2020 DFO Pacific Science Publications
We are pleased to continue to provide Canadians with the Pacific Region’s science publications, and to continue the ongoing communication of high quality research with this list of 2020 Pacific Science Publications. Below you will find primary and secondary peer reviewed publications published in 2020 which involve at least one DFO Science Branch author from the Pacific Region. The links provided to this research are hosted by third party publishers, as such journals may only be available in English.
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| Kwiatkowski, L., Torres, O., Bopp, L., Aumont, O., Chamberlain, M., Christian, J. R., Dunne, J. P., Gehlen, M., Ilyina, T., John, J. G., Lenton, A., Li, H., Lovenduski, N. S., Orr, J. C., Palmieri, J., Santana-Falcón, Y., Schwinger, J., Séférian, R., Stock, C. A., Tagliabue, A., Takano, Y., Tjiputra, J., Toyama, K., Tsujino, H., Watanabe, M., Yamamoto, A., Yool, A., and Ziehn, T. (2020) Twenty-first century ocean warming, acidification, deoxygenation, and upper-ocean nutrient and primary production decline from CMIP6 model projections. Biogeosciences, 17(13), pp.3439-3470. | Anthropogenic stressors, climate change, drivers of environmental change, Earth system models (ESMs), Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6), marine ecosystem |
| Ross, T., Du Preez, C. and Ianson, D. (2020) Rapid deep ocean deoxygenation and acidification threaten life on Northeast Pacific seamounts. Global change biology, 26(11), 6424-6444. | Anthropogenic stressors, climate change, benthic ecosystems, cold water corals, ecosystem-based management, ocean acidification, ocean biogeochemistry, ocean deoxygenation, vulnerable marine ecosystems |
| Proverbs, T.A., Stewart, A.R., Vittrekwa, A., Vittrekwa, E., Hovel, R.A. and Hodgson, E.E. (2020). Disrupted ecosystem and human phenology at the climate frontline in Gwich'in First Nation territory. Conservation Biology. 10.1111/cobi.13672. | Anthropogenic stressors, climate change, community-based monitoring program, Mackenzie River watershed, Arctic, broad whitefish, Coregonus nasus |
| Ma, S., Tian, Y., Li, J., Yu, H., Cheng, J., Sun, P., Fu, C., Liu, Y. and Watanabe, Y. (2020). Climate variability patterns and their ecological effects on ecosystems in the northwestern North Pacific. Frontiers in Marine Science. 7:546882. | Anthropogenic stressors, climate change, climate variability, ecosystem, ecological responses, non-stationarity, northwestern North Pacific |
| Litzow, M.A., Hunsicker, M.E., Ward, E.J., Anderson, S.C., Gao, J., McClatchie, S., Zador, S.G., Batten, S., Dressel, S.C., Duffy-Anderson, J., Fergusson, E. and Hopcroft, R.R., Benjamin, J.L. and O’Malley, R. (2020). Evaluating ecosystem change as Gulf of Alaska temperature exceeds the limits of preindustrial variability. Progress in Oceanography, 186, p.102393. | Anthropogenic stressors, climate change, Bayesian Dynamic Factor Analysis, Climate variability, Gulf of Alaska, Ecosystem response, Nonstationary relationship |
| Ivanova, S.V., Kessel, S.T., Espinoza, M., McLean, M.F., O'Neill, C., Landry, J., Hussey, N.E., Williams, R., Vagle, S. and Fisk, A.T. (2020). Shipping alters the movement and behavior of Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida), a keystone fish in Arctic marine ecosystems. Ecological Applications, 30(3), p.e02050. | Anthropogenic stressors, marine traffic, anthropogenic disturbance, Arctic cod, Arctic marine habitat, climate change, spatial ecology, swimming behavior, vessel traffic |
| Iacarella, J.C., Clyde, G. and Dunham, A. (2020). Vessel Tracking Datasets For Monitoring Canada’s Conservation Effectiveness. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3387: viii + 31 p. | Anthropogenic stressors, marine traffic, marine conservation areas, vessel tracking data, monitoring, fishing activities. fishing non-compliance |
| Hannah, L., Thornborough, K., Murray, C.C., Nelson, J., Locke, A., Mortimor, J. and Lawson, J. (2020). Pathways of Effects Conceptual Models for Marine Commercial Shipping in Canada: Biological and Ecological Effects. 10.13140/RG.2.2.17711.76961. | Anthropogenic stressors, marine traffic, Pathways of Effects (PoE) conceptual models, commercial marine shipping, anchoring and mooring, vessel at rest, grounding and sinking, movement underway, discharge |
| Johannessen, S.C., Greer, C.W., Hannah, C.G., King, T.L., Lee, K., Pawlowicz, R. and Wright, C.A. (2020). Fate of diluted bitumen spilled in the coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 150, 110691. | Anthropogenic stressors, pollutants, Diluted bitumen, Dilbit, Oil, Particles, Strait of Georgia, North coastal british columbia |
| Berge, J., Geoffroy, M., Daase, M., Cottier, F., Priou, P., Cohen, J.H., Johnsen, G., McKee, D., Kostakis, I., Renaud, P.E., Vogedes, D., Anderson, P., Last, K.S. and Gauthier, S. (2020). Artificial light during the polar night disrupts Arctic fish and zooplankton behaviour down to 200 m depth. Communications biology, 3(1), pp.1-8. | Anthropogenic stressors, pollutants, Artificial illumination, Arctic Polar Night, disrupt fish and zooplankton behaviour, introduce biases, biological sampling, bioacoustic surveys |
| Iacarella, J.C., Lyons, D.A., Burke, L., Davidson, I.C., Therriault, T.W., Dunham, A. and DiBacco, C. (2020). Climate change and vessel traffic create networks of invasion in marine protected areas. Journal of Applied Ecology, 57(9), pp.1793-1805. | Anthropogenic stressors, aquatic invasive species, automatic identification systems, biosecurity regulations, conservation areas, invasive alien species, network analysis, ship and boat vectors, species distribution models, species range shifts |
| Iacarella, J.C., Burke, L., Davidson, I.C., DiBacco, C., Therriault, T.W. and Dunham, A. (2020). Unwanted networks: Vessel traffic heightens the risk of invasions in marine protected areas. Biological Conservation, 245, p.108553. | Anthropogenic stressors, aquatic invasive species, Automatic identification systems (AIS), Conservation areas, Invasive alien species, Marine vector pathways, Network analysis |
| Leggatt, R.A. and Devlin R.H. (2020). Fluorescent protein transgenesis has varied effects on behaviour and cold tolerance in a tropical fish (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi) – implications for risk assessment. Fish Physiol Biochem (2020) 46:395–403. | Anthropogenic stressors, aquatic invasive species, Fluorescent protein, Transgenic, Tropical fish, Environmental risk, Cold tolerance, Competition |
| Zhang, Y., Yamamoto‐Kawai, M. and Williams, W.J. (2020). Two decades of ocean acidification in the surface waters of the Beaufort Gyre, Arctic Ocean: effects of sea ice melt and retreat from 1997–2016. Geophysical Research Letters, 47(3), e60119. | Physical sciences, ocean acidification, aragonite undersaturation state, Beaufort Gyre, Arctic Ocean, sea ice melt, air-sea CO2 exchange |
| Stramma, L., Schmidtko, S., Bograd, S. J., Ono, T., Ross, T., Sasano, D. and Whitney, F.A. (2020). Trends and decadal oscillations of oxygen and nutrients at 50 to 300 m depth in the equatorial and North Pacific, Biogeosciences, 17, 813–831. | Physical sciences, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, North Pacific Gyre Oscillation, climate signals, oxygen and nutrient changes |
| Blanken, H., Hannah, C., Jody, M.K. and Juhász, T. (2020). Surface Drift and Dispersion in a Multiply Connected Fjord System. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 125(2), e2019JC015425. | Physical sciences, drifters, fjords, dispersion, estuarine, ocean surface, oil spill |
| Paquin, JP., Lu, Y., Taylor, S., Blanken, H., Marcotte, G., Hu, X., Zhai, L., Higginson, S., Nudds, S., Chanut, J., Smith, G.C., Bernier, N. and Dupont, F. (2020). High-resolution modelling of a coastal harbour in the presence of strong tides and significant river runoff. Ocean Dynamics 70(3), 365–385. | Physical sciences, Coastal harbour, Strong tides, River plume, High-resolution modelling, Drift prediction, Bay of Fundy |
| Wang, K., Thomson, R.E., Rabinovich, A.B., Fine, I.V. and Insua, T.L. (2020). The 2018 Alaska-Kodiak tsunami off the west coast of North America: A rare mid-plate tsunamigenic event. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 177(3), 1347-1378. | Physical sciences, 2018 Kodiak earthquake and tsunami, bottom pressure recorders (BPRs), coastal tide gauges, DART, Mendocino Fracture Zone, tsunami hazard regions, mid-plate earthquakes |
