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Movements of tagged Dungeness crabs

Creator:: Stewart, Nelson E. and Oregon Fish Commission
Abstract:: This is a literature review summarizing what was known about the movements of Dungeness crabs on the West Coast. "Presented here is a summary of the available information dealing with Dungeness crab movements in waters off British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California." (from the Introduction) "Prepared for the State/Federal Dungeness...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: . Stewart INTRODUCTION It was pointed out in the initial proposal of the State/Federal Dungeness crab

Status of the 1968-1969 Pacific Coast Dungeness crab fishery

Creator:: Snow, C. Dale
Abstract:: This is a brief report to the Pacific States Marine Fish Commission reporting on the crab season for the winter of 1968/1969 for the U.S. West Coast, from Alaska to California. It was a good year.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Status of the 1968-69 Pacific Coast Dungeness Crab Fishery C

Proposal for Development of a State/Federal Fisheries Management Plan for the California, Oregon and Washington Dungeness Crab Fishery : Phase I Completion Report

Creator:: Collinsworth, Don W., Silverthorne, G. Wesley, and Stewart, Nelson E.
Abstract:: California, Oregon and Washington, in cooperation with the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission, have initiated a coastwide Dungeness Crab Management Program. The primary objective of the program is to develop economic and biological information essential in supporting management decisions leading toward better management of the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Report on the proposal for extension of dungeness crab state/federal fisheries management plan development for the California, Oregon, and Washington dungeness crab fishery. Part III, Preparation of background information for management planning based on the requirements of P.L. 94-265

Creator:: State/Federal Dungeness Crab Fisheries Management Program. Ad Hoc Dungeness Crab Management Review Team, Robinson, Jack G., Odemar, Melvyn W., Richards, Jack A., and Westley, Ronald
Abstract:: In 1973, Oregon, Washington and California along with the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission "entered into a cooperative State/Federal Dungeness Crab Management Program." As part of the process of setting up a coastwide management program, this 1977 report is intended to "inventory and evaluate the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: and the Pacific Marine Fisheries Coninission entered into a cooperative State/Federal Dungeness Crab

The relation between effort and yield in the Dungeness crab fishery

Creator:: Silverthorne, Wesley, Stewart, Nelson E., and Oregon. Fish Commission
Abstract:: "For State/Federal Dungeness Crab Management Program" (title page) "Surplus yield models, mark-recapture data, and length-frequency data have been used to determine how the annual catch of Dungeness crab in Washington, Oregon, northern California, and central California will react as fishing effort varies. Yield curves were estimated for Washington and Oregon...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: contrast to northern California and the rest of the Pacific coast the Dungeness crab fishery in central

The Dungeness crab sport fishery in Washington, Oregon, and California

Creator:: Stewart, Nelson E. and Oregon Fish Commission
Abstract:: "Prepared for the State/Federal Dungeness Crab Management Program. June 1974." "Presented here is a summary of the existing data on Dungeness crab sport fishing in Washington, Oregon, and California excluding Puget Sound, Washington." (From the Introduction)
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: The sport fishery for Dungeness crab along the Washington coast takes place primarily in Willapa Bay

Crab seasons and escape ports

Creator:: Stewart, Nelson E.
Abstract:: In 1973 Oregon entered into a cooperative State/Federal Dungeness Crab Management Program with the states of Washington and California, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission. A study team consisting of two economists and a biologist was hired to review the Dungeness crab fishery and management...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Discussion on the use of escape ports in crab traps

Creator:: Stewart, Nelson E. and Oregon Fish Commission
Abstract:: "Prepared for the State/Federal Dungeness Crab Management Program, Policy Committee Meeting, April 1974." "At the present time most traps used in the Dungeness crab fishery have at least one escape port for the purpose of allowing small crabs to escape. The problem is that there is considerable variation in the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: E. Stewart INTRODUCTION One of the initial objectives of the State/Federal Dungeness Crab

