One of the unique problems associated with salmon gillnet fishing
is of preventing the fouling of the boat's propeller in the net and
associated fishing gear. Presently, the solution to this problem has
been the addition of a basket type propeller guard which may produce
a drag increase of 50...
Mortality and injuries caused by ship strikes in U.S. waters are a cause of concern for the endangered population of blue
whales (Balaenoptera musculus) occupying the eastern North Pacific. We sought to determine which areas along the U.S.
West Coast are most important to blue whales and whether those areas...
Mortality and injuries caused by ship strikes in U.S. waters are a cause of concern for the endangered population of blue
whales (Balaenoptera musculus) occupying the eastern North Pacific. We sought to determine which areas along the U.S.
West Coast are most important to blue whales and whether those areas...
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LaddM. Irvine1*, Bruce R. Mate1, Martha H. Winsor1, DanielM. Palacios2,3¤, Steven J. Bograd3,
Daniel
Mortality and injuries caused by ship strikes in U.S. waters are a cause of concern for the endangered population of blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) occupying the eastern North Pacific. We sought to determine which areas along the U.S. West Coast are most important to blue whales and whether those areas...
In 2014, Oregon State University (OSU) initiated a multi-year project to study humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrations in the North Pacific Ocean using satellite tracking technology in combination with genetic and photo-identification (photo-ID) analyses. The study is highly relevant to management, given the need for new information arising from the...
We hypothesized that changes in southeastern Bering Sea foraging conditions for black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla)
have caused shifts in habitat use with direct implications for population trends. To test this, we compared at-sea
distribution, breeding performance, and nutritional stress of kittiwakes in three years (2008–2010) at two sites in the...
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*, Rachael A. Orben2, Robert M. Suryan3, David B. Irons4, Daniel D. Roby5,
Ann M. A. Harding6, Rebecca C
We hypothesized that changes in southeastern Bering Sea foraging conditions for black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla)
have caused shifts in habitat use with direct implications for population trends. To test this, we compared at-sea
distribution, breeding performance, and nutritional stress of kittiwakes in three years (2008–2010) at two sites in the...
We hypothesized that changes in southeastern Bering Sea foraging conditions for black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla)
have caused shifts in habitat use with direct implications for population trends. To test this, we compared at-sea
distribution, breeding performance, and nutritional stress of kittiwakes in three years (2008–2010) at two sites in the...
Relay strip-cropping combines two vegetation management tactics, under-sowing
and strip-management. In this study conducted from 1994 though 1997, a
cover crop seed-mixture containing oats (Avena sativa L. var. "Monida"), common
vetch (Vicia sativa L.), red clover (Trifolium pratense L.), annual ryegrass (Lolium
multflorum Lam.), and buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) was...
Stressors associated with human activities interact in complex ways to affect marine ecosystems,
yet we lack spatially explicit assessments of cumulative impacts on ecologically and
economically key components such as marine predators. Here we develop a metric of
cumulative utilization and impact (CUI) on marine predators by combining electronic tracking...
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marine predators
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