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Smukall, M.J. & Carlson, J. & Kessel, S.T. & Guttridge, T.L. & Dhellemmes, F. & Seitz, A.C. & Gruber, S. (2022)
Thirty-five years of tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier relative abundance near Bimini, The Bahamas, and the Southeastern United States with a comparison across jurisdictional bounds. Journal of Fish Biology, 101(1), 13–25
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Edwards, J.E. & Hedges, K.J. & Kessel, S.T. & Hussey, N.E. (2022)
Multi-year acoustic tracking reveals transient movements, recurring hotspots, and apparent seasonality in the coastal-offshore presence of Greenland sharks (Somniosus microcephalus). Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, Article 902854
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Gallagher, A.J. & Shipley, O.N. & Bergmann, M.P.M.V. & Brownscombe, J.W. & Dahlgren, C.P. & Frisk, M.G. & Griffin, L.P. & Hammerschlag, N. & Kattan, S. & Papastamatiou, Y.P. & Shea, B.D. & Kessel, S.T. & Duarte, C.M. (2021)
Spatial Connectivity and Drivers of Shark Habitat Use Within a Large Marine Protected Area in the Caribbean, The Bahamas Shark Sanctuary. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, Article 608848
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Clementi, G.M. & Babcock, E.A. & Valentin-Albanese, J. & Bond, M.E. & Flowers, K.I. & Heithaus, M.R. & Whitman, E.R. & Bergmann, M.P.M.V. & Guttridge, T.L. & O'Shea, O.R. & Shipley, O.N. & Brooks, E.J. & Kessel, S.T. & Chapman, D.D. (2021)
Anthropogenic pressures on reef-associated sharks in jurisdictions with and without directed shark fishing. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 661, 175–186
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Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks. Nature, 583, 801–806
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Smukall, M.J. & Kessel, S.T. & Franks, B.R. & Feldheim, K.A. & Guttridge, T.L. & Gruber, S.H. (2019)
No apparent negative tagging effects after 13 years at liberty for lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris implanted with acoustic transmitter. Journal of Fish Biology, 94(1), 173–177
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Hansell, A.C. & Kessel, S.T. & Brewster, L.R. & Cadrin, S.X. & Gruber, S.H. & Skomal, G.B. & Guttridge, T.L. (2018)
Local indicators of abundance and demographics for the coastal shark assemblage of Bimini, Bahamas. Fisheries Research, 197, 34–44
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Guttridge, T.L. & Bergmann, M.P.M.V. & Bolte, C. & Howey-Jordan, L. & Kessel, S.T. & Finger, J.S. & Brooks, J.L. & Winram, W. & Bond, M.E. & Jordan, L.K. & Cashman, R. & Tolentino, E. & Grubbs, R. & Gruber, S.H. (2017)
Philopatry and regional connectivity of the great hammerhead shark, Sphyrna mokarran in the U.S. and the Bahamas. Frontiers in Marine Science, 4, Article 3
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Hammerschlag, N. & Meyer, C.G. & Grace, M.S. & Kessel, S.T. & Sutton, T.T. & Harvey, E.S. & Paris-Limouzy, C.B. & Kerstetter, D.W. & Cooke, S.J. (2017)
Shining a light on fish at night: an overview of fish and fisheries in the dark of night, and in deep and polar seas. Bulletin of Marine Science, 93(2), 253–284
