Author: James Wilkinson

  • Available Data

    Available Data

    Since 1949, hydrographic and biological data of the California Current System have been collected on CalCOFI cruises. The 70+ year hydrographic time-series includes temperature, salinity, oxygen and phosphate observations. In 1961, nutrient analysis expanded to include silicate, nitrate and nitrite; in 1973, chlorophyll was added; in 1984, C14 primary productivity incubations were added; and in…

  • Recent Trends

    Recent California Current Ecosystem Data Reports from CalCOFI and Affiliates State of the California Current: Live Supplement Link 2018 Report: State Of The California Current 2017–18: Still Not Quite Normal In The North And Getting Interesting In The South. Andrew R. Thompson, Isaac D. Schroeder, Steven J. Bograd, Elliott L. Hazen, Michael G. Jacox, Andrew Leising,…

  • 1311NH Preliminary Plots

    Please note that the anomalies are based on 50 year harmonics and that these data are direct from the CTD mrk files and have not gone through thorough quality control checks. They are presented to give a general impression of current conditions. Final data plots will be published after all data are processed.  

  • Vol 54 2013

    Vol 54 2013

    CalCOFI Report Vol 54, 2013 (complete pdf; individual pdf links below) I. Reports, Reviews, and Publications Report of the CalCOFI Committee Book Review: “Regional Fisheries Oceanography of the California Current System and the CalCOFI program” by Sam McClatchie. Paul Fiedler Review Of Selected California Fisheries For 2012: Coastal Pelagic Finfish, Market Squid, Pacific Herring, Groundfish,…

  • Vol 53 2012

    Vol 53 2012

    CalCOFI Report Vol 53, 2012 (Complete report pdf; individual pdf links below) I. Reports, Reviews, and Publications Report of the CalCOFI Committee Nancy Lo Retires Review of Selected California Fisheries for 2011: Ocean Salmon, California Sheephead,California Halibut, Longnose Skate, Petrale Sole, California Spiny Lobster, Dungeness Crab,Garibaldi, White Shark, and Algal Blooms. Dianna Porzio, editor State…

  • Vol 52 2011

    Vol 52 2011

    CalCOFI Report Vol 52, 2011 (Complete report pdf; individual pdf links below) I. Reports, Reviews, and Publications Report of the CalCOFI Committee Review of Selected California Fisheries for 2010: Coastal Pelagic Finfish, Market Squid, Ocean Salmon, Groundfish, Highly Migratory Species, Dungeness Crab, Spiny Lobster, Spot Prawn, Kellet’s Whelk, and White Seabass. Dale Sweetnam, editor. State…

  • Vol 51 2010

    Vol 51 2010

    CalCOFI Report Vol 51, 2010 (Complete report pdf; individual pdf links below) Symposium: Forecasting Fishery Productivity in the California Current. I. Reports, Reviews, and Publications Report of the CalCOFI Committee Review of Selected California Fisheries for 2009: Coastal Pelagic Finfish, Market Squid, Red Abalone, Dungeness Crab, Pacific Herring, Groundfish/Nearshore Live-Fish, Highly Migratory Species, Kelp, California…

  • Vol 50 2009

    Vol 50 2009

    CalCOFI Report Vol 50, 2009 (Complete report pdf; individual pdf links below) Symposium: Copepod Species Richness as an Indicator of Long-term Changes in the Coastal Ecosystem of the Northern California Current. I. Reports, Reviews, and Publications Report of the CalCOFI Committee Review of Selected California Fisheries for 2008: Coastal Pelagic Finfish,Market Squid,Ocean Salmon,Groundfish, California Spiny…

  • Vol 49 2008

    CalCOFI Report Vol 49, 2008 (Complete report pdf; individual pdf links below) Symposium: Jumbo Squid (Dosidicus gigas) Invasions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. I.  Reports, Reviews, and Publications The State of the California Current, 2007-2008: La Nina Conditions and Their Effects on the Ecosystem. Sam McClatchie, Ralf Goericke, J. Anthony Koslow, Franklin B. Schwing, Steven…

  • Vol 48 2007

    CalCOFI Report, Vol. 48, 2007 (Complete report pdf; individual pdf links below) Symposium: Ecological Interactions Useful For Marine Ecosystem-based Management: The Role Of Positive Species Interactions, Ecosystem Engineers, And Species Diversity I. Reports, Review, and Publications The State of the California Current, 2006-2007: Regional and Local Processes Dominate. Ralf Goericke, Elizabeth Venrick, Tony Koslow, William…