PANAMA CITY LABORATORY CONTRIBUTION SERIES

1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

The following are a series of in-house reports of research performed by the staff of the Panama City Laboratory. They are unpublished works, and have not received peer review. Availability under agency guidelines will be determined upon request.

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Contribution No.

1971

71-1: Nakamura, E.L. 1971. An analysis of the catches and the biology of big game fishes caught by the New Orleans Big Game Fishing Club, 1966-70, 26 p.

1972

72-1: Nakamura, E.L., and L.R. Rivas. 1972. Big game fishing in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico during 1971, 57 p.

1973

73-1: Rivas, L.R. 1973. Big game fishing in the northern Gulf of Mexico during 1972. 49 p.

1974

74-1: Rivas, L.R. 1975. Big game fishing in the northern Gulf of Mexico during 1973. 34 p.

1975

75-1: Rivas, L.R., and P.J. Pristas. 1975. Big game fishing in the northern Gulf of Mexico during 1974. 42 p.

1976

76-1: Pristas, P.J. 1976. Big game fishing in the northern Gulf of Mexico during 1975. 45 p.

76-2: Brusher, H.A., M.L. Williams, and E. Anthony. 1976. Assessment of abundantly caught recreational fishes in the charter boat fishery of the eastern Gulf of Mexico. 9 p.

1977

77-1: Pristas, P.J. 1977. Big game fishing in the northern Gulf of Mexico during 1976, with a brief summarization for the years 1971-1976. 37 p.

1978

78-1: Pristas, P.J. 1978. Big game fishing in the northern Gulf of Mexico during 1977. 37 p.

1979

79-1: Pristas, P.J. 1979. Big game fishing in the northern Gulf of Mexico during 1978. 35 p.

1983

83-1: Williams, M.L. 1983. Coastal pelagics program (FY 83). Final report: landings and environmental factors. 51 p. + figures and tables.

83-2: Collins, L.A., and J.M. Finucane. 1983. Reproductive biology of yellowtail snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus(Bloch), from the Florida Keys. REPLACED BY 89-11.

1984

84-1: Williams, M.L., and L. Trent. 1984. A history of CPUE as a basis for the management of king and Spanish mackerel. 16 p.

84-2: Trent, L., L.A. Trimble, and W.A. Fable, Jr. 1984. Results of gillnetting effort to capture bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) and blue runner (Caranx crysos) for tetracycline tagging during 1982-83. Final report. 30 p.

1985

85-1: Trent, L., and B.J. Palko. 1985. Distribution of king mackerel catches in relation to state, time of year, and distance from shore based on charterboat catch data from the southeast United States, 1982-1984. 25 p.

85-2:

85-3: Trent, L., H.A. Brusher, and B.J. Palko. 1985. Collections of charterboat sportfishing data under the amended fisheries management plan--a plan to implement mandatory reporting. 13 p.

1986

86-1: Trent, L., M. Godcharles, B.J. Palko, L.A. Collins, and L.A. Trimble. 1986. Lengths of king mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla, in the southeastern United States by area, capture gear, year, month, and sex, 1968-1984. 70 p.

1987

87-1: Nakamura, E.L., H.A. Brusher, and J.K. Lacey. 1987. Report on the 1986 Charterboat Survey of 15 coastal areas of the southeastern U.S. 22 p.

87-2: Grimes, C.B., V.M. Pettigrew, S.P. Naughton, and J.H. Finucane. 1987. Ageing of king mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla, from the U.S. South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. 11 p.

87-3: Johnson, A.G. 1987. An investigation of the biochemical and morphometric characteristics of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) from the southeastern United States. 25 p.

1988

88-1: Johnson, A.G. 1988. Preliminary report on peptidase variation in king mackerel collected in 1988. Unpaginated.

88-2: Brusher, H.A., and J.J. Isely. 1988. A plan to implement statistical reporting within the coastal charterboat fleet of the southeastern U.S. 15 p.

88-3: Nakamura, E.L. 1988. Summary of MARFIN supported research on king and Spanish mackerel in the southeast United States, FY-87. Presented at the 1st Annual MARFIN Conference, Sept. 19-20, 1988, Tampa, Florida. Proceedings, p. 79 (ABSTRACT).

88-4: DeVries, D.A., K.L. Lang, and C.B. Grimes. 1988. Ageing of king mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla, from the U.S. South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, 1987. 22 p.

88-5: DeVries, D.A., L. Timme, and C.B. Grimes. 1988. Ageing of king mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla, from the U.S. South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, 1988. 16 p

88-6: Ogren, L. 1988. Biology and ecology of sea turtles. 7 p.

1989

89-1: Johnson, A.G. 1989. Stock identification annual report. Unpaginated.

89-2: Trent, L. 1989. Fishery independent methods of estimating abundance and size of Spanish (Scomberomorus maculatus) and king (S. cavalla) mackerels. 48 p.

89-3: Isely, J.J. 1989. Dolphin population dynamics in the southeast U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico fisheries. Memorandum to E.L. Nakamura., Oct. 17, 1989, unpaginated.

89-4: Isely, J.J. 1989. Cobia population dynamics in the southeast U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico fisheries. Memorandum to E.L. Nakamura. Oct. 25, 1989, unpaginated.

89-5: Collins, W., L. Trent, and E.A. Anthony. 1989. Vital statistics and description of the fisheries for king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) in the southeast United States and Mexico, 1989. 88 p.

89-6: Nakamura, E.L. 1989. King and Spanish mackerel research in the Southeast. Presented at the 2d Annual MARFIN Conference, Sept. 20-21, 1989, New Orleans, La. Proceedings, p. 126-128.

