graduate Researcher IV, Vet. Med. Medicine, University of California, Davis Sea Grant Trainee, Bodega Marine Laboratory, Univ. of Ca., Davis Laboratory Assistant III, Bodega Marine Lab, Univ. of Ca., Davis. Publications Rogers-Bennett, L. K. Hubbard and C. Juhasz Dramatic declines in red abalone populations after opening a de facto marine reserve to fishing: Testing temporal reserves. Biological Conservation 157: Catton, C.A. and Rogers-Bennett, L Assessing the recovery of pink abalone (Haliotis corrugata) by incorporating aggregation into a matrix model. J. Shell. Res. 32: Andrews, A. H. Leaf, R.T., Rogers-Bennett, L., Neuman, M., Hawk, H., G.M. Cailliet Bomb radiocarbon dating of the endangered white abalone (Haliotis sorenseni): investigations of age, growth and lifespan. Marine and Freshwater Research. 64:1-11

2 Maguire, A.K, and Rogers-Bennett, L An ecotoparasitic snail (Evalea tenuisculpita) infects red abalone in northern California. California Fish and Game 99: Taniguchi, I.K., Stein, D., Lampson, K. and Rogers-Bennett, L Testing translocation as a recovery tool for pink (Haliotis corrugata) and green abalone (H. fulgens), in southern California. J. Shell. Res. 32: Rogers-Bennett, L. Kudela, R., Nielsen, K. Paquin, A., O Kelly, C. Langlois, G., Crane, D. and Moore, J Dinoflagellate bloom coincides with marine invertebrate mortalities in northern California. Harmful Algae News 46: Koslow, J. A., Rogers-Bennett, L. and D. Neilson A time series of California Spiny Lobster (Panulirus interruptus) phyllosoma from 1951 to 2008 links abundance to warm oceanographic conditions in southern California. CalCOFI Reports 53: Rogers-Bennett, L., Allen, B.L. and D.R. Rothaus Ecosystem engineers, northern abalone and species richness in the Pacific Northwest. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 21: Button, C. A. and Rogers-Bennett, L Vital rates of pink abalone (Haliotis corrugata) estimated from mark-recapture data to inform recovery. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 431: Rogers-Bennett, L., Dondanville, R.F., Moore, J.D. and L.I. Vilchis Response of red abalone reproduction to warm water, starvation and disease stressors: Implications of ocean warming. J. Shellfish Res. 29: White, J.W. and Rogers-Bennett, L Incorporating physical oceanographic proxies of recruitment into population models to improve fishery and Marine Protected Area management. CalCOFI Reports 51: Jiao, Y., L., Rogers-Bennett, L. Taniguchi, J. Butler and P. Crone Incorporating temporal variation in the individual growth of red abalone (Haliotis rufescens) using hierarchical Bayesian growth models. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 67: Rogers-Bennett, L. and D.W. Rogers Modeling dispersal of cloning echinoderm larvae with a Gaussian distribution: Forever young? CalCOFI Reports 49: Leaf, R.T., Rogers-Bennett, L., Y. Jiao Exploring the use of a size-based Egg-per- Recruit model for the red abalone fishery in California. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 28: Bracken, M.E.S., B.E. Bracken and Rogers-Bennett, L Species diversity and foundation species: Potential indicators of fisheries yields and marine ecosystem functioning. CalCOFI Reports 48: Rogers-Bennett, L Is climate change contributing to range reductions and localized extinctions in northern, (Haliotis kamtschatkana), and flat, (Haliotis walallensis), abalones? Bull. Mar. Sci. 81: Rogers-Bennett, L., Rogers, D.W. and S. Schultz Modeling growth and mortality of red abalone (Haliotis rufescens) in northern California. J. Shellfish Res. 26: Leaf, R.T., Rogers-Bennett, L. and P.L. Haaker Spatial, temporal, and sizespecific variation in mortality estimates of red abalone, Haliotis rufescens, from mark-recapture data in California. Fisheries Research: 83:

