NOAA FISHERIES

Spawning biomass of Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) off U.S. in 2012 Lo, Nancy C.H., Beverly J. Macewicz, and David A. Griffith U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-505. 39 p.

Variation in remigration interval is linked to foraging destination of western Pacific leatherback turtles [abstract] Lontoh, Deasy N., Jeffrey A. Seminoff, Ricardo F. Tapilatu, James T. Harvey, and Scott R. Benson In: Tony Tucker et al. (compilers), Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation (5-8 February 2013, Baltimore, Maryland, USA), p. 146. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-645.

Developing the capacity to assess policy priorities - Engagement with stakeholders and managers Lovewell, Mark A., Isaac C. Kaplan, Yvonne deReynier, Mindi B. Sheer, Ruth Howell, Lisa Wooninck, Joshua Lindsay, Phillip S. Levin, and Brian K. Wells In: Phillip S. Levin, Brian K. Wells, and Mindi B. Sheer (eds.), Integrated ecosystem assessment of the California Current: Phase II report 2012, p. 1-12. U.S. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service.

Use of the delta method to evaluate the precision of assessments that fix parameter values MacCall, Alec D. Fisheries Research 142:56-60

A hybrid stock synthesis - Virtual population analysis model of Pacific bluefin tuna MacCall, Alec D., and Steven L.H. Teo Fisheries Research 142:22-26

Fine scale diel movement of the east Pacific green turtle, Chelonia mydas, in a highly urbanized foraging environment MacDonald, Bradley D., Sheila V. Madrak, Rebecca L. Lewison, Jeffrey A. Seminoff, and Tomoharu Eguchi Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 443:56-64

Radiocesium in Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis in 2012 validates new tracer technique Madigan, Daniel J., Zofia Baumann, Owyn E. Snodgrass, Halim A. Ergul, Heidi Dewar, and Nicholas S. Fisher Environmental Science and Technology 47(5):2287-2294

Fukushima-derived radiocesium in highly migratory Pacific predators [abstract] Madigan, Daniel J., Zosia Baumann, Stephen Munch, Brian N. Popp, Barbara A. Block, and Nicholas S. Fisher American Chemical Society, 245th National Meeting and Exposition (April 7-11, 2013, New Orleans, Louisiana), Meeting abstract 8-AGFD.

Proceedings of the National Marine Fisheries Service Productivity Workshop (Santa Cruz, CA, June 11-12, 2012) Mamula, Aaron, and John Walden (eds.) U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-503. 262 p.

A perspective on steepness, reference points, and stock assessment Mangel, Marc, Alec D. MacCall, Jon Brodziak, E.J. Dick, Robyn E. Forrest, Roxanna Pourzand, and Stephen Ralston Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 70(6):930-940

Defining the appropriate 'Unit-To-Conserve' under the International Whaling Commission's revised management procedure Martien, K.K., D.P. Gregovich, and A.E. Punt Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 13(1):31-38

Gray whale killers Matkin, Craig, and John Durban Special issue: Gray whale, from devilfish to gentle giants. Whalewatcher 42(1):17-20

Pelagic predator distributions and anthropogenic impacts: implications for effective spatial management in the California current [abstract] Maxwell, Sara M., Elliott L. Hazen, Steven J. Bograd, Benjamin S. Halpern, Barry Nickel, Greg Breed, Nicole M. Teutschel, Barbara Block, Scott Benson, Peter Dutton, Helen Bailey, Michelle A. Kappes, Michael J. Weise, Bruce Mate, Scott A. Shafffer, Jason Hassrick, William Henry, Carey Kuhn, Ladd Irvine, Brigitte McDonald, Patrick Robinson, Samantha Simmons, and Daniel P. Costa In: Tony Tucker et al. (compilers), Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation (5-8 February 2013, Baltimore, Maryland, USA), p. 108. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-645.

