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These publications are all available from the authors or from the Annisquam River Marine Fisheries Station at (978) 282-0308.
 

MarineFisheries Technical Reports

TR-1 McKiernan, D.J., and D.E. Pierce. 1995. The Loligo squid fishery in Nantucket and Vineyard Sound. (6,519 kb)

TR-2 McBride, H.M., and T.B. Hoopes. 2001. 1999 Lobster fishery statistics. (655 kb)

TR-3 McKiernan, D.J., R. Johnston, and W. Hoffman. 1999. Southern Gulf of Maine raised footrope trawl experimental whiting fishery. (5,887 kb)

TR-4 Nelson, G.A, M.P. Armstrong, and T.B. Hoopes. 2001. Massachusetts 2000 striped bass monitoring report. (100 kb)

TR-5 Chase, B.C., and A.R. Childs. 2002. Rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) spawning habitat in the Weymouth-Fore River. (1,398 kb)

TR-6 Chase, B.C., J.H. Plouff, and W.M. Castonguay. The marine resources of Salem Sound, 1997. (5,616 kb)

TR-7 Estrella, B.T., and R.P. Glenn. 2001. Massachusetts coastal commercial lobster sampling program May-November 2000. (351 kb)

TR-8 Estrella, B.T. 2002. Techniques for live storage and shipping of American lobster, third edition.

TR-9 McBride, H.M., M.J. Dean, and T.B. Hoopes. 2002. 2000 Massachusetts lobster fishery statistics. (3,248 kb)

TR-10 Sheppard, J.J, M.P. Armstrong, D.J. McKiernan and D.E. Pierce 2003. Characterization of the Massachusetts Scup (Stenotomus chrysops) Fisheries. (1,011 kb)

TR-11 Nelson, G.A., and T.B. Hoopes. 2002. Massachusetts 2001 striped bass fisheries monitoring report.

TR-12 Howe, A.B., S.J. Correia, T.P. Currier, J. King, and R. Johnston. 2002. Spatial Distribution of Ages 0 and 1 Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) off the Eastern Massachusetts Coast, 1978- 1999, Relative to 'Habitat Area of Special Concern.' (2,102 kb)

TR-13 Dean, M.J., K.A. Lundy, and T.B. Hoopes. 2002. 2001 Massachusetts lobster fishery statistics. (2,820 kb)

TR-14 Estrella, B.T., and R.P. Glenn. 2002. Massachusetts coastal commercial lobster trap sampling program, May-November 2001. (1,575 kb)

TR-15 Reback, K.E., P.D. Brady, K.D. McLauglin, and C.G. Milliken. 2004. A survey of anadromous fish passage in coastal Massachusetts: Part 1. Southeastern Massachusetts.

  Introduction (455 kb)
  Narragansett Bay Drainage (968 kb)
  Taunton River Watershed (2,163 kb)
  Buzzards Bay Drainage (1,774 kb)
  General Recommendations, Index, Appendices (620 kb)


TR-16 Reback, K.E., P.D. Brady, K.D. McLauglin, and C.G. Milliken. 2004. A survey of anadromous fish passage in coastal Massachusetts: Part 2. Cape Cod and the Islands.
  Introduction (396 kb)
  Cape Cod (6,545 kb)
  Martha's Vineyard (1,011 kb)
  Nantucket (401 kb)
  General Recommendations, Index, Appendices (2,037 kb)

TR-17 Reback, K.E., P.D. Brady, K.D. McLauglin, and C.G. Milliken. 2004. A survey of anadromous fish passage in coastal Massachusetts: Part 3. South Coastal.

  Introduction (394 kb)
  South Coastal (5,581 kb)
  General Recommendations, Index, Appendices (2,025 kb)

TR-18 Reback, K.E., P.D. Brady, K.D. McLauglin, and C.G. Milliken. 2004. A survey of anadromous fish passage in coastal Massachusetts: Part 4. Boston and North Coastal. In preparation.