| Thomson, R.E., Kulikov, E.A., Spear, D.J., Johannessen, S.C. and Peter Wills, W. (2020). A role for gravity currents in cross‐sill estuarine exchange and subsurface inflow to the southern Strait of Georgia. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 125(4), e2019JC015374. | Physical sciences, Strait of Georgia, gravity currents, estuarine circulation, tidal mixing, bottom-water renewal, coastal upwelling |
| Eastwood, R.A., Macdonald, R.W., Ehn, J.K., Heath, J., Arragutainaq, L., Myers, P.G., Barber, D.G. and Kuzyk, Z.A. (2020). Role of River Runoff and Sea Ice Brine Rejection in Controlling Stratification Throughout Winter in Southeast Hudson Bay. Estuaries and Coasts, 1-31. | Physical sciences, River inflow, Sea ice, Brine, Stratification, Polynyas, Flaw leads, Hudson Bay, James Bay, Freshwater, Oxygen isotopes, Environmental change |
| Guo, L., Wu, Y., Hannah, C.G., Petrie, B., Greenberg, D. and Niu, H. (2020). A modelling study of the ice-free tidal dynamics in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 236, 106617. | Physical sciences, Tidal dynamics, Tidal energy, Arctic, Atlantic, Unstructured-mesh model |
| Fine, I.V., Thomson, R. E., Chadwick Jr, W.W. and Fox, C.G. (2020). Toward a universal frequency of occurrence distribution for tsunamis: Statistical analysis of a 32‐year bottom pressure record at axial seamount. Geophysical Research Letters, 47(10), e(2020)GL087372. | Physical sciences, tsunamis, Axial Seamount, bottom pressure recorders, cabled oceanic observatories, size-dependent power-law, decadal oceanic time series, 4564; 4262; 4304; 8419; 8494 |
| Brown, K.A., Williams, W.J., Carmack, E.C., Fiske, G., François, R., McLennan, D. and Peucker‐Ehrenbrink, B. (2020). Geochemistry of small Canadian Arctic Rivers with diverse geological and hydrological settings. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 125(1), e2019JG005414. | Physical sciences, Arctic Rivers, geochemistry, major ion chemistry, stable isotopes, northern hydrology |
| Capelle, D.W., Kuzyk, Z.Z.A., Papakyriakou, T., Guéguen, C., Miller, L.A. and Macdonald, R.W. (2020). Effect of terrestrial organic matter on ocean acidification and CO2 flux in an Arctic shelf sea. Progress in Oceanography, 185, 102319. | Physical sciences, Aragonite, Carbon-cycle, Carbon-dioxide, Arctic, Ocean acidification |
| Chen, N., Han, G. and Yan, X.H. (2020). Similarity and Difference in Interannual Sea Level Variations Between the Mid‐Atlantic Bight and the Nova Scotia Coast. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 125(5), e2019JC015919. | Physical sciences, interannual sea level variations, Gulf Stream, Mid‐Atlantic Bight, Nova Scotia coast, spatial correlation |
| Cummins, P.F. and Ross, T. (2020). Secular trends in water properties at Station P in the northeast Pacific: An updated analysis. Progress in Oceanography, 186, 102329. | Physical sciences, historical data, Ocean Weather Station P data, isopycnal heaving, pycnocline, warming, Rate of deoxygenation |
| Han, G., Ma, Z. and Slangen, A.B. (2020). Scenarios of Twenty-First Century Mean Sea Level Rise at Tide-Gauge Stations Across Canada. Atmosphere-Ocean, 58(4), 287-301. | Physical sciences, sea level rise, scenarios, local sea level projections, vertical land motion, global positioning systems data |
| Ruckdeschel, G.S., Davies, K.T. and Ross, T. (2020). Biophysical drivers of zooplankton variability on the Scotian Shelf observed using profiling electric gliders. Frontiers in Marine Science. 7. 10.3389/fmars.2020.00627. | Physical sciences, zooplankton, water mass, slocum glider, scotian Shelf, habitat, biophysical coupling, hydroacoustics |
| Brown, K.A., Holding, J.M. and Carmack, E.C. (2020). Understanding regional and seasonal variability is key to gaining a Pan-Arctic perspective on Arctic Ocean freshening. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, 606. | Physical sciences, Arctic Ocean, freshwater, freshening, primary production, stratification, physics, geochemistry, biology |
| Mortenson, E., Steiner, N., Monahan, A.H., Hayashida, H., Sou, T. and Shao, A. (2020). Modeled impacts of sea ice exchange processes on Arctic Ocean carbon uptake and acidification (1980–2015). Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 125(7), e2019JC015782. | Physical sciences, Arctic Ocean, Biogeochemical model, Carbon, sea ice |
| Churnside, J.H., Marchbanks, R.D., Vagle, S., Bell, S.W. and Stabeno, P. J. (2020). Stratification, plankton layers, and mixing measured by airborne lidar in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 177, 104742. | Physical sciences, Ocean lidar, Arctic ocean, Subsurface plankton layers, Ocean optics, Barrow canyon, Turbulence, Ocean remote sensing |
| Lin, P., Pickart, R.S., Fissel, D., Ross, E., Kasper, J., Bahr, F., Torres, D.J., O'Brien, J., Borg, K., Melling, H. and Wiese, F.K. (2020). Circulation in the vicinity of Mackenzie Canyon from a year-long mooring array. Progress in Oceanography, 187, p.102396. | Physical sciences, Canadian Beaufort Sea, Mackenzie Canyon, Boundary currents, Canyon circulation, Ice-ocean interaction |
| Medvedev, I.P., Vilibić, I. and Rabinovich, A.B. (2020). Tidal resonance in the Adriatic Sea: observational evidence. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 125(8), e(2020)JC016168. | Physical sciences, sea level, resonant amplification, eigen modes, tidal analysis, tide gauge, Adriatic Sea |
| Olson, E.M., Allen, S.E., Do, V., Dunphy, M. and Ianson, D. (2020). Assessment of nutrient supply by a tidal jet in the northern Strait of Georgia based on a biogeochemical model. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 125(8), e2019JC015766. | Physical sciences, nitrate, tidal jet, Discovery Passage, Strait of Georgia, biogeochemical model, new production |
| Lannuzel, D., Tedesco, L., van Leeuwe, M. et al. (2020). The future of Arctic sea-ice biogeochemistry and ice-associated ecosystems. Nature Climate Change, 10(11), pp.983-992. | Physical sciences, Biogeochemistry, Cryospheric science, sea-ice, seasonal primary production, ice algae, phytoplankton biomass |
| Sutherland, G., Soontiens, N., Davidson, F., Smith, G.C., Bernier, N., Blanken, H., Schillinger, D., Marcotte, G., Röhrs, J., Dagestad, K.F., Christensen, K.H. and Breivik, O. (2020). Evaluating the leeway coefficient of ocean drifters using operational marine environmental prediction systems. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 37(11), pp.1943-1954. | Physical sciences, Atmosphere-ocean interaction, Lagrangian circulation/transport, Trajectories; Buoy observations, Operational forecasting |
| Shan, S., Hannah, C.G. and Wu, Y. (2020). Response of sea level to tide, atmospheric pressure, wind forcing and river discharge in the Kitimat Fjord System. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 246, 107025. | Physical sciences, Sea level, Kitimat Fjord System, Tide, Local inverse barometer response, Wind forcing, River discharge |
| Thomson, R.E. and Spear, D.J. (2020). Gravity Currents Facilitate Formation of High‐Frequency Internal Solitons and Bores at the Base of the Fraser Delta in the Southern Strait of Georgia. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 125(10), e2020JC016589. | Physical sciences, internal bores and solitons, solibores, gravity currents, Fraser Delta, Strait of Georgia, Salish Sea |
| Wassmann, P., Carmack, E.C., Bluhm, B.A., Duarte, C.M., Berge, J., Brown, K., Grebmeier, J.M., Holding, J., Kosobokova, K., Kwok, R., Matrai, P., Agusti, S.R., Babin, M., Bhatt, U., Eicken, H., Polyakov, I., Rysgaard, S. and Huntington, H.P. (2020). Towards a unifying pan-arctic perspective: A conceptual modelling toolkit. Progress in Oceanography, p.102455. | Physical sciences, Arctic Ocean, Pan-arctic integration, Conceptual models, Biogeochemical cycles, Ecosystem, Management, Communication |
| Hayashida, H., Carnat, G., Galí, M., Monahan, A.H., Mortenson, E., Sou, T. and Steiner, N.S. (2020). Spatiotemporal variability in modeled bottom ice and sea surface dimethylsulfide concentrations and fluxes in the Arctic during 1979–2015. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 34(10), e2019GB006456. | Physical sciences, sea ice biogeochemistry, Arctic Ocean, dimethylsulfide emission, ice algae, numerical model simulation |