Cumulative human impacts on marine predators Maxwell, Sara M., Elliott L. Hazen, Steven J. Bograd, Benjamin S. Halpern, Greg A. Breed, Barry Nickel, Nicole M. Teutschel, Larry B. Crowder, Scott Benson, Peter H. Dutton, Helen Bailey, Michelle A. Kappes, Carey E. Kuhn, Michael J. Weise, Bruce Mate, Scott A. Shaffer, Jason L. Hassrick, Robert W. Henry, Ladd Irvine, Birgitte I. McDonald, Patrick W. Robinson, Barbara A. Block, and Daniel P. Costa Nature Communications 4:2688 (9 p.)

Coastal pelagics and forage fishes McClatchie, Sam, Richard D. Brodeur, John C. Field, Ed Weber, Andrew R. Thompson, Robert L. Emmett, Paul R. Crone, Kevin T. Hill, Caren Barcelo, and Brian K. Wells In: Phillip S. Levin, Brian K. Wells, and Mindi B. Sheer (eds.), Integrated ecosystem assessment of the California Current: Phase II report 2012, p. 374-399. U.S. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service.

Incorporating climate science in applications of the U.S. Endangered Species Act for aquatic species McClure, Michelle M., Michael Alexander, Diane Borggaard, David Boughton, Lisa Crozier, Roger Griffis, Jeffrey C. Jorgensen, Steven T. Lindley, Janet Nye, Melanie J. Rowland, Erin E. Seney, Amy Snover, Christopher Toole, and Kyle Van Houtan Conservation Biology 27(6):1222-1233

The effects of environmental factors on the migratory movement patterns of Sacramento River yearling late-fall run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Michel, Cyril J., Arnold J. Ammann, Eric D. Chapman, Philip T. Sandstrom, Heidi E. Fish, Michael J. Thomas, Gabriel P. Singer, Steven T. Lindley, A. Peter Klimley, and R. Bruce MacFarlane Environmental Biology of Fishes 96(2-3):257-271

Long-range acoustic tracking of Antarctic blue whales Miller, Brian S., Jay Barlow, Susannah Calderan, Kym Collins, Russell Leaper, Natalie Kelly, David Peel, Paula Olson, Paul Ensor, and Michael C. Double Paper SC/65a/SH18 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC65a meeting, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, 2013). 17 p.

Blue whale songs recorded around South Island, New Zealand Miller, Brian S., Kym Collins, Jay Barlow, Susannah Calderan, Russell Leaper, Mafk McDonald, Paul Ensor, Paula Olson, Carlos Olavarria, and Michael C. Double Paper SC/65a/SH19 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC65a meeting, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, 2013). 18 p.

Coded wire tag expansion factors for Chinook salmon carcass surveys in California: estimating the numbers and proportions of hatchery-origin fish Mohr, Michael S., and William H. Satterthwaite San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science 11(4):3 (17 p.)

Documentation of a relational database for the Oregon Sport Groundfish onboard Sampling Program Monk, Melissa, E.J. Dick, Troy Buell, Linda ZumBrunnen, Alison Dauble, and Don Pearson U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-519. 69 p.

Evaluating sustainability of fisheries bycatch mortality for marine megafauna: a review of conservation reference points for data-limited populations Moore, J.E., K.A. Curtis, R.L. Lewison, P.W. Dillingham, J.M. Cope, S.V. Fordham, S.S. Heppell, S.A. Pardo, C.A. Simpfendorfer, G.N. Tuck, and S. Zhou Environmental Conservation 40(4):329-344

Management reference points to account for direct and indirect impacts of fishing on marine mammals Moore, Jeffrey E. Marine Mammal Science 29(3):446-473

Probability of taking a western North Pacific gray whale during the proposed Makah hunt Moore, Jeffrey E., and David W. Weller U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-506. 13 p.

Declining abundance of beaked whales (Family Ziphiidae) in the California Current large marine ecosystem Moore, Jeffrey E., and Jay P. Barlow PLoS ONE 8(1):e52770 (12 p.)

