NOAA FISHERIES

Estimates of sustainable yield for 50 data-poor stocks in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery management plan Dick, E.J., and Alec D. MacCall U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-460. 201 p.

Determining yields for data-poor stocks using a DCAC-based stock reduction analysis of catch history [abstract] Dick, E.J., and Alec MacCall In: Kristan Blackhart (ed.), Proceedings: 11th National Stock Assessment Workshop: Characterization of scientific uncertainty in assessments to improve determination of acceptable biological catches (ABCs); Joint Session of the National Stock and Habitat Assessment Workshops: Incorporating habitat information in stock assessments; and 1st National Habitat Assessment Workshop: Moving towards a national habitat science program (St. Petersburg, Florida, May 17-20, 2010), p. 95. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-112.

A note on the unprecedented strandings of 56 deep-diving whales along the UK and Irish coast Dolman, Sarah J., Eunice Pinn, Robert J. Reid, Jason P. Barley, Rob Deaville, Paul D. Jepson, Mick O'Connell, Simon Berrow, Rod S. Penrose, Peter T. Stevick, Susannah Calderan, Kevin P. Robinson, Robert L. Brownell Jr., and Mark P. Simmonds Marine Biodiversity Records 3:e16 (8 p.)

Sea turtle bycatch in the Chilean pelagic longline fishery in the southeastern Pacific: Opportunities for conservation Donoso, Miguel, and Peter H. Dutton Biological Conservation 143(11):2672-2684

Evaluation of a marine mammal excluder device (MMED) for a Nordic 264 midwater rope trawl Dotson, Ronald C., David A. Griffith, David L. King, and Robert L. Emmett U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-455. 14 p.

Status review of five rockfish species in Puget Sound, Washington: bocaccio (Sebastes paucispinis), canary rockfish (S. pinniger), yelloweye rockfish (S. ruberrimus), greenstriped rockfish (S. elongatus), and redstripe rockfish (S. proriger) Drake, Jonathan S., Ewann A. Berntson, Jason M. Cope, Richard G. Gustafson, Elizabeth E. Holmes, Phillip S. Levin, Nick Tolimieri, Robin S. Waples, Susan M. Sogard, and Gregory D. Williams U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC-108. 234 p.

Climate forcing on marine ecosystems Drinkwater, Ken, George Hunt, Patrick Lehodey, Salvador Lluch-Cota, Eugene J. Murphy, Yasunori Sakurai, Frank Schwing, Gregory Beaugrand, and Svein Sundby In: Manuel Barange et al. (eds.), Marine ecosystems and global change, p. 11-39. Oxford University Press.

A regional analysis of coastal and domestic fishing effort in the wider Caribbean Dunn, D.C., K. Stewart, R.H. Bjorkland, M. Haughton, S. Singh-Renton, R. Lewison, L Thorne, and P.N. Halpin Fisheries Research 102(1-2):60-68

Comparing two methods of shore-based counts of eastern North Pacific gray whales Durban, J., A. Lang, D. Weller, D. Rugh, R. Hobbs, and W. Perryman Paper SC/62/BRG8 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC62 meeting, Agadir, Morocco, 2010). 6 p.

Photographic mark-recapture analysis of clustered mammal-eating killer whales around the Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska Durban, J., D. Ellifrit, M. Dahlheim, J. Waite, C. Matkin, L. Barrett-Lennard, G. Ellis, R. Pitman, R. LeDuc, and P. Wade Marine Biology 157(7):1591-1604

Conservation of the leatherback sea turtle in the Pacific Dutton, Peter H., Heidi Gjertsen, and Dale Squires In: R. Quentin Grafton et al. (eds.), Handbook of marine fisheries conservation and management, p. 195-204. Oxford University Press.

