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The NWFSC Scientific Publications Database serves as an archival repository of NWFSC-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, technical memorandums, reports, or other information authored or co-authored by NWFSC or funded partners. As a repository, the SPD retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.

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In pressJournal ArticleFish EcologyThallman, H. L., E. A. Daly, R. D. Brodeur. In press. Two anomalously warm years in the northern California Current: impacts on early marine steelhead diet composition, morphology, and potential survival. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.
In pressJournal ArticleConservation Biology

Berger, H.M., Siedlecki, S.A., Matassa, C.M., Alin, S.R., Kaplan, I.C., Hodgson, E.E., Pilcher, D.J., Norton, E.L. and Newton, J.A., 2021. Seasonality and life history complexity determine vulnerability of Dungeness crab to multiple climate stressors. AGU Advances, 2(4), p.e2021AV000456.

In pressJournal ArticleConservation BiologyNaish, K. A., R. B. Phillips, M. S. Brieuc, L. Newton, A. Elz, L. K. Park. In press. Comparative genome mapping between Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and rainbow trout (O. mykiss) based on homologous microsatellite loci. Genes, Genomes, Genetics , 3 (12) : 2281-2288. doi:10.1534/g3.113.008003
In pressJournal ArticleConservation BiologyHess, J. E., R. D. Vetter, P. Moran. In press. A steep genetic cline in yellowtail rockfish, Sebastes flavidus, suggests regional isolation across the Cape Mendocino faunal break. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
In pressJournal ArticleFish EcologyCrozier, L. G., B. J. Burke, B. Chasco, D. L. Widener, R. W. Zabel. In press. Climate change threatens Chinook salmon throughout their life cycle. Communications Biology.
In pressJournal ArticleConservation BiologyWilliamson, K. S., B. P. May. In press. Mitochondrial DNA haplotype diversity in apparent XY-female Fall- and Spring-Run Chinook Salmon in California's Central Valley. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.
In pressJournal ArticleArkoosh, M. R., A. L. Van Gaest, S. A. Strickland, G. P. Hutchinson, A. B. Krupkin, M. Rew, J. P. Dietrich. In press. Dietary exposure to a binary mixture of polybrominated diphenyl ethers alters innate immunity and disease susceptibility in juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety.
In pressJournal ArticleConservation BiologyMurdoch, A. R., C. J. Herring, C. H. Frady, K. E. See, C. E. Jordan. In press. Estimating observer error and steelhead redd abundance using a modified Gaussian area-under-the-curve framework. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
In pressJournal ArticleLeising, A., I. D. Schroeder, S. J. Bograd, E. P. Bjorkstedt, J. Field, K. Sakuma, J. Abell, R. R. Robertson, J. Tyburczy, W. T. Peterson, R. D. Brodeur, C. Barcelo, T. D. Auth, E. A. Daly, G. Campbell, J. Hildebrand, R. M. Suryan, A. J. Gladics, C. A. Horton, M. Kahru, M. Manzano-Sarabia, S. McClatchie, E. D. Weber, W. Watson, J. A. Santora, W. J. Sydeman, S. R. Melin, R. DeLong, J. L. Largier, S. Kim, F. P. Chavez, R. Golightly, S. R. Schneider, P. Warzybok, R. W. Bradley, J. Jahncke, J. L. Fisher, J. O. Peterson. In press. State of the California Current 2013-14: El Niño looming. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Reports , 54 : 51-87.
In pressReportFish EcologyTorgersen, C. E., A. H. Fullerton, Z. Johnson, F. H. Mejia. In press. Stream temperature handbook: a primer on data and models. Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center. Seattle (https://cig.uw.edu/our-work/decision-support/stream-temperature-handbook/)
In pressJournal ArticleConservation BiologyWiedenmann, J., J. Wilen, P. S. Levin, M. Plummer, M. Mangel. In press. A framework for exploring the bioeconomic causes and consequences of ecosystem fishing patterns. Coastal Management.
