National Marine Fisheries Service

Alaska Fisheries Science Center

7600 Sand Point Way NE

Seattle, WA 98115

Education

B.A. Biology and Geology, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI 1978

M.S. Biological Oceanography, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 1981

Ph. D. Fisheries, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 1990

Professional Job Experience

1998 - Present. Supervisory Fisheries Biologist, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA. Leader of the Status of Stocks and Multispecies Assessment Program (SSMA) at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center. This program provides stock assessment and management advice for groundfish stocks in the Gulf of Alaska, Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea. Staff provide analysis of impacts of proposed fishery management actions as required under the National Environmental Policy Act, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the Endangered Species Act. Members of this Program conduct a variety of research projects that are designed to improve the quality of stock assessments. Recent research projects include studies of: fisheries oceanography, multispecies modeling, identification of essential fish habitat, life history parameter estimation, reducing uncertainty in survey biomass estimates, applications of foraging theory to explain fleet dynamics and decadal scale climate variability. Field research programs are designed and implemented as required. Recently, program members have been called upon to introduce stock assessment models that explicitly incorporate predator prey interactions and simulation models to quantify uncertainty in stock assessment advice.

1995 - 1998. Supervisory Fisheries Biologist, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA. Task leader responsible for providing stock assessments and management advice for groundfish in the Gulf of Alaska.

1982 - 1995. Fisheries Research Biologist, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA. Conducted stock assessments and research on groundfish stocks in the North Pacific.

1982. Research Biologist. University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Conducted multivariate assemblage analysis of groundfish complexes in the Bering Sea.

Professional Memberships

1998 - Present. Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

1998 - Present. Member of the American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists

1993 - Present. Member of the U.S. GLOBEC Steering Committee.

1994 - Present. Affiliate Professor, University of Washington, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, School of Fisheries, Seattle, WA. Serves on graduate student committees, cooperates on research projects at the University of Washington, and conducts guest lectures.

1996 - Present. Project Manager for Coastal Ocean Program Southeast Bering Sea Carrying Capacity Regional Study.

1995 - 1998. Member of the Executive Committee of the PICES Implementation Group responsible for development of an implementation plan for the Climate Change and Carrying Capacity research program.

1994. Member of the PICES Steering Committee responsible for development of the PICES GLOBEC Science Plan for research on Climate Change and Carrying Capacity.

1993-1994. Chairperson of the Groundfish Management Plan Team of the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council.
 
 

Awards

Outstanding performance rating: April 1988 - March 1989, October 1993- September 1994, October 1994 - September 1995, October 1995 - September 1996.

Special Act awards: April - September 1998, October - December 1998, October 1998 - September 1999.
 
 

Publications

Hollowed, A. B., J. Ianelli, P. Livingston. In Press. Including predation mortality in stock assessments: a case study for Gulf of Alaska walleye pollock. ICES J. Mar. Sci.

Hollowed, A. B., N. Bax, R. Beamish, J. Collie, M. Fogarty, P. Livingston, J. Pope, and J. Rice. Accepted with Revision. Are multispecies models an improvement on single species models for measuring fishing impacts on marine ecosystems? ICES/SCOR Ecosystem Effects of Fishing Symposium.

Francis, R. C., S. R. Hare, A. B. Hollowed and W. S. Wooster. 1998. Effects of interdecadal climate variability on the oceanic ecosystems of the northeast Pacific. Fisheries Oceanogr. 7:1,1-21.

Hollowed, A. B., S. R. Hare and W. S. Wooster. 1998. Pacific basin climate variability and patterns of northeast Pacific marine fish production. P. 89-104. In Biotic Impacts of Extratropical Climate Variability in the Pacific. Proc. Hawaiian Winter Workshop, University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Bailey, K. M., R. D. Brodeur and A. B. Hollowed. 1996. Cohort survival patterns of walleye pollock, Theragra chalcogramma, in Shelikof Strait, Alaska: a critical factor analysis. Fisheries Oceanography 5(supplement 1):179-188.

Bailey, K. M., S. A. Macklin, M. Shima, P. J. Anderson, R. D. Brodeur, R. C. Francis, A. B. Hollowed, W. J. Ingraham, Jr., J. F. Piatt, T. C. Royer, D. A. Somerton, and W. S. Wooster. 1996. The 1991-93 ENSO event in the northern Gulf of Alaska, and El Nino effects on selected marine fisheries. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Rep. 36: 78-96.

Brodeur, R. D., P. A. Livingston, T. R. Loughlin, and A. B. Hollowed (Editors). 1996. Ecology of Juvenile Walleye Pollock Theragra chacogramma. NOAA Tech. Report NMFS 126, 227 p.