Abundance and survival rates of green turtles in an urban environment: coexistence of humans and an endangered species Eguchi, Tomoharu, Jeffrey A. Seminoff, Robin A. LeRoux, Peter H. Dutton, and Donna L. Dutton Marine Biology 157(8):1869-1877

Geographic variation of persistent organic pollutant levels in humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) feeding areas of the North Pacific and North Atlantic Elfes, Cristiane T., Glenn R. VanBlaricom, Daryle Boyd, John Calambokidis, Phillip J. Clapham, Ronald W. Pearce, Jooke Robbins, Juan Carlos Salinas, Janice M. Straley, Paul R. Wade, and Margaret M. Krahn Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 29(4):824-834

Description of a complete Liopropoma larva from the Gulf of California (Mexico) and its comparison with L. fasciatum and L. longilepis (Actinopterygii: Epinephelidae) Feeney, R.F., R.J. Lavenberg, and R.L. Pitman Ciencias Marinas 36(1):83-89

Comparison of objective descriptions of the thermocline Fiedler, Paul C. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 8:313-325

Estimating the impacts of fishing on dependent predators: a case study in the California Current Field, J.C., A.D. MacCall, R.W. Bradley, and W.J. Sydeman Ecological Applications 20(8):2223-2236

Bocaccionomics: the effectiveness of pre-recruit indices for assessment and management of bocaccio Field, John C., Alec D. MacCall, Stephen Ralston, Milton S. Love, and Eric F. Miller CalCOFI Reports 51:77-90

A descriptive example of applying vulnerability evaluation criteria to California nearshore finfish species Field, John, Jason Cope, and Meisha Key In: Managing data-poor fisheries: case studies, models and solutions (1-4 December 2008, Berkeley, CA), p. 235-246. California Sea Grant College Program.

Identification and monitoring of dynamic habitat in the changing ocean [abstract] Foley, David G. In: Kristan Blackhart (ed.), Proceedings: 11th National Stock Assessment Workshop: Characterization of scientific uncertainty in assessments to improve determination of acceptable biological catches (ABCs); Joint Session of the National Stock and Habitat Assessment Workshops: Incorporating habitat information in stock assessments; and 1st National Habitat Assessment Workshop: Moving towards a national habitat science program (St. Petersburg, Florida, May 17-20, 2010), p. 125. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-112.

Serious injury determinations for cetaceans caught in Hawaii longline fisheries during 1994-2008 Forney, K. A. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-462. 19 p.

Rationale for the 2010 revision of stock boundaries for the Hawai'i insular and pelagic stocks of false killer whales, Pseudorca crassidens Forney, Karin A., Robin W. Baird, and Erin M. Oleson U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-471. 7 p. MARINE MAMMALS - CETACEANS - DOLPHINS - FALSE KILLER WHALE - HAWAII

Impacts of avian predation on juvenile salmonids in central California watersheds Frechette, Danielle Master's thesis, San Jose State University, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories. 109 p.

Cooperative strategies in fisheries management: integrating across scales Fujita, R.M., K.T. Honey, A. Morris, J.R. Wilson, and H. Russell Bulletin of Marine Science 86(2):251-271

A regional approach for monitoring salmonid status and trends: results from a pilot study in coastal Mendocino County, California Gallagher, Sean P., David W. Wright, Barry W. Collins, and Peter B. Adams North American Journal of Fisheries Management 30(5):1075-1085

Performance of spawner survey techniques at low abundances levels Gallagher, Sean P., Peter B. Adams, David W. Wright, and Barry W. Collins North American Journal of Fisheries Management 30(5):1086-1097

Isotopic correlation (delta O-18 versus delta C-13) of otoliths in identification of groundfish stocks Gao, Yongwen, David L. Dettman, Kevin R. Piner, and Farron R. Wallace Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 139(2):491-501

Signs of hope in the eastern Pacific: international collaboration reveals encouraging status for a severely depleted population of hawksbill turtles Eretmochelys imbricata Gaos, Alexander R., F.A. Abreu-Grobois, J. Alfaro-Shigueto, D. Amorocho, R. Arauz, A. Baquero, R. Briseno, D. Chacon, C. Duenas, C. Hasbun, M. Liles, G. Mariona, C. Muccio, J.P. Munoz, W.J. Nichols, M. Pena, J.A. Seminoff, M. Vasquez, J. Urteaga, B. Wallace, I.L. Yanez, and P. Zarate Oryx 44(4):595-601

A combined visual and acoustic estimate of 2008 abundance, and change in abundance since 1997, for the vaquita, Phocoena sinus Gerrodette, Tim, Barbara L. Taylor, Rene Swift, Shannon Rankin, Armando M. Jaramillo-Legorreta, and Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho Paper SC/62/SM3 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC62 meeting, Agadir, Morocco, 2010). 24 p.

