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James Gelsleichter

University of North Florida

Biology Department

1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville, FL  32224  

jim.gelsleichter@unf.edu

Project List:

Deepsea to Coast Connectivity in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (DEEP-C)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Research Scientist

Assessing Impacts of Oil Exposure to Deep Sea Ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico Using Sharks and Scavengers As Integrative Models

Year One Block Grant - Florida Institute of OceanographyRole: Co-Principal Investigator

Assessment of Deepwater Fish Assemblages Associated with Desoto Canyons and Continental Slope Waters in the Eastern GOM

Year One Block Grant - Florida Institute of OceanographyRole: Co-Principal Investigator

Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Epipelagic and Large Coastal Sharks and Teleosts of the Gulf of Mexico

Year One Block Grant - Florida Institute of OceanographyRole: Co-Principal Investigator

Monitoring of the Coastal Pelagic Fish Complex for Assessing DWH-Related Trophic Changes and Contaminant Exposure

Year One Block Grant - Florida Institute of OceanographyRole: Co-Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations:

Conference Presentations - 22

2015

Gelsleichter, J. A., Grubbs, R. D., Heithaus, M., Drymon, J. M., Kerstetter, D., & Hueter, R. E. (2015). Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Gulf Fish Populations: What Have We Learned? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Leary, A., Gelsleichter, J., & Grubbs, R. D. (2015). Monitoring status and trends of long-lived marine vertebrates as a measurable indicator of restoration and long-term health of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Whalen, J. C., Gelsleichter, J., & Grubbs, R. D. (2015). Using DNA adducts to examine polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in shark and bony fish populations impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.

2014

Leary A., Gelsleichter, J., & Grubbs, R. D. (2014). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biomarkers in Gulf of Mexico sharks and fishes in the years following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14: Poster.
Leary, A., Gelsleichter, J., & Grubbs, R. D. (2014). PAH Biomarkers in deepwater sharks after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Leary, A., Gelsleichter, J., & Grubbs, R. D. (2014). Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Biomarkers in Gulf of Mexico Sharks and Fishes in the Years Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (Pollution and Toxicology). In Southern Division Meeting-American Fisheries Society. Charleston, SC - 01/22/14-01/26/14: Poster.
Leary, A., Gelsleichter, J., & Grubbs, R. D. (2014). The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Impacts on Deep Sea Gulf Fishes. In Annual Meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society (AES) – 30th. Chatanooga, TN : 7/30/14-8/3/14: Poster.
Leary, A., Gelsleichter, J., & Grubbs, R. D. (2014). Biomarkers in Centrophorus and Squalus Species in the years following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Annual Meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society (AES) – 30th. Chatanooga, TN : 7/30/14-8/3/14.
Leary, A., Gelsleichter, J., & Grubbs, R. D. (2014). The Deepwater Horizon oil spill effects on deep sea teleost and sharks evaluated using oil-related biomarkers. In 2014 Deep-C Student Research Symposium. Tallahassee, FL : 09/18/14-09/19/14.

2013

Gelsleichter, J., Leary, A., Grubbs, R. D., & Heithaus, M. (2013). Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on deepwater fish populations from the northeast Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Gelsleichter, J., Leary, A. E., Heithaus, M., & Grubbs, R. D. (2013). Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Deepwater Fish Populations from the Northeast Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Grubbs, R. D., Coleman, F., Koenig, C., Gelsleichter, J., Cotton, C., & Heithaus, M. (2013). Community Structure of Deep Demersal Fishes from Desoto Canyon and Adjacent Habitats of the Eastern Gulf Of Mexico After Deepwater Horizon. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Grubbs, R. D., Coleman, F., Koenig, C., Gelsleichter, J., Heithaus, M., & Cotton, C. (2013). Community Structure of Deep Demersal Fishes from Desoto Canyon and Adjacent Habitats of the Eastern Gulf Of Mexico After Deepwater Horizon. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Grubbs, R. D., & Gelsleichter, J. (2013). Deep-C sharks and other fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. In University of North Florida. Jacksonville, FL, June 14, 2013.
Leary, A., Gelsleichter, J., & Grubbs, R. D. (2013). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biomarkers suggest continued exposure in sharks after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In SETAC. Nashville, TN, November 17, 2013: Poster.
Long, C., Leary, A., Hueter, R. E., Kerstetter, D., & Gelsleichter, J. (2013). Effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on epipelagic fish populations in the northeast Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013: Poster.

2012

Gelsleichter, J., Leary, A., Drakos, H., Davis, M., Gonzalez de Acevedo, M., McCallister, M., et al. (2012). Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Deepwater Fish Populations from the Northeast Gulf of Mexico. In American Fisheries Society Meeting. BIloxi, MS, January 26-29, 2012.
Gelsleichter, J., Leary, A. E., Drakos, H., Davis, M., Gonzalez de Acevedo, M., McCallister, M., et al. (2012). Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Deepwater Shark Populations from the Northeast Gulf of Mexico. In American Elasmobranch Society Annual Meeting. Vancouver, BC, August 8-13, 2012.
Grubbs, R. D., Gelsleichter, J., Heithaus, M., Gastrich, K., & Cotton, C. (2012). Demersal fish assemblages associated with Desoto Canyon and the continental slope of the eastern Gulf of Mexico relative to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012. Salt Lake City, UT: 02/19/12-02/24/12.
Grubbs, R. D., Gelsleichter, J., Heithaus, M., Gastrich, K., & Cotton, C. (2012). Demersal elasmobranch assemblages associated with DeSoto Canyon and the continental slope of the eastern Gulf of Mexico relative to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In American Elasmobranch Society Annual Meeting. Vancouver, BC, August 8-13, 2012.
Grubbs, R. D., Gelsleichter, J., Heithaus, M. R., Gastrich, K., & Cotton, C. (2012). Assemblages of large demersal fishes associated with DeSoto Canyon and the continental slope waters in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico with reference to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012. Salt Lake City, UT: 02/19/12-02/24/12.
Piercy, A., Gelsleichter, J., McCallister, M., Kerstetter, D., & Hueter, R. (2012). Assessment of Exposure to Cytochrome P4501a1-inducing Pollutants in Pelagic Fishes from the Western North Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico through Analysis of Liver EROD Activity. In American Fisheries Society Meeting. BIloxi, MS, January 26-29, 2012.