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Species distribution modeling of deep-diving cetaceans Fiedler, Paul C., Elizabeth A. Becker, Karin A. Forney, Jay Barlow, and Jeff E. Moore Marine Mammal Science 39(4):1178-1203

Proceedings of the 23rd annual Trinational Sardine and Small Pelagics Forum (Virtual event, December 8, 2022) Flores, Stephanie (ed.) U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Fisheries, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California. 24 p.

2023 highly migratory species annual report Flores, Stephanie (ed.) U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California. 25 p.

"Type D" killer whale genomes reveal long-term small population size and low genetic diversity Foote, Andrew D., Alana Alexander, Lisa T. Ballance, Rochelle Constantine, BarbaraGalletti Vernazzani Munoz, Christophe Guinet, Kelly M. Robertson, Mikkel-Holger S. Sinding, Mariano Sironi, Paul Tixier, John Totterdell, Jared R. Towers, Rebecca Wellard, Robert L. Pitman, and Phillip A. Morin Journal of Heredity 114(2):94-109

A habitat-based spatial density model for harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) off Oregon and Washington based on 2021-2022 aerial surveys Forney, Karin A., Scott R. Benson, and Elizabeth A. Becker U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-691. 20 p.

Possible niche compression and individual specialization in Pacific Arctic beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) from the 19th to 20th century Fraleigh, Devin C., Frederick I. Archer, Amanda S. Williard, Luis A. Huckstadt, and Alyson H. Fleming Ecology and Evolution 13(7):e10230 (13 p.)

Static management presents a simple solution to a dynamic fishery and conservation challenge Free, Christopher M., Lyall F. Bellquist, Karin A. Forney, Jenn Humberstone, Kate Kauer, Qi Lee, Owen R. Liu, Jameal F. Samhouri, Jono R. Wilson, and Darcy Bradley Biological Conservation 285:110249 (10 p.)

Impact of the 2014-2016 marine heatwave on US and Canada West Coast fisheries: Surprises and lessons from key case studies Free, Christopher M., Sean C. Anderson, Elizabeth A. Hellmers, Barbara A. Muhling, Michael O. Navarro, Kate Richerson, Lauren A. Rogers, William H. Satterthwaite, Andrew R. Thompson, Jenn M. Burt, Steven D. Gaines, Kristin N. Marshall, J. Wilson White, and Lyall F. Bellquist Fish and Fisheries 24(4):652-674

Key issues in assessing threats to sea turtles: knowledge gaps and future directions Fuentes, Mariana M.P.B., Erin McMichael, Connie Y. Kot, Ian Silver-Gorges, Bryan P. Wallace, Brendan J. Godley, Annabelle M.L. Brooks, Simona A. Ceriani, Adriana A. Cortes-Gomez, Tiffany M. Dawson, Kara L. Dodge, Mark Flint, Michael P. Jensen, Lisa M. Komoroske, Sara Kophamel, Matthew D. Lettrich, Christopher A. Long, Sarah E. Nelms, Ana R. Patricio, Nathan J. Robinson, Jeffrey A. Seminoff, Matthew Ware, Elizabeth R. Whitman, Damien Chevallier, Chelsea E. Clyde-Brockway, Sumedha A. Korgaonkar, Agnese Mancini, Juliana Mello-Fonseca, Jonathan R. Monsinjon, Isabella Neves-Ferreira, Anna A. Ortega, Samir H. Patel, Joseph B. Pfaller, Matthew D. Ramirez, Cheila Raposo, Caitlin E. Smith, F. Alberto Abreu-Grobois, and Graem C. Hays Endangered Species Research 52:303-341

Spatial ecology and conservation of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) nesting in Bioko, Equatorial Guinea Garzon, Francesco, Christian Barrientos, Rigoberto Esono Anvene, Feme Esono Mba, Alejandro Fallabrino, Angela Formia, Brendan J. Godley, Mary K. Gonder, Carolina Martinez Prieto, Jesus Mba Ayetebe, Kristian Metcalfe, David Montgomery, Juan Nsogo, Juan-Cruz Ondo Nze, Earl Possardt, Erick Ross Salazar, Manjula Tiwari, and Matthew J. Witt PLoS ONE 18(6):e0286545 (19 p.)