Incentives to address bycatch issues Gjertsen, Heidi, Martin Hall, and Dale Squires In: Robin Allen, James Joseph, and Dale Squires (eds.), Conservation and management of transnational tuna fisheries, p. 225-248. Wiley-Blackwell.

Mapping marine benthic habitats along the U.S. west coast: current status, future plans and applications [abstract] Goldfinger, Chris, H. Gary Greene, Rikk G. Kvitek, Guy R. Cochrane, Samuel Y. Johnson, W. Waldo Wakefield, Mary M. Yoklavich, M. Elizabeth Clarke, and Crescent Moegling In: Kristan Blackhart (ed.), Proceedings: 11th National Stock Assessment Workshop: Characterization of scientific uncertainty in assessments to improve determination of acceptable biological catches (ABCs); Joint Session of the National Stock and Habitat Assessment Workshops: Incorporating habitat information in stock assessments; and 1st National Habitat Assessment Workshop: Moving towards a national habitat science program (St. Petersburg, Florida, May 17-20, 2010), p. 126. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-112.

Marine conservation and fisheries management: At the crossroads Grafton, R. Quentin, Ray Hilborn, Dale Squires, and Meryl J. Williams In: R. Quentin Grafton et al. (eds.), Handbook of marine fisheries conservation and management, p. 3-19. Oxford University Press.

Handbook of marine fisheries conservation and management Grafton, R. Quentin, Ray Hilborn, Dale Squires, Maree Tait, and Meryl J. Williams (eds.) Oxford University Press. 770 p.

The acoustic identification and enumeration of scyphozoan jellyfish, prey for leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), off central California Graham, Tanya R., James T. Harvey, Scott R. Benson, Josiah S. Renfree, and David A. Demer ICES Journal of Marine Science 67(8):1739-1748

Informing and improving stock assessments with marine habitat information [abstract] Grimes, Churchill B., Stephen Ralston, John C. Field, Brian Wells, and Mary M. Yoklavich In: Kristan Blackhart (ed.), Proceedings: 11th National Stock Assessment Workshop: Characterization of scientific uncertainty in assessments to improve determination of acceptable biological catches (ABCs); Joint Session of the National Stock and Habitat Assessment Workshops: Incorporating habitat information in stock assessments; and 1st National Habitat Assessment Workshop: Moving towards a national habitat science program (St. Petersburg, Florida, May 17-20, 2010), p. 94. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-112.

Limited access in transnational tuna fisheries Hallman, Brian, Scott Barrett, Raymond P. Clarke, James Joseph, and Dale Squires In: Robin Allen, James Joseph, and Dale Squires (eds.), Conservation and management of transnational tuna fisheries, p. 195-211. Wiley-Blackwell.

Global research priorities for sea turtles: informing management and conservation in the 21st century Hamann, M., M.H. Godfrey, J.A. Seminoff, K. Arthur, P.C.R. Barata, K.A. Bjorndal, A.B. Bolten, A.C. Broderick, L.M. Campbell, C. Carreras, P. Casale, M. Chaloupka, S.K.F. Chan, M.S. Coyne, L.B. Crowder, C.E. Diez, P.H. Dutton, S.P. Epperly, N.N. FitzSimmons, A. Formia, M. Girondot, G.C. Hays, I.J. Cheng, Y. Kaska, R. Lewison, J.A. Mortimer, W.J. Nichols, R.D. Reina, K. Shanker, J.R. Spotila, J. Tomas, B.P. Wallace, T.M. Work, J. Zbinden, and B.J. Godley Endangered Species Research 11(3):245-269

Toward a global ocean ecosystem Mid-trophic Automatic Acoustic Sampler (MAAS) Handegard, Nils Olav, David A. Demer, Rudy Kloser, Patrick Lehodey, Olivier Maury, and Yvan Simard Community White Paper 40 (8 p.). In: Julie Hall, D.E. Harrison, and Detlef Stammer (eds.), Proceedings of the OceanObs'09 Conference: Ocean information for society: sustaining the benefits, realizing the potential (Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009), vol. 2: Community white papers. European Space Agency, ESA Publication WPP-306.

NetCDF-CF-OPeNDAP: Standards for ocean data interoperability and object lessons for community data standards processes Hankin, Steve, Jon D. Blower, Theirry Carval, Kenneth S. Casey, Craig Donlon, Olivier Lauret, Thomas Loubrieu, A. Srinivasan, Joaquin Trinanes, Oystein Godoy, Roy Mendelssohn, Rich Signell, Jeff de La Beaujardiere, Peter Cornillon, Frederique Blanc, Russ Rew, and Jack Harlan Community White Paper 41 (9 p.). In: Julie Hall, D.E. Harrison, and Detlef Stammer (eds.), Proceedings of the OceanObs'09 Conference: Ocean information for society: sustaining the benefits, realizing the potential (Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009), vol. 2: Community white papers. European Space Agency, ESA Publication WPP-306.

Data management for the ocean sciences -- perspectives for the next decade Hankin, Steve, Luis Bermudez, Jon D. Blower, Benno Blumenthal, Kenneth S. Casey, Mark Fornwall, John Graybeal, Robert P. Guralnick, Ted Habermann, Eoin Howlett, Bob Keeley, Roy Mendelssohn, Reiner Schlitzer, Rich Signell, Derrick Snowden, and Andrew Woolf Plenary Paper 21 (10 p.). In: Julie Hall, D.E. Harrison, and Detlef Stammer (eds.), Proceedings of the OceanObs'09 Conference: Ocean information for society: sustaining the benefits, realizing the potential (Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009), vol. 1: Plenary papers. European Space Agency, ESA Publication WPP-306.

Meridional patterns in the deep scattering layers and top predator distribution in the central equatorial Pacific Hazen, Elliott L., and David W. Johnston Fisheries Oceanography 19(6):427-433

Characterization of the California live bait fishery [abstract] Hilger, James In: Ann L. Shriver (comp.), Proceedings of the Fifteenth Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (July 13-16, 2010, Montpellier, France): Economics of fish resources and aquatic ecosystems: balancing uses, balancing costs [CD-ROM]. International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, Corvallis, Oregon.

Assessment of the Pacific sardine resource in 2010 for U.S. management in 2011 Hill, Kevin T., Nancy C.H. Lo, Beverly J. Macewicz, Paul R. Crone, and Roberto Felix-Uraga U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-469. 137 p. MARINE FISHES - SARDINES - PACIFIC - FISHERY MANAGEMENT - POPULATIONS - ABUNDANCE

Recent findings and accomplishments of NOAA's Fisheries and the Environment (FATE) program [abstract] Hollowed, Anne B., Steven Bograd, Elizabeth Brooks, Milissa A. Haltuch, Jonathan A. Hare, Roger Hewitt, Evan Howell, John Lamkin, Kenric Osgood, Jeffrey Polovina, and Michael J. Schirripa In: Kristan Blackhart (ed.), Proceedings: 11th National Stock Assessment Workshop: Characterization of scientific uncertainty in assessments to improve determination of acceptable biological catches (ABCs); Joint Session of the National Stock and Habitat Assessment Workshops: Incorporating habitat information in stock assessments; and 1st National Habitat Assessment Workshop: Moving towards a national habitat science program (St. Petersburg, Florida, May 17-20, 2010), p. 129. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-112.

Oceanographic influences on the dive behavior of juvenile loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in the North Pacific Ocean Howell, Evan A., Peter H. Dutton, Jeffrey J. Polovina, Helen Bailey, Denise M. Parker, and George H. Balazs Marine Biology 157(5):1011-1026

Report of the Pacific Bluefin Tuna Working Group workshop (6-9 July 2010, Nanaimo, Canada) ISC Pacific Bluefin Tuna Working Group International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean. 32 p.

Fishing games under climate variability: Transboundary management of Pacific sardine in the California Current System Ishimura, Gakushi, Sam Herrick, and U. Rashid Sumaila University of British Columbia, Fisheries Centre, Working Paper no. 2010-01. 44 p.

