Publications / Grants

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
2005NOAA PIFSC / JIMARChemical repellents as a means to reduce shark bycatch in commercial longlines
2005NOAA PIFSC / JIMAREquipment / capital grant for chemical repellent research
2006WWF SmartGear — Grand PrizeDeterring sharks with magnetsPermanent magnet shark repellent for longline gear. Submitted under partner Michael Herrmann’s name.
2009NOAA Saltonstall-Kennedy ProgramProcess for converting shark discards into a shark bycatch reduction technology
2010NSF SBIR Phase IMultifunctional hook material for commercial fisheries
2010NSF SBIR Phase I-BMultifunctional hook material for commercial fisheries
2010Michigan State Univ. — Center for Water SciencesPreliminary identification of a putrefaction-derived repellent for the invasive sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)
2010Great Lakes Fishery CommissionDevelopment of a putrefaction-derived repellent for the sea lamprey
2012NOAA Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP)Long-lasting semiochemical shark repellent bait: at-sea longline trials
2013Save Our Seas FoundationSMART 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. 2011NJ Inventors Hall of FameGraduate Student Award
June 2013Seton Hall UniversityPetersheim 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.