Matthew R.

Siskey
Stony Brook University
School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Dana Hall Room 115B
Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000
matthew.siskey@stonybrook.edu

EDUCATION

SUNY—Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY

Ph.D., Marine Science Expected 2020
Advisor: Dr. Michael Frisk, Ph.D.
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Solomons, MD
M.Sc., Fisheries Science 2015
Advisor: Dr. David Secor, Ph.D.
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
B.Sc., Biology 2011
Advisor: Dr. Larry Harris, Ph.D.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

SUNY-Stony Brook University

School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences 2016—Present
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory 2015
Technician
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory 2014—2015
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory 2012—2014
Faculty Research Assistant
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory 2012
Technician
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Marine Invasive Ecology Lab 2011—2012
Post-B.Sc. Internship
University of New Hampshire
Undergraduate Ocean Research Project 2010—2011
Student
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Fish & Invertebrate Lab/Marine Ecology Lab 2010
Volunteer
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Siskey M.R., Shipley, O.N., and Frisk, M.G. In Review. Skating on thin ice: Identifying the
need for species-specific data and defined migration ecology of Rajidae spp. Fish &
Fisheries, XXX: YY-YY.
Ailloud L.E., Lauretta M.V., Hanke A.R., Golet W.J., Allman R.J., Siskey M.R., Secor D.H., and
Hoenig J.M. 2017. Improving growth estimates for western Atlantic bluefin tuna using
an integrated modeling approach. Fisheries Research, 191: 17-24.
Siskey M.R., Wilberg M.J., Allman R.J., Barnett B.K., and Secor D.H. 2016. Forty years of
fishing: Changes in age structure and stock mixing in Northwestern Atlantic bluefin tuna
(Thunnus thynnus) associated with size-selective and long-term exploitation. ICES
Journal of Marine Science, 73 (10): 2518-2528.
Siskey M.R., Lyubchich V., Liang D., Piccoli P.M., and Secor D.H. 2016. Periodicity of
strontium:calcium across annuli further validates otolith-ageing for Atlantic bluefin tuna
(Thunnus thynnus). Fisheries Research, 177: 13-17.
Secor D.H., Rooker J., Gahagan B.I., Siskey, M.R., Wingate, R. 2015. Depressed Resilience of
Bluefin Tuna in the Western Atlantic Ocean Associated with Age Truncation.
Conservation Biology, 29(2): 400-408.

REPORTS & NON-PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Morse, M., Cadrin, S., Kerr, L., Secor, D., Siskey, M., Arrizabalaga, H., Hanke, A., and Porch,
C. 2018. An Updated Analysis of Bluefin Tuna Stock Mixing. ICCAT SCRS/2017/190.
Cadrin, S., Morse, M., Kerr, L., Secor, D., and Siskey, M. 2018. Exploratory Stock Assessment
of Eastern and Western Stock-of-Origin Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Accounting for Stock
Composition. ICCAT SCRS/2017/174.
Frisk M.G., McElroy A.E., Dolan T., Siskey M.R., Cerrato R.E., Chapman D.D., Olin J.A., and
Limburg K.E. 2017. Restoring Long Island’s winter flounder inshore fisheries –
Approaches to avoid extirpation. NOAA Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program, Progress
Report: April 2017.
Ailloud L.E., Lauretta M.V., Hoenig J.M., Hanke A.R., Golet W.J., Allman R.J., and Siskey M.R.
2017. Improving growth estimates for western Atlantic bluefin tuna using the AMSFc
approach. ICCAT SCRS/2016/147.
Moore M.J., McElroy A.E., Geoghegan P., Siskey M.R., and Pembroke A.E. 2016. Flounder
Monitoring Report: 2015 Results. Boston: Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.
Report 2016-05. 39 pp.
Busawon D., Rodriquez-Marin E., Lastra Luque P., Allman R., Gahagan B., Golet W., Koob E.,
Siskey M., Ruiz Sobron M., Quelle P., Neilson J., Secor D.H. 2015. Evaluation of an
Atlantic bluefin tuna otolith reference collection. ICCAT SCRS/2014/038.
Secor D.H., Allman R., Busawon D., Gahagan B., Golet W., Koob E., Lastra Luque P. and
Siskey M. 2014. Standardization of otolith-based ageing protocols for Atlantic bluefin
tuna. ICCAT SCRS/2013/084.
Secor D.H., Busawon D., Gahagan B., Golet W., Koob E., Neilson J. and Siskey M. 2014.
Conversion factors for Atlantic bluefin tuna fork length from measures of snout length
and otolith mass. ICCAT SCRS/2013/085.
POSTERS AND PRESENTATIONS

