Recent Protected Species Division Staff Publications
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May 15, 2012Hawksbill sea turtles in the Northwestern Hawaiian IslandsVan Houtan KS, Kittinger JN, Lawrence AL, Yoshinaga C, Born VR, Fox A
[2012] Chelonian Conservation and Biology 11(1): 000-000 -
May 09, 2012New primers reveal the presence of a duplicate histone H3 in the marine turtle leech Ozobranchus branchiatusLavretsky P, Truong TM, McGowin AE, Balazs GH, Peters JL
[2012] Conservation Genetics Resources 4(2): 487-490. DOI: 10.1007/s12686-011-9581-6 -
April 02, 2012Effectiveness of an antihelminthic treatment in improving the body condition and survival of Hawaiian monk sealsGobush KS, Baker JD, Gulland FMD
[2011] Endangered Species Research 15: 29-37. DOI: 10.3354/esr00364 -
March 01, 2012Cetacean surveys of Guam and CNMI waters: August - September, 2011Hill M, Ligon A, Deakos M, U Adam, Norris E, Oleson E
[2012] Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Data Report, DR-12-002, 25 p -
October 18, 2011Growth of captive leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, with inferences on growth in the wild: Implications for population decline and recoveryJones TT, Hastings MD, Bostrom BL, Pauly D, Jones DR
[2011] Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 399: 84-92 -
October 18, 2011The Hawaiian monk seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 2004Johanos TC, Baker JD (comps. and eds.)
[2011] U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-28, 112 p. + Appendices -
October 18, 2011Measuring energy expenditure in sub-adult and hatchling sea turtles via accelerometryHalsey LG, Jones TT, Jones DR, Liebsch N, Booth DT
[2011] PLoS ONE 6(8): e22311. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022311 -
October 12, 2011Assessing the impact of fishery actions to marine turtle populations in the North Pacific using classical and climate-based modelsVan Houtan KS
[2011] Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Internal Report, IR-11-024, 25 p -
September 28, 2011Recovery of the Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi): A review of conservation efforts, 1972 to 2010, and thoughts for the futureLowry LF, Laist DW, Gilmartin WG, Antonelis GA
[2011] Aquatic Mammals 37(3): 397-419. DOI: 10.1578/AM.37.3.2011.397 -
September 28, 2011Evaluation of the captive care and post-release behavior and survival of seven juvenile female Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi)Norris TA, Littnan CL, Gulland FMD
[2011] Aquatic Mammals 37(3): 342-353. DOI: 10.1578/AM.37.3.2011.342 -
September 28, 2011Short Note: The first successful hand-rearing of a neonate Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi) and post-release management challengesSchofield TD, Levine G, Gulland FMD, Littnan CL, Colitz CMH
[2011] Aquatic Mammals 37(3): 354-359. DOI: 10.1578/AM.37.3.2011.354 -
September 27, 2011Short Note: Hawaiian monk seals at Kure Atoll: Some life history effects following efforts to enhance pup survivalGilmartin WG, Johanos TC, DeMaster DP, Henderson JR
[2011] Aquatic Mammals 37(3): 326-331. DOI: 10.1578/AM.37.3.2011.326 -
September 27, 2011Rehabilitation and relocation of young Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi)Gilmartin W, Sloan AC, Harting AL, Johanos TC, Baker JD, Breese M, Ragen TJ
[2011] Aquatic Mammals 37(3): 332-341. DOI: 10.1578/AM.37.3.2011.332 -
September 27, 2011The emergence of an important Hawaiian monk seal pupping area at Kalaupapa, Molokai'i in the main Hawaiian IslandsBrown E, Hughes G, Watanuki R, Johanos T, Wurth T
[2011] Aquatic Mammals 37(3): 319-325. DOI: 10.1578/AM.37.3.2011.319 -
September 13, 2011Oceanic diet and distribution of haplotypes for the green turtle, Chelonia mydas, in the central North PacificParker DM, Dutton PH, Balazs GH
[2011] Pacific Science 65(4): 419-431 -
September 02, 2011Translocation as a tool for conservation of the Hawaiian monk sealBaker JD, Becker BL, Wurth TA, Johanos TC, Littnan CL, Henderson JR
[2011] Biological Conservation. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.07.030 (In Press) -
July 26, 2011Marine sponges, other animal food and non-food items found in the digestive tracts of the herbivorous marine turtle Chelonia mydas in Hawai'iRussell DJ, Hargrove S, Balazs GH
