NOAA FISHERIES

Results of surveys of northbound gray whale calves 2001-2009 and examination of the full sixteen year series of estimates from the Piedras Blancas Light Station Perryman, Wayne L., Stephen B. Reilly, and Richard A. Rowlett Paper SC/62/BRG1 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC62 meeting, Agadir, Morocco, 2010). 11 p.

A numerical study of inferred rockfish (Sebastes spp.) larval dispersal along the central California coast Petersen, Christine H., Patrick T. Drake, Christopher A. Edwards, and Stephen Ralston Fisheries Oceanography 19(1):21-41

Using dual-frequency identification sonar (DIDSON) to estimate adult steelhead escapement in the San Lorenzo River, California Pipal, Kerrie, Mark Jessop, David Boughton, and Peter Adams California Fish and Game 96(1):90-95

Operation of dual-frequency identification sonar (DIDSON) to monitor adult steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the central California coast Pipal, Kerrie, Mark Jessop, Galen Holt, and Peter Adams U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-454. 80 p.

Killer whale predation on penguins in Antarctica Pitman, Robert L., and John W. Durban Polar Biology 33(11):1589-1594

Maturation increases early reproductive investment in Adelie Penguins Pygoscelis adeliae Polito, Michael J., Aileen K. Miller, Susan G. Trivelpiece, and Wayne Z. Trivelpiece Ibis 152(1):38-47

Investigating the use of stable isotope analysis of milk to infer seasonal trends in the diets and foraging habitats of female Antarctic fur seals Polito, Michael J., and Michael E. Goebel Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 395(1-2):1-9

Population estimation of bocaccio (Sebastes paucispinis) based on larval production Ralston, Stephen, and Bruce R. MacFarlane Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 67(6):1005-1020

Some aspects of scientific uncertainty in west coast stock assessments [abstract] Ralston, Stephen, Andre E. Punt, and other members of the Pacific Fishery Management Council Scientific and Statistical Committee 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. 102. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-112.

NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center: Draft agency report to the Technical Subcommittee of the Canada-U.S. Groundfish Committee Ralston, Steve, E.J. Dick, and John Field (eds.), David Demer, Carlos Garza, John Hyde, Xi He, Alec MacCall, Donald Pearson, Cynthia Thomson, Susan Sogard, and Mary Yoklavich In: Report of the Technical Subcommittee of the Canada-United States Groundfish Committee: 51st annual meeting of the TSC (May 5-6, 2010, Nanaimo, British Columbia), p. 212-232. Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.

Documentation of the California catch reconstruction project Ralston, Steven, Donald E. Pearson, John C. Field, and Meisha Key U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-461. 80 p.

Assessing trends in abundance for vaquita using acoustic monitoring: within refuge plan and outside refuge research needs. Workshop report -- October 19-23, 2009 Rojas-Bracho, Lorenzo, Armando Jaramillo-Legoretta, Gustavo Cardenas, Edwyna Nieto, Paloma Ladron de Guevara, Barbara Taylor, Jay Barlow, Tim Gerrodette, Annette Henry, Nick Tregenza, Rene Swift, and Tomonari Akamatsu U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-459. 39 p.

Assessing trends in abundance for vaquita using acoustic monitoring: within refuge plan and outside refuge research needs Rojas-Bracho, Lorenzo, Armando M. Jaramillo-Legorreta, Barb Taylor, Jay Barlow, Tim Gerrodette, Nick Tregenza, Rene Swift, and Tomonari Akamatsu Paper SC/62/SM5 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC62 meeting, Agadir, Morocco, 2010). 11 p.

Are Antarctic minke whales unusually abundant because of 20th century whaling? Ruegg, Kristen, Eric C. Anderson, C. Scott Baker, Murdoch Vant, Jennifer A. Jackson, and Stephen R. Palumbi Molecular Ecology 19(2):281-291

Physical and ecological conditions in the California Current LME for January to March, 2010 Runcie, Rosa (comp.) PaCOOS quarterly report (vol. 3, quarter 1). NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California. 13 p.

