PROTECTED SPECIES BRANCH COLLECTION OF REPORTS, PUBLICATIONS AND MANUSCRIPTS
as of July 3, 2007

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Abend, A., T. D. Smith and B. Fry.  1991.  Ecology of pilot whales studied with stable isotope tracers in whale tissues and stomach contents.  Proceedings of Ninth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals.

Abend, A.  1993.  Long-finned pilot whales distribution and diet as determined from stable carbon and nitrogen ratio isotope tracers. MS thesis.University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. 147 pp.

Abend, A., J. Finn and T. D. Smith.  1993.  Diet prediction of the long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) using carbon and nitrogen stable isotope tracers.  Proceedings of the Tenth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals.

Abend, A. G. and T. D. Smith.  1995.  Differences in ratios of stable isotopes of nitrogen in long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) in the western and eastern North Atlantic.  ICES Journal of Marine Science 52:837-841.

Abend, A. G. and T. D. Smith.  1997.  Differences in stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen between long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) and their primary prey in the western north Atlantic.  ICES Journal of Marine Science 54: 500-503.

Abend, A. G. and T. D. Smith.  1999.  Review of distribution of the long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean. U.S. Dep.Commerce, NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-NE-117:22.

Allen, J., P. Clapham, P. Hammond, S. Katona, F. Larsen, J. Lien, D. Mattila, N. Oien, J. Palsboll, J. Sigurjonsson, T. Smith and P. Stevick.  1994.  Years of the North Atlantic Humpback (YONAH) Progress Report.  IWC SC/46/NA9:2.

Allen, L. K., M. C. Rossman, K. D. Bisack and D. L. Palka.  1999.  Implementation of bycatch reduction schemes for incidental catch of harbor porpoise in the U.S. Gulf of Maine multispecies sink gillnet fishery.  IWC SC/51/SM18:26.

American Underwater Search and Survey Ltd.  2004.  Sonar survey of six pound net leaders off Kiptopeke, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. NOAA EA133F04SE0646 (final report). 6 pp.

American Underwater Search and Survey Ltd.  2006. Sonar survey of crab and whelk pot gear in the lower Chesapeake Bay, Virginia:  May-June 2006.  [Fin. rep.; 24 p.] NOAA Contract No. EN133F-05-SE-5190.

Angliss, R. P. and D. P. DeMaster.  1998.  Differentiating serious and non-serious injury of marine mammals taken incidential to commercial fishing operations: Report of the serious injury workshop, 1-2 April 1997, Silver Spring MD. U.S. Dep.Commerce, NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-OPR-13:48.

Angliss, R. P., G. K. Silber and R. Merrick.  2002.  Report of a workshop developing recovery criteria for large whale species. U.S. Dep.Commerce, NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-F/OPR-21:32.

 Baker, C. S. and P. J. Clapham.  2002.  Marine Mammal Exploitation: Whales and whaling. Vol. 3, Causes and consequences of global environmental change (Ian Douglas, ed.). In: Munn, T., ed. Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Chichester. pp. 446-450.

Baker, C. S. and P. J. Clapham.  2004.  Modelling the past and future of whales and whaling.  Trends Ecol. Evol. 1 9(7):365-371.

Baldwin, K. C. and S. D. Kraus.  1995.  Investigation and development of an active acoustic deterrent for harbor porpoises and the gillnet fishery. NOAA NA36FD0098-01 (final report). 29 pp.

Barco, S. G., W. A. McLellan, J. M. Allen, R. A. Asmutis-Silvia, R. Mallon-Day, E. M. Meagher, D. A. Pabst, J. Robbins, R. E. Seton, W. M. Swingle, M. T. Weinrich and P. J. Clapham.  2002.  Population identity of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the waters of the U.S. mid-Atlantic states.  J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 4(2):135-141.

Barlow, J. and P. J. Clapham.  1997.  A new birth-interval approach to estimating demographic parameters of humpback whales.  Ecology 78(2):535-546.

Barlow, J., M. C. Fergunson, W. F. Perrin, L. Balance, T. Gerrodette, G. Joyce, C. D. MacLeod, K. Mullin, D. L. Palka and G. Waring.  2006.  Abundance and densities of beaked and bottlenose whales (family Ziphiidae).  J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 7:263-270.

Baumgartner, M. F., T. V. N. Cole, R. G. Campbell, G. J. Teegarden and E. G. Durbin.  2003.  Associations between North Atlantic right whales and their prey, Calanus finmarchicus, over diel and tidal time scales.  Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 264:155-166.

