Dr. Andrij Z. Horodysky
Assistant Professor
Department of Marine and Environmental Science
Dr. Horodysky is a broadly-trained organismal fisheries ecologist with research interests centered on the ecophysiology, behavior, and conservation biology of commercially and recreationally important estuarine, coastal, and pelagic marine fishes. His research applies comparative interdisciplinary approaches that integrate field, laboratory, and specimen-based techniques with tools ranging in scale from microscopes to satellites. Dr. Horodysky's research interests manifest in basic and applied contexts, with emphases on: (i) increasing postrelease survival in recreational fisheries, (ii) providing mechanistic behavioral and ecophysiological insights into the relationships between form, function, and the environment, and (iii) identifying mechanisms through which climate change and habitat alterations may affect living marine resources.
Education
BS 2000. Eckerd College. (Marine Science/Marine Biology)
MS 2004. College of William & Mary. (Marine Science, Dept. of Fisheries Science)
PhD 2009. College of William & Mary. (Marine Science, Dept. of Fisheries Science)
Courses Taught
MES 101. Freshman Seminar
MES 130. Introduction to Environmental Science
UNV 290 H7. Global Climate Change
BIO 518/618. Ichthyology: Fish and Fisheries (undergraduate/graduate)
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Graves, J.E., A.Z. Horodysky, and D.W. Kerstetter. 2012. Incorporating circle hooks into Atlantic pelagic fisheries: case studies from the commercial tuna/swordfish longline and recreational billfish fisheries. Bull. Mar. Sci. 88(3): 411-422.(Download Article | Adobe PDF)
Horodysky, A.Z., R.W. Brill, P.G. Bushnell, J.A. Musick, and R.J. Latour. 2011. Comparative metabolic rates of common western North Atlantic sciaenid fishes. J. Fish. Biol. 79:235-255.
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Graves, J.E., and A.Z. Horodysky. 2010. Asymmetric conservation benefits of circle hooks in multispecies billfish recreational fisheries: a synthesis of hook performance and analysis of blue marlin post-release survival. Fish. Bull.
108:433-441. (Download Article | Adobe PDF)
Patterson, M.R., A.Z Horodysky, B.W. Deffenbaugh, and R.W. Brill. 2010. Using active echo cancellation to
minimize stimulus reverberations during hearing studies conducted with the auditory brain response (ABR)
technique. J. Biomed. Sci. Engineer. 3(2010):861-867.
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Horodysky, A.Z., R.W. Brill, E.J. Warrant, J.A. Musick, and R.J. Latour. 2010. Comparative visual function in four
piscivorous fishes inhabiting Chesapeake Bay. J. Exp. Biol. 213:1751-1761.
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Graves, J.E., A.Z. Horodysky, and R.J. Latour. 2009. Use of pop-up satellite archival tag technology to study postrelease survival and habitat utilization of estuarine and coastal fishes: an application to striped bass. Fish. Bull. 107:373–383. (Download Article | Adobe PDF)
Horodysky, A.Z., R.W. Brill, E.J. Warrant, J.A. Musick, and R.J. Latour. 2008. Comparative visual function in five sciaenid fishes.
J. Exp. Biol. 211(22):3601-3612.
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Horodysky, A.Z., R.W. Brill, M.L. Fine, J.A. Musick, and R.J. Latour. 2008. Acoustic pressure and acceleration thresholds in six sciaenid fishes.
J. Exp. Biol. 211(9):1504-1511.
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Graves, J.E. and A.Z. Horodysky. 2008. Does hook
choice matter? The effects of three circle hook models on post-release survival
of white marlin. N. Am. J. Fish. Manag. 28:471-480.
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Horodysky, A.Z., D.W. Kerstetter, R.J. Latour, and J.E. Graves. 2007.Habitat utilization and vertical movements of white marlin (Tetrapturus
albidus) released from commercial and recreational fishing gears
in the western North Atlantic Ocean: inferences from short duration
pop-up archival satellite tags.
Fish. Oceanogr. 16(3):240-256.
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Horodysky, A.Z. and J.E. Graves. 2005. Application of pop-up satellite archival tag technology to estimate
postrelease survival of white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus) caught
on circle and straight-shank (“J”) hooks in the western
North Atlantic recreational fishery.
Fish. Bull. 103:84-96.
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McBride, R.S. and A.Z. Horodysky. 2004. Mechanisms maintaining sympatric distributions of two ladyfish (Elopidae:
Elops)
morphs in the Gulf of Mexico and western North Atlantic
Ocean. Limnol. Oceanogr. 49(4):1173-1181.
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Professional Service
Journal Editorship
2010-present. Associate Editor, North American Journal of Fisheries Management
Journal Manuscript Reviews
Journal of Experimental Biology
Fishery Bulletin
Fisheries Research
Estuaries and Coasts
Bulletin of Marine Science
Fish Physiology and Biochemistry
Transaction of the American Fisheries Society
North American Journal of Fisheries Management
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Grant Reviews
NOAA Cooperative Research Program
NOAA Saltonstall-Kennedy Program
EPA STAR (
Aquatic Systems Ecology)
Committees and Programs
2010-present. Early Career Committee, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO).
2009-present. Mentor, ASLO Multicultural Program