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Walter, R.P. & Roy, D. & Hussey, N.E. & Stelbrink, B. & Kovacs, K.M. & Lydersen, C. & Mcmeans, B.C. & Svavarsson, J. & Kessel, S.T. & Porsmoguer, S.B. & Wildes, S. & Tribuzio, C.A. & Campana, S.E. & Petersen, S.D. & Grubbs, R.D. & Heath, D.D. & Hedges, K.J. & Fisk, A.T. (2017)
Origins of the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus): Impacts of ice-olation and introgression. Ecology and Evolution, 7(19), 8113–8125
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Kessel, S.T. & Fraser, J. & Van Bonn, W.G. & Brooks, J.L. & Guttridge, T.L. & Hussey, N.E. & Gruber, S.H. (2017)
Transcoelomic expulsion of an ingested foreign object by a carcharhinid shark. Marine and Freshwater Research, 68(11), 2173–2177
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Kessel, S.T. & Elamin, N.A. & Yurkowski, D.J. & Chekchak, T. & Walter, R.P. & Klaus, R. & Hill, G. & Hussey, N.E. (2017)
Conservation of reef manta rays (Manta alfredi) in a UNESCO World Heritage Site: Large-scale island development or sustainable tourism? PLoS ONE, 12(10), Article e0185419
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Kessel, S.T. & Hansell, A.C. & Gruber, S.H. & Guttridge, T.L. & Hussey, N.E. & Perkins, R.G. (2016)
Three decades of longlining in Bimini, Bahamas, reveals long-term trends in lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris (Carcharhinidae) catch per unit effort. Journal of Fish Biology, 88(6), 2144–2156
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Hussey, N.E. & Cosandey-Godin, A. & Walter, R.P. & Hedges, K.J. & Vangerwen-Toyne, M. & Barkley, A.N. & Kessel, S.T. & Fisk, A.T. (2015)
Juvenile Greenland sharks Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) in the Canadian Arctic. Polar Biology, 38(4), 493–504
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Kessel, S.T. (2015)
Tonic immobility as an anaesthetic for elasmobranchs during surgical implantation procedures. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 72(9), 1287–1291
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Gledhill, K.S. & Kessel, S.T. & Guttridge, T.L. & Hansell, A.C. & Bester-Van der Merwe, A.E. & Feldheim, K.A. & Gruber, S.H. & Chapman, D.D. (2015)
Genetic structure, population demography and seasonal occurrence of blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus in Bimini, the Bahamas. Journal of Fish Biology, 87(6), 1371–1388
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Walter, R.P. & Kessel, S.T. & Alhasan, N. & Fisk, A.T. & Heath, D.D. & Chekchak, T. & Klaus, R. & Younis, M. & Hill, G. & Jones, B. & Braun, C.D. & Berumen, M.L. & Dibattista, J.D. & Priest, M.A. & Hussey, N.E. (2014)
First record of living Manta alfredi × Manta birostris hybrid. Marine Biodiversity, 44(1), 1–2
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Feldheim, K.A. & Gruber, S.H. & Dibattista, J.D. & Babcock, E.A. & Kessel, S.T. & Hendry, A.P. & Pikitch, E.K. & Ashley, M.V. & Chapman, D.D. (2014)
Two decades of genetic profiling yields first evidence of natal philopatry and long-term fidelity to parturition sites in sharks. Molecular Ecology, 23(1), 110–117
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Davis, B. & Zwaag, D.V. & Cosandey-Godin, A. & Hussey, N.E. & Kessel, S.T. & Worm, B. (2014)
The conservation of the Greenland Shark (Somniosus microcephalus): setting scientific, law, and policy coordinates for avoiding a species at risk [Abstract]. In Programm and Abstracts of Shark International, Durban 2014: 46

