Molecular genetic data have found widespread application in the identification of population
and conservation units for aquatic species. However, integration of genetic information into …

Recreational fishing in the United States is an important social and economic component of
many marine fisheries, with an estimated 14 million anglers making almost 82 million fishing …

The Northern California Current (NCC) is a seasonally productive and open ecosystem. It is
home to both a diverse endemic community and to seasonally transient species. Productivity …

Although existing fisheries management systems have largely failed, the public and most
scientists believe this failure is due to overfishing and that the solution includes the …

Residence time and movement rates of lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) were recorded in an
area closed to fishing in southeast Alaska to evaluate the potential effects of reserves on …

Widespread declines in the status of species and habitats in marine ecosystems have led to
calls for ecosystem-scale management as a strategy to restore our oceans. Implementing …

The lingcod Ophiodon elongatus is a benthic marine fish commonly caught by groundfish
trawlers and discarded due to low catch limits. Managers must account for the mortality of …

Known-biomass production models use a biomass time series produced by a stock
assessment and thereby avoid the imprecision associated with estimating a catchability …

We review the development and success of fish stock recovery plans in the United States,
Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. A range of multi-disciplinary factors that have been …

In the last decade, catches of many central California fishery resources have greatly
declined, due both to real decreases in fish populations and to increased regulations …