Elasmobranch publications

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DFO. 2012. Skates of British Columbia Poster. DFO/2011 – 1797.

DFO. 2011. Sharks of British Columbia Poster. DFO/2011 - 1707.

McFarlane, G.A., and King, J.R. 2009. Re-evaluating the age determination of spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) using oxytetracycline and fish at liberty up to twenty years. In Biology, management and fisheries of spiny dogfish. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Md. In press.

King, J.R., and McFarlane, G.A. 2009. Trends in abundance of spiny dogfish in the Strait of Georgia, 1980–2005. In Biology, management and fisheries of spiny dogfish. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Md. In press.

McFarlane, G. A., J.R. King. 2006. Age and growth of big skate (Raja binoculata) and longnose skate (Raja rhina) in British Columbia waters. Fisheries Research 78: 169-178.

McFarlane, G. A., J.R. King. 2003. Migration patterns of Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in the North Pacific Ocean. Fish. Bull. 101(2): 358-367.

McFarlane, G.A., J.R. King and M.W. Saunders. 2002. Preliminary study on the use of neural arches in the age determination of sixgill sharks (Hexanchus griseus). Fish. Bull. 100: 861-864.

Benson, A.J., G.A. McFarlane and J.R. King. 2001. A phase "0" review of elasmobranch biology, fisheries, assessment and management (CSAS ResDocs - 2001/129). Can. Sci. Adv. Sec. Res. Doc. 2001/129. Abstract

Saunders, M.W. and G.A. McFarlane. 1993. Age and length-at-maturity of the female spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias, in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada. Envir. Bio. Fish. 38: 49-57.

Tanasichuk, R.W., D.M. Ware, W. Shaw and G.A. McFarlane. 1991. Variation in diet, daily ration, and feeding periodicity of Pacific hake, Merluccius productus, and spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias, off the lower west coast of Vancouver Island. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 48: 2118-2125.

Beamish, R.J., B.L. Thomson and G.A. McFarlane. 1992. Spiny dogfish predation on chinook and coho salmon and the potential effects on hatchery produced salmon. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 121: 444-455.

McFarlane, G.A. and R.J. Beamish. 1987. Validation of the dorsal spine method of age determination for spiny dogfish. pp. 287-300. In R.C. Summerfelt and G.E. Hill, [eds.]. Age and Growth of Fish. Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa.

McFarlane, G.A. and R.J. Beamish. 1986. A tag suitable for assessing long-term movements of spiny dogfish and preliminary results from use of this tag. N. Am. J. Fish. Man. 6: 69-76.

Beamish, R.J. and G.A. McFarlane. 1985. Annulus development on the second dorsal spine of the spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias, and its validity for age determination. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 42: 1799-1805.