NOAA FISHERIES

Seasonal blubber testosterone concentrations of male humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) Vu, Elizabeth T., Casey Clark, Krista Catelani, Nicholas M. Kellar, and John Calambokidis Marine Mammal Science 31(3):1258-1264

Productivity change in commercial fisheries: An introduction to the special issue Walden, John, Ben Fissel, Dale Squires, and Niels Vestergaard Marine Policy 62:289-293

Predator-induced phenotypic plasticity within- and across-generations: a challenge for theory? Walsh, Matthew R., Frank Cooley IV, Kelsey Biles, and Stephan B. Munch Proceedings of the Royal Society B 282(1798):20142205 (9 p.)

Insights from a gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) bycaught in the Taiwan Strait off China in 2011 Wang Xianyan, Xu Min, Wu Fuxing, David W. Weller, Miao Xing, Aimee R. Lang, and Zhu Qian Aquatic Mammals 41(3):327-332

Decision-making in the face of uncertainty: an evaluation of pinto abalone under the Endangered Species Act [abstract] Wang, Susan, Melissa Neuman, Shallin Busch, Carolyn Friedman, Kristen Gruenthal, Rick Gustafson, David Kushner, Kevin Stierhoff, Glenn VanBlaricom, and Sadie Wright In: Abstracts of technical papers presented at the 107th Annual Meeting, National Shellfisheries Association (Monterey, California, March 22-26, 2015). Journal of Shellfish Research 34(2):688-689

When is a species at risk in 'all or a significant portion of its range'? Waples, Robin S., Peter B. Adams, James A. Bohnsack, and Barbara L. Taylor Endangered Species Research 27(2):189-192

Transport patterns of Pacific sardine Sardinops sagax eggs and larvae in the California Current System Weber, Edward D., Yi Chao, Fei Chai, and Sam McClatchie Deep-Sea Research I 100:127-139

Habitat-based predictive mapping of rockfish density and biomass off the central California coast Wedding, Lisa, and Mary M. Yoklavich Marine Ecology Progress Series 540:235-250

Whole-body endothermy in a mesopelagic fish, the opah, Lampris guttatus Wegner, Nicholas C., Owyn E. Snodgrass, Heidi Dewar, and John R. Hyde Science 348(6236):786-789

E. robustus: The biology and human history of gray whales, by James L. Sumich [book review] Weller, David W. Marine Mammal Science 31(2):828-829

Photographic match of a western gray whale between Sakhalin Island, Russia, and the Pacific Coast of Japan Weller, David W., Nana Takanawa, Hiroshi Ohizumi, Naoko Funahashi, Olga A. Sychenko, Alexander M. Burdin, Aimee R. Lang, and Robert L. Brownell Jr. Paper SC/66a/BRG/17 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC66a meeting, San Diego, USA, 2015). 2 p.

Natural tracers reveal population structure of albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the eastern North Pacific Wells, R.J. David, Michael J. Kinney, Suzanne Kohin, Heidi Dewar, Jay R. Rooker, and Owyn E. Snodgrass ICES Journal of Marine Science 72(7):2118-2127

Direct quantification of energy intake in an apex marine predator suggests physiology is a key driver of migrations Whitlock, Rebecca E., Elliott L. Hazen, Andreas Walli, Charles Farwell, Steven J. Bograd, David G. Foley, Michael Castleton, and Barbara A. Block Science Advances 1(8):e1400270

Climate change impacts on leatherback turtle pelagic habitat in the Southeast Pacific Willis-Norton, Ellen, Elliott L. Hazen, Sabrina Fossette, George Shillinger, Ryan R. Rykaczewski, David G. Foley, John P. Dunne, and Steven J. Bograd Deep-Sea Research II 113:260-267

Expected future performance of salmon abundance forecast models with varying complexity Winship, Arliss J., Michael R. O'Farrell, William H. Satterthwaite, Brian K. Wells, and Michael S. Mohr Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 72(4):557-569

