CALIFORNIA COLLABORATIVE FISHERIES RESEARCH PROGRAM
Providing scientific data for fisheries management and the evaluation of MPA performance
Peer Reviewed Publications
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Johnston, E.M., Waltz, G.T., Kosaka, R., Brauer, E.M., Ziegler, S.L., Jarvis Mason, E.T., Glanz, H.S., Zaragoza, L., Kellum, A.N., Brooks, R.O., Semmens, B.X., Honeyman, C.J., Caselle, J.E., Bellquist, L.F., Small, S.L., Morgan, S.G., Mulligan, T.J., Coscino, C.L., Staton, J.M., Starr, R.M., Hamilton, S.L., Ruttenberg, B.I., Wendt, D.E., 2024. Participation in collaborative fisheries research improves the perceptions of recreational anglers towards marine protected areas. Frontiers in Marine Science.
Ziegler, S.L., R.O. Brooks, L.F. Bellquist, J.E. Caselle, S.G. Morgan, T.J. Mulligan, B.I. Ruttenberg, B.X. Semmens, R.M. Starr, J. Tyburczy, D.E. Wendt, A. Buchheister, J.R. Marin Jarrin, C. Pasparakis, S.J. Jorgensen, J.A. Chiu, J. Colby, C.L. Coscino, L. Davis, F. de Castro, J.T. Elstner, C. Honeyman, E.T. Jarvis Mason, E.M. Johnston, S.L. Small, J. Staton, G.T. Waltz, B. Basnett, E.V. Satterthwaite, H. Killeen, C.D. Dibble, S.L. Hamilton (2024). Collaborative fisheries research reveals reserve size and age determine efficacy across a network of marine protected areas. Conservation Letters e13000. click here
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Honeyman, C., Carlson, P., Jainese, C., Parsons-Field, A., Eisaguirre, J., Davis, K., Giraldo-Ospina, A., Spiecker, B., & Caselle, J.E. (2023). Correspondence among multiple methods provides confidence when measuring marine protected area effects for species and assemblages. Journal of Applied Ecology, 60, 2699-2712. click here
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Ziegler, S.L., J.M. Johnson, R.O. Brooks, E.M. Johnston, J.L. Mohay, B.I. Ruttenberg, R.M. Starr, G.T. Waltz, D.E. Wendt and S.L. Hamilton (2023). Marine protected areas, marine heatwaves, and the resilience of nearshore fish communities. Scientific Reports 12:1405. click here
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Ziegler, S.L., R.O. Brooks, S.L. Hamilton, B.I. Ruttenberg, J.A. Chiu, R.T. Fields, G.T. Waltz, C. Shen, D.E. Wendt and R.M. Starr. (2022). External fishing effort regulates the positive effects of no-take marine protected areas. Biological Conservation 269, 109546. click here
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Mason, E.T., A.N. Kellum, J.A. Chiu, G.T. Waltz, S. Murray, D.E. Wendt, R. M. Starr and B.X. Semmens (2020). Long-term participation in collaborative fisheries research improves angler opinions on marine protected areas. PeerJ, 8, e10146. click here
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Meyers-Cherry, N. L., Nakamura, R., Ruttenberg, B. I., & Wendt, D. E. (2016). Gopher Rockfish (Sebastes carnatus) Life History in South-Central California. CalCOFI Rep. Vol 57. click here
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Loury, E. K., Bros, S. M., Starr, R. M., Ebert, D. A., & Cailliet, G. M. (2015). Trophic ecology of the Gopher Rockfish (Sebastes carnatus) inside and outside of central California marine protected areas. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 536, 229-241. click here
Starr, R.M., D.E. Wendt, C.L. Barnes, C.I. Marks, D. Malone, G. Waltz, K.T. Schmidt, J. Chiu, A.L. Launer, N.C Hall, and N. Yochum (2015). Variation in responses of fishes across multiple reserves within a network of marine protected areas in temperate waters. PLoS One, 10(3), e0118502. click here
Yochum, N., R.M. Starr, and D.E. Wendt (2011). Utilizing fishermen knowledge and expertise: keys to success for collaborative fisheries research. Fisheries, 36(12), 593-605. click here
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Mireles, C., R. Nakamura, D.E. Wendt (2011). A collaborative approach to investigate site fidelity, home range, and homing behaviors of Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus). Fisheries Research, 113, 133-142. click here
Wendt, D.E. and R.M. Starr (2009). Collaborative research: an effective way to collect data for stock assessments and evaluate marine protected areas in California. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science, 1(1), 315-324. click here
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Published Dataset
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Johnston, E.M., R.O. Brooks, S.L. Ziegler, N.B. Spindel, R.M Starr, D.E. Wendt, B.I. Ruttenberg, L. Bellquist, A. Buchheister, J. Caselle, J. Marin-Jarrin, T. Mulligan, C. Pasparakis, B.X. Semmens, S.L. Hamilton (2024). Nearshore fishes abundance and distribution data, California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program (CCFRP), 2007-2023. California Ocean Protection Council Data Repository. doi:10.25494/P6901R. click here
Brooks, R.O., E.M. Johnston, S.L. Ziegler, R.M Starr, D.E. Wendt, B.I. Ruttenberg, L. Bellquist, A. Buchheister, J. Caselle, J. Marin-Jarrin, T. Mulligan, C. Pasparakis, B.X. Semmens, S.L. Hamilton (2023). Nearshore fishes abundance and distribution data, California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program (CCFRP), 2007-2022. California Ocean Protection Council Data Repository. doi:10.25494/P6901R. click here
