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Environmentally-explicit population models for coastal pelagic species (Pacific mackerel and Pacific sardine) [abstract] Hill, Kevin T. In: George M. Watters (ed.), Proceedings of the NMFS workshop on building environmentally explicit stock assessments, p. 11. NMFS SWFSC Administrative Report PFEL-04-01.

Temporal and spatial distribution of chlorophyll-a in surface waters of the Scotia Sea as determined by both shipboard measurements and satellite data. Holm-Hansen, O., M. Kahru, C.D. Hewes, S. Kawaguchi, T. Kameda, V.A. Sushin, I. Krasovski, J. Priddle, R. Korb, R. P. Hewitt, and B. G. Mitchell. Deep-Sea Research II 51:1323-1331. PLANKTON - PHYTOPLANKTON - DISTRIBUTION - SURFACE WATERS - ANTARCTICA - SCOTIA SEA

Factors influencing the distribution, biomass, and productivity of phytoplankton in the Scotia Sea and adjoining waters. Holm-Hansen, O., M. Naganobu, S. Kawaguchi, T. Kameda, I. Krasovski, P. Tchernyshkov, J. Priddle, R. Korb, M. Brandon, D. Demer, R. P. Hewitt, M. Kahru, and C. D. Hewes. Deep-Sea Research II 51:1333-1350. PLANKTON - PHYTOPLANKTON - DISTRIBUTION - BIOMASS - PRODUCTIVITY - ANTARCTICA - SCOTIA SEA

2004 Billfish Newsletter Holts, David B., and Randall Rasmussen U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California. 14 p. Billfish Tagging Program; International Billfish Angler Survey; marine recreational fisheries; catches; CPUE; tagging; tags;

A comparative echocardiographic assessment of ventricular function in five species of sharks. Lai, N. C., N. Dalton, Y. Y. Lai, C. Kwong, R. Rasmussen, D. Holts, and J. B. Graham. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 137(3):506-521. MARINE FISHES - SHARKS - SHARK - COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY - HEART - ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY - ECHOCARDIOGRAM - VENTRICULAR FUNCTION - ASSESSMENT

Fecundity, egg deposition, and mortality of market squid (Loligo opalescens). Macewicz, B. J., J. R. Hunter, N. C. H. Lo, and E. L. LaCasella. Fishery Bulletin (U.S.) 102:306-327. INVERTEBRATES - CEPHALOPODS - SQUID - MARKET SQUID - FECUNDITY - EGGS - EGG DEPOSITION - MORTALITY

Fishery dynamics of the California market squid (Loligo opalescens), as measured by satellite remote sensing Maxwell, Michael R., Annette Henry, Christopher D. Elvidge, Jeffrey Safran, Vinita R. Hobson, Ingrid Nelson, Benjamin T. Tuttle, John B. Dietz, and John R. Hunter Fishery Bulletin (U.S.) 102(4):661-670

Zooplankton in the Ligurian Sea: Part I. Characterization of their dispersion, relative abundance and environment during summer 1999. McGehee, D. E., D. A. Demer, and J. D. Warren. Journal of Plankton Research 26(12):1409-1418. PLANKTON - ZOOPLANKTON - MEDITERRANEAN SEA - LIGURIAN SEA - PART 1 - DISPERSION - RELATIVE ABUNDANCE - ENVIRONMENT

Modeling the krill transport pathways in the Scotia Sea: spatial and environmental connections generating the seasonal distribution of krill. Murphy, E. J., S. E. Thorpe, J. L. Watkins, and R. P. Hewitt. Deep-Sea Research II 51:1435-1456. INVERTEBRATES - CRUSTACEANS - KRILL - ANTARCTIC KRILL - ANTARCTICA - SCOTIA SEA - MODELING - TRANSPORT PATHWAYS - SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION - SPATIAL - ENVIRONMENT

Genetic divergence between gopher rockfish (Sebastes carnatus) and black and yellow rockfish (Sebastes chrysomelas) Narum, Shawn R., Vincent P. Buonaccorsi, Carol A. Kimbrell, and Russell D. Vetter Copeia 2004(4):926-931

