Publications and reports featuring Dr. Eric M. Stroud on shark repellent, sea lamprey research, dyes, and distilling!
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES / MAGAZINES
Stroud, E.M., Stimac, S., Goldman, J.D. (2026). An Improved UV Source for Finding and Identifying Franklin Hardystonite. The Picking Table. Vol 67. Spring Issue. 9-13.
Stroud, E.M. (2025). “Roeblingite and Old Lace”: An Analytical Revisit
and Observations Regarding Arsenic. The Picking Table. Vol. 66. Annual Issue, 7-26.
Stroud, E.M. (2021). Exploring Ancient Distilling Technologies. Distiller Magazine. July 2021 Summer.
Brill, R., Bushnell, P., Smith, L., Speaks, C., Sundaram, R., Stroud, E.M., & Wang, J. (2009). The repulsive and feeding-deterrent effects of electropositive metals on juvenile sandbar sharks (Carcharhinus plumbeus). Fishery Bulletin, 107, 298–307.
O’Connell, C.P., Abel, D.C., Rice, P.H., Stroud, E.M., & Simuro, N.C. (2010). Responses of the southern stingray (Dasyatis americana) and nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) to permanent magnets. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, 43(1), 63–73. https://doi.org/10.1080/10236241003672230
O’Connell, C.P., Abel, D.C., Stroud, E.M., & Rice, P.H. (2011). Analysis of permanent magnets as elasmobranch bycatch reduction devices in hook-and-line and longline trials. Fishery Bulletin, 109(4), 394–401.
O’Connell, C.P., Abel, D.C., Gruber, S.H., Stroud, E.M., & Rice, P.H. (2011). Response of juvenile lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris, to a magnetic barrier simulating a beach net. Ocean & Coastal Management, 54(3), 225–230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2010.11.006
Wagner, C.M., Stroud, E.M., & Meckley, T.D. (2011). A deathly odor suggests a new sustainable tool for controlling a costly invasive species. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 68, 1157–1160. https://doi.org/10.1139/F2011-072
O’Connell, C.P., Abel, D.C., Stroud, E.M., & Rice, P.H. (2013). Errata: analysis of permanent magnets as elasmobranch bycatch reduction devices in hook-and-line and longline trials (vol. 109, p. 394, 2011). Fishery Bulletin, 111(4), 402.
O’Connell, C.P., Stroud, E.M., & He, P. (2014). The emerging field of electrosensory and semiochemical shark repellents: mechanisms of detection, overview of past studies, and future directions. Ocean & Coastal Management, 97, 2–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2012.11.005
O’Connell, C.P., He, P., Joyce, J., Stroud, E.M., & Rice, P.H. (2014). Effects of the SMART™ hook on spiny dogfish catch in a longline experiment in the Gulf of Maine. Ocean & Coastal Management, 97, 38–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2012.08.002
Stroud, E.M., O’Connell, C.P., Rice, P.H., Snow, N.H., Barnes, B.B., Elshaer, M.R., & Hanson, J.E. (2014). Chemical shark repellent: myth or fact? The effect of a shark necromone on shark feeding behavior. Ocean & Coastal Management, 97, 50–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.01.006
NOAA & AGENCY REPORTS
Stroud, E.M., & Rice, P.H. (2005). Chemical repellents as a means to reduce shark bycatch in commercial longlines [Grant report]. NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center / JIMAR, Honolulu, HI.
Stroud, E.M., & Rice, P.H. (2005). Process for converting shark discards into a shark bycatch reduction technology [Grant report]. NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center / JIMAR, Honolulu, HI.
Fisher, R.A., Stroud, E.M., Herrmann, M.M., & Rice, P.H. (2006). Marine Resource Report No. 2006-12; VSG-06-14 [Magnetic and electropositive shark repellent field trials]. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary / NOAA Sea Grant.
Swimmer, Y., Wang, J.H., & McNaughton, L. (Eds.). (2008). Shark deterrent and incidental capture workshop, April 10–11, 2008 (NOAA Tech. Memo. NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-16, 72 pp.). U.S. Department of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service.Note: includes SharkDefense presentation by Stroud, Rice, O’Connell & Gruber on electropositive metals.
