Ocean Carrying Capacity Publications

This page lists all of the publications produced by OCC staff since 2004. If you need to narrow the search to a specific author, year, or keyword, use the AFSC Publications database.

• Early Marine Growth of Pink Salmon in Prince William Sound and the Coastal Gulf of Alaska During Years of Low and High Survival.
  CROSS, A. D., D. A. BEAUCHAMP, K. W. MYERS, and J. H. MOSS. 2008. Early marine growth of pink salmon in Prince William Sound and the coastal Gulf of Alaska during years of low and high survival. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 137:927-939. 
   
• Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) marine survival rates reflect early marine carbon source dependency.
  KLINE, T. C., Jr., J. L. BOLDT, E. V. FARLEY, Jr., L. J. HALDORSON, and J. H. HELLE. 2008. Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) marine survival rates reflect early marine carbon source dependency. Prog. Oceanogr. 77:194-202. 
   
• Species of the rougheye rockfish complex: Resurrection of Sebastes melanostictus.
  ORR, J. W., and S. HAWKINS. 2008. Species of the rougheye rockfish complex: Resurrection of Sebastes melanostictus (Matsubara, 1934) and a redescription of Sebastes aleutianus (Jordan and Evermann, 1898) (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes). Fish. Bull., U.S. 106:111-134. (.pdf, 1.45MB).  Online.
   
• Genetic and morphological identification of pelagic juvenile rockfish collected from the Gulf of Alaska.
  KENDALL, A. W., Jr., C. KONDZELA, Z. LI, D. CLAUSEN, and A. J. GHARRETT. 2007. Genetic and morphological identification of pelagic juvenile rockfish collected from the Gulf of Alaska. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Prof. Pap. NMFS 9, 26 p. 
   
• Trends in abundance and biological characteristics of chum salmon.
  FUKUWAKA, M-A., T. AZUMAYA, T. NAGASAWA, A. STAROVOYTOV, J. H. HELLE, T. SAITO, and E. HASEGAWA. 2007. Trends in abundance and biological characteristics of chum salmon. N. Pac. Anadr. Fish Comm. Bull. 4:35-43. (.pdf, 1.51MB).  Online.
   
• Preliminary analysis of sockeye salmon colonization in Glacier Bay inferred from genetic methods
  KONDZELA, C., and A. J. GHARRETT. 2007. Preliminary analysis of sockeye salmon colonization in Glacier Bay inferred from genetic methods, p. 110-113. In J. F. Piatt and S. M. Gende (editors), Proceedings of the Fourth Glacier Bay Science Symposium, October 26-28, 2004, Juneau, Alaska. U.S. Geol. Surv., Sci. Invest. Rep. 2007-5047. 
   
• Juvenile sockeye salmon distribution, size, condition, and diet during years with warm and cool spring sea temperatures along the eastern Bering Sea shelf.
  FARLEY, E. V., Jr., J. M. MURPHY, M. ADKISON, and L. EISNER. 2007. Juvenile sockeye salmon distribution, size, condition, and diet during years with warm and cool spring sea temperatures along the eastern Bering Sea shelf. J. Fish. Biol. 71:1145-1158. 
   
• Regional variation in the marine growth and energy accumulation of juvenile Chinook salmon and coho salmon along the west coast of North America
  TRUDEL, M., M. E. THIESS, C. BUCHER, E. V. FARLEY, Jr., R. B. MacFARLANE, E. CASILLAS, J. FISHER, J. F. T. MORRIS, J. M. MURPHY, and D. W. WELCH. 2007. Regional variation in the marine growth and energy accumulation of juvenile Chinook salmon and coho salmon along the west coast of North America, p. 205-232. In C. B. Grimes, R. D. Brodeur, L. J. Haldorson, and S. M. McKinnell (editors), Ecology of Juvenile Salmon in the Northeast Pacific Ocean: Regional Comparisons. Am. Fish. Soc. Symp. 57. Bethesda, Maryland. 
   
• Regional comparisons of juvenile salmon feeding in coastal marine waters off the west coast of North America
  BRODEUR, R. A., E. A. DALY, M. V. STURDEVANT, T. W. MILLER, J. H. MOSS, M. E. THIESS, M. TRUDEL, L. A. WEITKAMP, J. ARMSTRONG, and E. C. NORTON. 2007. Regional comparisons of juvenile salmon feeding in coastal marine waters off the west coast of North America, p. 183-203. In C. B. Grimes, R. D. Brodeur, L. J. Haldorson, and S. M. McKinnell (editors), Ecology of Juvenile Salmon in the Northeast Pacific Ocean: Regional Comparisons. Am. Fish. Soc. Symp. 57. Bethesda, Maryland. 
   