Megrey, B. A., A. B. Hollowed, S. R. Hare, S. A. Macklin, and P. J. Stabeno. 1996. Contributions of FOCI research to forecasts of year-class strength of walleye pollock in Shelikof Strait, Alaska. Fisheries Oceanography 5(supplement 1): 189-203.

Hollowed, A. B. and W.S. Wooster. 1995. Decadal-scale variations in the eastern subarctic Pacific: II. Response of Northeast Pacific Fish stocks. p. 373-385. In Beamish, R.J. (editor) Climate Change and Northern Fish Populations. Can. Spec. Publ. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 121:739p.

Megrey, B. A., S. J. Bograd, W. C. Rugen, A. B. Hollowed, P. J. Stabeno, S. A. Macklin, and J. D. Schumacher. 1995. An exploratory analysis of associations between biotic and abiotic factors and year class strength of Gulf of Alaska walleye pollock. p. 227-243. In Beamish, R.J. (editor) Climate Change and Northern Fish Populations. Can. Spec. Publ. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 121:739p.

Megrey, B. A., A. B. Hollowed and R. T. Baldwin. 1995. Sensitivity of optimum harvest strategy estimates to alternative definitions of risk. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 51(12):2695-2704.

Woodbury, D., A. B. Hollowed, and J. A. Pearce. 1995. Interannual variation in growth rates and back-calculated spawn dates of juvenile Pacific hake (Merluccius productus). pp. 481-496. In D. H. Secor, J. M. Dean, and S. E. Campana (editors) Recent Developments in Fish Otolith Research. University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, SC.

W.S. Wooster and A.B. Hollowed. 1995. Decadal-scale variations in the eastern subarctic Pacific: I. Winter ocean conditions. p. 81-85. In Beamish, R.J. (editor) Climate Change and Northern Fish Populations. Can. Spec. Publ. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 121: 739p.

Hollowed, A. B. and B. A. Megrey. 1993. Evaluation of risks associated with application of alternative harvest strategies for Gulf of Alaska walleye pollock. pp. 291-320. In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Management Strategies for Exploited Fish Populations. AK-SG-93-02.

Hollowed, A. B. 1992. Spatial and temporal distributions of Pacific hake, Merluccius productus, larvae and estimates of survival during early life stages. California Cooperative Oceanic and Fisheries Investigations Reports, Vol. 33: 100-123.

Hollowed, A. B. and W. S. Wooster. 1992. Variability of winter ocean conditions and strong year classes of northeast Pacific groundfish. ICES Mar. Sci. Symp. 195:433-444.

Wooster, W. S. and A. B. Hollowed. 1991. Decadal scale changes in the northeast Pacific ocean. Northwest Environmental Journal 7(2):361-363.

Hollowed, A. B. 1990. Recruitment of marine fishes in the northeast Pacific ocean in relation to interannual variations in the environment. Dissertation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195.

Megrey, B. A. and A. B. Hollowed. 1990. Integrated analysis of Gulf of Alaska walleye pollock catch-at-age and research survey data using two different stock assessment procedures. International North Pacific Fisheries Commission Bull. 50.

Francis, R. C., S. A. Adlerstein and A. B. Hollowed. 1989. Importance of environmental fluctuations in the management of Pacific hake (Merluccius productus). In Beamish, R.J. and G.A. McFarlance (eds.) Effects of ocean variability on recruitment and an evaluation of parameters used in stock assessment models. Can. Spec. Publ. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 108:207-220.

Hollowed, A. B. and K. M. Bailey. 1989. New perspectives on the relationship between recruitment of Pacific hake (Merluccius productus) and the ocean environment. In Beamish, R.J. and G.A. McFarlane (eds.) Effects of ocean variability on recruitment and an evaluation of parameters used in stock assessment models. Can. Spec. Publ. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 108:207-220.

Hollowed, A. B., S. A. Adlerstein, R. C. Francis, M. Saunders, N. Williamson, and T. Dark. 1988. Status of the Pacific whiting resource in 1987 and recommendations for management in 1988. NOAA Tech. Memo. F/NWC, 50p.

Hollowed, A. B., K. M. Bailey, and W. S. Wooster, 1987. Patterns in recruitment of marine fishes in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Biological Oceanography 5:99-131.

Hollowed, A. B. and R. C. Francis, 1987. Status of the Pacific hake resource and recommendations for management in 1987. U.S. Dept. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS F/NWC-118, 29p.

Babcock, A. M., P. R. Mundy, 1985. A quantitative measure of migratory timing applied to the commercial brown shrimp fishery in North Carolina. N. Am. J. Fish. Manag. 5:181-196.

Francis, R. C. and A. B. Hollowed, 1985. History and management of the coastal fishery for Pacific whiting, Merluccius productus. Mar. Fish. Rev. 47(2):95-99.

