Mark's Assessments

Assessments

Mark has led or been coauthor in a number of official assessments over the years. He has also peer reviewed assessments or been contacted to improve or provide advice on assessments.

Lead assessment author

Bigeye tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean (IATTC - First)

Maunder, M.N. and Harley, S.J. (2002). Status of bigeye tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean in 2001 and outlook for 2002. Inter-Amer. Trop. Tuna Comm., Stock Assessment Report, 3: 203-311.

Yellowfin tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean (IATTC - First)

Maunder, M.N. and Watters, G.M. (2001). Status of yellowfin tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Inter-Amer. Trop. Tuna Comm., Stock Assessment Report, 1: 5-86. https://www.iattc.org/GetAttachment/c497aebf-1c78-4ca5-ad77-80fac55d95a1/No-1-2001_Status-of-the-tuna-and-billfish-stocks-in-1999.pdf

Skipjack tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean (IATTC - First, most recent, and exploratory)

Maunder, M.N. and Watters, G.M. (2002). Status of skipjack tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Inter-Amer. Trop. Tuna Comm., Stock Assessment Report, 2: 91-146. https://www.iattc.org/GetAttachment/f0672474-ea40-46f6-8edc-708a1fa5d8f4/No-2-2002_Status-of-the-tuna-and-billfish-stocks-in-2000.pdf

Maunder, M.N. , Xu, H., Mine-Vera, C., Velero, J.L., Lennert-Cody, C.E., Aires-da-Silva, A. 2022. Skipjack tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean, 2021: interim assessment. Inter-Amer. Trop. Tuna Comm., Stock Assessment Report, 23: 76-170.  https://www.iattc.org/GetAttachment/84d7907b-d570-4861-a769-d9158d03dfb6/No-23-2022_Status-of-the-tuna-and-billfish-stocks-in-2021.pdf

Maunder, M.N. 2012a. Preliminary analysis of historical and recent skipjack tuna tagging data to explore information on exploitation rates. Inter-Amer. Trop. Tuna Comm., Stock Assessment Report, 13: 77-106. https://www.iattc.org/GetAttachment/d336c4e2-b84b-4d3e-8153-9d245e8bcd4b/No-13-2012_Status-of-the-tuna-and-billfish-stocks-in-2011.pdf

Maunder, M.N. 2012b. A length based meta-population stock assessment model: application to skipjack tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean. IATTC Document SAC-03 INF-A https://www.iattc.org/GetAttachment/8b6ffbc1-287a-44e6-a67a-1a1145a54bcc/SAC-03-INF-A_Length-based-meta-population-stock-assessment-model-DRAFT.pdf

Halibut - California (Ocean Protection Council)

Maunder, M., Reilly, P., Tanaka, T., Schmidt, G., Penttila, K. California halibut stock assessment. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=36257&inline

Scorpion fish - California

Maunder, M.N., Barnes, T., Aseltine-Neilson, D., and MacCall, A.D. 2005. The status of California scorpionfish (Sorpaena guttata) off southern California in 2004. Pacific Fishery Management Council, Portland, OR.

Yellow-eyed penguin - New Zealand (New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries)

Maunder, M.N.; Dunn, A.; Houston, D.M.; Seddon, P.J.; Kendrick, T. 2007: Evaluating fishery impact on a Yellow-eyed penguin population using mark-recapture data within a population dynamics model. Contract report submitted to the Ministry of Fisheries, Wellington, New Zealand. 23 p. 

Maunder, M.N., Skaug, H.J., Fournier, D.A., and Hoyle, S.D. 2008. Comparison of estimators for mark-recapture models: random effects, hierarchical Bayes, and AD Model Builder. In: Modeling Demographic Processes in Marked Populations. Eds. Thomson, D.L., Cooch, E.G., and Conroy, M.J. Environmental and Ecological Statistics 3: 917-948. https://www.springerprofessional.de/en/comparison-of-fixed-effect-random-effect-and-hierarchical-bayes-/1510090

Collaborator

Sailfish in the eastern Pacific Ocean (IATTC)

Hinton, M.G. and Maunder, M.N. 2014. Status of sailfish in the eastern Pacific Ocean in 2011 and outlook for the future. IATTC Stock Assessment Report 14: 224-251. https://www.iattc.org/GetAttachment/7463ef95-8e47-4ec0-ad48-5a168e5b8d31/No-14-2014_Status-of-the-tuna-and-billfish-stocks-in-2012.pdf

Swordfish in the southeastern Pacific Ocean (IATTC)

