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Yan Jiao
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Academic Interests:
Population dynamics and stock assessment; Risk analysis; Fisheries management (decision analysis, adaptive management); Fishery ecology; Statistical computing
Courses Taught:
Fish Population Dynamics and Modeling (FiW 5514)
Marine Ecology (FiW 4624)
Catch Rate Standardization in Fisheries (FiW 5984)
Current Research Projects
2008-2010:
Model complexity and stock assessment quality: an investigation of the performance of models of different complexities and implications for model selection in fisheries. MARFIN, NOAA. (PI)
2008-2009
Improving stock assessment of weakfish (Cynoscion regalis). Virginia Marine Resources Commission. (PI)
2007-2008
Stock assessment of San Miguel Island red abalone (Haliotis rufescens). Concur. (PI)
2006-2009
Decision analysis and adaptive management (DAAM) for Lake Erie Percid fisheries. Ontario Commercial Fisheries Association. (PI)
2006-2008
Incorporating protogyny into stock assessment models. NOAA. (CO-PI)
2006-2009
Evolutionary effects of selective fishing and implications for fisheries management and rebuilding. NMFS-Sea Grant Graduate Student Fellowship. (PI and Dr. Michael Prager is the NMFS collaborator) (in support of my PhD student Robert Leaf)
2005-2008
Life history and stock assessment of hammerhead complex along Atlantic coast. NMFS-RTR (Dr. Enric Cortes and Dr. Jim Berkson are the NMFS collaborators)
2006-2007
Movement, habitat use, nesting, and feeding of northern snakehead (Channa argus) in the Potomac River catchment. USGS (CO-PI)
Selected Publications:
Jiao, Y., K. Reid, T. Nudds. 2006. Variation in the catchability of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in the fisheries of Lake Erie using a Bayesian error-in-variable approach. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 63:1695-1704
Jiao, Y., Chen, Y., and Wroblewski, J. 2005. An application of the composite risk assessment method in assessing fisheries status. Fisheries Research . 72:173-183.
Jiao, Y., Chen., Y. 2004. An application of generalized linear model in production model and sequential population analysis. Fisheries Research . 70: 367-376
Jiao, Y., Chen, Y., Schneider, D., and Wroblewski, J. 2004. A simulation study of impacts of error structure on modeling stock-recruitment data using generalized linear models. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science . 61: 122-133.
Jiao, Y., Schneider, D., Chen, Y., and Wroblewski, J. 2004. An analysis of error structure in modeling the stock-recruitment data of gadoid stocks using generalized linear models. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science . 61: 134-146
Chen, Y., Jiao, Y., and Chen, L. 2003. Developing robust frequentist and Bayesian fish stock assessment methods. Fish and Fisheries 4:105-120.
Jiao, Y., Chen, D., Liu, Q., Zhong, C., Zeng, X., and Ren, Y. 2001. Biological Characteristics of some small species in Engraulidae and Clupeidae. Journal of Fisheries of China. 25(4):323-329
Chen, D., Jiao, Y., Liu, Q., Zeng, X., and Ren, Y. 2000. Fish species diversity in the Yellow River estuary. Acta Oceanologica Sinica. 19(4):125-135.
Chen, D., and Jiao, Y. 1999. Tighten the management of fisheries in Yellow and Bohai Sea is the requirement of persistent fisheries. Fishery Policy , 2:11-12
Jiao, Y., Xing, Z., Yang, X., and Lian, J. 2000. Comparative analysis of the skulls of Bastard halibut ( Paralichthys olivaceus ) and Pacific halibut ( Hippoglossus stenolepis ). J. of Ocean University of Qingdao . 30(2): 265-269
Recent oral conference presentaions:
Jiao, Y, Neves, R. and Jones, J. 2007. Estimation of population growth rate of endangered freshwater mussels using Bayesian model averaging. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting. San Francisco, California
Jiao, Y. 2007. Estimating uncertainty in the fisheries harvest control rules using frequentist and Bayesian approaches. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting. San Francisco, California
Jiao, Y. 2007. Bayesian model averaging in recruitment modeling. American Institute of Fisheries Research Biologist. Seattle, WA.
Jiao, Y., Reid, K. and Nudds, T. 2005. Developing a framework of searching for robust management references for fisheries management. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Anchorage, AK.
Jiao, Y., Reid, K. and Nudds, T. 2005. Spatial and temporal variation in catchability of yellow perch in Lake Erie. International Association for Great Lakes Research. Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Jiao, Y., Reid, K. and Nudds, T. 2005. Do walleye affect yellow perch population dynamics in Lake Erie. International Association for Great Lakes Research. Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Jiao, Y., Reid, K. and Nudds, T.2005. Searching for certainty. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research. Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Jiao, Y., Reid, K. and Nudds, T. 2005. A graphical method for improving communication of complex analytical techniques and results among fisheries scientists, stakeholders and management agencies. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research. Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Jiao, Y. 2004. Facing uncertainty ever present in fisheries: how to do? DIALOG VI. Dauphin Island, AL.
Nudds, T., Jiao, Y., and Reid, K. 2004. Research and development of Decision Analysis (DA) and Adaptive Management (AM) to Lake Erie Percid Fisheries. International Association for Great Lakes Research. University of Waterloo, Ontario. Canada
Jiao, Y., Chen, Y. and Wroblewski, J. 2004. An application of generalized linear model in production model and sequential population analysis. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research. St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
Jiao, Y., Chen, Y. and Wroblewski, J. 2003. Evaluating the northern cod (Gadus morhua) fishery status using a composite risk assessment method. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Quebec city, Canada.
Jiao, Y., Chen, Y. and Wroblewski, J. 2002. Impacts of stock mixing on the estimation of fish growth. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, MD
Jiao, Y., Chen, Y. and Wroblewski, J. 2002. Uncertainty associated with biological reference point for the Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) Fisheries in Division 2J3KL. Oceans Management Research Network. Ottawa, Canada.
Previous and Current students (click there names to see details of their research):
Hayes, Chris (2005-2007): Investigating single and multiple species fisheries management: stock status evaluation of hammerhead (Sphyrna spp.) sharks in the western North Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico using production models
Leaf, Robert (2005-): Evolutionary effects of selective fishing and implications for fisheries management and rebuilding (PhD candidate, NMFS-SeaGrant PhD fellowship on population dynamics)
Yu, Hao (2006-): Population dynamics of Lake Erie yellow perch with specific focus on spatial and temporal dynamics (PhD candidate)
Hua, Dan (2007-): Population dynamics of endangered freshwater mussel in Clinch River, Virginia, with specific focus on efficiency of propagation-release and relocation approaches (part time PhD student)
Andreas Winters (2007-): (Postdoc) Spatial data analysis and incorporating spatial uncertainty into fisheries stock assessment
For more information about current projects, course information and others, please visit Dr. Jiao’s Lab website
Last updated March, 2008