Churchill Grimes

Research Interests:

Education:

• B.S. and M.S. Biology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, 1967, 1971
• Ph.D., Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1976

Additional Information:

Past Experience:

Selected Publications (of 134):

Grimes, C.B.  2001.  Fishery production and the Mississippi River discharge.  Fisheries 26:17-26.

Sponangle, S., R.K. Cowan,  A. Shanks, S.G. Morgan, J.M. Leis, J. Pineda , G. Boehlert, M.J. Kingsford, K. Lindeman, C.B. Grimes, and J.L. Munro.  2002.  Predicting self‑recruitment in marine populations: biophysical correlates and mechanisms.  Bull. Mar. Sci. 70(1) supl.:341‑375.

Allman, R.J. and C.B. Grimes.  2002.  Temporal and spatial dynamics of spawning, settlement, and growth of gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus) from the West Florida shelf as determined from otolith microstructures. Fishery Bulletin 100(3):391-403.

DeVries, D.A., C.B. Grimes, and M.H. Prager.  2002.  Using otolith shape analysis to distinguish eastern Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean stocks of king mackerel.  Fish. Res. 57:51-62.

Levin, P.S. and C.B. Grimes. 2002.  Reef fish ecology and grouper conservation and management. In: P. F. Sale (ed.), Coral reef fishes: dynamics and diversity in a complex ecosystem, p. 377-389. Academic Press.

Grimes, C.B. and S. Ralston, 2003. Marine reserves: the best option for the oceans?  Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 1:496-497.

Yoklavich, M.M., C.B. Grimes, and W.W. Wakefield.  2003. Using laser line scan imaging technology to assess deepwater seafloor habitats in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Marine Technology Society Journal 37(1):18‑26.

Wells, B K., C.B. Grimes, J.C. Field and C.S. Reiss. 2005. Covariation between the average length of mature coho and chinook salmon and the ocean environment. Fishery Oceanography 14(4): 1-13.

Fitzhugh, G.R., F.C. Coleman, C.C. Koenig, C.B. Grimes. 2005.  Spatial and temporal patterns in fertilization and settlement of young gag (Mycteropercamicrolepis) along the west Florida shelf.  Bull Mar Sci., 77(3): 377-396.

Barnett-Johnson, R., F. Ramos, C.B. Grimes and R.B. MacFarlane. 2005. Validation of strontium isotopes in otoliths by laser ablation multicollector ICPMS: opening avenues in fishery science applications. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 62:2425-2430.

Grimes, C.B., M. Yoklavich, W. Wakefield and H.G. Greene. 2005. Using lasers  to investigate deepwater habitats in Monterey bay National Marine Sanctuary. In: P.W. Barnes and J.P. Thomas (Ed.). Benthic habitats and effects of fishing. Amer. Fish. Soc. Symp. 41, Bethesda, MD (abstract only)

Wells, B.K., C.B. Grimes and J.B. Waldvogel. 2007. Quantifying the effects of wind, upwelling, curl, turbulence and sea surface temperature on growth and migration of California Chinook  salmon (Onchorynchustshawysha). Fish. Oceanog. 15(1): 67-79.

Sydeman, W.J., R.D. Brodeur, A.S. Bychkov, C.B. Grimes and S.M. McKinnell (Ed.s). 2006. Top  predator “hot spots” in the North Pacific. Deep Sea Res. II 53(3 and 4): 247-449.

Sydeman, W.J., R.D. Brodeur,  C.B. Grimes,  A.S. Bychkov  and S.M. McKinnell. 2006. Marine habitat “hotspots” and their use by migratory species and top predators in the North Pacific Ocean: introduction. Deep Sea Res. II 53(3 and 4): 247-249.

Amend, M., M. Yoklavich, Y. Rzhanov, C.B. Grimes and W.W. Wakefield. 2007. Mosaics of benthic habitats using laser line scan technology: it’s in the details. In: Greene, H.G. (ed.) Mapping the Seafloor for Habitat Characterization: Geological Association of Canada, Special Paper 47, p. 61-69.

