North Gulf Oceanic Society

A selection of publication by NGOS

In review/press

Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Ellis, G.M., Matkin, C.O., Ford, J.K.B. In review. A propensity for isolationism: genetic analysis of social segregation within and between sympatric killer whale ecotypes. Proceedings of the Royal Society.

Heise, K.A., Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Saulitis, E.L., Bain, D., Matkin, C.O. In review. Examining the evidence for killer whale predation on Steller sea Lions. Marine Mammal Science.

Saulitis, E.L., Fay, F.H., Matkin, C.O. In review. Acoustical behavior of the AT1 transient killer whale population in Prince William Sound and Kenai Fjords, Alaska. Animal Behavior.

Yurk, H., Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Ford, J.K.B., Matkin, C.O. In press. Parallel cultural and genetic lineages in resident killer whales off the coast of Southern Alaska. Animal Behavior.

2003

Matkin, C.O., Ellis, G., Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Yurk, H., Saulitis, E.L., Scheel, D., Olesiuk, P., Ylitalo, G., 2003. Photographic and Acoustic Monitoring of Killer Whales in Prince William Sound and Kenai Fjords (Restoration Project 030012 Final Report). Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Project / North Gulf Oceanic Society. [pdf file]

2002

Poncelet, E., Matkin, C.O., Saulitis, E.L., Brittain, M.L., 2002. Cetacean and tour boat interactions in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. Poster presented at the 16^th European Cetacean Society Conference, Liège, Belgium, 7-11 Apr 2002. [view the poster]

Yurk, H., Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Ford, J.K.B., Matkin, C.O. 2002. Cultural transmission within maternal lineages: vocal clans in resident killer whales in southern Alaska. Animal Behaviour, 63:1103 - 1119.

2001

Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Deecke, V.B., Yurk, H., Ford, J.K.B. 2001. A sound approach to the study of culture. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 24:325-326.

Matkin, C.O., Saulitis, E.L., Poncelet, E. 2001. Vessel-whale interactions in Kenai Fjords, Alaska. Report to the NMFS, order # 40HANF100080. North Gulf Oceanic Society, Homer, Alaska.

Scheel, D., Matkin, C.O., Saulitis, E.L. 2001. Distribution of killer whale pods in Prince William Sound, Alaska 1984-1996. Marine Mammal Science, 17(3):555-569.

Ylitalo, G.M., Matkin, C.O., Buzitis, J., Krahn, M.M., Jones, L.L., Rowles, T., Stein, J. 2001. Influence of life-history parameters on organochlorine concentrations in free-ranging killer whales (Orcinus orca) from Prince William Sound, AK. Science of the Total Environment, 281(1-3): 183-203.

2000

Deecke, V.B., Ford, J.K.B., Spong, P. 2000. Dialect change in resident killer whales (Orcinus orca): Implications for vocal learning and cultural transmission. Anim. Behav., 60(5):619-638.

Gregr, E.J., Nichol, L., Ford, J.K.B., Ellis, G., Trites, A.W. 2000. Migration and population structure of northeastern Pacific whales off coastal British Columbia: an analysis of commercial whaling records from 1908-1967. Marine Mammal Science, 16(4):699-727.

Guinet, C., Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Loyer, B. 2000. Co-ordinated attack and prey sharing by killer whales at Crozet Archipelago: strategies for feeding on negatively-buoyant prey. Marine Mammal Science, 16(4):829-834.

Matkin, C.O., Ellis, G.M., Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Jurk, H., Saulitis, E.L. 2000. Photographic and acoustic monitoring of killer whales in Prince William Sound and Kenai Fjords, Alaska (Restoration Project 99012). North Gulf Oceanic Society, Homer, Alaska.

Matkin, C.O., Saulitis, E.L. 2000. Kenai Fjords Vessel Operators Workshop and field observation program, 2000. Report to the NMFS, order #40HANF000049. North Gulf Oceanic Society, Homer, Alaska. 9 pp.

Ross, P.S., Ellis, G.M., Ikonomou, M.G., Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Addison, R.F. 2000. High PCB concentrations in free-ranging Pacific killer whales, Orcinus orca: effects of age, sex and dietary preference. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 46(6):504-515.