• Infestations of motile salmon lice on Pacific salmon along the west coast of North America
  TRUDEL, M., S. R. M. JONES, M. E. THIESS, J. F. T. MORRIS, D. W. WELCH, R. M. SWEETING, J. H. MOSS, B. L. WING, E. V. FARLEY, Jr., J. M. MURPHY, R. E. BALDWIN, and K. C. JACOBSON. 2007. Infestations of motile salmon lice on Pacific salmon along the west coast of North America, p. 157-182. In C. B. Grimes, R. D. Brodeur, L. J. Haldorson, and S. M. McKinnell (editors), Ecology of Juvenile Salmon in the Northeast Pacific Ocean: Regional Comparisons. Am. Fish. Soc. Symp. 57. Bethesda, Maryland. 
   
• Epipelagic fish assemblages associated with juvenile Pacific salmon in neritic waters of the California Current and the Alaska Current
  ORSI, J. A., J. A. HARDING, S. S. POOL, R. D. BRODEUR, L. J. HALDORSON, J. M. MURPHY, J. H. MOSS, E. V. FARLEY, Jr., R. M. SWEETING, J. F. T. MORRIS, M. TRUDEL, R. J. BEAMISH, R. L. EMMETT, and E. A. FERGUSSON. 2007. Epipelagic fish assemblages associated with juvenile Pacific salmon in neritic waters of the California Current and the Alaska Current, p. 105-155. In C. B. Grimes, R. D. Brodeur, L. J. Haldorson, and S. M. McKinnell (editors), Ecology of Juvenile Salmon in the Northeast Pacific Ocean: Regional Comparisons. Am. Fish. Soc. Symp. 57. Bethesda, Maryland. 
   
• Stock-specific migrations of juvenile coho salmon derived from coded-wire tag recoveries on the continental shelf of western North America
  MORRIS, J. F. T., M. TRUDEL, M. E. THIESS, R. M. SWEETING, J. FISHER, S. A. HINTON, E. A. FERGUSSON, J. A. ORSI, E. V. FARLEY, Jr., and D. W. WELCH. 2007. Stock-specific migrations of juvenile coho salmon derived from coded-wire tag recoveries on the continental shelf of western North America, p. 81-104. In C. B. Grimes, R. D. Brodeur, L. J. Haldorson, and S. M. McKinnell (editors), Ecology of Juvenile Salmon in the Northeast Pacific Ocean: Regional Comparisons. Am. Fish. Soc. Symp. 57. Bethesda, Maryland. 
   
• Influence of salmon abundance and ocean conditions on body size of Pacific salmon.
  HELLE, J. H., E. C. MARTINSON, D. M. EGGERS, and O. GRITSENKO. 2007. Influence of salmon abundance and ocean conditions on body size of Pacific salmon. N. Pac. Anadr. Fish Comm. Bull. 4:289-298. (.pdf, 1.18MB).  Online.
   
• A review of the critical size, critical period hypothesis for juvenile Pacific salmon.
  FARLEY, E. V., Jr., J. H. MOSS, and R. J. BEAMISH. 2007. A review of the critical size, critical period hypothesis for juvenile Pacific salmon. N. Pac. Anadr. Fish Comm. Bull. 4:311-317. (.pdf, 547KB).  Online.
   
• Bioenergetic responses by Pacific salmon to climate and ecosystem variation.
  BEAUCHAMP, D. A., A. D. CROSS, J. L. ARMSTRONG, K. W. MYERS, J. H. MOSS, J. L. BOLDT, and L. J. HALDORSON. 2007. Bioenergetic responses by Pacific salmon to climate and ecosystem variation. N. Pac. Anadr. Fish Comm. Bull. 4:257-269. (.pdf, 674KB).  Online.
   
• Preliminary identification of pelagic juvenile rockfishes collected in the Gulf of Alaska
  KONDZELA, C. M., A. W. KENDALL, Jr., Z. Li, D. M. CLAUSEN, and A. J. GHARRETT. 2007. Preliminary identification of pelagic juvenile rockfishes collected in the Gulf of Alaska, p. 153-166. In J. Heifetz, J. DiCosimo, A. J. Gharrett, M. S. Love, V. M. O'Connell, and R. D. Stanley (editors), Biology, Assessment, and Management of North Pacific Rockfishes. University of Alaska Sea Grant Program Report No. AK-SG-07-01, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. 
   