Physical and ecological conditions in the California Current LME for April to June, 2010 Runcie, Rosa (comp.) PaCOOS quarterly report (vol. 3, quarter 2). NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California. 17 p.

Physical and ecological conditions in the California Current LME for July to September, 2010 Runcie, Rosa (comp.) PaCOOS quarterly report (vol. 3, quarter 3). NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California. 14 p.

Summary of 2010 physical and ecological conditions in the California Current LME Runcie, Rosa (comp.) PaCOOS annual report (vol. 3, annual 2). NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California. 32 p.

Spatial association between hotspots of baleen whales and demographic patterns of Antarctic krill Euphasia superba suggests size-dependent predation Santora, Jarrod A., Christian S. Reiss, Valerie J. Loeb, and Richard R. Veit Marine Ecology Progress Series 405:255-269

State-dependent life history models in a changing (and regulated) environment: steelhead in the California Central Valley Satterthwaite, William H., Michael P. Beakes, Erin M. Collins, David R. Swank, Joseph E. Merz, Robert G. Titus, Susan M. Sogard, and Marc Mangel Evolutionary Applications 3(3):221-243

Comparison of closing and passing mode from a line-transect survey of delphinids in the eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean Schwarz, Lisa K., Tim Gerrodette, and Frederick I. Archer Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 11(3):253-265

Climate change, teleconnection patterns, and regional processes forcing marine populations in the Pacific Schwing, Franklin B., Roy Mendelssohn, Steven J. Bograd, James E. Overland, Muyin Wang, and Shin-ichi Ito Journal of Marine Systems 79(3-4):245-257

Sea turtles of the Gulf of California: biology, culture, and conservation Seminoff, Jeffrey A. In: Richard C. Brusca (ed.), The Gulf of California: biodiversity and conservation, p. 135-167. University of Arizona Press.

Identification of high-use internesting habitats for eastern Pacific leatherback turtles: role of the environment and implications for conservation Shillinger, George L., Alan M. Swithenbank, Steven J. Bograd, Helen Bailey, Michael R. Castelton, Bryan P. Wallace, James R. Spotila, Frank V. Paladino, Rotney Piedra, and Barbara A. Block Endangered Species Research 10:215-232

Utilizing environmental information to reduce recruitment uncertainty in the Alask sablefish stock assessment [abstract] Shotwell, S. Kalei, Dana H. Hanselman, and David G. Foley 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. 104. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-112.

Individual and population level variation in growth parameters for steelhead trout Oncorhynchus mykiss in central California Simon, Christopher A., William H. Satterthwaite, Michael P. Beakes, Erin Collins, David R. Swank, Joseph E. Merz, Robert G. Titus, Susan M. Sogard, and Marc Mangel University of California, Santa Cruz, School of Engineering Technical Report UCSC-SOE-10-31. 30 p.

Sustainability and global seafood Smith, Martin D., Cathy A. Roheim, Larry B. Crowder, Benjamin S. Halpern, Mary Turnipseed, James L. Anderson, Frank Asche, Luis Bourillón, Atle G. Guttormsen, Ahmed Khan, Lisa A. Liguori, Aaron McNevin, Mary I. O'Connor, Dale Squires, Peter Tyedmers, Carrie Brownstein, Kristin Carden, Dane H. Klinger, Raphael Sagarin, and Kimberly A. Selkoe Science 327(5967):784-786

An evaluation of the significance of climate forcing on time-varying growth and fecundity of rockfish in the California Current (Year 1 of 2 progress report) Sogard, Susan, John Field, and Chris Harvey Report to NOAA Fisheries and the Environment (FATE) program, Project 09-09. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, Maryland. 12 p.

Spatiotemporal patterns in migration timing of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) smolts in North America Spence, Brian C., and James D. Hall Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 67(8):1316-1334

Property and use rights in fisheries Squires, Dale In: Robin Allen, James Joseph, and Dale Squires (eds.), Conservation and management of transnational tuna fisheries, p. 39-64. Wiley-Blackwell.