Guttridge, T.L. & Kessel, S.T. & Chapman, D.D. & Howey-Jordan, L.A. & Bond, M.E. & Finger, J.S. & Bullock, R. & Brooks, J. & Cashman, R. & Flanagan, D. & Gruber, S.H. (2014)
Movement patterns and habitat use of the Great Hammerhead shark, Sphynra mokarran, in Bimini, Bahamas and Florida, USA [Abstract]. In Programm and Abstracts of Shark International, Durban 2014: 82

Kessel, S.T. & Chapman, D.D. & Franks, B.R. & Gedamke, T. & Gruber, S.H. & Newman, J.M. & White, E.R. & Perkins, R.G. (2014)
Predictable temperature-regulated residency, movement and migration in a large, highly mobile marine predator (Negaprion brevirostris). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 514, 175–190
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Davis, B. & Hussey, N. & Campana, S.E. & Fisk, A. & Joyce, W. & Kessel, S.T. & MacDonnell, A. & Whoriskey, F. (2014)
The use of an ecosystem-top-predator monitoring system to acoustically track sharks of the Northwest Atlantic and Eastern Arctic Ocean. Poster Abstract. In Programm and Poster Abstracts of Shark International, Durban 2014: 15

Davis, B. & Vanderzwaag, D.L. & Cosandey-Godin, A. & Hussey, N.E. & Kessel, S.T. & Worm, B. (2013)
The Conservation of the Greenland Shark (Somniosus microcephalus): Setting Scientific, Law, and Policy Coordinates for Avoiding a Species at Risk. Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy, 16(4), 300–330
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Chapman, D.D. & Frisk, M.J. & Abercrombie, D.L. & Safina, C. & Gruber, S.H. & Babcock, E.A. & Feldheim, K.A. & Pikitch, E.K. & Ward-Paige, C.A. & Davis, B. & Kessel, S.T. & Heithaus, M.R. & Worm, B. (2013)
Give Shark Sanctuaries a Chance. Science, 339, 757

Worm, B. & Davis, B. & Kettemer, L. & Ward-Paige, C.A. & Chapman, D. & Heithaus, M.R. & Kessel, S.T. & Gruber, S.H. (2013)
Global catches, exploitation rates, and rebuilding options for sharks. Marine Policy, 40, 194–204
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Kessel, S.T. & Gruber, S.H. & Gledhill, K.S. & Bond, M.E. & Perkins, R.G. (2013)
Aerial Survey as a Tool to Estimate Abundance and Describe Distribution of a Carcharhinid Species, the Lemon Shark, Negaprion brevirostris. Journal of Marine Biology, 2013, Article 597383
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Hussey, N.E. & Stroh, N. & Klaus, R. & Chekchak, T. & Kessel, S.T. (2013)
SCUBA diver observations and placard tags to monitor grey reef sharks, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, at Sha'ab Rumi, The Sudan: assessment and future directions. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 93(2), 299–308
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Kessel, S.T. & Gruber, S.H. & Franks, B. & Gedamke, T. & Chapman, D.D. (2012)
"Acoustic fishing" - filling the gaps in acoustic coverage [Abstract]. World Congress of Herpetology, Vancouver, Canada, August 8 – 14, 2012, Book of Abstracts, 367–368

Guttridge, T.L. & Gruber, S.H. & Franks, B.R. & Kessel, S.T. & Gledhill, K.S. & Uphill, J. & Krause, J. & Sims, D.W. (2012)
Deep danger: intra-specific predation risk influences habitat use and aggregation formation of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 445, 279–291
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Spaet, J.L.Y. & Kessel, S.T. & Gruber, S.H. (2010)
Learned hook avoidance of lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) based on electroreception and shock treatment. Marine Biology Research, 6, 399–407
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Kessel, S.T. (2010)
An investigation into the behaviour and population dynamics of the lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris). PhD thesis. Cardiff University, UK

Kessel, S.T. & Gruber, S.H. & Gedamke, T. & Perkins, R.G. (2009)
Seasonal residency and migration of mature lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) off the southeast Florida Coast [Abstract]. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology – Part A, Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 153(2, Supplement 1), S66
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Chapman, D.D. & Babcock, E.A. & Gruber, S.H. & Dibattista, J.D. & Franks, B. & Kessel, S.T. & Guttridge, T.L. & Pikitch, E.K. & Feldheim, K.A. (2009)
Long-term natal site-fidelity by immature lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) at a subtropical island. Molecular Ecology, 18(16), 3500–3507
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Jennings, D.E. & Gruber, S.H. & Franks, B.R. & Kessel, S.T. & Robertson, A.L. (2008)
Effects of large-scale anthropogenic development on juvenile lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) populations of Bimini, Bahamas. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 83(4), 369–377
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Kessel, S.T. & Gruber, S.H. & Perkins, R. & Grubbs, R.D. (2007)
Exploratory Longlines on the Slope of the Great Bahama Bank off Bimini [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 23th Annual Meeting, 12–17 July 2007, St. Louis, MO.

Kessel, S.T. & Gruber, S.H. & Franks, B.R. & Johnson, G.T. & Konigson, S. (2005)
Community structure of the resident and nomadic shark populations, Bimini, Bahamas [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 21th Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida

Kessel, S.T. (2004)
Spatial Variations in Nursery Bound Juvenile Lemon Shark (Negaprion brevoristris) Prey Items, Bimini, Bahamas. BSc. Thesis. Cardiff University, UK.