Seasonal habitat preference and foraging behaviour of post-moult Weddell seals in the western Ross Sea Goetz, Kimberly T., Michael S. Dinniman, Luis A. Huckstadt, Patrick W. Robinson, Michelle R. Shero, Jennifer M. Burns, Eileen E. Hofmann, Sharon E. Stammerjohn, Elliott L. Hazen, David G. Ainley, and Daniel P. Costa Royal Society Open Science 10(1):220500 (26 p.)

Hourglass Dolphin Lagenoghynchus cruciger Goodall, R.N.P., and R.L. Brownell Jr. In: Andrew M. Baker and Ian C. Gynther (eds.), Strahan's Mammals of Australia (4th ed.), p. 808-809. New Holland Publishers.

Effects of ocean acidification on dopamine-mediated behavioral responses of a coral reef damselfish Hamilton, Trevor J., Martin Tresguerres, Garfield T. Kwan, Joshua Szaskiewicz, Brian Franczak, Tyler Kyronak, Andreas J. Andersson, and David I. Kline Science of the Total Environment 877:162860 (9 p.)

Effects of daily thermal fluctuations on the Atlantic silverside, a fish with temperature-dependent sex determination Hancock, Grace M., Gorka Sancho, Stephan B. Munch, and Santiago Salinas Journal of Fish Biology 102(5):1261-1266

2022-2023 California Current Ecosystem status report Harvey, Chris, Andy Leising, Nick Tolimieri, and Greg Williams (eds.) A report of the NOAA California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Team (CCIEA) to the Pacific Fishery Management Council. 135 p.

Estimates of predator densities using mobile DIDSON surveys: Implications for survival of Central Valley Chinook Salmon Henderson, Mark J., Chris M. Loomis, Cyril J. Michel, Joe M. Smith, Ilysa S. Iglesias, Brendan M. Lehman, Nicholas J. Demetras, and David D. Huff North American Journal of Fisheries Management 43(3):628-645

Comparative phylogeography of a bathymetrically segregated pair of sister taxa of rockfishes (genus Sebastes): black rockfish, Sebastes melanops, and yellowtail rockfish, Sebastes flavidus Hess, Jon E., John R. Hyde, and Paul Moran Marine Biology 170:62 (17 p.)

A multi-taxon analysis of European Red Lists reveals major threats to biodiversity Hochkirch, Axel, Melanie Bilz, Catarina C. Ferreira, Anja Danielczak, David Allen, Ana Nieto, Carlo Rondinini, Kate Harding, Craig Hilton-Taylor, Caroline M. Pollock, Mary Seddon, Jean-Christophe Vie, Keith N.A. Alexander, Emily Beech, Manuel Biscoito, Yoan Braud, Ian J. Burfield, Filippo Maria Buzzetti, Marta Caliz, Kent E. Carpenter, Nin Labbish Chao, Dragan Chobanov, Maarten J.M. Christenhusz, Bruce B. Collette, Mia T. Comeros-Raynal, Neil Cox, Matthew Craig, Annabelle Cuttelod, William R.T. Darwall, Benoit Dodelin, Nicholas K. Dulvy, Eve Englefield, Michael F. Fay, Nicholas Fettes, Jorg Freyhof, Silvia Garcia, Mariana Garcia Criado, Michael Harvey, Nick Hodgetts, Christina Ieronymidou, Vincent J. Kalmkan, Shelagh P. Kell, James Kemp, Sonia Khela, Richard V. Lansdown, Julia M. Lawson, Danna J. Leaman, Joana Magos Brehm, Nigel Maxted, Rebecca M. Miller, Eide Neubert, Baudewijn Ode, David Pollard, Riley Pollom, Rob Pople, Juan Jose Presa Asensio, Gina M. Ralph, Hassan Rankou, Malin Rivers, Stuart P.M. Roberts, Barry Russell, Alexander Sennikov, Fabien Soldati, Anna Staneva, Emilie Stump, Andy Symes, Dmitry Telnov, Helen Temple, Andrew Terry, Anastasiya Timoshyna, Chris van Swaay, Henry Vare, Rachel H.L. Walls, Luc Willemse, Brett Wilson, Jemma Window, Emma G.E. Wright, and Thomas Zuna-Kratky PLoS ONE 18(11):e0293083 (13 p.)