Buybacks in transnational fisheries Squires, Dale, James Joseph, and Theodore Groves In: Robin Allen, James Joseph, and Dale Squires (eds.), Conservation and management of transnational tuna fisheries, p. 181-194. Wiley-Blackwell.

Fisheries buybacks Squires, Dale, Theodore Groves, R. Quentin Grafton, Rita Curtis, James Joseph, and Robin Allen In: R. Quentin Grafton et al. (eds.), Handbook of marine fisheries conservation and management, p. 507-519. Oxford University Press.

Ommastrephid squids Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis and Dosidicus gigas in the eastern Pacific show convergent biogeographic breaks but contrasting population structures Staaf, Danna J., R.I. Ruiz-Cooley, Carl Elliger, Zora Lebaric, Bernadita Campos, Unai Markaida, and William F. Gilly Marine Ecology Progress Series 418:165-178

Characterizing fishing effort and spatial extent of coastal fisheries Stewart, Kelly R., Rebecca L. Lewison, Daniel C. Dunn, Rhema H. Bjorkland, Shaleyla Kelez, Patrick N. Halpin, and Larry B. Crowder PLoS ONE 5(12):e14451 (8 p.)

Lifecycle monitoring of O. mykiss in Topanga Creek, California: Final report Stillwater Sciences, Rosi Dagit, and John Carlos Garza Prepared for California Department of Fish and Game, Contract No. P0750021. 198 p.

Lost in space? Searching for directions in the spatial modelling of individuals, populations and species ranges Struve, Juliane, Kai Lorenzen, Julia Blanchard, Luca Borger, Nils Bunnefeld, Charles Edwards, Joaquin Hortal, Alec MacCall, Jason Matthiopoulos, Bram Van Moorter, Arpat Ozgul, Francois Royer, Navinder Singh, Chris Yesson, and Rodolphe Bernard Biology Letters 6(5):575-578

Mitochondrial DNA phylogeography of the harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena in the North Pacific Taguchi, Mioko, Susan J. Chivers, Patricia E. Rosel, Takashi Matsuishi, and Syuiti Abe Marine Biology 157(7):1489-1498

When are genetic methods useful for estimating contemporary abundance and detecting population trends? Tallmon, David A., Dave Gregovich, Robin S. Waples, C. Scott Baker, Jennifer Jackson, Barbara L. Taylor, Eric Archer, Karen K. Martien, Fred W. Allendorf, and Michael K. Schwartz Molecular Ecology Resources 10(4):684-692

Identifying units to conserve using genetic data Taylor, Barbara L., Karen Martien, and Phillip Morin In: Ian L. Boyd, W. Don Bowen, and Sara J. Iverson (eds.), Marine mammal ecology and conservation: a handbook of techniques, p. 306-324. Oxford University Press.

Data requirements for integrating socioeconomic considerations into regulatory analysis: examples from California commercial fisheries Thomson, Cynthia J. In: Managing data-poor fisheries: case studies, models and solutions (1-4 December 2008, Berkeley, California), p. 307-326. California Sea Grant College Program.

Estimating carrying capacity at the green turtle nesting beach of East Island, French Frigate Shoals Tiwari, Manjula, George H. Balazs, and Stacy Hargrove Marine Ecology Progress Series 419:289-294

Bayesian hierarchical estimation of technical efficiency in a fishery Tomberlin, David, and Garth Holloway Applied Economics Letters 17(2):201-204

Relationships among upwelling, phytoplankton blooms, and phycotoxins in coastal Oregon shellfish Tweddle, J.F., P.G. Strutton, D.G. Foley, L. O'Higgins, A.M. Wood, B. Scott, R.C. Everroad, W.T. Peterson, D. Cannon, M. Hunter, and Z. Forster Marine Ecology Progress Series 405:131-145

Director's report to the 61st Tuna Conference on tuna and tuna-related activities at the Southwest Fisheries Science Center for the period May 1, 2009 to April 30, 2010 Varanasi, Usha U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Administrative Report LJ-10-02. 28 p.

