Steven Eugene Saul, Ph.D. 3513 East Desert Trumpet Road Phoenix, AZ 85044 US 1.786.423.7625 Email: steven.saul@asu.edu Education: University of Miami/RSMAS, Ph.D. Degree in Marine Biology and Fisheries (December 2012) University of Miami/RSMAS, Masters of Arts Degree in Marine Affairs and Policy (May 2006) University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Studies and Music (May 2004) Work Experience: Arizona State University (March 2016 Present) Department of Applied Biology and Mathematics, Polytechnic Campus Mesa, Arizona Assistant Professor Research interests include developing agent-based models to represent a systems-based approach to understanding coupled natural-human dynamics in fisheries, coral reefs, and other ecological systems, in support of resource management. Instruct undergraduate and graduate courses in ecology, population dynamics, agent-based modeling, and applied statistics. Mentor graduate and undergraduate students, and post-doctoral researchers. Nova Southeastern University (August 2013 February 2016) National Coral Reef Institute, Oceanographic Campus Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Senior Research Scientist Conduct quantitative, statistical spatial analyses using remote sensing and ground-truth data to develop depth elevation and habitat maps of the sea floor for coral reef areas in small island developing nations for the Living Oceans Foundation in support of the Global Reef Expedition. Develop agent-based spatial models to evaluate management strategies for living marine resources in the Gulf of Mexico and small island developing nations, in collaboration with local managers and stakeholders. Key Marine Consulting, Inc. (October 2011 Present) Founding Partner Evaluation, modeling and mapping of ecosystem services for non-governmental organizations, for profit companies, and government agencies (including the Oceans Conservancy, Argos Cementos, Ecoral, Environmental Defense Fund, and U.S. National Park Service). Projects include: 1) Reimagining Fisheries Management the development of a generic agent-based modeling framework representing fisher behavior for improved fisheries management in developed and developing countries. 2) Continued implementation of the marine fisheries educational program at Biscayne and Everglades National Parks for first time offenders of fishing regulations and the public. 3) Evaluation and modeling of ecosystem services for Cementos Argos, Bogota, Colombia.
National Marine Fisheries Service (January 2011 August 2013) Research Fisheries Biologist Conduct applied research to assess economically important coral reef fish populations in the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic and Caribbean regions. Provide oral and written presentations to regional scientific and management bodies that offer scientific advice on the status of fish populations within their jurisdiction. Conduct research to improve stock assessment methodologies and procedures both generally within the field of fisheries science, and on issues specific to the Southeastern Region. Present results from such analyses to managers, scientists, and stakeholders. Collaborate with members of the stock assessment team in the Southeastern Region. Cooperative Ecosystem Study Unit, University of Miami (October 2008 September 2009) Contractor to Biscayne National Park Continued development and implementation of the marine fisheries educational program at Biscayne and Everglades National Parks for first time offenders of fishing regulations and the public. Biscayne National Park (May 2007 September 2008) Homestead, Florida Fisheries Biological Technician Developed the curriculum for the marine fisheries educational program for first time offenders of fishing regulations and the South Florida fishing community. Responsible for class instruction and evaluation. Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies, University of Miami (May 2004 to July 2007) Fisheries Research Assistant Interned with the National Marine Fisheries Service s Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Assisted with analysis of fishery data for Gulf of Mexico and U.S. Caribbean stock assessments. Reef Environmental Education Foundation (May 2003 August 2003) Key Largo, Florida Summer Intern Collected and managed fishery abundance data, gave educational presentations on coral reef fish identification and ecology, assisted with organization operations, including website maintenance. Audubon Society s Living Oceans Program (May 2002 August 2002) Islip, New York Summer Intern Assisted with the compilation of fisheries data to update a seafood selection educational card for the public. Natural Resources Defense Council (May 2000 August 2000) New York, New York Summer Everett Internship Program Assisted with collection of data on point and non-point pollution sources for New York Bight, and with compiling statistical information on the health of beaches in the United States.
