Appendix B — Reports of Commission-Sponsored Activities 
Pitcher, K.W. 1977. Population productivity and food habits 
of harbor seals in the Prince William Sound-Copper River 
Delta area, Alaska. Final report for MMC contract 
MMSAC011. NTIS PB-266 935. 36 pp. (A03) 
Pitcher, K.W. 1989. Harbor seal trend count surveys in 
southern Alaska, 1988. Final report for MMC contract 
MM4465853-1. NTIS PB90-208828. 17 pp. (A03) 
Prescott, J.H., and P.M. Fiorelli. 1980. Review of the har- 
bor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the U.S. northwest 
Atlantic. Final report for MMC contract MM8AC016. 
NTIS PB80-176928. 64 pp. (A04) 
Prescott, J.H., P. Fiorelli, G. Early, and P.J. Boyle. 1990. 
Marine mammal strandings: the New England Aquarium 
Stranding Network. Final report for MMC contract 
MM6AC015. NTIS PB90-259177. 119 pp. (A07) 
Prescott, J.H., S.D. Kraus, and J.R. Gilbert. 1980. East 
Coast/Gulf Coast cetacean and pinniped research workshop. 
Final report for MMC contract MM1533558-2. NTIS 
PB80-160 104. 142 pp. (A07) 
Ray, G.C., R.V. Salm, and J.A. Dobbin. 1979. Systems 
analysis mapping: an approach towards identifying critical 
habitats of marine mammals. Final report for MMC con- 
tract MM6ACO011. NTIS PB80-111594. 27 pp. (A03) 
Reeves, R.R. 1977. Exploitation of harp and hooded seals in 
the western North Atlantic. Final report for MMC contract 
MM6AD055. NTIS PB-270 186. 57 pp. (A04) 
Reeves, R.R. 1977. The problem of gray whale (Eschrichtius 
robustus) harassment: at the breeding lagoons and during 
migration. Final report for MMC contract MM6AC021. 
NTIS PB-272 506 (Spanish translation PB-291 763). 60 pp. 
(A04) 
Reynolds, J.E., Il. 1986. Evaluation of the nature and mag- 
nitude of interactions between bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops 
truncatus, and fisheries and other human activities in coast- 
al areas of the southeastern United States. Final report for 
MMC contract MM2910892-5. NTIS PB86-162203. 38 
pp. (A03) 
Reynolds, J.E., III, and C.J. Gluckman. 1988. Protection of 
West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) in Florida. 
Final report for MMC contract MM4465868-3 and 
MM3309741-7. NTIS PB88-222922. 85 pp. (A06) 
Ridgway, S.H., and K. Benirschke (eds). 1977. Breeding 
dolphins: present status, suggestions for the future. Final 
report for MMC contract MM6AC009. NTIS PB-273 673. 
308 pp. (A14) 
Ridgway, S.H., and W.F. Flanigan, Jr. 1981. An investiga- 
tion of a potential method for the humane taking of certain 
whales and seals used for food. Final report for MMC 
contract MM6AC030. NTIS PB81-161101. 12 pp. (A02) 
Risebrough, R.W. 1978. Pollutants in marine mammals: a 
literature review and recommendations for research. Final 
report for MMC contract MM7AD035. NTIS PB-290 728. 
64 pp. (A04) 
Risebrough, R.W. 1989. Accumulation patterns of heavy 
metals and chlorinated hydrocarbons by sea otters, Enhydra 
lutris, in California. Final report for MMC contract 
MM2910790-0. NTIS PB89-230551. 51 pp. (A04) 
Risebrough, R.W., D. Alcorn, S.G. Allen, V.C. Anderlini, L. 
Booren, R.L. DeLong, L.E. Fancher, R.E. Jones, S.M. 