Discussion on crab mortality associated with certain fishery practices

Creator:: Stewart, Nelson E., Oregon. Fish Commission, and State/Federal Dungeness Crab Management Program
Abstract:: "Prepared for the State/Federal Dungeness Crab Management Program. May 1974." "One of the initial objectives of the State/Federal Dungeness Crab Management Program is to evaluate crab mortality caused by certain fishery practices. The areas of most concern include mortality caused by trawling, handling of softshell and sublegal crabs, lost pots...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Crab Fishery In Washington and Oregon it is unlawful to take Dungeness crab with any type of trawl or

An experimental investigation of the effects of temperature and dissolved oxygen on the growth of juvenile English sole and juvenile Dungeness crab

Creator:: Bancroft, Morgan P.
Abstract:: In the past two decades, occurrences of summertime upwelling-driven low dissolved oxygen (DO) events, or hypoxia, have increased along the northeast Pacific coast. If hypoxic events are severe enough to cause marine species mortality, the areas affected are often called "dead zones." In 2002 and again in 2006, the events...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: commercial Dungeness crab trap fishery is the most important single-species fishery on the Oregon coast

Status of the 1969-70 Pacific coast Dungeness crab fishery

Creator:: Snow, C. Dale, Jackson, Peter, Butler, Terry, Magown, Doug, Dahlstrom, Walter, and Oregon. Fish Commission
Abstract:: This is a report to the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission. Graphs show Dungeness crab landings for British Columbia, Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California for 1954-1970.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: .J- f . STATUS OF THE 1969-70 PACIFIC COAST DUNGENESS CRAB

Prevalence, geographic distribution, and biology of a dungeness crab, Cancer magister, microsporidian parasite

Creator:: Childers, Richard K.
Abstract:: The microsporidian parasite Nadelspora canceri infects Dungeness crabs, Cancer magister, along the United States Pacific Northwest coast. The prevalence and seasonal variation of N. canceri in Dungeness crabs from Alsea Bay, Oregon, are described based on examination of 2991 crabs collected at monthly intervals from October, 1991 to June, 1993....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ). The Dungeness crab, Cancer magister, occurs along the Pacific coast of North America from central

Criteria for coastwide crab condition sampling

Creator:: Snow, C. Dale, Stewart, Nelson E., Dahlstrom, Walter, Tegelberg, Herb, and Dungeness Crab Scientific Committee. Sub-Committee on Crab Condition Studies
Abstract:: “Prepared for the State/Federal Dungeness Crab Management Program.” Crabs molt every year. After they molt, their shells are soft and are not filled out with meat. It takes weeks for the crabs to fill out. The problem for fishery managers is that the timing of the crab molt varies from...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: , Nelson E. Stewart, Walter Dahistrom, and Herb Tegelberg Dungeness Crab Scientific Committee Sub

Escape port requirements on commercial crab pots

Creator:: Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife. Fish Division
Abstract:: This is an Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife exhibit for a meeting of the Oregon State Fish and Wildlife Commission. "Problem: Oregon crab fishermen are concerned that 4-3/8" escape ports in crab pots allow too many legal male crabs to escape. Requests have been made to determine whether or...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: ESCAPE PORT REQUIREMENTS ON COERCIAL CRAB POTS Department of

Analysis of Present Crab Regulations and Recommendations for Commission Action

Creator:: Research Division, Oregon Fish Commission
Abstract:: The crab fishery and its regulations have been discussed in many reports and several meetings. This report summarizes the areas of regulation which pose persistent problems for the Fish Commission, presents the stand of the staff, proposes action if necessary, and provides our best guess as to opposition which can...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Heats of hydration of Pacific coast cements

Creator:: Stransky, Malcolm Winston
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Heats of hydration of Pacific coast cements AN AB$TRkCT