Report of the CalCOFI Committee 2009 Vetter, Russ, Tony Koslow, and Laura Rogers-Bennett CalCOFI Reports 51:5-13

Citation of Scientific Committee documents Wade, Paul R., C. Scott Baker, Phillip J. Clapham, Robert Brownell Jr., Nick Gales, Howard Rosenbaum, Simon Childerhouse, and Louise Childers Paper SC/62/SCP1 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC62 meeting, Agadir, Morocco, 2010). 2 p.

A review of the biology of western North Pacific minke whales relevant to stock structure Wade, Paul R., Robert L. Brownell Jr., and Toshio Kasuya Paper SC/62/NPM13 (revised) presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC62 meeting, Agadir, Morocco, 2010). 16 p.

Regional management units for marine turtles: a novel framework for prioritizing conservation and research across multiple scales Wallace, Bryan P., Andrew D. DiMatteo, Brendan J. Hurley, Elena M. Finkbeiner, Alan B. Bolten, Milani Y. Chaloupka, Brian J. Hutchinson, F. Alberto Abreu-Grobois, Diego Amorocho, Karen A. Bjorndal, Jerome Bourjea, Brian W. Bowen, Raquel Briseno Duenas, Paolo Casale, B. C. Choudhury, Alice Costa, Peter H. Dutton, Alejandro Fallabrino, Alexandre Girard, Marc Girondot, Matthew H. Godfrey, Mark Hamann, Milagros Lopez-Mendilaharsu, Maria Angela Marcovaldi, Jeanne A. Mortimer, John A. Musick, Ronel Nel, Nicolas J. Pilcher, Jeffrey A. Seminoff, Sebastian Troeng, Blair Witherington, and Roderic B. Mast PLoS ONE 5(12):e15465 (11 p.)

Joint Session Breakout 1B: Using habitat information in survey design and analysis, diadromous/estuarine dependent/reef & untrawlable groups Walter, John F., Stephen Ralston, and Terill Hollweg 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. 28-30. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-112.

Abundance and distribution of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) nearshore of Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, Antarctica, during six austral summers between 2000 and 2007 Warren, Joseph D., and David A. Demer Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 67(7):1159-1170

Assessing marine debris in deep seafloor habitats off California Watters, Diana L., Mary M. Yoklavich, Milton S. Love, and Donna M. Schroeder Marine Pollution Bulletin 60(1):131-138

Predictive models of northern anchovy Engraulis mordax and Pacific sardine Sardinops sagax spawning habitat in the California Current Weber, E.D., and S. McClatchie Marine Ecology Progress Series 406:251-263

Progress report on the proposed research programme for satellite tagging western gray whales in 2010 Weller, Dave, Robert Brownell Jr., Alexander Burdin, Greg Donovan, Nick Gales, Finn Larsen, Randall Reeves, and Grigory Tsidulko (Scientific Steering Group) Paper SC/62/BRG7 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC62 meeting, Agadir, Morocco, 2010). 6 p.

Pelagic habitats and ecosystem considerations for salmon and other pelagics of the central coast of California [abstract] Wells, Brian 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. 144. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-112.

2010 Billfish Newsletter Wraith, James, and Suzanne Kohin U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California. 16 p. Billfish Tagging Program; Cooperative Billfish Tagging Program; International Billfish Angler Survey; marine recreational fisheries; catches; CPUE; tagging; tags;

Comparison of beaked whale detection algorithms Yack, Tina M., Jay Barlow, Marie A. Roch, holger Klinck, Steve Martin, David K. Mellinger, and Douglas Gillespie Applied Acoustics 71(11):1043-1049

Study of marine ecosystems and biogeochemistry now and in the future: examples of the unique contributions from space Yoder, James A., Scott C. Doney, David A. Siegel, and Cara Wilson Oceanography 23(4):104-117

Developing and implementing the Habitat Assessment Improvement Plan [abstract] Yoklavich, Mary M. 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. 92. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-112.