Function of an extraordinary display in sarcastic fringeheads (Neoclinus blanchardi) with comments on its evolution Hongjamrassilp, Watcharapong, Zachary Skelton, and Philip A. Hastings Ecology 104(1):e3878 (5 p.)

Non-random mating within an Island rookery of Hawaiian hawksbill turtles: demographic discontinuity at a small coastline scale Horne, John B., Amy Frey, Alexander R. Gaos, Summer Martin, and Peter H. Dutton Royal Society Open Science 10(5):221547 (17 p.)

Origins of green turtle fishery bycatch in the central Pacific revealed by mixed genetic markers Horne, John B., Suzanne E. Roden, Erin L. LaCasella, Amy Frey, Summer L. Martin, T. Todd Jones, Shawn Murakawa, Shandell Brunson, George H. Balazs, and Peter L. Dutton Frontiers in Marine Science 10:1112842 (13 p.)

Mesopelagic fishes are important prey for a diversity of predators Iglesias, Ilysa S., Jarrod A. Santora, Jerome Fiechter, and John C. Field Frontiers in Marine Science 10:1220088 (13 p.)

Increasing stability of a native freshwater fish assemblage following flow rehabilitation Jacinto, Emily, Nann A. Fangue, Dennis E. Cocherell, Joseph D. Kiernan, Peter B. Moyle, and Andrew L. Rypel Ecological Applications 33(5):e2868 (16 p.)

Downscaled seasonal forecasts for the California Current System: Skill assessment and prospects for living marine resource applications Jacox, Michael G., Mercedes Pozo Buil, Stephanie Brodie, Michael A. Alexander, Dillon J. Amaya, Steven J. Bograd, Christopher A. Edwards, Jerome Fiechter, Elliott L. Hazen, Gaelle Hervieux, and Desiree Tommasi PLOS Climate 2(10):e0000245 (28 p.)

Modeling ocean distributions and abundances of natural- and hatchery-origin Chinook salmon stocks with integrated genetic and tagging data Jensen, Alexander J., Ryan P. Kelly, William H. Satterthwaite, Eric J. Ward, Paul Moran, and Andrew Olaf Shelton PeerJ 11:e16487 (29 p.)

Central Valley Recovery Domain Johnson, Rachel C., Kerrie Pipal, Flora Cordoleani, and Steve T. Lindley In: Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Viability assessment for Pacific salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act: Southwest, p. 137-174, 234-263. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-686.

Performance assessment and validation of ocean color sensor-specific algorithms for estimating the concentration of particulate organic carbon in oceanic surface waters from satellite observations Joshi, Ishan D., Dariusz Stramski, Rick A. Reynolds, and Dale H. Robinson Remote Sensing of the Environment 286:113417 (16 p.)

The role of sea ice in the distribution, habitat use, and phenology of eastern North Pacific gray whales Joyce, Trevor W., Megan C. Ferguson, Catherine L. Berchok, Dana L. Wright, Jessica L. Crance, Erik K. Braen, Tomoharu Eguchi, Wayne L. Perryman, and David W. Weller Marine Ecology Progress Series 709:141-158

Projecting species distributions using fishery-dependent data Karp, Melissa A., Stephanie Brodie, James A. Smith, Kate Richerson, Rebecca L. Selden, Owen R. Liu, Barbara A. Muhling, Jameal F. Samhouri, Lewis A.K. Barnett, Elliott L. Hazen, Daniel Ovando, Jerome Fiechter, Michael G. Jacox, and Mercedes Pozo Buil Fish and Fisheries 24(1):71-92

Multiple-brooding rockfishes (Sebastes spp.) can utilize stored sperm from individual sires to fertilize consecutive broods Kashef, Neosha S., David M. Stafford, Susan M. Sogard, John C. Garza, John C. Field, and Elizabeth A. Gilbert-Horvath Journal of Fish Biology 102(4):952-961