In pressReportFish EcologyKatz, S. L., H. Beecher, M. Brady, J. Cook, K. K. Gates, J. Padowski, G. R. Pess, M. D. Scheuerell, J. Yoder. In press. Technical Supplement to Department of Ecology for Determining Net Ecological Benefit. Washington Department of Ecology, Olympia, Washington
In pressJournal ArticleArkoosh, M. R., A. L. Van Gaest, S. A. Strickland, G. P. Hutchinson, A. B. Krupkin, J. P. Dietrich. In press. Disruption of thyroid hormone concentrations in juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) exposed to polybrominated diphenyl ethers, BDE-47 and BDE-99. Chemosphere , 171 : 1-8. doi:DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.12.035
In pressJournal ArticleDai, X., B. D. Bill, N. G. Adams, U. Tillmann, C. A. Sloan, D. Lu, V. L. Trainer. In press. The effect of temperature and salinity on growth rate and azaspiracid concentration in two strains of Azadinium poporum (Dinophyceae) from Puget Sound, Washington State. Harmful Algae.
In pressJournal ArticleFishery Resource Analysis and MonitoringGao, J., J. T. Thorson, C. Szuwalski, H. Wang. In press. Historical dynamics of the demersal fish community in the East and South China Seas. PLoS ONE.
In pressJournal ArticleConservation BiologyFraik, A. K., J. R. McMillan, M. Liermann, T. R. Bennett, M. L. McHenry, G. J. McKinney, G. A. Winans, A. H. Wells, J. L. Kelley, G. R. Pess, K. M. Nichols. In press. The impacts of dam construction and removal on the genetics of recovering steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) populations across the Elwha River watershed. Gene.
In pressJournal ArticleEbel, J. D., D. A. Larsen, K. R. Conley, M. A. Middleton. In press. A fish out-of-basin: Increased stress physiology and reduced performance of Salmon River hatchery Chinook Salmon. North American Journal of Fisheries Management.
In pressChapter or SectionSchultz, I. R., J. L. Bolton, R. Stimmelmayr, G. M. Ylitalo. In press. Chapter 37: Contaminants. In George, J., J. Thewissen. (Eds.) The Bowhead Whale. Balaena mysticetus: Biology and Human Interactions. Academic Press (Elsevier).
In pressJournal Article

Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2017 Aug;142:157-163. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.03.044. Epub 2017 Apr 11

In pressJournal ArticleConservation BiologyCharnley, S., R. McLain, M. R. Poe. In press. Natural Resource Access Rights and Wrongs: Nontimber Forest Products Gathering in Urban Environments. Society & Natural Resources.
In pressJournal ArticleLema, S. C., M. I. Chow, E. J. Reiner, A. A. Westman, A. H. Dittman, D. May, K. M. Hardy. In press. Endocrine and metabolic impacts of warming aquatic habitats: differential responses between recently-isolated populations of a eurythermal desert pupfish. Conservation Physiology.
In pressJournal ArticleFish EcologyAngert, A. L., L. G. Crozier, L. J. Rissler, S. E. Gilman, J. J. Tewksbury, A. J. Chunco. In press. Do species traits predict recent shifts at expanding range edges? Ecology Letters , (14) 677-689.
In pressJournal ArticleConservation BiologyBrainard, R. E., C. Birkeland, C. M. Eakin, P. McElhany, M. Patterson, G. A. Piniak, M. Dunlap, M. Weijerman. In press. Incorporating Climate and Ocean Change into Extinction Risk Assessments for 82 Coral Species. Conservation Biology.
In pressJournal ArticleConservation BiologyFaber-Hammond, J., R. B. Phillips, L. K. Park. In press. The Sockeye Salmon Neo-Y Chromosome is a Fusion between the Coho Y Chromosome and the Long Arm of Rainbow Trout Omy2. Cytogenetic and genome research , 136 (1) : 69-74.
In pressJournal ArticleFishery Resource Analysis and MonitoringLangseth, B. J., S. Glover. In press. Distinguishing species-specific targeting practices within the main Hawaiian islands Deep 7 bottomfish fishery. Fisheries Research.
In pressJournal ArticleKeogh, M. J., B. Taras, K. B. Beckmen, K. A. Burek-Huntington, G. M. Ylitalo, B. S. Fadely, L. Rea, K. W. Pitcher. In press. Organochlorine contaminant concentrations in blubber of young Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) are influenced by region, age, sex, and lipid stores. Science of the Total Environment.