Physical factors affecting the spatial distribution of infaunal bivalve assemblages and species along the continental shelf of the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Labou, Stephanie Grace
Abstract:: The spatial distribution and abundance patterns of benthic infauna result from interactions with a host of environmental variables including sediment characteristics (percent silt-clay, grain size, total organic carbon), depth, temperature, and dissolved oxygen. This thesis focuses on the association of bivalve assemblages and species with potentially influential environmental variables along...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Species along the Continental Shelf of the Pacific Northwest Abstract approved: Sarah K

A Study of Participant Perspectives Regarding Cooperative Fisheries Research on the US West Coast

Creator:: Moore, Jedidiah J.
Abstract:: Cooperative marine fisheries research—the practice of involving the expertise of fishermen and scientists in conducting studies of ocean fishes—has increased gradually over the past 50 years on the US west coast. However, few studies have systematically collected and analyzed the experiences and perceptions of numerous cooperative marine fisheries research project...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: survey to assess groundfish stocks on the US west coast (NWFSC 2007). • In 1998 the Pacific Whiting

Marine wetland boundary definition : evaluation of methodology

Creator:: Eilers, H. Peter, Taylor, Alan, Sanville, William, and Corvallis Environmental Research Laboratory
Abstract:: With legislation to protect wetlands and current pressures to convert them to other uses, it is often necessary to accurately determine a wetland-upland boundary. We investigated 6 methods to establish such a boundary based on vegetation. Each method was applied to a common data set obtained from 295 quadrats along...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: vegetation; and (4) provide appropriate plant lists and computer software to apply methodology to Pacific

Influence of a Sedimentary Source of Nd on Deep Ocean εNd Distributions

Creator:: Abbott, April N.
Abstract:: Ocean circulation is an important component in Earth's climate system. Predicting future climate and circulation changes requires an improved understanding of the past relationship between climate and ocean currents. The neodymium isotope composition (εNd) of water masses is frequently used as a quasi-conservative tracer to reconstruct ocean circulation. The current...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The cork oak : past, present and future on the Pacific Coast

Creator:: Heintzelman, Stuart A.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: The cork oak : past, present and future on the Pacific Coast

Literature on the Pacific Coast

Creator:: Shepard, Alice Gertrude
Abstract:: As the atmosphere, the general bustle and rush in our busy eastern cities is vastly different from our quiet and peaceful west, so is there a great difference in the themes and styles of eastern and western authors. The influence of pioneer life and of western scenery, of climatic conditions...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: Literature on the Pacific coast THESIS on LITERATURE

Spatial and temporal characteristics of bottom-trawl fish assemblages of the continental shelf and upper slope of the Pacific Coast of the United States, 1977-1992

Creator:: Jay, Chadwick V.
Abstract:: Twenty-three bottom-trawl fish assemblages were identified from the relative biomass of 33 dominant species that occurred in the National Marine Fisheries Services' triennial trawl surveys over the continental shelf and upper slope off California, Oregon, and Washington from 1977 to 1992. The assemblages accounted for about 70% of the total...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: assemblages of the continental shelf and upper slope of the Pacific Coast of the United States, 1977-1992 AN

Evolutionary relationships and an investigation of sympatric speciation within Limnanthaceae

Creator:: Meyers, Stephen C.
Abstract:: Limnanthes floccosa ssp. floccosa and L. floccosa ssp. grandiflora are two of five subspecies of Limnanthes floccosa endemic to vernal pools in southern Oregon and northern California. Three seasons of monitoring natural populations have quantified that L. floccosa ssp. grandiflora is always found growing sympatrically with L. floccosa ssp. floccosa...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: microsites in eastern North America, the Great Basin–Intermountain region, and the Pacific Northwest. The

Identification of representative west coast areas for manganese nodule processing activities

Creator:: Henderson, James A.
Abstract:: Manganese nodules are concretions which are widely distributed on the bottom of marine waters as well as on the bottom of some lakes. They vary in size, abundance, and to some extent composition, with location. The nodules are of potential economic value because of the nickel, copper, cobalt and manganese...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Date Created:
Full Text:: processing and associated activities will probably be located on the U.S. Pacific coast (including Hawaii

