Richard McBride is a Research Scientist at the Fish & Wildlife Research Institute (research.myfwc.com/). FWRI is the research division of the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

As a scientist for the State of Florida, McBride's research focuses on the biology and ecology of marine and diadromous fishes. His specialty is age, growth, and reproduction of bony fishes (teleosts). He has also worked with stock assessments, habitat ecology, feeding dynamics, and larval dispersal of fishes. McBride's research has taken him from freshwater rivers to the continental shelf slope, and he has worked with a variety of species in Florida, including reef fish (f. ex., groupers, hogfish), anadromous shads (f. ex., American shad, hickory shad), and several pelagic species (f. ex., wahoo, dolphinfish, ballyhoo, bluefish, round scad).

Dr. McBride teaches academic courses, mentors students, and serves on student committees. He has taught a 'Marine Biology' course at the University of Southern Mississippi (Ocean Springs, MS) and an 'Ecological Methods' course at Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, FL). He has sponsored undergraduate students, as interns in his lab, from Eckerd College, University of Tampa, University of South Florida, and Florida State University. He has served on academic committees for students from Eckerd College, University of South Florida, University of Florida, and Florida Atlantic University.

McBride's research has been applied towards sustainable management of Florida's fishery resources. His research has been supported by grants from NOAA Fisheries; Sportfish Restoration (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service); US Geological Survey; St. Johns River Water Management District; National Undersea Research Program; and Sea Grant

McBride has served as an advisor to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (www.myfwc.com), the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (www.asmfc.org), and the regional fishery management councils. McBride is currently the Florida representative on the ASMFC's Bluefish Technical Committee; he was an active participate in formulating the last two coast-wide stock assessments for bluefish.

McBride is also active with the American Fisheries Society (www.fisheries.org). He is a Past-President of AFS's Florida Chapter (www.sdafs.org/flafs/), a Past-Secretary of the Early Life History Section (www2.ncsu.edu/elhs/), and an Associate Editor for "Transactions of the American Fisheries Society². He is a charter member of the Florida Chapter's Roger Rottmann Memorial Scholarship (http://www.sdafs.org/flafs/doc/rottmann.html), which funds Florida fisheries graduate students annually.

Dr. McBride is located at FWRI's headquarters in St. Petersburg (http://www.floridamarine.org/about/facility_map.pdf).
 
 

E-mail: richard.mcbride@myfwc.com

Tel. 727-896-8626
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Curriculum Vitae - includes all publications

A message for students: Hi. I am willing to help mentor students, but my role as an academic advisor is limited. If you are interested in having me serve on your committee, please discuss it with your major Professor first. I am most able to serve on committees that oversee research directed towards sustainable use of Florida's marine resources. If you are a high school student and looking for opportunities to work in a fisheries lab, I recommend you check out the Hutton Scholarship program (http://www.fisheries.org/html/hutton.shtml). If you are an undergraduate student and want to work in my lab as an intern, please review the FWC-FWRI internship program website first (http://www.floridamarine.org/education/). If you are a local graduate student looking for networking and funding opportunities, I recommend you investigate the Florida Chapter student subunit website (http://www.sdafs.org/flafs/Students/index.htm). If you are looking for a job, I recommend you read about careers at our Institute (http://www.floridamarine.org/careers/).

A message to educators and researchers: Hi. You may find just what you are looking for ­ in terms of pamphlets, brochures, fishing guides, videos, etc. ­ by searching our website (http://www.floridamarine.org/services/). If you are specifically interested in downloading or ordering peer-reviewed publications by myself ­ or others at FWC-FWRI ­ I recommend you use the publication search tool on the FWC-FWRIwebsite (http://www.floridamarine.org/publications/search.asp). If you are looking for a job, I recommend you read about careers at our Institute (http://www.floridamarine.org/careers/).

Above:Dr. Rich McBride with a very large yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus) caught in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. This fish (10 lb. 11 oz.) was caught by M. E. Watts in 2003 and was, for a while, a world record (www.igfa.org). Dr. McBride was the ichthyologist who verified this species' identification for the IGFA record application.

