Michelle R. Heupel, Ph.D.

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1 Michelle R. Heupel, Ph.D. Center for Shark Research Mote Marine Laboratory 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway Sarasota, Florida Phone: x326 Fax: Current Position Staff Scientist, Program Manager, Center for Shark Research, Mote Marine Laboratory Education Doctor of Philosophy-Marine Science: University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia: Degree obtained Post-Graduate Diploma-Marine Science: University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia: Degree obtained Bachelor of Science-Zoology: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado: Degree obtained Positions held 2002 present: Mote Marine Laboratory, Staff Scientist, Center for Shark Research; Program Manager: Elasmobranch Behavioral Ecology Program : Mote Marine Laboratory, Staff Scientist, Center for Shark Research : Mote Marine Laboratory, Postdoctoral Scientist, Center for Shark Research : Department of Anatomical Sciences, University of Queensland, Demonstrator Research Experience Postdoctoral Research ( research advisor: Dr. Robert Hueter) Upon completion of my Ph.D. I received a Postdoctoral Fellowship to Mote Marine Laboratory where I successfully established a research program to examine the movement and behavioral patterns of sharks within a continental nursery area. This research involved the use of state-of-theart acoustic telemetry technology to monitor the continuous movements of sharks within study sites. Sharks were tracked for continuous periods of up to 7 months. In addition this project formed a collaboration with Dr. Ed Heist at Southern Illinois University to examine the genetic composition of blacktiup sharks within the Gulf of Mexico. This project provided the funding to

2 support Mr. Devon Keeney to complete his Ph.D. research. This study has resulted in 14 scientific publications to date. Doctoral Research ( research advisor: Dr. Mike Bennett) My PhD research project consisted of a research project on the biology of the epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum (on Heron Island Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia), but also included analysis of other reef shark species. Life history and population dynamics were examined in detail for H. ocellatum. Data were collected from tag-recapture efforts, dissected specimens, captive studies and field observations. Life history studies included examination of aspects of reproductive biology including measurement of steroid hormone levels, examination of ageing and growth rates, diet and feeding habits, histological examination of tag site wounds and parasitology. Similar research was conducted on several other shark species captured on Heron Island Reef including the blacktip reef shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus, the brown banded catshark, Chiloscyllium punctatum and the lemon shark, Negaprion acutidens. This research resulted in 10 scientific publications. Research Skills Research skills gained include: manual and automated acoustic telemetry tracking, fish survey techniques (fish trapping, longlining, gill netting), histology, radioimmunoassay, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, light microscopy, photomicroscopy, photographic development, small boat handling, captive animal maintenance, dietary analysis from live sharks, vertebral ageing, and tagging procedures. Current Research Projects Pine Island Sound, Charlotte Harbor, Florida ( ) Use of an acoustic array to: Examine movement patterns and habitat use of four shark species: blacktip (Carcharhinus limbatus), bull (C. leucas), lemon (Negaprion brevirostris), and bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo). Examine inter- and intra- specific interactions among shark species. Examine responses of sharks to changes in environmental conditions and tropical weather systems. Conduct collaborative research with the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge to monitor shark movements within refuge waters and define how much of the refuge is being utilized by shark species. Support Angela Barker s M.Sc. thesis on the movements and residency of cownose rays within Pine Island Sound. These data will be compared to shark movement data. Caloosahatchee River, Florida (currently ongoing) Use of an acoustic array to: Examine the response of bull sharks and common snook to changes in salinity level within the river as altered via an artificial linkage to Lake Okeechobee. Examine use of the river as a nursery for bull sharks to define nursery residence time, survival and extent of the river utilized.

