Howard M. Reisman is Professor Emeritus of Biology at Long Island University. He is the author of numerous scientific papers published in venues such as International Journal of Zoology and Environmental Biology of Fishes. Emerson C. Hasbrouck Jr. is Senior Natural Resources Specialist and Marine Program Director Emeritus for the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. He is also Commissioner on the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. He has published numerous reports and scientific papers in venues including Fisheries Research.