Modeling the circulation of Western Bank on the Scotian Shelf through sequential application of a variational algorithm and a nonlinear model. Panteleev, G. G., B. de Young, M. Luneva, C. Reiss, and E. V. Semenov. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 109(C2):C02003 (15 p.) OCEANOGRAPHY - CIRCULATION - ANTARCTICA - SCOTIA SEA - WESTERN BANK - MODELING - NONLINEAR MODEL - VARIATIONAL ALGORITHM

Passive tracer reconstruction as a least-squares problem with a semi-Lagrangian constraint: an application to fish eggs and larvae Panteleev, G.G., B. deYoung, C.S. Reiss, and C.T. Taggart Journal of Marine Research 62(6):787-814

Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) chronology of bomb radiocarbon in otoliths from 1944-1981 and a validation of ageing methods. Piner, K. R., and S. G. Wischniowski. Journal of Fish Biology 64:1060-1071. MARINE FISHES - FLATFISHES - PACIFIC HALIBUT - AGE DETERMINATION - AGEING - BOMB RADIOCARBON - CHRONOLOGY - OTOLITHS

Age, growth and the potential for growth overfishing of spot (Leiostomus xanthurus) from the Chesapeake Bay, eastern USA Piner, Kevin R., and Cynthia M. Jones Marine and Freshwater Research 55(6):553-560

Diet differences in the thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus) during transition from a warm-water regime to a cool-water regime off California-Oregon, 1998-2000. Preti, A., S. E. Smith, and D. A. Ramon. CalCOFI Reports 45:118-125. MARINE FISHES - SHARKS - THRESHER SHARK - DIET - TEMPERATURE - CALIFORNIA - OREGON

Biomass and energy transfer to baleen whales in the South Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean. Reilly, S., S. Hedley, J. Borberg, R. Hewitt, D. Thiele, J. Watkins, and M. Naganobu. Deep-Sea Research II 51:1397-1410. MARINE MAMMALS - CETACEANS - WHALES - BALEEN WHALE - ANTARCTICA - SOUTH ATLANTIC - BIOMASS - ENERGY TRANSFER

Investigating environmental effects on population dynamics of Loligo opalescens in the Southern California Bight. Reiss, Christian S., Michael R. Maxwell, and John R. Hunter CalCOFI Reports 45:87-97. INVERTEBRATES - CEPHALOPODS - SQUID - CALIFORNIA MARKET SQUID - POPULATION DYNAMICS - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT

Application of adaptive sampling to biological populations. Smith, D. R., J. A. Brown, and N. C. H. Lo. W.L. Thompson (ed.), Sampling rare or elusive species: concepts, designs, and techniques for estimating population parameters. Island Press. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY - POPULATION DYNAMICS - BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS - ADAPTIVE CLUSTER SAMPLING - METHODS - CASE STUDIES - MARINE FISHES - PACIFIC SARDINE - EGG PRODUCTION METHOD - FRESHWATER MUSSEL DENSITY - NEW ZEALAND POSSUM ABUNDANCE

Utility of larval pigmentation to identify nearshore rockfishes of the Sebastes subgenus Pteropodus from Southern California Taylor, Cynthia A., and William Watson CalCOFI Reports 45:113-117

Retention of larval rockfishes, Sebastes, near natal habitat in the Southern California Bight, as indicated by molecular identification methods Taylor, Cynthia A., William Watson, Teresa Chereskin, John Hyde, and Russell Vetter CalCOFI Reports 45:152-166

Zooplankton in the Ligurian Sea: Part II. Exploration of their physical and biological forcing functions during summer 2000. Warren, J. D., D. A. Demer, D. E. McGehee, R. Di Mento, and J. F. Borsani. Journal of Plankton Research 26(12):1419-1427. PLANKTON - ZOOPLANKTON - MEDITERRANEAN SEA - LIGURIAN SEA - PART 2

The world's smallest vertebrate, Schindleria brevipinguis, a new paedomorphic species in the family Schindleriidae (Perciformes: Gobioidei). Watson, W., and H. J. Walker Jr. Records of the Australian Museum 56(2):139-142. MARINE FISHES - STOUT INFANTFISH - NEW SPECIES - SMALLEST VERTEBRATE - LIGHTEST VERTEBRATE - CORAL REEFS - CORAL REEF LAGOONS - LIZARD ISLAND - GREAT BARRIER REEF - AUSTRALIA