3 St. Andrews Sound, Florida (currently ongoing) Collaborative research with National Marine Fisheries Service biologist Dr. John Carlson to use an acoustic array to examine mortality rates of blacktip snd sharpnose sharks in a northern Florida bay. Awards/Grants/Scholarships National Marine Fisheries Service Cooperative Research Contract ( ) National Science Foundation Informal Science and Education Grant: Shark Tracker: demonstrating the use of acoustic telemetry to track sharks ( ) Mote Scientific Foundation Research Grant (2004) Mote Scientific Foundation Research Grant (2003) Mote Scientific Foundation Research Grant (2002) National Science Foundation Research Grant: Telemetric and genetic analysis of habitat use, philopatry and natal homing of a coastal shark species in continental nursery areas ( ) PADI Project AWARE Foudation (2000) Mote Marine Laboratory Postdoctoral Fellowship ( ) Overseas Postgraduate Research Scholarship from the University of Queensland ( ) University of Queensland Postgraduate Research Scholarship ( ) University of Queensland Alumni Association Bursary for use in Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Augmentative Research Grant (1996) Australian Coral Reef Society Inc., Terry Walker Prize (1996) Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Augmentative Research Grant (1997) American Elasmobranch Society Student Travel Award (1997) Memberships and Affiliations American Elasmobranch Society. Member since 1996 American Fisheries Society. Member since 2001 Animal Behavior Society. Member since 2001 Association for Women in Science. Member since 2000 IUCN Shark Specialist Group. Member since 2001 University of Queensland Alumni Association. Member since 1995 Journal Publications Heupel, M.R. & J.M. Semmens (In review) Establishing acoustic monitoring systems to examine marine fish movements. Marine and Freshwater Research. Heupel, M.R. & C.A. Simpfendorfer (In review). Intra-specific interactions between juvenile sharks within a nursery area. Marine Ecology Progress Series. Heupel, M.R. (In press) Exiting Terra Ceia Bay: examination of cues stimulating migration from a summer nursery area. American Fisheries Society Publication. Heupel, M.R. & C.A. Simpfendorfer (In press) Quantitative analysis of shark aggregation behavior. Marine Biology.

4 Heupel, M.R. & C.A. Simpfendorfer (2005) Using acoustic monitoring to evaluate MPAs for shark nursery areas: the importance of long-term data. Marine Technology Society Journal 39, Keeney, D.B., M.R. Heupel, R.E. Hueter, & E.J. Heist (2005) Microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA analyses of the genetic structure of blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) nurseries in the northwestern Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Molecular Ecology 14, Simpfendorfer, C.A., G.G. Freitas, T.R. Wiley & M.R. Heupel (2005). Distribution and habitat partitioning of immature bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) in a southwest Florida estuary. Estuaries 28, Hueter, R.E., M.R. Heupel, E.J. Heist & D.B. Keeney (2004). The implications of philopatry in sharks for the management of shark fisheries. e-journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science, V35, art. 7. Heupel, M.R., C.A. Simpfendorfer & R.E. Hueter (2004). Estimation of shark home ranges using passive monitoring techniques. Environmental Biology of Fishes 71, Keeney, D.B., M.R. Heupel, R.E. Hueter & E.J. Heist (2003) Genetic evidence of stock structure among blacktip shark, Carcharhinus limbatus, continental nurseries along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Marine Biology 143, Heupel, M.R., C.A. Simpfendorfer & R.E. Hueter (2003). Running before the storm: blacktip sharks respond to falling barometric pressure associated with Tropical Storm Gabrielle. Journal of Fish Biology 63, Heupel, M.R. & C.A. Simpfendorfer (2002). Estimation of survival and mortality of juvenile blacktip sharks, Carcharhinus limbatus, within a nursery area based on telemetry data. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 59, Simpfendorfer, C.A., M.R. Heupel & R.E. Hueter (2002). Estimation of short-term centers of activity from an array of omnidirectional hydrophones, and its use in studying animal movements. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 59, Heupel, M.R. & R.E. Hueter (2002). The importance of prey density in relation to the movement patterns of juvenile sharks within a coastal nursery area. Marine and Freshwater Research 53, Heupel, M.R. & R.E Hueter (2001). Use of a remote acoustic telemetry system to monitor shark movements in a coastal nursery area. In: J.R. Sibert and J.L. Nielsen (eds.) Electronic Tagging and Tracking in Marine Fisheries. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands pp Heupel, M.R., C.A. Simpfendorfer & M.B. Bennett (1999). Skeletal deformities in elasmobranchs from Australian waters. Journal of Fish Biology 54, Heupel, M.R. & M.B. Bennett (1999). Plasma steroid hormone profiles and reproductive biology of the epaulette shark Hemiscyllium ocellatum. Journal of Experimental Zoology (Endocrinology Supplement) 284, Heupel, M.R. & M.B. Bennett (1999). The occurrence and distribution of gnathiid isopod larvae on the epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum. International Journal for Parasitology 29, Heupel, M.R. & M.B. Bennett (1998). Infection of the epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum by the nematode parasite Proleptus australis Bayliss (Spirurida: Physalopteridae). Journal of Fish Diseases 21,

5 Heupel, M.R., C.A. Simpfendorfer & M.B. Bennett (1998). Analysis of tissue responses to fin tagging in Australian carcharhinids. Journal of Fish Biology 52, Heupel, M.R., & M.B. Bennett (1998). Observations on the diet and feeding habits of the epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum (Bonnaterre) on Heron Island Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 49, Heupel, M.R., & M.B. Bennett (1997). Histology of dart tag insertion sites in the epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Elasmobranchii: Hemiscyllidae). Journal of Fish Biology 50, Bennett, M.B., M.R. Heupel, S.M. Bennett & A.R. Parker (1997). Sheina orri (Myodocopa: Cypridinidae) an ostracod parasitic on the gills of the epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Elasmobranchii: Hemiscyllidae). International Journal for Parasitology 27, Heupel, M.R. & M. B. Bennett (1996). A myxosporean parasite (Myxosporea: Multivalvulida) in skeletal muscle of epaulette sharks, Hemiscyllium ocellatum (Bonnaterre, 1788) from the Great Barrier Reef. Journal of Fish Diseases 19, Book Chapters C.A. Simpfendorfer & M.R. Heupel (2004). Assessing habitat use and movements. In, Biology of Sharks and their Relatives. J. Carrier, J.E. Musick ansd M. Heithaus (eds.). CRC Press, Boca Raton pp Technical Reports M.R. Heupel & R.E. Hueter (2004). Final report on the satellite telemetry workshop hosted at Mote Marine Laboratory in Dec Sharks and Satellite Tagging: Achieving the Potential, Mote Marine Laboratory Technical Report No Conference Presentations Heupel, M.R. (2004). As time goes by: examining the long-term movements of fish and their importance to the design of MPAs. American Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting. Seattle, Washington, Feb , 2004 (Invited Speaker). Heupel, M.R. (2004). Using remote acoustic sensors to monitor the long-term movement patterns of sharks in two Florida estuaries. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography and The Ocean Society Meeting. Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb , 2004 (Invited Speaker). Keeney, D.B., Heupel, M.R., Hueter, R.E. & Heist, E.J. (2004). Genetic structure of Blacktip Shark, Carcharhinus limbatus, populations. 20 th Annual American Elasmobranch Society Meeting. Norman, Oklahoma, May 26-31, Barker, A.S., Heupel, M.R., Motta, P.J. & Hueter, R.E. (2004). Movement patterns of the Cownose Ray within Charlotte Harbor, Florida: A preliminary assessment. 20 th Annual American Elasmobranch Society Meeting. Norman, Oklahoma, May 26-31, Heupel, M.R. (2004). Does freshness count? Movements and habitat use by young bull sharks in the Caloosahatchee River. 20 th Annual American Elasmobranch Society Meeting. Norman, Oklahoma, May 26-31, 2004.

