Invited or guest presentations

Conference presentations led by students or postdocs

Conference presentations by myself or colleagues

Other talks

Selected invited presentations or guest lectures

  1. Jiao, Y.2015. Methods to improve Atlantic Weakfish stock assessment.  Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. Arlington, VA.
  2. Jiao, Y.2015. Life history plasticity and fisheries management. Invited speaker for the conference “Marine Resources dynamics and sustainability under multiple pressures” organized by Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
  3. Jiao, Y. 2015. Hierarchy of models and evaluation. Invited speaker for the workshop “Model uncertainty” organized by NOAA. Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  4. Jiao, Y. 2014. Advantages of Bayesian methods for aiding population dynamics and fisheries decisions in transitioning ecosystems. Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.  Invited keynote speaker for the conference “Marine Resources dynamics and sustainability under multiple pressures” organized by Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
  5. Jiao, Y.,O’Reilly, R., Orth, D., and Smith, E. 2014. Improving Atlantic weakfish stock assessment – the importance of nonstationary temporal and spatial dynamics. Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. Baltimore, MD.
  6. Jiao, Y. 2013. Bayesian decision analysis in fisheries: an example based on red abalone fishery in San Miguel Island. Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
  7. Jiao, Y. 2013. Methods and examples of population dynamics and fisheries management based on short term surveys. Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
  8. Jiao, Y. 2012. Risk assessment modeling of a potential Red Abalone fishery at San Miguel Island to examine sustainability.  California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento, CA.
  9. Jiao, Y. 2012. Modeling spatial dynamics. Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
  10. Jiao, Y. 2011. Data poor and poor data species stock assessment. Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
  11. Jiao, Y., O’Reilly, R., Orth, D., and Smith, E. 2011. Improving the stock assessment of Atlantic weakfish (Cynoscion regalis): exploring its nonstationary spatial and temporal dynamics.  Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. Annapolis, MD.
  12. Jiao, Y. 2010. Modeling intra- and inter-specific variation in population dynamics using Bayesian hierarchical approaches and the implications for fisheries management. School of Forest Resources and Conservation, The University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
  13. Jiao, Y. 2010. Simulating intra- and inter-species population dynamics: new models and strategies. University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California.
  14. Jiao, Y. 2010. Bayesian hierarchical models and their applications in fisheries and biology. Evolution, Ecology and Behavior seminar series. Department of Biology, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, Virginia.
  15. Jiao, Y. 2009. Data-poor species stock assessment using multi-model inference approach and Bayesian hierarchical models. Keynote speaker for National Research Council Committee on the Review of Sea Turtle Population Assessment Methods. National Academies of Science, Washington, D.C.
  16. Jiao, Y. 2008. Possible strategies in improving weakfish stock assessment. Weakfish stock assessment workshop. Organized by Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. Norfolk, Virginia
  17. Jiao, Y. 2008. Red abalone stock assessment, comparison among models. Red abalone stock assessment workshop. Organized by California Department of Fish and Game. San Jose. California.
  18. Jiao, Y. 2008. Possible strategies for data-poor species stock assessment: multi-model inference approach and Bayesian hierarchical models. Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Miami, Florida.
  19. Jiao, Y. 2007. Possible strategies and models in improving red abalone stock assessment. Organized by California Department of Fish and Game. San Jose. California.
  20. Jiao, Y. 2007. Improving stock assessment of Lake Erie walleye fisheries. Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Portland, Maine. 
  21. Jiao, Y. 2006. Some examples of Bayesian method in fisheries population dynamics and stock assessment. Department of Statistics, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, Virginia.
  22. Jiao, Y. 2004. Facing uncertainty ever present in fisheries: how to do? DIALOG 6 at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, Alabama.
  23. Jiao, Y. 2004. Modeling uncertainty in fish population dynamics. Invited Presentation at the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, Virginia
  24. Jiao, Y. 2004. Modeling uncertainty in fish population dynamics. Invited Presentation at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  25. Jiao, Y. 2004. Lake Erie walleye stock assessment and fisheries management.  Invited Presentation at the Lake Erie Committee, London, Ontario, Canada.
  26. Jiao, Y. 2004. Modeling uncertainty in fish population dynamics. Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
  27. Jiao, Y. 2003. Recruitment modeling in fisheries. Fisheries Ecology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.