Baumgartner, M. F., T. V. N. Cole, P. J. Clapham and B. R. Mate.  2003.  North Atlantic right whale habitat in the lower Bay of Fundy and on the SW Scotian Shelf during 1999-2001.  Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 264:137-154.

Beard, J., P. Clapham, S. Hammond, S. Katona, F. Larsen, J. Lien, D. Mattila, C. Mayo, N. Oien, P. Palsbol, T. Polacheck, J. Sigurjonsson and T. Smith.  1991.  YoNAH: Years of the North Atlantic Humpback whale - A proposal for discussion.  Rept. int. Whal. Commn SC/42/025:9.

Belden, D.  2007.  Estimates of cetacean and pinniped bycatch in the 2005 northeast sink gillnet and mid-Atlantic coastal gillnet fisheries. U.S. Dep. Commer., Northeast Fish. Sci. Cent. Ref. Doc. 07-08:16.

Belden, D., C. Orphanides, M. Rossman and D. Palka.  2006.  Estimates of Cetacean and Seal Bycatch in the 2004 Northeast Sink Gillnet and Mid-Atlantic Coastal Gillnet Fisheries. U.S. Dep. Commer., Northeast Fish. Sci. Cent. Ref. Doc. 06-13:24.

Bérubé, M., M. B. Rew, S. L. Swartz, T. V. N. Cole, N. Øien and P. J. Palsbøll.  2004.  Genetic identification of an individual humpback whale between the eastern Caribbean and the Norwegian Sea.  Marine Mammal Science 20(3):657-663.

Best, P., (ed.).  1995.  An independent scientific peer review of North Atlantic right whale research supported by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center. A Workshop held in Woods Hole, MA October 3-7, 1994. U.S. Dep. Commer., Northeast Fish. Sci. Cent. Ref. Doc. 95-01:30.

Bisack, K.  1993.  Estimates of Total By-catch in the Gulf of Maine Sink Gillnet Fishery. U.S. Dep. Commer., Northeast Fish. Sci. Cent. Ref. Doc. 93-11:23.

Bisack, K. and S. Northridge.  1993.  Factors affecting harbor porpoise catch rates in the Gulf of Maine sink gillnet fishery.  Proceedings of the Tenth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. 

Bisack, K. D.  1997.  Harbor porpoise bycatch estimates in the U.S. New England multispecies sink gillnet fishery: 1994 and 1995.  Rept. int. Whal. Commn 47:705-714.

Bisack, K. D.  1997.  Marine mammal bycatch estimates and their sampling distribution characteristics in the U.S. New England Multispecies Sink Gillnet, Pelagic pair trawl, pelagic drift gillnet and North Atlantic bottom trawl fisheries: 1994 and 1995.  Rept. int. Whal. Commn SC/49/sm35:12.

Bisack, K. D.  2003.  Estimates of marine mammal bycatch in the Northeast (New England) multispecies sink gillnet fishery in 1996. U.S. Dep. Commer., Northeast Fish. Sci. Cent. Ref. Doc. 03-18:21.

Bisack, K. D.  2003.  Estimates of the number of vessels and quantity of gear deployed in the lobster and gillnet fisheries in 1999 off the Northeast coast of the United States. U.S. Dep. Commer., Northeast Fish. Sci. Cent. Ref. Doc. 03-15:26.

Bisack, K. D. and J. G. Sutinen.  2006.  Harbor porpoise bycatch: ITQs or time/area closures in the New England gillnet fishery.  Land Economics 82(1):85-102.

Bisack, K. and J. Sutinen.  2006.  A New Zealand  ITQ fishery with an in-season stock externality.  Mar Resour Econ. 21(3):231-249.

Blaylock, R. A.  1980.  Aerial surveys of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in Virginia's nearshore coastal waters. . NMFS NA80FAD0008 (second interim report). 22 pp.

Blaylock, R. A., J. W. Hain, L. J. Hansen, D. L. Palka and G. T. Waring, eds.  1995.  U.S. Atlantic Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Stock Assessments. U.S. Dep.Commerce, NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SEFSC-363:211.

Borchers, D. and I. McIntyre.  1997.  Report on estimation from simulated independent observer line transect data using logistic regression. NMFS 40ENNF700181 (final report). 11 pp.

Brault, S. and H. Caswell.  1993.  Pod-specific demography of resident killer whale (Orcinus orca) in the coastal waters of British Columbia and Washington State.  Ecology 74(5):1444-1454.