• The Bering-Aleutian Salmon International Survey (BASIS)
  JOHN HELLE, ED FARLEY, JIM MURPHY, ANGELA FELDMANN, KRIS CIECIEL, JAMAL MOSS, LISA EISNER, JOHN POHL, and MARY COURTNEY. 2007. The Bering-Aleutian Salmon International Survey (BASIS). AFSC Quarterly Report Feature (January-February-March 2007) 5 p. (.pdf, 589kb)  Online.
   
• The influence of sampling location, timing, and hatching origin on the prediction of energy density in juvenile pink salmon.
  RODGVELLER, C. J., J. H. MOSS, and A. M. FELDMANN. 2007. The influence of sampling location, timing, and hatching origin on the prediction of energy density in juvenile pink salmon. U. S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-AFSC-170, 27 p. (.pdf, 816 KB).  Online.
   
• Probability sampling and estimation of the oil remaining in 2001 from the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska.
  PELLA, J., and J. MASELKO. 2007. Probability sampling and estimation of the oil remaining in 2001 from the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska. U. S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-AFSC-169, 60 p. (.pdf, 1.36 MB).  Online.
   
• Functional response of juvenile pink and chum salmon: Effects of consumer size and two types of zooplankton prey.
  MOSS, J. H., and D. A. BEAUCHAMP. 2007. Functional response of juvenile pink and chum salmon: Effects of consumer size and two types of zooplankton prey. J. Fish Biol. 70:610-622. 
   
• Early marine growth in relation to marine-stage survival rates for Alaska sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka).
  FARLEY, E. V., Jr., J. M. MURPHY, M. D. ADKISON, L. B. EISNER, J. H. HELLE, J. H. MOSS, and J. NIELSEN. 2007. Early marine growth in relation to marine-stage survival rates for Alaska sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Fish. Bull., U.S. 105:121-130. (.pdf, 400KB)  Online.
   
• SALMONNb: a program for computing cohort-specific effective population sizes (Nb) in Pacific salmon and other semelparous species using the temporal method.
  WAPLES, R. S., M. MASUDA, and J. PELLA. 2007. SALMONNb: a program for computing cohort-specific effective population sizes (Nb) in Pacific salmon and other semelparous species using the temporal method. Mol. Ecol. Notes 7:21-24. 
   
• Stock composition, run timing, and movement patterns of Chinook salmon returning to the Yukon River basin in 2004.
  EILER, J. H., T. R. SPENCER, J. J. PELLA, and M. M. MASUDA. 2006. Stock composition, run timing, and movement patterns of Chinook salmon returning to the Yukon River basin in 2004. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo., NMFS-AFSC-165, 107 p. (.pdf, 5.43MB).  Online.
   
• Unusual invertebrates and fish observed in the Gulf of Alaska, 2004-2005.
  WING, B. L. 2006. Unusual invertebrates and fish observed in the Gulf of Alaska, 2004-2005. PICES Press 14(2):26-28. 
   
• Time series analyses of physical environmental data records from Auke Bay, Alaska
  WING, B. L., M. M. MASUDA, and S. G. TAYLOR. 2006. Time series analyses of physical environmental data records from Auke Bay, Alaska. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo., NMFS-AFSC-166, 75 p. (.pdf, 1.43MB)  Online.
   
• The Gibbs and split-merge sampler for population mixture analysis from genetic data with incomplete baselines.
  PELLA, J., and M. MASUDA. 2006. The Gibbs and split-merge sampler for population mixture analysis from genetic data with incomplete baselines. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 63:576-596. 
   
• Distribution and habitats of marine fish and invertebrates in Katlian Bay, southeastern Alaska, 1967 and 1968.
  HAIGHT, R. E., G. M. REID, and N. WEEMES. 2006. Distribution and habitats of marine fish and invertebrates in Katlian Bay, southeastern Alaska, 1967 and 1968. AFSC Processed Rep. 2006-04, 60 p. Alaska Fish. Sci. Cent., Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle WA 98115. (.pdf, 1mb).  Online.
   
• Abundance and spatial pattern of salps within the North Pacific Subarctic Frontal Zone, August 1991
  IGNELL, S. E., B. L. WING, B. D. EBBERTS, and M. M. MASUDA. 2006. Abundance and spatial pattern of salps within the North Pacific Subarctic Frontal Zone, August 1991. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo., NMFS-AFSC-162, 26 p. (.pdf, 1.79 mb).  Online.
   