Northern range expansion of California coastal bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Keener, William, Marc A. Webber, Tim M. Markowitz, Mark P. Cotter, Daniela Maldini, R.H. Defran, Megan Rice, Amanda J. Debich, Aimee R. Lang, Dennis L. Kelly, Alex G. Kesaris, Maddalena Bearzi, Kayla Causey, David Anderson, Laurie Shuster, and David W. Weller Aquatic Mammals 49(1):29-43

Recruitment variability of Antarctic krill in Subarea 48.1 expressed as 'proportional recruitment': length threshold effects Kinzey, D., J.T. Hinke, C.S. Reiss, and G.M. Watters CCAMLR Science 24:1-18

Morphometrics of mammal-eating killer whales from drone photogrammetry, with comparison to sympatric fish-eating killer whales in the eastern North Pacific Kotik, Chloe, John W. Durban, Holly Fearnbach, and Lance G. Barrett-Lennard Marine Mammal Science 39(1):42-58

Assessment of Pacific mackerel (Scomber japonicus) for U.S. management in the 2023-24 and 2024-25 fishing years Kuriyama, Peter T., Juan P. Zwolinski, Caitlin Allen Akselrud, and Kevin T. Hill U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-688. 123 p.

Models based on best-available information support a low inbreeding load and potential for recovery in the vaquita Kyriazis, Christopher C., Jacqueline A. Robinson, Sergio F. Nigenda-Morales, Annabel C. Beichman, Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho, Kelly M. Robertson, Michael C. Fontaine, Robert K. Wayne, Barbara L. Taylor, Kirk E. Lohmueller, and Phillip A. Morin Heredity 130:183-187

Vertebral chemistry distinguishes nursery habitats of juvenile Shortfin Mako in the eastern North Pacific Ocean LaFreniere, Benjamin R., Oscar Sosa-Nishizaki, Sharon Z. Herzka, Owyn Snodgrass, Heidi Dewar, Nathan Miller, R.J. David Wells, and John A. Mohan Marine and Coastal Fisheries 15(2):e10234 (13 p.)

Distribution, abundance, and habitat associations of young of the year of rockfish species (Sebastes spp.) in deep waters along the central coast of California Laidig, Thomas E., and Diana L. Watters Fishery Bulletin (U.S.) 121(4):199-213

A characterization of the deep-sea coral and sponge community along the Oregon Coast using a remotely operated vehicle on the EXPRESS 2022 expedition Laidig, Tom, Diana Watters, Meredith Everett, Nancy Prouty, and Elizabeth Clarke U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-692. 40 p.

Presence of microplastics and microparticles in Oregon Black Rockfish sampled near marine reserve areas Lasdin, Katherine S., Madison Arnold, Anika Agrawal, H. William Fennie, Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, Su Sponaugle, Lindsay Aylesworth, Scott Heppell, and Susanne M. Brander PeerJ 11:e14564 (25 p.)

Understanding the Alaska charter recreational fishing sector using website data Lew, D.K., K.D. Ray, and R. Kosaka U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-AFSC-476. 52 p.

The power of forecasts to advance ecological theory Lewis, Abigail S.L., Christine R. Rollinson, Andrew J. Allyn, Jaime Ashander, Stephanie Brodie, Cole B. Brookson, Elyssa Collins, Michael C. Dietze, Amanda S. Gallinat, Noel Juvigny-Khenafou, Gerbrand Koren, Daniel J. McGlinn, Hassan Moustahfid, Jody A. Peters, Nicholas R. Record, Caleb J. Robbins, Jonathan Tonkin, and Glenda M. Wardle Methods in Ecology and Evolution 14(3):746-756

Species redistribution creates unequal outcomes for multispecies fisheries under projected climate change Liu, Owen R., Eric J. Ward, Sean C. Anderson, Kelly S. Andrews, Lewis A.K. Barnett, Stephanie Brodie, Gemma Carroll, Jerome Fiechter, Melissa A. Haltuch, Chris J. Harvey, Elliott L. Hazen, Pierre-Yves Hernvann, Michael Jacox, Isaac C. Kaplan, Sean Matson, Karma Norman, Mercedes Pozo Buil, Rebecca L. Selden, Andrew Shelton, and Jameal F. Samhouri Science Advances 9(33):eadg5468 (12 p.)

