Seabird Mitigation Publications by Ed Melvin and Kim Dietrich
General
Melvin, E. F., and J. K. Parrish, editors. 2001. Seabird Bycatch: Trends, Roadblocks and Solutions. University of Alaska Sea Grant, Fairbanks, AK. (PDF, 4.2Mb)*
Melvin, E. F., and J. K. Parrish. 2003. Focusing and testing fisher know-how to solve conservation problems: A common sense approach. Pages 224-226 in N. Haggan, C. Brignall, and L. Wood, editors. Putting Fishers’ Knowledge to Work: Conference Proceedings. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Fisheries Centre Research Report, Vol. 11. (PDF)*
Melvin, E., and G. Robertson. 2000. Appendix 3: Seabird mitigation research in longline fisheries: status and priorities for future research and actions. In. J. Cooper (ed.), Albatross and petrel mortality from longline fishing, International Workshop, Honolulu, HI, 11-12 May 2000. Mar. Ornithol. 28:179-182. (PDF)*
Norris, S., M. Hall, E. Melvin, and J. Parrish. 2002. Thinking like an ocean. Conservation in Practice 3:10-19.
Suryan, R. M., K. S. Dietrich, E. F. Melvin, G. R. Balogh, F. Sato, and K. Ozaki. 2007. Migratory routes of short-tailed albatrosses: Time spent among exclusive economic zones of North Pacific Rim countries and spatial overlap with commercial fisheries in Alaska. Biological Conservation 137: 450-460.
Demersal Longline
Dietrich, K. S. 2003. Factors affecting seabird bycatch in Alaska longline fisheries. Master of Science. University of Washington, Seattle. (PDF, 1.92Mb)*
Dietrich, K. S., E. F. Melvin, and L. Conquest. 2008. Integrated weight longlines with paired streamer lines – Best practice to prevent seabird bycatch in demersal longline fisheries. Biol. Cons. 141:1793-1805.
Dietrich, K., E. Melvin, and L. Conquest. 2006. Integrated weight longlines with paired streamer lines – Best management practice for demersal longline fisheries: Preliminary results. WG-FSA-06/52, CCAMLR, Hobart.
Melvin, E. F. 2000. Streamer lines to reduce seabird bycatch in longline fisheries. Washington Sea Grant Program. (PDF, 103Kb)*
Melvin, E., K. Dietrich, K. Van Wormer, and T. Geernaert. 2004. The distribution of seabirds on Alaskan Longline fishing grounds: 2002 Data Report. WSG-TA 04-02, Washington Sea Grant Program. (PDF, 1.4 Mb)*
Melvin, E. F., K. S. Dietrich, and M. D. Wainstein. 2006. Solving seabird bycatch in Alaskan fisheries: a case study in collaborative research. Washington Sea Grant Program. (PDF, 177k)*
Melvin, E. F., and D. Mercy. 2003. Off the hook: An informational video for Alaska longliners. WSG-AV 03-01. Washington Sea Grant. Link
Melvin, E. F., J. K. Parrish, K. S. Dietrich, and O. S. Hamel. 2001. Solutions to seabird bycatch in Alaska's demersal longline fisheries. Project A/FP-7, WSG-AS 01-01, Washington Sea Grant. (Link)
Melvin, E. F., B. Sullivan, G. Robertson, and B. Wienecke. 2004. A review of the effectiveness of streamer lines as a seabird bycatch mitigation technique in longline fisheries and CCAMLR streamer line requirements. CCAMLR Science 11:189-201.
Melvin, E. F., and M. D. Wainstein. 2006. Seabird avoidance measures for small Alaskan longline vessels. Project A/FP-7, Washington Sea Grant Program. (PDF, 627k)*
Melvin, E. F., M. D. Wainstein, K. S. Dietrich, K. L. Ames, T. O. Geernaert, and L. L. Conquest. 2006. The distribution of seabirds on the Alaskan longline fishing grounds: implication for seabird avoidance regulations. WSG-AS06-01, Washington Sea Grant Program. (PDF, 2.4Mb)*
Pelagic Longline
Melvin, E. F., and G. B. Baker (eds.). 2006. Summary Report: Seabird Bycatch Mitigation in Pelagic Longline Fisheries Workshop. Museum of Natural History, Hobart, Tasmania, October 14, 2006. (PDF, 1.4 Mb)*
Gillnet
Melvin, E. F., and L. Conquest. 1996. Reduction of seabird bycatch in salmon drift gillnet fisheries: 1995 Sockeye/pink salmon fishery - final report. Project A/FP-2(a), WSG-AS-96-01, Washington Sea Grant, Seattle, WA. (Executive Summary; PDF, 386k)*
Melvin, E. F., L. L. Conquest, and J. K. Parrish. 1997. Seabird bycatch reduction: new tools for Puget Sound drift gillnet salmon fisheries. Project A/FP-7, WASHU-T-97-001 C2, Washington Sea Grant. (Executive Summary; PDF, 2.4Mb)*
Melvin, E. F., J. K. Parrish, and L. L. Conquest. 1999. Novel tools to reduce seabird bycatch in coastal gillnet fisheries. Conserv. Biol. 13:1386-1397.
Trawl
Dietrich, K. S., and E. F. Melvin. 2008. Alaska Trawl Fisheries: Potential Interactions with North Pacific Albatrosses. WSG-TR-01, Washington Sea Grant, Seattle, WA. (PDF, 3.5MB)*
Dietrich, K. S., and E. Melvin. 2004. Annotated bibliography: Seabird interactions with trawl fishing operations and cooperative research. WSG-TA 04-02, Washington Sea Grant, University of Washington, Seattle. (PDF, 121k)*
Melvin, E. F. 2006. Mitigation of seabird interactions in the pollock catcher-processor fleet. in Southern Seabird Solutions Trust Trawl Workshop Summary, Nelson, New Zealand.
Melvin, E. F., K. S. Dietrich, and T. Thomas. 2004. Pilot tests of techniques to mitigate seabird interactions with catcher processor vessels in the Bering Sea pollock trawl fishery: final report. Final Report WSG-AS 05-05, Washington Sea Grant, University of Washington. (PDF, 11.2Mb)*
In preparation/review
Dietrich, K. S., E. Melvin, and J. K. Parrish. In prep. Factors affecting seabird bycatch in Alaska longline fisheries.
Melvin, E. F., J. K. Parrish, K. S. Dietrich, and O. S. Hamel. In prep. Getting Seabirds Off the Hook in Alaska's Demersal Longline Fisheries.
Melvin, E. F., and K. S. Dietrich. In prep. Characterization of Alaska trawl fisheries. Report to NOAA Fisheries.
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