Stroud, E.M., & Rice, P.H. (2009). Process for converting shark discards into a shark bycatch reduction technology [Final report, Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program, FY 2009]. National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA.
Stroud, E.M., Rice, P.H., & DeSanti, B. (2012). Long-lasting semiochemical shark repellent bait: at-sea longline trials [Final report]. NOAA Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP).
WORKSHOP ABSTRACTS & CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Stroud, E.M., Rice, P.H., O’Connell, C.P., & Gruber, S.H. (2008). Advances in shark repellent research using highly electropositive metals [Conference abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
O’Connell, C.P. (2008). Investigation of Grade C8 barium ferrite (BaFe₂O₄) permanent magnets as a possible elasmobranch bycatch reduction system. In Y. Swimmer, J.H. Wang, & L. McNaughton (Eds.), Shark deterrent and incidental capture workshop, April 10–11, 2008 (NOAA Tech. Memo. NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-16). U.S. Department of Commerce.Note: SharkDefense research — Stroud, Rice co-contributors.
Rice, P.H., DeSanti, B., & Stroud, E.M. (2014). Performance of a long-lasting shark repellent bait for elasmobranch bycatch reduction during commercial pelagic longline fishing [Conference proceedings / BREP report]. National Marine Fisheries Service Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program.
| GRANTS & COMPETITIVE AWARDS | ||
| 2005 | NOAA PIFSC / JIMAR | Chemical repellents as a means to reduce shark bycatch in commercial longlines |
| 2005 | NOAA PIFSC / JIMAR | Equipment / capital grant for chemical repellent research |
| 2006 | WWF SmartGear — Grand Prize | Deterring sharks with magnetsPermanent magnet shark repellent for longline gear. Submitted under partner Michael Herrmann’s name. |
| 2009 | NOAA Saltonstall-Kennedy Program | Process for converting shark discards into a shark bycatch reduction technology |
| 2010 | NSF SBIR Phase I | Multifunctional hook material for commercial fisheries |
| 2010 | NSF SBIR Phase I-B | Multifunctional hook material for commercial fisheries |
| 2010 | Michigan State Univ. — Center for Water Sciences | Preliminary identification of a putrefaction-derived repellent for the invasive sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) |
| 2010 | Great Lakes Fishery Commission | Development of a putrefaction-derived repellent for the sea lamprey |
| 2012 | NOAA Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP) | Long-lasting semiochemical shark repellent bait: at-sea longline trials |
| 2013 | Save Our Seas Foundation | SMART circle hooks for shark bycatch reduction |
| 2014 2019 | WWF SmartGear — Runner-Up American Distilling Institute | Polyshark: time-release polymer for selective shark bycatch reduction in commercial longlinesNecromone-infused edible polymer placed inside squid bait. Achieved 71% bycatch reduction at 0–4 hrs; 35% at 16 hrs. Modern Reconstruction and Operation of Five Ancient Distillation Apparatuses |
| HONORS & RECOGNITIONS | ||
| Sept. 2011 | NJ Inventors Hall of Fame | Graduate Student Award |
| June 2013 | Seton Hall University | Petersheim Academic Exposition Award — most outstanding graduate student |
| Distillery Awards |
| Microliquor Spirit Awards (MLSA), 2021. Gold. Pawpaw Liqueur. The Fifty Best, “Best Liqueur”, 2019. Gold. Strawberry Liqueur. Denver International Spirits Competition 2019, Double Gold. Pawpaw Liqueur. Denver International Spirits Competition 2019, Silver. Strawberry Liqueur. Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2019, Bronze Medal. Pawpaw Liqueur. NY State Distillers Guild 2018, Silver Medal. Strawberry Liqueur. ADI 2018, Silver Medal. Pawpaw Liqueur Great American International Spirits Competition 2018, Silver Medal. Strawberry Liqueur. Great American International Spirits Competition 2018, Bronze Medal. Pawpaw Liqueur. ADI 2017. Silver Medal. Strawberry Liqueur. |