Habitat-specific survey methods to improve assessments of rockfishes off California and Alaska [abstract] Yoklavich, Mary M., and Victoria O'Connell 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. 112. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-112.

NHAW Session 3 Breakout: How to implement the proposed solutions in the Southwest and Pacific Island Regions Yoklavich, Mary M., Michael Parke, and Joe Nohner 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. 72-73. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-112.

Deep sea corals and benthic habitat surveys in and around Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Yoklavich, Mary, and Elizabeth Clarke Cruise report, NOAA McArthur M2-10-02: Leg 3, 27 June - 02 July 2010. U.S. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Santa Cruz, California. 7 p.

Marine fisheries habitat assessment improvement plan: Report of the National Marine Fisheries Service Habitat Assessment Improvement Plan Team Yoklavich, Mary, Kristan Blackhart, Stephen K. Brown, Correigh Greene, Thomas Minello, Thomas Noji, Michael Parke, Frank Parrish, Katherine Smith, Robert Stone, and W. Waldo Wakefield U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-108. 115 p.

Monitoring MPAs in deep water off Central California: 2007-2008 IMPACT submersible baseline survey Yoklavich, Mary, Richard Starr, et al. Final report to the California Ocean Protection Council. 49 p.

Resource partitioning by species but not sex in sympatric boobies in the central Pacific Ocean Young, Hillary S., Scott A. Shaffer, Douglas J. McCauley, Dave G. Foley, Rodolfo Dirzo, and Barbara A. Block Marine Ecology Progress Series 403:291-301

Acoustical-optical surveys of coastal pelagic species, with emphasis on Pacific sardine, using improved allocation of effort, multifrequency acoustic methods, and a towed stereo camera system [abstract] Zwolinski, Juan P., George R. Cutter Jr., and David A. Demer 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. 100-101. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-112.

Proxy calibration to instrumental data set: Implications for paleoceanographic reconstructions Abrantes, F., C. Lopes, T. Rodrigues, I. Gil, L. deWitt, J. Grimalt, and I. Harris Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 10:9 (15 p.)

Worldwide phylogeography of the genus Delphinus revisited Amaral, Ana R., Luciano B. Beheregaray, Marina Sequeira, Kelly M. Robertson, M. Manuela Coelho, and Luciana M. Moller Paper SC/61/SM11 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC61 meeting, Madeira, Portugal, 2009). 12 p.

Statistical methods for identifying hybrids and groups Anderson, Eric C. In: G. Bertorelle, et al. (eds.), Population genetics for animal conservation, p. 25-41. Cambridge University Press.

Estimation of population size with molecular genetic data Anderson, Eric C., and John Carlos Garza U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-448. 57 p.

Multi-scale fish-habitat associations and the use of habitat surrogates to predict the organisation and abundance of deep-water fish assemblages Anderson, Tara J., Craig Syms, Dale A. Roberts, and Daniel F. Howard Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 379(1-2):34-42

Striped dolphin: Stenella coeruleoalba Archer, Frederick I. In: William F. Perrin, Bernd Wursig, and J.G.M. Thewissen (eds.), Encyclopedia of marine mammals (2nd ed.), p. 1127-1129. Academic Press.

Population structure of island-associated dolphins: evidence from photo-identification of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the main Hawaiian Islands Baird, Robin W., Antoinette M. Gorgone, Daniel J. McSweeney, Allan D. Ligon, Mark H. Deakos, Daniel L. Webster, Gregory S. Schorr, and Karen K. Martien Marine Mammal Science 25(2):251-274

Cetacean ecology Ballance, Lisa T. In: William F. Perrin, Bernd Wursig, and J.G.M. Thewissen (eds.), Encyclopedia of marine mammals (2nd ed.), p. 196-201. Academic Press.

