Michael Bollinger | Marine Scientist
Academics
Education
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
M.S. in Biology
2013 - 2015
Pennsylvania State University
B.S. in Biology, Minor in Marine Science
2008-2012
University of Southampton, England
Semester Abroad in Oceanography and Marine Biology
Spring 2011
Publications
Publications
Edwards, C. B., Viehman, T. S., Battista, T., Bollinger, M. A., Charendoff, J., Cook, S., Combs, I., Couch, C., Ferrari, R., Figueira, W., Gleason, A. C. R., Gordon, S., Greene, W., Kuester, F., McCarthy, O., Oliver, T., Pedersen, N. E., Petrovic, V., Rojano, S., Runyan, H., Sandin, S. A., and Zgliczynski, B. J. (2023). Large-area imaging in tropical shallow water coral reef monitoring, research and restoration: A practical guide to survey planning, execution, and data extraction. NOAA National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 313. https://doi.org/10.25923/5n6d-kx34
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Cook, S., Rojano, S.G., Edwards, C.B., Bollinger, M. A., Pierce, J., Viehman, T.S. (2023). Standard operating procedures for the use of large-area imaging in tropical shallow water coral reef monitoring, research, and restoration: Applications for Mission: Iconic Reefs restoration in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. NOAA NCCOS Technical Memorandum 320. 166 pp. doi: https://doi.org/10.25923/w8h9-4z75
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Roa, C., Pederson, G., Bollinger, M., Taylor, J.C., and Boswell, K. (2022). Taxonomical classification of reef fish with broadband backscattering models and machine learning approaches. Journal of the Acoustic Society of America. 152, 1020. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0012192
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Granneman. J., Baxley, C., Bollinger, M., Heil, A., LaGanke, M., Levine, E., Pearson. W., Pudlak, E., Williams, K. (2021). Evaluating the Impact of Recreational Harvest and Management Strategies for Bay Scallops Argopecten irradians concentricus in a Florida Gulf Coast Management Zone. Mar Coast Fish, 13: 413-432. https://doi.org/10.1002/mcf2.10161
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Bollinger, M.A. and Kline, R.J. (2017). Validating side scan sonar as a fish survey tool over artificial reefs. Journal of Coastal Research. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. https://doi.org/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-16-00174.1​
Technical Reports and Documents
Bollinger, M. A., Ebert, E., and Taylor, J. C. (2025). Mission Report for BOEM - Carolina Long Bay: UNCW R/V Seahawk SH-24-01 and SH-24-02: June 9-21 2024. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. https://doi.org/10.25923/yw8k-mj04
Bollinger, M. A., Ebert, E., and Taylor, J. C. (2025). Mission Report for BOEM - Carolina Long Bay: NOAA Ship Nancy Foster NF-24-06: June 9-21 2024. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. https://doi.org/10.25923/s0yj-2c82
Bollinger, M. A., Ebert, E., and Taylor, J. C. (2025). Cruise Report: MDBC Expedition R/V Oracle, March 11-15, 2024. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. DWH MDBC Cruise Report YYYY-XX. https://doi.org/XXX
Bollinger, M.A., Coogan, J.S., Ebert, E.F., and Taylor, J.C. (2025). Data Report: MDBC Expedition NOAA Ship Pisces, AUV-VOYIS, June 27- July 6, 2024. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. DWH MDBC Data Report YYYY-XX. https://doi.org/xxx
Ebert, E.F., Bollinger, M.A., Coogan, J.S., and Taylor, J.C. (2025). Data Report: MDBC Expedition NOAA Ship Pisces, AUV-SAS, June 6- June 16, 2024. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. DWH MDBC Data Report YYYY-XX. https://doi.org/xxx​​
Published Abstracts
Bollinger, M., Ebert, E., Huebert, K., Ilich, A., Poti, M., Urquhart, K., and Taylor, J.C. (2025). Am I where I think I am? Determining error in positioning in uncrewed imaging systems for ground truthing seabed habitat maps. GeoHab. Key West, FL, USA. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15249339
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Bollinger, M.A., Maxwell, K.E. and Sharp, W.C. (2018). Documenting the Effects of Hurricane Irma on Staghorn Coral (Acropora cervicornis) Restoration Sites and a Nearshore Sponge Community
in the Florida Keys. 47th annual Benthic Ecology Meeting. Corpus Christi, TX. March 27-30, 2018.
Bollinger, M.A. and Kline R.J. (2016). Validating side scan sonar as a fish survey tool over artificial reefs. 3rd annual Texas Artificial Reef Consortium. Corpus Christi, TX. February 11-12, 2016.
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Bollinger, M.A. and Kline, R.J. (2015). Validating side scan sonar as a fish survey tool over artificial reefs in the Gulf of Mexico. [Abstract]. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 137(4):2334.
Bollinger, M.A. and Kline R.J. (2015). Validating side scan sonar as a fish survey tool over artificial reefs. 2nd annual Texas Artificial Reef Consortium. Corpus Christi, TX. February 5-6, 2015.
Bollinger, M.A. and Kline R.J. (2014). Validating Side Scan Sonar as a fish survey tool. Gulf Estuarine Research Society meeting. Port Aransas, TX. October 30-31, 2014.
Kline, R.J., Froehlich, C. Y-M., Arney, R.N., and Bollinger, M.A. (2014). Characterization of reef fish use by patch configuration on a shallow, turbid culvert reef system. First Annual Texas Artificial Reef Consortium. Corpus Christi, TX. January 16-18, 2014.
Bollinger, M.A., Miksis-Olds, J.L. and Madden, L.E. (2011). Using acoustics to study the effectiveness
of fish habitat restoration: A comparison of methods. [Abstract]. Journal of the Acoustical
Society of America. 130:2430.
Grants and Contracts
Hart, J.E., Bollinger, M.A. and Butler, J. Restoration of Florida Bay’s sponge community: Evaluating how current restoration techniques affect sponge ecological function. Amount up to: $30,500. Funding Agency: Florida Department of Environmental Protection through NOAA. 2017.
Professional Memberships
Acoustical Society of America (2015)
Gulf Estuarine Research Society (2014)
Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (2013)