3 Marko, P.B., Rogers-Bennett, L. and A.B. Dennis MtDNA population structure and gene flow in lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus): limited connectivity despite longlived pelagic larvae. Marine Biology 150: Rogers-Bennett, L. and A.S. Melvin Size differences in wild and farmed red abalone: Developing enforcement tools to combat illegal commercialization. California Fish and Game 93: Rogers-Bennett, L. and D.W. Rogers Estimating growth transitions for stagebased matrix models of endangered species with limited data. Ecological Modelling 195: Rogers-Bennett, L. and R.T. Leaf Elasticity analyses of size-based red and white abalone matrix models: Management and conservation. Ecological Applications 16: Harley, C.D.G. and Rogers-Bennett, L The potential synergistic effects of climate change and fishing pressure on exploited invertebrates on rocky intertidal shores. CalCOFI Reports 45: Rogers-Bennett, L., Allen, B.L. and G.E. Davis Measuring abalone (Haliotis spp.) recruitment in California to examine recruitment overfishing and recovery criteria. J. Shellfish Res. 23: Bennett, W.A., Roinestad, K., Rogers-Bennett, L. Kaufman and B. Heneman Inverse regional responses to climate change and fishing intensity by the recreational rockfish fishery in California. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 61: Rogers-Bennett, L., Dondanville, R.F. and J.V. Kashiwada Size specific fecundity of red abalone (Haliotis rufescens): Evidence for reproductive senescence? J. Shellfish Res. 23: Rogers-Bennett, L., Rogers, D.W. Bennett, W.A. and T.A. Ebert Modeling red sea urchin growth using six growth models. Fishery Bulletin 101: Rogers-Bennett, L., Haaker, P.A., Huff, T.O., P.K. Dayton Estimating baseline abundances of abalone in California for restoration. CalCOFI Reports 43: Rogers-Bennett, L., P.L. Haaker, K.A. Karpov and D. J. Kushner Using spatially explicit data to evaluate Marine Protected Areas for abalone in southern California. Conservation Biology 16: Karpov, K., Tegner, M.J., Rogers-Bennett, L., Kalvass, P., Taniguchi, I Interactions among red abalones and sea urchins in fished and reserve sites in northern California: implications of competition to management. J. Shellfish Res. 20: Rogers-Bennett, L Evaluating stocking as an enhancement strategy for red sea urchins, Strongylocentrotus franciscanus: depth-specific patterns in recoveries. Echinoderms: 2000 Tenth International Echinoderm Conf. (Ed.). M. Barker. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Neth Rogers-Bennett, L. and J.S. Pearse Indirect benefits of marine protected areas for juvenile abalone. Conservation Biology 15: Karpov, K., Haaker, P., Taniguchi, I., Rogers-Bennett, L Serial depletion and the collapse of the California abalone (Haliotis spp.) fishery. Canadian Special Publication Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 130: Rogers-Bennett, L. and J.S. Pearse Experimental seeding of hatchery-reared juvenile red abalone Haliotis rufescens in northern California. J. Shellfish Res.