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Brooks, R.O., S.L. Ziegler, R.M Starr, D.E. Wendt, B.I. Ruttenberg, L. Bellquist, J. Caselle, S. Morgan, T. Mulligan, B.X. Semmens, J. Tyburczy, S.L. Hamilton (2022). Nearshore fishes abundance and distribution data, California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program (CCFRP), 2007-2021. California Ocean Protection Council Data Repository. doi:10.25494/P6901R. click here
Reports
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Hamilton S.L., R.M. Starr, D.E. Wendt, B.I. Ruttenberg, J. Caselle, B.X. Semmens, L. Bellquist, S. Morgan, T. Mulligan, J. Tyburczy, S.L. Ziegler, R.O. Brooks, G. Waltz, E. Mason, C. Honeyman, S. Small, J. Staton (2021). California collaborative fisheries research program (CCFRP) - monitoring and evaluation of California Marine Protected Areas. Final Project Report Submitted to the Ocean Protection Council. click here
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Starr R.M., D.E. Wendt, K.T. Schmidt, R. Romero, J. Duryea, E. Loury, N. Yochum, L. Longabach, D. Rasmussen, N. Hall, K. Green, and S. McMillan (2010). Baseline surveys of nearshore fishes in the near central California marine protected areas 2007-2009. Final Project Report Submitted to the Ocean Protection Council. click here​
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Mulligan T., J. Tyburczy, J. Staton, I. Kelmartin, D. Barrett (2017). Baseline characterization of fish communities associated with nearshore rocky reefs in the northern California marine protected area study regions. Final Project Report Submitted to the Ocean Protection Council. click here
Student Theses
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Johnston, E. (2023). Marine protected areas and oceanographic variability: Impacts on Blue Rockfish (Sebastes mystinus) and the human dimensions of collaborative fisheries research. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. click here
Davis, L. (2022). Evaluating relative abundance, fish length, and marine protected area effectiveness for four key rocky reef species along the northern California coast. California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt. click here
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Perdue, C. (2021).The effects of marine protected areas on the fine-scale depth segregation of two Rockfishes (Sebastes) species. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. click here
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Dodgen, R. (2020). Patterns in size distribution and catch of Rockfishes (Sebastes spp.) from fisheries-dependent and fisheries-independent hook-and-line surveys on the central coast of California. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. click here
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Ellingson, A., G. T. Waltz, D. E. Wendt (2019). Testing the effect of gear type on groundfish catch. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo: Center for Coastal Marine Science, Biological Sciences Department. click here
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Hernandez, A. (2019). Depth distribution reveals ontogenetic movement exhibited by Blue Rockfish (Sebastes mystinus). University of California, Davis. click here
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Salter, L. M. (2019). Effects of barotrauma on four species of Pacific Rockfishes (Sebastes spp.). California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. click here
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Kellum, A. (2018). Does participation in fisheries research change anglers' opinions of California's marine protected areas? UC San Diego: Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation. click here
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Kelmartin, I. D. (2018). Characterizing habitat preference in three nearshore reef-associated fishes through collaborative research, public data, and open source software. California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt. click here
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Staton, J. M. (2017). Baseline characterization of nearshore Rocky reef fishes found in northern California marine protected areas. California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt. click here
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Anderson, E. S. (2016). The response of predatory fish, Ophiodon elongatus, to a marine protected area: variation in diet, catch rates, and size composition. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. click here
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Duryea, J. K. (2014). Evaluating methods to anesthetize Gopher Rockfish (Sebastes carnatus) for immediate-release in the field: induction, recovery, and cortisol stress response to surgical anesthesia. San José State University. click here
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Longabach, L. J. (2010). Movement of selected nearshore temperate reef fishes along California's central coast. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. click here
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Rasmussen, D. (2010). Comparison of fish species inside and outside of marine protected areas off the south central coast of California. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. click here