Gill morphometrics of the thresher sharks (genus Alopias): Correlation of gill dimensions with aerobic demand and environmental oxygen Wootton, Thomas P., Chugey A. Sepulveda, and Nicholas C. Wegner Journal of Morphology 276(5):589-600

2015 Billfish Newsletter Wraith, James, Suzanne Kohin, and Liana Heberer U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California. 19 p. Billfish Tagging Program; Cooperative Billfish Tagging Program; International Billfish Angler Survey; marine recreational fisheries; catches; CPUE; tagging; tags;

Does spatial variation in environmental conditions affect recruitment? A study using a 3-D model of Peruvian anchovy Xu, Yi, Kenneth A. Rose, Fei Chai, Francisco P. Chavez, and Patricia Ayon Progress in Oceanography 138(B):417-430

Statistical integration of tracking and vessel survey data to incorporate life history differences in habitat models Yamamoto, Takashi, Yutaka Watanuki, Elliott L. Hazen, Bungo Nishizawa, Hiroko Sasaki, and Akinori Takahashi Ecological Applications 25(8):2394-2406

Pacific Coast Region Yoklavich, Mary, and Waldo Wakefield In: Our living oceans: habitat: Status of the habitat of U.S. living marine resources, p. 189-221. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-75.

A comparative assessment of underwater visual survey tools: Results of a workshop and user questionnaire Yoklavich, Mary, Jennifer Reynolds, and Dirk Rosen U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-547. 44 p.

Somatic growth rates of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) and Hawksbills (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the Galapagos Islands Zarate, Patricia M., Karen A. Bjorndal, Jeffrey A. Seminoff, Peter H. Dutton, and A.B. Bolten Journal of Herpetology 49(4):641-648

Comment on 'Bayesian parentage analysis with systematic accountability of genotyping error, missing data and false matching' Anderson, Eric C., and Thomas C. Ng Bioinformatics 30(5):743-745

Next-generation sequencing for molecular ecology: a caveat regarding pooled samples Anderson, Eric C., Hans J. Skaug, and Daniel J. Barshis Molecular Ecology 23(3):502-512

Sardine cycles, krill declines, and locust plagues: revisiting 'wasp-waist' food webs Atkinson, Angus, Simeon L. Hill, Manuel Barange, Evgeny A. Pakhomov, David Raubenheimer, Katrin Schmidt, Stephen J. Simpson, and Christian Reiss Trends in Ecology and Evolution 29(6):309-316

Atlantis model for the California Current: Report of Methodology Review Panel meeting Aydin, Kerim, Kenneth Frank, Martin Dorn, Daniel Howell, Galen Johnson, Pete Lawson, Andre Punt, Will Satterthwaite, Tien-Shui Tsou, Cindy Thomson, and Reg Watson November 2014 Briefing Book, agenda item H.1.a, attachment 1. Pacific Fishery Management Council, Portland, Oregon. 33 p.

NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service Protected Resources Science Investment and Planning Process (PRSIPP): Highlights and significant outcomes of the September 2013 Steering Committee meeting Ballance, Lisa T., Lynn Barre, John Bengtson, Shannon Bettridge, Kathryn Bisack, Steve Brown, Christina Fahy, Mike Ford, Lance Garrison, Nicole LeBoeuf, Robin LeRoux, Frank Parrish, Erin Seney, Mike Simpkins, Mridula Srinivasan, Lisa VanAtta, and Tali Vardi U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-140. 13 p.