4 17: Rogers-Bennett, L., Fastenau, H.C. and C.M. Dewees Recovery of red sea urchins beds following experimental harvest. Echinoderms: San Francisco. Proceeds. 9th Intern. Echinoderm Conf. (Eds). R. Mooi and M. Telford. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Neth Rogers-Bennett, L., Bennett, W.A., Fastenau, H.C., and C.M. Dewees Spatial variation in red sea urchin reproduction and morphology: implications for harvest refugia. Ecological Applications 5: Book Chapters Rogers-Bennett, L Strongylocentrotus franciscanus and Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. In Sea Urchins: Biology and Ecology, Third Edition (J. M. Lawrence, Ed.), Academic Press, San Diego. In Press Foster, M.S., Reed, D.C., Carr, M.H., Dayton, P.K., Malone D.P., Pearse, J.S., Rogers- Bennett, L Kelp Forests in California. In Diving for Science. Smithsonian publication. In Press. McClatchie, S., Goericke, R., Schwing, F.B., Bograd, S.J., Peterson, W.J., Emmett, R., Charter, R., Watson, W., Lo, N., Hill, K., Collins, C., Kahru, M., Mitchell, B.G., Koslow, J.A., Gomez_Valdes, J., Lavaniegos, B.E., Gaxiola-Castro, G., Gottschalk, J., L Heureux, M., Xue, Y., Manzano-Sarabia, M., Bjorkstedt, E., Ralston, S., Field, J., Rogers-Bennett, L., Munger, L., Campbell., G., Merkins, K., Camacho, D., Havron, A., Douglas, A., and J. Hildebrand The State of the California Current, Spring : Cold conditions drive regional differences. CalCOFI Reports 50: Rogers-Bennett, L The ecology of Strongylocentrotus franciscanus and Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Book Chapter In: Lawrence, J. (ed) Edible Sea Urchins: Biology and Ecology. Elsevier Amsterdam Chapter 19: Rogers-Bennett, L. (Ed.) Review of some California fisheries for 2001: Market squid, sea urchin, Dungeness crab, lobster, prawn, abalone, groundfishes, swordfish and sharks, Coastal Pelagic finfishes, ocean salmon, nearshore livefishes, Pacific herring, white seabass, and kelp. CalCOFI Reports 43: Rogers-Bennett, L. (Ed.) Review of some California fisheries for 2000: Market squid, sea urchin, prawn, white abalone, groundfishes, ocean salmon, Pacific sardine, Pacific herring, Pacific mackerel, nearshore live-fishes, halibut, yellowfin tuna, white seabass, and kelp. CalCOFI Reports 42: Rogers-Bennett, L. (Ed.) Review of some California fisheries for 1999: Market squid, dungeness crab, sea urchin, prawn, abalone, groundfish, swordfish and shark, ocean salmon, nearshore finfish, pacific sardine, Pacific herring, Pacific mackerel, reduction, white seabass, and recreational. CalCOFI Reports 41:8-25. Leet, W.S., C.M. Dewees, R. Klingbeil, and E.J. Larson (eds.) California Living Marine Resources: A Status Report. Rogers-Bennett, L. Co-author on Chapters: Abalones, Red Sea Urchins, Sea Cucumbers, Wavy Turban Snails. CA Dept. of Fish and Game. UC Agriculture and Nat Res. Publ. SG Rogers-Bennett, L Marine Protected Areas and the Red Urchin Fishery. California and the World Ocean 97, Proceeds of the Conf. Amer. Soc. Civil Engineers, California Sea Grant Publ

5 Awards, Fellowships, Traineeships and Teams 2009 Frances Clark Award for Scientific Excellence in Marine Science 2007 present: Trans-boundary Abalone Recovery Group 2002 present: White Abalone Recovery Team, NOAA Fisheries 2005 Science Advisory Team, MLPA Initiative, State of California 2003 and 2006 Coordinator CalCOFI Program, Scripps, NOAA Fisheries, CDFG 1996 Friday Harbor Postdoctoral Fellow, Friday Harbor Laboratories, Univ. Washington 1989 California Sea Grant Trainee Teaching 1998 Instructor, Marine Conservation Biology, Friday Harbor Labs, Univ. WA Guest Lecturer, Invertebrate Fisheries, School of Fisheries, Univ. WA Girl s Science Coordinator, American Association of University Women 1997 Assistant, U.C. Research Dive Class, University of California, Davis, CA 1992 Assistant, Basic SCUBA, University of California, Davis, CA Assistant, Biology of Fishes, New England Aquarium, University of Mass./Boston, MA Thesis and Dissertation Committees Yan Li Ph.D. Dissertation Virginia Tech. Athena Maguire Masters Thesis Sonoma State Kirby Morejohn Masters Thesis Cal State Univ. Humboldt Cynthia Button Ph.D. Dissertation Univ. of California, San Diego Heather Knoll Masters Thesis Sonoma State University Robert Leaf Masters Thesis Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Clara Svedlund Masters Thesis 2006 University of California, Santa Barbara Grants and Contracts 2013 California Department of Fish and Game Marine Resources Program Cherr/Rogers-Bennett $49, NOAA Broad Agency Announcement Environmental factors associated with successful captive breeding and restoration of the critically endangered white abalone. PIs Cherr, Rogers-Bennett and Moore $444, California Department of Fish and Game Marine Resources Program Cherr/Rogers-Bennett $49, NOAA Section 6 Developing Restoration Tools for the Critically Endangered White Abalone PI s Rogers-Bennett, Gilardi, Taniguchi and Moore $77, NOAA Fisheries Research and Culture of the White Abalone (Haliotis sorenseni) at the Bodega Marine Laboratory for Restoration PIs Cherr, Rogers- Bennett and Moore $320, California Dept. Fish and Game Dive Surveys for Red Abalone and Sea Urchins Juveniles and Adults in Northern California Rogers-Bennett $48, California Department of Fish and Game Marine Resources Program Williams/Rogers-Bennett $65,649