• Stock composition, run timing, and movement patterns of Chinook salmon returning to the Yukon River basin in 2003.
  EILER, J. H., T. R. SPENCER, J. J. PELLA, and M. M. MASUDA. 2006. Stock composition, run timing, and movement patterns of Chinook salmon returning to the Yukon River basin in 2003. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo., NMFS-AFSC-163, 104 p. (.pdf, 4.41mb).  Online.
   
• A major ecosystem shift in the northern Bering Sea.
  GREBMEIER, J. M., J. E. OVERLAND, S. E. MOORE, E. V. FARLEY, E. C. CARMACK, L. W. COOPER, K. E. FREY, J. H. HELLE, F. A. McLAUGHLIN, and S. L. McNUTT. 2006. A major ecosystem shift in the northern Bering Sea. Science 311(5766):1461-1464. 
   
• Identification and first documentation of larval rockfishes in the Southeast Alaskan waters was possible using mitochondrial markers but not pigmentation patterns.
  GRAY, A. K., KENDALL, A. W., Jr., WING, B. L., CARLS, M. G., HEIFETZ, J., LI, Z., and A. J. GHARRETT. 2006. Identification and first documentation of larval rockfishes in the Southeast Alaskan waters was possible using mitochondrial markers but not pigmentation patterns. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 135:1-11. 
   
• Distribution, size, and interannual, seasonal and diel food habits of northern Gulf of Alaska juvenile pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha.
  ARMSTRONG, J. L., J. L. BOLDT, A. D. CROSS, J. H. MOSS, N. D. DAVIS, K. W. MYERS, R. V. WALKER, D. A. BEAUCHAMP, and J. HALDORSON. 2005. Distribution, size, and interannual, seasonal and diel food habits of northern Gulf of Alaska juvenile pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha. Deep-Sea Res. II 52:247-265. 
   
• Consumption demand of juvenile pink salmon in Prince William Sound and the coastal Gulf of Alaska in relation to prey biomass.
  CROSS, A. D., D. A. BEAUCHAMP, J. L. ARMSTRONG, M. BLIKSHTEYN, J. L. BOLDT, N. D. DAVIS, L. J. HALDORSON, J. H. MOSS, K. W. MYERS, and R. V. WALKER. 2005. Consumption demand of juvenile pink salmon in Prince William Sound and the coastal Gulf of Alaska in relation to prey biomass. Deep-Sea Res. II 52:347-370. 
   
• Effects of bottom trawling on soft-sediment epibenthic communities in the Gulf of Alaska
  STONE, R. P., M. M. MASUDA, and P. W. MALECHA. 2005. Effects of bottom trawling on soft-sediment epibenthic communities in the Gulf of Alaska, p. 461-475. In P.W. Barnes and J.P. Thomas (editors), Benthic Habitats and the Effects of Fishing. Am. Fish. Soc. Symp. 41, Bethesda, Maryland 
   
• Evidence for size-selective mortality after the first summer of ocean growth by pink salmon.
  MOSS, J. H., D. A. BEAUCHAMP, A. D. CROSS, K. W. MYERS, E. V. FARLEY, Jr., J. M. MURPHY, and J. H. HELLE. 2005. Evidence for size-selective mortality after the first summer of ocean growth by pink salmon. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 134:1313-1322. 
   
• Corals of the Aleutian Islands.
  HEIFETZ, J., B. L. WING, R. P. STONE, P. W. MALECHA, and D. L. COURTNEY. 2005. Corals of the Aleutian Islands. Fish. Oceanogr. 14 (Suppl. 1):131-138. 
   
• Genetic variation of rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus) and shortraker rockfish (S. borealis) inferred from allozymes.
  HAWKINS, S. L., J. HEIFETZ, C. M. KONDZELA, J. E. POHL, R. L. WILMOT, O. N. KATUGIN, and V. N. TUPONOGOV. 2005. Genetic variation of rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus) and shortraker rockfish (S. borealis) inferred from allozymes. Fish. Bull., U.S. 103:524-535. (.pdf, 430kb).  Online.
   
• United States and Canadian chinook salmon populations in the Yukon River can be segregated based on genetic characteristics.
  TEMPLIN, W. D., R. L. WILMOT, C. M. GUTHRIE III, and L. W. SEEB. 2005. United States and Canadian chinook salmon populations in the Yukon River can be segregated based on genetic characteristics. Alaska Fish. Res. Bull. 11:44-60. (.pdf, 416kb).  Online.
   