Gunshot injuries of pinnipeds and cetaceans Moore, Katie, Frances Gulland, Michelle Berman, Elsa Cabrera, Kerri Danil, and Lanni Hall In theme section: Michael J. Moore et al. (eds.), Criteria and case definitions for serious injury and death of pinnipeds and cetaceans caused by anthropogenic trauma. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 103(3):229-264.

Divergent life-history races do not represent Chinook salmon coast-wide: the importance of scale in Quaternary biogeography Moran, Paul, David J. Teel, Michael A. Banks, Terry D. Beacham, M. Renee Bellinger, Scott M. Blankenship, John R. Candy, John Carlos Garza, Jon E. Hess, Shawn R. Narum, Lisa W. Seeb, William D. Templin, Colin G. Wallace, and Christian T. Smith Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 70(3):415-435

Climate change vulnerability of native and alien freshwater fishes of California: a systematic assessment approach Moyle, Peter B., Joseph D. Kiernan, Patrick K. Crain, and Rebecca M. Quinones PLoS ONE 8(5):e63883 (12 p.)

Climate change and ocean ecology of northwest steelhead Myers, Kate, and Nate Mantua The Osprey 75:1, 4-7

Combined genetic analysis and dispersal modelling reveal diverse natal origins of green turtles foraging at the Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Central Pacific [abstract] Naro-Maciel, Eugenia, Stephen J. Gaughran, Nathan F. Putman, George Amata, Felicity Arengo, Erin Betley, Peter H. Dutton, and Eleanor Sterling In: Tony Tucker et al. (compilers), Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation (5-8 February 2013, Baltimore, Maryland, USA), p. 235. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-645.

Preliminary evaluation of minimally invasive sexing techniques for in-water studies of leatherback sea turtles [abstract] Nason, April, Thane Wibbels, Heather Harris, and Michael James In: Tony Tucker et al. (compilers), Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation (5-8 February 2013, Baltimore, Maryland, USA), p. 18-19. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-645.

Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat synthesis: A report to the Pacific Fishery Management Council National Marine Fisheries Service NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, Washington. 485 p.

Mission statement and five-year plan: Coho salmon captive broodstock program National Marine Fisheries Service, Coho Salmon Captive Broodstock Program National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Fisheries Ecology Division, Santa Cruz, California. 18 p.

Research tools to investigate movements, migrations, and life history of sturgeons (Acipenseridae), with an emphasis on marine-oriented populations Nelson, Troy C., Phaedra Doukakis, Steven T. Lindley, Andrea D. Schreier, Joseph E. Hightower, Larry R. Hildebrand, Rebecca E. Whitlock, and Molly A.H. Webb PLoS ONE 8(8):e71552 (22 p.)

Characterization of blubber fatty acid signatures in northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) over the postweaning fast Noren, Dawn P., Suzanne M. Budge, Sara J. Iverson, Michael E. Goebel, Daniel P. Costa, and Terrie M. Williams Journal of Comparative Physiology B 183(8):1065-1074

Physical, biological and economic interconnections in the ecosystems and fisheries off California, 1877-2004 Norton, Jerrold G., Janet E. Mason, Cindy Bessey, and Samuel F. Herrick Quaternary International 310:7-19

Demography and movement patterns of leopard sharks (Triakis semifasciata) aggregating near the head of a submarine canyon along the open coast of southern California, USA Nosal, A.P., D.C. Cartamil, J.W. Long, M. Luhrmann, N.C. Wegner, and J.B. Graham Environmental Biology of Fishes 96(7):865-878

Responsible practices for minimizing and monitoring environmental impacts of marine seismic surveys with an emphasis on marine mammals Nowacek, Douglas P., Koen Broker, Greg Donovan, Glenn Gailey, Roberto Racca, Randall R. Reeves, Alexander I. Vedenev, David W. Weller, and Brandon L. Southall Aquatic Mammals 39(4):356-377

The Sacramento Index (SI) O'Farrell, Michael R., Michael S. Mohr, Melodie L. Palmer-Zwahlen, and Allen M. Grover U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-512. 36 p.

