Craig Harms

About

Craig Harms is associated with the College of Veterinary Medicine at NC State University, which is dedicated to shaping the future of veterinary medicine and preparing the next generation of veterinarians. The college emphasizes a collaborative and inclusive culture, fostering student achievement, well-being, and extracurricular engagement, including research projects conducted in world-class labs. While specific details about Dr. Harms's research focus, background, or key contributions are not provided in the page text, his association with the college suggests involvement in veterinary education, research, or related activities within this academic environment.

Research topics

• Zoology
• Biology
• Fishery
• Environmental chemistry
• Ecology
• Animal science
• Biochemistry
• Chemistry

Selected publications

• Anthropogenic Contaminants and Histopathological Findings in Stranded Cetaceans in the Southeastern United States, 2012–2018

  Frontiers in Marine Science · 2020 · 53 citations

  Anthropogenic contaminants in the marine environment often biodegrade slowly, bioaccumulate in organisms, and can have deleterious effects on wildlife immunity, health, reproduction, and development. In this study, we evaluated tissue toxicant concentrations and pathology data from 83 odontocetes that stranded in the southeastern United States during 2012–2018. Mass spectrometry was used to analyze blubber samples for five organic toxicants (atrazine, bisphenol-A, diethyl phthalates, nonylphenol…

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• Evaluation of six methods for external attachment of electronic tags to fish: assessment of tag retention, growth and fish welfare

  Journal of Fish Biology · 2022 · 28 citations

  External attachment of electronic tags has been increasingly used in fish studies. Many researchers have used ad hoc attachment methods and provided little or no validation for the assumption that tagging itself does not bias animal behaviour or survival. The authors compared six previously published methods for externally attaching acoustic transmitters to fish in a tank holding experiment with black sea bass Centropristis striata (L.). They tracked tag retention, fish growth and external traum…

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• Blood analytes of immature Kemp’s ridley sea turtles (<i>Lepidochelys kempii</i>) from Georgia, USA: reference intervals and body size correlations

  Conservation Physiology · 2020 · 22 citations

  = 31) from Georgia, USA, the objectives of this study were to (1) establish reference intervals (RIs) for packed cell volume (PCV) and 27 plasma biochemistry analytes and (2) determine length-specific relationships in blood analytes. We observed significant positive correlations between minimum straight carapace length and PCV, amylase, calcium:phosphorus ratio, cholesterol, magnesium, triglycerides, total solids, total protein and all protein fractions (e.g. alpha-, beta- and gamma-globulins);…

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• BLOOD FATTY ACID PROFILES OF NERITIC JUVENILE WILD GREEN TURTLES (CHELONIA MYDAS) AND KEMP'S RIDLEYS (LEPIDOCHELYS KEMPII)

  Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine · 2021 · 14 citations

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  < 0.001, = 0.007, respectively). Whole blood fatty acid profiles generally correlate to previous work with lipid depots, supporting the use of this less invasive methodology to advance the understanding of fatty acid nutrition of sea turtles. These data can be used to assess and guide nutrition and health programs for sea turtles under human care.

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• Capture and Release of Minke Whales Offers New Research Opportunities, Including Measurements of Mysticete Hearing

  Aquatic Mammals · 2024-07-12 · 6 citations

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  Knowledge about species-specific hearing is vital to assessing how anthropogenic noise impacts marine mammals. Unfortunately, no empirical audiogram exists for any mysticete whale. We therefore developed a catch-and-release method to assess hearing in a small mysticete, the minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Stationary lead nets were placed to intercept migratory routes and direct the whales into an ocean basin enclosed by nets and islets, while another net was pulled across the entrance…

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Frequent coauthors

• Lori H. Schwacke

  Marine Mammal Commission

  108 shared

• Forrest I. Townsend

  Auburn University

  104 shared

• Eric D. Jensen

  Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific

  104 shared

• Larry J. Hansen

  104 shared

• Teresa K. Rowles

  NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

  101 shared

• Emily F. Christiansen

  North Carolina Aquarium

  100 shared

• Sara K. Rosenkranz

  Kansas State University

  74 shared

• Gregory A. Lewbart

  North Central State College

  65 shared

Education

• Ph.D., Comparative Medicine

  North Carolina State University

  2001

• M.S., Comparative Medicine

  University of California, Davis

  1997

• B.S., Animal Science

  University of California, Davis

  1995

Awards & honors

• Diplomate, American College of Zoological Medicine

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