Publications and Presentations

Publications

Kamara, S., A. A. Hay, R. E. Oller, C. D. Suski. In Review. Examining the consequences of angling tournament culling practices on Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 

Liotta, M.N., Kamara, S., Abbott, J.K., Rio-Cardenas, O. and M. R. Morris. 2021. Evidence for genetic integration of mating behavior and morphology in a behaviorally plastic alternative reproductive tactic. Evol Ecol. 35:723–737.

Master's Thesis and Reports

Mackey, A. , S. Kamara, and N. Sullivan. 2022. Nine-Element Nonpoint Source Implementation Strategy (NPS-IS): Robinson Run-Raccoon Creek: HUC-12 (05090101 05 04). Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service at Ohio University, The Ridges Building 22, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701


Presentations

2024

Recovery and Post-Release Behavior of Paddlefish in Response to Different Temperatures. Shasta Kamara*, Jackson Glomb, and Cory Suski. Presented at the Oklahoma Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Stillwater, Oklahoma.



Recovery and Post-Release Behavior of Paddlefish in Response to Different Temperatures. Shasta Kamara*, Jackson Glomb, and Cory Suski. Presented at the Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Graduate Research Symposium, Urbana, Illinois.



Influence of Temperature on Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) Recovery After Exercise. Shasta Kamara*, Jackson Glomb, and Cory Suski. Presented at the Illinois Chapter of the American Fisheries Society annual meeting, Bloomington, Illinois.



Impacts of Angling Tournament Culling Practices on Largemouth Bass (Micropterus nigricans). Shasta Kamara, Allison Hay, Reagan Oller,  Jackson Glomb*, and Cory Suski. Presented at the Illinois Chapter of the American Fisheries Society annual meeting, Bloomington, Illinois.



Influence of Temperature on Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) Recovery After Exercise. Shasta Kamara*, Jackson Glomb, and Cory Suski. Presented at the Graduates in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Symposium, Urbana, Illinois.



2023

Abundance, Distribution, and Annual Variation of Invasive Carp Larvae. Quenton Fontenot*, Shasta Kamara, April Simmons, Robby Maxwell, and Rob Bourgeois. Presented at the Louisiana Invasive Carp Management Meeting, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.



Impacts of Fishing Tournament Culling Practices on Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides). Shasta Kamara*, Allison Hay, Reagan Oller, Cory Suski. Presented at the Illinois Summer Research Symposium, Champaign, Illinois.

 


Comparison of Finfish and Crustacean Assemblages in a Restored Brackish Marsh. Shasta Kamara*, Allyse Ferrara, Gary LaFleur, Jonathan Willis and Quenton Fontenot. Presented to the Rotary Club, Thibodaux, Louisiana.


Comparison of Finfish and Crustaceans Among Established Marsh Terraces, New Marsh Terraces and Open Water in a Restored Brackish Marsh. Shasta Kamara*. Presented at Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana.


Comparison of Finfish and Crustacean Assemblages Among Established Marsh Terraces, New Marsh Terraces Open in a Restored Brackish Marsh. Shasta Kamara*, Gary LaFleur, Jonathan Willis and Quenton Fontenot. Poster presented at the Nicholls State University Expeaux. 

Comparison of Finfish and Crustaceans Among Established Marsh Terraces, New Marsh Terraces and Open Water in a Restored Brackish Marsh. Shasta Kamara*, Allyse Ferrara, Gary LaFleur, Jonathan Willis and Quenton Fontenot. Presented at Nicholls State University Seminar, Thibodaux, Louisiana. 

Comparison of Finfish and Crustacean Assemblages Among Established Marsh Terraces, New Marsh Terraces and Open Water in a Restored Brackish Marsh. Shasta Kamara*, Allyse Ferrara, Gary LaFleur, Jonathan Willis and Quenton Fontenot. Presented at the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Norfolk, Virginia. 

Comparing Finfish and Crustacean Assemblages Among Established Marsh Terraces, New Marsh Terraces and Open Water in a Restored Brackish Marsh. Shasta Kamara*, Allyse Ferrara, Gary LaFleur, Jonathan Willis and Quenton Fontenot. Presented at the Bays and Bayous Conference, Mobile, Alabama.


2022

Comparison of Finfish and Crustacean Assemblages Among Established Marsh Terraces, New Marsh Terraces and Open Water in a Restored Brackish Marsh. Shasta Kamara*, Allyse Ferrara, Gary LaFleur, Jonathan Willis and Quenton Fontenot. Poster presented at Restore America’s Estuaries Summit, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Identifying Invasive Carp Spawning Locations Through Statewide Larval Fish Surveys. Quenton Fontenot*, Shasta Kamara, April Simmons, Robby Maxwell and Rob Bourgeois. Gulf Coast Invasive Species Working Group, New Orleans, Louisiana. 

Comparing Fauna Among Habitats in a Restored Brackish Marsh. Shasta Kamara*, Allyse Ferrara, Gary LaFleur, Jonathan Willis and Quenton Fontenot. Presented at Nicholls State University Marine and Environmental Biology course, Thibodaux, Louisiana. 

Comparing Fauna Among Habitats in a Restored Brackish Marsh. Shasta Kamara*, Allyse Ferrara, Gary LaFleur, Jonathan Willis and Quenton Fontenot. Virtually Presented at a Morris Fish Lab meeting, Athens, Ohio.  

Evaluating Fauna in a Restored Brackish Marsh. Shasta Kamara*, Allyse Ferrara, Gary LaFleur, Jonathan Willis and Quenton Fontenot. Presented at Nicholls State University Seminar, Thibodaux, Louisiana. 

Identifying Invasive Carp Spawning Locations Through Statewide Larval Fish Surveys. Quenton Fontenot*, Shasta Kamara, April Simmons, Robby Maxwell and Rob Bourgeois. Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Thibodaux, Louisiana. 

Comparing Finfish and Crustacean Assemblages Among Established Marsh Terraces, New Marsh Terraces and Open Water in a Restored Brackish Marsh. Shasta Kamara*, Allyse Ferrara, Gary LaFleur, Jonathan Willis and Quenton Fontenot. Poster presented at the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Thibodaux, Louisiana. 

Comparison of Finfish, Crustacean and Vegetation Assemblages Among Existing Marsh Terraces, Newly Created Marsh Terraces and Open Water. Shasta Kamara*, Allyse Ferrara, Gary LaFleur, Jonathan Willis and Quenton Fontenot. Poster virtually presented at the Nicholls State University Scholars Expeaux, Thibodaux, Louisiana. 

2021

Evidence for Genetic Integration of Mating Behavior and Morphology in a Behaviorally Plastic Alternative Reproductive Tactic. Melissa N. Liotta, Shasta Kamara*, Jessica K. Abbott, Oscar Rios‐Cardenas, Molly R. Morris. Virtually presented at the Ohio University Virtual Student Expo, Athens, Ohio.