Ethogram of immature greent turtles: Behavioral strategies for somatic growth in large marine herbivores Okuyama, Junichi, Kana Nakajima, Takuji Noda, Satoko Kimura, Hiroko Kamihata, Masato Kobayashi, Nobuaki Arai, Shiro Kagawa, Yuuki Kawabata, and Hideaki Yamada PLoS ONE 8(6):e65783 (12 p.)

Microbial biogeography during austral summer 2007 in the surface waters around the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica Olsen, Lasse Mork, Murat Van Ardelan, Christopher D. Hewes, Osmund Holm-Hansen, Christian Reiss, Nihayet Bizsel, Egil Sakshaug, and Olav Vadstein Aquatic Microbial Ecology 70(2):131-140

Comparison of Antarctic blue whale photographs from JARPA to the Antarctic Blue Whale Catalogue Olson, Paula A., Koji Matsuoka, and Luis Pastene Paper SC/65a/SH16 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC65a meeting, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, 2013). 4 p.

New Zealand blue whales: initial photo-identification of a little-known population Olson, Paula A., Paul Ensor, Carlos Olavarria, Natalie Schmitt, Simon Childerhouse, Rochelle Constantine, Brian S. Miller, and Michael C. Double Paper SC/65a/SH12 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC65a meeting, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, 2013). 5 p.

Photo-identification of Antarctic blue whales during the SORP Antarctic Blue Whale Voyage 2013 Olson, Paula A., Paul Ensor, Natalie Schmitt, Carlos Olavarria, and Michael C. Double Paper SC/65a/SH11 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC65a meeting, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, 2013). 6 p.

Chromosome rearrangements, recombination suppression, and limited segregation distortion in hybrids between Yellowstone cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri) and rainbow trout (O. mykiss) Ostberg, Carl O., Lorenz Hauser, Victoria L. Pritchard, John C. Garza, and Kerry A. Naish BMC Genomics 14:570 (16 p.)

High predation on small populations: avian predation on imperiled salmonids Osterback, Ann-Marie K., Danielle M. Frechette, Andrew O. Shelton, Sean A. Hayes, Morgan H. Bond, Scott A. Shaffer, and Jonathan W. Moore Ecosphere 4(9):116 (21 p.)

Review of 2012 ocean salmon fisheries: Stock assessment and fishery evaluation document for the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan Pacific Fishery Management Council (Salmon Technical Team) Pacific Fishery Management Council, Portland, Oregon. 363 p.

Preseason report I: Stock abundance analysis and environmental assessment Part 1 for 2013 ocean salmon fishery regulations Pacific Fishery Management Council (Salmon Technical Team) Pacific Fishery Management Council, Portland, Oregon. 131 p.

Preseason report II: Proposed alternatives and environmental assessment Part 2 for 2013 ocean salmon fishery regulations Pacific Fishery Management Council (Salmon Technical Team) Pacific Fishery Management Council, Portland, Oregon. 67 p.

Preseason report III: Council adopted management measures and environmental assessment Part 3 for 2013 ocean salmon fishery regulations Pacific Fishery Management Council (Salmon Technical Team) Pacific Fishery Management Council, Portland, Oregon. 44 p.

Pacific coast Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the U.S. portion of the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem Pacific Fishery Management Council, Ecosystem Plan Development Team Pacific Fishery Management Council, Portland, Oregon (190 p.)