89-7: Johnson, A.G. 1989. Preliminary report on peptidase variation in king mackerel collected in 1988. 22 p.

89-8: DeVries, D.A., and C.B. Grimes. 1989. Ageing of king mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla, from the U.S. South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, 1988-1989. 20 p.

89-9: DeVries, D.A., and C.B. Grimes. 1989. Spatial and temporal variation in size and age composition and growth of king mackerel from the southeastern U.S., 1986-1988. 31 p.

89-10: Collins, L.A. 1989. Reproductive biology of the red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, from the Southeastern United States. 27 p.

89-11: Collins, L.A., and J.H. Finucane. 1989. Reproductive biology of yellowtail snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus, from the Florida Keys. 23 p.

1990

90-1: Palko, B.J., L. Trent, and H.A. Brusher. 1990. Distribution and abundance of the common dolphin, Coryphaena hippurus, in the southeastern United States and U.S. Caribbean based on catch-per-unit-effort data from charterboats, 1982-1985. 13 p. +tables and figures.

90-2: Nakamura, E.L. 1990. Coastal resources research in the Southeast. Presented at the 3d Annual MARFIN Conference, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 1990, Orlando, Florida. Proceedings p. 89-92.

90-3: Trent, L. 1990. Catch per unit effort estimates of king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) and other coastal pelagic fishes by gill nets, longlines, and trolled gear. 24 p.

1991

91-1: Collins, L.A., and L. Trent. 1991. Statistics and description of the fisheries for king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) in the southeast United States and Mexico. 19 p. + tables and figures.

91-2: Nakamura, E.L. 1991. Fecundity by size of reef fishes for spawning potential ratios. Presented at the 4th Annual MARFIN Conference, Sept. 10-11, 1991, San Antonio, Texas. Proceedings, p. 99-105.

1992

92-1: Nakamura, E.L., and A.G. Johnson. 1992. Age and growth of gag, red grouper, and vermilion snapper. Presented at the 5th Annual MARFIN Conference, Oct. 28-29, 1992, Corpus Christi, Texas. 4 p.

92-2: Nakamura, E.L., and L.A. Collins. 1992. Reef fish spawning periodicity and fecundity estimates. Presented at the 5th Annual MARFIN Conference, Oct. 28-29, 1992, Corpus Christi, Texas. 3 p.

92-3: Trent, L., and D. Mathis. 1992. Diel variations in catchability and in the amounts and types of food in Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) stomachs. 13 p.

92-4: Trent, L., and J.J. Isely. 1992. Problems incurred in estimating food consumption rates of bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) and Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) based on diel periodicity of mean stomach contents. 47 p.

1993

93-1: Trent, L., and J. Castro. 1993. Descriptions of shark drift net and set gill net fisheries, and observations in a set gill net fishery. An internal report of the Panama City Laboratory, NMFS. 19 p.

93-2: Trent, L. 1993. Evaluation of shark by-catch in commercial shark fisheries. Memorandum to Bradford Brown, 11 p.

93-3: Fable, W.A., Jr. 1993. King mackerel tag loss. Progress report--March 1993. 1 p.

93-4: Fable, W.A., Jr. 1993. Stock structure of king mackerel in southeast Florida--March, 1993. 7 p.

93-5: Johnson, A.G. 1993. Age and growth of gag, red grouper, and gray snapper. Marfin Progress Report, Sept. 1993. Unpaginated.

93-6: Anonymous. 1993. Annotated bibliography of Panama City Laboratory publications, 1973 - 1992. Presented to Eugene L. Nakamura on the occasion of his retirement. 52 p.

93-7: Collins, L.A., A.G. Johnson, and C.P. Keim. 1993. Spawning and fecundity of the red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, from the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. (ABSTRACT) Presented at the 6th Annual MARFIN Conference, Oct. 12-13, 1993, Atlanta, Ga. Proceedings p. 7-8.

93-8: Johnson, A.G., L.A. Collins, and C.P. Keim. 1993. Age-size structure of gag and red grouper from the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. (ABSTRACT) Presented at the 6th Annual MARFIN Conference, Oct. 12-13, 1993, Atlanta, Ga. Proceedings, p. 9.

93-9: Fable, W.A. Jr. 1993. Reef fish release mortality progress report - January 1993. 2 p.

93-10: Koenig, C.C., and P.L. Colin. 1993. Absolute abundance and survival of juvenile gag, Mycteroperca microlepis (Pisces: Serranidae), in seagrass beds of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. 26 p. + figs.

1994

94-1: Trent, L. 1994. Project report on the description of the shark drift gillnet fishery and results of the observer project for July-December 1993. 13 p.

94-2: Trent, L. 1994. Marine mammal by-catch in the shark drift gillnet fishery. Quarterly progress report, January-March 1994. 7 p.

94-3: Trent, L. 1994. Special report on fishing effort, observer effort, catch, and non-targeted catch in the shark drift gillnet fishery, 1994. Prepared at the request of Dr. Bradford Brown, SEFSC, Miami, FL. 12 p.

94-4: Palko, B.J., and J.K. Lacey. 1994. Charterboat survey at NMFS Panama City Laboratory. Presented July 13, 1994 to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Annapolis, MD. 15 p.

94-5: Johnson, A.G. 1994. Age and growth of gag, red grouper, and gray snapper, red snapper and yellowtail snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. Progress report. 34 p.

94-6: Collins, L.A., and A.G. Johnson. 1994. Fecundity of gag, red grouper, scamp, red snapper, vermilion snapper, gray snapper and yellowtail snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. Marfin Annual Progress Report. 37 p.