[2011] Pacific Science 65(3): 375-381. DOI: 10.2984/65.3.375 -
July 20, 2011Coastal habitat degradation and green sea turtle diets in Southeastern BrazilSantos RG, Martins AS, da Nobrega Farias J, Horta PA, Pinheiro HT, Torezani E, Baptistotte C, Seminoff JA, Balazs GH, Work TM
[2011] Marine Pollution Bulletin 62: 1297-1302. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.03.004 -
July 19, 2011Estimating the carrying capacity of French Frigate Shoals for the endangered Hawaiian monk seal using Ecopath and EcosimParrish FA, Howell EA, Antonelis GA, Iverson SJ, Littnan CL, Parrish JD, Polovina JJ
[2011] Marine Mammal Science. DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2011.00502.x (In Press) -
July 12, 2011Aversive conditioning and monk seal-human interactions in the Main Hawaiian Islands Aversive Conditioning Workshop, Honolulu, Hawaii, November 10-11, 2009Jenkinson EM
[2011] U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-25, 28 p. -
June 07, 2011Validation of annual skeletal marks in green sea turtles Chelonia mydas using tetracycline labelingSnover ML, Hohn AA, Goshe LR, Balazs GH
[2011] Aquatic Biology 12: 197-204. DOI: 10.3354/ab00337 -
April 28, 2011Long-term climate forcing in loggerhead sea turtle nestingVan Houtan KS, Halley JM
[2011] PLoS ONE 6(4): e19043. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019043 -
April 19, 2011Dizygotic twinning in the Hawaiian monk sealSchultz JK, Becker BL, Johanos TC, Lopez JU, Kashinsky L
[2011] Journal of Mammalogy 92(2): 336-341. DOI: 10.1644/10-MAMM-A-275.1 -
March 29, 2011Hawaiian monk seals and their prey: assessing characteristics of prey species fatty acid signatures and consequences for estimating monk seal diets using fatty acid signature analysisIverson S, Piche J, Blanchard W
[2011] U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-23, 114 p. + appendices -
March 15, 2011Demographic implications of alternative foraging strategies in juvenile loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta of the North Pacific OceanPeckham SH, Maldonado
[2011] Marine Ecology Progress Series 425: 269-280. DOI: 10.3354/meps08995 -
February 16, 2011Dramatic shifts in Hawaiian monk seal distribution predicted from divergent regional trendsBaker JD, Harting AL, Wurth TA, Johanos TC
[2011] Marine Mammal Science 27(1): 78-93. DOI:10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00395.x -
February 11, 2011Report on validation and calibration of fatty acid signatures in blubber as indicators of prey in Hawaiian monk seal diet (A report submitted under Contract No. AB133F-030SE-1195, September 2003)Iverson SJ, Stewart BS, Yochem PK
[2010] Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Administrative Report H-10-05, 19 p -
January 01, 2011Abundance and movements of spinner dolphins off the main Hawaiian IslandsHill MC, Bradford AL, Andrews KR, Baird RW, Deakos MH, Mahaffy SD, Milette AJ, Oleson EM, Ostman-Lind J, Pack AA, Rickards SH, Yin S, Johnston DW
[2011] Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-11-013 -
December 21, 2010Characterization of forage fish and invertebrates in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands using fatty acid signatures: species and ecological groupsPiche J, Iverson SJ, Parrish FA, Dollar R
[2010] Marine Ecology Progress Series 418: 1-15 -
December 17, 2010Ecosystem structure and processes at Kaloko Honokohau, focusing on the role of herbivores, including the green sea turtle Chelonia mydas, in reef resilienceWabnitz CCC, Balazs G, Beavers S, Bjorndal KA, Bolten AB, Christensen V, Hargrove S, Pauly D
[2010] Marine Ecology Progress Series 420: 27-44. DOI: 10.3354/meps08846 -
December 14, 2010Estimating carrying capacity at the green turtle nesting beach of East Island, French Frigate ShoalsTiwari M, Balazs GH, Hargrove S
[2010] Marine Ecology Progress Series 419: 289-294. DOI: 10.3354/meps08833 -
December 01, 2010False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens): Pacific Islands Region Stock Complex - Hawaii insular, Hawaii pelagic, and Palmyra Atoll stocksOleson EM
[2010] Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-10-002, 10 p -