| Miller, L.L., Fripiat, F., Moreau, S., Nomura, D., Stefels, J., Steiner, N., Tedesco, L. and Vancoppenolle, M. (2020). Implications of Sea Ice Management for Arctic Biogeochemistry. Eos, 101. | Physical sciences, Biogeochemical cycles, processes, modeling, Climate Change, Ice mechanics, air/sea/ice exchange processes, Opinion, science policy, Sea ice |
| Polyakov, I.V., Alkire, M., Bluhm, B., Brown, K., Carmack, E.C., Chierici, M., Danielson, S.L., Ellingsen, I.H., Ershova, E., Gardfeldt, K. and Ingvaldsen, R.B., Pnyushkov, A., Slagstad, D. and Wassmann, P. (2020). Borealization of the Arctic Ocean in response to anomalous advection from sub-Arctic seas. Front. Mar. Sci. 7:491. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00491. | Physical sciences, Arctic ocean, climate change, atlantification and pacification, multidisciplinary changes, future projections |
| Donnet, S., Lazure, P., Ratsimandresy, A. and Han, G. (2020). A comprehensive oceanographic dataset of a subpolar, mid-latitude broad fjord: Fortune Bay, Newfoundland, Canada. Earth System Science Data, 12(3), 1877-1896. | Physical sciences, broad fjords, Fortune Bay, transient upwelling and downwelling, oceanographic dataset |
| Wong, A.P.S., Wijffels, S.E., Riser, SC, Pouliquen, S., Hosoda, S., Roemmich, D., Gilson, J., Johnson, G.C., Martini, K., Murphy, D.J., Scanderbeg, M., Bhaskar, T.V.S.U., Buck, J.J.H., Merceur, F., Carval, T., Maze, G., Cabanes, C., André, X., Poffa, N., Yashayaev, I., Barker, P.M., Guinehut, S., Belbéoch, M., Ignaszewski, M., Baringer, M.O., Schmid, .C, Lyman, J.M., McTaggart, K.E., Purkey, S.G., Zilberman, N., Alkire, M.B., Swift, D., Owens, W.B., Jayne ,S.R., Hersh, C., Robbins, P., West-Mack, D., Bahr, F., Yoshida, S., Sutton, P.J.H., Cancouët, R., Coatanoan, C., Dobbler, D., Juan, A.G., Gourrion, J., Kolodziejczyk, N., Bernard, V., Bourlès, B., Claustre, H., D'Ortenzio, F., Le Reste, S., Le Traon, P-Y., Rannou, J-P., Saout-Grit, C., Speich, S., Thierry, V., Verbrugge N., Angel-Benavides, I.M., Klein, B., Notarstefano, G., Poulain, P-M., Vélez-Belchí, P., Suga, T., Ando, K., Iwasaska, N., Kobayashi, T., Masuda, S., Oka, E., Sato, K., Nakamura, T., Sato, K., Takatsuki, Y., Yoshida, T., Cowley, R., Lovell, J.L., Oke, P.R., van Wijk, E.M., Carse, F., Donnelly, M., Gould, W.J., Gower,s K., King, B.A., Loch, S.G., Mowat, M., Turton, J., Rama Rao, E.P., Ravichandran, M., Freeland, H.J., Gaboury, I., Gilbert, D., Greenan, B.J.W., Ouellet, M., Ross, T., Tran, A., Dong, M., Liu, Z., Xu, J., Kang, K., Jo H., Kim, S-D. and Park, H-M. (2020). Argo Data 1999–2019: Two Million Temperature-Salinity Profiles and Subsurface Velocity Observations From a Global Array of Profiling Floats. Front. Mar. Sci. 7:700. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00700. | Physical sciences, global, ocean, pressure, temperature, salinity, Argo, profiling, floats |
| Arora, V. K., Katavouta, A., Williams, R. G., Jones, C. D., Brovkin, V., Friedlingstein, P., Schwinger, J., Bopp, L., Boucher, O., Cadule, P., Chamberlain, M. A., Christian, J. R., Delire, C., Fisher, R. A., Hajima, T., Ilyina, T., Joetzjer, E., Kawamiya, M., Koven, C. D., Krasting, J. P., Law, R. M., Lawrence, D. M., Lenton, A., Lindsay, K., Pongratz, J., Raddatz, T., Séférian, R., Tachiiri, K., Tjiputra, J. F., Wiltshire, A., Wu, T., and Ziehn, T. (2020). Carbon–concentration and carbon–climate feedbacks in CMIP6 models and their comparison to CMIP5 models. Biogeosciences, 17(16), pp.4173-4222. | Physical sciences, carbon–concentration and carbon–climate feedback parameters, Earth system models, Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6), fifth CMIP (CMIP5) |
| Schlunegger, S., Rodgers, K.B., Sarmiento, J.L., Ilyina, T., Dunne, J.P., Takano, Y., Christian, J.R., Long, M.C., Frölicher, T.L., Slater, R. and Lehner, F. (2020). Time of Emergence and Large Ensemble intercomparison for ocean biogeochemical trends. Global biogeochemical cycles, 34(8), p.e2019GB006453. | Physical sciences, ocean biogeochemistry, Time of Emergence, Earth system models, model intercomparison, uncertainty quantification, anthropogenic trends |
| Séférian, R., Berthet, S., Yool, A. et al. (2020). Tracking improvement in simulated marine biogeochemistry between CMIP5 and CMIP6. Current Climate Change Reports 6, 95–119. | Physical sciences, Marine Biogeochemistry, CMIP5, CMIP6, Biogeochemistry-Climate Feedbacks, Model Performance |
| Ahmed, M.M., Else, B.G., Capelle, D., Miller, L.A. and Papakyriakou, T. (2020). Underestimation of surface pCO2 and air-sea CO2 fluxes due to freshwater stratification in an Arctic shelf sea, Hudson Bay. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 8(1). | Physical sciences, Sea-ice melt, Freshwater stratification, Hudson Bay, pCO2 variability, Air-sea CO2 fluxes |
| Lopez, C.N., Robert, M., Galbraith, M., Bercovici, S.K., Orellana, M.V. and Hansell, D.A. (2020). High temporal variability of total organic carbon in the deep northeastern Pacific. Frontiers in Earth Science, 8, 80. | Physical sciences, total organic carbon, dissolved organic carbon, North Pacific, export, Ocean Station Papa, carbon seasonality, deep carbon dynamics, marine biogeochemistry |
| Li, X., Yang, D., Han, G., Yang, L., Wang, J., Yang, J., Chen, D. and Zheng, G. (2020). Exploiting the Potential of Coastal GNSS-R for Improving Storm Surge Modeling. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, p1-5, doi: 10.1109/LGRS.2020.2996415. | Physical sciences, BeiDou, Finite-Volume Community Ocean Model (FVCOM), geostationary Earth orbit (GEO), Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS-R), ground-based, numerical modeling, storm surge, tropical cyclone |
| Bradford, M. (2020). Environmental Flow Assessment: Methods and Applications. John G. Williams, Peter B. Moyle, J. Angus Webb, and G. Mathias Kondolf. Wiley, Hoboken, New Jersey. 2019. 2020 pages. $125 (hardcover). Trans Am Fish Soc, 149: 366-366. | Physical sciences, Environmental Flow Assessment, Methods, Applications, book review |
| Bradford, M.J. (2020). Assessment and management of effects of large hydropower projects on aquatic ecosystems in British Columbia, Canada. Hydrobiologia, pp.1-17. | Physical sciences, British Columbia, Hydropower, Environmental flow, Adaptive management |
| Hamilton, A.K., Laval, B.E., Petticrew, E.L., Albers, S.J., Allchin, M., Baldwin, S.A., Carmack, E.C., Déry, S.J., French, T.D., Granger, B., Graves, K.E., Owens, P.N., Selbie, D.T. and Vagle, S. (2020). Seasonal turbidity linked to physical dynamics in a deep lake following the catastrophic 2014 Mount Polley mine tailings spill. Water Resources Research, 56(8), p.e2019WR025790. | Physical sciences, spill material, resuspension of spill‐related bottom sediment, internal seiches, physical dynamics, long‐term impact, acute and chronic mine spills |
| Maguire, T.J., Weidman, R.P., Mundle, S.O., Moore, J.W., Chezik, K.A. and Selbie, D.T. (2020). Impacts of industrial atmospheric emissions on watershed export of dissolved ions in coastal streams: a Bayesian modeling approach. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 192(9), pp.1-9. | Physical sciences, Atmospheric deposition, Calcium, Nitrogen, Salmon, Streams, Sulfur, Watersheds |
| Nephin, J., Jeffery, S., Thiess, M., Archer, S., Murdock, I., Boschen-Rose, J. and Dudas, S. (2020). Methods and results from remotely operated vehicle (ROV) survey PAC2017-030: Exploring high and low current areas in the Salish Sea. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3405: vi + 39 p. | Physical sciences, remotely operated vehicle (ROV) survey, CCGS Vector, corals and sponges, tidal current model data, multibeam bathymetry, bathymetric derivatives |
| Malick, M.J., Siedlecki, S.A., Norton, E.L., Kaplan, I.C., Haltuch, M.A., Hunsicker, M.E., Parker-Stetter, S.L., Marshall, K.N., Berger, A.M., Hermann, A.J., Bond, N.A. and Gauthier, S. (2020). Environmentally driven seasonal forecasts of Pacific hake distribution. Frontiers in Marine Science. 7. 578490. | Fisheries management, California Current, non-stationary, Pacific hake, climate, temperature, forecast |
