Bio

Paul grew up in Pennsylvania. He has held professional positions in several states, including Alaska, Idaho, Maine, Florida and North Carolina. He has worked for NC State for 25 years.

He is co-lead on tagging projects, investigating Spanish mackerel mortality, and red snapper discard mortality.

Publications

• Stakeholder insights corroborate habitat and reef fish abundance on the southeastern US Atlantic continental shelf , Regional Studies in Marine Science (2026)
• Discard mortality rates of Red Snapper after barotrauma and hook trauma: Insights from using acoustic telemetry in the U.S. South Atlantic , North American Journal of Fisheries Management (2025)
• Evidence for declining numbers of large Dolphinfish in the western North Atlantic , North American Journal of Fisheries Management (2025)
• Overwinter survival of an estuarine resident fish (Fundulus heteroclitus) in North Carolina salt marsh creeks , Journal of Fish Biology (2025)
• Recreational angler perceptions of the proper anatomical region to vent barotraumatized reef fish in the U.S. South Atlantic , North American Journal of Fisheries Management (2025)
• Temporal changes in lengths of Dolphinfish revealed by sampling at sportfishing tournaments in the southeastern United States , North American Journal of Fisheries Management (2024)
• Effectiveness of Venting and Recompression for Increasing Postrelease Survival of Barotraumatized Black Sea Bass across a Range of Depths , North American Journal of Fisheries Management (2023)
• Relating absolute abundance of an estuarine fish to habitat area in an urbanizing environment , Marine Ecology Progress Series (2023)
• Depredation of Demersal Reef Fishes Released with Descender Devices Is Uncommon off North Carolina, USA , North American Journal of Fisheries Management (2022)
• Evaluation of six methods for external attachment of electronic tags to fish: assessment of tag retention, growth and fish welfare , Journal of Fish Biology (2022)