Genomic evidence for homoploid hybrid speciation in a marine mammal apex predator Lopes, Fernando, Larissa R. Oliveira, Yago Beux, Amanda Kessler, Susana Cardenas-Alayza, Patricia Majluf, Diego Paez-Rosas, Jaime Chaves, Enrique Crespo, Robert L. Brownell Jr., Alastair M.M. Baylis, Maritza Sepulveda, Valentina Franco-Trecu, Carolina Loch, Bruce C. Robertson, Claire R. Peart, Jochen B.W. Wolf, and Sandro L. Bonatto Science Advances 9(18):eadf6601 (13 p.)

Ancient dolphin genomes reveal rapid repeated adaptation to coastal waters Louis, Marie, Petra Korlevic, Milaja Nykanen, Frederick Archer, Simon Berrow, Andrew Brownlow, Eline D. Lorenzen, Joanne O'Brien, Klass Post, Fernando Racimo, Emer Rogan, Patricia E. Rosel, Mikkel-Holger S. Sinding, Henry van der Es, Nathan Wales, Michael C. Fontaine, Oscar E. Gaggiotti, and Andrew D. Foote Nature Communications 14:4020 (13 p.)

Does fine-scale habitat diversity promote meaningful phenotypic diversity within a watershed network? Lusardi, Robert A., Randy Dahlgren, Erwin Van Nieuwenhuyse, George Whitman, Carson Jeffres, and Rachel Johnson Ecology 104(8): e4107 (5 p.)

Estimation of nearshore aerial survey biomass for the 2021 stock assessment of the central subpopulation of Northern Anchovy (Engraulis mordax) Lynn, Kirk, Emmanis Dorval, Dianna Porzio, Trung Nguyen, Dana Myers, and Katie Grady U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-677. 58 p.

Identifying social clusters of endangered main Hawaiian Islands false killer whales Mahaffy, Sabre D., Robin W. Baird, Annette E. Harnish, Tori Cullins, Stephanie H. Stack, Jens J. Currie, Amanda L. Bradford, Dan R. Salden, and Karen K. Martien Endangered Species Research 51:249-268

Recent trends in marine and terrestrial environments and their likely influence on Pacific salmonids in California and Southern Oregon Mantua, Nate J., Lisa G. Crozier, and Laurie A. Weitkamp In: Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Viability assessment for Pacific salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act: Southwest, p. 9-24. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-686.

Image analysis approach to estimate fecundity of live-bearer rockfishes (Sebastes spp.) along the California Coast Mapes, Hayley, Sabrina G. Beyer, Jessica Choi, Emma Saas, Suzanne H. Alonzo, and John C. Field Environmental Biology of Fishes 106(8):1715-1732

The migratory whale herd concept: A novel unit to conserve under the ecological paradigm Martien, Karen K., Barbara L. Taylor, Aimee R. Lang, Phillip J. Clapham, David W. Weller, Frederick I. Archer, and John Calambokidis Marine Mammal Science 39(4):1267-1292

Exploring the demography and conservation needs of hawksbill sea turtles Eretmochelys imbricata in north-west Mexico Martinez-Estevez, Lourdes, Abelino Angulo Angulo, Mayra Estrella Astorga, Cosme Damian Becerra, Nazario Campana Leyva, Felipe Cuevas Amador, Jual Pablo Cuevas Amador, Tania de la Vega Carvajal, Anely Fernandez Robledo, Alexander R. Gaos, Catherine E. Hart, Amy Hudson Weaver, Jose Luis Lopez, Jesus Lucero, Israel Llamas, Agnese Mancini, Karen Oceguera, Jeffrey A. Seminoff, Bernie R. Tershy, Ingrid L. Yanez, Alan Zavala-Norzagaray, and Donald A. Croll Oryx 57(3):392-400