94-7: Shaffer, R.N. 1994 (comp.). A compendium of papers presented at the Southeast Affiliate of IAMSLIC Libraries (SAIL) 4th Annual Conference, May 4-6, 1994, Panama City Beach, Florida. 62 p.

94-8: Fable, W.A., Jr. 1994. Vermilion snapper release mortality. Summary report--February, 1994. 2 p.

94-9: Fable, W.A., Jr. 1994. Summary report on tagging of groupers and snappers in northwest Florida. Memorandum to Churchill Grimes. 2 p.

94-10: DeVries, D.A., and C.B. Grimes. 1994. A biologically based method for allocating south Florida catches of king mackerel among eastern Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean groups. Presented at the 7th Annual MARFIN Conference, Oct. 24-25, 1994, Biloxi, Miss. Proceedings, p. 15-16.

94-11: Collins, L.A. 1994. Fecundity of gag, red grouper, scamp, red snapper, gray snapper and yellowtail snapper. Presented at the 7th Annual MARFIN Conference, Oct. 24-25, 1994, Biloxi, Miss. By L.A. Collins. Proceedings, p. 50-51.

94-12: Johnson, A.G., and C.C. Koenig. 1994. Age and growth of gag, red grouper, gray snapper, red snapper and yellowtail snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. Presented at the 7th Annual MARFIN Conference, Oct. 24-25, 1994, Biloxi, Miss. Proceedings, p. 52-53.

94-13: Johnson, A.G. 1994. Age and growth of gag, red grouper, and gray snapper, red snapper and yellowtail snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. Marfin Project report FY 94. Unpaginated.

94-14: Johnson, A.G., and C.C. Koenig. 1994. Age and size structure of the fishery and juvenile abundance of gag (Mycteroperca microlepis), from the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. 12 p. + tables and figs.

1995

95-1: Prescott, S., and L. Trent. 1995. Records of sharks tagged in shallow coastal areas of northwest Florida by personnel of the NMFS Panama City Laboratory, 1992-94. A progress report prepared for personnel of the Mote Marine Laboratory. 21 p.

95-2: Prescott, S., J.K. Carlson, and L. Trent. 1995. Recapture information on sharks tagged in shallow coastal areas of northwest Florida by personnel of the NMFS Panama City Laboratory, 1993-1994. Unpaginated.

95-3: Prescott, S., J.K. Carlson, and L. Trent. 1995. Information on bioprofile samples collected in shallow coastal areas of northwest Florida for Mote Marine Laboratory by personnel of National Marine Fisheries Service Panama City Laboratory, 1994. 15 p.

95-4: Fable, W.A., Jr. 1995. Vermilion snapper release mortality. Summary report--January, 1995. 2 p.

95-5: DeVries, D.A., and C.L. Palmer. 1995. Age, growth, age at maturity, and size composition of spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, in the panhandle region of Florida. Fla. Dep. Environ. Prot. Contract # MR019, Fifth quarterly report: March 1995 - May 1995. 5 p.

95-6: DeVries, D.A., and C.B. Grimes. 1995. A biologically based method for allocating South Florida catches of king mackerel among eastern Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean groups. Marfin Grant no. 95MFIH09. Presented at the 8th Annual Marfin Conf., Nov. 28-29, 1995, Tampa, FL. 4 p.

95-7: Grimes, C.B., C.C. Koenig, and G. Gilmore. 1995. The effects of fishing on the structure and function of spawning aggregations of gag (Mycteroperca microlepis) and scamp () in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Marfin Grant no. 95MFIH10. Presented at the 8th Annual Marfin Conf., Nov. 28-29, 1995, Tampa, FL. 2 p.

95-8: Johnson, A.G. 1995. Age and growth of gag, red grouper, and four snappers in the Gulf of Mexico. Marfin Grant no. 95MFIH11. Presented at the 8th Annual Marfin Conf., Nov. 28-29, 1995, Tampa, FL. 2 p.

95-9: Johnson, A.G., and P. Goodyear. 1995. Development of validated methods to age the catch of red grouper for stock assessment. Marfin Grant no. 95MFIH20. Presented at the 8th Annual Marfin Conf., Nov. 28-29, 1995, Tampa, FL. 2p.

95-10: Shaffer, R.N. 1995. Freshwater linkages: effect of salinity changes on the distribution and survival of seagrasses and emergent marsh vegetation in the Gulf of Mexico: a literature review. Completion Report, EPA Project no. DW13936612-01-0. 52 p.

95-11: Johnson, A.G. 1995. Age and growth of gag, red grouper, and four snappers in the Gulf of Mexico. Marfin Project Report, FY 95. Unpaginated.

1996

96-1: Palko, B.J., J. Lacey, S. Neidetcher, and L. Trent. 1996. Evaluation of charterboat fishing effort in northwest Florida during 1990-1995 based on volunteered logbook data. Presented at the RECFIN Meeting, January 25-26, 1996, New Orleans, Louisiana. 17 p.

96-2: Palmer, C.L., and D.A. DeVries. 1996. Age, growth, age at maturity, and size composition of spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, in the panhandle region of Florida. Ninth quarterly report, March-May 1996, DEP Contract # MR019. 4 p.

96-3: DeVries, D.A., and C.B. Grimes. 1996. A biologically based method for allocating south Florida catches of king mackerel among eastern Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean groups. Completion Report for MARFIN Project no. 95 MFIH-15. 10 p.

96-4: Palmer, Chris L., and D.A. DeVries. 1996. Age, growth, age at maturity, and size composition of spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, in the panhandle region of Florida. 10th Quarterly Report: June 1996-August 1996. 4 p.

96-5: Johnson, A.G. 1996. Age and growth of gag, red grouper and four snappers in the Gulf of Mexico. Presented at the 9th Annual MARFIN Conference, Nov. 6-7, 1996, Tampa, Fla. 2 p.