Can there be stable, cooperative management of a transboundary fish stock under climate variability? The case study of the Pacific sardine fishery in the California Current Ishimura, Gakushi, Sam Herrick, and U. Rashid Sumaila University of British Columbia, Fisheries Centre, Working Paper no. 2010-02. 50 p.

The cost of delaying cooperative management of a transboundary fish stock vulnerable to climate variability: The case of Pacific sardine Ishimura, Gakushi, Sam Herrick, and U. Rashid Sumaila University of British Columbia, Fisheries Centre, Working Paper no. 2010-03. 46 p.

Conservation investments and mitigation: The California drift gillnet fishery and Pacific sea turtles Janisse, Chuck, Dale Squires, Jeffrey A. Seminoff, and Peter H. Dutton In: R. Quentin Grafton et al. (eds.), Handbook of marine fisheries conservation and management, p. 231-240. Oxford University Press.

The postbreeding migration of eared grebes Jehl, Joseph R., Jr., and Annette E. Henry The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122(2):217-222

Incorporating temporal variation in the growth of red abalone (Haliotis rufescens) using hierarchical Bayesian growth models Jiao, Yan, Laura Rogers-Bennett, Ian Taniguchi, John Butler, and Paul Crone Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 67(4):730-742

Addressing the problem of excess fishing capacity in tuna fisheries Joseph, James, Dale Squires, William Bayliff, and Theodore Groves In: Robin Allen, James Joseph, and Dale Squires (eds.), Conservation and management of transnational tuna fisheries, p. 11-38. Wiley-Blackwell.

Hawaiian albatrosses track interannual variability of marine habitats in the North Pacific Kappes, Michelle A., Scott A. Shaffer, Yann Tremblay, David G. Foley, Daniel M. Palacios, Patrick W. Robinson, Steven J. Bograd, and Daniel P. Costa Progress in Oceanography 86(1-2):246-260

Research plan for the 2010 IWC/Japan joint cetacean sighting survey in the North Pacific Kato, H., Y.R. An, M. Bravington, B. Brownell, P. Clapham, G. Donovan, P. Ensor, K. Matsuoka, T. Miyashita, H. Murase, and Walloe (IWC North Pacific Sighting Survey Planning Steering Group) Paper SC/62/IA10 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC62 meeting, Agadir, Morocco, 2010). 10 p.

Ocean abundance projections and prospective harvest levels for Klamath River fall Chinook, 2010 season Klamath River Technical Team Klamath River Technical Team. 37 p.

Klamath River fall Chinook age-specific escapement, river harvest, and run size estimates, 2009 run Klamath River Technical Team Klamath River Technical Team. 18 p.

Integration of ocean observations into an ecosystem approach to resource management Koslow, J. Anthony, Keith Brander, Michael Fogarty, and Frank Schwing Plenary Paper 26 (11 p.). In: Julie Hall, D.E. Harrison, and Detlef Stammer (eds.), Proceedings of the OceanObs'09 Conference: Ocean information for society: sustaining the benefits, realizing the potential (Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009), vol. 1: Plenary papers. European Space Agency, ESA Publication WPP-306.

The California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI): The continuing evolution and contributions of a 60-year ocean observation program Koslow, J. Anthony, Ralf Goericke, Sam McClatchie, Russ Vetter, and Laura Rogers-Bennett Community White Paper 49 (7 p.). In: Julie Hall, D.E. Harrison, and Detlef Stammer (eds.), Proceedings of the OceanObs'09 Conference: Ocean information for society: sustaining the benefits, realizing the potential (Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009), vol. 2: Community white papers. European Space Agency, ESA Publication WPP-306.

Multivariate models to predict distribution of structure-forming benthic invertebrates [abstract] Krigsman, Lisa, Mary M. Yoklavich, and Guy R. Cochrane In: Kristan Blackhart (ed.), Proceedings: 11th National Stock Assessment Workshop: Characterization of scientific uncertainty in assessments to improve determination of acceptable biological catches (ABCs); Joint Session of the National Stock and Habitat Assessment Workshops: Incorporating habitat information in stock assessments; and 1st National Habitat Assessment Workshop: Moving towards a national habitat science program (St. Petersburg, Florida, May 17-20, 2010), p. 133. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-112.