Development of kelp rockfish, Sebastes atrovirens (Jordan and Gilbert 1880) and brown rockfish, S. auriculatus (Girard 1854) from birth to pelagic juvenile stage, with notes on early larval development of black-and-yellow rockfish, S. chrysomelas ... Watson, W., and L. L. Robertson. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Professional Paper NMFS 3. 30p. MARINE FISHES - ROCKFISHES - BLACK AND YELLOW ROCKFISH - EARLY LIFE HISTORY - LARVAE - LARVAL DEVELOPMENT - LABORATORY REARED

Latitudinal variation in reproductive biology and growth of female Dover sole (Microstomus pacificus) in the North Pacific, with emphasis on the Gulf of Alaska stock Abookire, Alisa A., and Beverly Macewicz Journal of Sea Research 50(2-3):187-197

Detection and characterization of yellowfin and bluefin tuna using passive-acoustical techniques Allen, Scott, and David A. Demer Fisheries Research 63(3):393-403

ICHTHYOPLANKTON AND STATION DATA FOR SURFACE (MANTA) AND OBLIQUE (BONGO) PLANKTON TOWS FOR CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE OCEANIC FISHERIES INVESTIGATION SURVEY CRUISES IN 2001 AMBROSE, DAVID A., RICHARD L. CHARTER, H. GEOFFREY MOSER U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-348. 104 p. ICHTHYOPLANKTON DATA - STATION DATA - SURFACE PLANKTON TOWS (MANTA) - OBLIQUE PLANKTON TOWS (BONGO) - CALCOFI - SURVEYS - CRUISES

Ultraviolet (280-400 nm) induced DNA damage in the eggs and larvae of Calanus finmarchicus G. (Copepoda) and Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Browman, H. I., R. D. Vetter, C. A. Rodriguez, J. J. Cullen, R. F. Davis, E. Lynn, and J.-F. St.-Pierre. Photochemistry and Photobiology 77(4):397-404. MARINE FISHES - COD - ATLANTIC COD - EGGS - LARVAE - COPEPODS - Calanus finmarchicus - PLANKTON - BIOMASS - ULTRAVIOLET - UV - DNA DAMAGE

Biology and population dynamics of cowcod (Sebastes levis) in the southern California Bight. Butler, J. L., L. D. Jacobson, J. T. Barnes, and H. G. Moser. Fishery Bulletin (U.S.) 101:260-280. MARINE FISHES - ROCKFISHES - COWCOD ROCKFISH - BIOLOGY - POPULATIONS - POPULATION DYNAMICS - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT

A comparison of lidar and echosounder measurements of fish schools in the Gulf of Mexico. Churnside, J. H., D. A. Demer, and B. Mahmoudi. ICES Journal of Marine Science 60:147-154. MARINE FISHES - FISHERIES SCIENCE - FISH SCHOOLS - LIDAR - ECHOSOUNDER - COMPARISON - GULF OF MEXICO

Wide-bandwidth acoustical characterization of anchovy and sardine from reverberation measurements in an echoic tank Conti, Stéphane G., and David A. Demer ICES Journal of Marine Science 60(3):617-624

Reconciling theoretical versus empirical target strengths of krill: effects of phase variability on the distorted-wave Born approximation. Demer, D. A., and S. G. Conti. ICES Journal of Marine Science 60:429-434. INVERTEBRATES - CRUSTACEANS - KRILL - TARGET STRENGTHS - THEORETICAL - EMPIRICAL - RECONCILIATION - DATA - PHASE VARIABILITY - ESTIMATIONS - DISTORTED-WAVE BORN APPROXIMATION

Absolute measurements of total target strength from reverberation in a cavity Demer, David A., Stephane G. Conti, Julien De Rosny, and Philippe Roux Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 113(3):1387-1394 OCEANOGRAPHY - ACOUSTICS - BIOACOUSTICS - TARGET STRENGTH - MEASUREMENTS - REFLECTIVE CAVITY - UNDERWATER SOUND - REVERBERATION - VARIATIONS - ACOUSTIC WAVES SCATTERING - TECHNIQUES