Siskey M.R., Limburg K.E., McElroy A.E., Dolan T., and Frisk M.G. 2017. Can otolith
microchemistry differentiate winter flounder nursery habitats & diverse migration
strategies? 10th International Flatfish Symposium, Saint-Malo, FR. Oral
presentation.
Siskey M.R., McElroy A.E., Dolan T., Limburg K.E., and Frisk M.G. 2016. Potential for
spawning diversity and contingent structure explored in winter flounder
(Pseudopleuronectes americanus). 2016 Annual Flatfish Biology Conference,
Westbrook, CT. Poster presentation.
Siskey M.R. 2015. Historical effects of fishing on age structure and stock mixing in Northwest
Atlantic bluefin tuna. UMCES—Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, MD. Oral
thesis defense.
Siskey M.R., and Secor D.H. 2015. Historical effects of fishing on age structure and stock
mixing in Northwest Atlantic bluefin tuna. 66th Tuna Conference, Lake Arrowhead, CA.
Oral presentation.
Siskey M.R., and Secor D.H. 2015. Historical effects of fishing on age structure and stock
mixing in Northwest Atlantic bluefin tuna. American Fisheries Society – Tidewater
Chapter Meeting, Pine Knoll Shores, NC. Oral presentation.
Siskey M.R., and Secor D.H. 2014. Growth and mixing of Atlantic bluefin tuna: the North
Carolina winter fishery. 144th American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Quebec City,
QC. Oral presentation.
Siskey M.R., and Secor D.H. Growth and mixing of Atlantic bluefin tuna: the North Carolina
winter fishery. 2014. 65th Tuna Conference, Lake Arrowhead, CA. Oral presentation.
Siskey M.R., and Secor D.H. Age structure of Atlantic bluefin tuna: the North Carolina winter
fishery. 2014. American Fisheries Society – Tidewater Chapter Meeting, Newport News,
VA. Oral presentation.
Siskey M.R., and Secor D.H. 2013. First annulus assignment: Atlantic bluefin tuna.
Standardization of Otolith-based Ageing Protocols Workshop, Solomons, MD. Oral
presentation.
Siskey M.R., and Ruiz G.M. 2012. Effects of expedited thermal stress on invasive potential of
subtidal v. intertidal Mytilus edulis. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center,
Edgewater, MD. Internship independent study oral presentation.
Siskey M.R., Baldwin R., and Harris L. 2011. Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture.
Undergraduate Research Conference, Durham, NH. Oral and poster presentation.

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

Maze-Landeau Travel Award, Stony Brook University, 2017

SoMAS Travel Award, Stony Brook University, 2017
Tuna Conference Scholarship, 66th Tuna Conference, 2015
International Seafood Sustainability Foundation Travel Award, 66th Tuna Conference, 2015
Graduate Education Committee Travel Award, University of Maryland, 2014
International Seafood Sustainability Foundation Travel Award, 65th Tuna Conference, 2014
Student Presentation Award, American Fisheries Society – Tidewater Chapter, 2014
George Burlew Scholarship, Manasquan River Tuna & Marlin Club, 2013
Internship Award, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 2011—2012
Dean’s Scholarship, University of New Hampshire, 2007—2011

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES & AFFILIATIONS

Reviewer for ICES Journal of Marine Science, Environmental Biology of Fishes, and Marine
Ecology Progress Series
President/Founder, SUNY-Stony Brook AFS Student Subunit, Stony Brook University, 2016
Member, American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists, 2015—Present
Member, American Fisheries Society (AFS) – Tidewater Chapter, 2012—Present
Participant, Chesapeake Sturgeon Initiative Annual Workshop, Aquasco, MD, 2013
Member/Organizer, Standardization of otolith-based ageing protocols for ABFT Workshop,
Solomons, MD, 2013