CONTENTS

	LIST OF FIGURES	

	LIST OF TABLES	
	
	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Copper Rockfish	
			DFS Delineation
			Risk Conclusion	
		Quillback Rockfish	
			DFS Delineation
			Risk Conclusion	
		Brown Rockfish	
			DFS Delineation
			Risk Conclusion
      		Consideration of the Greater Puget Sound Ecosystem

	ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS	

	INTRODUCTION	
		Scope and Intent of Present Status Review	
		Key Questions in ESA Evaluations
			The "Species" Question
			The "Extinction Risk" Question	
		Summary of Information Presented by the Petitioner	
			Stock Structure	
			Risk of Extinction	

	BACKGROUND	
		Environmental History and Features of Puget Sound	
			Geological and Climatic History	
			Oceanographic and Geomorphological Features	
				Northern Puget Sound
				Main Basin
				Whidbey Basin
				Southern Puget Sound
				Hood Canal			
			Marine Species in Greater Puget Sound 	
		Environmental Features of the Strait of Georgia
		General Rockfish Life History	
			Internal Fertilization and Live-Bearing of Young	
			Rates of Speciations	
			Pieropodus Subgenus of Rockfish	
		Copper Rockfish General Biology	
			Geographical Distribution	
		    	Migrations and Movements
		    	Reproduction
		    	Growth and Development
		    	Trophic Interactions
		Quillback Rockfish General Biology	
			Geographical Distribution	
		    	Migrations and Movements
		    	Reproduction
		    	Growth and Development
		    	Trophic Interactions
		Brown Rockfish General Biology	
			Geographical Distribution	
		    	Migrations and Movements
		    	Reproduction
		    	Growth and Development
		    	Trophic Interactions

	APPROACHES TO THE DETERMINATION OF DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENTS 	
		The "Species" Question	
			Phenotypic and Life-History Traits	
			Morphological Differentiation
			Mark/Recapture Studies
			Genetic Differentiation
			Habitat Characteristics
			Relationship of DPS and Stock Concepts		
		Aspects of the Georgia Basin That May Result in Isolation of Populations	
		Aspects of Rockfish Life History That May Result in Isolation of Populations	
		Copper Rockfish DPS Information	
			Genetic Information	
			Copper Rockfish DPS Delineation	
		Quillback DPS Information	
			Genetic Information	
			Quillback Rockfish DPS Delineation	
		Brown Rockfish
			Genetic Information	
			Brown Rockfish DPS Delineation	
		DPS Summary and Limitations of Data
				
	APPROACHES TO THE DETERMINATION OF EXTINCTION RISK	
		The "Extinction Risk" Question	
			Absolute Numbers	
			Historical Abundances and Carrying Capacity	
			Trends in Abundance	
			Factors Influencing Abundance	
			Threats to Genetic Integrity
			Climate Variability	
		Risk-Assessment Methods	
		Risk Factors	
			Overharvesting	
				Greater Puget Sound	
				British Columbia
			Habitat Loss and Modification	
			Pinniped and Bird Predation	
			Predation by Salmon and Marine Fish
			Adverse Effects of Pollutants	
			Recruitment/Recolonization	
			Summary of Risk Factor 
		Copper Rockfish Abundance, Population Characteristics and Trends	
			Puget Sound Proper DPS	
			Northern Puget Sound DPS
			Summary of Risk Assessment 	
		Quillback Rockfish Abundance, Population Characteristics and Trends
			Puget Sound Proper DPS	
			Northern Puget Sound DPS
			Summary of Risk Assessment
		Brown Rockfish Abundance, Population Characteristics and Trends
			Puget Sound Proper DPS	
			Summary of Risk Assessment
		Population Declines of Greater Puget Sound Rockfish and Sustainable Fishery Targets
		Summary and Comparisons, Limitations of Data
		
	CITATIONS
		
	GLOSSARY	

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