Language Skills: High proficiency in writing, speaking, and reading Spanish Affiliations: Statistical Programming Skills: Certifications: American Fisheries Society, International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade R Java SAS MATLAB PADI Rescue Diver FAA Private Pilots License Grants Awarded: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative. January 2016 through December 2018. Avoiding Surprises: understanding the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the decision making behaviors of fishers and how this affects the assessment and management of commercially important fish species in the Gulf of Mexico using an agent-based model. $967,226 NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant (awarded to Key Marine Consulting, Inc.). January 2014 to June 2015. The Catch and Release Program: Achieving Fisheries Management Through Education in South Florida. $30,000. NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant (awarded to Key Marine Consulting, Inc.). July 2012 to December 2013. The Catch and Release Program: Achieving Fisheries Management Through Education. $21,000. Joint NMFS/Sea Grant Population Dynamics Fellowship. June 2008 to May 2011. The Development and Use of an Agent-based Model to Evaluate the Effect of Effort Redistribution Due to Fleet Heterogeneity and Policy Implementation on Estimating a Standardized Catch per Unit Effort Index of Abundance. $115,500. NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant (awarded to Key Marine Consulting, Inc.). October 2010 to March 2012. Biscayne National Park Fisheries Education Class. $26,000. National Park Foundation Impact Grant (awarded to Biscayne National Park). February 2011. Biscayne and Everglades National Parks Fisheries Education Class. $10,000. International Light Tackle Tournament Association Scholarship. October 2009. The Development and Use of an Agent-based Model to Evaluate the Effect of Effort Redistribution Due to Fleet Heterogeneity and Policy Implementation on Estimating a Standardized Catch per Unit Effort Index of Abundance. $2,500. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute: Best Student Presentation Award. November 2005. A categorical approach to modeling catch at age for various sectors of the gray triggerfish (Balistes apriscus) fishery in the Gulf of Mexico. $1,500.
Publications: Saul, S. and C. Capielo. Accepted. Catch and release: the effectiveness of an educational class on anglers caught with fishing citations. Fisheries. Saul, S. and S. J. Pittman. 2017. Human ecology at sea: modeling and mapping human-seascape interactions. In Seascape Ecology: Taking Landscape Ecology Into the Sea. West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley and Sons. Saul, S. and D. Die. 2016. Modeling the decision making behavior of fishers in the reef fish fishery on the West Coast of Florida. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 21(6): 567-586. Saul, S. and S. Purkis. 2015. Semi-automated object-based classification of coral reef habitat using discrete choice models. Remote Sensing 7: 15894-15916. Saul, S., D. Die., J.F. Walter III, D.F. Naar, and B.T. Donahue. 2013. Modeling the spatial distribution of commercially important reef fish on the West Florida Shelf. Fisheries Research 143: 12-20. Saul, S., D. Die, E.N. Brooks, and K. Burns. 2012. An individual-based model of ontogenetic migration in reef fish using a biased random walk. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 141: 1439-1452. Saul, S. 2012. An individual-based model to evaluate the effect of fisher behavior on reef fish catch per unit effort. Ph.D. Dissertation. Department of Marine Biology and Fisheries, Rosenstiel School. University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. 336 pp. Saul, S., S.C. Turner, D. Die, and A. Livergood. 2008. Comparison of growth between cohorts of juvenile bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus). ICCAT Collective Volume of Scientific Papers SCRS/2008/168. Saul, S. and David Die. 2006. Using an agent-based, object-oriented model to test the performance of catch per unit of effort as an estimator of fish abundance in smallscale, multispecies fisheries. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 59: 267-274. Saul, S. 2006. A holistic assessment of the biological, cultural and political state of the yellowtail snapper and Caribbean spiny lobster fisheries in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Master of Arts Internship Report, Department of Marine Affairs and Policy, Rosenstiel School, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. 75pp. Technical Reports: Saul, S. and G. W. Ingram. 2005. A categorical approach to modeling catch at age for various sectors of the gray triggerfish (Balistes apriscus) fishery in the Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 58: 207-216. Linton, B., S. Saul, C. Porch, N. Cummings, and J. C. Tetzlaff. 2013. Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Stock Assessment Report. Southeast Data Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 33: National Marine Fisheries Service,. Saul, S. and J. Walter. 2012. Using a censored regression modeling approach to standardize red snapper catch per unit effort using recreational fishery data affected by a bag limit. Southeast Data Assessment and Review, SEDAR 31-DW33 and NMFS Sustainable Fisheries Division Contribution Number SFD-2012-020.