| Freshwater, C., Holt, K.R., Huang, A.M. and Holt, C.A. (2020). Benefits and limitations of increasing the stock-selectivity of Pacific salmon fisheries. Fisheries Research, 226, p.105509. | Fisheries management, Closed-loop simulation, En route mortality, Mixed-stock |
| Huynh, Q.C., Hordyk, A.R., Forrest, R.E., Porch, C.E., Anderson, S.C. and Carruthers, T.R. (2020). The interim management procedure approach for assessed stocks: Responsive management advice and lower assessment frequency. Fish and Fisheries, 21(3), pp.663-679. | Fisheries management, management strategy, evaluation simulation, stock assessment, total allowable catch |
| Walsh, J.C., Connors, K., Hertz, E., Kehoe, L., Martin, T.G., Connors, B., Bradford, M.J., Freshwater, C., Frid, A., Halverson, J., Moore, J.W. and Reynolds, J. (2020). Prioritizing conservation actions for Pacific salmon in Canada. Journal of Applied Ecology, 57(9), pp.1688-1699. | Fisheries management, conservation planning decision-support tool, Indigenous knowledge, Pacific salmon, Priority Threat Management, recovery planning, stream restoration, Wild Salmon Policy |
| Cahill, C.L., Anderson, S.C., Paul, A.J., MacPherson, L., Sullivan, M.G., van Poorten, B., Walters, C.J. and Post, J.R. (2020). A spatial–temporal approach to modeling somatic growth across inland recreational fisheries landscapes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 77(11), pp.1822-1835. | Fisheries management, Sander vitreus, spatial–temporal correlation, growth models, Simulation experiments |
| Forrest, R.E., Stewart, I.J., Monnahan, C.C., Bannar-Martin, K.H. and Lacko, L.C. (2020). Evidence for rapid avoidance of rockfish habitat under reduced quota and comprehensive at-sea monitoring in the British Columbia Pacific halibut fishery. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 77(8), pp.1409-1420. | Fisheries management, longline fishery, Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, yelloweye rockfish, Sebastes ruberrimus, ntegrated transferable quota system |
| Cooke, K. and Olsen, N. (2020). A User’s guide to the structure of longline hook data in GFBio, the Pacific region’s groundfish biological database. Can. Manuscr. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3174: viii + 52 p. | Fisheries management, GFBio, relational database system, groundfish biological data, longline-specific data |
| O’Hara, C.C., Scarborough, C., Hunter, K.L., Afflerbach, J.C., Bodtker, K., Frazier, M., Stewart Lowndes, J.S., Perry, R.I. and Halpern, B.S. (2020). Changes in ocean health in British Columbia from 2001 to 2016. Plos one, 15(1), p.e0227502. | General biology, ecology, Ocean Health Index (OHI) framework, Marine conservation, Marine ecology, Salmon, Aquaculture, Conservation science |
| Archer, S.K., Kahn, A.S., Thiess, M., Law, L., Leys, S.P., Johannessen, S.C., Layman, C.A., Burke, L. and Dunham, A. (2020). Foundation Species Abundance Influences Food Web Topology on Glass Sponge Reefs. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, p.799. | General biology, ecology, Context-dependent, Ecosystem function, Interspecific interactions, Nutrient loading, Porifera, Productivity, Seagrass |
| Agbayani, S., Fortune, S.M. and Trites, A.W. (2020). Growth and development of North Pacific gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus). Journal of mammalogy, 101(3), 742-754. | General biology, ecology, eastern gray whale, growth curves, length, life expectancy, longevity, mass, morphometrics, Putter model, sexual dimorphism |
| Hipfner, J.M., Galbraith, M., Bertram, D.F. and Green, D.J. (2020). Basin-scale oceanographic processes, zooplankton community structure, and diet and reproduction of a sentinel North Pacific seabird over a 22-year period. Progress in Oceanography, 182, 102290. | General biology, ecology, Cassin’s Auklet, Neocalanus cristatus, Northern California Current System, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, Seabirds, Zooplankton community |
| Cantrell, D., Filgueira, R., Revie, C. W., Rees, E.E., Vanderstichel, R., Guo, M., Foreman, M.G., Wan, D. and Grant, J. (2020). The relevance of larval biology on spatiotemporal patterns of pathogen connectivity among open-marine salmon farms. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 77(3), 505-519. | General biology, ecology, marine pathogens, dispersal patterns, infectivity, modeling, sea lice larvae, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, salmon farms, Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia |
| Harwood, L.A., Smith, T.G., Alikamik, J., Alikamik, E., Lea, E.V., Stirling, I., Wright, H., Melling, H. and Zhu, X. (2020). Long-term, Harvest-based Monitoring of Ringed Seal Body Condition and Reproduction in Canada’s Western Arctic: An Update through 2019. Arctic, 73(2), pp.206-220. | General biology, ecology, ringed seal, sea ice, ovulation, ovulation failure, body condition, blubber depth, percent pups, Amundsen Gulf |
| McKenzie, C.H., Bates, S.S., Martin, J.L., Haigh, N., Howland, K.L., Lewis, N.I., Locke, A., Peña, A., Poulin, M., Rochon, A. and Rourke, W.A., Scarratt, M.G., Starr, M. and Wells, T. (2020). Three decades of Canadian marine harmful algal events: phytoplankton and phycotoxins of concern to human and ecosystem health. Harmful Algae, p.101852. | General biology, ecology, Phycotoxin, Harmful algal event, Saxitoxin, Domoic acid, Okadaic acid, HAEDATA, lexandrium, Pseudo-nitzschia, Dinophysis, Chaetoceros, Heterosigma, Northeast Pacific, Northwest Atlantic, Arctic Canada |
| Bates, S.S., Beach, D.G., Comeau, L.A., Haigh, N., Lewis, N.I., Locke, A., Martin, J.L., McCarron, P., McKenzie, C.H., Michel, C., Miles, C.O., Poulin, M., Quilliam, M.A., Rourke, W.A., Scarratt, M.G., Starr, M. and Wells, T. (2020). Marine harmful algal blooms and phycotoxins of concern to Canada. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3384: x + 322 p. | General biology, ecology, marine harmful algal blooms (HABs), phycotoxins, bloom dynamics, ballast water |
| Lennox, R.J., Eldøy, S.H., Vollset, K.W., Miller, K.M., Li, S., Kaukinen, K.H., Isaksen, T.E. and Davidsen, J.G. (2020). How pathogens affect the marine habitat use and migration of sea trout (Salmo trutta) in two Norwegian fjord systems. Journal of fish diseases, 43(7), pp.729-746. | General biology, ecology, acoustic telemetry, pathogens, Salmon Fit-Chips |
| Levings, C.D. and Stewart, H.L. (2020). Research Priorities for Nearshore Algae in Coastal British Columbia Workshop and Gap Analysis – Final Report. Can. Manuscr. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3191: iv + 26 p. | General biology, ecology, phycological science, kelp bed mapping, kelp restoration, macroalgae ecology |
| Boldt, J., Anderson, E., King, J., Dennis-Bohm, H., Zubkowski, T. and Flostrand, L. (2020). Integrated Pelagic Ecosystem Survey on the Vancouver Island Continental Shelf, June 15 - July 15, 2019. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3339: vii + 85 p. | General biology, ecology, Integrated Pelagic Ecosystem Survey (IPES), distribution, abundance, food web linkages, pelagic fish species |
| Boldt, J.L., Javorski, A. and Chandler, P.C. (Eds.) (2020). State of the physical, biological and selected fishery resources of Pacific Canadian marine ecosystems in 2019. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3377: x + 288 p. | General biology, ecology, State of the Pacific Ocean, Climate change, marine heatwaves, Pacific marine ecosystems |
| Diaz Gomez, M., Rosen, D.A., Forster, I.P. and Trites, A.W. (2020). Prey composition impacts lipid and protein digestibility in northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 98(10), pp.681-689. | General biology, ecology, northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus, diet composition, macronutrients, lipid digestibility, protein digestibility |
| Sun, P., Chen, Q., Fu, C., Xu, Y., Sun, R., Li, J., Yu, H., Zhang, C., Liu, Y., Ye, Z., Tian, Y. and Heino, M. (2020). Latitudinal differences in early growth of largehead hairtail (Trichiurus japonicus) in relation to environmental variables. Fisheries Oceanography, 29(6), pp.470-483. | General biology, ecology, China Seas, early growth pattern, generalized additive mixed model, gradient forest analysis, habitat- and stage-specific growth, largehead hairtail, otolith microstructure analysis |
