The Shark Population Assessment Group publishes several documents each year. These documents fall into three categories. You can browse these documents by clicking on a publication type below.
Book Chapters - A chapter or a significant portion of a chapter of a book revised and published by an outside source.
Peer-Reviewed Articles - Research manuscripts that are critically reviewed and edited by fellow scientists and published in a scientific journal.
Technical Documents - Internal and other documents or reports delivered to NOAA Fisheries Service offices or other external sources.
Technical Documents
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2009
Bethea, D.M., L.D. Hollensead, J.K. Carlson, M.J. Ajemian, R.D. Grubbs, E.R, Hoffmayer, R. Del Rio, G.W. Peterson, D.M. Baltz, and J. Romine (2009) Shark nursery grounds and essential fish habitat studies. Gulfspan Gulf of Mexico-FY08. An Internal Report to NOAA's Highly Migratory Species Division. Sustainable Fisheries Division Contribution No. PCB-09/02.
Carlson, J.K. (2002) An update of the status of the sand tiger shark, Carcharius taurus in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-585. 26p.
Hale, L.F., S.J.B. Gulak, and J.K. Carlson (2009) Characterization of the shark bottom longline fishery, 2008. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-586, 23 p.
Passerotti, M.S., and Carlson, J.K. (2009) Catch and bycatch in U.S. southeast gillnet fisheries: 2008. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-583. 19p.
2008
Bethea, D.M., L. Hollensead, J.K. Carlson, C.L. Conrath, M.J. Ajemian, E.R. Hoffmayer, and G.W. Peterson (2008) Shark nursery grounds and essential fish habitat studies. Gulfspan Gulf of Mexico-FY07. An Internal Report to NOAA's Highly Migratory Species Division. Sustainable Fisheries Division Contribution No. PCB-08/02.
2007
SEDAR 13 - Small Coastal Sharks
Baremore, I.E., J.K. Carlson, L. Hollensead, and D.M. Bethea (2007) Catch and bycatch in U.S. southeast gillnet fisheries, 2007. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-565. 23p.
Bethea, D.M., L. Hollensead, and J.K. Carlson (2007) Shark nursery grounds and essential fish habitat studies. Gulfspan Gulf of Mexico-FY06. An Internal Report to NOAA's Highly Migratory Species Office. Sustainable Fisheries Division Contribution No. PCB-07/04.
Carlson, J.K. and D.M. Bethea (2007) Catch and bycatch in the shark gillnet fishery: 2005-2006. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-552. 26p.
Hale, L.F. and J.K. Carlson (2007) Characterization of the shark bottom longline fishery, 2005-2006. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-554. 28p.
Hale, L.F., L. Hollensead, and J.K. Carlson (2007) Characterization of the shark bottom longline fishery, 2007. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-564. 25p.
2006
SEDAR 11 - Large Coastal Sharks
Bethea, D.M., L. Hollensead, and J.K. Carlson (2006) Shark nursery grounds and essential fish habitat studies. Gulfspan Gulf of Mexico-FY05. An Internal Report to NOAA's Highly Migratory Species Office. Sustainable Fisheries Division Contribution No. PCB-06/02.
Cortés, E., E.N. Brooks, P. Apostolaki, and C.A. Brown (2006) Stock Assessment of dusky shark in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Sustainable Fisheries Division Contribution SFD-2006-014, Panama City Laboratory Contribution No. 06-05.
Cortés, E. and J.A. Neer (2006) Preliminary reassessment of the validity of the 5% fin to carcass weight ratio for sharks Col. Vol. Sci. Pap. ICCAT, 59(3): 1025-1036.
Siegfried, K.I., M. Ribera, L. Hale, I. Baremore, and J.K. Carlson (2006) Expanded take estimates of snapper-grouper from the shark bottom longline fishery within proposed Type II Marine Protected Areas in the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Amendment 14 to the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan. 9 pp.
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 Amendment 14 to the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan. 9 pp.
2005
Carlson, J.K., D.M. Bethea, and I.E. Baremore (2005) The Directed Shark Gillnet Fishery: Catch and Bycatch, 2004. Sustainable Fisheries Division Contribution No. PCB-05/01.
2004
Carlson, J.K., D.M. Bethea, A. Middlemiss, and I.E. Baremore (2004) Shark nursery grounds and essential fish habitat studies. Gulfspan Gulf of Mexico-FY04. An Internal Report to NOAA's Highly Migratory Species Office. Sustainable Fisheries Division Contribution No. PCB-04/06.