Selected Publications:
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McBride, R.S., M.L. Hendricks, and J.E. Olney. 2005. Testing the validity of Cating's (1953) criteria for age determination of American shad using scales. Fisheries. 30(10): 10-18. (http://www.fisheries.org/html/fisheries/F3010/F3010p10-18McBride.pdf)

McBride, RS 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. Limnology and Oceanography. 49(4): 1173-1181.

Patterson, H. M., RS McBride, and N. Julien. 2004. Population structure of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) as determined by otolith chemistry. Marine Biology. 144: 855-862.

Olney, J.E. and RS McBride. 2003. Intraspecific variation in batch fecundity of American shad: revisiting the paradigm of reciprocal latitudinal trends in reproductive traits. American Fishery Society Special Symposium. 35: 185-192. (http://64.224.98.53/publications/catbooks/x54035.shtml)

McBride, R.S., J. Styer, and R. Hudson. 2003. Spawning cycles and habitats of ballyhoo (Hemiramphus brasiliensis) and balao(Hemiramphus balao) in south Florida. Fishery Bulletin. 101(3):583-589. (http://fishbull.noaa.gov/1013/09mcbrid.pdf)

McBride, R.S. and P. Thurman. 2003. Reproductive biology of Hemiramphus brasiliensis and H. balao (Hemiramphidae): maturation, spawning frequency, and fecundity. Biological Bulletin. 204:57-67.

McBride, R.S., and J. Styer. 2002. Species composition, catch rates, and size structure of fishes captured in the south Florida lampara net fishery. Marine Fisheries Review. 64(1): 21-27. (http://spo.nwr.noaa.gov/mfr641/mfr6413.pdf)

McBride, R.S. 2002. Spawning, growth, and overwintering size of searobins (Prionotus carolinus and P. evolans). Fishery Bulletin. 100 (3): 641-647.( http://fishbull.noaa.gov/1003/20mcbrid.pdf)

McBride, R.S., M.P. Fahay, and K.W. Able. 2002. Larval and settlement periods of the northern searobin (Prionotus carolinus) and the striped searobin (P. evolans). Fishery Bulletin. 100 (1): 63-73. (http://fishbull.noaa.gov/1001/mcb.pdf).

McBride, R.S., T. MacDonald, R.E. Matheson, P. Hood, and D. Rydene. 2001. Nursery habitats for ladyfish, Elops saurus, along salinity gradients in two Florida estuaries. Fishery Bulletin. 99 (3): 443-458. (http://fishbull.noaa.gov/993/mcb.pdf)

McBride, R.S. 2000. Florida's shad and river herrings (Alosa spp.): A review of population and fishery characteristics. Florida Marine Research Institute Technical Reports. No. 5. 18 pp. (http://www.floridamarine.org/publications/)

McBride, R.S. and K.A. McKown. 2000. Consequences of dispersal of subtropically spawned crevalle jacks (Caranx hippos) to temperate estuaries. Fishery Bulletin. 98 (3): 528-538. (http://fishbull.noaa.gov/983/06.pdf)

McBride, R.S. and K.W. Able. 1998. Ecology and fate of butterflyfish, Chaetodon spp., in the temperate, western North Atlantic. Bulletin of Marine Science. 63 (2): 401-416.

McBride, R.S., M. Scherer, and C. Powell. 1995. Correlated variations in abundance, size, growth, and loss rates of age-0 bluefish in a southern New England estuary. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 124: 898-910.

McBride, R.S., J. Ross, and D.O. Conover. 1993. Recruitment of bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) to estuaries of the South Atlantic Bight, U.S.A. Fishery Bulletin. 91(2): 389-395.

McBride, R.S. and D.O. Conover. 1991. Recruitment of young-of-the-year bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) to the New York Bight: variation in abundance and growth of spring- and summer-spawned cohorts. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 78: 205-216.