  Introduction (262 kb)
  Boston Harbor (3,351 kb)
  North Shore (3,414 kb)
  Merrimack (1,532 kb)
  General Recommendations, Index, Appendices (2,038 kb)

TR-19 Nelson, G.A. 2002 Massachusetts Striped Bass Monitoring Report . (430 kb)

TR-20 Dean, M.J., K.A. Lundy, and T.B. Hoopes. 2002 Massachusetts lobster fishery statistics. (3,383 kb)

TR-21 Nelson, G.A. 2003 Massachusetts Striped Bass Monitoring Report . (450 kb)

TR-22 Lyman, E.G. and D.J. McKiernan. 2005. Scale Modeling of Fixed-Fishing Gear to Compare and Quantify Differently Configured Buoyline and Groundline Profiles: An Investigation of Entanglement Threat. (1,085 kb)

TR-23 Dean, M.J., K.A. Lundy, and T.B. Hoopes. 2003 Massachusetts lobster fishery statistics. (4,088 kb)

TR-24 Nelson, G.A. 2004 Massachusetts Striped Bass Monitoring Report . (563 kb)

TR-25 Nelson, G.A. 2006. A Guide to Statistical Sampling for the Estimation of River Herring Run Size Using Visual Counts . (760 kb)

TR-26 Dean, M.J., S.R. Reed, and T.B. Hoopes. 2004 Massachusetts lobster fishery statistics. (3,650 kb)

TR-27 Estrella, B.T. and R.P. Glenn. 2006. Lobster Trap Escape Vent Selectivity. (1,253 kb)

TR-28 Nelson, G.A. 2005 Massachusetts Striped Bass Monitoring Report . (290 kb)

TR-29 Glenn, R., T. Pugh, J. Barber, and D. Chosid. 2007. 2005 Massachusetts lobster monitoring and status. . (3,666 kb)

TR-30 Chase, B. C. 2006. Rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) spawning habitat on the Gulf of Maine coast of Massachusetts. . (3,621 kb)

TR-31 Dean, M.J., S.R. Reed, and T.B. Hoopes. 2005 Massachusetts lobster fishery statistics. (1,720 kb)

TR-32 Nelson, G.A. 2006 Massachusetts Striped Bass Monitoring Report . (819 kb)

TR-33 Chase, B. C., J. H. Plouff, and M. Gabriel. 2008. An Evaluation of the Use of Egg Transfers and Habitat Restoration to Establish an Anadromous Rainbow Smelt Spawning Population. . (239 kb)

TR-34 Nelson, G.A. 2007 Massachusetts Striped Bass Monitoring Report . (244 kb)

TR-35  Barber, J. S., K. A. Whitmore, M. Rousseau, D. M. Chosid, and R. P. Glenn.  2009.  Boston Harbor artificial reef site selection and monitoring program . (2,672 kb)

TR-36  Nelson, G. A.  2009.  Massachusetts striped bass monitoring report for 2008 . (225 kb)

TR-37  Leschen, A. S., R. K. Kessler, and B. T. Estrella.  2009.  Eelgrass Restoration Used As Construction Impact Mitigation in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. pdf (1,271 kb)
   
 
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  MarineFisheries Contributions
  1. Armstrong, M.P., and S.X. Cadrin. 2001. Morphometric variation among spawning groups of the Gulf of Maine-Georges Bank herring complex. in: Expectations for a New Millenium, Alaska Sea Grant Program, AK-SG-01-04. pp. 575-590. (588 Kb)

  2. Stockwell, J.S., P.J. Diodati, and M. P. Armstrong. 2002. A bioenergetic evaluation of the chronic-stress hypothesis: can catch-and-release fishing constrain striped bass growth? American Fisheries Society Symposium 30:144-147 (146 Kb)

  3. Chase, B. C. 2002. Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, diet differences at seasonal feeding grounds on the New England continental shelf. Fisheries Bulletin 100(2): 168-180 (1,040 Kb)

  4. Skomal, G. B., B. C. Chase, and E. D. Prince. 2002. A comparison of circle hook and straight hook performance in recreational fisheries for juvenile Atlantic bluefin tuna. American Fisheries Society Symposium 30:57-65 (7,402 Kb)

  5. Skomal, G. B., and B. C. Chase. 2002. The physiological effects of angling on post-release survivorship in tunas, sharks, and marlin. American Fisheries Society Symposium 30:135-138 (163 Kb)

  6. Michael Pol and H. Arnold Carr. 2000. Overview of Gear Developments and Trends in the New England Commercial Fishing Industry. Northeastern Naturalist 7(4): 329-336 (45 Kb)

  7. Nelson, G.A., Chase, B.C., and J. Stockwell. 2003. Food habits of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in coastal waters of Massachusetts. J. Northw. Atl. Fish. Sci. 32: 1-25 (1,077 Kb)