2003 Billfish Newsletter Holts, David B., and Randall Rasmussen. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California. 12 p. Billfish Tagging Program; International Billfish Angler Survey; marine recreational fisheries; catches; CPUE; tagging; tags;

Improving the accuracy and precision of reproductive information used in fisheries Hunter, J. Roe, and B.J. Macewicz In: O.S. Kjesbu, J.R. Hunter, and P.R. Witthames (eds.), Report of the working group on modern approaches to assess maturity and fecundity of warm- and cold-water fish and squids (Bergen, Norway, 4-7 September 2001), p. 57-68. Institute of Marine Research (Bergen, Norway), Fisken og havet no. 12-2003.

Minutes of the 2002 Trinational Sardine Forum (San Pedro, California, USA, December 5-6, 2002) Hunter, John, and Diane Pleschner-Steele (eds.) U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Administrative Report LJ-03-05. 54 p.

Assessing the susceptibility of female black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) to longline fisheries during their post-breeding dispersal: an integrated approach. Hyrenbach, K. D., and R. C. Dotson. Biological Conservation 112:391-404. BIRDS - SEABIRDS - MARINE BIRDS - BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS - FEMALES - SUSCEPTIBILITY - MORTALITY- ASSESSMENT - LONGLINE FISHERIES - LONGLINES - POST-BREEDING DISPERSAL - INTEGRATED APPROACH

Excess capacity and asymmetric information in developing country fisheries: the Malaysian purse seine fishery. Kirkley, J. E., D. Squires, M. F. Alam, and J. O. Ishak. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 85(3):647-662. FISHING INDUSTRY - MALAYSIA - MALAYSIAN PURSE SEINE FISHERY - DISTRIBUTION - COMMUNICATION - BARRIERS - EXCESS CAPACITY - ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION

Report of the working group on modern approaches to assess maturity and fecundity of warm- and cold-water fish and squids (Bergen, Norway, 4-7 September 2001) Kjesbu, O.S., J.R. Hunter, and P.R. Witthames (eds.) Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway. 140 p.

Metabolic rates of two oceanic elasmobranchs, the shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) and the pelagic ray (Dasyatis violacea) Lai, N. Chin, Keith E. Korsmeyer, David Holts, and Darlene Ramon FASEB Journal 17(4-5):A422 (Abstract no. 313.3)

Variability in the spawning habitat of Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) off southern and central California Lynn, Ronald J. Fisheries Oceanography 12(6):541-553

Lifetime fecundity of the market squid, Loligo opalescens, with application to monitoring escapement Macewicz, B.J., J.R. Hunter, and N.C.H. Lo In: O.S. Kjesbu, J.R. Hunter, and P.R. Witthames (eds.), Report of the working group on modern approaches to assess maturity and fecundity of warm- and cold-water fish and squids (Bergen, Norway, 4-7 September 2001), p. 79-87. Institute of Marine Research (Bergen, Norway), Fisken og havet no. 12-2003.

Global overview of the major constituent-based billfish tagging programs and their results since 1954 Ortiz, Mauricio, Eric D. Prince, Joseph E. Serafy, David B. Holts, Kay B. Davy, Julian G. Pepperell, Michael B. Lowry, and John C. Holdsworth Marine and Freshwater Research 54(4):489-507

Horizontal and vertical distribution patterns, retention rates, and population dynamics of zooplankton on Western Bank, Scotian Shelf Reiss, Christian S., Ian A. McLaren, and Patricia Avendaño Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 60(10):1229-1244

Age-validation of a leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) recaptured after 20 years. Smith, S. E., R. A. Mitchell, and D. Fuller. Fishery Bulletin (U.S.) 101:194-198. MARINE FISHES - SHARKS - LEOPARD SHARK - AGE VALIDATION - AGEING - CAPTURE RECAPTURE

Excess capacity and sustainable development in Java Sea fisheries Squires, Dale, Ishak Haji Omar, Yongil Jeon, James Kirkley, K. Kuperan, Indah Susilowati Environment and Development Economics 8(1):105-127

Technical efficiency in the Malaysian gill net artisanal fishery. Squires, Dale, R. Quentin Grafton, Mohammed Ferdous Alam, and Ishak Haji Omar Environment and Development Economics 8(3):481-504 MARINE FISHERIES - MALAYSIA - MALAYSIAN GILL NET ARTISANAL FISHERY - GILLNETS - TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY

Director's report to the 54th Tuna Conference on tuna and tuna-related activities at the Southwest Fisheries Science Center for the period May 1, 2002-April 30, 2003 Tillman, Michael F. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Administrative Report LJ-03-06. 26 p.