Linking knowledge and action for climate-ready fisheries: Emerging best practices across the US Mason, Julia G., Sarah J. Weisberg, Janelle L. Morano, Richard J. Bell, Mark Fitchett, Roger B. Griffis, Elliott L. Hazen, William D. Heyman, Kirstin Holsman, Kristin M. Kleisner, Katie Westfall, Michele K. Conrad, Margaret Daly, Abigail S. Golden, Chris J. Harvey, Lisa A. Kerr, Gway Kirchner, Arielle Levine, Rebecca L. Lewison, Sean M. Lucey, Wendy Morrison, Brandon Muffley, Jameal F. Samhouri, Matthew Seeley, S. Kalei Shotwell, and Diana L. Stram Marine Policy 155:105758 (17 p.)

A review of estimation methods for natural mortality and their performance in the context of fishery stock assessment Maunder, Mark N., Owen S. Hamel, Hui-Hua Lee, Kevin R. Piner, Jason M. Cope, Andre E. Punt, James N. Ianelli, Claudio Castillo-Jordan, Maia S. Kapur, and Richard D. Methot Fisheries Research 257:106489 (19 p.)

Vulnerability to climate change of managed stocks in the California Current large marine ecosystem McClure, Michelle M., Melissa A. Haltuch, Ellen Willis-Norton, David D. Huff, Elliott L. Hazen, Lisa G. Crozier, Michael G. Jacox, Mark W. Nelson, Kelly S. Andrews, Lewis A.K. Barnett, Aaron M. Berger, Sabrina Beyer, Joe Bizzarro, David Boughton, Jason M. Cope, Mark Carr, Heidi Dewar, Edward Dick, Emmanis Dorval, Jason Dunham, Vladlena Gertseva, Correigh M. Greene, Richard G. Gustafson, Owen S. Hamel, Chris J. Harvey, Mark J. Henderson, Chris E. Jordan, Isaac C. Kaplan, Steven T. Lindley, Nathan J. Mantua, Sean E. Matson, Melissa H. Monk, Peter Moyle, Colin Nicol, John Pohl, Ryan R. Rykaczewski, Jameal F. Samhouri, Susan Sogard, Nick Tolimieri, John Wallace, Chantel Wetzel, and Steven J. Bograd Frontiers in Marine Science 10:1103767 (21 p.)

Identification catalog and field guide for transient (Bigg's) killer whales of Monterey Bay and California waters McInnes, Josh D., Chelsea R. Mathieson, Peggy J. West-Stap, Stephanie L. Marcos, Victoria L. Wade, Jeffrey E. Moore, Sarah L. Mesnick, and Lawrence M. Dill U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California. 134 p.

A novel diagnostic SNP panel for fishery management of green abalone (Haliotis fulgens) Mejia-Ruiz, Paulina, Ricardo Perez-Enriquez, Andrew Severin, Raul Octavio Martinez-Rincon, John Carlos Garza, Jorge Alberto Mares-Mayagoitia, and Fausto Valenzuela-Quinonez Fisheries Research 266:106786 (9 p.)

Integrating human dimensions in decadal-scale prediction for marine social-ecological systems: lighting the grey zone Melbourne-Thomas, Jess, Desiree Tommasi, Marion Gehlen, Eugene J. Murphy, Jennifer Beckensteiner, Francisco Bravo, Tyler D. Eddy, Mibu Fischer, Elizabeth Fulton, Mayya Gogina, Eileen Hofmann, Maysa Ito, Sara Mynott, Kelly Ortega-Cisneros, Anna N. Osiecka, Mark R. Payne, Romeo Saldivar-Lucio, and Kim J.N. Scherrer ICES Journal of Marine Science 80(1):16-30

Cetacean sociality, reproduction, and conservation Mesnick, Sarah L., Randall R. Reeves, Paul R. Wade, Philippa Brakes, and Taylor A. Hersh In: Bernd Wursig and Dara N. Orbach (eds.), Sex in cetaceans: morphology, behavior, and the evolution of sexual strategies, p. 571-602. Springer.