An energetic correlate between colony size and foraging effort in seabirds, an example of the Adelie penguin Pygoscelis adeliae Ballance, Lisa T., David G. Ainley, Grant Ballard, and Kerry Barton Journal of Avian Biology 40(3):279-288

Cruise report, NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan DS-08-03, May 4 - June 18, 2008: Rockfish recruitment assessment, Fisheries Ecology Division, NOAA NMFS SWFSC Baltz, Ken National Marine Fisheries Service, Santa Cruz, California. 22 p.

Habitat expansion and contraction in anchovy and sardin populations Barange, Manuel, Janet Coetzee, Akinori Takasuka, Kevin Hill, Mariano Gutierrez, Yoshioki Oozeki, Carl van der Lingen, and Vera Agostini Progress in Oceanography 83(1-4):251-260

Current trends in assessment and management of stocks Barange, Manuel, Miguel Bernal, Maria Cristina Cergole, Luis A. Cubillos, Georgi M. Daskalov, Carryn L. de Moor, José A.A. De Oliveira, Mark Dickey-Collas, Daniel J. Gaughan, Kevin Hill, Larry D. Jacobson, Fritz W. Köster, Jacques Massé, Miguel Ñiquen, Hiroshi Nishida, Yoshioki Oozeki, Isabel Palomera, Suzana A. Saccardo, Alberto Santojanni, Rodolfo Serra, Stylianos Somarakis, Yorgos Stratoudakis, Andres Uriarte, Carl D. van der Lingen, and Akihiko Yatsu In: D. Checkley et al. (eds.), Climate change and small pelagic fish, p. 191-255. Cambridge University Press.

Management Barlow, Jay In: William F. Perrin, Bernd Wursig, and J.G.M. Thewissen (eds.), Encyclopedia of marine mammals (2nd ed.), p. 679-682. Academic Press.

Population status and trends Barlow, Jay, and Randall R. Reeves In: William F. Perrin, Bernd Wursig, and J.G.M. Thewissen (eds.), Encyclopedia of marine mammals (2nd ed.), p. 918-920. Academic Press.

Predictive modeling of cetacean densities in the eastern Pacific Ocean Barlow, Jay, Megan C. Ferguson, Elizabeth A. Becker, Jessica V. Redfern, Karin A. Forney, Ignacio L. Vilchis, Paul C. Fiedler, Tim Gerrodette, and Lisa T. Ballance U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-444. 206 p.

Director's report to the 60th Tuna Conference on tuna and tuna-related activities at the Southwest Fisheries Science Center for the period May 1, 2008 to April 30, 2009 Bartoo, Norman W. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Administrative Report LJ-09-02. 24 p.

Life history aspects of greenspotted rockfish (Sebastes chlorostictus) from central California Benet, David L., E.J. Dick, and Donald E. Pearson U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-446. 43 p.

Assessing molecular substitution patterns in the mitochondrial control region compared to protein coding genes in two marine mammals Bickham, John W., Ryan M. Huebinger, Caleb D. Phillips, John C. Patton, Richard LeDuc, Lianne D. Postma, J. Craig George, and Robert Suydam Paper SC/61/BRG7 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC61 meeting, Madeira, Portugal, 2009). 14 p.

Oxygen concentrations in the California Current Bograd, Steven In: Linda Mazur and Carmen Milanes (eds.), Indicators of climate change in California, p. 114-118. California Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.

Phenology of coastal upwelling in the California Current Bograd, Steven J., Isaac Schroeder, Nandita Sarkar, Xuemei Qiu, William J. Sydeman, and Franklin B. Schwing Geophysical Research Letters 36:L01602 (5 p.)