Hinton, M.G. and Maunder, M.N. (2007) Status of the swordfish stock in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Inter-Amer?. Trop. Tuna Comm., Stock Assessment Report, 7: 249-282. https://www.iattc.org/GetAttachment/3a07c1d5-7988-407a-80d3-c288778f8ef9/No-7-2007_Status-of-the-tuna-and-billfish-stocks-in-2005.pdf

Stripped marlin in the eastern Pacific Ocean (IATTC)

Hinton, M.G. and Maunder, M.N. (2004) Status of stripped marlin in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Inter-Amer. Trop. Tuna Comm., Stock Assessment Report, 4: 287:310.https://www.iattc.org/GetAttachment/5bc36019-eec7-4685-a1fc-c8c35d930ff6/No-4-2004_Status-of-the-tuna-and-billfish-stocks-in-2002.pdf

North Pacific bluefin tuna (ISC)

North Pacific Albacore (ISC)

Dolphins in the eastern Pacific Ocean (IATTC) 

Bigeye tuna Pacific-wide 

Hampton, J. and Maunder M.N. (2006) An update of Pacific-wide assessment of bigeye tuna with comparisons with eastern Pacific assessment results. IATTC Working Group on Stock Assessments, 6th Meeting, SAR-7-07c.ii.

Hampton, J. and Maunder, M.N. (2005) Comparison of Pacific-wide, western and central Pacific, and eastern Pacific assessments of bigeye tuna. WCPFC–SC1 SA WP–2−SUP, 19p.

Hampton, J., Kleiber, P., Takeuchi, Y., Kurota, H., and Maunder, M.N. (2003) Stock assessment of bigeye tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean, with comparisons to the entire Pacific Ocean. SCTB16 BET–1.

Bigeye tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean

Sun, C., Maunder, M.N., Watters, G.M., and Yeh, S. (2002) An update of the application of the A-SCALA method to bigeye tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean, SCTB 15, BET-6, 29p.

Sun,C., Maunder, M.N., Hampton, J., Watters, G.M., and Yeh, S. (2001) Application of the A-SCALA method to bigeye tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean. Standing Committee on Tuna and Billfish 14, BET-4.

Sablefish off the U.S. Pacific coast

Hilborn, R., Valero, J.L., and Maunder, M.N. (2001) Status of the sablefish resource off the U.S. Pacific coast in 2001. Report to the SAR panel.

Hilborn, R., Parma, A., Maunder, M. N., Maguire, J.J. and Read, L. (1998) An assessment of the status of the sablefish stock of the U.S. Pacific coast in 1998. Report to the SAR panel.

Sablefish off the Canadian Pacific coast

Hilborn, R. and Maunder, M.N. (1997) Estimation of exploitation rates in the B.C. sablefish fishery based on mark-recapture analysis including depth and area movement. Report prepared for the B.C. Black Cod Fishermen’s Association.

Haist, V., Saunders, M.W., Hilborn, R., and Maunder, M.N. (1997). Sablefish stock assessment for 1997 and recommended yield options for 1998. DFO Canadian Stock Assessment Secretariat Research Document 97/146.

Short spine thornyhead off the U.S. Pacific coast

Hilborn, R., Maunder, M. N., Parma, A., Maguire, J.J. and Read, L. (1998) An assessment of the status of the short spine thornyhead stock of the U.S. Pacific coast in 1998. Report to the SAR panel.

Rock lobster New Zealand (New Zealand Seafood Industry Council/ Rock Lobster Industry Council)

Trevally - New Zealand (New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries)

Barracuda - New Zealand (New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries)

Bluenose - New Zealand (New Zealand Fishing Industry Board)

Northern pike in Mille Lacs Lake (Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission)

Reviewer

Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (International)

Maunder, M.N. (2005) Report from invited expert to WG-FSA-SAM-05. CCAMLR WG-FSA-05/5.

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (EU)

Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (US)

Walleye

Center for Independent Experts (US National Marine Fisheries Service – University of Miami; US)

Black sea bass, Ocean quahog, Spiny dogfish, Deep sea red crab, widow rockfish, boccaccio rockfish, blackgill rockfish, and kelp greenling, Cabezon, Lingcod,  eastern Bering Sea snow crab, 

California Department of Fish and Game (US)

Pacific Scientific Advice Review Committee (Canada)

IWC Scientific Committee

Invited Participant, IWC Scientific Committee scientific workshop to review the Japanese special permit research in the Antarctic (JARPA) programme (International)

Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Branch: Marine and Costal Management (South Africa)

Instituto del Mar del Peru (IMARPE; Peru)