Larval development of the Pacific sandperch (Prolatilus jugularis) (Pisces: Pinguipedidae) from the Independencia Bight, Pisco, Peru Velez, Jose A., William Watson, Elaine M. Sandknop, and Wolf Arntz Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 83(5):1137-1142

Power analyses of CEMP indices for penguins at Admiralty Bay and fur seals at Cape Shirreff and Seal Island Watters, G.M., R.P. Hewitt, W.Z. Trivelpiece, and M.E. Goebel CCAMLR Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management (Cambridge, UK, 18-29 August 2003), Document no. WG-EMM-03/52 (25 p.)

Sustainable fisheries development in the tropics: trawlers and license limitation in Malaysia. Alam, M. F., I. H. Omar, and D. Squires. Applied Economics 34:325-337. FISHERIES ECONOMICS - SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES - MALAYSIA - TROPICS - DEVELOPMENT - TRAWLERS - LICENSES - LIMITATIONS

ICHTHYOPLANKTON AND STATION DATA FOR MANTA (SURFACE) TOWS TAKEN ON CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE OCEANIC FISHERIES INVESTIGATIONS SURVEY CRUISES IN 1980-81 AMBROSE, DAVID A., RICHARD L. CHARTER, H. GEOFFREY MOSER U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-319. 100 p. ICHTHYOPLANKTON DATA - STATION DATA - SURFACE PLANKTON TOWS (MANTA) - CALCOFI - SURVEYS - CRUISES

ICHTHYOPLANKTON AND STATION DATA FOR MANTA (SURFACE) TOWS TAKEN ON CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE OCEANIC FISHERIES INVESTIGATIONS SURVEY CRUISES IN 1985 AMBROSE, DAVID A., RICHARD L. CHARTER, H. GEOFFREY MOSER U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-321. 36 p. ICHTHYOPLANKTON DATA - STATION DATA - SURFACE PLANKTON TOWS (MANTA) - CALCOFI - SURVEYS - CRUISES

ICHTHYOPLANKTON AND STATION DATA FOR MANTA (SURFACE) TOWS TAKEN ON CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE OCEANIC FISHERIES INVESTIGATIONS SURVEY CRUISES IN 1989 AMBROSE, DAVID A., RICHARD L. CHARTER, H. GEOFFREY MOSER U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-325. 45 p. ICHTHYOPLANKTON DATA - STATION DATA - SURFACE PLANKTON TOWS (MANTA) - CALCOFI - SURVEYS - CRUISES

ICHTHYOPLANKTON AND STATION DATA FOR MANTA (SURFACE) TOWS TAKEN ON CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE OCEANIC FISHERIES INVESTIGATIONS SURVEY CRUISES IN 1993 AMBROSE, DAVID A., RICHARD L. CHARTER, H. GEOFFREY MOSER U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-329. 41 p. ICHTHYOPLANKTON DATA - STATION DATA - SURFACE PLANKTON TOWS (MANTA) - CALCOFI - SURVEYS - CRUISES

ICHTHYOPLANKTON AND STATION DATA FOR MANTA (SURFACE) TOWS TAKEN ON CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE OCEANIC FISHERIES INVESTIGATIONS SURVEY CRUISES IN 1997 AMBROSE, DAVID A., RICHARD L. CHARTER, H. GEOFFREY MOSER U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-333. 41 p. ICHTHYOPLANKTON DATA - STATION DATA - SURFACE PLANKTON TOWS (MANTA) - CALCOFI - SURVEYS - CRUISES

ICHTHYOPLANKTON AND STATION DATA FOR MANTA (SURFACE) TOWS TAKEN ON CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE OCEANIC FISHERIES INVESTIGATIONS SURVEY CRUISES IN 1998 AMBROSE, DAVID A., RICHARD L. CHARTER, H. GEOFFREY MOSER U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-334. 43 p. ICHTHYOPLANKTON DATA - STATION DATA - SURFACE PLANKTON TOWS (MANTA) - CALCOFI - SURVEYS - CRUISES