Costs and planning of Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine stock for a forest nursery of the Pacific Coast

Creator:: Malmberg, Don B.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: for a forest nursery of the Pacific Coast COSTS AND PLANNING OP DOUGLAS-PIR AND PONDEROSA PINE

Transhumance as an adaptive strategy of West Coast RV retirees

Creator:: Williams, Diane
Abstract:: This ethnography describes RV [recreational vehicle] seasonal migration as an adaptive, transhumant strategy. The study population is retired, transhumant migrants, who are members of a nation-wide, membership camping organization. Fieldwork was conducted over a period of seven months at two sites located on the West Coast. These sites reflect northern...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Jobes (1984) met RVers in campgrounds in Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast states while he was

The wave energy resource of the US Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Lenee-Bluhm, Pukha
Abstract:: The substantial wave energy resource of the US Pacific Northwest (i.e. off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and N. California) is assessed and characterized. Archived spectral records from ten wave measurement buoys, operated and maintained by the National Data Buoy Center and the Coastal Data Information Program, form the basis...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Energy Resource of the US Pacific Northwest. Abstract approved: Robert K. Paasch The

Irrigation choices for major West Coast crops : water scarcity and climatic determinants

Creator:: Olen, Beau
Abstract:: Recent climate change forecasts have aroused growing interest in the influence of water scarcity and climate on agricultural production and irrigation practice. However, it is common in the economic literature to aggregate disparate crops when modeling irrigation choices. That approach confounds the crop-specific effects of climate and water scarcity that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: presented on September 19, 2012 Title: Irrigation Choices for Major West Coast Crops: Water Scarcity and

The effects of single and multiple pathogen and parasite infections on juvenile chinook and coho salmon during early marine residency

Creator:: Sandell, Todd A.
Abstract:: Nearly 3000 juvenile Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and coho (O. kisutch) salmon captured in nearshore waters off the coasts of Washington and Oregon from 1999-2004 were tested for infection by Renibacterium salmoninarum, Nanophyetus salmincola, and skin metacercariae. First, three quantitative PCR primer/probe sets were compared for detection of R. salmoninarum; amplification...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , we examined the effects of ocean conditions using the summer Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO

Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Coralline Algae : From Species to Community Consequences

Creator:: Shen, Chenchen
Abstract:: Oceanic uptake of rising anthropogenic CO₂ emissions has caused the emergence of ocean acidification as a major threat to marine ecosystems worldwide. Along eastern boundary current systems, seawater is naturally acidified due to coastal upwelling of low pH seawater from depth. Compounded by ocean acidification, upwelling regions are expected to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: habitats at four sites along the Oregon-California coast. I found that epifauna were more abundant in

Educational needs assessment of designers in west coast states : architects and engineers on the topic of wood products

Creator:: Roth, Travis J.
Abstract:: Architects and engineers are two key types of design professionals who influence the use of wood products in construction. Eighty to ninety percent by volume of all residential structures in the U.S. are wood (Gupta, 2005). In 2010, the non-residential market was made up by 10% wood, 60% steel and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: on March 11, 2015. Title: Educational Needs Assessment of Designers in West Coast States

A working plan for the study of natural pruning in second growth Douglas fir stands of the Pacific Coast

Creator:: Bever, Dale N.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: growth douglas-fir stands of the Pacific Coast A .forking Plan for the Study of Natural Pruning in

Sawdust-cement from Douglas fir of the Pacific Coast

Creator:: Baldwin, Sereno J.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: Sawdust-cement from douglas fir of the Pacific coast

Development and use of power saws in felling and bucking on the Pacific Coast

Creator:: Buffington, Collier
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: on the Pacific Coast In Dovelopment and Use of Power Saws Fe11lng and Bucklng on the Paclflc

Utilization of inorganic and organic nitrogen by phytoplankton off the Washington and Oregon coasts

Creator:: Kokkinakis, Steven Andon
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Poulson. Of course I have to pay tribute to my east coast college buddies Gregg "Dr. Bad" Loshin and