96-6: Johnson, A.G. 1996. Age and growth of gag, red grouper and four snappers in the Gulf of Mexico. Marfin Project Report, FY 96. Unpaginated.

1997

97-1: Trent, L., J.K. Carlson, and A.G. Johnson. 1997. Sampling methods for shark abundance index and ecological surveys in shallow coastal areas of northwest Florida, 1996-1997. 13 p. + figs. and tables.

97-2: Trent, L. 1997. Plan of a pilot study to estimate recreational fishing effort, and catch and effort, by boats-for-hire using mailed questionnaires in northwest Florida. Draft prepared for Feb. 12, 1997 meeting. 17 p. + figs.

97-3: Parshley, D., L. Trent, and J.K. Carlson. 1997. Coastal net fisheries descriptions and potential interactions with bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. 25 p.

97-4: Trent, L., A. Avrigian, and R. Shaffer. 1997. Recreational fishery surveys conducted by personnel of the National Marine Fisheries Service Panama City Laboratory, 1970-1996. 25 p.

97-5: Carlson, J.K. 1997. A review of studies on the abundance and distribution of sharks in nursery areas. By J.K. Carlson. 10 p.

97-6: Trent, L., J. Lacey, and J. Brusher. 1997. Evaluation of charterboat fishing effort in northwest Florida during 1990-1995 based on volunteered logbook data. Report presented July 21, 1997, at the New Orleans, La. workshop. 16 p.

97-7: DeVries, D.A., C.D. Bedee, C.L. Palmer, and S.A. Bortone. 1997. Age, growth, maturity, and size composition of spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, in the panhandle region of Florida. By Douglas A. Final Report for Fla. Dep. Environ. Prot., Marine Resources Grants MR019 and MR024. 40 p.

97-8: Johnson, A.G. 1997. Age and growth of gag, red grouper and four snappers in the Gulf of Mexico. Marfin Project Report, FY 97. Unpaginated.

97-9: Shaffer, R. 1997. A summary of the essential fisheries habitat information for eight species of fishes from the Gulf of Mexico. 27 p.

1998

98-1: Trent, L. 1998. Abundance and size of gulf (Paralichthys albigutta) and southern (P. lethostigma) flounders during fall movements in St. Andrew Bay, Florida, 1979-1984. 17 p. + figs. and tables.

98-2: Koenig, C., M. Ruckelshaus, and F.C. Coleman. 1998. Seagrass habitat quality: criteria for the management of economically important finfishes of the northwest coast of Florida. Final report, Fla. Dep. Environ. Prot. Contract MR 143 (FSU 1308 883 37). 45 p., appends.

98-3: Carlson, J.K. 1998. An index of abundance for coastal species of sharks from the northeast Gulf of Mexico, 1996-1997. 15 p. + figs.

98-4: Cortés, E., and G. Scott. 1998. Rates of increase per generation for large coastal species of sharks from the U.S. Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. 4 p.

98-5: Carlson, J.K. 1998. Occurrence of neonate and juvenile sandbar sharks, Carcharhinus plumbeus, from the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. 14 p.

98-6: Cortés, E. 1998. A stochastic stage-based population model of the sandbar shark in the western north Atlantic. 26 p. + figs.

98-7: Trent, L., S. Prescott, J.K. Carlson, and B. Heinisch. 1998. Relative abundance and size of juvenile and small adult sharks in St. Andrew Sound in northwest Florida. 8 p. + tables and figures.

98-8: Trent, L., and J.K. Carlson. 1998. Comparisons of longline methods to estimate juvenile shark abundance indices in shallow coastal areas of northwest Florida. 21 p. + tables and figures.

1999

99-1: Cortés, E. 1999. Pilot logbook panel survey of recreational boats-for-hire in Northwest Florida. 48 p. + appends.

99-2: Cortés, E. 1999. Potential rates of increase and rates of increase per generation for three species of pelagic sharks from the Atlantic Ocean. ICCAT Working Group on Sharks. 7 p.

99-3: Cortés, E. 1999. Catch rates of pelagic sharks from the northwestern Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean. ICCAT Working Group on Sharks. 5 p.

99-4: Carlson, J.K., and D. Lee. 1999. Catch and bycatch in the shark drift gillnet fishery off east Florida during the critical right whale season, 1999. 13 p.

99-5: Fitzhugh, G.R., W. L. Trent, and W.A. Fable, Jr., Jr. 1999. Age-structure, mesh-size selectivity, and comparative life history parameters of southern and gulf flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma and P. albigutta) in northwest Florida.

99-6: Fitzhugh, G.R., L.A. Collins, L.A. Lombardi, M.R. Burnett, W.A. Fable, and W.T. Walling. 1999. Report of red snapper otolith aging and spawning/fecundity research: 1998 data summary. 16 p.

99-7: Cortés, E. 1999. 1999 shark evaluation annual report. 23 p.

99-8: Koenig, C.C., and F.C. Coleman. 1998, rev. 1999. Recruitment indices and seagrass habitat relationships of the early juvenile stages of gag, gray snapper, and other economically important reef fishes in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Final report MARFIN Award No. NA57FF0055. 65 p, figs.

2000

00-1: Carlson, J.K., and D. Lee. 2000. The directed shark drift gillnet fishery: catch and bycatch 1998-1999. 11 p.

00-2: Carlson, J.K. 2000. Progress report on directed shark gillnet fishery: right whale season, 2000. 12 p.

00-3: Allman, R.J., G.R. Fitzhugh, W.A. Fable, and L.A. Lombardi-Carlson. 2000. Report of red snapper otolith aging: 1999 data summary. 14 p.

