California's Living Marine Resources: A Status Report (2001)

• Title Page (PDF)
• Acknowledgements (PDF)
• Dedication (PDF)
• Supplement Insert (PDF)
  Includes Errata Sheet and revised chapters on Coastal Cutthroat Trout and Gobies
• Purpose and Overview (PDF)
• Complete Table of Contents (PDF)
• Introduction and Historical Overview (PDF)
  • California's Marine Environment (PDF) (File size 1 MB)
• California's Variable Ocean Environment (PDF)
• The Status of Habitats and Water Quality in California's Coastal and Marine Environment (PDF)
• Human Ecosystem Dimension (PDF) (File size 2.4 MB)
• Marine Law Enforcement (PDF)
• A Review of Restricted Access Fisheries (PDF)

• California's Nearshore Ecosystem (PDF)
• Bathymetry of the Northern California Continental Shelf (PDF) (File size 1.0 MB)
• Bathymetry of the Central California Continental Shelf (PDF) (File size 1.1 MB)
• Bathymetry of the Southern California Continental Shelf (PDF) (File size 1.1 MB)

• Nearshore Ecosystem Invertebrate Resources: Overview (PDF)
• Abalone (PDF)
• California Spiny Lobster (PDF)
• Red Sea Urchin (PDF)
• Purple Sea Urchin (PDF)
• Dungeness Crab (PDF)
• Rock Crabs (PDF)
• Sheep Crab (PDF)
• Ocean Shrimp (PDF)
• Spot Prawn (PDF)
• Ridgeback Prawn (PDF)
• Red Rock Shrimp (PDF)
• Coonstripe Shrimp (PDF)
• Sea Cucumbers (PDF)
• Pismo Clam (PDF)
• Sand Crab (PDF)
• Wavy Turban Snail (PDF)
• Rock Scallop (PDF)
• Commercial Landings - Nearshore Invertebrates (PDF)

• Nearshore Ecosystem Fish Resources: Overview (PDF)
• Nearshore Mapping Habitat: Example from the Monterey Peninsula (PDF)
• California Sheephead (PDF)
• Cabezon (PDF)
• California Scorpionfish (PDF)
• Black Rockfish (PDF)
• Blue Rockfish (PDF)
• Olive Rockfish (PDF)
• Brown Rockfish (PDF)
• Copper Rockfish (PDF)
• Canary Rockfish (PDF)
• Quillback Rockfish (PDF)
• Calico Rockfish (PDF)
• Monkeyface Prickleback
• Kelp Greenling (PDF)
• Other Nearshore Rockfishes (PDF)
• Vermilion Rockfish (PDF)
• Lingcod (PDF)
• California Halibut (PDF)
• Starry Flounder (PDF)
• Sanddabs (PDF)
• Other Flatfishes
• White Seabass (PDF)
• Giant Sea Bass (PDF)
• Yellowtail (PDF)
• Pacific Bonito (PDF)
• California Barracuda (PDF)
• Kelp Bass (PDF)
• Barred Sand Bass (PDF)
• Spotted Sand Bass (PDF)
• California Corbina (PDF)
• Spotfin Croaker (PDF)
• Yellowfin Croaker (PDF)
• White Croaker (PDF)
• Surfperches (PDF)
• Opaleye and Halfmoon (PDF)
• Silversides (PDF)
• Gobies (PDF)
• Grunion (PDF)
• Pacific Angel Shark (PDF)
• Leopard Shark (PDF)
• Soupfin Shark (PDF)
• Skates and Rays (PDF)
• Commercial Landings and Recreational Catch - Nearshore Finfish (PDF) (File size 1.1 MB)

• Nearshore Marine Plant Resources: Overview (PDF)
• California Kelp Beds: Administrative Boundaries (PDF) (File size 1.1 MB)
• Giant Kelp (PDF)
• Bull Kelp (PDF)
• Sea Palm (PDF)
• Agarophytes and Carrageenophytes (PDF)
• Commercial Landings - Nearshore Plants (PDF)

• California's Offshore Ecosystem (PDF)

• Coastal Pelagic Species: Overview (PDF)
• California Market Squid (PDF)
• Pacific Sardine (PDF)
• Northern Anchovy (PDF)
• Pacific Mackerel (PDF)
• Jack Mackerel (PDF)
• Commercial and Recreational Catch - Coastal Pelagic Species (PDF)

• Highly Migratory Species: Overview (PDF)
• Albacore (PDF)
• Swordfish (PDF)
• Pacific Northern Bluefin Tuna (PDF)
• Skipjack Tuna (PDF)
• Yellowfin Tuna (PDF)
• Striped Marlin (PDF)
• Shortfin Mako Shark (PDF)
• Thresher Shark (PDF)
• Blue Shark (PDF)
• Other Mackerel Sharks (PDF)
• Opah (PDF)
• Louvar (PDF)
• Dolphin (PDF)
• Commercial Landings and Recreational Catch - Highly Migratory Species (PDF)

• Groundfish: Overview (PDF)
• Bocaccio (PDF)
• Cowcod (PDF)
• Chilipepper (PDF)
• Blackgill Rockfish (PDF)
• Widow Rockfish (PDF)
• Yellowtail Rockfish (PDF)
• Thornyheads (PDF)
• Bank Rockfish (PDF)
• Shortbelly Rockfish (PDF)
• Dover Sole (PDF)
• English Sole (PDF)
• Petrale Sole (PDF)
• Rex Sole (PDF)
• Sablefish (PDF)
• Pacific Hake (PDF)
• Commercial Landings - Groundfish and Flatfish (PDF)

• Salmonids: Overview (PDF)
• Pacific Salmon (PDF) (File size 1.0 MB)
• Steelhead Rainbow Trout (PDF)
• Coastal Cutthroat Trout (PDF)
• Commercial Landings and Recreational Catch - Salmonids (PDF)

• Bay and Estuary Ecosystems (PDF)
• Principle Bays and Estuaries of California (PDF)

• Bay and Estuarine Invertebrate Resources: Overview (PDF)
• Bay Shrimp (PDF)
• Pacific Razor Clam (PDF)
• Gaper Clams (PDF) (File size 3.3 MB)
• Washington Clams (PDF)
• Geoduck (PDF)
• Littleneck Clams (PDF)
• Commercial Landings - Bay and Estuarine Invertebrates (PDF)

• Bay and Estuarine Finfish Resources: Overview (PDF)
• Pacific Herring (PDF)
• Striped Bass (PDF)
• Green Sturgeon (PDF)
• White Sturgeon (PDF)
• Cow Sharks (PDF)
• True Smelts (PDF)
• Commercial Landings and Recreational Catch - Bay and Estuarine Finfish (PDF)

• Bay and Estuarine Plants: Overview (PDF)
• Coastal Wetlands - Emergent Marshes (PDF)
• Submerged Aquatic Plants (PDF)

• Aquaculture: Overview (PDF)
• Culture of Abalone (PDF)
• Culture of Mussels (PDF)
• Culture of Oysters (PDF)
• Culture of Salmon (PDF)
• Culture of Marine Finfish (PDF)

• Invasive Species (PDF)

• Birds and Mammals: Overview (PDF)
• Pinnipeds (PDF) (File size 1.7 MB)
• Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises (PDF) (File size 1.7 MB)
• Sea Otter (PDF)
• Marine Bird Resources (PDF)

• Appendix A: Management Considerations (PDF)
• Appendix B: Glossary (PDF)
• Appendix C: California Commercial Fishing Gear (PDF)
• Appendix D: Reviewers (PDF)
• Index (PDF)

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