Response of marine stratus to successive polluting events by ships

Creator:: Sechrist, B.
Abstract:: Ship tracks have proven to be an ideal laboratory for studying the response of marine stratocumulus to an increase in aerosol pollution. Here the response of already polluted marine stratocumulus to further pollution was examined by studying the clouds where two ship tracks cross. 78 crossings of ship tracks were...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: daytime imagery for summertime passes off the west coast of the U.S. Partly cloudy pixels, though

Stakeholder evaluation of market based approaches towards managing the adverse impacts of commercial fishing on the marine environment

Creator:: Swart, Brycen
Abstract:: Over fishing, by-catch of non-target fish species, marine mammals, seabirds, and damage to benthic habitats remain serious problems in fisheries management. Management methods based on traditional command and control (CAC) approaches may meet with initial successes yet additional progress is often marginal, requiring managers to implement additional regulations to achieve...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: on the effects of fishing gears on the habitat of Pacific coast, although there are numerous

The Ore bin ; Vol. 32 No. 4 (April 1970)

Creator:: Oregon. Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries, Folsom, Michael M., and Staples, Lloyd William, 1908-
Resource Type:: Journal
Full Text:: ' ATTITUDE ON THE PACIFIC COAST FROM 1800 TO 1875 By Michael M. Folsom* Volcanic eruptions, floods

Diversity of bacterioplankton and plastid SSU rRNA genes from the eastern and western continental shelves of the United States

Creator:: Rappé, Michael Stephen
Abstract:: The phylogenetic diversity of two continental shelf picoplankton communities was examined by analyzing SSU (16S) ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes amplified from environmental DNA with bacterial-specific primers and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Picoplankton populations collected from the pycnocline (10 m) over the eastern continental shelf of the United States near...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: SSU rRNA GENES RECOVERED IN ENVIRONMENTAL NUCLEIC ACID SAMPLES FROM THE PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COASTS OF

The advantages and problems of torque converters as used on logging equipment on the Pacific Coast

Creator:: Waterhouse, J. David
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: on logging equipment on the Pacific Coast The Advantages and Problems of Torque Converters as

Student personnel services in Pacific Coast schools of ministerial training

Creator:: Wood, Paul Hudson
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Student personnel services in Pacific Coast schools of

Industry-scientist cooperative research : application to the West Coast groundfish fishery

Creator:: Harms, John
Abstract:: Declining harvest levels, static agency research budgets, and increasing tension among scientists, managers, and industry members are the legacy of the present research and management institutions in the West Coast groundfish fishery. Cooperative research, the active participation of the commercial fishing industry in scientific research, is receiving increased attention as...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: participate in the pink shrimp (Pandalus jordani) and Dungeness crab (Cancer magisrer) fisheries. The

Interannual and interdecadal variability in the timing and strength of the spring transitions along the United States west coast

Creator:: Bilbao, Pablo A.
Abstract:: Past studies of the Oregon and Washington coast have shown a rapid change in the coastal ocean conditions with the onset of upwelling in spring. This process, called the spring transition marks the change from winter to summer conditions along the west coast of Unites States. To examine the interannual...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Coast. Abstract approved: Stj Paul Ted Strub Past studies of the Oregon and Washington coast have

Using an indicator model to rank relative stock status of minor West Coast rockfish species

Creator:: Miller, Stacey D.
Abstract:: Quantitative assessments of many West coast rockfish stocks of both major and minor importance to commercial fisheries have shown varying declines in abundances. The population sizes of less-abundant, co-occurring unassessed species may also be declining. However, determining stock status of the many non-targeted, minor species with high levels of certainty...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . 13 A Regional Scope: The West Coast Groundfish The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC

Predicting urban tree attributes for major species in urbanized areas of the western Pacific states