  28. Jiao, Y. 2002. Recruitment modeling in fisheries. Fisheries Ecology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.
  29. Jiao, Y. 2003. Regime shift and its implications in fisheries. Fisheries Ecology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.
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Conference presentations presented by myself or collaborative colleagues

  1. Bunch, A.J., Emmel, J.A., Fabrizio, M.C., Greenlee, R.S., **Hilling, C.D., Jiao, Y., Schmitt, J.D., ‡Orth, D.J. 2017.  Recreational trophy, commercial fisheries savior, or apex predator? American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida. Aug 20-24
  2. Bunch, A.J., Emmel, J.A., Fabrizio, M.C., Greenlee, R.S., **Hilling, C.D., Jiao, Y., Schmitt, J.D., ‡Orth, D.J. 2017.  Recreational trophy, commercial fisheries savior, or apex predator? Blue catfish in Atlantic coastal rivers. The 8th World Recreational Fishing Conference, Victoria, British Columbia.  July 16-20
  3. ***Zhou, C., **Li, Y., Jiao, Y and #Browder, J. 2018. Evolution of methodology to estimate seabird bycatch in the U.S. Atlantic pelagic longline fleet. National Seabird Program Meeting. LaJolla, California, May 30.
  4. Bunch, A.J., Emmel, J.A., Fabrizio, M.C., Greenlee, R.S., **Hilling, C.D., Jiao, Y., Schmitt, J.D., ‡Orth, D.J. 2017.  Dynamics and Role of Non-native Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus in Virginia’s Tidal Rivers. 8# world recreational fishing conference. Victoria, Canada. July 16-20. (poster)
  5. Jiao, Y., Orth, D.J. and Greenlee, B. 2016. Population Dynamics Variation of Blue Catfish during Its Introduction and Expansion in Virginia Tidal Rivers: a Bayesian Hierarchical Approach. Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Kansas.
  6. Jiao, Y. 2016. Bayesian Missing Value Approach helps Explore Long Term Nonstationary Population Dynamics. World Fisheries Congress, Busan, South Korea.
  7. Jiao, Y. and O’Reilly, R. 2016. Bayesian updating and learning in fisheries stock assessment.  World Fisheries Congress, Busan, South Korea.
  8. *Li, Y., Wagner, T., Jiao, Y., Blazer, V., Tillitt, D., Phillips, P., and Kolpin, D. 2016. Risk assessment of contaminants on fish and wildlife populations in Chesapeake Bay: a simulation study with smallmouth bass. USGS regional annual meeting (Poster)
  9. Ren, Y., Jiao, Y., Xue, Y., Wan, R., and *Ma, Q. 2015. Evaluating management strategies of limited data species based on hierarchical demographic approaches: an example using yellow croaker (Larimichthys polyactis) along north Pacific coast of China. PICES annual meeting, Qingdao, China. (poster)
  10. Jiao, Y. 2015. Bayesian Missing Value Approach helps Explore Long Term Nonstationary Population Dynamics.  American Fisheries Society annual meeting, Portland, Oregon.
  11. Bunch, A., Jiao, Y., Greenlee, B., and Brittle, E. 2015. Blue catfish population characteristics in a small tidal tributary in coastal Virginia. Virginia Chapter of American Fisheries Society annual meeting, Blacksburg, VA.
  12. Bunch, A., Jiao, Y., Greenlee, B., and Brittle, E. 2015. Blue catfish population characteristics in a small tidal tributary in coastal Virginia. 29th Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society-Tidewater Chapter. Pine Knoll Shores, NC.
  13. Reid, K., Jiao, Y., Nudds, T. and Duplisea, D. 2014. State-Space Production Models and Graphical Methods for Assessing and Communicating Fishery Status: Lake Nipigon Lake whitefish. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
  14. Jiao, Y., Reid, K., and Nudds, T. 2014. Alternative stock assessment models for Lake Erie stock assessment. International Association of Great Lakes Research annual meeting, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. (chair of the session)
  15. Reid, K, Jiao, Y., Tsiplova, K., Nudds, T., and Desson, E. 2013. Stock assessment and management of Lake Nipigon whitefish: A values of information approach. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Canada. 