A latent segmentation approach to a Kuhn-Tucker model: an application to recreation demand Kuriyama, Koichi, W. Michael hanemann, James R. Hilger Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 60(3):209-220

Influence of ocean conditions on the timing of early life history events for blue rockfish (Sebastes mystinus) off California Laidig, Thomas E. Fishery Bulletin 108(4):442-449

Spatial associations between large baleen whales and their prey in West Greenland Laidre, Kristin L., Mads Peter Heide-Jorgensen, Patrick Heagerty, Anthony Cossio, Bo Bergstrom, and Malene Simon Marine Ecology Progress Series 402:269-284

Neglect of genetic diversity in implementation of the Convention on Biology Diversity Laikre, Linda, Fred W. Allendorf, Laurel C. Aroner, C. Scott Baker, David P. Gregovich, Michael M. Hansen, Jennifer A. Jackson, Katherine C. Kendall, Kevin McKelvey, Maile C. Neel, Isabelle Olivieri, Nils Ryman, Michael K. Schwartz, Ruth Short Bull, Jeffrey B. Stetz, David A. Tallmon, Barbara L. Taylor, Christina D. Vojta, Donald M. Waller, and Robin S. Waples Conservation Biology 24(1):86-88

Genetic differentiation between western and eastern (Eschrichtius robustus) gray whale populations using microsatellite markers Lang, Aimee R., David W. Weller, Richard G. Leduc, Alexander M. Burdin, and Robert L. Brownell Jr. Paper SC/62/BRG11 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC62 meeting, Agadir, Morocco, 2010). 18 p.

Delineating patterns of male reproductive success in the western gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) population Lang, Aimee R., David W. Weller, Richard G. Leduc, Alexander M. Burdin, and Robert L. Brownell, Jr. Paper SC/62/BRG10 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC62 meeting, Agadir, Morocco, 2010). 22 p.

Predicting the distribution of anadromous fish in fresh water using habitat models [abstract] Lindley, Steve In: Kristan Blackhart (ed.), Proceedings: 11th National Stock Assessment Workshop: Characterization of scientific uncertainty in assessments to improve determination of acceptable biological catches (ABCs); Joint Session of the National Stock and Habitat Assessment Workshops: Incorporating habitat information in stock assessments; and 1st National Habitat Assessment Workshop: Moving towards a national habitat science program (St. Petersburg, Florida, May 17-20, 2010), p. 134. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-112.

Report of the 2nd National Ecosystem Modeling Workshop (NEMoW II): Bridging the credibility gap - Dealing with uncertainty in ecosystem models Link, J. S., T. F. Ihde, H. M. Townsend, K. E. Osgood, M. J. Schirripa, D. R. Kobayashi, S. Gaichas, J. C. Field, P. S. Levin, K. Y. Aydin, and C. J. Harvey (eds.) U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-102. 72 p.

Biomass and reproduction of Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) off the Pacific northwestern United States, 2003-2005 Lo, Nancy C.H., Beverly J. Macewicz, and David A. Griffith Fishery Bulletin (U.S.) 108(2):174-192

Spawning biomass of Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) off the U.S. in 2010 Lo, Nancy C.H., Beverly J. Macewicz, and David A. Griffith U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-463. 35 p. MARINE FISHES - SARDINES - PACIFIC - SPAWNING BIOMASS - UNITED STATES

Utilities of larval densities of Pacific mackerel (Scomber japonicus) off California, USA and west coast of Mexico from 1951 to 2008, as spawning biomass indices Lo, Nancy C.H., Emmanis Dorval, Rene Funes-Rodriguez, Martin E. Hernandez-Rivas, Yuhong Huang, and Zhengyu Fan Ciencia Pesquera 18(2):59-75

High densities of pterobranchs and sea pens encountered at sites in the South Orkney Islands (Subarea 48.2): two potential VMEs Lockhart, Susanne J., and Christopher D. Jones CCAMLR Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management (Cape Town, South Africa, 26 July - 3 August 2010), Document no. WG-EMM-10/14.

Atmospheric events disrupting coastal upwelling in the southwestern Caribbean Lonin, Serguei A., Jose L. Hernandez, and Daniel M. Palacios Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 115(C6):C06030 (17 p.)