Creator:: Jeroue, Lacey M.
Abstract:: Urban forests are an essential green infrastructure of our cities. Due to the proximity of urban trees to more than 250 million people and the grey infrastructure within United States cities, urban forests are uniquely positioned to provide a host of social, environmental and economic benefits. Careful management that maximizes...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Urbanized Areas of the Western Pacific States AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Lacey M. Jeroue

California condors in the Pacific Northwest : integrating history, molecular ecology, and spatial modeling for reintroduction planning

Creator:: D'Elia, Jesse
Abstract:: Reintroduction programs are increasingly being used to save animals from extinction and aid in their recovery. The California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus), one of the most endangered birds in the world, is a remarkable example of how reintroduction programs can help rapidly increase a species' population numbers and range following a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: California Condors in the Pacific Northwest: Integrating

The roles of nutrient dynamics, oceanography, and light in the structure and functioning of rocky intertidal macrophyte assemblages

Creator:: Close, Sarah L.
Abstract:: The influence of the physical environment on organisms has long been a subject of ecological research. But, the complex drivers of environmental variation, and the multiple scales at which this can occur, make studying this topic a difficult challenge. In rocky intertidal habitats, oceanographic- and climate-scale variability influence benthic communities...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the Northeast Pacific this process varies spatially, and interacts with coastal geomorphology and

Groundfish Assessment : Pacific Ocean Perch (Sebastes alutus) and Tagging Studies : Annual Report : October 1, 1978 to September 30, 1979

Creator:: Golden, James T., Barss, William H., and Demory, Robert L.
Abstract:: During April 1979 the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife participated in a survey of Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus) in cooperation with the National Marine Fisheries Service and Washington Department of Fisheries. The survey occurred off the coasts of Oregon and Washington from Newport, Oregon to Cape Flattery. Planning...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

The ecology of ocean acidification : integrating the effects of pH variation among other environmental stressors on biogeography and organismal performance in rocky intertidal communities

Creator:: Rose, Jeremy M.
Abstract:: Ocean Acidification (OA) has emerged as a major threat to marine ecosystems, particularly regarding calcifying organisms. A growing body of literature describing laboratory investigations into pH stress indicates broadly deleterious effects for calcifiers, but responses vary greatly across taxa and can be influenced by variations in other environmental characteristics. Scaling...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: calcifying taxa in relation to environmental variation along the US West Coast

Habitat suitability and uncertainty : a Bayesian approach to mapping benthic invertebrate distributions

Creator:: Havron, Andrea M.
Abstract:: Mitigating for increased human impact to the seafloor associated with resource extraction activities and renewable energy development can benefit from an understanding of the distribution of sensitive marine benthic species. Habitat suitability predictive modeling is a cost effective statistical tool to infer species distribution patterns from constrained sampling locations. However,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: shelf and slope of the continental US west coast. In addition to predictive maps, methods were

Exploring perceptions and experiences of the U.S. West Coast shellfish industry dealing with ocean acidification

Creator:: Mabardy, Rebecca Anne
Abstract:: Nearshore and estuarine environments along the U.S West Coast are ocean acidification (OA) "hotspots". Carbon dioxide-enriched water has been correlated with production losses of Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) larvae at hatcheries in the Pacific Northwest. Limited and unreliable supply of larval seed has implications for the economic well-being of commercial...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Connie Smith from the Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association, and Michael Lee from the California

Geographic variation in genetic and meristic characters of coastal cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki clarki)

Creator:: Williams, Thomas Herbert
Abstract:: Understanding how populations within a species interact across various geographic and temporal scales is fundamental to developing appropriate conservation strategies. I examined the geographic variation in genetic and meristic characters of coastal cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki clarki) based on approximately 1,400 fish sampled from 54 populations spanning their distributional range...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: suggest that compared to other species of Pacific salmon and trout, coastal cutthroat trout are

The role of selected regulations on the distribution of West Coast groundfish

Creator:: Earley, Jim V.
Abstract:: Expanding groundfish production on the West Coast and in the United States in total, over the past decade, has increased competition in the groundfish market. During the same period, regulations have evolved to control production in the groundfish industry for the purpose of conserving the resource. Other regulations exist to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and frozen Pacific salmon which yielded some interesting insights concerning movement of West Coast