  16. Jiao, Y., O’Reilly, R., Smith. E., and Orth, D. 2012. Modeling nonstationary spatial dynamics with spatial statistical catch-at-age models. World Fisheries Congress. Edinburgh, Scotland. 
  17. Jiao, Y., ‡Rogers-Bennett, L., and Taniguchi, I. 2012. Risk assessment of reopening San Miguel Island red abalone (Haliotis rufescen) fishery. International Abalone Symposium.  Australia.
  18. Reid, K, Jiao, Y., Tsiplova, K., Nudds, T., and Desson, E. 2012. Stock assessment and management in data-poor commercial fisheries: Lake Nipigon whitefish. World Fisheries Congress. Edinburgh, Scotland. 
  19. Jiao. Y. 2011. Detect temporal variations of population growth rate. Ecological Society of American Annual Meeting. Austin, TX.
  20. Jiao, Y., Smith. E., O’Reilly, R. and Orth, D. 2011. Modeling nonstationary natural mortality in catch-at-age models. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Seattle, Washington.
  21. Jiao, Y. and O’Reilly, R. 2011. Modeling long term population productivity variation using nonstationary surplus production models. ICES annual science conference, Gdansk, Poland.
  22. Jiao, Y., Orth, D., Smith. E., and O’Reilly, R. 2011. Bayesian learning and updating in selecting catch-at-age stock assessment models and its implications for population projections in the face of uncertainty. ICES annual science conference. Gdansk, Poland.
  23. Reid. K., Meisenheimer, P.J.R., Jiao, Y., and Nudds, T. 2011. The decision analysis and adaptive management (DAAM) projects: evolution of a fishing industry/academic partnership. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Toronto, Canada.
  24. Jiao, Y., O’Reilly, R., Smith, E., and Orth, D. 2010.  Develop a Bayesian hierarchical spatially structured model to integrate different survey indices into a statistical catch-at-age model for the Atlantic weakfish (Cynoscion regalis). ICES annual science conference, Nantes, France.
  25. Jiao, Y., Smith, E., O’Reilly, R., and Orth, D. 2010.  Test hypotheses of nonstationary population dynamics through Bayesian model selection among statistical catch-at-age models:  an example using Atlantic weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) fishery. ICES annual science conference, Nantes, France (poster).
  26. Jiao, Y., Reid, K., and Nudds, T. 2010. Incorporating Bayesian model selection into Bayesian decision making in fisheries management.  International Association of Great Lakes Research annual meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (invited)
  27. Reid, K. Jiao, Y., Tsiplova, K., and Nudds, T. 2010. Bioeconomic evaluation of harvest control rules for Lake Erie walleye fishery.  International Association of Great Lakes Research annual meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  28. Jiao, Y. 2009. Bayesian time-varying population growth models in assessing fish complexes: a simulation study. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Nashville, Tennessee
  29. Jiao, Y., Cortes, E., and Andrews, K. 2008. Multi-model inference and hierarchical Bayesian models in data-poor and poor-data species assessment. National Stock Assessment Workshop, Port Townsend, Washington.
  30. Jiao, Y. 2008. Model selection uncertainty with measurement error models: a simulation study. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  31. Jiao, Y. and Reid, K. 2008. Model selection uncertainty: a comparison among age-structured models in assessing walleye (Sander vitreus) fishery in Lake Erie. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  32. Jiao, Y. 2007. Bayesian model averaging in recruitment modeling. American Institute of Fisheries Research Biologists. Seattle, Washington.
  33. Jiao, Y., Neves, R., and Jones, J. 2007. Estimation of population growth rate of endangered freshwater mussels using Bayesian model averaging. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, San Francisco, California.
  34. Jiao, Y. 2007. Estimating uncertainty in the fisheries harvest control rules using frequentist and Bayesian approaches.  Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, San Francisco, California.
  35. Jiao, Y. 2007. Modeling population dynamics of Hammerhead Shark complex using a hierarchical Bayesian production model. International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) Early Career Scientists Conference, Baltimore. Maryland.
  36. Jiao, Y., and Reid, K. 2007. Lake Erie walleye recruitment modeling using Bayesian model averaging. International Association for Great Lakes Research, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  37. Jiao, Y., Reid‡, K., and Nudds, T. 2007. Variation in the catchability of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in the fisheries of Lake Erie using a Bayesian error-in-variable approach. International Association for Great Lakes Research, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  38. Jiao, Y., and Reid, K.2007.Walleye recruitment modeling using Bayesian model averaging. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  39. Jiao, Y., Reid, K., and Nudds, T. 2005. Developing a framework of searching for robust management references for fisheries management. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Anchorage, Alaska.
  40. Jiao, Y., Reid, K., and Nudds, T.2005.Spatial and temporal variation in catchability of yellow perch in Lake Erie. International Association for Great Lakes Research, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  41. Jiao, Y., Reid, K., and Nudds, T. 2005.Do walleye affect yellow perch population dynamics in Lake Erie? International Association for Great Lakes Research, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  42. Jiao, Y., Reid, K., and Nudds, T.2005. Searching for certainty. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research. Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
  43. Jiao, Y., Reid, K., and Nudds, T. 2005. A graphical method for improving communication of complex analytical techniques and results among fisheries scientists, stakeholders and management agencies. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
  44. Jiao, Y. 2004. Facing uncertainty ever present in fisheries: how to do?  DIALOG VI, Dauphin Island, Alabama.
  45. Nudds, T., Jiao, Y., and Reid, K. 2004. Research and development of Decision Analysis (DA) and Adaptive Management (AM) to Lake Erie Percid Fisheries. International Association for Great Lakes Research, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario. Canada.
  46. Jiao, Y., Chen, Y., and Wroblewski, J. 2004. An application of generalized linear model in production model and sequential population analysis. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.
  47. Jiao, Y., Chen, Y., and Wroblewski, J. 2003. Evaluating the northern cod (Gadus morhua) fishery status using a composite risk assessment method. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
  48. Jiao, Y., Chen, Y., and Wroblewski, J. 2002. Impacts of stock mixing on the estimation of fish growth. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Baltimore, Maryland.
  49. Jiao, Y., Chen, Y., and Wroblewski, J. 2002. Uncertainty associated with biological reference point for the Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Fisheries in Division 2J3KL. Oceans Management Research Network, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Conference presentations presented by my students and postdoctoral fellows

*undergraduate students; ** graduate students; ***postdoc;

  1. **Bi, R., Jiao, Y., ***Zhou, C., Bakka, H., and Browder, J. 2019. Long-Term Climate Ocean Oscillations Inform Seabird Bycatch from Pelagic Longline Fishery. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Reno, Nevada.

  2. **Bi, R., Jiao, Y., ***Zhou, C.,  and Hallerman, E. 2019. A Bayesian Spatiotemporal Approach to Inform Management Unit Appropriateness. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Reno, Nevada.(poster)
  3. **Hilling C.D., Jiao, Y., and Bunch, A.J. 2019. A fish growth simulation study to evaluate bin width bias at varying levels of sub-sampling. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Meeting, Galveston, Texas.
  4. **Hilling C.D., Jiao, Y., Bunch, A.J., and Phelps, Q.E. 2019. A simulation study to evaluate the influence of sub-sampling bin sizes on growth parameter estimation. Joint Meeting of the Virginia, West Virginia and Virginia Tech Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, Blacksburg, Virginia.
  5. **Li, M., Jiao, Y., and Ren, Y. 2019. Effects of spatial autocorrelation on the diet composition analysis: an example based on a migratory species along the Eastern Coast of China.  Joint Annual Meeting of the Virginia, Virginia Tech & West Virginia Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, Blacksburg, Virginia.
  6. **Hilling. C., Bunch, A., Greenlee, B., Jiao, Y., and Orth, D. 2018. Blue Catfish Fishery and Population Characteristics Trends in Virginia Tidal Rivers. Virginia and Virginia Tech Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, Fredericksburg, VA. Feb 20-22. Awarded Best Student Poster
  7. **Bi, R., Weaver, A., Greenlee, B., Kipp, J., and Jiao, Y. 2018. Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling of Environmental and Anthropogenic Influence on Spatiotemporal Dynamics of American Shad and River Herring in Virginia. Virginia and Virginia Tech Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, Fredericksburg, VA. Feb 20-22.