Advancing biodiversity research in developing countries: the need for changing paradigms Barber, Paul H., Ma. Carmen A. Ablan-Lagman, Ambariyanto, Roberto G.S. Berlinck, Dita Cahyani, Eric D. Crandall, Rachel Ravago-Gotanco, Marie Antonette Juinio-Menez, I.G. Ngurah Mahardika, Kartik Shanker, Craig J. Starger, Abdul Hamid A. Toha, Aji W. Anggoro, and Demian A. Willette Bulletin of Marine Science 90(1):187-210

Spatio-temporal patterns of beaked whale echolocation signals in the North Pacific Baumann-Pickering, Simone, Marie A. Roch, Robert L. Brownell Jr., Anne E. Simonis, Mark A. McDonald, Alba Solsona-Berga, Erin M. Oleson, Sean M. Wiggins, and John A. Hildebrand PLoS ONE 9(1):e86072 (17 p.)

Evaluating statistical approaches to quantifying juvenile Chinook salmon habitat in a regulated California river Beakes, M.P., J.W. Moore, N. Retford, R. Brown, J.E. Merz, and S.M. Sogard River Research and Applications 30(2):180-191

Using scale characteristics and water temperature to reconstruct growth rates of juvenile steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss Beakes, M.P., S. Sharron, R. Charish, J.W. Moore, W.H. Satterthwaite, E. Sturm, B.K. Wells, S.M. Sogard, and M. Mangel Journal of Fish Biology 84(1):58-72

Wildfire and the effects of shifting stream temperature on salmonids Beakes, Michael P., Jonathan W. Moore, Sean A. Hayes, and Susan M. Sogard Ecosphere 5(5):art63 (14 p.)

Using opportunistic photo-identifications to detect a population decline of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in British and Irish waters Beck, Suzanne, Andrew D. Foote, Sandra Kotter, Olivia Harries, Laura Mandleberg, Peter T. Stevick, Padraig Whooley, and John W. Durban Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 94(6):1327-1333

Predicting seasonal density patterns of California cetaceans based on habitat models Becker, Elizabeth A., Karin A. Forney, David G. Foley, Raymond C. Smith, Thomas J. Moore, and Jay Barlow Endangered Species Research 23(1):1-22

Evolving coral reef conservation with genetic information Beger, Maria, Kimberly A. Selkoe, Eric Treml, Paul H. Barber, Sophie von der Heyden, Eric D. Crandall, Robert J. Toonen, and Cynthia Riginos Bulletin of Marine Science 90(1):159-185

Fronts, fish, and predators Belkin, Igor M., George L. Hunt Jr., Elliott L. Hazen, Jeannette E. Zamon, Robert S. Schick, Rui Prieto, Jon Brodziak, Steven L.H. Teo, Lesley Thorne, Helen Bailey, Sachihiko Itoh, Peter Munk, Michael K. Musyl, Jay K. Willis, and Wuchang Zhang Deep Sea Research Part II 107:1-2

Fisheries release mortality: identifying, prioritizing, and resolving data gaps Benaka, L.R., L. Sharpe, L. Anderson, K. Brennan, J.E. Budrick, C. Lunsford, E. Meredith, M.S. Mohr, and C. Villafana U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-142. 84 p.

Spatial segregation in eastern North Pacific skate assemblages Bizzarro, Joseph J., Kristin M. Broms, Miles G. Logsdon, David A. Ebert, Mary M. Yoklavich, Linda A. Kuhnz, and Adam P. Summers PLoS ONE 9(10):e109907 (26 p.)

Six centuries of variability and extremes in a coupled marine-terrestrial ecosystem Black, Bryan A., William J. Sydeman, David C. Frank, Daniel Griffin, David W. Stahle, Marisol Garcia-Reyes, Ryan R. Rykaczewski, Steven J. Bograd, and William T. Peterson Science 345(6203):1498-1502

Habitat assessment prioritization for the West Coast: Report of the Northwest and Southwest Regional Habitat Assessment Prioritization Working Groups Blackhart, Kristan (ed.), et al. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, Maryland. 179 p.