Saulitis, E.L., Matkin, C.O., Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Heise, K.A., Ellis, G.M. 2000. Foraging strategies of sympatric killer whale (Orcinus orca) populations in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Marine Mammal Science, 16(1):94-109.

1999

Barrett-Lennard, L.G. 1999. Character displacement of foraging specializations in the killer whale: phylogeny in the making? In: Abstracts of the thirteenth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, 28 November-3 December 1999. The Society for Marine Mammalogy.

Ford, J.K.B., Ellis, G.M., Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Morton, A.B., Palm, R.S., Balcomb III, K.C. 1999. Dietary specialization in two sympatric populations of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in coastal British Columbia and adjacent waters. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 76(8):1456-1471.

Gregr, E.J., Nichol, L., Trites, A.W., Ford, J.K.B., Ellis, G. 1999. Migration and population structure of Northeastern Pacific whales off coastal British Columbia: An analysis of whaling records from 1905-1967. In: Abstracts of the thirteenth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, 28 November-3 December 1999. The Society for Marine Mammalogy.

Jurk, H., Trites, A.W. 1999. Reducing predation by harbour seals on outmigrating juvenile salmonids in the Puntledge River, British Columbia, Canada. In: Abstracts of the thirteenth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, 28 November-3 December 1999. The Society for Marine Mammalogy.

Matkin, C.O., Ellis, G.M., Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Jurk, H., Scheel, D., Saulitis, E.L. 1999. Comprehensive killer whale investigation, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Project Annual Report (Restoration Project 98012). North Gulf Oceanic Society, Homer, Alaska. 51 pp.

Matkin, C.O., Ellis, G.M., Olesiuk, P., Saulitis, E.L. 1999. Association patterns and inferred genealogies of resident killer whales, Orcinus orca, in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Fishery Bulletin, 97(4):900-919.

Matkin, C.O., Ellis, G.M., Saulitis, E.L., Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Matkin, D.R. 1999. Killer whales of southern Alaska. North Gulf Oceanic Society, Homer, Alaska. 96 pp.

Matkin, C.O., Hobbs, R. 1999. Baleen whales. P. 56. In: Okey, T.A., Pauly, D., Eds. Trophic mass-balance model of Alaska’s Prince William Sound ecosystem for the post-spill period 1994-1996. 2nd Edition. Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. (Fisheries Centre Research Reports, Vol. 7, No. 4) 137 pp.

Matkin, C.O., Hobbs, R. 1999. Orcas. Pp. 60-61. In: Okey, T.A., Pauly, D., Eds. Trophic mass-balance model of Alaska’s Prince William Sound ecosystem for the post-spill period 1994-1996. 2nd Edition. Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. (Fisheries Centre Research Reports, Vol. 7, No. 4) 137 pp.

Matkin, C.O., Hobbs, R. 1999. Small cetaceans. Pp. 61-62. In: Okey, T.A., Pauly, D., compilers and editors. Trophic mass-balance model of Alaska’s Prince William Sound ecosystem for the post-spill period 1994-1996. 2nd Edition. Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. (Fisheries Centre Research Reports, Vol. 7, No. 4) 137 pp.

Matkin, C.O., Saulitis, E.L., Ellis, G.M., Barrett-Lennard, L.G. 1999. The AT1 group of transient killer whales in southern Alaska: a unique population in decline. In: Abstracts of 13th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Maui, Hawaii, USA, 28 November - 3 December 1999.

1998

Deecke, V.B., Ford, J.K.B., Spong, P. 1998. Assessing complex patterns of acoustic similarity: using a neural network to investigate killer whale (Orcinus orca) dialects. In: Abstracts of the World Marine Mammal Science Conference, Monaco, 20-24 January 1998. European Cetacean Society and The Society for Marine Mammalogy.

Deecke, V.B., Ford, J.K.B., Spong, P. 1998. Quantifying complex patterns of bioacoustic variation: use of a neural network to compare killer whale (Orcinus orca) dialects. J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 105(4): 2499-2507.

Ford, J.K.B., Ellis, G.M., Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Morton, A.B., Palm, R.S., Balcomb, K.C. 1998. Dietary specialization in two sympatric populations of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in coastal British Columbia and adjacent waters. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 76(8):1456-1471.