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Arkoosh, M. R., J. Dietrich, M. B. Rew, W. Olson, G. Young, and F. W. Goetz. 2018. Exploring the efficacy of vaccine techniques in juvenile sablefish, Anoplopoma fimbria. Aquaculture Research, 49:205-216

In pressJournal ArticleFish EcologySwieca, K., S. Sponaugle, C. Briseño-Avena, M. Schmid, R. D. Brodeur, R. Cowen. In press. Changing with the tides: fine-scale larval fish prey availability and predation pressure near a tidally-modulated river plume. Marine Ecology Progress Series.
In pressJournal ArticleConservation BiologyLeong, K., S. Wongbusarakum, R. J. Ingram, A. Mawyer, M. R. Poe. In press. Improving Representation of Human Well-Being and Cultural Importance in the West Hawai¿i Integrated Ecosystem Assessment. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.
In pressJournal ArticleFish EcologyChamberlin, J. W., J. Hall, T. Zackey, F. E. Leonetti, M. Rustay, C. A. Rice. In press. Spatial and Temporal Variability in Chinook Salmon Abundance Reflects Opportunity to Support Life History Diversity in an Estuarine Landscape. Estuaries and Coasts.
2026Non-series ReportFisheries Enhancement and Conservation ProgramStern, J. H., & Moore, M. E. P. (2026). Appendix A: Homeward migratory behavior and survival of adult Pacific salmon at the Hood Canal Bridge. In Hood Canal Bridge Ecosystem Impact Assessment: Phase 2 Report. Long Live the Kings.
2026Processed ReportConservation Biology DivisionGuerra, A. S., K. S. Andrews, B. E. Feist, I. C. Kaplan, M. G. Jacox, M. Pozo Buil, B. Muhling, D. Pilcher, and J. F. Samhouri. 2026. A Framework for Selecting Climate Projections for Marine Spatial Research and Planning: A U.S. West Coast Case Study. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Processed Report NMFS-NWFSC-PR-2026-01. (https://doi.org/10.25923/8f27-nq63)
2026Journal ArticleNearshore Marine EcologyHeery, EC, MN Dethier, BE Feist, KP Sebens & JE Duffy (2026) A new tool for quantifying urbanization gradients across seascapes predicts habitat-forming macroalgal distribution patterns in the Salish Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series 776: 1-15. DOI: 10.3354/meps14998 (10.3354/meps14998)
2026Journal ArticleFisheries Enhancement and Conservation ProgramRyan Crim,Stuart Ryan,Brian Allen,Rachel Dalthorp,Elizabeth Tobin,Rachel Poretsky,Melissa Pierce,Jon Lee 2026. Effects of off-bottom rearing of Olympia oysters (Ostrea lurida) on growth, survival, thermal buffering, barnacle fouling, and microbiomes.. (https://doi.org/10.1155/are/9950593)
2026Journal ArticleEnvironmental and Fisheries Sciences DivisionMichael Malick,Barry Berejikian,David Kuligowski,Krista Nichols 2026. Adaptive potential of Puget Sound Chinook salmon seawater tolerance. , 83 : 1-13. (10.1139/cjfas-2026-0078)
2026Contract ReportEcosystem Analysis ProgramWidener, D. L., J. R. Faulkner, S. G. Smith, R. M. Gleason, and A. L. Barenberg. 2026. Survival Estimates for the Passage of Spring-Migrating Juvenile Salmonids Through Snake and Columbia River Dams and Reservoirs, 2025. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Contract Report NMFS-NWFSC-CR-2026-08. (https://doi.org/10.25923/7tgd-qn39)
2026Journal ArticleMathematical Biology and Systems Monitoring ProgramSnow, T., Holdgraf, C., Sauthoff, W., Scheick, J., Abrahams, E., Millstein, J., et al. (2026). A path to better science through co-creation and open infrastructure. Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists, 7, e2025CN000295. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025CN000295 (https://doi.org/10.1029/2025CN000295)
2026Journal ArticleEnvironmental Physiology ProgramHuffmyer AS, Ozguner N, Baird M, Elvrum C, Kounellas C, Dicksion D, White SJ, Plough L, Gavery MR, Krebs N, Walton W, Small J, Pitsenbarger M, Ealy-Whitfield H, Roberts S. 2026. From blue to pink: resazurin as a high-throughput proxy for metabolic rate in oysters. PeerJ 14:e21542 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21542 (https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21542)
2026Journal ArticleEcosystem Monitoring and AssessmentJuliana Cornett,Charles Waters,Krista Nichols,Frank Thrower 2026. Freshwater hydrology emerges as the strongest predictor of phenological variability in a Southeast Alaska steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) population.. (10.1111/jfb.70627)