| Fu, C., Xu, Y., Guo, C., Olsen, N., Grüss, A., Liu, H., Barrier, N., Verley, P. and Shin, Y.J. (2020). The Cumulative Effects of Fishing, Plankton Productivity, and Marine Mammal Consumption in a Marine Ecosystem. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, p.840. | General biology, ecology, cumulative effect, ecosystem-based fisheries management, ecological indicator, ecosystem modeling, synergism |
| Zubia, M., Stiger-Pouvreau, V., Mattio, L., Payri, C.E. and Stewart, H.L. (2020). A comprehensive review of the brown macroalgal genus Turbinaria JV Lamouroux (Fucales, Sargassaceae). Journal of Applied Phycology, 32(5), pp.2743-2760. | General biology, ecology, Phaeophyceae, Coral reefs, Tropical and subtropical ecosystems, Taxonomy, Ecology, Biochemical composition, Industrial uses |
| Costalago, D., Forster, I., Nemcek, N., Neville, C., Perry, R.I., Young, K. and Hunt, B.P. (2020). Seasonal and spatial dynamics of the planktonic trophic biomarkers in the Strait of Georgia (northeast Pacific) and implications for fish. Scientific reports, 10(1), pp.1-12. | General biology, ecology, stable isotopes, fatty acids, food-web relationships, Trophic biomarkers, seasonal and spatial dynamics |
| Esenkulova, S., Sutherland, B.J.G., Tabata, A., Haigh, N., Pearce, C.M. and Miller, K.M. (2020). Comparing metabarcoding and morphological approaches to identify phytoplankton taxa associated with harmful algal blooms. FACETS, 5 (1), pp.784-811. | General biology, ecology, harmful algal blooms, next-generation sequencing, metabarcoding, Alexandrium, Heterosigma, Pseudochattonella |
| Carras, M.A., Knowler, D., Pearce C.M., Hamer, A., Chopin, T. and Weaire, T. (2020). A discounted cash-flow analysis of salmon monoculture and Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture in eastern Canada. Aquaculture Economics & Management, 24, pp.43-63. | General biology, ecology, Economic analysis, Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture, New Brunswick, profitability, salmon farming, sustainable aquaculture |
| Grüss, A., Gao, J., Thorson, J.T., Rooper, C.N., Thompson, G., Boldt, J.L. and Lauth, R. (2020). Estimating synchronous changes in condition and density in eastern Bering Sea fishes. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 635, pp.169-185. | General biology, ecology, Condition, Le Cren’s relative condition index, Density-dependence, Spatio-temporal models, Groundfishes, Eastern Bering Sea, Bottom temperature effects |
| Raverty, S., St. Leger, J., Noren, D.P., Burek Huntington, K., Rotstein, D.S., Gulland, F.M., Ford, J.K., Hanson, M.B., Lambourn, D.M., Huggins, J., Delaney, M.A., Spaven, L., Rowles, T., Barre, L., Cottrell, P., Ellis, G., Goldstein, T., Terio, K., Duffield, D., Rice, J. and Gaydos, K. (2020). Pathology findings and correlation with body condition index in stranded killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the northeastern Pacific and Hawaii from 2004 to 2013. PloS one, 15(12), p.e0242505. | General biology, ecology, killer whales, Orcinus orca, management and conservation, morphometrics, blubber thickness, body condition, cause of death, human interaction |
| Jones, S.R.M., Ahonen, H. and Taskinen, J. (2020). Myosporidium ladogensis n. comb. in burbot Lota lota from Finland: fine structure and microsporidian taxonomy. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 139: 15-23. | General biology, ecology, Microsporidia, Burbot, Lota lota, Taxonomy, Muscle, Finland |
| Lyons, D.A., Lowen, J.B., Therriault, T.W., Brickman, D., Guo, L., Moore, A.M., Pena, M.A., Wang, Z. and DiBacco, C. (2020). Identifying marine invasion hotspots using stacked species distribution models. Biological Invasions, 22(11), pp.3403-3423. | General fish stock, population assessments, Marine invasive species, Species distribution models, Climate change responses |
| Johannessen, S. C., Macdonald, R. W. and Strivens, J. E. (2020). Has primary production declined in the Salish Sea?. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 78(3), 312-321. | General fish stock, population assessments, coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch), Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Salish Sea, primary production |
| Murray, C., Hannah, L. and Locke, A. (2020). A Review of Cumulative Effects Research and Assessment in Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3357 vii + 51p. | General fish stock, population assessments, cumulative effects research and assessments, activity-based, stressor-based, species- or habitat-based, area-based |
| Nephin, J., Gregr, E.J., St. Germain, C., Fields, C. and Finney, J.L. (2020). Development of a Species Distribution Modelling Framework and its Application to Twelve Species on Canada’s Pacific Coast. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. (2020)/004. xii + 107 p. | General fish stock, population assessments, Species distribution models (SDMs), modelling outcomes, best-practices |
| Till, J. (2020). Releases of otolith marked salmon from Canada in 2019. NPAFC Doc. 1908. 4 pp. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, South Coast Stock Assessment (Available at https://npafc.org). | General fish stock, population assessments, otolith, thermal mark, salmon, Canada, 2019 releases |
| Till, J. (2020). Proposed thermal marks for salmon from Canada, brood year 2020. NPAFC Doc. 1907. 4 pp. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, South Coast Stock Assessment (Available at https://npafc.org). | General fish stock, population assessments, proposed thermal marking, Canada, 2020 brood year |
| Trzcinski, M. K. (Mark Kurtis). (2020). Synthesizing scientific knowledge about population dynamics and diet preferences of harbour seals, Steller sea lions and California sea lions, and their impacts on salmon in the Salish Sea Workshop 2: November 20-21, 2019, Bellingham, WA. Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 1488-5379 ; 3403. | General fish stock, population assessments, population dynamics, diet preferences, harbour seals, Steller sea lions, California sea lions, impacts on salmon, Salish Sea |
| Edwards, A.M., Robinson, J.P.W., Blanchard, J.L., Baum, J.K. and Plank, M.J. (2020). Accounting for the bin structure of data removes bias when fitting size spectra. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 636:19-33. | General fish stock, population assessments, Abundance size spectrum, Biomass size spectrum, Individual size distribution, Ecosystem-based fisheries management, Ecosystem indicators, Truncated Pareto distribution, Power-law distribution |
| Brown G.S., Thiess M.E., Wor C., Holt C.A., Patten B. , Bailey R.E., Parken C.K., Baillie S.J., Candy J.R., Willis D.M., Hertz E., Connors B. and Pestal G.P. (2020). 2020 Summary of Abundance Data for Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in Southern British Columbia, Canada. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3401: xiii + 214 p. | General fish stock, population assessments, Chinook Salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, spawner abundance, conservation units |
| Hawkshaw, M., Xu, Y. and Davis, B. (2020). Pre-season Run Size Forecasts for Fraser River Sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka) Salmon in 2020. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3392: vi + 52 p. | General fish stock, population assessments, Fraser River sockeye, Bayesian models, Environmental variation, warming, forecast abundance |
| Peacock, S.J., Hertz, E., Holt, C.A., Connors, B., Freshwater, C. and Connors, K. (2020). Evaluating the consequences of common assumptions in run reconstructions on Pacific salmon biological status assessments. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 77(12), pp.1904-1920. | General fish stock, population assessments, stochastic simulation, data limited, Pacific salmon, spawner abundance |
| Thompson, M., Boldt, J. and Grinnell, M.H. (2020). Strait of Georgia juvenile herring survey, September 2017. Can. Manuscr. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3200: v + 55 p. | General fish stock, population assessments, fall juvenile herring survey, abundance, recruitment, trophodynamics, Strait of Georgia |
