Current Publications

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• "Loss of large predatory sharks from the Mediterranean Sea", Conservation Biology, Francesco Ferretti, Ransom A. Myers, Fabrizio Serena and Heike K. Lotze, 2008.



• "You can swim but you can’t hide: the global status and conservation of oceanic pelagic sharks and rays", Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, N.K. Dulvy, J.K. Baum, S. Clarke, L.J.V. Compagno, E. Cortes, A. Domingo, S. Fordham, S. Fowler, M.P. Francis, C. Gibson, J. Martinez, J.A. Musick, A. Soldo, J.D. Stevens and S. Valenti, 2008.



• "Predicting ecological consequences of marine top predator declines", Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Michael R. Heithaus, Alejandro Frid, Aaron J. Wirsing and Boris Worm, 2008.



• "A global assessment of salmon aquaculture impacts on wild salmonids", PLoS Bio, Jennifer S. Ford and Ransom A. Myers, 2008.



• "Declining wild salmon populations in relation to parasites from farmed salmon", Science, Martin Krkosek, Jennifer S. Ford, Alexandra Morton, Subhash Lele, Ransom A. Myers, and Mark A. Lewis, 2007.



• "Setting Annual Catch Limits for U.S. Fisheries: An Expert Working Group Report", A. Rosenberg, D. Agnew, E. Babcock, A. Cooper, C. Mogensen, R. O’Boyle, J. Powers, G. Stefánsson, and J. Swasey, 2007.



• "Review of the Northeast Region Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology", Murdoch K. McAllister, PhD, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, September 2007.



• "The once and future gray whales: DNA evidence for historic population size and past ecosystem impacts", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, S.E. Alter, E. Rynes, and S.R. Palumbi, 2007.



• Strengthing European Fisheries Management: Options for Enforcing the Shark Finning Ban, N.R. Hareide, J. Carlson, M. Clarke, S. Clarke, J. Ellis, S. Fordham, S. Fowler, M. Pinho, C. Raymakers, F. Serena, B. Seret, and S. Polti, 2007.



• "Managing Bull Kelp Forests", Y. Springer, C. Hays, M. Carr and M. Mackey, 2006.



• "Do circle hooks reduce the mortality of sea turtles in pelagic longlines? A review of recent experiments", Biological Conservation, Andrew J. Read, 2007.



• "Saving Endangered Whales at No Cost", Current Biology, R.A. Myers, S.A. Boudreau, R.D. Kenney, M.J. Moore, R.A. Rosenberg, S.A. Sherrill-Mix, and B. Worm, 2007.



• "A Review of Rebuilding Plans for Overfished Stocks in the United States: Identifying Situations of Special Concern", J. Wiedenmann and M. Mangel, 2006.



• "Depletion, Degradation, and Recovery Potential of Estuaries and Coastal Seas," Science, H. Lotze, H. Lenihan, B. Bourque, R. Bradbury, R. Cooke, M. Kay, S. Kidwell, M. Kirby, C. Peterson & J. Jackson, 2006.



• "Rebuilding U.S. Fisheries: Progress and Problems," Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, A.A. Rosenberg, J.H. Swasey & M. Bowman, 2006.



• "Moving Forward: A Snapshot of U.S. Activities in Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management", Amy Matthews Amos, Turnstone Consulting, June 2005.