Bravington, M. and K. Bisack.  1994.  Estimates of harbor porpoise bycatch in the Gulf of Maine sink gillnet fishery, 1990-1993. U.S. Dep. Commer., Northeast Fish. Sci. Cent. Ref. Doc. 94-24:5.

Bravington, M. V.  1996.  An appraisal of Bayesian Synthesis, with suggested modifications and diagnostics.  Rept. int. Whal. Commn 46:531-540.

Bravington, M. V. and K. D. Bisack.  1996.  Estimates of harbour porpoise bycatch in the Gulf of Maine sink gillnet fishery, 1990-1993.  Rept. int. Whal. Commn 46:567-574.

Brown, M., S. Malik, R. Waldick, C. Tomlinson and B. White.  1998.  Genetic characterization of the Western North Atlantic Right Whale: Year III. Sept. 1997 - Sept. 1998. NMFS 40EANF700069 (final report). 13 pp.

Brown, M., R. Waldick, C. Tomlinson and B. White.  1998.  Genetic Characterization of the Western North Atlantic Right Whale: Year III. NMFS 40EANF700069 (progress report). 7 pp.

Brownell, R. L., Jr, P. B. Best and J. H. P. (eds.).  1986.  Right whales: Past and present status. Proceedings of the workshop on the status of right whales. New England Aquarium, Boston, MA, 15-23 June, 1983.  Rept. int. Whal. Commn Spec. Issue 10:1-14.

Brownell, R. L. J. and P. J. Clapham.  1999.  Burmeister's porpoise, Phocoena spinipinnis. In: Ridgeway, S. and M. Harrison, eds. Handbook of Marine Mammals, Vol. 6. Academic Press. pp. 393-410.

Brownell, R. L. J. and P. J. Clapham.  1999.  Spectacled porpoise, Phocoena dioptrica. In: Ridgeway, S. and M. Harrison, eds. Handbook of Marine Mammals, Vol. 6. Academic Press. pp. 379-391.

Brownell, R. L. J., P. J. Clapham, T. Miyashita and T. Kasuya.  2001.  Conservation status of North Pacific right whales.  J. Cetacean Res. Manage. Special Issue 2:269-286.

Carlson, C. A. and C. A. Mayo.  1988.  Changes in the ventral fluke pattern of the humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, and its affect on matching. Provincetown, MA. Center for Coastal Study. NMFS 40EANF702183. 53 pp.

Caswell, H., S. Brault, A. J. Read and T. D. Smith.  1996.  Demography and incidental mortality of harbor porpoise in the Gulf of Maine: A Monte Carlo model life table analysis.  Rept. int. Whal. Commn SC/48/SM31:44.

Caswell, H., S. Brault, A. J. Read and T. D. Smith.  1998.  Harbor porpoise and fisheries: An uncertainty analysis of incidental mortality.  Ecological Applications 8(4):1226-1238.

Center for Marine Conservation Washington DC. Office of Protected Resources USDOC  NMFS Silver Spring MD.  1988.  Proceedings of the Workshop to Review and Evaluate Whale Watch Programs and Management Needs. Monterey, CA. 53 pp.

Cetacean Research Program - Center For Coastal Studies.  1984.  Efforts to release a humpback whale from entanglement - a report. 5 pp.

Cetacean Research Associates. Steven L. Swartz (ed.).  1986.  A review of the status of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) with a summary of research and management needs. MMC MM2911098-4 (final report). 30 pp.

Charif, R. A., P. J. Clapham, W. Gagnon, P. Loveday and C. Clark.  2001.  Acoustic detections of singing humpback whales in deep waters off the British Isles. .  Marine Mammal Science 17:751-768.

Clapham, P. J.  1987.  North Atlantic Fin Whale Research, Proceedings of a meeting to review methodology and to coordinate information exchange. NMFS 40ENF7001740.

Clapham, P. J. and C. A. Mayo.  1990.  Reproduction of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) Observed in the Gulf of Maine.  Rept. int. Whal. Commn Special Issue 12(SC/A88/ID31):171-175.

Clapham, P. J., L. S. Baraff and D. K. Mattila.  1992.  Abundance, distribution, population characteristics and reproduction of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in the Gulf of Maine. NMFS 50-EANF-9-00033 (final report). 119 pp.

Clapham, P. J., S. Leatherwood, I. Szczepaniak and R. L. Brownell, Jr.  1997.  Catches of humpback and other whales from shore stations at Moss Landing and Trinidad, California, 1919-1926.  Marine Mammal Science 13(3):368-394.