| Thompson, M., Boldt, J.L., Dennis-Bohm, H. and Grinnell, M.H. (2020). Strait of Georgia juvenile herring survey, September 2018. Can. Manuscr. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3201: vi + 53 p. | General fish stock, population assessmentsm, fall juvenile herring survey, abundance, recruitment, trophodynamics, Strait of Georgia |
| Williams, D.C., Wyeth, M.R. and Olsen, N. (2020). Summary of the West Coast Haida Gwaii synoptic bottom trawl survey, September 2 - 24, 2018. Can. Manuscr. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3196: viii + 54 p. | General fish stock, population assessments, bottom trawl survey, abundance indices, demersal fish species, Haida Gwaii |
| Williams, D.C., Olsen, N. and Wyeth, M.R. (2020). Summary of the West Coast Vancouver Island synoptic bottom trawl survey, May 18 - June 14, 2018. Can. Manuscr. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3195: viii + 60 p. | General fish stock, population assessments, bottom trawl survey, abundance indices, demersal fish species, West Coast Vancouver Island |
| Anderson, S.C., Keppel, E.A. and Edwards, A.M. (2020). Reproducible visualization of raw fisheries data for 113 species improves transparency, assessment efficiency, and monitoring. Fisheries, 45(10), pp.535-543. | General fish stock, population assessments, automated visualization, raw fisheries data, temporal trends, spatial distributions |
| Grandin, C.J., Johnson, K.F., Edwards, A.M. and Berger, A.M. (2020). Status of the Pacific Hake (whiting) stock in U.S. and Canadian waters in 2020. Prepared by the Joint Technical Committee of the U.S. and Canada Pacific Hake/Whiting Agreement, National Marine Fisheries Service and Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 273 p. | General fish stock, population assessments, acoustic survey index of abundance, annual commercial catch data, age-composition, biomass estimate, age-composition data, Status of the Pacific Hake |
| Maureaud, A.A., Frelat, R., Pécuchet, L., et al. (2020). Are we ready to track climate‐driven shifts in marine species across international boundaries?‐A global survey of scientific bottom trawl data. Global change biology, 27(2), pp.220-236. | General fish stock, population assessments, bottom trawl survey, climate change, demersal fish, fisheries policy, global data synthesis, open science, species distribution, transboundary conservation |
| Barnett, L.A., Ward, E.J. and Anderson, S.C. (2020). Improving estimates of species distribution change by incorporating local trends. Ecography, 44(3), pp.427-439. | General fish stock, population assessments, monitoring, spatial management, spatiotemporal modeling, species distribution modeling |
| Free, C.M., Jensen, O.P., Anderson, S.C., Gutierrez, N.L., Kleisner, K.M., Longo, C., Minto, C., Osio, G.C. and Walsh, J.C. (2020). Blood from a stone: performance of catch-only methods in estimating stock biomass status. Fisheries Research, 223, p.105452. | General fish stock, population assessments, Stock assessment, Stock status, Data-limited fisheries, Data-poor fisheries, Catch-only methods, Ensemble methods |
| Veríssimo, D., Anderson, S. and Tlusty, M. (2020). Did the movie Finding Dory increase demand for blue tang fish?. Ambio, 49(4), pp.903-911. | General fish stock, population assessments, Behaviour change, Consumer, Demand, Impact evaluation, Ornamental fish, Wildlife trade |
| Lacko, L.C., Acheson, S.M. and Connors, B.M. (2020). Summary of the annual 2018 and 2019 sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) trap surveys, October 9 - November 19, 2018 and October 8 - November 25, 2019. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3396: vii + 66 p. | General fish stock, population assessments, sablefish, annual surveys, stratified random (StRS) sites, Catch per unit effort (CPUE) |
| Nelson, R.J., Bouchard, C., Fortier, L., Majewski, A.R., Reist, J.D., Praebel, K., Madsen, M.L., Rose, G.A., Kessel, S.T. and Divoky, G.J. (2020). Circumpolar genetic population structure of polar cod, Boreogadus saida. Polar Biology, 43, pp.951-961. | Genetics, Polar cod, Arctic cod, Boreogadus saida, Arctogadus glacialis, Population genetics, Biogeographical barriers |
| McClelland, E.K., Chan, M.T., Lin, X., Sakhrani, D., Vincelli, F., Kim, J.H., Heath, D.D. and Devlin, R.H. (2020). Loci associated with variation in gene expression and growth in juvenile salmon are influenced by the presence of a growth hormone transgene. BMC genomics, 21(1), pp.1-19. | Genetics, Transgenic fish, Coho salmon, Growth hormone, Body size, Genome-wide association study, Genotyping-by-sequencing, SNPs |
| Roux, L.M.D., Giblot‐Ducray, D., Bott, N.J., Wiltshire, K.H., Deveney, M.R., Westfall, K.M. and Abbott, C.L. (2020). Analytical validation and field testing of a specific qPCR assay for environmental DNA detection of invasive European green crab (Carcinus maenas). Environmental DNA, 2(3), 309-320. | Genetics, Australia, aquatic invasive species, Canada, introduced species, marine biosurveillance, monitoring |
| Beacham, T.D., Wallace, C., Jonsen, K., McIntosh, B., Candy, J.R., Rondeau, E.B., Moore, J.S., Bernatchez, L. and Withler, R.E. (2020). Accurate estimation of conservation unit contribution to coho salmon mixed-stock fisheries in British Columbia, Canada, using direct DNA sequencing for single nucleotide polymorphisms. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 77(8), pp.1302-1315. | Genetics, coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, genetic stock identification (GSI), single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), conservation units (CU) |
| Beacham, T.D., Wallace, C., Jonsen, K., McIntosh, B., Candy, J.R., Willis, D., Lynch, C. and Withler, R.E. (2020). Insights on the concept of indicator populations derived from parentage‐based tagging in a large‐scale coho salmon application in British Columbia, Canada. Ecology and Evolution, 10(13), pp.6461-6476. | Genetics, coded-wire tags, coho salmon, fishery management, genetic stock identification, genotyping by sequencing, indicator populations, parentage-based tagging |
| Beacham, T.D., Jonsen, K., McIntosh, B., Sutherland, B.J., Willis, D., Lynch, C. and Wallace, C. (2020). Large-scale parentage-based tagging and genetic stock identification applied in assessing mixed-stock fisheries and hatchery brood stocks for coho salmon in British Columbia, Canada. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 77(9), pp.1505-1517. | Genetics, coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, parentage-based tagging (PBT), Genetic stock identification (GSI), coded-wire tags, resource management |
| Christensen, K.A., Rondeau, E.B., Minkley, D.R., Sakhrani, D., Biagi, C.A., Flores, A.M., Withler, R.E., Pavey, S.A., Beacham, T.D., Godin, T. and Taylor, E.B., Russello, M.A., Devlin, R.H. and Koop, B.F. (2020). The sockeye salmon genome, transcriptome, and analyses identifying population defining regions of the genome. PloS one, 15(10), p.e0240935. | Genetics, Sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, sockeye salmon ecotypes, ocean-going (anadromous) ecotype, fresh-water ecotype-kokanee, population structure, genomic differences |
| Akbarzadeh, A., Houde, A.L.S., Sutherland, B.J., Günther, O.P. and Miller, K.M. (2020). Identification of hypoxia-specific biomarkers in salmonids using RNA-sequencing and validation using high-throughput qPCR. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 10(9), pp.3321-3336. | Genetics, gene expression, hypoxia biomarkers, oxygen, microfluidics qPCR, RNA-seq |
| Shea, D., Bateman, A., Li, S., Tabata, A., Schulze, A., Mordecai, G., Ogston, L., Volpe, J.P., Neil Frazer, L., Connors, B. and Miller, K.M., Short, S. and Krkosek, M. (2020). Environmental DNA from multiple pathogens is elevated near active Atlantic salmon farms. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 287(1937), p.(2020)2010. | Genetics, aquaculture, disease spillover, microparasites, infectious disease, wild salmon |
| Loeza‐Quintana, T., Abbott, C.L., Heath, D.D., Bernatchez, L. and Hanner, R.H. (2020). Pathway to Increase Standards and Competency of eDNA Surveys (PISCeS)—Advancing collaboration and standardization efforts in the field of eDNA. Environmental DNA, 2(3), pp.255-260. | Genetics, eDNA detections validation, eDNA practices standardization, metabarcoding, methodological advances, single-species detection |