  8. ***Zhou, C., Jiao, Y., and Browder, J. 2018. Using Ecological Traits to Improve Seabird Bycatch Risk Analysis. Virginia and Virginia Tech Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, Fredericksburg, VA. Feb 20-22.
  9. **Li, M., Ren., Y., and Jiao, Y. 2018. Population Status and Distribution of Whitespotted Conger (Conger myriaster) in Yellow Sea, China. Virginia and Virginia and Virginia Tech Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, Fredericksburg, VA. Feb 20-22.
  10. **Ma, Q., Jiao, Y., and Ren, Y. 2017. Population dynamics model development for Yellow Croaker (Larimichthys Polyactis) along the coast of China. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Tampa, FL. Aug 20-24.
  11. ***Zhou, C. and Jiao, Y. 2017. Bayesian hierarchical modeling of movement and mortality based on tagging experiments. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Tampa, FL. Aug 20-24.  (invited to Yan Jiao)
  12. **Ma, Q., Jiao, Y., and Ren, Y. 2017. Mixed-effect growth model of Walleye (Sander vitreus) in Lake Erie. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Tampa, FL. Aug 20-24.
  13. Brooks, G., Jiao, Y., Haas, C., and Thomas Gorman2017. A novel Bayesian approach to model biphasic growth in an endangered salamander, Ambystoma bishopi. Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR. Aug 6-11.
  14. **Hilling C.D., Jiao, Y., Bunch, A.J., Greenlee, R.S., Orth, D.J. 2017. Mortality and size-structure of an introduced catfish in Virginia tidal rivers. 71st Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Louisville, Kentucky.
  15. **Hilling C.D., Schmitt, J.D., Jiao, Y., and Orth, D.J. 2017. Can we quantify invasive catfish impacts on the ecosystem? Invasive Catfish Symposium, Chesapeake Bay Program, Charles City, Virginia.
  16. **Hilling, C., Schmitt, J.D., Jiao, Y., and Orth, D. 2017. Estimation of Population-Level Native Species Consumption by Introduced Blue Catfish in Virginia’s Tidal Rivers. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Tampa, FL. Aug 20-24.
  17. **White, A., and Jiao, Y. 2017. Spatial and Temporal Heterogeneity in Life History and Productivity Trends of Atlantic Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) and Implications for Fisheries Management. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Tampa, FL. Aug 20-24.
  18. ***Zhou, C., Jiao, Y. and Browder, J. 2017. Improving bird bycatch analysis using a k-aggregated transformation. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Tampa, FL. Aug 20-24.
  19. ***Zhou, C. and Jiao, Y. 2017. Estimating Lake Erie walleye natural mortality based on an integrated Bayesian hierarchical model. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Tampa, FL. Aug 20-24.
  20. ***Zhou, C., Jiao, Y., and **Bi, R. 2017. A length-based age-structured Bayesian hierarchical model of tag-recovery data, with a case study of Lake Erie yellow perch. Virginia /Virginia Tech joint annual meeting of American Fisheries Society, Lexington, Virginia, Feb21-23, 2017
  21. ***Zhou, C., and Jiao, Y. 2017. Bayesian modeling and interpretation of uncertainty in the estimated natural mortality component of walleye stock assessment model. International Association of Great Lakes Research annual meeting, Detroit, MI, May 15-19, USA.  (invited to Yan Jiao)
  22. **Bi, R., and Jiao, Y. 2017. Bayesian spatiotemporal model to inform management unit appropriateness: an example based on Lake Erie Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens). Virginia /Virginia Tech joint annual meeting of American Fisheries Society, Lexington, Virginia, Feb21-23, 2017.
  23. **Ma, Q., Jiao, Y., and Ren, Y. 2017. Linear Mixed-Effects Models to Describe Length-Weight Relationships for Yellow Croaker (Larimichthys Polyactis) along the North Coast of China. Virginia /Virginia Tech joint annual meeting of American Fisheries Society, Lexington, Virginia, Feb 21-23, 2017.
  24. **Hilling, C.D., Jiao, Y., Bunch, A.R., Greenlee, R.S., and Orth, D.J. 2017. Changes in non-native blue catfish growth during expansion in four Chesapeake Bay tributaries. 31st Annual Meeting of the Tidewater Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. March 9-11, 2017.  Virginia Beach, VA.