2003
Carlson, J.K. and I.E. Baremore (2003) The Directed Shark Gillnet Fishery: Catch and Bycatch, 2003. Sustainable Fisheries Division Contribution No. PCB-03/07.
Carlson, J.K., I.E. Baremore, and D.M. Bethea (2003) Shark nursery grounds and essential fish habitat studies. Gulfspan Gulf of Mexico-FY03. An Internal Report to NOAA's Highly Migratory Species Office. Sustainable Fisheries Division Contribution No. PCB-03/06.
Cortés, E. (2003) Updated Catches of Atlantic Sharks. Sustainable Fisheries Division Contribution No. SFD-2003-0031.
2002
Final Meeting Report of the 2002 Shark Evaluation Workshop. NOAA NMFS Panama City Laboratory, Panama City Beach, FL. June 24-28, 2002. Final Meeting Report, 20 August 2002.
Carlson, J.K. (2002) Shark nurseries in the northeast Gulf of Mexico. In: Shark nursery grounds of the Gulf of Mexico and the East coast waters of the United States: an overview. C.T. McCandless, H.L. Pratt, Jr., and N.E. Kohler (Eds.). An internal Report to NOAA's Highly Migratory Species Office. NOAA Narragansett Lab, Narragansett, RI. pp.193-208.
Carlson, J.K. and I.E. Baremore (2002) The Directed Shark Gillnet Fishery: Right Whale Season, 2002. Sustainable Fisheries Division Contribution No. PCB-02/13.
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). Sustainable Fisheries Division Contribution No. PCB-02/12.
Cortés, E. (2002) A Simplified Bayesian Delay-Difference Model: Application to Large Coastals. Shark Bowl Working Document SB-02-11.
Cortés, E. (2002) Analysis of Catch Rate Series for Large Coastal Sharks. Shark Bowl Working Document SB-02-12.
Cortés, E. (2002) Catches and Catch Rates of Pelagic Sharks from the Northwestern Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean. Col. Vol. Sci. Pap. ICCAT, 54:1164-1181.
Cortés, E. (2002) Stock Assessment of Small Coastal Sharks in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Sustainable Fisheries Division Contribution No. SFD-01/02-152.
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. Sustainable Fisheries Division Contribution No. SFD-01/02-167.
Cortés, E., L. Brooks, and G. Scott (2002) Stock Assessment of Large Coastal Sharks in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Sustainable Fisheries Division Contribution No. SFD-02/03-177.
Cortés, E. and J. Neer (2002) Updated Catches of Sharks. Shark Bowl Working Document SB-02-15.
2001
Carlson, J.K. and I.E. Baremore (2001) The Directed Shark Gillnet Fishery: Non-Right Whale Season, 2000 and 2001. Sustainable Fisheries Division Contribution No. PCB-01/02-002.
Carlson, J.K. and I.E. Baremore (2001) The Directed Shark Gillnet Fishery: Right Whale Season, 2001. Sustainable Fisheries Division Contribution No. PCB-01/02-001.
Gonzalez-Ania, L., C.A. Brown, and E. Cortés (2001) Standardized Catch Rates for Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the 1992-1999 Gulf of Mexico Longline Fishery Based Upon Observer Programs from Mexico and the United States. Col. Vol. Sci. Pap. ICCAT, 52:222-237.
2000
Carlson, J.K. (2000) Progress Report On The Directed Shark Gillnet Fishery: Right Whale Season, 2000. Sustainable Fisheries Division Contribution No. SFD-99/00-90.
Cortés, E. (2000) 2000 Shark Evaluation Annual Report. NOAA NMFS Panama City Laboratory, Panama City Beach, FL. October 2000.
1999
1999 Shark Evaluation Annual Report. NOAA NMFS Panama City Laboratory, Panama City Beach, FL. June 1999.
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. Sustainable Fisheries Division Contribution No. SFD-98/99-60.
Carlson, J.K. and D. Lee (1999) The Directed Shark Drift Gillnet Fishery: Catch and Bycatch 1998-1999. Sustainable Fisheries Division Contribution No. SFD-99/00-87.
Cortés, E. (1999) Potential Rates of Increase and Rates of Increase Per Generation for Three Species of Pelagic Sharks from the Atlantic Ocean. SCRS/99/45 (Revised).
Cortés, E. (1999) Catch Rates of Pelagic Sharks from the Northwestern Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean. SCRS/99/50 (Revised).