Modeling the temperature-nitrate relationship in the coastal upwelling domain of the California Current Palacios, Daniel M., Elliott L. Hazen, Isaac D. Schroeder, and Steven J. Bograd Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 118(7):3223-3239

Beyond correlation: integrating environmentally and behaviourally mediated processes in models of marine mammal distributions Palacios, Daniel M., Mark F. Baumgartner, Kristin L. Laidre, and Edward J. Gregr Endangered Species Research 22(3):191-203

Role of environmental seasonality in the turnover of a cetacean community in the southwestern Gulf of California Pardo, Mario A., Norman Silverberg, Diane Gendron, Emilio Beier, and Daniel M. Palacios Marine Ecology Progress Series 487:245-260

Geographic patterns of genetic differentiation among killer whales in the northern North Pacific Parsons, Kim M., John W. Durban, Alexander M. Burdin, Vladimir N. Burkanov, Robert L. Pitman, Jay Barlow, Lance G. Barrett-Lennard, Richard G. LeDuc, Kelly M. Robertson, Craig O. Matkin, and Paul R. Wade Journal of Heredity 104(6):737-754

δ13C and δ15N bulk tissue stable isotope patterns of olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) in the eastern Pacific Ocean [abstract] Peavey, Lindsey E., Jeffrey A. Seminoff, Robert L. Pitman, and Steven D. Gaines In: Tony Tucker et al. (compilers), Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation (5-8 February 2013, Baltimore, Maryland, USA), p. 56-57. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-645.

Nonparametric forecasting outperforms parametric methods for a simulated multispecies system Perretti, Charles T., George Sugihara, and Stephan B. Munch Ecology 94(4):794-800

Model-free forecasting outperforms the correct mechanistic model for simulated and experimental data Perretti, Charles T., Stephan B. Munch, and George Sugihara Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 110(13):5253-5257

Reply to Hartig and Dormann: The true model myth Perretti, Charles T., Stephan B. Munch, and George Sugihara Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 110(42):E3976-E3977

Proposed 2013 updates to the IWC list of recognised species of cetaceans Perrin, W.F., and R.L. Brownell Jr. Paper SC/65a/O01 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC65a meeting, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, 2013). 4 p.

How to contend with paraphyly in the taxonomy of the delphinine cetaceans? Perrin, William F., Patricia E. Rosel, and Frank Cipriano Marine Mammal Science 29(4):567-588

Sensitivity of survival to migration routes used by juvenile Chinook salmon to negotiate the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta Perry, Russell W., Patricia L. Brandes, Jon R. Burau, A. Peter Klimley, Bruce MacFarlane, Cyril Michel, and John R. Skalski Environmental Biology of Fishes 96(2-3):381-392

Impacts of climate change on the eastern North Pacific population of gray whales Perryman, Wayne L., and David W. Weller Special issue: Gray whale, from devilfish to gentle giants. Whalewatcher 42(1):14-16

Foray foraging behavior: seasonally variable, food-driven migratory behavior in two calanoid copepod species Pierson, James J., Bruce W. Frost, and Andrew W. Leising Marine Ecology Progress Series 475:49-64

The impact of increasing temperatures on dormancy duration in Calanus finmarchicus Pierson, James J., Harold Batchelder, Whitley Saumweber, Andrew Leising, and Jeffrey Runge Journal of Plankton Research 35(3):504-512

Forecasting river temperatures in real time using a stochastic dynamics approach Pike, Andrew, Eric Danner, David Boughton, Forrest Melton, Rama Nemani, Balaji Rajagopalan, and Steve Lindley Water Resources Research 49(9):5168-5182

Clipperton Island Pitman, Robert In: Robert Warren Howarth and Jacqueline E. Mohan (eds.), Biomes and ecosystems, vol. 2, p. 471-473. Salem Press, Ipswich, Massachusetts.

Marine mammal species of India, by E. Vivekanandan and R. Jeyabaskaran [book review] Pitman, Robert Marine Mammal Science 29(4):777-779

Discovery and characterization of novel genetic markers for coastal cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) Pritchard, Victoria L., and John Carlos Garza Conservation Genetics Resources 5(3):611-618

Discovery and characterization of novel genetic markers for use in the management of Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi) Pritchard, Victoria L., Nathan R. Campbell, Shawn R. Narum, Mary M. Peacock, and John Carlos Garza Molecular Ecology Resources 13(2):276-288

Seasonal gray whales in the Pacific Northwest: An assessment of optimum sustainable population level for the Pacific Coast Feeding Group Punt, Andre E., and Jeffrey E. Moore U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-518. 20 p.

