Mike Denson
Associate Marine Scientist
Marine Resources Research Institute
PO Box 12559
217 Fort Johnson Rd.
Charleston, SC 29422-2559
(843) 953-9834
densonm@dnr.sc.gov
Ph.D., 2006, Clemson University
M.S., 1992, Clemson University
Research emphasis: Fisheries management, aquaculture, stock enhancement
Current and planned research projects:
- evaluation of habitat utilization, recruitment bottlenecks and movement of coastal striped bass population(s) using cultured animals and genetic-based identification tools
- evaluation of life history, fishery impacts, and population structure using genetic based management tools for U.S. cobia population(s)
- spatial and temporal patterns of genetic structure in Atlantic adult red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus)
- life history and behavior of recreationally and commercially important estuarine fishes
Selected Publications:
- Fountain, J., T. Darden, W.E. Jenkins, and M.R. Denson. In Press. Three Multiplexed Microsatellite Panels for Striped Bass. 2009. Southeastern Naturalist.
- Denson, M.R. and T.I.J. Smith. 2008. Marking larval red drum with oxytetracycline. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 28(6) 1779-1789.
- Denson, M.R., W.E. Jenkins, D.L. Berlinsky and T.I.J. Smith. 2007. A comparison of human chorionic gonadotropin and luteinizing hormone releasing hormone analogue for ovulation induction in black sea bass Centropristis striata. Aquaculture Research 38:918-925.
- Jenkins, W.E., M.R. Denson, C.B. Bridgham, M.R. Collins, and T.I.J. Smith. 2004. Year-class component, growth, and movement of juvenile red drum stocked seasonally in a South Carolina estuary. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 24:636-647.
- Denson, M.R., K.R. Stuart, T.I.J. Smith, C.R. Weirich, and A. Segars. 2003. Effects of salinity on growth, survival, and selected hematological parameters of juvenile cobia Rachycentron canadum. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 34(4):496-504.