Energy dynamics and growth of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) from the Central Valley of California during the estuarine phase and first ocean year MacFarlane, R. Bruce Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 67(10):1549-1565

Review of the use of California commercial fisheries landings and recreational catch data in stock assessments Mason, Janet In: Managing data-poor fisheries: case studies, models and solutions (1-4 December 2008, Berkeley, California), p. 247-256. California Sea Grant College Program.

A short review of recent Scientific Committee issues relating to the large whales in the North Pacific that might assist in setting priorities for a co-operative series of cruises Matsuoka, K., L.A. Pastene, R. Brownell, T. Kitakado, and G. Donovan Paper SC/62/IA15 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC62 meeting, Agadir, Morocco, 2010). 10 p.

Joint Session Breakout 2A: Including habitat-specific life history rates in population models, groundfish/reef & untrawlable/diadromous groups McBride, Richard S., Eric Bjorkstedt, and David Dale In: Kristan Blackhart (ed.), Proceedings: 11th National Stock Assessment Workshop: Characterization of scientific uncertainty in assessments to improve determination of acceptable biological catches (ABCs); Joint Session of the National Stock and Habitat Assessment Workshops: Incorporating habitat information in stock assessments; and 1st National Habitat Assessment Workshop: Moving towards a national habitat science program (St. Petersburg, Florida, May 17-20, 2010), p. 31-33. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-112.

Oxygen in the Southern California Bight: multidecadal trends and implications for demersal fisheries McClatchie, S., R. Goericke, R. Cosgrove, G. Auad, and R. Vetter Geophysical Research Letters 37:L19602

Re-assessment of the stock–recruit and temperature–recruit relationships for Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) McClatchie, Sam, Ralf Goericke, Guillermo Auad, and Kevin Hill Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 67(11):1782-1790

North Pacific synthesis McKinnell, S.M., S. Batten, S.J. Bograd, J.L. Boldt, N. Bond, S. Chiba, M.J. Dagg, M.G.G. Foreman, G.L. Hunt Jr., J.R. Irvine, O.N. Katugin, V. Lobanov, D.L. Mackas, P. Mundy, V. Radchenko, Y.J. Ro, H. Sugisaki, F.A. Whitney, A. Yatsu, and S. Yoo In: Stewart M. McKinnell and Michael J. Dagg (eds.), Marine ecosystems of the north Pacific Ocean, 2003-2008, p. 1-55. PICES Special Publication no. 4.

River and estuarine survival and migration of yearling Sacramento River Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) smolts and the influence of environment Michel, Cyril J. Master's thesis, University of California, Santa Cruz. 120 p.

Introduction to proceedings of the 4th International Otolith Symposium Miller, Jessica A., Brian K. Wells, Susan M. Sogard, Churchill B. Grimes, and Gregor M. Cailliet Environmental Biology of Fishes 89(3-4):203-207

Complete mitochondrial genome phylogeographic analysis of killer whales (Orcinus orca) indicates multiple species Morin, Phillip A., Frederick I. Archer, Andrew D. Foote, Julia Vilstrup, Eric E. Allen, Paul Wade, John Durban, Kim Parsons, Robert Pitman, Lewyn Li, Pascal Bouffard, Sandra C. Abel Nielsen, Morten Rasmussen, Eske Willerslev, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, and Timothy Harkins Genome Research 20(7):908-916

Applied conservation genetics and the need for quality control and reporting of genetic data used in fisheries and wildlife management Morin, Phillip A., Karen K. Martien, Frederick I. Archer, Frank Cipriano, Debbie Steel, Jennifer Jackson, and Barbara L. Taylor Journal of Heredity 101(1):1-10

Characterization of 42 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers for the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) for use in discriminating populations Morin, Phillip A., Victoria L. Pease, Brittany L. Hancock, Kelly M. Robertson, Caroline W. Antolik, and Ryan M. Huebinger Marine Mammal Science 26(3):716-732

Modern technoloiges for an ancient fish: tools to inform management of migratory sturgeon stocks Nelson, Troy C., Phaedra Doukakis, Steven T. Lindley, Andrea Drauch Schreier, Joseph E. Hightower, Larry R. Hildebrand, Rebecca E. Whitlock, and Molly A.H. Webb A report for the Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking (POST) Project. 55 p.