6 2008 SeaDoc Evaluating Adult Aggregations of Northern Abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) For Restoration in the Puget Sound, Washington Rogers-Bennett and Bennett $ 43, California Dept. Fish and Game Dive Surveys for Red Abalone and Sea Urchins Juveniles and Adults in Northern California Rogers-Bennett $46, SeaDoc Society, Wildlife Health Center, UCD. Assessing Red Sea Urchin Spine Canopy Microhabitat for Juvenile Abalone and other Gastroopods: Measuring Marine Ecosystem Health. Rogers-Bennett $38, California Sea Grant Using Matrix Models to Evaluate Abalone Conservation and Fishery Management Strategies: A Prospective Elasticity Analysis Rogers- Bennett $38, California Dept. Fish and Game Assessing Abalone and Sea Urchins Populations in Northern California Rogers-Bennett $40, California. Department of Fish and Game Marine Resources Program Williams/Rogers-Bennett $52, UC Mexus Effect of food limitation on abalone post-larval survival and growth Rogers-Bennett and Sánchez-Saavedra $24, California Dept. Fish and Game Improving larval stocking methods for abalone restoration in southern California Rogers-Bennett $39, California. Department of Fish and Game Marine Resources Program Rogers- Bennett $40, California Sea Grant Rapid Response Assessing and evaluating Marine Protected Areas for abalone restoration in southern California Rogers-Bennett 2001 Sonoma County Fish and Wildlife Advisory Board Assessing red abalone populations in northern California Rogers-Bennett 1996 California Department of Fish and Game. Spatial patterns in the growth and survival of juvenile red abalone in northern California. Rogers-Bennett and J.S. Pearse 1995 California Department of Fish and Game Growth and survival of juvenile red abalone outplanted in and away from red sea urchin beds in northern California Rogers-Bennett and Pearse 1995 California Department of Fish and Game Enhancing the survival of newly settled red sea urchins in culture. Rogers-Bennett and Pearse 1993 California Department of Fish and Game Small-scale culturing of larval red sea urchins for experimental stocking studies in nursery habitats in Bodega Bay, Ca. Dewees 1993 U.C. Natural Reserve System Spatial patterns in the distribution and abundance of newly settled urchins in Bodega Bay, northern California. Rogers-Bennett 1992 PADI Foundation Grant Distribution and abundance of juvenile red sea urchins in Bodega Bay, California. Rogers-Bennett Service 2011-present Chair - UC Davis, Diving Control Board (member since 2002) present Secretary - International Abalone Society Treasurer International Abalone Society 2006 Science Advisory Team Marine Life Protection Act

7 2005-present Editorial Board Journal of Shellfish Research present CDFW Representative California Cooperative Oceanographic Fisheries Investigations Referee Service Acta Oecologica Aquaculture Aquatic Biology Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems Biological Conservation Canadian Journal Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Channel Islands Proceedings Coastal Management Journal Conservation Biology Ecological Modelling Environmental Conservation Fisheries Management and Ecology Fisheries Oceanography Fisheries Research Fishery Bulletin Invertebrate Reproduction and Development Invertebrate Zoology Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology Journal of Shellfish Research - Editorial Board Marine Biology New Zealand Journal Marine and Freshwater Research Professional Memberships Ecological Society of America Society for Conservation Biology Western Society of Naturalists National Shellfish Association American Association for the Advancement of Science American Academy of Underwater Sciences National Association of Underwater Instructors

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