Variability in mesoscale circulation and its effects on zooplankton distribution in the Northern California Current

Creator:: Keister, Julie Eileen
Abstract:: In eastern boundary current upwelling ecosystems, mesoscale circulation features such as eddies and upwelling filaments play a prominent role in the transfer of water and the associated plankton from the productive nearshore to the oligotrophic deep sea. The relationship between mesoscale circulation, zooplankton distributions, and the across-shelf transport of coastal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: circulation off the U.S. Pacific coast during specific cruises or over a few years. Eddy kinetic energy and

The Ore bin ; Vol. 28 No. 12 (December 1966)

Creator:: Oregon. Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries, Emilia, David A., Berg, Joseph W., Bales, W. E., and Wagner, Norman Spencer
Resource Type:: Journal
Full Text:: , 1966 A MAGNETIC SURVEY OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST By David A. Emilia, Joseph W. Berg, Jr., and

Bio-physical interactions of small pelagic fish schools and zooplankton prey in the California Current System over multiple scales

Creator:: Kaltenberg, Amanda May
Abstract:: Small pelagic fish represent a critical trophic link between plankton and large predators in marine upwelling ecosystems such as the California Current System. Populations of these fish are highly variable over time and are characterized by extreme fluctuations in abundance, which have significant ecosystem impacts. The causes driving this instability...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ------------------------------- 46 3.1 The study area along the United States west coast------------------------------ 65 3.2

Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Broad-scale Predictive Models : Influences of Scale

Creator:: Hooper, Samuel
Abstract:: Developing accurate predictive distribution models requires adequately representing relevant spatial and temporal scales, as these scales are ultimately reflective of the relationships between distributions and influential environmental conditions. In this research, we considered both spatial and temporal scale and the influence each has on predicting broad-scale distributions of two disparate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , including wet temperate rainforests along the Pacific coast; highly productive, temperate coniferous

The Ore Bin : Vol. 37 No. 10 (October 1975)

Creator:: Oregon. Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries, Hammond, Paul E., White, James Seeley, and Mason, Ralph S.
Resource Type:: Journal
Full Text:: that plied the Pacific Coast in the late 19th century were largely ballasted with local basalt

Extraction and production of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrate from Pacific sardines (Sardinops sagax)

Creator:: Okada, Tomoko
Abstract:: Intrinsic characteristics of Pacific sardines were determined. The lipid content in sardines was initially low (6.79%) in the beginning ofthe season, increased to 22.95% in mid-August, and decreased slightly by the end of September. An inverse correlation (R² = -0.90) was found between lipid and moisture content. Analysis showed that...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Extraction and Production of n-3 Polvunsaturated Fatty Acid Concentrate from Pacific Sardines (Sardinops

Tags Versus Genetics : Identifying Which Tool Provides the Best Information about Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Distributions in the California Current

Creator:: Flaherty, Ryan James
Abstract:: The movement of Chinook salmon through space and time, across political boundaries, and through fisheries, creates one of the most complex marine resource management problems in the world. Information garnered from the recovery of coded-wire tags (CWTs) has been used since the 1970s to direct management decisions. Growing concern surrounding...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ................................................................................................................ 2 West Coast Salmon Genetic Stock Identification Collaboration .............................. 9

Characterizing the response of coralline algae to ocean acidification and nutrient changes in the California Current system

Creator:: Letzing, Sandy
Abstract:: Ocean acidification (OA) has emerged as an important focus of research and policy in this decade. Ocean acidification specifically refers to changes in the inorganic carbon system in the ocean resulting from its absorption of human-released CO₂ from the atmosphere. Anthropogenic atmospheric CO₂ levels are rapidly increasing; much of this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: coastal waters (Hofmann et al., 2010). Along the US west coast, the California current system (CCS) is

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