  25. **White, A., and Jiao, Y. 2016. Spatial and temporal heterogeneity in life history trends of Atlantic Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) and implications to fisheries management. North Carolina /Virginia joint annual meeting of American Fisheries Society, Danville, Virginia, March 16-17, 2016.
  26. **Hilling, C.D., Jiao, Y., and Orth, D. 2016. Individual Blue Catfish growth variation during introduction and expansion in Virginia tidal rivers: observations and modeling. North Carolina /Virginia joint annual meeting of American Fisheries Society, Danville, Virginia, March 16-17, 2016.
  27. **Hilling, C.D., Jiao, Y. and Orth, D.J. 2016. Spatiotemporal variability in individual blue catfish growth during introduction and expansion in Virginia tidal rivers. Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Kansas.
  28. **Tang, M., Jiao, Y., Fabrizio, M., Greenlee, B., and Orth, D.J. 2016. Hierarchical Bayesian approach to standardize catch rates of Blue Catfish in Tidal rivers of Virginia from multiple surveys using multiple gears. Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Kansas.
  29. **Liao, B., Jiao, Y. and Liu, Q. 2016. Spatiotemporal heterogeneity in cutlassfish (Trichiurus spp.) population dynamics reflects responses to different regional environmental conditions in China Seas. Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Kansas. (poster)
  30. **Liao, B., Jiao, Y. and Liu, Q. 2016. Using Bayesian method and deviance information criterion to verify uncommonly used fish growth functions. Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Kansas. (poster)
  31. ***Liu, C., Guo, X., Jiao, Y., and Reid, K. 2015. Exploring nonstationary and scale-dependent relationships between aquatic species distribution and habitat variables using geographically weighted regression.  PICES annual meeting, Qingdao, China. 
  32. **Zhang, Y., and Jiao, Y. 2015. Nonlinearity and spatial autocorrelation in modeling species distribution: an example based on Atlantic weakfish distribution. American Fisheries Society annual meeting, Portland, Oregon.
  33. **Yu, H., and Jiao, Y. 2015. Boosted Regression tree in modeling Atlantic weakfish distribution in Chesapeake Bay. American Fisheries Society annual meeting, Portland, Oregon.
  34. **Li, Y., and Jiao, Y. 2015. Evaluation of Stocking Strategies for Endangered White Abalone Using a Hierarchical Demographic Model. American Fisheries Society annual meeting, Portland, Oregon.
  35. **Hua, D., Jiao, Y., Neves, R. J. and Jones, J. 2015. Use of PIT tags to assess survival, periodic growth and growth cessations of laboratory-reared endangered Cumberlandian combshell (Epioblasma brevidens) based on a hierarchical Bayesian approach. Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society 2015 Symposium, St. Charles, Missouri.
  36. **Hua, D., Jiao, Y., and Neves, R. J. 2015. Assessment of site suitability for restoring laboratory-reared juvenile mussels to historical river reaches in Virginia and Tennessee. Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society 2015 Symposium. St. Charles, Missouri.
  37. **Hua, D., Neves, R. J. and Jiao, Y.  2014. Freshwater mussel propagation and culture technics and quantitative analyses.  3rd Annual World Congress of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Dalian, China. 
  38. **Hua, D., Jones, J. W., Lane, T. W., Jiao, Y. and Neves, R. J.  2013. Propagation, release and monitoring of mussels to restore populations in the Clinch and Powell rivers, Tennessee and Virginia. Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society 2013 Symposium, Guntersville, Alabama.
  39. **Hua, D., Jiao, Y., Neves, R. J., and Jones, J. W. 2013. Quantitative analyses of survival and growth of the federally endangered freshwater mussel Cumberlandian combshell (Epioblasma brevidens) in the Powell River, Tennessee. Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society 2013 Symposium, Guntersville, Alabama.
  40. **Ballesta, I. and Jiao, Y. 2013. Influence of the Estimator Selection in Fisheries Management — A Case Study based on Atlantic Scalloped Hammerhead Shark. Annual conference of the Institute of Fisheries Management, Cardiff, Wales (poster).
