Publications & Media
PUBLICATIONS
Ridlon AD, Grosholz, E.D., Hancock, B. et al. Culturing for conservation: timely investments in reef aquaculture. Frontiers in Marine Science. April 2023. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1069494.
Ridlon AD, Wasson KW, Waters T, et al. Conservation Aquaculture as a Tool for Imperiled Marine Species: Evaluation of Opportunities and Risks for Olympia Oysters (Ostrea lurida). PLOS One. June 2021. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252810
Ridlon AD, Wasson, KW, Marks, A, et al. Conservation of marine foundation species: learning from native oyster restoration from California to British Columbia. Estuaries & Coasts. April 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-021-00920-7
Wasson K, Gossard DJ, Gardner L, Hain PR, Zabin CJ, Fork S, Ridlon AD, Bible JM, Deck AK, Hughes BB. A scientific framework for conservation aquaculture: A case study of oyster restoration in central California. Biological Conservation. Oct 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108745
Wilson MW, Ridlon AD, Gaines SD, Gaynor KM, Stier A, Halpern, BS. Ecological impacts of human-induced animal behavior change. Ecology Letters. July 2020. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13571
Cigliano JA, Ridlon AD, Chapter 12: Uniquely Marine: Snorkelers and divers as citizen scientists. pp. 237-257 In: Cigliano, JA, Ballard, H.L. (eds). Citizen Science for Coastal and Marine Conservation. Routledge: New York. 2017.
Madin, E.M.P., Dill, L.M., Ridlon, A.D., Heithaus, M.R., Warner, R.R. Human activities change marine ecosystems by altering predation risk, Global Change Biology, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13083
In prep
Ridlon AD, Gaines SD, Warner RR. Habituation to chronic scuba diving activity by a coral reef fish. In prep for submission to Conservation Biology, 2023.
Ridlon AD, Bradley D, Gaines SD, Warner RR. Diver fear effects: recreational SCUBA diving, snorkeling, and spear fishing alter the behavior of marine fish. In prep for submission to Biological Conservation, 2023.
RECENT PRESS
Bivalve boom? Researchers work to restore Elkhorn Slough’s Olympia oysters, Kate Hull for the Lookout Santa Cruz, November 29, 2022.
Study identifies Morro Bay Estuary as site to restore native oysters, reported by Beth Thorton for KCBX.org Cenral Coast Public Radio (NPR affiliate), October 11, 2021.
“Saving Native Oysters: Conservation aquaculture could bring more native oysters to plates and estuaries along the west coast“, Sonia Fernandez for The Current, UC Santa Barbara, June 30, 2021.
“Restoring the Olympia, Washington’s only Native Oyster” , Making Waves, Puget Sound Partnership, Dec 2021
PRESENTATIONS (selected)
Aquaculture Permitting for Aquariums and Conservation: Panel Discussion for Congressman Lowenthal and Staff. Panelist. Aquarium of the Pacific. May 2022.
Native Oyster Restoration From California To British Columbia: Lessons For The Conservation Of Marine Foundation Species. Ridlon, A.D., Marks, A., Zabin CJ, Zacherl, D* et al. National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. October 2021. *presenter
Conservation aquaculture of Olympia Oysters: a framework for evaluating the benefits and risks for marine species recovery. Ridlon, A.D., Wasson, K. Fleener, G * et al. National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. October 2021. *presenter
Conservation & Restorative Oyster Aquaculture. Invited speaker/panelist, Pew Coastal Habitat Learning Series. Pew Charitable Trusts. Webinar. June 2020.
Restoring Native Oysters on North America’s West Coast. Invited speaker, National Estuarine Research Reserve Collaborative Science for Estuaries Webinar Series. Webinar. Over 300 attendees. April 2020. < video above >
Diver Fear Effects: Spearfishing and Recreational Diving Alter the Behavior of Marine Fish. Invited speaker, The School of Natural Science Seminar Series at California State University, Monterey Bay, CA., April 2018.
Coastwide Olympia Oyster Network: the launching of an international collaborative. Restore America’s Estuaries. Long Beach, CA. December 2018.
Conducting Behavioral Experiments in Coral Reef Systems. Guest Lecturer. University of California, Berkeley, IB 158. September 2017.
Close Encounters: Partial Habituation of a Coral Reef Fish to Chronic Recreational SCUBA Diving. Invited speaker, Rosenberg Institute Seminar Series at Romberg Tiburon Center, CA., August 2017.
Invasive Ecology of the San Francisco Bay. Invited Speaker, Marine Science Institute Staff Training Event, Redwood City, CA. September 2017.
Changes in fish wariness across a gradient of intensity in SCUBA diving activities. 13th International Coral Reef Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 2016.
The Fear Factor: Measuring changes in the behavior of the Stoplight Parrotfish across a gradient in chronic SCUBA diving intensity. Invited speaker, Central Caribbean Marine Institute Reef Lecture Series, Little Cayman, March & May 2016.