Biodiversity, function, and interconnectedness: A revolution in our understanding of marine ecosystems and ocean conservation Nichols, Wallace J., Jeffrey A. Seminoff, and Peter Etnoyer In: R. Quentin Grafton et al. (eds.), Handbook of marine fisheries conservation and management, p. 43-59. Oxford University Press.

Is the September 1 river return date approximation appropriate for Klamath River fall Chinook? O'Farrell, Michael R., Melodie L. Palmer-Zwahlen, and Jennifer Simon U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-468. 17 p.

Status review of Hawaiian insular false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) under the Endangered Species Act Oleson, Erin M., Christofer H. Boggs, Karin A. Forney, M. Bradley Hanson, Donald R. Kobayashi, Barbara L. Taylor, Paul R. Wade, and Gina M. Ylitalo U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-PIFSC-22. 215 p.

Blue whale photo-identification from IWC IDCR/SOWER cruises 1987/1988 to 2008/2009 Olson, Paula A. Paper SC/62/SH29 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC62 meeting, Agadir, Morocco, 2010). 6 p.

Food-web inferences of stable isotope spatial patterns in copepods and yellowfin tuna in the pelagic eastern Pacific Ocean Olson, Robert J., Brian N. Popo, Brittany S. Graham, Gladis A. Lopez-Ibarra, Felipe Galvan-Magana, Cleridy E. Lennert-Cody, Noemi Bocanegra-Castillo, Natalie J. Wallsgrove, Elizabeth Gier, Vanessa Alatorre-Ramirez, Lisa T. Ballance, and Brian Fry Progress in Oceanography 86(1-2):124-138

Review of 2009 ocean salmon fisheries Pacific Fishery Management Council (Salmon Technical Team) Pacific Fishery Management Council, Portland, Oregon. 331 p.

Preseason report I: Stock abundance analysis for 2010 ocean salmon fisheries Pacific Fishery Management Council (Salmon Technical Team) Pacific Fishery Management Council, Portland, Oregon. 103 p.

Preseason report II: Analysis of proposed regulatory options for 2010 ocean salmon fisheries Pacific Fishery Management Council (Salmon Technical Team) Pacific Fishery Management Council, Portland, Oregon. 44 p.

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Seals map bathymetry of the Antarctic continental shelf Padman, Laurie, Daniel P. Costa, S. Thompson Bolmer, Michael E. Goebel, Luis A. Huckstadt, Adrian Jenkins, Birgitte I. McDonald, and Deborah R. Shoosmith Geophysical Research Letters 37:L21601 (5p.)

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Using productivity and susceptibility indices to assess the vulnerability of United States fish stocks to overfishing Patrick, Wesley S., Paul Spencer, Jason Link, Jason Cope, John Field, Donald Kobayashi, Peter Lawson, Todd Gedamke, Enric Cortés, Olav Ormseth, Keith Bigelow, and William Overholtz Fishery Bulletin 108(3):305-322

Tracking fish movements and survival on the northeast Pacific shelf Payne, John, Kelly Andrews, Cedar Chittenden, Glenn Crossin, Fred Goetz, Scott Hinch, Phil Levin, Steve Lindley, Scott McKinley, Michael Melnychuk, Troy Nelson, Erin Rechisky, and David Welch In: Alasdair D. McIntyre (ed.), Life in the world's oceans: diversity, distribution, and abundance, p. 269-290. Wiley-Blackwell.

Big eyes, big boats, and home videos: Studying sea turtles at sea Peavey, Lindsey, Bob Pitman, Scott Benson, Jim Harvey, Bill Watson, Tanya Graham, and Kerry Kopitsky The State of the World's Sea Turtles, SWOT Report 5:8-12

Estimating survival and migration route probabilities of juvenile Chinook salmon in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta Perry, Russell W., John R. Skalski, Patricia L. Brandes, Philip T. Sandstrom, A. Peter Klimley, Arnold Ammann, and Bruce MacFarlane North American Journal of Fisheries Management 30(1):142-156