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The Shark Assemblage at French Frigate Shoals Atoll, Hawai‘i: Species Composition, Abundance and Habitat Use

We used longline surveys to quantify the shark assemblage at French Frigate Shoals (FFS) atoll from May to August 2009. Fishing effort consisted of 189 longline sets totaling 6,862 hook hours of soak time.
February 10, 2011 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Hematology of Free-Ranging, Lactating Northern Fur Seals

A study on northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus).
January 01, 2011 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Alaska

Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Cook Inlet Beluga Whales in the Little Susitna River Delta in 2011

Poster about Cook Inlet belugas in the Little Susitna River Delta
January 01, 2011 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Alaska

Freshwater Harbor Seals of Lake Iliamna, Alaska – Do They Pup and Over-Winter in the Lake?

2011 Alaska Marine Science Symposium poster on research concluding that seals do pup in the lake and some seals obviously over-winter there, but it seems unlikely that most seals do.
January 01, 2011 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Alaska

Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Hydropower in Southeast Alaska: Planning for a Robust Energy Future

A study of historical climate fluctuations and the possibility of hydropower.
November 01, 2010 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Alaska

Shark Predation on Hawaiian Monk Seals: Workshop II & Post-Workshop Developments, November 5-6, 2008

Hawaiian monk seals are facing a crisis, particularly in the NWHI where they are at their lowest level in recorded history.
July 15, 2010 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

The World's Smallest Whale Population?

The North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) was heavily exploited by both nineteenth century whaling and recent (1960s) illegal Soviet catches. Today, the species remains extremely rare especially in the eastern North Pacific.
June 30, 2010 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Alaska

Range Contraction in a Beluga Whale Population

Cook Inlet beluga whale distribution research.
June 24, 2010 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Alaska

Shark Predation on Hawaiian Monk Seals Workshop Honolulu, Hawaii January 8-9, 2008

This report summarizes the proceedings of the workshop, Shark Predation on Hawaiian Monk Seals, sponsored by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) and the Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The workshop was held January 8–9, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii. 
May 15, 2010 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

A Multiple Instrument Approach to Quantifying the Movement Patterns and Habitat Use of Tiger (Galeocerdo Cuvier) and Galapagos Sharks (Carcharhinus Galapagensis) at French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii

We equipped individual tiger (Galeocerdo cuvier Péron and Lesueur, 1822) and Galapagos (Carcharhinus galapagensis Snodgrass and Heller, 1905) sharks with both acoustic and satellite transmitters to quantify their long-term movements in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands).
May 10, 2010 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands