Eric Schneider

Dr. Schneider is a marine scientist interested in fisheries and other human-wildlife interactions that occur in the ocean. Trained as a fisheries biologist, he has worked with fishers and other resource users to collaboratively design research projects that benefit humans and marine ecosystems. This stakeholder-centered approach is central to his research and conservation work, as it serves to build buy-in and leads to more successful outcomes. Eric is a member of the IUCN Shark Specialist Group and is also involved in agroforestry projects that aim to improve food security in The Bahamas.

- ‘Don’t Clip The Biter, Stick It!’- Effects of an alternative claw harvest technique in the stone crab fishery

- Can fish aggregating devices (FADs) be used as conservation tools?

- Understanding shark behavior at ecotourism sites

Schneider EVC, Talwar BS, Bailey DM, Killen SS, Webber DM, MacSween CE, Van Leeuwen TE, Smith F. Fine-scale positioning of structure-associated pelagic fauna using a vertical acoustic telemetry array. Animal Biotelemetry. (In Press)

Talwar BS, Smukall M, Schneider EVC. 2024. Status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras in The Bahamas. In: Jabado RW, Morata AZA, Bennett R, Finucci B, Ellis J, Fowler S, Grant M, Martins APB, Sinclair S (Eds.). The global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras. IUCN/SSC Shark Specialist Group.

McGaw I, Curtis DL, Van Leeuwen TE, Schneider EVC. The feasibility of a claw-only fishery for the red rock crab, Cancer productus. Fisheries Management and Ecology. (In Press)

Allerton AJL, Schneider EVC, Kiszka JJ, Talwar BS. Trends in marine mammal bycatch in U.S. fisheries from 1990 to 2017. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. (In Press)

Wosnick N, Schneider EVC. 2024. Expanding records of occurrence of the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in The Bahamas and a call for sustainable tourism practices. Journal of Fish Biology 104(6):

Schneider, EVC, Talwar BS, Killen SS, Russell S, Van Leeuwen TE, Bailey DM. 2023. Colonization, diversity, and seasonality of fishes at pelagic fish aggregating devices. Journal of Fish Biology 10.1111/jfb.15592.

Luongo S, Schneider EVC, Harborne A, Kessel S, Papastamatiou Y. 2023. Habitat-specific impacts of climate change on the trophic demand of a marine predator. Ecology e4222.

Walus AM, Schneider EVC, Parker E, Brittain C, McGaw IJ, Hayes D, Peters A, van Leeuwen TE. 2023. A comparison of claw removal methods on the post-release survival and claw regeneration of stone crab (Menippe mercenaria). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 563: 151895.

Schneider EVC, Zuckerman ZC, Talwar BS, Cooke SJ, Schultz AD, Suski CD. 2023. Aerobic response to thermal stress across ontogeny and habitats in a teleost fish. Journal of Fish Biology 103(2): 336-346.

Schneider EVC, Brooks EJ, Cortina MP, Bailey DM, Killen SS, Van Leeuwen TE. 2021. Design and deployment of an affordable and long-lasting deepwater subsurface fish aggregation device. Caribbean Naturalist 83: 1-16.

Orrell DL, Schneider EVC, Eisenbach O, Garg A, Bigelow W, Hauptman H, Simon F, O’Shea O, McGaw IJ, Van Leeuwen TE. 2019. Evaluation of stone crab (Menippe mercenaria) fisheries practices using simulated fishery scenarios in the laboratory. Caribbean Naturalist 63: 1-17.

Schneider EVC, Hasler CT, Suski CD. 2019. Swimming performance of a freshwater fish during exposure to high carbon dioxide. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 26: 3447-3454.

Schneider EVC, Hasler CT, Suski CD. 2018. Fish behavior in elevated CO2: implications for a movement barrier in flowing water. Biological Invasions 20(7): 1899-1911.

PhD Environmental and Evolutionary Biology- University of Glasgow

MSc Natural Resources and Environmental Science- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

BSc Biology- Gettysburg College