  41. **Vincent, M., and Jiao, Y. 2013. Natural mortality estimation within statistical catch-at-age models for Gulf of Mexico red snapper: a comparison of modeling assumptions. American Fisheries Society annual meeting, September 8-13, Little Rock, Arkansas.
  42. **Li, Y. and Jiao, Y. 2013. Modeling spatial patterns in bycatch analyses using the delta model modified with eigenfunction-based spatial filters. American Fisheries Society annual meeting, September 8-13, Little Rock, Arkansas  (poster)
  43. **Tang, M., Y. Jiao, J. Jones. 2013. A Hierarchical Bayesian Approach for Estimating Freshwater Mussel Growth Based On Tag-Recapture Data. American Fisheries Society annual meeting , September 8-13, Little Rock, Arkansas.
  44. **Tang, M., Jiao, Y., and Jones, J. 2012.  A Bayesian approach for estimating mortality rate of oyster mussel at Wallen Bend, Frost Ford and Swan Island, Clinch River. American Fisheries Society annual meeting, Minneapolis – St. Paul, MN.
  45. **Li., Y., and Jiao, Y. 2012. Modeling seabird bycatch in the U.S. Atlantic pelagic longline fishery: a simulation study on random year effect versus fixed year effect. American Fisheries Society annual meeting, Minneapolis – St. Paul, MN.
  46. **Hua, D., Jiao, Y., and Neves, R. 2012. Reintroduction and assessment of federally endangered species Cumberlandian combshell in the Powell River, Tennessee, USA. American Fisheries Society annual meeting, Minneapolis – St. Paul, MN.
  47. **Hua, D., Neves, R., Jiao, Y. and Jones, J. 2012. Monitoring survival and growth of laboratory-cultured endangered mussels, Epioblasma capsaeformis & E. brevidens, released into the Powell River, TN, USA.  International Meeting Biology & Conservation of Freshwater Bivalves Bragança, Portugal 4th-7th September 2012
  48. **Hua, D., Neves, R., and Jiao, Y.  2012. Comparison of advanced culture methods for grow-out of freshwater mussels (BIVALVIA:UNIONIDAE) in a controlled environment. (poster). International Meeting Biology & Conservation of Freshwater Bivalves Bragança, Portugal 4th-7th September 2012
  49. ***Wang, Y., and Jiao, Y. 2012. Estimation of time-varying instantaneous total mortality rate based on the age-structured abundance index. American Fisheries Society annual meeting, Minneapolis – St. Paul, MN.  
  50. Roberts, J., Jiao, Y., and Angermeier, P., and Albanese, B. 2012.  A meta-analysis of North American stream fish movement studies. Virginia Chapter of American Fisheries Society annual meeting, Blacksburg, VA.
  51. **Tang, M., and Jiao, Y. 2012. A Decision Analysis for Oyster Mussel (Epioblasma Capsaeformis) Restoration Management In Wallen Bend, Clinch River. Virginia Chapter of American Fisheries Society annual meeting, Blacksburg, VA.  
  52. **Li, Y., Jiao, Y., and **He, Q. 2011. Decreasing Uncertainty in Catch Rate Analyses Using Delta-AdaBoost: An Alternative Approach in Catch and Bycatch Analyses with High Percentage of Zeros. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Seattle, Washington.
  53. Roberts, J.H., Jiao, Y., Angermeier, P.L., and Albanese, B.W. 2011. Linking Individual Fish Movement to the Demographics and Genetics of Populations. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Seattle, Washington.
  54. **Li, Y., Jiao, Y., and ‡Browder, J. 2011. Effects of hook type and hook size on seabird bycatch in the U.S. Atlantic pelagic longline fisheries, 1992-2009. International Symposium on Circle Hooks. Miami, FL, USA.