Connectivity, sustainability, and yield: bridging the gap between conventional fisheries management and marine protected areas Botsford, Louis W., Daniel R. Brumbaugh, Churchill Grimes, Julie B. Kellner, John Largier, Michael R. O'Farrell, Stephen Ralston, Elaine Soulanille, and Vidar Wespestad Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 19(1):69-95

Spatial patterning of habitat for Oncorhynchus mykiss in a system of intermittent and perennial streams Boughton, D. A., H. Fish, J. Pope, and G. Holt Ecology of Freshwater Fish 18(1):92-105

Ichthyoplankton and station data for surface (manta) and oblique (bongo) plankton tows for California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations survey cruises and California Current Ecosystem Survey in 2006 Bowlin, Noelle M., William Watson, Richard L. Charter, and Susan M. Manion U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-442. 152 p.

Anthropogenic scarring of western gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) Bradford, Amanda L., David W. Weller, Yulia V. Ivashchenko, Alexander M. Burdin, and Robert L. Brownell Jr. Marine Mammal Science 25(1):161-175

Comparing sea level response at Monterey, California from the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake and the 1964 Great Alaskan Earthquake Breaker, L.C., T.S. Murty, Jerrold G. Norton, and Dustin Carroll Science of Tsunami Hazards 28(5):255-271

The western gray whale population is distinct: a response to SC/61/BRG22 Brownell, R.L. Jr., A.R. Lang, A.M. Burdin, A.B. Bradford, and D.W. Weller Paper SC/61/BRG30 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC61 meeting, Madeira, Portugal, 2009). 4 p.

Whaling, illegal and pirate Brownell, Robert L. Jr., and Alexey V. Yablokov In: William F. Perrin, Bernd Wursig, and J.G.M. Thewissen (eds.), Encyclopedia of marine mammals (2nd ed.), p. 1235-1239. Academic Press.

Vessel collision with a large whale off southern Chile Brownell, Robert L. Jr., Barbara Galletti Vernazzani, and Carol A. Carlson Paper SC/61/BC7 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC61 meeting, Madeira, Portugal, 2009). 6 p.

Worldwide review of pygmy killer whales, Feresa attenuata, mass strandings reveals Taiwan hot spot Brownell, Robert L. Jr., C.-J. Yao, Chia-Shan Lee, Ming-Chih Wang, Wei-Cheng Yang, and Lien-Siang Chou Paper SC/61/SM1 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC61 meeting, Madeira, Portugal, 2009). 20 p.

Implications of SC/61/IA20 Brownell, Robert L. Jr., Yulia V. Ivashchenko, Tom Polacheck, and Phillip J. Clapham Paper SC/61/IA21 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC61 meeting, Madeira, Portugal, 2009). 1 p.

Behavior of melon-headed whales, Peponocephala electra, near oceanic islands Brownell, Robert L., Jr., Katherine Ralls, Simone Baumann-Pickering, and M. Michael Poole Marine Mammal Science 25(3):639-658

Building links with the fishing, aquaculture and management communities Bundy, Alida, Gary Borstad, John Field, Steve Groom, Nicolas Hoepffner, Chuanmin Hu, Vivian Lutz, and Cara Wilson In: Marie-Helene Forget, Venetia Stuart, and Trevor Platt (eds.), Remote sensing in fisheries and aquaculture, p. 89-102. International Ocean-Colour Coordinating Group, IOCCG Report no. 8.

Status of western gray whales off northeastern Sakhalin Island, Russia, in 2008 Burdin, Alexander M., Grigory A. Tsidulko, Maxim Sidorenko, Amanda L. Bradford, David W. Weller, and Robert L. Brownell Jr. Paper SC/61/BRG8 presented to the International Whaling Commission, Scientific Committee (SC61 meeting, Madeira, Portugal, 2009). 7 p.

Insights into the population structure of blue whales in the Eastern North Pacific from recent sightings and photographic identification Calambokidis, John, Jay Barlow, John K.B. Ford, Todd E. Chandler, and Annie B. Douglas Marine Mammal Science 25(4):816-832

South American sea lion: Otaria flavescens Cappozzo, Humberto Luis, and William F. Perrin In: William F. Perrin, Bernd Wursig, and J.G.M. Thewissen (eds.), Encyclopedia of marine mammals (2nd ed.), p. 1076-1079. Academic Press.