6 Simpfendorfer, C.A., Freitas, G.G., Wiley, T.R. & Heupel, M.R. (2004). Distribution of immature bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) in a southwest Florida estuary. 20 th Annual American Elasmobranch Society Meeting. Norman, Oklahoma, May 26-31, Heupel, M.R. and Simpfendorfer, C.A. (2004). Analysis techniques from passive acoustic telemetry studies of coastal shark nursery areas. Australian Marine Sciences Association Annual Meeting. Hobart, Tasmania, July 6-9, 2004 (Invited Speaker). Heupel, M.R., Barker, A. & Yeiser, B.G. (2004). Response of elasmobranchs to Hurricane Charley. Charlotte Harbor Conference, MML, October 5-6, Heupel, M.R, Barker, A. & Yeiser, B.G. (2004). Examination of movement patterns of sharks in Pine Island Sound and the Caloosahatchee River. Charlotte Harbor Conference, MML, October 5-6, Heupel, M.R, Barker, A. & Yeiser, B.G., Pednault-Willett, K. & White S. (2004). Do sharks roam the refuge? Examination of shark movement patterns within the J.N. Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge (Poster presentation). Charlotte Harbor Conference, MML, October 5-6, Barker, A. & Heupel M.R. (2004). Movers and Shakers: Monitoring Cownose Ray Movements within Charlotte Harbor. Charlotte Harbor Conference, MML, October 5-6, 2004 Heupel, M.R. (2003). Movement patterns and habitat use of lower Pine Island Sound by five shark species. Charlotte Harbor Conference, MML, October 7-8, Heupel, M.R. and C.A. Simpfendorfer (2003). Use of the Caloosahatchee River as a nursery ground for juvenile bull sharks (Poster presentation). Charlotte Harbor Conference, MML, October 7-8, Barker, A. and M.R. Heupel (2003). Spatial and temporal patterns of two ray species within Charlotte Harbor: A preliminary investigation. Charlotte Harbor Conference, MML, October 7-8, Vickery, L.K. and M.R. Heupel (2003). Differences of home ranges in male and female bonnethead sharks (Sphyrna tiburo) in Charlotte Harbor, Florida (Poster presentation). Charlotte Harbor Conference, MML, October 7-8, Heupel, M.R., Simpfendorfer, C.A., Hueter, R.E. (2003). Use of passive acoustic telemetry to examine the utilization of a coastal nursery ground by blacktip sharks. 17 th International Society on Biotelemetry Meeting. Brisbane, Australia, Sept. 1-5, Heupel, M.R. (2003). Habitat use by three shark species in Charlotte Harbor, Florida. 19 th Annual American Elasmobranch Society Meeting. Manaus, Brazil, June 25-July 1, Keeny, D.B., M.R. Heupel, R.E. Hueter & E.J. Heist (2003). Phylogeography of the blacktip shark, Carcharhinus limbatus, based upon mitochondrial control region sequences. 19 th Annual American Elasmobranch Society Meeting. Manaus, Brazil, June 25-July 1, Heupel, M.R., M. Heithaus & R.E. Hueter (2002). Assessing the ecological role of sharks in Charlotte Harbor. Charlotte Harbor Conference: Year of Discovery. MML Sarasota Oct. 9-10, Heupel, M.R. C.A. Simpfendorfer, & R.E. Hueter (2002). Direct estimation of survival and mortality of juvenile blacktip sharks, Carcharhinus limbatus, using telemetry data. Elasmobranch Fisheries: Managing for Sustainable Use and Biodiversity Conservation, NAFO. Satiago de Compostela, Spain, Sept , Heupel, M.R. & R.E. Hueter (2002). Passively monitoring the long-term movements of blacktip sharks in a nursery area. 6 th European Elasmobranch Association Conference. Cardiff, U.K, Sept. 6-8, 2002.

