U.S. Department 
of Commerce 
Seattle, Washington 
Volume 106 
Number 3 
July 2008 
Fishery 
Bulletin 
Contents 
Articles 
225-232 Shertzer, Kyle W., Michael H. Prager, and Erik H. Williams 
A probability-based approach to setting annual catch levels 
233-244 Hoff, Gerald R. 
A nursery site of the Alaska skate ( Bathyrajo parmifera ) 
in the eastern Bering Sea 
245-256 Beacham, Terry D., Nataly V. Varnavskaya, Khai D. Le, 
and Michael H. Wetklo 
Determination of population structure and stock composition 
of chum salmon ( Oncorhynchus keta) in Russia, 
determined with microsateilites 
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mentioned herein, or which has 
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product to be used or purchased 
because of this NMFS publication. 
257-269 Shertzer, Kyle W., and Erik H. Williams 
Fish assemblages and indicator species: 
reef fishes off the southeastern United States 
270-280 Nichols, Owen C., Robert D. Kenney, 
and Moira W. Brown 
Spatial and temporal distribution of North Atlantic right whales 
( Eubalaena glocialis ) in Cape Cod Bay, and implications 
for management 
281-292 Conners, M. Elizabeth, and Peter Munro 
Effects of commercial fishing on local abundance of Pacific cod 
( Gadus macrocephalus) in the Bering Sea 