Clapham, P. J. and P. J. Palsboll.  1997.  Molecular analysis of paternity shows promiscuous mating in female humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae, Borowski).  Proc. R. Soc. Lond. (1997) 264:95-98.

Clapham, P. J., T. D. Smith, R. R. Reeves and S. L. Swartz.  1998.  Status and stock origin of humpback whales in the windward islands.  Rept. int. Whal. Commn SC/50/CAWS11:5.

Clapham, P. J.  1999.  The humpback whale. In: Wilson, D. and S. Ruff, eds. The Complete Book of North American Mammals. Smithsonian Press. pp. 256-258.

Clapham, P. J., (ed.) 1999.  Predicting right whale distribution. Report of a workshop held on October 1 and 2, 1998 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. U.S. Dep. Commer., Northeast Fish. Sci. Cent. Ref. Doc. 99-11:22p. + annexes.

Clapham, P. C., Bannister, Best, Brownell, DeMaster, Donovan, Friday, Swartz, Wade, Brault and Kraus.  1999.  Report on the intersessional steering group on status and trends in Western North Atlantic right whales.  Rept. int. Whal. Commn SC/51/CAWS15:5.

Clapham, P., Baker, Bannister, Best, Brownell, Butterworth, Findlay, Friday, Hester, Ohsumi, Brown, Calambokidis, Garrigue, Medrano and Straley.  1999.  Report of the intersessional working group on rates of increase and reproduction in humpback whales.  Rept. int. Whal. Commn SC/51/CAWS14.:8.

Clapham, P. J. and J. G. Mead.  1999.  Megaptera novaeangliae.  Mammalian Species 604:1-9.

Clapham, P. J., S. E. Wetmore, T. D. Smith and J. G. Mead.  1999.  Length at birth and at independence in humpback whales.  J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 1(2):141-146.

Clapham, P. J., S. B. Young and R. L. Brownell, Jr.  1999.  Baleen whales: conservation issues and the status of the most endangered populations.  Mammal Review 29(1):35-60.

Clapham, P., J. Robbins, M. Brown, P. Wade and K. Findlay.  2000.  A note on plausible rates of population growth in humpback whales.  Working paper SC/52/IA - WP14 presented at Int. Whal. Commn:3.

Clapham, P. J.  2000.  The humpback whale: seasonal feeding and breeding in a baleen whale. In: Mann, J., P. L. Tyack, R. Connor and H. Whitehead, eds. Cetacean Societies. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL. pp. 173-196.

Clapham, P. J. and L. T. Hatch.  2000.  Determining spatial and temporal scales for population management units: lessons from whaling.  IWC [Int. Whal. Comm.] Sci. Counc. Work. Pap. SC/52/SD2:11.

Clapham, P. and R.M. Pace. III.  2001.  Defining triggers for temporary area closures to protect right whales from entanglements: issues and options. U.S. Dep. Commer., Northeast Fish. Sci. Cent. Ref. Doc. 01-06:39.

Clapham, P. J.  2001.  Why do baleen whales migrate? A response to Corkeron and Connor.  Marine Mammal Science 17:432-436.

Clapham, P. J., P. Berggren, R. Leaper and J. Robbins.  2002.  Report of the intersessional working group on large whale entanglement. .  IWC [Int. Whal. Comm.] Sci. Counc. Work. Pap. SC/54/BC2.

Clapham, P. J.  2003.  Acoustic-related assessment needs for baleen whales in the waters of the Northeastern United States and Atlantic Canada. In: Mellinger, D. and J. Barlow, eds. Future directions for acoustic marine mammal surveys: stock assessment and habitat use. Report of a workshop held in La Jolla, California, 20-22 November 2002. NOAA [Natl. Ocean. Atmos. Adm.] OAR [Office Ocean. Atmos. Res.] Spec. Rep. NOAA/PMEL [Pacific Mar. Environ. Lab.] Contrib. 2557. pp. 7-8.

Clapham, P. J., J. Barlow, M. Bessinger, T. Cole, D. Mattila, R. Pace, D. Palka, J. Robbins and R. Seton.  2003.  Abundance and demographic parameters of humpback whales from the Gulf of Maine, and stock definition relative to the Scotian Shelf.  J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 5(1):13-22.