| He, X., Sutherland, T.F. and Abbott, C.L. (2020). Improved efficiency in eDNA metabarcoding of benthic metazoans by sieving sediments prior to DNA extraction. Environmental DNA. 00:1–11. | Genetics, benthic monitoring, eDNA metabarcoding, salmon farm, meiofauna sediments |
| Darling, J.A., Pochon, X., Abbott, C.L., Inglis, G.J. and Zaiko, A. (2020). The risks of using molecular biodiversity data for incidental detection of species of concern. Diversity and Distributions, 26(9), pp.1116-1121. | Genetics, biodiversity monitoring, biosecurity, data quality, high-throughput sequencing, incidental detection, species of concern |
| Purcell, M.K., Powers, R.L., Taksdal, T., McKenney, D., Conway, C.M., Elliott, D.G., Polinski, M., Garver, K. and Winton, J. (2020). Consequences of Piscine orthoreovirus genotype 1 (PRV‐1) infections in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), coho salmon (O. kisutch) and rainbow trout (O. mykiss). Journal of fish diseases, 43(7), pp.719-728. | Genetics, Chinook salmon, coho salmon, Piscine orthoreovirus, rainbow trout |
| Siah, A., Breyta, R.B., Warheit, K.I., Gagne, N., Purcell, M.K., Morrison, D., Powell, J.F.F. and Johnson, S.C. (2020). Genomes reveal genetic diversity of Piscine orthoreovirus in farmed and free-ranging salmonids from Canada and USA. Virus evolution, 6(2), p.veaa054. | Genetics, Piscine orthoreovirus, Atlantic salmon, Pacific salmon, HSMI, phylogenetic |
| Westfall, K.M., Therriault, T.W. and Abbott, C.L. (2020). A new approach to molecular biosurveillance of invasive species using DNA metabarcoding. Global change biology, 26(2), pp.1012-1022. | Genetics, ascidian, 16S, arthropod, biosurveillance, COI, environmental DNA, genetic marker, invasive species, metabarcoding, mollusk |
| Singh, G.G., Lerner, J., Mach, M., Murray, C.C., Ranieri, B., St‐Laurent, G.P., Wong, J., Guimaraes, A., Yunda‐Guarin, G., Satterfield, T. and Chan, K.M. (2020). Scientific shortcomings in environmental impact statements internationally. People and Nature, 2(2), pp.369-379. | Species distributions, habitat, protected areas, assessment evidence, environmental impact assessment, environmental impact statement, impact significance, mitigation transparency |
| Vagle, S. (2020). Evaluation of the efficacy of the Juan de Fuca lateral displacement trial and Swiftsure Bank plus Swanson Channel interim sanctuary zones, 2019. Can. Tech. Rep. Hydrogr. Ocean Sci. 332: vi + 60 p. | Species distributions, habitat, protected areas, ECHO Program, inshore lateral displacement trial, whale sanctuary zones, southern resident killer whales, feeding area |
| Atlas, W.I., Selbie, D.T., Holt, C.A., Cox‐Rogers, S., Carr‐Harris, C., Pitman, K.J. and Moore, J.W. (2020). Landscape and biophysical controls of lake productivity to inform evaluation of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) populations in data‐limited regions. Limnology and Oceanography, 65(9), pp.2205-2219. | Species distributions, habitat, protected areas, sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), Lake photosynthetic rate (PR), lake biogeochemistry |
| Hyatt, K.D., Stiff, H.W. and Stockwell, M.M. (2020). Historic Water Temperature (1924-2018), River Discharge (1929-2018), and Adult Sockeye Salmon Migration (1937-2018) Observations in the Columbia, Okanogan, and Okanagan Rivers. Can. Manuscr. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3206: xv + 203 p. | Species distributions, habitat, protected areas, adult Sockeye Salmon migration, Okanagan River, water temperature |
| Gibeau, P., Bradford, M.J. and Palen, W.J. (2020). Can the creation of new freshwater habitat demographically offset losses of Pacific salmon from chronic anthropogenic mortality?. PloS one, 15(12), p.e0237052. | Species distributions, habitat, protected areas, Death rates, Salmon, Bird eggs, Fresh water, Oceans, Adults, Spawning, Population dynamics |
| Dunham, A., Dunham, J.S., Rubidge, E., Iacarella, J.C. and Metaxas, A. (2020). Contextualizing ecological performance: Rethinking monitoring in marine protected areas. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 30(10), pp.2004-2011. | Species distributions, habitat, protected areas, biodiversity targets, conservation evaluation, human pressure, marine parks, marine reserves, ocean |
| Sutherland, T.F. and Amos, C.L. (2020). An In Situ Assessment of Seabed Stability in Baynes Sound, British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Coastal Research, 36(3), pp.472-486. | Species distributions, habitat, protected areas, cohesive, Erodibility, erosion rate, organic content, sediment, texture |
| Costa, M., Le Baron, N., Tenhunen, K., Nephin, J., Willis, P., Mortimor, J.P., Dudas, S. and Rubidge, E. (2020). Historical distribution of kelp forests on the coast of British Columbia: 1858–1956. Applied Geography, 120, p.102230. | Species distributions, habitat, protected areas, Kelp spatial distribution, British columbia, Historical british admiralty charts, 1858–1956 |
| Forge, K. and Schut, S. (2020). Tool for automated and manual validation of spatial data in a catch and effort database, Groundfish Fisheries Operations System (GFFOS), with discussion of broader applicability to other fishery dependent datasets. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3358: iv + 72 p. | Species distributions, habitat, protected areas, validation tool, fishery-dependent data, Microsoft SQL Server |
| Rooper, C.N., Williams, K., Towler, R.H., Wilborn, R. and Goddard, P. (2020). Estimating habitat-specific abundance and behavior of several groundfishes using stationary stereo still cameras in the southern California Bight. Fisheries Research, 224, p.105443. | Species distributions, habitat, protected areas, Sebastes, Stereo camera Survey design, Population estimate, Untrawlable habitat, California |
| Holt, C.A., Freshwater, C., Holt, K. and Huang, A.M. (2020). A quantitative tool for evaluating rebuilding plans for Pacific salmon. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3402: v + 26 p. | Salmon, conservation, rebuilding tool, samSim, candidate rebuilding harvest strategies, Fraser River sockeye salmon, Nass River chum salmon |
| Rousseau, S., Gauthier, S., Neville, C., Johnson, S. and Trudel, M. (2020). A multi-frequency acoustic method to estimate mean standard length of juvenile salmon in the Discovery Islands, British Columbia. Fisheries Research, 227, 105536. | Salmon, biology, Acoustics, Multifrequency, Size, Monitoring |
| Lehman, B., Johnson, R.C., Adkison, M., Burgess, O.T., Connon, R.E., Fangue, N.A., Foott, J.S., Hallett, S.L., Martinez–López, B., Miller, K.M., Som, N.A., Purcell, M.K., Martinez-Opez, B., Vales-Donoso, P. and Collins, A.L. (2020). Disease in Central Valley Salmon: Status and Lessons from Other Systems. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science, 18(3). | Salmon, biology, pathogen, infectious disease, Ceratonova shasta (previously Ceratomyxa shasta), Pacific salmon |
| Ferguson, H.W., Di Cicco, E., Sandoval, C., MacPhee, D.D. and Miller, K.M. (2020). Haemorrhagic kidney syndrome may not be a variation of infectious salmon anaemia. Aquaculture, 516, 734498. | Salmon, biology, HK, SISA, Orthoreovirus, EIBS, Synergism, Virus |
| Gaffney, L.P., Leggatt, R.A., Muttray, A.F., Sakhrani, D., Biagi, C.A. and Devlin, R.H. (2020). Comparison of growth rates between growth hormone transgenic and selectively-bred domesticated strains of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) assessed under different culture conditions. Aquaculture, 528, p.735468. | Salmon, biology, Aquaculture, Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), Domestication, Growth hormone transgenesis, Ecological risk assessment |
| Teffer, A.K., Carr, J., Tabata, A., Schulze, A., Bradbury, I., Deschamps, D., Gillis, C.A., Brunsdon, E.B., Mordecai, G. and Miller, K.M. (2020). A molecular assessment of infectious agents carried by Atlantic salmon at sea and in three eastern Canadian rivers, including aquaculture escapees and North American and European origin wild stocks. FACETS, 5(1), pp.234-263. | Salmon, biology, Atlantic salmon, bacteria, virus, infectious agent, disease ecology, qPCR |