00-4: Cortés, E. 2000. 2000 shark evaluation annual report. 23 p.

00-5: Fitzhugh, G.R., C.C. Koenig, F.C. Coleman, and W. Sturges, III. 2000. Spawning-to-nursery connection for gag: tests of mechanisms to explain seagrass recruitment patters. Final report, MARFIN Award No. NA77FF0546. 56 p.

2001

01-1: Allman, R.J., G.R. Fitzhugh, and W.A. Fable. 2001. Report of vermilion snapper otolith aging: 1994-2000 data summary. 7 p. + tables and figs.

01-2: Fitzhugh, G.R., L.A. Lombardi-Carlson, and N.M. Evou. 2001. Gag (Mycteroperca microlepis) age-structure from the eastern Gulf of Mexico: 1991-2000. 14 p. + figs.

01-3: Carlson, J.K. 2001. Standardization of catch rates for small coastal sharks from the directed shark drift gillnet fishery based upon Observer Programs. 19 p.

01-4: Carlson, J.K. 2001. The directed shark gillnet fishery: right whale season, 2001. 10 p.

01-5: Carlson, J.K., and I.E. Baremore. 2001. The directed shark gillnet fishery: non-right whale season, 2000 and 2001. 8 p.

01-6: Carlson, J.K. 2001. A fishery-independent assessment of shark abundance for small coastal species in the northeast Gulf of Mexico. 8 p.

01-7: Koenig, C. 2001. Preliminary results of depth-related capture-release mortality of dominant reef fish in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. 12 p.

01-8: DeVries, D.A. 2001. A preliminary report on the stock composition of the Florida east coast winter fishery for king mackerel, Jan-Mar 2000. 2 p.

2002

02-1: Evou, N. 2002. Age determination of sea turtles from claws of rear flippers. 11 p.

02-2: Allman, R.J., G.R. Fitzhugh, and W.A. Fable, Jr. 2002. Report of red snapper otolith aging; 2000 data summary. 4 p. + tables and figures.

02-3: Mikulas, J.J., L.A. Lombardi-Carlson, G.R. Fitzhugh, C.L. Palmer, N.M. Evou, R.J. Allman, and D.A. DeVries. 2002. Summary of 2001 reef fish and mackerel age-structure samples received at Panama City. 11 p.

02-4: DeVries, D.A., and C. Mangum. 2002. Maximum likelihood estimates of the stock composition of the east Florida 2000-2001 winter fishery for king mackerel using otolith shape data. 7 p.

02-5:

02-6: Lombardi-Carlson, L.A., G.R. Fitzhugh, and J. Mikulas. 2002. Red grouper(Epinephelus morio) age-length structure and description of growth from the eastern Gulf of Mexico: 1992-2001. 18 p. + tables and figures.

02-7: Collins, L.A., G.R. Fitzhugh, L.A. Lombardi-Carlson, H.M. Lyon, W.T. Walling, and D.W. Oliver. 2002. Characterization of red grouper (Serranidae: Epinephelus morio) reproduction from the eastern Gulf of Mexico. 10 p. + tables and figures.

02-8: Cortés, E., L. Brooks, and G. Scott. 2002. Stock assessment of large coastal sharks in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. SFD Contribution SFD-02/03-177. 222 p.

02-9: Cortés, E. 2002. Final Meeting Report of the 2002 Shark Evaluation Workshop, NOAA/NMFS /Panama City Laboratory, June 24-28, 2002. 64 p.

02-10: Cortés, E. 2002. Sensitivity analysis of the 1998 Large Coastal Shark Evaluation Workshop results to new data and model formulations following recommendations from peer reviews. SFD Contribution SFD-01/02-167, 71 p.

02-11: Cortés, E. 2002. Stock assessment of small coastal sharks in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. SFD Contribution SFD-01/02-152, 133 p.

02-12: Carlson, J.K, and I.E. Baremore. 2002. The directed shark gillnet fishery: non-right whale season, 2002 (catch, bycatch and estimates of sample size). 10 p.

02-13: Carlson, J.K, and I.E. Baremore. 2002. The directed shark gillnet fishery: right whale season, 2002. 8 p.

2003

03-01: Lombardi-Carlson, L.A., C.L. Palmer, G.R. Fitzhugh, N.M. Evou, B. Barnett, N. Amesbury, R.J. Allman, and D.A. DeVries. 2003. Summary of 2002 reef fish and mackerel age-structure samples received at NMFS, Panama City, Florida. 4 p. + tables and figures.

03-02: Allman, R.J., L.A. Lombardi-Carlson, and G.R. Fitzhugh. 2003. Summary of vermilion snapper otoliths archived at NMFS Panama City laboratory: for March 2003 SEDAR meeting. 12 p. + tables.

03-03: Allman, R.J., B.K. Barnett, and L.A. Lombardi-Carlson. 2003. Summary of yellowtail snapper otoliths archived and processed at NMFS Panama City laboratory: for March 2003 SEDAR meeting. 10 p.

03-04: Allman, R.J., L. Barbieri, B.K. Barnett, J. Tunnell, and L.A. Lombardi-Carlson. 2003. Age and growth of yellowtail snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus, off South Florida 1980-2002. 26 p.

03-05: Smith, J. 2003. A summary of Balistes capriscus (gray triggerfish) age and size structure: a decade of data: 1993-2002. (DRAFT)

03-06: Carlson, J.K., I.E. Baremore, and D.M. Bethea. 2003. Shark nursery grounds and Essential Fish Habitat studies. Gulf of Mexico-FY 03: Cooperative Gulf of Mexico Shark Pupping and Nursery Survey. Report to NOAA Fisheries/Highly Migratory Species Office. 17 p.

