MRAG Americas

Publications

 MRAG staff members are highly published in peer-reviewed journals, symposium proceedings, presented invited papers at national and international meetings, and large scale reports for government and non-government agencies. Below is a selection of publications, please contact us for additional materials or further information.

Selected Reports

• Fisheries Monitoring Technologies (2004)
• Wasted Resources: Bycatch and discards in U. S. Fisheries  (2005)
• Northwest Atlantic High Seas Reform (2006)
• An Evaluation of Rebuilding Plans for U.S. Fisheries (2006)
• A Review of Rebuilding Plans for Overfished Stocks in the United States: Identifying Situations of Special Concern (2006)
• Aquarium Trade Pamphlet  (2007)
• Industry Engagement with the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment (2007)
• Setting Annual Catch Limits for U.S. fisheries: An Expert Working Group (2007)
• Lenfest Research Series on Setting Annual Catch Limits (2007)
• Updated Social Impact Assessment Profiles for HMS Dependant Fishing Communities  (2008)
• Review And Development of Nearshore Legal And Policy Framework For Community-based Management Opportunities in Port Orford, Oregon (2008)
• Best Practices in U.S. Fisheries Management  (2008)
• Science Tools to Implement Ecosystem Based Management in Massachusetts  (2009)
• Use of PSA in Setting Annual Catch Limits for U.S. Fisheries: A Workshop Report (2009)
• Use of PSA in Setting Annual Catch Limits for U.S. Fisheries: An Overview (2009)
  • Regional Comparison of PSA Results (2009)
  • Northeast Regional PSA Results (2009)
  • Mid Atlantic Regional PSA Results (2009)
  • Gulf of Mexico Regional PSA Results (2009)
  • South Atlantic Regional PSA Results (2009)
  • Atlantic HMS & Pacific Tuna PSA Results (2009)
• Catch Shares in New England  (2010)

Selected Publications

Harrington, J.M., R.A. Myers and A.A. Rosenberg. 2005. Wasted fishery resources: discarded by-catch in the USA. Fish and Fisheries. Vol 6:350-361. (contact: jennie.harrington(at)mragamericas.com)

Rosenberg, A.A., J.H. Swasey and M. Bowman. 2006. Rebuilding US Fisheries: progress and problems. Front. Ecol. Environ. Vol 4(6): 303-308. (contact: jill.swasey(at)mragamericas.com)

Zollett, E.A. 2009. Bycatch of protected species and other species of concern in US east coast commercial fisheries. Endangered Species Research. Vol 9: 49-59. (contact: erika.zollett(at)mragamericas.com)