| Chapman, J.M., Teffer, A.K., Bass, A.L., Hinch, S.G., Patterson, D.A., Miller, K.M. and Cooke, S.J. (2020). Handling, infectious agents and physiological condition influence survival and post-release behaviour in migratory adult coho salmon after experimental displacement. Conservation physiology, 8(1), p.coaa033. | Salmon, biology, telemetry, wildlife disease, gene expression, fisheries, migration, pathogen |
| Sutcliffe, R.L., Li, S., Gilbert, M.J., Schulte, P.M., Miller, K.M. and Farrell, A.P. (2020). A rapid intrinsic heart rate resetting response with thermal acclimation in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. Journal of Experimental Biology, 223(12). | Salmon, biology, Temperature acclimation, Cardiac, Myogenic heartbeat, Pacemaker, Sinoatrial node, HCN proteins |
| MacDonald, B.L., Grant, S.C.H., Wilson, N., Patterson, D.A., Robinson, K.A., Boldt, J.L., King, J. Anderson, E., Decker, S., Leaf, B., Pon, L., Xu, Y., Davis, B. and Selbie, D.T. (2020). State of the Salmon: Informing the survival of Fraser Sockeye returning in (2020) through life cycle observations. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3398: v + 76 p. | Salmon, biology, Fraser Sockeye, return prediction, warming conditions, below average survival |
| Hyatt, K.D., Stiff, H.W. and Rankin, D.P. (2020). Observations of Size-at-Age for Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Smolts from Henderson Lake, British Columbia (1977-2016). Can. Data Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 1314: v + 83 p. | Salmon, biology, Salmon in Regional Ecosystems Program (SIRE-P), juvenile salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), Henderson Lake, smolts |
| Grant, S.C.H, Irvine, J.R., Beacham, T., Freshwater, C., Holt, C., Hinch, S.G. ,Huang, A.M., Hunt, B., Pendray, J., Reynolds, J. and Vélez-Espino, L.A. (2020). Canadian bibliography of recent publications linked to the 2016–(2020) NPAFC Science Plan. NPAFC Doc. 1910. 19 pp. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, University of British Columbia, and Simon Fraser University. | Salmon, biology, steelhead, bibliography, Canada, NPAFC Science Plan |
| Losee, J.P., Batts, W.N., Jones, S.R.M, McKinstry, C. and Hershberger, P.K. (2020). Anadromous Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) as a Host for Argulus pugettensis (Crustacea, Branchiura): Parasite Prevalence, Intensity and Distribution. Northwest Science 94: 111-117. | Salmon, biology, Cutthroat Trout, ectoparasite, Puget Sound, sea lice |
| Jones, S.R.M., Long, A., MacWilliams, C., Polinski M. and Garver, K. (2020). Factors associated with severity of naturally-occurring piscirickettsiosis in netpen- and tank-reared juvenile Atlantic salmon at a research aquarium in western Canada. Journal of Fish Diseases 43: 49-55. | Salmon, biology, atlantic salmon, mitigation, piscirickettsiosis, risk factors |
| Warren, E.M. and Pearce, C.M. (2020). Effect of transport method on subsequent survivorship and gonad yield/quality in the red sea urchin Mesocentrotus franciscanus. North American Journal of Aquaculture, 82(4), pp.371-376. | Marine invertebrates, Sea urchin, Mesocentrotus franciscanus, survivorship, gonad yield, gonad quality, Collection, transportation |
| Du Preez, C., Swan, K.D. and Curtis, J.M. (2020). Cold-water corals and other vulnerable biological structures on a north pacific seamount after half a century of fishing. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, p.17. | Marine invertebrates, vulnerable marine ecosystem, bottom-contact fishing, derelict fishing gear, deep sea, biological structures, biogenic habitats, cold-water corals, indicator taxa |
| Hansen, S.C., Obradovich, S.G., Rooper, C.N., Waddell, B.J., Nichol, L.M., MacNeill, S. and Barton, L.L. (2020). Identifying variables for standardization of the Northern Abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) Index Site Surveys time series (1978-2018) based on survey methodology and environmental variability. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3330: vii + 110 p. | Marine invertebrates, Northern Abalone, Haliotis kamtschatkana, survey methodology, environmental variability |
| Charles, M., Villalba, A., Meyer, G., Trancart, S., Lagy, C., Bernard, I. and Houssin, M. (2020). First detection of Francisella halioticida in mussels Mytilus spp. experiencing mortalities in France. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 140, pp.203-208. | Marine invertebrates, Francisella halioticida, Mussels, Granulocytomas, Polymerase chain reaction, In situ hybridisation |
| Towers, J.R., Pilkington, J.F., Gisborne, B., Wright, B.M., Ellis, G.M., Ford, J.K.B. and Doniol-Valcroze, T. (2020). Photo-identification catalogue and status of the northern resident killer whale population in 2019. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3371: iv + 69 p. | Species-at-risk, Censuses, northern resident killer whale, population trends, photo-identification |
| Doniol-Valcroze, T., Gosselin, J.-F., Pike, D.G., Lawson, J.W., Asselin, N.C., Hedges, K. J. and Ferguson, S.H. (2020). Distribution and Abundance estimate of the Eastern Canada – West Greenland bowhead whale population based on the 2013 High Arctic Cetacean Survey. NAMMCO Scientific Publications 11. | Species-at-risk, bowhead whale, Baffin Bay, Eastern-Canada West-Greenland, abundance, aerial survey, double-platform, distance sampling, density surface modelling, availability bias |
| Doniol-Valcroze, T., Gosselin, J.-F., Pike, D.G., Lawson, J.W., Asselin, N.C., Hedges, K. and Ferguson, S.H. (2020). Narwhal abundance in the eastern Canadian High Arctic in 2013. NAMMCO Scientific Publications 11. | Species-at-risk, narwhal, Baffin Bay, summer stocks, abundance, aerial survey, double-platform, distance sampling, density surface modelling, fjords |
| Watt, C.A., Doniol-Valcroze, T., Witting, L., Hobbs, R.C., Hansen, R.G., Lee, D.S., Marcoux, M., Lesage, V., Garde, E., Ferguson, S.H. and Heide-Jorgensen, M.P. (2020). Hunt allocation modeling for migrating animals: the case of Baffin Bay narwhal. Marine Fisheries Review 81(3-4):125-136. | Species-at-risk, North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO), Canada-Greenland Joint Commission on Conservation and Management of Narwhal and Beluga (JCNB), model, allocation, movement data, local knowledge, expert opinion |
| Witting, L., Doniol-Valcroze, T., Hobbs, R.C., Ditlevsen, S. and Heide-Jorgensen, M.P. (2020). Meta-population Modelling of Narwhals, Monodon monoceros, in East Canada and West Greenland. Marine Fisheries Review 81(3-4):116-124. | Species-at-risk, Narwhals, Monodon monoceros, Baffin Bay, meta-population model, historical time series distributions, Bayesian population dynamic modeling, sustainability assessment, management practices |
| Guilpin, M., Lesage, V., McQuinn, I., Brosset, P., Doniol-Valcroze, T., Jeanniard-du-Dot, T. and Winkler, G. (2020). Repeated vessel interactions and climate- or fishery-driven changes in prey density limit energy acquisition by foraging blue whales. Frontiers in Marine Science 7:626. | Species-at-risk, net energy gain, foraging energetics, krill density, climate change, whale-watching interaction, Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence |
| Gregr, E.J., Christensen, V., Nichol, L., Martone, R.G., Markel, R.W., Watson, J.C., Harley, C.D., Pakhomov, E.A., Shurin, J.B. and Chan, K.M. (2020). Cascading social-ecological costs and benefits triggered by a recovering keystone predator. Science, 368(6496), pp.1243-1247. | Species-at-risk, recovering sea otters, benthic invertebrates, shellfish fisheries, trophic cascade |
| Towers, J.R., Keen, E.M., Balcomb-Bartok, K., Vonick, J. and Davis, D. (2020). Live strandings of Bigg's killer whales (Orcinus orca) along the west coast of North America. Aquatic Mammals, 46(5), pp.466-477. | Species-at-risk, killer whale, Orcinus orca, response, survival, stranding, photo-identification, North Pacific |
| Anderson S.C., Edwards A.M., Yerlanov, M., Mulberry, N., Stockdale J.E., Iyaniwura S.A., Falcao, R.C., Otterstatter, M.C., Irvine, M.A., Janjua, N.Z., Coombs, D. and Colijn, C. (2020). Quantifying the impact of COVID-19 control measures using a Bayesian model of physical distancing. PLoS Comput Biol 16(12): e1008274. | COVID 19, Virus testing, Immunity, Cell phones, Public and occupational health, Respiratory infections, Surveys, Social distancing |
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