Sea turtle strandings along the Northwestern Moroccan coast: Spatio-temporal distribution and main threats Mghili, Bilal, Wafae Benhardouze, Mustapha Aksissou, and Manjula Tiwari Ocean and Coastal Management 237:106539 (9 p.)

Discharge-mediated temperature management in a large regulated river, with implications for management of endangered fish Michel, C.J., M.E. Daniels, and E.M. Danner Water Resources Research 59(9):e2023WR035077 (18 p.)

Skillful multi-month predictions of ecosystem stressors in the surface and subsurface ocean Mogen, Samuel C., Nicole S. Lovenduski, Stephen Yeager, Lydia Keppler, Jonathan Sharp, Steven J. Bograd, Nathali Cordero Quiros, Emanuele Di Lorenzo, Elliott L. Hazen, Michael G. Jacox, and Mercedes Pozo Buil Earth's Future 11(11):e2023EF003605 (15 p.)

Estimates of the probability of striking a western North Pacific gray whale during the proposed Makah hunt: 2023 update Moore, Jeffrey E., David W. Weller, and Aimée R. Lang U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-682. 11 p.

Guidelines and quantitative standards for improved cetacean taxonomy using full mitochondrial genomes Morin, Phillip A., Karen K. Martien, Aimee R. Lang, Brittany L. Hancock-Hanser, Victoria L. Pease, Kelly M. Robertson, Maya Sattler, Elizabeth Slikas, Patricia E. Rosel, C. Scott Baker, Barbara L. Taylor, and Frederick I. Archer Journal of Heredity 114(6):612-624

Recent developments in empirical dynamic modelling Munch, Stephan B., Tanya L. Rogers, and George Sugihara Methods in Ecology and Evolution 14(3):732-745

Constraining nonlinear time series modeling with the metabolic theory of ecology Munch, Stephan B., Tanya L. Rogers, Celia C. Symons, David Anderson, and Frank Pennekamp Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 120(12):e2211758120 (9 p.)

Juvenile Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) foraging ecology varies with environmental conditions in the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem Nickels, Catherine F., Elan J. Portner, Owyn Snodgrass, Barbara Muhling, and Heidi Dewar Fisheries Oceanography 32(5):431-447

The genomic footprint of whaling and isolation in fin whale populations Nigenda-Morales, Sergio F., Meixi Lin, Paulina G. Nunez-Valencia, Christopher C. Kyriazis, Annabel C. Beichman, Jacqueline A. Robinson, Aaron P. Ragsdale, Jore Urban R., Frederick I. Archer, Lorena Viloria-Gomora, Maria Jose Perez-Alvarez, Elie Poulin, Kirk E. Lohmueller, Andres Moreno-Estrada, and Robert K. Wayne Nature Communications 14:5465 (18 p.)

Revisiting the status, data, and feasibility of alternative fishery management strategies for California Coastal Chinook salmon O’Farrell, Michael R., William H. Satterthwaite, Brian C. Spence, and Alexander J. Jensen U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-681. 38 p.

Field report: The state of California Chinook salmon populations O'Farrell, Michael, Nate Mantua, and Steve Lindley The Osprey 105:10-11

Flexible-pass-through antennas for half-duplex passive integrated transponder tags in medium to large rivers used to study size-selective reservoir passage Ohms, Haley A., J. Vincent Tranquilli, Gabriel Brooks, and David A. Boughton North American Journal of Fisheries Management 43(3):687-694

Developing a management area for Hawai'i pelagic false killer whales Oleson, Erin M., Amanda L. Bradford, and Karen K. Martien U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-PIFSC-150 (19 p.)

Killer whale predation on a pygmy sperm whale in an oceanic habitat Olson, Paula A., Brittany L. Hancock-Hanser, Jennifer L.K. McCullough, Marilyn Dahlheim, Alisa Schulman-Janiger, Nancy Black, Kelly Roberton, and Adam U Marine Mammal Science 39(1):281-288

Sexual anatomy of female cetaceans: art and science contribute insights into functionality Orbach, Dara N., Uko Gorter, and Sarah Mesnick In: Bernd Wursig and Dara N. Orbach (eds.), Sex in cetaceans: morphology, behavior, and the evolution of sexual strategies, p. 85-102. Springer.