ICHTHYOPLANKTON AND STATION DATA FOR MANTA (SURFACE) TOWS TAKEN ON CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE OCEANIC FISHERIES INVESTIGATIONS SURVEY CRUISES IN 1999 AMBROSE, DAVID A., RICHARD L. CHARTER, H. GEOFFREY MOSER U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-335. 39 p. ICHTHYOPLANKTON DATA - STATION DATA - SURFACE PLANKTON TOWS (MANTA) - CALCOFI - SURVEYS - CRUISES

ICHTHYOPLANKTON AND STATION DATA FOR SURFACE (MANTA) AND OBLIQUE (BONGO) PLANKTON TOWS TAKEN DURING A SURVEY IN THE EASTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC OCEAN, JULY 28-DECEMBER 9, 2000 AMBROSE, DAVID A., RICHARD L. CHARTER, H. GEOFFREY MOSER, BARBARA S. MACCALL, SHARON R. CHARTER U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-342. 130 p. ICHTHYOPLANKTON DATA - STATION DATA - SURFACE PLANKTON TOWS (MANTA) - OBLIQUE PLANKTON TOWS (BONGO) - CALCOFI - SURVEYS - CRUISES - ETP

ICHTHYOPLANKTON AND STATION DATA FOR SURFACE (MANTA) AND OBLIQUE (BONGO) PLANKTON TOWS TAKEN DURING A SURVEY IN THE EASTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC OCEAN, JULY 30-DECEMBER 9, 1998 AMBROSE, DAVID A., RICHARD L. CHARTER, H. GEOFFREY MOSER, SHARON R. CHARTER, WILLIAM WATSON U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-337. 126 p. ICHTHYOPLANKTON DATA - STATION DATA - SURFACE PLANKTON TOWS (MANTA) - OBLIQUE PLANKTON TOWS (BONGO) - CALCOFI - SURVEYS - CRUISES - ETP

Impacts of ultraviolet radiation on crustacean zooplankton and ichthyoplankton: Case studies from subarctic marine ecosystems. Browman, H. I., and R. D. Vetter. Hessen, D.O. (Ed.). UV-Radiation and Arctic Ecosystems. Ecological Studies, Vol. 153: 261-304. Springer-Verlag. INVERTEBRATES - CRUSTACEANS - ZOOPLANKTON - ICHTHYOPLANKTON - TROPHIC LEVELS - PRODUCTIVITY - UV - ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION - IMPACTS - MARINE ECOSYSTEMS - SUBARCTIC - CASE STUDY

Population structure of copper rockfish (Sebastes caurinus) reflects postglacial colonization and contemporary patterns of larval dispersal. Buonaccorsi, V. P., C. A. Kimbrell, E. A. Lynn, and R. D. Vetter. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 59:1374-1384. MARINE FISHES - ROCKFISHES - COPPER ROCKFISH - POPULATIONS - POPULATION STRUCTURE - LARVAE - LARVAL DISPERSAL - COLONIZATION - PATTERNS

ICHTHYOPLANKTON AND STATION DATA FOR MANTA (SURFACE) TOWS TAKEN ON CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE OCEANIC FISHERIES INVESTIGATIONS SURVEY CRUISES IN 1984 CHARTER, SHARON R., RICHARD L. CHARTER, H. GEOFFREY MOSER U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-320. 84 p. ICHTHYOPLANKTON DATA - STATION DATA - SURFACE PLANKTON TOWS (MANTA) - CALCOFI - SURVEYS - CRUISES

ICHTHYOPLANKTON AND STATION DATA FOR MANTA (SURFACE) TOWS TAKEN ON CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE OCEANIC FISHERIES INVESTIGATIONS SURVEY CRUISES IN 1986 CHARTER, SHARON R., RICHARD L. CHARTER, H. GEOFFREY MOSER U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-322. 40 p. ICHTHYOPLANKTON DATA - STATION DATA - SURFACE PLANKTON TOWS (MANTA) - CALCOFI - SURVEYS - CRUISES