Interannual variation in pelagic juvenile rockfish (Sebastes spp.) abundance -- going with the flow Ralston, S., K.M. Sakuma, and J.C. Field Fisheries Oceanography 22(4):288-308

Anomalous distributions of pelagic juvenile rockfish on the U.S. West Coast in 2005 and 2006 Ralston, Stephen, and Ian J. Stewart CalCOFI Reports 54:155-166

Vocal activity of tropical dolphins is inhibited by the presence of killer whales, Orcinus orca Rankin, Shannon, Frederick Archer, and Jay Barlow Marine Mammal Science 29(4):679-690

A guide to constructing hydrophone arrays for passive acoustic data collection during NMFS shipboard cetacean surveys Rankin, Shannon, Jay Barlow, Yvonne Barkley, and Robert Valtierra U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-511. 33 p.

Assessing the risk of ships striking large whales in marine spatial planning Redfern, J.V., M.F. McKenna, T.J. Moore, J. Calambokidis, M.L. DeAngelis, E.A. Becker, J. Barlow, K.A. Forney, P.D. Fiedler, and S.J. Chivers Conservation Biology 27(2):292-302

Marine mammals - Indicators and status Redfern, Jessica V., Lisa T. Ballance, Jay P. Barlow, Susan J. Chivers, M. Bradley Hanson, Elliot L. Hazen, Isaac D. Schroeder, Jeff L. Laake, Mark S. Lowry, Sharon R. Melin, Jeffrey E. Moore, Dawn P. Noren, Wayne L. Perryman, Barbara L. Taylor, David W. Weller, and Brian K. Wells In: Phillip S. Levin, Brian K. Wells, and Mindi B. Sheer (eds.), Integrated ecosystem assessment of the California Current: Phase II report 2012, p. 339-373. U.S. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service.

Testing decision rules for categorizing species' extinction risk to help develop quantitative listing criteria for the U.S. Endangered Species Act Regan, Tracey J., Barbara L. Taylor, Grant G. Thompson, Jean Fitts Cochrane, Katherine Ralls, Michael C. Runge, and Richard Merrick Conservation Biology 27(4):821-831

An overview of fisheries and sea turtle bycatch along the Atlantic coast of Africa Riskas, Kimberly A., and Manjula Tiwari Munibe Monographs, Nature Series 1:71-82

A thin soup: extraction and amplification of DNA from DMSO and ethanol used as preservative for cetacean tissue samples Robertson, Kelly M., Jeremiah Minich, Amanda J. Bowman, and Phillip A. Morin Conservation Genetics Resources 5(4):929-933

Green turtle population structure in the Pacific: new insights from single nucleotide polymorphisms and microsatellites Roden, Suzanne E., Phillip A. Morin, Amy Frey, George H. Balazs, Patricia Zarate, I-Jiumm Cheng, and Peter H. Dutton Endangered Species Research 20(3):227-234

Trophic behavior diversification of green turtles from Mexican Pacific in relation to climate change [abstract] Rodriguez-Baron, Juan M., Jorge M. Lopez-Calderon, Rafael Riosmena-Rodriguez, and Jeffrey A. Seminoff In: Tony Tucker et al. (compilers), Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation (5-8 February 2013, Baltimore, Maryland, USA), p. 156. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-645.

Report of the CalCOFI Committee 2012 Rogers-Bennett, Laura, Sam McClatchie, and Dave Checkley CalCOFI Reports 54:5-10

Unexplained recurring high mortality of southern right whale Eubalaena australis calves at Peninsula Valdes, Argentina Rowntree, Victoria J., Marcela M. Uhart, Mariano Sironi, Andrea Chirife, Matias Di Martino, Luciano La Sala, Luciana Musmeci, Nadia Mohamed, Julian Andrejuk, Denise McAloose, Juan Emilio Sala, Alejandro Carribero, Heather Rally, Marcelo Franco, Frederick R. Adler, Robert L. Brownell Jr., Jon Seger, and Teri Rowles Marine Ecology Progress Series 493:275-289