The fate of fisheries oceanography: Introduction to the special issue Bograd, Steven J., Elliott L. Hazen, Evan A. Howell, and Anne B. Hollowed Oceanography 27(4):21-25

Introduction to the special marine issue Bonham, Charlton H., and Francisco Werner California Fish and Game 100(2):184-184

High male reproductive success in a low-density Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) breeding colony Bonin, Carolina A., Michael E. Goebel, Joseph I. Hoffman, and Ronald S. Burton Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 68(4):597-604

Patterns and potential drivers of declining oxygen content along the southern California coast Booth, J.A.T., C.B. Woodson, M. Sutula, F. Micheli, S.B. Weisberg, S.J. Bograd, A. Steele, J. Schoen, and L.B. Crowder Limnology and Oceanography 59(4):1127-1138

Phytoplankton studies in the South Shetland Islands Bordignon, Guido, Stephanie Sexton, and Amy Van Cise In: Jennifer G. Walsh (ed.), AMLR 2010-2011 field season report, p. 8-13. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-524.

Cohort resonance: a significant component of fluctuations in recruitment, egg production, and catch of fished populations Botsford, Louis W., Matthew D. Holland, John C. Field, and Alan Hastings ICES Journal of Marine Science 71(8):2158-2170

Phylogeography unplugged: comparative surveys in the genomic era Bowen, Brian W., Kartik Shanker, Nina Yasuda, Maria Celia (Machel) D. Malay, Sophie von der Heyden, Gustav Paulay, Luiz A. Rocha, Kimberly A. Selkoe, Paul H. Barber, Suzanne T. Williams, Harilaos A. Lessios, Eric D. Crandall, Giacomo Bernardi, Christopher P. Meyer, Kent E. Carpenter, and Robert J. Toonen Bulletin of Marine Science 90(1):13-46

Injury determinations for cetaceans observed interacting with Hawaii and American Samoa longline fisheries during 2007-2011 Bradford, Amanda L., and Karin A. Forney U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-PIFSC-39. 21 p.

Accounting for subgroup structure in line-transect abundance estimates of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) in Hawaiian waters Bradford, Amanda L., Karin A. Forney, Erin M. Oleson, and Jay Barlow PLoS ONE 9(2):e90464 (11 p.)

Ontogenetic niche expansion influences mercury exposure in the Antarctic silverfish Pleuragramma antarcticum Brasso, Rebecka L., Jennifer Lang, Christopher D. Jones, and Michael J. Polito Marine Ecology Progress Series 504:253-263

Human dimensions of the CCIEA: a summary of concepts, methods, indicators, and assessments Breslow, Sara, Dan Holland, Phil Levin, Karma Norman, Melissa Poe, Cindy Thomson, Raz Barnea, Penny Dalton, Nives Dolsak, Correigh Greene, Kristin Hoelting, Stephen Kasperski, Rosemary Kosaka, Daniel Ladd, Aaron Mamula, Stacey Miller, Brit Sojka, Cameron Speir, Scott Steinbeck, and Nick Tolimieri In: C.J. Harvey et al. (eds.), The California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment: Phase III report. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service.

Spatio-temporal temperature variation influences juvenile steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) use of thermal refuges Brewitt, Kim S., and Eric M. Danner Ecosphere 5(7):92 (26 p.)

Environmental heterogeneity mediates juvenile salmonid use of thermal refuges Brewitt, Kimberly S. Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Santa Cruz. 136 p.

Dead blue whale in Puerto Montt, Chile: Another case of ship collision mortality Brownell, Robert L. Jr., Elsa Cabrera, and Barbara Galletti Vernazzani Paper SC/65b/HIM08 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC65b meeting, Bled, Slovenia, 2014). 9 p.

Appendix MS2013-01: Sensitivity of the California Current Ecosystem to climate change and ocean acidification Busch, D. Shallin, Elliott L. Hazen, and Isaac C. Kaplan In: C.J. Harvey et al. (eds.), The California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment: Phase III report. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service.