• Distribution, migration pathways, and size of western Alaska juvenile salmon along the eastern Bering Sea shelf.
  FARLEY, E. V., Jr., J. M. MURPHY, B. W. WING, J. H. MOSS, and A. MIDDLETON. 2005. Distribution, migration pathways, and size of western Alaska juvenile salmon along the eastern Bering Sea shelf. Alaska Fish. Res. Bull. 11:15-26. (.pdf, 1.31mb).  Online.
   
• Seasonal marine growth of Bristol Bay sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in relation to competition with Asian pink salmon (O. gorbuscha) and the 1977 ocean regime shift.
  RUGGERONE, G. T., E. FARLEY, J. NIELSEN, and P. HAGEN. 2005. Seasonal marine growth of Bristol Bay sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in relation to competition with Asian pink salmon (O. gorbuscha) and the 1977 ocean regime shift. Fish. Bull., U.S. 103:355-370. (.pdf, 494kb).  Online.
   
• Classical discriminant analysis, classification of individuals, and source population composition of mixtures
  PELLA, J., and M. MASUDA. 2005. Classical discriminant analysis, classification of individuals, and source population composition of mixtures, p. 517-552. In S. Cadrin, K. Friedland, and J. Waldman (editors), Stock Identification Methods: Applications in Fishery Science. Elsevier Academic Press. 
   
• Juvenile chum salmon consumption of zooplankton in marine waters of southeastern Alaska: a bioenergetics approach to implications of hatchery stock interactions.
  ORSI, J. A., A. C. WERTHEIMER, M. V. STURDEVANT, E. A. FERGUSSON, D. G. MORTENSEN, and B. L. WING. 2004. Juvenile chum salmon consumption of zooplankton in marine waters of southeastern Alaska: a bioenergetics approach to implications of hatchery stock interactions. Rev. Fish Biol. Fish. 14(3):335–359. 
   
• Genetic linkage mapping of allozyme loci in even- and odd-year pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha).
  MATSUOKA, M. P., A. J. GHARRETT, R. L. WILMOT, and W. W. SMOKER. 2004. Genetic linkage mapping of allozyme loci in even- and odd-year pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha). J. Heredity 95(5):421-429. 
   
• Gene-centromere distances of allozyme loci in even- and odd-year pink salmon, (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha).
  MATSUOKA, M. P., A. J. GHARRETT, R. L. WILMOT, and W. W. SMOKER. 2004. Gene-centromere distances of allozyme loci in even- and odd-year pink salmon, (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha). Genetica 121:1-11. 
   
• Distribution and movement patterns of chinook salmon returning to the Yukon River basin in 2000-2002.
  EILER, J. H., T. R. SPENCER, J. J. PELLA, M. M MASUDA, and R. R. HOLDER. 2004. Distribution and movement patterns of chinook salmon returning to the Yukon River basin in 2000-2002. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo., NMFS-AFSC-148, 99 p. (.pdf, 1.78mb)  Online.
   
• A field guide to Alaskan corals.
  WING, B. L., and D. R. BARNARD. 2004. A field guide to Alaskan corals, U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo., NMFS-AFSC-146, 67 p. (.pdf, 2.63mb)  Online.
   
• A comparison of genetic variation between an anadromous steelhead, Oncorhynchus mykiss, population and seven derived populations sequestered in freshwater for 70 years.
  THROWER, F., C. GUTHRIE, III, J. NIELSEN, and J. JOYCE. 2004. A comparison of genetic variation between an anadromous steelhead, Oncorhynchus mykiss, population and seven derived populations sequestered in freshwater for 70 years. Environ. Biol. Fishes 69:111-125. 
   
• Genetic population structure of chum salmon in the Pacific Rim inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence variation.
  SATO, S., H. KOJIMA, J. ANDO, H. ANDO, R. L. WILMOT, L. W. SEEB, V. EFREMOV, L. LeCLAIR, W. BUCHHOLZ, D.-H. JIN, S. URUWA, M. KAERIYAMA, A. URANO, and S. ABE. 2004. Genetic population structure of chum salmon in the Pacific Rim inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence variation. Environ. Biol. Fishes 69:37-50. 
   
• Genetic structure of wild chinook salmon populations of southeast Alaska and northern British Columbia.
  GUTHRIE, C.M., III, and R. L. WILMOT. 2004. Genetic structure of wild chinook salmon populations of southeast Alaska and northern British Columbia. Environ. Biol. Fishes 69:81-93.