Clapham, P. J., P. Berggren, S. Childerhouse, N. A. Friday, T. Kasuya, L. Kell, K.-H. Kock, S. Manzanilla-Naim, G. N. DiSciara, W. F. Perrin, A. J. Read, R. R. Reeves, E. Rogan, L. Rojas-Bracho, T. D. Smith, M. Stachowitsch, B. L. Taylor, D. Thiele, P. R. Wade and R. L. Brownell, Jr.  2003.  Whaling as Science.  BioScience 53(3):210-212.

Clapham, P. J., P. Berrgren, N. A. Friday, L. T. Kell, K. H. Koch, S. Manzanilla, W. F. Perrin, A. Read, E. Rogan, L. Rojas-Bracho, T. D. Smith, M. Stachowitsch, B. L. Taylor, D. Thiele, P. R. Wade and R. L. Brownell, Jr.  2003.  The JARPN II Program: a critique.  Rept. int. Whal. Commn SC/54/026:6.

Clapham, P. J., C. Good, S. E. Quinn, R. R. Reeves, J. E. Scarff and R. L. Brownell, Jr.  2004.  Distribution of North Pacific right whales (Eubalaena japonica) as shown by 19th and 20th century whaling catch and sighting records.  J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 6(1):1-6.

Clark, C. S. and P. J. Clapham.  2004.  Acoustic monitoring on a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) feeding ground shows continual singing into late spring.  Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 271:1051-1057.

Clark, S. and R. O'Boyle.  2001.  Proceedings of the 14th Canada-USA Scientific Discussions, Jan. 22-25, 2001, MBL Conference Center, Woods Hole, MA. U.S. Dep. Commer., Northeast Fish. Sci. Cent. Ref. Doc. 01-07:52.

Cole, T. V. N., D. L. Hartley and R. L. Merrick.  2005.  Mortality and serious injury determinations for large whale stocks along the eastern seaboard of the United States, 1999-2003. U.S. Dep. Commer., Northeast Fish. Sci. Cent. Ref. Doc. 05-08:20.

Cole, T. V. N., D. L. Hartley and M. Garron.  2006.  Mortality and serious injury determinations for baleen whale stocks along the eastern seaboard of the United States, 2000-2004. U.S. Dep. Commer., Northeast Fish. Sci. Cent. Ref. Doc. 06-04:(web-only document).

Cole, T. V. N., P. Gerrior and R. L. Merrick.  2007.  Methodologies of the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service aerial survey program for right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in the Northeast U.S., 1998-2006. U.S. Dep. Commer., Northeast Fish. Sci. Cent. Ref. Doc. 07-02:11.

Coluccy, J. M., R. D. Drobney, R. M. Pace, III and D. A. Graber.  2002.  Consequences of neckband and legband loss from giant Canada geese.  J. Wildl. Manage. 66(2):353-360.

Cox, T. M., T. J. Ragen, A. J. Read, E. Vos, R. W. Baird, K. Balcomb, J. Barlow, J. Caldwell, T. Cranford, L. Crum, A. D'Amico, G. D. Spain, A. Fernandez, J. Finneran, R. Gentry, W. Gerth, F. Gulland, J. Hilderbrand, D. Houser, T. Hullar, P. D. Jepson, D. Ketten, C. D. MacLeod, P. Miller, S. Moore, D. Moutain, D. Palka, P. Ponganis, S. Rommel, T. Rowles, B. Taylor, P. Tyack, D. Wartzok, R. Gisiner, J. Mead and L. Benner.  2006.  Understanding the impacts of anthropogenic sound on beaked whales.  J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 7(3): 177-187.

Cox, T. M., A. J. Read, S. Barco, J. Evans, D. Gannon, H. Koopman, W. McLellan, K. Murray, J. Nicolas, D. A. Pabst, C. Potter, W. M. Swingle, V. Thayer, K. Touhey and A. Westgate.  1998.  Documenting the bycatch of harbor porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, in coasta gillnet fisheries from stranded carcasses.  Fish. Bull. U.S. 96:727-734.

Davies, C., K. Kovacs, C. Lydersen and S. Van Parijs.  2006.  Development of display behavior in young captive bearded seals.  Marine Mammal Science 22(4):952-965.

DeAlteris, J., D. Chosid, R. Silva and P. Politis.  2004.  Evaluation of the performance of an alternative leader design on the bycatch of sea turtles and the catch of finfish in Chesapeake Bay pound nets, offshore Kiptopeake, Va. NOAA EA133F04SE0665 (final report). 14+ app pp.