  8. Skomal, G.B., and L.J. Natanson. 2003. Age and Growth of the blue shark, Prionace glauca, in the North Atlantic Ocean. Fish Bull. 101:627-639 (1,506 Kb)

  9. Estrada, J.A., A.N. Rice, M. Lutcavage, G.B. Skomal. 2003. Predicting trophic position in sharks of the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean using stable isotope analysis. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. (2003) 83, 4445/1-4 (123 Kb)

  10. Skomal, G.B and G.W. Benz. 2004. Ultrasonic tracking of Greenland sharks, Somniosus microcephalus, under Arctic ice. Marine Biology 145:489-498 (401 Kb)

  11. Skomal, G.B., Wood, G., & N. Caloyianis. 2004. Archival tagging of a basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus, in the western North Atlantic shark, Cetorhinus maximus, in the western North Atlantic. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 84:795-799 (1,155 Kb)

  12. Skomal, G., E. A. Babcock, and E. K. Pikitch. 2005. Indices of blue and mako shark abundance derived from U.S. Atlantic recreational fishery data. Col. Vol. Sci. Pap. ICCAT, 58(3): 1034-1043. (450 Kb)

  13. Skomal, G. B. 2007.  Shark nursery areas in the coastal waters of Massachusetts. Amer. Fish Soc. Symp. 50: 17-33. (46 3 Kb)

  14. Estrada, J. A., A. N. Rice, L. J. Natanson, and G. B. Skomal.  2006.  Use of isotopic analysis of vertebrae in reconstructing ontogenetic feeding ecology in white sharks.  Ecology  87(4):829-834. (16 7 Kb)
  15. Skomal, G. B.  2007.  Evaluating the physiological and physical consequences of capture on post-release survivorship in large pelagic fishes.  Fisheries Management and Ecology 14:81-89. (562 Kb)
  16. Nelson, G. A., B. C. Chase, and J. D. Stockwell. 2006. Population consumption of fish and invertebrate prey by striped bass (Morone saxatilis) from coastal waters of Northern Massachusetts, USA. J. Northw. Atl. Fish. Sci., 36: 111–126. (674 Kb)

  17. Glenn, R. P. and T. L. Pugh. 2006. Epizootic shell disease in American lobster (Homarus americanus) in Massachusetts coastal waters: Interactions of temperature, maturity, and intermolt duration. J. Crustacean Biol., 26(4): 639-645. (349 Kb)

  18. Reid, D. G., J. Annala, S. Rosen, M. Pol, S. X. Cadrin and S. J. Walsh
. 2007. Current status of mobile and static sampling gears used in resource surveys ICES J. of Mar. Sci., 64(8): 1607-1609
  19. Skomal, G., P. S. Lobel, and G. Marshall.  2007.  The use of animal-borne imaging to assess post-release behavior as it relates to capture stress in grey reef sharks, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos.  Mar. Tech. Soc. J. 41(4): 44-48. pdf icon (2,782 Kb)

  20. Pol, M.V., S. J. Correia, R. MacKinnon, and J. Carver, Longlining haddock with manufactured bait to reduce catch of Atlantic cod in a conservation zone.  Fish. Res. 94(2): 199-205 [link to abstract - contact Mike Pol for reprint]
  21. Chosid, D.M., M. Pol, M. Szymanski, L. Ribas, and T. Moth Poulsen. 2008. Diel variation within the species selective "topless" trawl net. Journal of Ocean Technology, 3(2):31-58.
  22. Barber, J. S., D. M. Chosid, R. P. Glenn, and K. A. Whitmore. 2009. A systematic model for artificial reef site selection. New Zealand J. Mar. Freshw. Res. 43:283-297. pdf icon (644 Kb)

  26. Chase, B.C. 2009. The spawning habitat of anadromous rainbow smelt: trouble at the tidal interface. Challenges for Diadromous Fishes in a Dynamic Global Environment,  pages 859-862. pdf icon
  27. Chase, B.C., M.H Ayer, and S.P. Elzey.  2009. Rainbow Smelt Population Monitoring and Restoration on the Gulf of Maine Coast of Massachusetts. Challenges for Diadromous Fishes in a Dynamic Global Environment,  pages 899-902. pdf icon

 

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