7 Heupel, M.R. & R.E. Hueter (2002). Use of acoustic telemetry to passively monitor long-term movements of blacktip sharks. 132 nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Baltimore, August 18-22, Keeny, D.B., M.R. Heupel, R.E. Hueter & E.J. Heist (2002). Genetic structure of blacktip shark continental nurseries based upon mitochondrial control region haplotypes and microsatellite loci. 132 nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Baltimore, August 18-22, Heupel, M.R. & R.E. Hueter (2002). Observation of philopatric behaviors in juvenile blacktip sharks. 18 th Annual American Elasmobranch Society Meeting. Kansas City, July 3-8, Keeny, D.B., M.R. Heupel, R.E. Hueter & E.J. Heist (2002). Investigation of female philopatry and stock structure among blacktip shark nurseries using mitochondrial haplotypes and microsatellites. 18 th annual American Elasmobranch Society Meeting. Kansas City, July 3-8, Heupel, M.R. C.A. Simpfendorfer, & R.E. Hueter (2001). Comparison of home range estimates by passive monitoring and active tracking techniques. 17 th Annual American Elasmobranch Society Meeting. State College, PA, July 5-10, Keeny, D.B., M.R. Heupel, R.E. Hueter & E.J. Heist (2001). A genetic investigation of philopatry in blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) utilizing continental nurseries along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts: preliminary results using mitochondrial control region haplotypes. 17 th Annual American Elasmobranch Society Meeting. State College, PA, July 5-10, Heupel, M.R. & R.E. Hueter (2001). The relationship of juvenile shark movement patterns to the distribution of their prey. 6 th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference. Durban, South Africa, May 20-25, Heupel, M.R. & R.E. Hueter (2000). Patterns of movement by neonate blacktip sharks, Carcharhinus limbatus, within a coastal nursery area. 16 th Annual American Elasmobranch Society Meeting. La Paz, Mexico, June 14-20, Heupel, M.R. & C.A. Simpfendorfer (2000). A random walk model for assessing the movements of neonate blacktip sharks (Poster presenation). 16 th Annual American Elasmobranch Society Meeting. La Paz, Mexico, June 14-20, Heupel, M.R. & R.E. Hueter (2000). Use of a remote acoustic telemetry system to monitor shark movements in a coastal nursery area. Symposium on Tagging and Tracking Marine Fish with Electronic Devices. Honolulu, Feb. 7-11, Heupel, M.R. & M.B. Bennett (1999). Apects of the life history of epaulette sharks, Hemiscyllium ocellatum, on Heron Island Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. 15 th annual American Elasmobranch Society Meeting. State College, PA, June 24-30, Heupel, M.R., C.A. Manire, C. A. Simpfendorfer & M.B. Bennett (1999). Spinal defomrities in elasmobranchs (Poster presentation). 15 th annual American Elasmobranch Society Meeting. State College, PA, June 24-30, Heupel, M.R. & M.B. Bennett (1997). Parasitic fauna of the epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum, on Heron Island Reef. The Australian Coral Reef Society 75 th Anuual Conference, Heron Island. October, 1997 Townsend, K. & M.R. Heupel (1997). Observations on growth and development of the longtail carpet sharks Chiloscyllium punctatum and Hemiscyllium ocellatum (Poster presentation). The Australian Coral Reef Society 75 th Anuual Conference, Heron Island. October, 1997

8 Heupel, M.R. & M.B. Bennett (1997). Analysis of tissue responses to dart and roto tagging in four shark species. The American Elasmobranch Society 13 th Annual Meeting, University of Washington, Seattle. June - July, Heupel, M.R. & M.B. Bennett (1997). Seasonal profiles of sex steroid hormones in the oviparous shark Hemiscyllium ocellatum (Poster presentation). The American Elasmobranch Society 13 th Annual Meeting, University of Washington, Seattle. June - July, Extramural Appointments/Advisory/Committee Service Shark Specialist Group, IUCN Species Survival Commission. Member since Board of Directors, American Elasmobranch Society, appointed through Appointed Chair of the American Elasmobranch Society Grants Fund Committee ( ). Graduate Student Committee Service Angela Barker, University of South Florida (M.Sc.) Christina Conrath, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (Ph.D.) Tobey Curtis, University of Florida (M.Sc.) Dana Rowles, Rutgers University (M.Sc.) Student Research Sponsored in Residence at MML Angela Barker s M.Sc. research via the University of South Florida Breanna Fulcher (Honors project with P. Motta at University of South Florida) Over 20 undergrdaduate student interns from universities across the United States have been mentored by Dr. Heupel through her research program including minority students.