Low-frequency vocalizations of sei whales (Balaenoptera borealis) in the Southern Ocean Calderan, Susannah, Brian Miller, Kym Collins, Paul Ensor, Michael Double, Russell Leaper, and Jay Barlow Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 136(6):EL418-EL423

Genetic diversity and population structure of the pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus) in the Pacific Ocean: evidence for two Evolutionarily Significant Units Cardenosa, Diego, John Hyde, and Susana Caballero PLoS ONE 9(10):e110193 (12 p.)

Recommendations for pooling annual bycatch estimates when events are rare Carretta, James V., and Jeffrey E. Moore U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-528. 11 p.

U.S. Pacific marine mammal stock assessments, 2013 Carretta, James V., Erin Oleson, D.W. Weller, A.R. Lang, Karin A. Forney, Jason Baker, Brad Hanson, Karen Martien, Marcia M. Muto, Anthony J. Orr, Harriet Huber, Mark S. Lowry, Jay Barlow, Deanna Lynch, Lilian Carswell, Robert L. Brownell Jr., and David K. Mattila U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-532. 406 p. MARINE MAMMALS - CETACEANS - PINNIPEDS - PACIFIC - SURVEYS - STOCKS - ASSESSMENTS

Marine mammal, sea turtle and seabird bycatch in California gillnet fisheries in 2012 Carretta, James V., Lyle Enriquez, and Charles Villafana U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-526. 16 p.

Sources of human-related injury and mortality for U.S. Pacific west coast marine mammal stock assessments: 2008-2012 Carretta, James V., Sarah M. Wilkin, Marcia M. Muto, Kristin Wilkinson, and Jeremy Rusin U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-533. 110 p.

Evaluating methods for setting catch limits in data-limited fisheries Carruthers, Thomas R., Andre E. Punt, Carl J. Walters, Alec MacCall, Murdoch K. McAllister, Edward J. Dick, and Jason Cope Fisheries Research 153:48-68

Report of the CalCOFI Committee 2013 Checkley, Dave, Sam McClatchie, and Laura Rogers-Bennett CalCOFI Reports 55:5-10

Evaluation of a single nucleotide polymorphism baseline for genetic stock identification of Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the California Current large marine ecosystem Clemento, Anthony J., Eric D. Crandall, John Carlos Garza, and Eric C. Anderson Fishery Bulletin (U.S.) 112(2-3):112-130

Recruitment and recovery of pink abalone (Haliotis corrugata) in a historically overexploited kelp forest: Are local populations self-sustaining? Coates, Julia H., Kevin A. Hovel, John L. Butler, and Andrew J. Bohonak Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 460:184-192

Estimation of multi-output production functions in commercial fisheries Collier, Trevor C., Aaron Mamula, and John Ruggiero Omega 42(1):157-165

Bioacoustic survey Cossio, Anthony M., and Christian Reiss In: Jennifer G. Walsh (ed.), AMLR 2010-2011 field season report, p. 14-17. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-524.

Magnificent dimensions, varied forms, and brilliant colors: the molecular ecology and evolution of the Indian and Pacific oceans Crandall, Eric D., and Cynthia Riginos Bulletin of Marine Science 90(1):1-11

Return of the ghosts of dispersal past: historical spread and contemporary gene flow in the blue sea star Linckia laevigata Crandall, Eric D., Eric A. Treml, Libby Liggins, Lachlan Gleeson, Nina Yasuda, Paul H. Barber, Gert Worheide, and Cynthia Riginos Bulletin of Marine Science 90(1):399-425

Evaluation of length- vs. age-composition data and associated selectivity assumptions used in stock assessments based on robustness of derived management quantities Crone, Paul R., and Juan L. Valero Fisheries Research 158:165-171

Auditory detection of ultrasonic coded transmitters by seals and sea lions Cunningham, Kane A., Sean A. Hayes, A. Michelle Wargo Rub, and Colleen Reichmuth Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 135(4):1978-1985

Family Balaenidae (right and bowhead whales) Curry, B.E., and R.L. Brownell Jr. In: D.E. Wilson and R.A. Mittermeier (eds.), Handbook of the mammals of the world, Vol. 4: Sea mammals, p. 186-213. Lynx Edicions.