DeAlteris Associates Inc. 2006.  Sea turtle-pot fishery interaction survey:  Chesapeake Bay and coastal waters of Virginia.  [Fin. rep.; 28 p.] NOAA Contract No. EN133F-05-SE-6758.

Desportes, G. and S. Brault.  1993.  Analysis of reproductive status of long-finned pilot whales from the North Atlantic. NMFS 40EANF201695 (final report).

Doucette, G. J., A. D. Cembella, J. L. Martin, J. Michaud, T. V. N. Cole and R. M. Rolland.  2006.  Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins in North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis and their zooplankton prey in the Bay of Fundy, Canada.  Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 306:303-313.

DuPaul, W. D., D. B. Rudders and R. Smolowitz.  2004.  Industry trials of a modified sea scallop dredge to minimize the catch of sea turtles. NOAA EA133F03SE0235 (final report). 35 pp.

Finn, J. T.  1986.  Response surface analysis of a large-scale marine ecosystem fishery model. REPORT ON TASK 2: Programs and documentation for running fractional factorial designs of the ICES MSVPA Program. 22p. REPORT ON TASK 3: Test response surface analysis of MSVPA Model using a small, hypothetical data set. 13 p. NMFS 43EAF7325220 and 40EAF7007210.

Fox, W. W., Jr.  1990.  Statement of concerned scientists on the reauthorization of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act.  Nat. Res. Model. 4(2):133-142.

Frady, T., S. Northridge and T. Smith, (eds.).  1994.  Identifying potential modifications to sink gillnet gear to reduce harbor porpoise bycatch. Report of a workshop held Sept. 20-23, 1994, Falmouth, MA. U.S. Dep. Commer., Northeast Fish. Sci. Cent. Ref. Doc. 94-14

Friday, N.  1997.  Evaluating photographic capture-recapture estimates of abundance of North Atlantic humpback whales. PhD. thesis. Univ. of Rhode Island. 173 pp.

Friday, N., T. D. Smith and T. Fernald.  1997.  Photographic quality, animal distinctiveness, and sample size: balancing bias and precision in capture-recapture estimates of abundance of humpback whales using photographic identification.  Rept. int. Whal. Commn SC/49/O19:21.

Friday, N., T. D. Smith, P. Stevick and J. Allen.  1997.  Measurement of photographic quality and whale distinctiveness for the photographic identification of humpback whales.  Rept. int. Whal. Commn SC/49/O20:23.

Friday, N. and T. D. Smith.  2000.  The effect of age and sex selective harvest patterns for baleen whales.  IWC [Int. Whal. Comm.] Sci. Counc. Work. Pap. SC/52/AS22:10.

Friday, N., T. D. Smith, P. T. Stevick and J. Allen.  2000.  Measurement of photographic quality and individual distinctiveness for the photographic identification of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae.  Marine Mammal Science 16(2):355-374.

Friday, N. A. and T. D. Smith.  2003.  The effect of age and sex selective harvest patterns for baleen whales.  J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 5(1):23-28.

Gannon, D. P., J. E. Craddock and A. J. Read.  1998.  Autumn food habits of harbor porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, in the Gulf of Maine.  Fish. Bull. U.S. 96:428-437.

Garrett-Logan, N., T. D. Smith, D. Palka and D. Potter.  1993.  Prototype pen-based computer system for recording line transect sighting data.  Proceedings of the Tenth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals.

Garrigue, C., A. Aguayo, V. L. U. Amante-Helweg, C. S. Baker, S. Caballero, P. Clapham, R. Constantine, J. Denkinger, M. Donoghue, L. Florez-Gonzalez, J. Greaves, N. Hauser, C. Olavarria, C. Pairoa, H. Peckham and M. Poole.  2002.  Movements of humpback whales in Oceania, South Pacific.  J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 4(3): 255-260.

Geraci, J. R. and e. al.  1981.  Investigation of harbor seal mortality and determination of infectious agent, New England region. NMFS NA80FAH00009.

Gerrior, P., A. S. Williams and D. J. Christensen.  1994.  Observations of the 1992 U.S. pelagic pair trawl fishery in the Northwest Atlantic.  Marine Fisheries Review 56(3):24-27.

Gilbert, J. R. and J. L. Stein.  1981.  Harbor seal populations and marine mammal-fisheries interactions. NMFS NA80FAC00029. 35 pp.

Gilbert, J. R. and K. M. Wynne.  1983.  Harbor seal populations and marine mammal-fisheries interactions, 1982. NMFS NA80FAC00029. 43 pp.

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