03-07: Palmer, C.L., and D.A. DeVries. 2003. A pictorial guide to ageing king mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla and Spanish mackerel S. maculatus using whole and sectioned otoliths. Powerpoint presentation, 55 slides.

03-08: Starzinger, K.J., G.R. Fitzhugh, R.J. Allman, and R.A. Farsky. 2003. Timing of opaque zone formation and first annulus interpretation in red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus). 19 p.

03-09: Carlson, J.K., and I.E. Baremore. 2003. The directed shark gillnet fishery: catch and bycatch, 2003. 8 p.

2004

04-01: Fitzhugh, G.R., M.S. Duncan, and L.A. Collins. 2004. Characterization of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) reproduction for the 2004 Gulf of Mexico SEDAR.

04-02: Fitzhugh, G.R., L.A. Lombardi-Carlson, and R.J. Allman. 2004. Draft working document for 2004 red snapper SEDAR. Red snapper otoliths selected for aging at NMFS Panama City Laboratory and possible future sampling targets.

04-03: Allman, R.J., G.R. Fitzhugh, W.A. Fable, Jr., L.A. Lombardi-Carlson, and B.K. Barnett. 2004. Red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) otolith ageing summary 1980 and 1991-2002. 11 p. + appends.

04-04: Allman, R.J., G.R. Fitzhugh, K.J. Starzinger, and R.A. Farsky. 2004. Precision of age estimation in red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus). 23 p.

04-05: Barnett, B.K., L.A. Lombardi-Carlson, G.R. Fitzhugh, C.L. Palmer, N.A. Amesbury, N.M. Evou, R.J. Allman, and D.A. DeVries. 2004. Summary of 2003 reef fish and mackerel age-structure samples received at NMFS, Panama City, Florida. 8 p.

04-06: Carlson, J.K., D.M. Bethea, A. Middlemiss, and I.E. Baremore. 2004. Shark nursery grounds and essential fish habitat studies. Report to NOAA Fisheries, Highly Migratory Species Office.

04-07: Collins, L.A., R.J. Allman, G.R. Fitzhugh, L.A. Lombardi-Carlson, and D.A. DeVries. 2004. Age and reproduction of Gulf of Mexico reef fish and mackerels for stock assessments. MARFIN Grant no. 04MFIH06, 2 p.

04-08: DeVries, D., G.R. Fitzhugh, J.H. Brusher, and J. Taylor. 2004. Recruitment indices for the shallow-water grouper complex. MARFIN Grant no. 04MFIH05, 2 p.

2005

05-01: Carlson, J.K., D.M. Bethea, and I.E. Baremore. 2005. The directed shark gillnet fishery: Catch and bycatch, 2004.

05-02: Allman, R.J., J.A. Tunnell, and B.K. Barnett. 2005. Vermilion snapper otolith aging: 2001-2004 data summary.

05-03: Collins, L.A. , R.J. Allman, and H.M. Lyon. 2005. Reproduction of vermilion snapper (Lutjanidae: Rhomboplites aurorubens) from the northern and eastern Gulf of Mexico, 1991-2002. Working Document for SEDAR9.

05-04: Harter, S.L., and A.W. David. 2005. South Atlantic marine protected areas: pre-closure evaluation of habitat and fish assemblages in five proposed reserves. A report to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council. 25 p.

05-05: Barnett, B.K., L.A. Lombardi-Carlson, G.R. Fitzhugh, C.L. Palmer, C.L. Gardner, C.A. Lounder, R.A. Farsky, N.A. Amesbury, N.M. Evou, R.J. Allman, and D.A. DeVries. 2005. Summary of 2004 reef fish and mackerel age-structure samples received at NMFS, Panama City, Florida.

05-06: Fitzhugh, G.R., L.A. Collins, H.M. Lyon, W.T. Walling (and others). 2005. Characterization of gag (Mycteroperca microlepis) reproduction from the eastern Gulf of Mexico: for SEDAR 10 Data Workshop.

05-07: Carlson, J.K., J.R. Sulikowski, and I.E. Baremore. 2005. Life history parameters for blacktip sharks, Carcharhinus limbatus, from the United States South Atlantic Bight and Eastern Gulf of Mexico. Working Document LCS05/06-DW-10 of the 05/06 Large Coastal Shark Data Workshop. Oct 31 - Nov 4, 2005. 10 p.

05-08: Carlson, J.K. 2005. The directed shark gillnet fishery: characterization of the large coastal shark catch and standardization of catch rates from observer data. Working Document LCS05/06-DW-11 of the 05/06 Large Coastal Shark Data Workshop. Oct 31 - Nov 4 2005. 14 p.

05-09: Carlson, J.K., and D.M. Bethea. 2005. Standardized catch rates of large coastal sharks from a fishery-independent survey in northwest Florida. Working Document LCS05/06-DW-12 of the 05/06 Large Coastal Shark Data Workshop. Oct 31- Nov 4 2005. 32 p.

05-10: Carlson, J.K., J. Osborne, and T.W. Schmidt. 2005. Standardized catch rates of large coastal sharks from the Everglades National Park creel survey, 1972 - 2002. Working Document LCS05/06-DW-13 of the 05/06 Large Coastal Shark Data Workshop. Oct 31 - Nov 4 2005. 11 p.

05-11. Cortés, E. 2005. Documentation of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources longline survey catch rate series (SC LL Recent). Working Document LCS05/06-DW-14 of the 05/06 Large Coastal Shark Data Workshop. Oct 31 - Nov 4 2005. 8 p.