Seabed classification using surface backscattering strength versus acoustic frequency and incidence angle measured with vertical, split-beam echosounders Cutter, George R. Jr., and David A. Demer ICES Journal of Marine Science 71(4):882-894

Resurrection of Mesoplodon hotaula Deraniyagala 1963: A new species of beaked whale in the tropical Indo-Pacific Dalebout, Merel L., C. Scott Baker, Debbie Steel, Kirsten Thoompson, Kelly M. Robertson, Susan J. Chivers, William F. Perrin, Manori Goonatilake, R. Charles Anderson, James G. Mead, Charles W. Potter, Lisa Thompson, Danielle Jupiter, and Tadasu K. Yamada Marine Mammal Science 30(3):1081-1108

Clostridium perfringens septicemia in a long-beaked common dolphin Delphinus capensis: an etiology of gas bubble accumulation in cetaceans Danil, Kerri, Judy A. St. Leger, Sophie Dennison, Yara Bernaldo de Quiros, Miriam Scadeng, Erika Nilson, and Nicole Beaulieu Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 111(3):183-190

Migration timing and distance from shore of southbound eastern Pacific gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) off Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico De Jesus, Melba, Gisela Heckel, Jeffrey M. Breiwick, and Stephen B. Reilly Marine Mammal Science 30(2):674-690

Taxonomic status of two subspecies of South American fur seals: Arctocephalus australis australis vs. A. a. gracilis de Oliveira, Larissa Rosa, and Robert L. Brownell Jr. Marine Mammal Science 30(3):1258-1263

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) vessel traffic analysis 2009-2012 DeBeukelaer, Sophie, Christopher Miller, Thomas Moore, Scott Kathey, and Karen Grimmer Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Technical Report, 44 p.

Corroboration and refinement of a method for differentiating landings from two stocks of Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) in the California Current Demer, David A., and Juan P. Zwolinski ICES Journal of Marine Science 71(2):328-335

Optimizing fishing quotas to meet target fishing fractions of an internationally exploited stock of Pacific Sardine Demer, David A., and Juan P. Zwolinski North American Journal of Fisheries Management 34(6):1119-1130

Catch-based estimates of sustainable yield for kelp greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus) in waters off Oregon and Washington Dick, E.J. Report to the Pacific Fishery Management Council, Portland, Oregon. 5 p.

Catch-based estimates of sustainable yield for cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) in waters off Washington Dick, E.J. Report to the Pacific Fishery Management Council, Portland, Oregon. 4 p.

Status and productivity of cowcod, Sebastes levis, in the Southern California Bight, 2013 Dick, E.J., and Alec D. MacCall Report to the Pacific Fishery Management Council, Portland, Oregon. 181 p.

Cowcod rebuilding analysis Dick, E.J., and Alec D. MacCall Report to the Pacific Fishery Management Council, Portland, Oregon. 19 p.

Distribution and catch rates of zooplankton around the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica Dietrich, Kimberly, Cassandra Brooks, Ian Bystrom, Ryan Driscoll, Nissa Ferm, Jefferson Hinke, Michael Janssen, Darci Lombard, Andrea Pesce, Suzanne Romain, Lars Thoresen, and Amy Van Cise In: Jennifer G. Walsh (ed.), AMLR 2010-2011 field season report, p. 18-27. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-524.

Spawning biomass of Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) estimated from the daily egg production method off California in 2013 Dorval, Emmanis, Beverly J. Macewicz, David A. Griffith, Nancy C.H. Lo, and Yuhong Gu U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-535. 40 p.

