Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Allen Lab
Led by Mike Allen · Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences
What we study
The Allen Lab studies fish population dynamics and habitat requirements using field studies, computer models, and pond experiments to evaluate fisheries management strategies.
What working here is like
- Fieldwork
- Computational
- Wild animals
- Coding helps
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- The Effect of Angler Education Materials on the Practice of Selective Harvest: Evidence From a Survey Experiment
2026 · Aquaculture Fish and Fisheries
Tests how different educational materials affect anglers' selective fishing habits.
- Integrating conventional tagging and acoustic telemetry improves estimates of post-release survival for a highly targeted reef fish
2026 · ICES Journal of Marine Science
Combines tagging and acoustic tracking to estimate survival of a reef fish.
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- Live-imaging sonar use in Texas crappie fisheries: Examining population-level responses due to potential increases in exploitation
2025 · Fisheries
Looks at whether live-imaging sonar increases crappie catch rates in Texas.
- A sport fish on the brink: Striped Bass in the Ochlockonee River drainage, Florida
2025 · North American Journal of Fisheries Management
Measures water conditions to explain why large striped bass are disappearing.
- Evaluating fisheries-independent annual recruitment indices for Spotted Seatrout in two Florida estuaries
2025 · North American Journal of Fisheries Management
Compares fish abundance estimates from monitoring programs to actual catches.
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