  55. **Hua, D., Jones, J., Neves, R.J., and Jiao, Y. 2011. Propagation, release and monitoring of juvenile mussels of two  endangered species Epioblasma capsaeformis, E. brevidens and common  species in the Clinch and Powell rivers, TN and VA. Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society Symposium, Louisville, KY
  56. **Yu, H., and Jiao, Y. 2010. Performance comparison of generalized linear model, generalized additive model and spatial interpolation for standardization of catch rate through a simulation study. American Fisheries Society annual meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  57. **He, Q., and Jiao, Y. 2010. Investigating the performance of process-observation error estimator and robust estimators in surplus production model: a simulation study. American Fisheries Society annual meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  58. **Li, Y., and Jiao, Y. 2010. Gillnet bycatch and discard assessments of walleye, yellow perch and white perch from Lake Erie commercial fisheries. American Fisheries Society annual meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  59. **Yu, H., Jiao, Y., Su, Z., and Reid, K. 2010. Performance comparison of traditional sampling designs and adaptive sampling designs for fishery-independent surveys. International Association of Great Lakes Research annual meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  60. ***Winter, A., Jiao, Y., and Browder, J.A. 2010. Modeling low rates of seabird bycatch in the U.S. Atlantic longline fishery. 1st World Seabird Conference. Victoria, BC, Canada. (poster)
  61. Tsiplova, K., Jiao Y., Reid, K., and Nudd, T. 2010. Bioeconomic Evaluation of Harvest Control Rules for Lake Erie Walleye Fishery. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
  62. **Li, Y., Jiao, Y., and Reid, K. 2009. Gillnet saturation in Lake Erie: effects of soak time and fish accumulation on catch-per-unit-effort of walleye and yellow perch. Virginia Chapter of American Fisheries Society annual meeting. Blacksburg, VA.
  63. **Yu, H., and Jiao, Y. 2009. Comparison of three sampling designs for yellow perch fishery-independent survey in Lake Erie. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Nashville, Tennessee.
  64. **Leaf, R., Jiao, Y., Prager, M., and Berkson, J. 2009. Exploring an individual-based simulation model to investigate the changes in life-history characteristics of a fished population under size-selective fishing. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Nashville, Tennessee.
  65. **He, Q., and Jiao, Y. 2009. The application of AdaBoost for analyzing catch and bycatch data. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Nashville, Tennessee.
  66. **Hua, D., Jiao, Y., Neves, R.J., and King, N. 2009. Propragation and grow-out of large-sized juveniles for release and assessment of restoration in their natal rivers. International Congress for Conservation Biology, Beijing, China.
  67. **Yu, H., and Jiao, Y. 2009. Catch rate standardization of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in Lake Erie: a comparison between Generalized Linear Model and Generalized Additive Model. Virginia Chapter of American Fisheries Society annual meeting.
  68. **Leaf, R., and Jiao, Y. 2009. Exploring an individual-based simulation model to investigate changes in yield and egg production characteristic of a fished population under size-selective fishing. Virginia Chapter of American Fisheries Society annual meeting.
  69. *Tobin, E., **Leaf, R., Lapointe, R., and Jiao, Y. 2009. Population abundance of Northern snakehead (Channa argus) in a Potomac river tributary. Virginia Chapter of American Fisheries Society annual meeting
  70. **Leaf, R., Jiao, Y., Prager, M., Berkson, J., and Hallerman, E. 2008. Exploring an individual-based simulation model to investigate the changes in life-history characteristics of a fished population under size-selective fishing.  National Stock Assessment Workshop, Port Townsend, Washington.
  71. **Hayes, C., Jiao, Y., and Cortes E. 2008. Comparing a multi-species to species-specific assessments of hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna spp.) using production models. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  72. ***Winter, A., and Jiao, Y. 2008. Spatial analyses of Lake Erie walleye distributions, 1989 – 2003. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  73. **Yu, H., Jiao, Y., and Reid, K. 2008. Comparing two methods for estimating relative abundance index of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) by standardization and interpolation from fishery-independent survey data in Lake Erie. International Association for Great Lakes Research, Peterborough, Ontario.
  74. **Hayes, C.G., and Jiao, Y.  2007.  Stock assessment and management of scalloped hammerheads (Sphyrna lewini) in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. Joint Meeting of the America Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, St. Louis, Missouri.
  75. **Leaf, R., Roger-Bennet, L., and Jiao, Y.  2007.  A size-based egg-per-recruit model and parameter sensitivity analysis of red abalone, Haliotis rufescens, in northern California. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.
  76. **Hayes, C.G., and Jiao, Y. 2007. An evaluation of three production models applied to hammerhead shark stocks in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, San Francisco, California.
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