Biogeographic patterns of fish Duhamel, G., P.-A. Hulley, R. Causse, P. Koubbi, M. Vacchi, P. Pruvost, S. Vigetta, J.-O. Irisson, S. Mormede, M. Belchier, A. Dettai, H.W. Detrich, J. Gutt, C.D. Jones, K.-H. Kock, L.J. Lopez Abellan, and A.P. Van de Putte In: Claude De Broyer et al. (eds.), Biogeographic atlas of the Southern Ocean, p. 328-362. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Population structure and phylogeography reveal pathways of colonization by a migratory marine reptile (Chelonia mydas) in the central and eastern Pacific Dutton, Peter H., Michael P. Jensen, Amy Frey, Erin LaCasella, George H. Balazs, Patricia Zarate, Omar Chassin-Noria, Adriana Laura Sarti-Martinez, and Elizabeth Velez Ecology and Evolution 4(22):4317-4331

Genetic stock structure of green turtle (Chelonia mydas) nesting populations across the Pacific Islands Dutton, Peter H., Michael P. Jensen, Karen Frutchey, Amy Frey, Erin LaCasella, George H. Balazs, Jennifer Cruce, Alden Tagarino, Richard Farman, and Miri Tatarata Pacific Science 68(4):451-464

Estimating the proportion of identifiable individuals and group sizes in photographic identification studies Eguchi, Tomoharu Marine Mammal Science 30(3):1122-1139

The influence of gear selectivity and spawning behavior on a data-poor assessment of a spawning aggregation fishery Erisman, Brad E., Ashley M. Apel, Alec D. MacCall, Martha J. Roman, and Rod Fujita Fisheries Research 159:75-87

Trade-offs between supportive and provisioning ecosystem services of forage species in marine food webs Essington, Timothy E., and Stephen B. Munch Ecological Applications 24(6):1543-1557

Spatial and social connectivity of fish-eating "Resident" killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the northern North Pacific Fearnbach, Holly, John W. Durban, David K. Ellifrit, Janice M. Waite, Craig O. Matkin, Chris R. Lunsford, Megan J. Peterson, Jay Barlow, and Paul R. Wade Marine Biology 161(2):459-472

Stable isotope analysis of Humboldt squid prey: Comment on Miller et al. (2013) Field, John C., Steven Y. Litvin, Aaron Carlisle, Julia S. Stewart, William F. Gilly, and Rocio I. Ruiz-Cooley Marine Ecology Progress Series 500:281-285

Preliminary estimates of harbor porpoise abundance in Pacific coast waters of California, Oregon, and Washington, 2007-2012 Forney, Karin A., James V. Carretta, and Scott R. Benson U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-537. 21 p.

Kemp's ridley Lepidochelys kempii nesting abundance in Texas, USA: a novel approach using genetics to improve population census Frey, Amy, Peter H. Dutton, Donna J. Shaver, Jennifer Shelby Walker, and Cynthia Rubio Endangered Species Research 23(1):63-71

Postsmolt growth and thermal regime define the marine survival of steelhead from the Keogh River, British Columbia Friedland, Kevin D., Bruce R. Ward, David W. Welch, and Sean A. Hayes Marine and Coastal Fisheries 6(1):1-11

The effects of disease-induced juvenile mortality on the transient and asymptotic population dynamics of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Fujiwara, Masami, Michael S. Mohr, and Aaron Greenberg PLOS ONE 9(1):e85464 (10 p.)

Review of IWC Scientific Committee's assessments of issues from 1986 to 2012 and recommendations to increase support for conservation-related issues Galletti Vernazzani, B., R.L. Brownell Jr., E. Cabrera, P. Holm, M. Iniguez, F. Luna, E.C.M. Parsons, F. Ritter, J. Rodriguez-Fonseca, M. Sironi, and M. Stachowitsch Paper SC/65b/SCP01 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC65b meeting, Bled, Slovenia, 2014). 14 p.

Eastern South Pacific southern right whale photo-identification catalog reveals behavior and habitat use patterns Galletti Vernazzani, Barbara, Elsa Cabrera, and Robert L. Brownell Jr. Marine Mammal Science 30(1):389-398