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Creator:: Sremba, Angela L.
Abstract:: Twentieth century commercial whaling drastically reduced the abundance of great whale populations in the Southern Ocean. Exploitation began on the south Atlantic island of South Georgia, where catch records account for over 175,000 whales killed. Modern whaling within the Southern Ocean depleted populations rapidly, and by 1966, hunting blue whales...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: grateful to the International Whaling Commission (IWC), efforts of SWFSC, Tony Martin, Bruce Mate and the

Creator:: Newell, Carrie
Abstract:: The ecological interaction between the largest coastal predator, the gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) and the most abundant shallow water marcrozooplanktonic prey, mysids, were examined in a poorly-understood predator-prey relationship along the central Oregon coast. From 2002-2008, 83 seasonal gray whales were identified. These whales returned each year around Memorial Day...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Dr. Bruce Mate, and Dr. Mike Borman. I appreciated the support from the Mamie Markum Research Award

Creator:: Sinclair, Elizabeth
Abstract:: This study was conducted to determine the composition and size of prey consumed by northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) in the eastern Bering Sea. Eighty three northern fur seals were collected in the summer and fall of 1981, 1982, and 1985 for examination of gastrointestinal contents. A total of 139...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: committee members Mark Hixon, Tom Loughlin, Bruce Mate, and Phillip Whanger, provided their time, expertise

Creator:: Lord-Castillo, Brett K.
Abstract:: The Arc Marine data model is a generalized template to guide the implementation of geographic information systems (GIS) projects in the marine environment. Arc Marine developed out of a collaborative process involving research and industry shareholders in coastal and marine research. This template models and attempts to standardize common marine...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Author ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First, I want to thank my committee members: Dawn Wright, Bruce Mate

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