Bryan, M. and S. Saul. 2012. Recreational indices for cobia and Spanish mackerel in the Gulf of Mexico. Southeast Data Assessment and Review, SEDAR28-DW22. Isely, J. and S. Saul. 2011. Gulf of Mexico Gray Triggerfish Update Assessment Report. Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service,. Saul, S. 2006. Length frequency analysis of the Gulf of Mexico recreational red grouper fishery. SEDAR XII, 24-28 July 2006, St. Petersburg, FL. NMFS Document No. SEDAR 12-DW-12 and SFD-2006-35. Saul, S. 2006. Quantitative historical analysis of the United States and Cuban Gulf of Mexico red grouper commercial fishery. SEDAR XII, 24-28 July 2006, St. Petersburg, FL. NMFS Document No. SEDAR 12-DW-11 and SFD-2006-34. Nowlis, J.S. and S. Saul. 2005. Aggregated production model for the Gulf of Mexico gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) stock. Presented at: SEDAR IX, 22-26 August 2005, Miami, FL. NMFS Document No. SEDAR 9-AW-08 and SFD-2005-32. Saul, S. 2005. Length frequency analysis and catch at age estimations for commercially landed gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) from the Gulf of Mexico. Presented at: SEDAR IX, 20-24 June 2005, New Orleans, LA. NMFS Document No. SEDAR 9-DW-11 and SFD-2005-20. Saul, S. 2005. Estimated gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) landings from the Gulf of Mexico headboat fishery. Presented at: SEDAR IX, 20-24 June 2005, New Orleans, LA. NMFS Document No. SEDAR 9-DW-12 and SFD-2005-21. Saul, S. 2005. Estimated gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) commercial landings and price information for the Gulf of Mexico fishery. Presented at: SEDAR IX, 20-24 June 2005, New Orleans, LA. NMFS Document No. SEDAR 9-DW-13 and SFD-2005-22. Saul, S. 2005. Estimated gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) recreational landings for the state of Texas. Presented at: SEDAR IX, 20-24 June 2005, New Orleans, LA. NMFS Document No. SEDAR 9-DW-14 and SFD-2005-23. Saul, S. and P. Phares. 2005. Estimated gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) landings from the Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey (MRFSS) in the Gulf of Mexico. Presented at: SEDAR IX, 20-24 June 2005, New Orleans, LA. NMFS Document No. SEDAR 9-DW-15 and SFD-2005-24. Saul, S. 2005. Length frequency analysis for the gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) recreational fishery in the Gulf of Mexico. Presented at: SEDAR IX, 20-24 June 2005, New Orleans, LA. NMFS Document No. SEDAR 9-DW-16 and SFD-2005-25. Chormanski, S.D., D. Die, and S. Saul. 2005. Length frequency analysis of Caribbean Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus) sampled by the Puerto Rico Commercial Trip Interview Program (1980 2003). Presented at: SEDAR VIII, 14-18 March 2005, St. Croix, U.S.V.I. NMFS Document No. SEDAR 8-RW-02 and SFD-2005-013. Saul, S., G. Diaz and A. Rosario. 2005. Preliminary analysis and standardized catch per unit effort indices for yellowtail snapper fishery independent data in Puerto Rico. Presented at: SEDAR VIII, 14-18 March 2005, St. Croix, U.S.V.I. NMFS Document No. SEDAR 8-AW-02 and SFD-2005-012.