Long-term population size of the North Atlantic humpback whale within the context of worldwide population structure Ruegg, Kristen, Howard C. Rosenbaum, Eric C. Anderson, Marcia Engel, Anna Rothschild, C. Scott Baker, and Stephen R. Palumbi Conservation Genetics 14(1):103-114

Range expansion of the jumbo squid in the NE Pacific: d15N decrypts multiple origins, migration and habitat use Ruiz-Cooley, Rocio I., Lisa T. Ballance, and Matthew D. McCarthy PLoS ONE 8(3):e59651 (7 p.)

Climatic and ecological conditions in the California Current LME for January to March 2013 Runcie, Rosa (comp.) PaCOOS quarterly report (vol. 6, quarter 1). NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California. 12 p.

Climatic and ecological conditions in the California Current LME for April to June 2013 Runcie, Rosa (comp.) PaCOOS quarterly report (vol. 6, quarter 2). NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California. 26 p.

Photographic guide of pelagic juvenile rockfish (Sebastes spp.) and other fishes in mid-water trawl surveys off the coast of California Sakuma, Keith M., Arnold J. Ammann, and Dale A. Roberts U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-515. 48 p.

Distribution of pelagic juvenile rockfish (Sebastes spp.) in relation to temperature and fronts off central California Sakuma, Keith M., Eric P. Bjorkstedt, and Stephen Ralston CalCOFI Reports 54:167-179

Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel report for aurora rockfish Sampson, David, Chris Francis, John Field, and Yan Jiao Pacific Fishery Management Council, Portland, Oregon. 15 p.

Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel report for rougheye (and blackspotted) rockfish Sampson, David, Chris Francis, John Field, and Yan Jiao Pacific Fishery Management Council, Portland, Oregon. 16 p.

Growth, survival, and tag retention of steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and its application to survival estimates Sandstrom, P.T., A.J. Ammann, C. Michel, G. Singer, E.D. Chapman, S. Lindley, R.B. MacFarlane, and A.P. Klimley Environmental Biology of Fishes 96(2-3):145-164

An introduction to the use of electronic tagging to provide insights into salmon migration and survival Sandstrom, Philip T., R. Bruce MacFarlane, Steven T. Lindley, and A. Peter Klimley Environmental Biology of Fishes 96(2-3):131-133

Dynamic intra-seasonal habitat use by Antarctic fur seals suggests migratory hotspots near the Antarctic Peninsula Santora, Jarrod A. Marine Biology 160(6):1383-1393

Triple check: Observations verify structural realism of an ocean ecosystem model Santora, Jarrod A., William J. Sydeman, Monique Messie, Fei Chai, Yi Chao, Sarah Ann Thompson, Brian K. Wells, and Francisco P. Chavez Geophysical Research Letters 40(7):1367-1372

Klamath-Trinity Basin fall run Chinook salmon scale age analysis evaluation Satterthwaite, William H., Michael R. O'Farrell, and Michael S. Mohr U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-522. 20 p.

A comparison of temporal patterns in the ocean spatial distribution of California's Central Valley Chinook salmon runs Satterthwaite, William H., Michael S. Mohr, Michael R. O'Farrell, and Brian K. Wells Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 70(4):574-584

Trophic ecology of Kemp's ridley turtles in the Charlotte Harbor estuary, Florida [abstract] Schmid, Jeffrey R., Anton D. Tucker, Bradley D. MacDonald, and Jeffrey A. Seminoff In: Tony Tucker et al. (compilers), Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation (5-8 February 2013, Baltimore, Maryland, USA), p. 158-159. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-645.

The North Pacific High and wintertime pre-conditioning of California current productivity Schroeder, Isaac D., Bryan A. Black, William J. Sydeman, Steven J. Bograd, Elliott L. Hazen, Jarrod A. Santora, and Brian K. Wells Geophysical Research Letters 40(3):541-546