Stickney, R., B. Costa-Pierce, D. Baltz, M. Drawbridge, M. Stephens, C. Grimes, S. Phillips and D. Swann. 2007. Toward Sustainable Open Ocean Aquaculture in the United States. Fisheries.

Adams, P.B., C.B. Grimes, J. Hightower, S. Lindley, M. Moser and M. Parsley. 2007. Population status of North American green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris). Env. Biol. Fishes 79:339-356.

Marasco, R., D. Goodman, C.B. Grimes, P. Lawson, A. Punt and T. Quinn. 2007.  Ecosystem-based fishery management; a pragmatic approach. Can. J. Fish. and Aquat. Sci. 64:928-929.

Johnson, R.C., C.B. Grimes, C. F. Royer and C.J. Donohoe. 2007.  Identifying the contribution of hatchery and wild Chinook salmon (Onchorynchustshawysha) in the California fishery using otolith microstructure as natural tags. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 63:1683-1692.

Grimes, C.B., R.D. Brodeur, L. Haldorson and S. McKinnell (Ed.s). 2007. The ecology of juvenile salmon in the northeast Pacific Ocean: regional comparisons. Amer. Fish. Soc. Symposium. Bethesda, MD, 300 p.

Grimes, C.B., R.D. Brodeur, L. Haldorson and S. McKinnell. 2007. An introduction to the ecology of juvenile salmon in the northeast Pacific Ocean: regional comparisons. Pp.1-4 In: The ecology of juvenile salmon in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Amer. Fish. Soc. Symposium. Bethesda, MD.

Barnett-Johnson, R., T.E. Pearson, F.C. Ramos, C.B. Grimes, and R.B. MacFarlane. 2007. Tracking natal origins of salmon using isotopes, otoliths, and GIS geology: from patterns to predictions. Limnol. and Oceanog 53: 1633-1642.

Wells, B.K., C.B. Grimes, J.G. Sneva, S. McPherson and J.B. Waldvogel. 2008. Relationships between oceanic conditions and growth of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus  tshawytscha) from California, Washing ton and Alaska, USA. Fish. Oceanog. 17(2):101-125.

Wells, B.K., J. Field, J. Thayer, C. Grimes, S. Bograd, W. Sydeman, F. Schwing, and R. Hewitt. 2008. Untangling the relationships between climate, prey, and top predators in an ocean ecosystem. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.364: 15–29.

Cowan, J., C.B. Grimes and R. Shaw. 2008. Life history, history, hysteresis and habitat changes in Louisiana’s coastal ecosystem . Bull. Mar. Sci. 83(1): 197–215.

Botsford, L.W., D.R. Brumbaugh, C.B. Grimes, J.B. Kellner, M.R. O’Farrell, S. Ralston, E. Soulanille and V. Wespestad. 2009. Connectivity, sustainability, and yield: bridging the gap between conventional fisheries management and marine protected areas. Rev. Fish Biol. and Fisheries 19: 69-95.

S. T. Lindley, C. B. Grimes, M. S. Mohr, W. Peterson, J. Stein, J. T. Anderson, C. A. Busack, L.W. Botsford, T. K. Collier, D. L. Bottom, J. C. Garza, A. M. Grover, D. G. Hankin, R. G. Kope, P. W. Lawson, A. Low, J. Ferguson, R. B. MacFarlane, M. Palmer-Zwahlen, F. B. Schwing, J. Smith, C. Tracy, R. Webb, B. K. Wells (in press) What caused the Sacramento River fall Chinook salmon stock collapse? NOAA, Tech. Memo., NMFS/SWFSC.

Honors and Awards:

• Sanctuary Currents Symposium, Outstanding Poster Award, 2002
• NOAA Bronze Medal 1996
• American Fisheries Society: Florida Chapter, Runner-up, Outstanding Presentation at Annual Meeting, February 1992 and 1993
• Southern Division, Outstanding Achievement Award, 1996
• Sigma XI
• NMFS Outstanding Publication Award, Fishery Bulletin, Honorable Mention 1984
• American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists: Associate 1975, Member 1980, Fellow 1990
• Marine Science Fellowship, University of North Carolina, 1972-1973