Evaluating energy flows through jellyfish and gulf menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) and the effects of fishing on the northern Gulf of Mexico ecosystem

Kelly L. Robinson1‡*, James J. Ruzicka2, Frank J. Hernandez3, WilliamM. Graham1, Mary Beth Decker4, Richard D. Brodeur5, and Malinda Sutor6 Department of Marine Science, The University of Southern Mississippi, 1020 Balch Blvd, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA Cooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies, Oregon State University, 2030 SE Marine Science Drive, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR, USA Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS, USA Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, 165 Prospect St., New Haven, CT, USA NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center, 2030 SE Marine Science Drive, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR, USA Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, 2179 Energy, Coast, and Environment Bldg., Baton Rouge, LA, USA *Corresponding author: tel: +01 541 867 0100; fax: +01 514 867 0138; e-mail: kelly.robinson@oregonstate.edu Present address: Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon State University, 2030 SE Marine Science Drive, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR, USA.