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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Generalized DPS Boundaries for Copper Rockfish

Figure 2. Generalized DPS Boundaries for Quillback Rockfish

Figure 3. Generalized DPS Boundaries for Brown Rockfish 

Figure 4. Recreational catch rates (fish/trip) for all rockfish species in North Puget Sound (Catch North) and South Puget Sound (Puget Sound proper) (Catch South) by bottomfish anglers, 1977-19997

Figure 5. Regional water masses and subareas of greater Puget Sound

Figure 6. Locations of major kelp beds in Puget Sound

Figure 7. Locations of major eelgrass beds in Puget Sound 

Figure 8. First (PCI) and second (PC2) principal components of climate variables affecting Puget Sound along with the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO)

Figure 9a. Schematic of Puget Sound proper circulation during flood tide 

Figure 9b. Schematic of Puget Sound proper circulation during ebb tide 

Figure 10. Plan view of net circulation in the upper layer (30 m) of the eastern end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca in North Puget Sound

Figure 11. Plan view of net circulation in the upper layer (30 m) of Main Basin of Puget Sound proper

Figure 12. Plan view of net circulation in the upper layer (30 m) of Admiralty Inlet and Whidbey Basin in Puget Sound proper

Figure 13. Geographical locations in the Strait of Georgia and on the southern coast of British Columbia

Figure 14. Representative ebb velocity vectors in the general vicinity of the Fraser River mouth in the Strait of Georgia and the location (A) of an anchor station

Figure 15. Left - Allele frequency estimates for G3PDH-1*88. Right - Allele frequency estimates for Sidhp-1*100

Figure 16. Shaded blocks refer to probability of homogeneity in allele frequencies among samples, for each of six loci (abbreviated 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9), and overall loci (A) 

Figure 17. Distribution of S. caurinus samples (indicated by box location) and genetic divergence between adjacent samples

Figure 18. Genetic vs. geographic distance within copper rockfish 

Figure 19. Frequency of assignment of individuals from each population (shown in Legend) into each possible population (shown on X-axis)

Figure 20a. Assignment analysis between S. caurinus and S. maliger

Figure 20b. Assignment analysis between S. caurinus and S. auriculatus

Figure 21. Contribution (%) of major rockfish species to total recreational catches of rockfish from North Puget Sound (1980-1999)

Figure 22. Contribution (%) of major rockfish species total of recreational catches of rockfish from South Puget Sound (Puget Sound proper) (1980-1999)

Figure 23. Catch, effort, and catch per unit effort for quillback and copper rockfish (aggregate 1) caught by hand line gear in three localities

Figure 24. Catch, effort, and catch per unit effort for quillback caught by hand line gear in three localities

Figure 25. Average density (± SE) of young-of-the-year copper, quillback, and brown rockfish in kelp/macroalgae (KM) habitat in Puget Sound by month in 1992

Figure 26. Average density (± 1SE) of young-of-the-year copper, quillback, and brown rockfish in each of four different habitat types

Figure 27. Density, in number per transect (50 square meters), copper rockfish in four habitats over three months at the Snake Island study site in the Strait of Georgia

Figure 28. Stations sampled in Puget Sound proper between 1993 and 1996 using the video-acoustic technique (VAT) at which quillback, copper and/or brown rockfish were observed

Figure 29. Stations sampled in Greater Puget Sound between 1993 and 1996 using the video-acoustic technique (VAT)

Figure 30. The results of trawl surveys by WDFW for copper rockfish in Puget Sound proper (PSP) and North Puget Sound (NPS)

Figure 31. The results of trawl surveys by WDFW for brown rockfish in Puget Sound proper (PSP) and North Puget Sound (NPS) 

Figure 32. Length frequencies of copper rockfish caught by South Puget Sound (Puget Sound proper) recreational fishermen, summarized by five-year periods 

Figure 33. Length frequencies of copper rockfish caught by North Puget Sound recreational fishermen, summarized by five-year periods

Figure 34. Population trends (top) in copper rockfish and fishing effort (total number of trips, all modes combined) (bottom) from the open ocean recreational fisheries of the Pacific Coast 

Figure 35. Length frequencies for copper rockfish from the Pacific Coast within 3 miles of shore. Data from the MRFSS for 1993 and 1996

Figure 36. Length frequencies for copper rockfish from the Pacific Coast within 3 miles of shore. Data from the MRFSS for 1997 and 1998

Figure 37. Length frequencies for copper rockfish from the Pacific Coast within 3 miles of shore. Data from the MRFSS for 1999

Figure 38. The results of trawl surveys by WDFW for quillback rockfish in Puget Sound proper (PSP) and North Puget Sound (NPS)

Figure 39. Length frequencies of quillback rockfish caught by South Puget Sound (Puget Sound proper) recreational fishermen, summarized by five-year periods

Figure 40. Length frequencies of quillback rockfish caught by North Puget Sound recreational fishermen, summarized by five-year periods

Figure 41. Estimated biomass (metric tons) of quillback rockfish from the Canadian Vancouver area from the AFSC Triennial Survey

Figure 42. The results of trawl surveys by WDFW for brown rockfish in Puget Sound proper (PSP) and North Puget Sound (NPS)

Figure 43. Recreational catch data for brown rockfish from the MRFSS data base for Puget Sound proper

Figure 44. Length frequency data for brown rockfish from Puget Sound proper 124

Figure 45. Relative population status of six overfished rockfish (Sebastes spp.) managed by the Pacific Fishery Management Council

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Mean annual streamflow of major greater Puget Sound streams

Table 2. Pair-wise comparisons of S. maliger from five localities in greater Puget Sound and the Northeast Pacific

Table 3. Mean densities (fish/transect) of rockfish from no-take refuge sites and sites fished by recreational fishers in greater Puget Sound (Palsson 1998)

Table 4. PCB concentrations in livers of quillback rockfish from Elliott Bay 

Table 5. Summary of PCB data for quillback rockfish from six locations in greater Puget Sound Washington 

Table 6. Concentrations of PCBs in muscle of rockfish collected from greater Puget Sound in 1997 and 1998. Samples were analyzed by HPLC/PDA

Table 7. Summary of mercury data for quillback rockfish from six locations in greater Puget Sound Washington

Table 8. Concentrations of PAH metabolites (fluorescent aromatic compounds or FACs) in bile of quillback rockfish greater Puget Sound ,Washington 

Table 9. Prevalence of selected lesions in the liver, kidney, and gill of quillback rockfish collected from urban and non-urban sites in Puget Sound proper

Table 10. Minimum population estimates (in thousands of fish) and coefficients of variation (CV) for three rockfish species obtained in video surveys

Table 11. Mean densities per 270 m² strip transect from SCUBA surveys of four high-relief and natural rock-reef sites in central Puget Sound proper

Table 12. Suggested values for productivity index parameters: intrinsic rate of increase r, von Bertalanffy k, fecundity (Fec), age at maturity (Tmat), and maximum age (Tmax) DPSs may be classified according to their production as High, Medium, Low, and Very Low

Table 13. Decline thresholds for four categories of DPSs based on population resilience