ICHTHYOPLANKTON AND STATION DATA FOR MANTA (SURFACE) TOWS TAKEN ON CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE OCEANIC FISHERIES INVESTIGATIONS SURVEY CRUISES IN 1990 CHARTER, SHARON R., RICHARD L. CHARTER, H. GEOFFREY MOSER U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-326. 41 p. ICHTHYOPLANKTON DATA - STATION DATA - SURFACE PLANKTON TOWS (MANTA) - CALCOFI - SURVEYS - CRUISES

ICHTHYOPLANKTON AND STATION DATA FOR MANTA (SURFACE) TOWS TAKEN ON CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE OCEANIC FISHERIES INVESTIGATIONS SURVEY CRUISES IN 1994 CHARTER, SHARON R., RICHARD L. CHARTER, H. GEOFFREY MOSER U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-330. 40 p. ICHTHYOPLANKTON DATA - STATION DATA - SURFACE PLANKTON TOWS (MANTA) - CALCOFI - SURVEYS - CRUISES

Stock assessment of Pacific sardine with management recommendations for 2003: executive summary Conser, Ramon J., Kevin T. Hill, Paul R. Crone, Nancy C.H. Lo, and Darrin Bergen Report submitted to the Pacific Fishery Management Council, Portland, Oregon. 11 p.

Sea turtle conservation across the shared marine border. Dutton, P. H., L. Sarti, R. Marquez, and D. Squires. L. Fernandez and R. T. Carson (eds.), Both sides of the border, p. 429-453. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands. REPTILES - TURTLES - SEA TURTLES - MARINE TURTLES - CONSERVATION - MARINE BORDERS

A property-rights perspective of efficiency: Privatizing the commons. Grafton, R. Q., and D. Squires. K. Fox (ed.), Efficiency in the public sector, p. 83-100. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands. FISHERIES ECONOMICS - PROPERTY RIGHTS - PRIVATIZING THE COMMONS

Setting a precautionary catch limit for Antarctic krill. Hewitt, R. P., J. L. Watkins, M. Naganobu, P. Tshernyshkov, A. S. Brierley, D. A. Demer, S. Kasatkina, Y. Takao, C. Goss, A. Malyshko, M. A. Brandon, S. Kawaguchi, V. Siegel, P. N. Trathan, J. H. Emery, I. Everson, and D. G. M. Miller. Oceanography 15(3):26-33. INVERTEBRATES - CRUSTACEANS - KRILL - ANTARCTIC KRILL - ANTARCTICA - CATCH LIMITS

2002 Billfish Newsletter Holts, David B., and Randall Rasmussen U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California. 14 p. Billfish Tagging Program; International Billfish Angler Survey; marine recreational fisheries; catches; CPUE; tagging; tags;

Proceedings of the 2001 Trinational Sardine Forum: An informal report of the meeting (San Diego, California, U.S., November 29-30, 2001) Hunter, J.R., and T. Baumgartner (eds.) U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Administrative Report LJ-02-39. 92 p.

Dynamic evolution of the 1997-1999 El Nino-La Nina cycle in the southern California Current System. Lynn, R. J., and S. J. Bograd. Progress in Oceanography 54(1-4):59-75. OCEANOGRAPHY - CALIFORNIA CURRENT SYSTEM - STATE - EL NINO - LA NINA - EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION - ENSO

NMFS / Interagency Working Group evaluation of CITES criteria and guidelines Mace, Pamela M., Andy W. Bruckner, Nancy K. Daves, John D. Field, John R. Hunter, Nancy E. Kohler, Robert G. Kope, Susan S. Lieberman, Margaret W. Miller, James W. Orr, Robert S. Otto, Tim D. Smith, Nancy B. Thompson, Julie Lyke, and Arthur G. Blundell U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-58. 70 p.

Climate variability and Pacific sardine populations and fisheries. McFarlane, G. A., P. E. Smith, T. R. Baumgartner, and J. R. Hunter. American Fisheries Society Symposium 32:195-214. MARINE FISHES - SARDINES - PACIFIC SARDINE - POPULATIONS - CLIMATOLOGY - CLIMATE VARIABILITY - FISHERIES

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