Review of 2022 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. 356 p.

Preseason report I: Stock abundance analysis and environmental assessment Part 1 for 2023 ocean salmon fishery regulations Pacific Fishery Management Council (Salmon Technical Team) Pacific Fishery Management Council, Portland, Oregon. 137 p.

Preseason report II: Proposed alternatives and environmental assessment Part 2 for 2023 ocean salmon fishery regulations Pacific Fishery Management Council (Salmon Technical Team) Pacific Fishery Management Council, Portland, Oregon. 70 p.

Preseason report III: Council adopted management measures and environmental assessment Part 3 for 2023 ocean salmon fishery regulations Pacific Fishery Management Council (Salmon Technical Team) Pacific Fishery Management Council, Portland, Oregon. 52 p.

A surplus no more? Variation in krill availability impacts reproductive rates of Antarctic baleen whales Pallin, Logan J., Nick M. Kellar, Debbie Steel, Natalia Botero-Acosta, C. Scott Baker, Jack A. Conroy, Daniel P. Costa, Chris M. Johnson, David W. Johnston, Ross C. Nichols, Doug P. Nowacek, Andrew J. Read, Oksana Savenko, Oscar M. Schofield, Sharon E. Stammerjohn, Deborah K. Steinberg, and Ari S. Friedlaender Global Change Biology 29(8):2108-2121

Evidence of resident coastal population(s) of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) in northern Australian waters Palmer, Carol, Karen K. Martien, Holly Raudino, Kelly M. Robertson, Alan Withers, Emma Withers, Robert Risk, Dylan Cooper, Ellen D'Cruz, Edmund Jungine, Daniel Barrow, Nick Cuff, Adrian Lane, Daniel Keynes, Kelly Waples, Allyson Malpartida, and Sam Banks Frontiers in Marine Science 9:1067660 (11 p.)

Investigation of machine learning algorithms for taxonomic classification of marine metagenomes Park, Helen, Shen Jean Lim, Jonathan Cosme, Kyle O'Connell, Jilla Sandeep, Felimon Gayanilo, George R. Cutter Jr., Enrique Montes, Chotinan Nitikitpaiboon, Sam Fisher, Hassan Moustahfid, and Luke R. Thompson Microbiology Spectrum 11(5):e05237-22 (17 p.)

Strategic nest site selection in one of the world's largest loggerhead turtle nesting colonies, on Maio Island, Cabo Verde Patino-Martinez, Juan, Leno Dos Passos, Raquel Amador, Arnau Teixidor, Sergio Cardoso, Adolfo Marco, Franziska Koenen, Amanda Dutra, Christophe Eizaguirre, Elisa G. Dierickx, Manjula Tiwari, Tamas Szekeley, and Rocio Moreno Oryx 57(2):152-159

Identifying social thresholds and measuring social achievement in social-ecological systems: A cross-regional comparison of fisheries in the United States Perng, Lansing Y., John Walden, Kirsten M. Leong, Geret S. DePiper, Cameron Speir, Suzana Black, Karma Norman, Stephen Kasperski, Mariska Weijerman, and Kirsten L.L. Oleson Marine Policy 152:105595 (17 p.)

Climate spaces and cliffs: A novel bovine thermodynamic and mass balances model Porter, Warren P., Alexa E. Bertz, Paul D. Mathewson, Luis C. Solorzano, Peter N. Dudley, Riccardo Bonazza, and Kifle G. Gebremedhin Animals 13(19):3043 (31 p.)

Evaluation of different bias correction methods for dynamical downscaled future projections of the California Current upwelling system Pozo Buil, Mercedes, Jerome Fiechter, Michael G. Jacox, Steven J. Bograd, and Michael A. Alexander Earth and Space Science 10(12):e2023EA003121 (21 p.)

Assisted gene flow from outcrossing shows the potential for genetic rescue in an endangered salmon population Pregler, Kasey C., Mariska Obedzinski, Elizabeth A. Gilbert-Horvath, Benjamin White, Stephanie M. Carlson, and John Carlos Garza Conservation Letters 16(2):e12934 (12 p.)

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