New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries

SNA7 snapper assessment

BAR5 barracuda

Aerial survey data and stock assessments for pelagic species

TRE 7 trevally

Maunder, M.N. and Langley, A.D. 2004. Integrating the standardization of catch-per-unit-of-effort into stock assessment models: testing a population dynamics model and using multiple data types. Fisheries Research 70(2-3): 389-395. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165783604001808

Provided advice 

Pacific cod - Bering sea and Gulf of Alaska (Pacific Cod Longline Coalition, Jubilee Fisheries)

Pacific Hake

Summer flounder - Mid-Atlantic (IBOAT NJ/Save the Summer Flounder Fishery Fund)

M.N. Maunder, R.A. Wong. 2011. Approaches for estimating natural mortality: Application to summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) in the U.S. mid-Atlantic. Fisheries Research 111: 92– 99. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165783611002335

Maunder M.N. 2012. Evaluating the stock-recruitment relationship and management reference points: Application to summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) in the U.S. mid-Atlantic. Fisheries Research, 125–126: 20–26. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165783612000811

Sablefish - Alaska (Eat on the Wild Side)

Sandbar shark  - East coast US and Gulf of Mexico (Directed Shark Fisheries, Inc.)

Salmon - Columbia River (Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission)

Snow crab Alaskan (Bering Sea Fisheries Research Foundation)

Hoki in New Zealand (New Zealand Fishing Industry Board)

Orange roughy in New Zealand (New Zealand Fishing Industry Board)

Snapper New Zealand (New Zealand Fishing Industry Board)

Maunder, M.N. and Starr, P.J. 2001. Bayesian Assessment of the SNA1 snapper (Pagrus auratus) stock on the northeast coast of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 35: 87-110. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00288330.2001.9516980

Maunder, M.N. 1998. Problems with using an environmental based recruitment index: examples from a New Zealand snapper (Pagrus auratus) assessment. In fishery stock assessment models, edited by F. Funk, T.J. Quinn II, J. Heifetz, J.N. Ianelli, J.E. Powers, J.J. Schweigert, P.J. Sullivan, and C.I. Zhang, Alaska Sea Grant College Program Report No. AK-SG-98-01, University of Alaska Fairbanks, pp. 679-692. https://eos.ucs.uri.edu/seagrant_Linked_Documents/aku/akuw97002/akuw97002_full.pdf

Maunder, M.N. and Starr, P.J. (1998) Validating the Hauraki Gulf snapper pre-recruit trawl surveys and temperature recruitment relationship using catch at age analysis with auxiliary information. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Research Document 98/15 23p.

Rock lobster New Zealand (New Zealand Fishing Industry Board)

Starr, P.J., N. Bentley & M. Maunder. (1999) Stock assessment of two New Zealand rock lobster substocks. N.Z. Fisheries Assessment Research Document 99/34. 44 p (length based model)

Maunder, M. N. and Starr, P. J. (1995) Sensitivity of management reference points to the ratio of Bmsy/B0 determined by the Pella Tomlinson shape parameter fitted to New Zealand rock lobster data. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Research Document 95/10 p22.

Maunder, M. N. and Starr, P. J. (1995) Rock lobster standardised CPUE analysis. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Research Document 95/11 28p.

Delta smelt (San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority)

Maunder, M.N. and Deriso, R.B. 2011. A state–space multistage life cycle model to evaluate population impacts in the presence of density dependence: illustrated with application to delta smelt (Hyposmesus transpacificus) Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 68: 1285–1306. https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full/10.1139/f2011-071#.Xp4TTchKjD4

Longfin smelt (San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority)

Maunder, M.N., Deriso, R.B., and Hanson, C.H. 2015. Use of state-space population dynamics models in hypothesis testing: advantages over simple log-linear regressions for modeling survival, illustrated with application to longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys). Fisheries Research, 164: 102–111. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165783614003105

Salmon - Prince William Sound (Exxon Mobil)

Pacific herring - Prince William Sound (Exxon Mobil)

Maunder, M.N. and Deriso, R.B. 2010. Dealing with missing covariate data in fishery stock assessment models. Fisheries Research 101: 80-86. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165783609002537

Deriso, R.B., Maunder, M.N., and Pearson, W.H. 2008. Incorporating covariates into fisheries stock assessment models with application to Pacific herring of Prince William Sound, Alaska. Ecological Applications 18(5): 1270-1286. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1890/07-0708.1

Deriso, R.B., Maunder, M.N., and Skalski, J.R. 2007. Variance estimation in integrated assessment models and its importance for hypothesis testing. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 64: 187-197. https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/f06-178#.Xp4nR8hKjD4