Saul, S. and A. Rosario. 2004. Preliminary Analysis of Fishery Independent Data Collected in the U.S. Caribbean for Yellowtail Snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus) and Red Hind (Epinephelus guttatus). Presented at: SEDAR VIII, 6-10 December 2004, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. NMFS Document No. SEDAR 8-DW-13 and SFD-2004-048. Presentations: Saul, S. 2016. An agent-based model of fisher behavior and fish population dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico: how does fisher behavior affect stock assessment? International Congress on Agent Computing, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, November 29-30. Saul, S. 2016. An agent-based model of fisher behavior and fish population dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico: how does fisher behavior affect stock assessment? Social Simulation of Fisheries and Coastal Management, Manchester, United Kingdom, June 6-7. Saul, S. 2016. The interaction of fisher behavior and fish population dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico: what can an agent-based model inform us about this relationship and its effect on stock assessment? World Fisheries Congress 2016, Busan, South Korea, May 23-27. Saul, S. 2016. Reimagining fisheries management: an agent-based approach. World Fisheries Congress 2016, Busan, South Korea, May 23-27. Saul, S. 2016. The interaction of fisher behavior and fish population dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico: what can an agent-based model inform us about this relationship and its effect on stock assessment? 5th National Forum on Socioeconomic Research in Coastal Systems, Center for Natural Resource Economic Policy (CNREP), New Orleans, Louisiana, 20-22 March, 2016. Saul, S. 2016. Avoiding surprises: understanding the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the decision making behaviors of fishers and how this affects the assessment and management of commercially important fish species in the Gulf of Mexico using an agent-based model. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, Tampa, Florida, February 1-4. Saul, S. 2014. Avoiding surprises: how simulation models can be used to better balance the benefits of ecosystem services with the risks associate with their use. 8 th Cement Sustainability Initiative Forum: Conserving Natures Foundations Biodiversity and Ecosystems, Cartagena, Colombia, September 15-17. Saul, S. and A. Heemsoth. 2014. Evaluating education seminars and fishing habits in Tonga: a pilot study. Presentation made to the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga, Nuku alofa, Tonga, June 24. Saul, S and S. Purkis. 2014. Using spatial models to evaluate management scenarios and the Living Oceans Foundation mapping project. United Nations Scientific Workshop on Coral Reef Resilience in Planning and Decision-support Frameworks, Phuket, Thailand, April 29-May 1. Saul, S and S. Purkis. 2014. Remotely sensed resilience indicators or proxies: habitat/rugosity, SST anomalies, human proximity and impact. United Nations Scientific Workshop on Coral Reef Resilience in Planning and Decision-support Frameworks, Phuket, Thailand, April 29-May 1.
Saul, S and D. Die. 2012. Modeling fishing decisions with spatially explicit agentbased models. The International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade Biennial Conference, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 24-28. Saul, S. 2011. An individual-based model to evaluate the effect of fisher behavior on reef fish catch per unit effort. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington. September 1-8. Saul, S. 2010. Modeling the spatial distribution and ontogenetic migration of commercially important reef fish on the west Florida shelf using an individual-based model. Guest Speaker at National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Panama City, Florida. December 8. Saul, S. 2010. Individual-based model to evaluate the effect of fisher behavior on estimating a standardized catch per unit effort index of abundance. Guest Speaker at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. December 14. Saul, S. 2010. Modeling the Spatial Distribution of Commercially Important Reef Fish on the West Florida Shelf. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. September 9-16. Saul, S. 2010. An individual-based homing model of ontogenetic migration in a coral reef fish using a biased random walk. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. September 9-16. Saul, S. 2010. Modeling the Spatial Distribution of Commercially Important Reef Fish on the West Florida Shelf. Joint NOAA National Stock Assessment Workshop/National Habitat Assessment Workshop. St. Petersburg, FL. May 17-20 (Poster Presentation). Saul, S. 2010. An individual-based homing model of ontogenetic migration in a coral reef fish using a biased random walk. Annual NMFS/Seagrant Fellows Workshop. NOAA Fisheries. Seattle, WA. April 14-16. Saul, S. 2009. Modeling Spatial Autocorrelation of Commercially Important Reef Fish on the West Florida Shelf. Annual NMFS/Seagrant Fellows Workshop. NOAA Fisheries. Woods Hole, MA. April 13-15. Saul, S. 2008. What catch locations tell you about fish densities: Estimating spatial distribution and abundance from catch per unit of effort. Guest Speaker at National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. August 13. Saul, S. and D. Die. 2006. Using an agent-based, object-oriented model to test the performance of catch per unit of effort as an estimator of fish abundance in smallscale, multispecies fisheries. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Annual Meeting 59, Belize City, Belize. November 6 10. Saul, S. and G. W. Ingram. 2005. A categorical approach to modeling catch at age for various sectors of the gray triggerfish (Balistes apriscus) fishery in the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Annual Meeting 58, San Andres, Colombia. November 7 11.