Status of Stocks Reports, and Processed Reports

Hollowed, A., E. Brown, J. N. Ianelli, P. Livingston, B. Megrey, and C. Wilson, and. 1998. Walleye Pollock. In Stock assessment and fishery evaluation report for groundfish resources of the Gulf of Alaska. North Pacific Fishery Management Council, P.O Box 103136, Anchorage, AK 99510.

Hollowed, A. B., E. Brown, J. Ianelli, P. Livingston, B. A. Megrey and C. Wilson. 1997. Walleye pollock. In Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Report for Gulf of Alaska Pollock As Projected for 1996. Prepared by the Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Plan Team, North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W 4th. Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501.

Hollowed, A.B., E. Brown, B. A. Megrey and C. Wilson. 1996. Walleye pollock. In Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Report for Gulf of Alaska Pollock As Projected for 1997. Prepared by the Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Plan Team, North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W 4th. Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501.

U.S. GLOBEC 1996. Report on Climate Change and Carrying Capacity of the North Pacific Ecosystem. (A. B. Hollowed editor) U.S. GLOBEC Report Number 15. 95pp.

U.S. GLOBEC 1996. North Pacific Climate Change and Carrying Capacity (CCCC) Science Plan. (A. B. Hollowed editor) U.S. GLOBEC Report Number 16. 44pp.

Hollowed, A. B., E. Brown, P. Livingston, B. A. Megrey and C. Wilson. 1995. Walleye pollock. In Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Report for Gulf of Alaska Pollock As Projected for 1996. Prepared by the Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Plan Team, North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W 4th. Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501.

Hollowed, A. B., C. Wilson, E. Brown, and B. Megrey,. 1994. Walleye Pollock. In Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Document for Groundfish Resources in the Gulf of Alaska Region as Projected for 1994. North Pacific Fishery Management Council, Anchorage, AK.

Hollowed, A., B., Megrey, and E. Brown. 1993. Walleye Pollock. In Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Document for Groundfish Resources in the Gulf of Alaska Region as Projected for 1994. North Pacific Fishery Management Council, Anchorage, AK.

Hollowed, A. B. and B. A. Megrey. 1992. Gulf of Alaska walleye pollock. In: Stock Assessment Fishery Evaluation Report for the 1992 Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Fishery. North Pacific Fishery Management Council, P. O. Box 103136, Anchorage, AK 99510.

Hollowed, A. B. and B. A. Megrey. 1991. Gulf of Alaska walleye pollock. In: Stock Assessment Fishery Evaluation Report for the 1992 Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Fishery. North Pacific Fishery Management Council, P. O. Box 103136, Anchorage, AK 99510.

Hollowed, A. B. and B. A. Megrey. 1990. Gulf of Alaska walleye pollock. In: Stock

Assessment Fishery Evaluation Report for the 1991 Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Fishery. North Pacific Fishery Management Council, P. O. Box 103136, Anchorage, AK 99510.

Hollowed, A. B. 1989. Year class variations of Pacific whiting (Merluccius productus) in relation to oceanic conditions - A life stage approach. p. 189-248. In Proceedings from workshop on year class variations as determined from pre-recruit investigations, Part I, 28-30 September 1988, Bergen, Norway. Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1860, N-5024, Bergen, Norway.

Hollowed, A. B. and B. A. Megrey. 1989. Gulf of Alaska walleye pollock: population assessment and status of the resource in 1989. In Condition of Groundfish Resources of the Gulf of Alaska in 1989. Compiled by Thomas K. Wilderbuer, U.S. Dept. Commer., Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115-007.

Hollowed, A. B., R. Methot, and M. Dorn. 1988. Status of the Pacific whiting resource in 1988 and recommendations for management in 1989. (In: Status of Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery and Recommendations for Management in 1988, Pacific Fisheries Management Council, Portland, OR).

Francis, R. C. and A. B. Hollowed, 1984. Status of the Pacific hake resource and recommendations for management in 1985. 17p. Northwest and Alaska Fish. Cent., 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115. (In: Status of Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery and Recommendations for Management in 1985, Pacific Fisheries Management Council, Portland, OR).

Francis, R. C., G. A. McFarlane, A. B. Hollowed, G. L. Swartzman, and W. M. Getz, 1984. Status and Management of the Pacific Hake (Merluccius productus) Resource and Fishery off the West Coast of the United States and Canada. NWAFC Proc. Rep. 84-18, 73p. Northwest and Alaska Fish. Cent., Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115.

Babcock, A. M., 1982. A Quantitative Measure of Migratory Timing Illustrated by Applications to the Commercial Brown Shrimp Fishery. Technical Report 82-4, Department of Oceanography, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, 184p.