November 29, 2010New island-associated stocks for Hawaiian spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris longirostris): rationale and new stock boundariesHill MC, Oleson EM, Andrews K
[2010] Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Administrative Report H-10-04, 12 p -
November 23, 2010Genome-wide loss of diversity in the critically endangered Hawaiian monk sealSchultz JK, Marshall AJ, Pfunder M
[2010] Diversity 2: 863-880. DOI: 10.3390/d2060863 -
October 19, 2010Long-term studiesBowen WD, Baker JD, Siniff D, Boyd IL, Wells R, Ford JKB, Kraus SD, Estes JA, Stirling I
[2010] In: Boyd IL, Bowen WD, and Iverson SJ (eds.). Marine Mammal Ecology and Conservation: A Handbook of Techniques, p. 283-305. Oxford University Press, 480 p. -
October 19, 2010Vital rates and population dynamicsBaker JD, Westgate A, Eguchi T
[2010] In: Boyd IL, Bowen WD, and Iverson SJ (eds.). Marine Mammal Ecology and Conservation: A Handbook of Techniques, p. 119-143. Oxford University Press, 480 p. -
October 19, 2010Future climate impacts to marine turtle populations, with a focus on the North Pacific OceanVan Houtan KS
[2010] Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Internal Report, IR-10-023, 11 p -
September 29, 2010Land use, macroalgae, and a tumor-forming disease in marine turtlesVan Houtan KS, Hargrove SK, Balazs GH
[2010] PLoS ONE 5(9): e12900. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0012900 -
September 20, 2010Status Review of Hawaiian Insular False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens) under the Endangered Species ActOleson EM, Boggs CH, Forney KA, Hanson MB, Kobayashi DR, Taylor BL, Wade PR, Ylitalo GM
[2010] U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-22, 140 p. + appendices -
August 18, 2010Shark Predation on Hawaiian Monk Seals: Workshop II & Post-Workshop Developments, November 5-6, 2008Gobush KS
[2010] U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-21, 43 p. + appendices -
July 01, 2010Shark Predation on Hawaiian Monk Seals Workshop, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 8-9, 2008Harting AL
[2010] Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Administrative Report H-10-02C, 36 p. + appendices -
April 26, 2010Pathology and distribution of sea turtles landed as bycatch in the Hawaii-based North Pacific pelagic longline fisheryWork TM, Balazs GH
[2010] Journal of Wildlife Diseases 46(2): 422-432 -
April 19, 2010Impacts of sex ratio reduction on male aggression in the Critically Endangered Hawaiian monk seal Monachus schauinslandiJohanos TC, Becker BL, Baker JD, Ragen TJ, Gilmartin WG, Gerrodette T
[2010] Endangered Species Research 11: 123-132. DOI: 10.3354/esr00259 -
February 25, 2010Relationship between fibropapillomatosis and environmental quality: a case study with Chelonia mydas off Brazildos Santos RG, Martins AS, Torezani E, Baptistotte C, Farias JdN, Horta PA, Work TM, Balazs GH
[2010] Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 89(1): 87-95 -
February 01, 2010Fewer Hawaiian monk seal pups: population down to about 1,100 in Isles, with annual decline of 4% each yearWilson C
[2010] Honolulu Advertiser 01 Feb. 2010: A1 -
February 01, 2010Rising sea levels threaten Hawaiian sea turtles' nesting sites
[2010] ClimateWatch Magazine, NOAA 29 Jan. 2010. Image courtesy of Stacy Hargrove -
January 25, 2010Oceanographic influences on the dive behavior of juvenile loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in the North Pacific OceanHowell EA, Dutton PH, Polovina JJ, Bailey H, Parker DM, Balazs GH
[2010] Marine Biology 157(5): 1011-1026. DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1381-0 -
December 01, 2009A proposal for new spinner dolphin stock boundaries in Hawai'i and a new stock in American SamoaHill MC, Oleson EM, Andrews K
[2009] Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-09-008, 9 p -
December 01, 2009Characteristics of the American Samoa longline fishery and provisional estimates of cetacean take, 2006-2008Oleson EM
[2009] Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-09-006, 13 p -
November 10, 2009Rise and fall over 26 years of a marine epizootic in Hawaiian green sea turtlesChaloupka M, Balazs GH, Work TM
[2009] Journal of Wildlife Diseases 45(4): 1138-1142
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