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Travis Richards

Texas A&M University at Galveston

Marine Biology Department

P.O. Box 1675
Galveston, TX  77553  

travis.richards3@gmail.com

Project List:

Deep-Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico (DEEPEND)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level, GoMRI Scholar

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: Graduate Student - Master's Level

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 4

2020

Cook, A. B., Bernard, A. M., Boswell, K. M., Bracken-Grissom, H., D'Elia, M., deRada, S., et al. (2020). A Multidisciplinary Approach to Investigate Deep-Pelagic Ecosystem Dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico following Deepwater Horizon. Front. Mar. Sci., 7.
Richards, T. M., Sutton, T. T., & Wells, R. J. D. (2020). Trophic Structure and Sources of Variation Influencing the Stable Isotope Signatures of Meso- and Bathypelagic Micronekton Fishes. Front. Mar. Sci., 7.

2018

Milligan, R. J., Bernard, A. M., Boswell, K. M., Bracken-Grissom, H. D., D'Elia, M. A., deRada, S., et al. (2018). The Application of Novel Research Technologies by the Deep Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico (DEEPEND) Consortium. mar technol soc j, 52(6), 81–86.
Richards, T. M., Gipson, E. E., Cook, A., Sutton, T. T., & Wells, R. J. D. (2018). Trophic ecology of meso- and bathypelagic predatory fishes in the Gulf of Mexico. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 76(3), 662–672.

Conference Presentations - 12

2020

Richards, T., Sutton, T. T., & Wells, R. J. D. (2020). Factors Influencing the Trophic Structure of Deep-pelagic Micronekton Assemblages in the Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20: Poster.

2019

Richards, T., Sutton, T. T., & Wells, R. J. D. (2019). Food web structure of deep-pelagic micronekton assemblages in the Gulf of Mexico. In 72nd Annual conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI 72). Punta Cana, Dominican Republic : 11/04/19-11/08/19.
Richards, T. M., Sutton, T. T., & Wells, R. J. D. (2019). Food Web Structure of Deep-Pelagic MicronektonAssemblages in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.

2018

Judkins, H., Vecchione, M., Sosnowski, A., Timm, L., Richards, T., Romero, I., et al. (2018). DEEPEND: What have we learned since 2011 about cephalopods of the northern Gulf of Mexico? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Judkins, H., Vecchione, M., Timm, L., Romero, I., Richards, T., Cook, A., et al. (2018). Lessons learned since 2011 about cephalopods in the Gulf of Mexico. In 15th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Monterey, CA : 09/09/18-09/14/18: Poster.
Richards, T., Sutton, T., & Wells, R. J. D. (2018). Trophic structure of deep-pelagic micronekton as revealed through bulk and compound-specific stable isotope analysis. In 15th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Monterey, CA : 09/09/18-09/14/18.
Richards, T. M., Gipson, E. E., Cook, A., Sutton, T. T., & Wells, R. J. D. (2018). Trophic Ecology of Meso- and Bathypelagic Predators in the Gulf of Mexico. In Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society 42nd Annual Meeting. College Station, TX : 01/25/18-01/27/18: Poster.

2017

Richards, T., Sutton, T., & Wells, D. (2017). Trophic Dynamics of Meso- and Bathypelagic Micronekton in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17.
Richards, T., Sutton, T., & Wells, D. (2017). Trophic Structure of Mesopelagic and Bathypelagic Micronekton in Relation to Mesoscale Oceanographic Features in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Richards, T. M., Sutton, T., & Wells, D. (2017). Distribution and Abundance of Model Meso- and Bathypelagic Micronekton in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Austin, TX : 07/12/17-07/16/17.

2016

Richards, T., Sutton, T., & Wells, R. J. D. (2016). A Trophic Analysis of Deep-Pelagic Assemblages in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. New Orleans, LA : 07/06/16-07/10/16: Poster.
Richards, T. M., Sutton, T. T., & Wells, R. J. D. (2016). A preliminary trophic analysis of deep-pelagic assemblages in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.