McGinnis, and T.T. Schmidt. 1980. Population biology of 
harbor seals in San Francisco Bay, California. Final report 
for MMC contract MM6AC006. NTIS PB81-107963. 67 
pp. (A04) 
Sawyer-Steffan, J.E., and V.L. Kirby. 1980. A study of 
serum steroid hormone levels in captive female bottlenose 
dolphins, their correlation with reproductive status, and 
their application to ovulation induction in captivity. Final 
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report for MMC contract MM7AC016. NTIS PB80-177 
199. 21 pp. (A03) 
Schmidly, D.J., and S.H. Shane. 1978. A biological assess- 
ment of the cetacean fauna of the Texas coast. Final report 
for MMC contract MM4AC008. NTIS PB-281 763. 38 
pp- (A03) 
Scott, G.P., and H.E. Winn. 1980. Comparative evaluation 
of aerial and shipboard sampling techniques for estimating 
the abundance of humpback whales (Megaptera novae- 
angliae). Final report for MMC contract MM7AC029. 
NTIS PB81-109852. 96 pp. (A06) 
Shallenberger, E.W. 1981. The status of Hawaiian cetaceans. 
Final report for MMC contract MM7AC028. NTIS 
PB82-109398. 79 pp. (A05) 
Shane, S.H., and D.J. Schmidly. 1978. The population 
biology of the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops trun- 
catus, in the Aransas Pass area of Texas. Final report for 
MMC contract MM6AC028. NTIS PB-283 393. 130 pp. 
(A07) 
Silber, G.K., R.S. Wells, and K.S. Norris. 1990. A prelimi- 
nary assessment of techniques for catching and radio-tag- 
ging harbor porpoises. Final report for MMC contract 
MM33098157. NTIS PB90-239609. 34 pp. (A03) 
Smith, T.D., and T. Polacheck. 1979. Uncertainty in esti- 
mating historical abundance of porpoise populations. Final 
report for MMC contract MM7AC006. NTIS PB-296 476. 
59 pp. (A04) 
Smultea, M.A. 1992. Habitat utilization patterns of hump- 
back whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) off the island of 
Hawaii. Final report for MMC contracts T62239259 and 
768109257. NTIS PB92-182484. 79 pp. (A05) 
Stoker, S.W. 1977. Report on a subtidal commercial clam 
fishery proposed for the Bering Sea. Final report for MMC 
contract MM7AD076. NTIS PB-269 712. 33 pp. (A03) 
Stuntz, W.E. 1980. Preliminary investigations of the possible 
relationship between passive behavior by spotted dolphins, 
Stenella attenuata, and capture stress. Final report for 
MMC contract MM7AC027. NTIS PB81-111569. 13 pp. 
(A02) 
Swartz, S.L. 1986. A review of the status of gray whales 
(Eschrichtius robustus) with a summary of research and 
management needs. Proceedings of a Marine Mammal 
Commission sponsored workshop held on 16-18 October 
1985 in Monterey, California. Final report for MMC 
contract MM2911098-4. NTIS PB87-125035. 30 pp. 
(A03) 
Swartz, S.L., and W.C. Cummings. 1978. Gray whales, 
Eschrichtius robustus, in Laguna San Ignacio, Baja Califor- 
nia, Mexico. Final report for MMC contract MM7AC008. 
NTIS PB-276 319 (Spanish translation PB-288 636). 38 pp. 
(A03) (A04 Spanish) 
Swartz, S.L., and R.J. Hofman. 1991. Marine mammal and 
habitat monitoring: requirements; principles; needs; and 
approaches. NTIS PB91-215046. 18 pp. (A03) 
Swartz, S.L., and M.L. Jones. 1978. The evaluation of 
human activities on gray whales, Eschrichtius robustus, in 
Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California, Mexico. Final report 
for MMC contract MM8AC005. NTIS PB-289 737 (Span- 
ish translation PB-299 598). 34 pp. (A03) 
Swartz, S.L., and M.L. Jones. 1980. Gray whales, Esch- 
richtius robustus, during the 1977-1978 and 1978-1979 
winter seasons in Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, 
Mexico. Final report for MMC contract MM1533497-8. 
NTIS PB80-202989. 35pp. (A03) 
Swartz, S.L., and M.L. Jones. 1981. Demographic studies 
and habitat assessment of gray whales, Eschrichtius robus- 
tus, in Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, Mexico. 