05-12. Cortés, E., and E. Brooks. 2005. Indirect estimates of natural mortality for sandbar (Charcharhinus plumbeus) and blacktip (Carcharhinus limbatus) sharks in the western North Atlantic. Working Document LCS05/06-DW-15 of the 05/06 Large Coastal Shark Data Workshop. Oct 31 - Nov 4 2005. 14 p.

05-13. Cortés, E., and J.A. Neer. 2005. Updated catches of Atlantic sharks. Working Document LCS05/06-DW-16 of the 05/06 Large Coastal Shark Data Workshop. Oct 31 - Nov 4 2005. 58 p.

05-14. Cortés, E., A. Morgan, and G. Burgess. 2005. Standardized catch rates of large coastal sharks from the Commercial Shark Fishery Observer Program, 1994-2004. Working Document LCS05/06-DW-17 of the 05/06 Large Coastal Shark Data Workshop. Oct 31 - Nov 4, 2005. 29 p.

05-15. Neer, Julie A., and E Cortés. 2005. Estimation of large coastal shark complex, blacktip, and sandbar shark bycatch in the Gulf of Mexico menhaden fishery. Working Document LCS05/06-DW-34 of the 05/06 Large Coastal Shark Data Workshop. Oct 31 - Nov 4, 2005. 7 p.

2006

06-01: Carlson, J.K., and D.M. Bethea. 2006. The directed shark gillnet fishery: catch and bycatch, 2005.

06-02: Bethea, D.M., L. Hollensead, and J.K. Carlson. 2006. Shark nursery grounds and essential fish habitat studies. Gulfspan Gulf of Mexico- FY05. Cooperative Gulf of Mexico States Shark Pupping and Nursery Survey. Report to NOAA Fisheries, Highly Migratory Species Office.

06-03: L.A. Lombardi-Carlson, G.R. Fitzhugh, and W.A. Fable, Jr. 2006. Age, length, and growth of gag (Mycteroperca microlepis) from the northeastern Gulf of Mexico: 1991-2005. SEDAR 10.

06-04: Smith, P.C., L.F. Hale, and J.K. Carlson. 2006. The directed shark longline fishery: catch and bycatch, 2005.

06-05: Cortés, E., E. Brooks, P. Apostolaki, and C.A. Brown. 2006. Stock assessment of dusky shark in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.

06-06: Cortés, E., and Babcock. 2006. Assessment of large coastal, blacktip, and; sandbar sharks using surplus production methods.

06-07: Cortés, E., and J.A. Neer. 2006. Catch history for blacktip shark - combined regions. 5 p.

06-08: Brooks, E.N., and E. Cortés. 2006. Issues related to biological inputs to blacktip and sandbar assessments. 2 p.

06-09: Lombardi-Carlson, L.A. 2006. Temporal and spatial trends in red grouper (Epinephelus morio) age and growth from the northeastern Gulf of Mexico: 1979-2005

06-10: Lombardi-Carlson, L.A., C.L. Palmer, C. Levins, L. Goetz, C. Gardner, N.M. Evou, R.A. Farsky, R.J. Allman, G.R. Fitzhugh, and D.A. DeVries. 2006. Summary of 2005 reef fish and mackerel age-structure samples received at NMFS Panama City, Florida.

06-11: Palmer, C.L., R.A. Farsky, C. Gardner and L.A. Lombardi-Carlson. 2006. The use of an otalith reference collection to monitor age reader precision for red grouper (Epinephelus morio).

06-12: Hale, L.F. 2006. Bottom Longline Fishery Bycatch of Red Grouper From Observer Data. Sedar DW.12.XX.

06-13: D.A. DeVries, J.H. Brusher, and G.R. Fitzhugh. 2006. Spatial and temporal patterns in demographics and catch rates of red grouper from a fisher-independent trap survey in the northeast Gulf of Mexico, 2004-2005. SEDAR 12-DW-13.

06-14: G.R. Fitzhugh, H. M. Lyon, W.T. Walling, C. Levins, and L.A. Lombardi-Carlson. 2006. An update of Gulf of Mexico red grouper reproductive data and parameters for SEDAR 12 DW-4-14

06-15: Lombardi-Carlson, L.A. 2006. Trip Interview Program Length verses Age Based sampling: Is there a region effect?

06-16: Siegfried, K.I., M. Ribera, L.F. Hale, and J.K. Carlson. 2006. Expanded take estimates of snapper-grouper from the shark bottom longline fishery within proposed marine protected areas in th South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Amendment 14 to the Snapper-Grouper Federal Management Plan.

06-17: Harter, S.L., and A.W. David. 2006. South Atlantic marine protected area: year two of a pre-closure evaluation of habitat and fish assemblages in five proposed reserves.

06-18: Duncan, M.S., L. Hollensead, L. Carter, and F. Parauka. 2006. Fine-scale movement of Gulf of Mexico Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) relative to critical habitat within Escambia, East, Pensacola, and Choctawhatchee Bays, Florida, following Hurricanes Ivan and Dennis.

06-19: David, A.W. 2006. Further Studies on the Susceptibility of Reef Fish to Surface Trolling in a NE Gulf of Mexico Marine Protected Area.

06-20: Siegfried, K.I., M. Ribera, L. Hale, and J.K. Carlson. (2006). Expanded take estimates of coastal shark from the shark bottom longline fishery within proposed Type II Marine Protected Areas in the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Amendment 14 to the Smapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan.

06-21: Carlson, J.K., E. Cortés, McCandless, Cami, Neer, Julie, Beerkircher, Lawrence. (2006). The Status of the United States Population of Night Shark (Carcharhinus signatus). SFD Contribution PCB 06-21.