2026Journal ArticleGroundfish Assessment Program - Aleutian IslandsLehnert, H., Rooney, S., & Everett, M. (2026). Five new species of demosponges (Porifera) from the Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska. Zootaxa, 5874(4), 301–325. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5874.4.1 (10.11646/zootaxa.5874.4.1)
2026Journal ArticleGenetics and Evolution ProgramGriffiths, J.S., Finger A.J., Baerwald M.R., Rahman M.M., Hung T.-C., Fangue, N.A., and Whitehead, A. 2026. “Highly and lowly domesticated endangered fish from a conservation hatchery diverge in their thermal physiology, transcriptome, and methylome”. Evolutionary Applications.19, no. 3: e70220. (https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.70220)
2026Journal ArticleFishery Resource Analysis and Monitoring DivisionJardine SL, Blair L, Burch C, Cooke A, Fonner R, Holland DS, et al. (2026) Improving restoration heuristics to support anadromous fish passage. PLoS One 21(6): e0348150. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0348150 (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0348150)
2026Journal ArticleEcosystem Analysis ProgramGosselin, J. L., B. P. Sandford, C. S. O'Brien, and Eric R. Buhle. 2026. Biological, freshwater, and marine drivers of age at maturity in wild Chinook Salmon. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2025-0438 (10.1139/cjfas-2025-0438.)
2026Journal ArticleFishery Resource Analysis and Monitoring DivisionWeir, M., Anderson, L., King, T., Borchert, J., Barry, T., Lepori-Bui, M., Petrich, M., & Trainer, V. L. (2026). Measuring the socioeconomic value of the SoundToxins partnership to the commercial shellfish industry. Harmful Algae, 158, Article 103173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2026.103173 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2026.103173)
2026Journal ArticleEcosystem Analysis ProgramCalhoun, P., Sullivan, S., Jarvis, L., Fullerton, A., and Bayly, M. 2026. A collaborative e-library for stressor-response functions to improve the science underlying salmonid management. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 83. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2026-0073 (https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2026-0073)
2026Technical MemorandumAssessment BranchSchiano, S., S. Saul, S. Breitbart, B. Li, K. Johnson, L. Ailloud, C. Askelrud, K. Doering, D. Hennen, E. Holmes, M. Oshima, M. Sculley, and B. Williams. 2026. Current Practices, Challenges, and Improvements to U.S. Federal Fisheries Assessment Workflows. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-264, 29 p. (avail. at https://doi.org/10.25923/c400-zq60). (https://doi.org/10.25923/c400-zq60)
2026Journal ArticleEnvironmental Physiology ProgramWilliams, C.R., Gallagher, E.P., McElhany, P. et al. Tolerance to future elevated CO2 conditions in sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria), a deep-water benthic dwelling fish species. J Comp Physiol A (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-026-01801-9 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-026-01801-9)
2026Journal ArticleSoutheast Fisheries Science CenterPaxton, A.B., J.M. Gove, E.T. Methratta, K.S. Andrews, J.C. Drazen, W. Klajbor, D. Lowry, A. Marvasti, T.N. Riley, and P. Vavoulis. 2026. What is the global evidence for effects of marine critical mineral mining on marine ecosystems? A systematic map protocol. PROCEED: 26-00492. DOI: 10.57808/proceed.2026.19. (http://10.57808/proceed.2026.19)
2026Contract ReportEcosystem Analysis ProgramOgden, D. A., A. L. Barenberg, and R. M. Gleason. 2026. Operation of the Adult Trap at Lower Granite Dam, 2024. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Contract Report NMFS-NWFSC-CR-2026-03. (https://doi.org/10.25923/9mcw-xv23)
2026Journal ArticleEcosystem Science ProgramHolt, M.M., Tennessen, J.B., Hanson, M.B., Emmons, C.K., Giles, D.A., Hogan, J.T., Brewer, A.B., Thornton, S.J. In press. Diel patterns of biosonar-based foraging effort in endangered Southern Resident killer whales (Orcinus orca). Endangered Species Research, https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01517 (https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01517)