07-01: Carlson, J.K., and D.M. Bethea. (2007). The Directed Shark Gillnet Fishery: Catch and Bycatch, 2006.

07-02: Bowen, S. (2007). 2006 Summary of Marine Mammal Strandings in the Northwest Florida Panhandle.

07-03: Hale, L.F., I.E. Baremore, and J.K. Carlson. (2007). The Directed Shark Longline Fishery: Catch and Bycatch, 2006.

07-04: Bethea, D.M., L. Hollensead, and J.K. Carlson. (2006). Shark Nursery Grounds and Essential Fish Habitat Studies. Gulfspan Gulf of Mexio Staes Shark Pupping and Nursery Survey. Report to NOAA Fisheries, Highly Migratory Species Office.

07-05 Bethea, D.M., L. Hollensead, and J.K. Carlson. 2007. Preliminary tag and recapture data of small coastal sharks (Atlantic sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae, blacknose shark, Carcharhinus acronotus, bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, and finetooth shark, C. isodon) in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. SEDAR 13 Small Coastal Sharks Data Workshop, Working Document SEDAR 13-DW-03

07-06 Carlson, J.K. 2002. Standardized catch rates of small coastal sharks from a fishery-independent longline survey in northwest Florida. SEDAR 13 Small Coastal Sharks Data Workshop, Working Document SEDAR 13-DW-05.

07-07 Carlson, J.K. and D.M. Bethea. 2007. Standardized catch rates of small coastal sharks from a fishery-independent gillnet survey in northwest Florida. SEDAR 13 Small Coastal Sharks Data Workshop, Working Document SEDAR 13-DW-06.

07-08 Carlson, J.K. and J. Loefer. 2007. Life history parameters for Atlantic sharpnose sharks, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae, from the United States South Atlantic Ocean and northern Gulf of Mexico. SEDAR 13 Small Coastal Sharks Data Workshop, Working Document SEDAR 13-DW-08.

07-09 Carlson, J.K., D.M. Bethea, and I.E. Baremore. 2007. The Directed Shark Drift Gillnet Fishery: Characterization of the Small Coastal Shark Catch, Average Size and Standardization of Catch Rates from Observer Data. SEDAR 13 Small Coastal Sharks Data Workshop, Working Document SEDAR 13-DW-09.

07-10 Carlson, J.K., J. Osborne, and T.W. Schmidt. 2007. Standardized catch rates of bonnetheads from the Everglades National Park creel survey, 1978-2004. SEDAR 13 Small Coastal Sharks Data Workshop, Working Document SEDAR 13-DW-10.

07-11 Carlson, J.K., J.M. Drymon, and J.A. Neer. 2007. Life history parameters for finetooth sharks, Carcharhinus isodon, from the United States South Atlantic Ocean and northern Gulf of Mexico. SEDAR 13 Small Coastal Sharks Data Workshop, Working Document SEDAR 13-DW-11.

07-12 Carlson, J.K., E. Cortés, A. Morgan, L. Hale, I.E. Baremore, and G. Burgess. 2007. Standardized catch rates of small coastal sharks from the Commercial Shark Fishery Longline Observer Program, 1994-2005. Working Document SEDAR 13-DW-12.

07-13 Cortés, E. and J. Boylan. 2007. Standardized catch rates of Small Coastal Sharks from the SEAMAP-South Atlantic Shallow Water Trawl Survey. Working Document SEDAR 13-DW-14.

07-14 Cortés, E. and J.A. Neer. 2007. Updated catches of Atlantic small coastal sharks. SEDAR 13 Small Coastal Sharks Data Workshop, Working Document SEDAR 13-DW-15.

07-15 Cortés, E. 2007. Standardized catch rates of bonnethead, Atlantic sharpnose shark, and the small coastal shark complex from the Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey (MRFSS). Working Document SEDAR 13-DW-16.

07-16 Hale, L., I.E. Baremore, J.K. Carlson, A. Morgan, and G. Burgess. 2007. Bottom Longline Observer Program: small coastal shark catch and bycatch 1994 to 2005. Working Document SEDAR 13-DW-20.

07-17 Siegfried, K. 2007. The estimation of small coastal shark bycatch in the shrimp trawl fishery of the south Atlantic. Working Document SEDAR 13-DW-35.

07-18 Palmer, C., L.A. Lombardi-Carlson, L. Goetz, C. Levins, C. Gardner, N.M. Evou, R.A. Farsky, R.J. Allman, G.R. Fitzhugh, D.A. DeVries, and Z. Jones 2007. 2006 Summary of reef fish and mackerel age-structure samples received at NMFS, Panama City, Florida.

07-19 Cook, M. & L.A. Lombardi-Carlson 2007. Yellowedge grouper (/Epinephelus flavolimbatus/) and golden tilefish (/Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps/) distributions, habitat preferences and available biological samples.

07-20 Carlson, J.K. 2007. Compilation of experiments to test circle and J type hooks on bottom longline gear.

07-21 Lombardi-Carlson, L.A. 2007. Summary of Teleost Age Estimates from the Ciguatera Research Cruise.

07-22 Cortés, E. 2007. Assessment of Small Coastal Sharks, Atlantic Sharpnose, Bonnethead, Blacknose and Finetooth Sharks using Surplus Production Methods. SEDAR 13-AW-01.

07-23 Siegfried, K., E. Cortés, and E. Brooks. 2007. Determining Selectivities for Small Coastal Shark Species for Assessment Purposes. SEDAR 13-AW-02.

07-24 Siegfried, K.I., and E.N. Brooks. 2007. Assessment of Blacknose, Bonnethead, and Atlantic Sharpnose Sharks with a State-Space, Age-Structured Production Model. SEDAR 13-AW-03.