Jurk, H., Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Ford, J.K.B., Saulitis, E.L., Matkin, C.O., Heise, K.A. 1998. Clan structure of resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Prince William Sound Alaska: acoustic and genetic evidence. In: Abstracts of the World Marine Mammal Science Conference, Monaco, 20-24 January 1998. European Cetacean Society and The Society for Marine Mammalogy.

Matkin, C.O., Scheel, D., Ellis, G.M., Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Jurk, H., Saulitis, E.L. 1998. Comprehensive killer whale investigation, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Project Annual Report (Restoration Project 97012). North Gulf Oceanic Society.

Matkin, C.O., Ylitalo, G.M., Stein, J., Saulitis, E.L. 1998. Environmental contaminant levels in resident and transient killer whales in Prince William Sound, Alaska. In: Abstracts of the World Marine Mammal Science Conference, Monaco, 20-24 January 1998. European Cetacean Society and The Society for Marine Mammalogy.

Ross, P.S., Ikonomou, M.G., Ellis, G.M., Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Addison, R.F. 1998. Elevated levels of PCBs, PCDDs and PCDFs in harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) and killer whales (Orcinus orca) inhabiting the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada. In: Abstracts of the World Marine Mammal Science Conference, Monaco, 20-24 January 1998. European Cetacean Society and The Society for Marine Mammalogy.

Thomsen, F., Ford, J.K.B. 1998. Behavioural significance and structure of whistles from wild killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the waters around Vancouver Island, British Columbia. European Research on Cetaceans, 12:262-265.

1997

Matkin, C.O., Matkin, D.R., Ellis, G.M., Saulitis, E.L., McSweeney, D. 1997. Movements of resident killer whales in southeastern Alaska and Prince William Sound, Alaska. Marine Mammal Science, 13(3):469-475.

Matkin, C.O., Saulitis, E.L. 1997. Killer whale Orcinus orca. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, Restoration Notebook, November 97. 12 pp. [download from EVOS Trustee Council web site]

Matkin, C.O., Scheel, D., Ellis, G.M., Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Saulitis, E.L. 1997. Comprehensive killer whale investigation, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Project Annual Report (Restoration Project 96012). North Gulf Oceanic Society, Homer, Alaska.

1996

Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Ford, J.K.B., Heise, K.A. 1996. The mixed blessing of echolocation: differences in sonar use by fish-eating and mammal-eating killer whales. Animal Behaviour, 51:553-565.

Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Smith, T.G., Ellis, G.M. 1996. A cetacean biopsy system using lightweight pneumatic darts, and its effect on the behavior of killer whales. Marine Mammal Science, 12(1):14-27.

Matkin, C.O., Scheel, D., Ellis, G.M., Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Saulitis, E.L. 1996. Comprehensive killer whale investigation, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Project Annual Report (Restoration Project 95012). North Gulf Oceanic Society, Homer, Alaska. [download from EVOS Trustee Council web site]

1995

Barrett-Lennard, L.G. 1995. The mixed blessing of echolocation: sonar and the maintenance of population segregation in killer whales. P. 9. In: Abstracts of the eleventh Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Orlando, Florida, USA, 14-18 December 1995. The Society of Marine Mammalogy.

Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Heise, K.A., Saulitis, E.L., Ellis, G.M., Matkin, C.O. 1995. The impact of killer whale predation on Steller sea lion populations in British Columbia and Alaska. Report for the North Pacific Universities Marine Mammal Research Consortium. iv + 66 pp.

Deecke, V., Ford, J.K.B., Gosline, J.M. 1995. Time series analysis of killer whale (Orcinus orca) calls. In: Abstracts of the eleventh Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Orlando, Florida, USA, 14-18 December 1995. The Society of Marine Mammalogy.

Ford, J.K.B. 1995. Dialects and population identity of killer whales off the west coast of North America. European Research on Cetaceans, 9:14.

Ford, J.K.B., Ellis, G.M., Morton, A.B. 1995. Diet specialization of resident and transient killer whales in coastal British Columbia and adjacent areas In: Abstracts of the eleventh Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Orlando, Florida, USA, 14-18 December 1995. The Society of Marine Mammalogy.

Heise, K.A., Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Saulitis, E.L. 1995. Killer whale predation and the decline of Steller sea lions in Alaska. P. 53. In: Abstracts of the eleventh Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Orlando, Florida, USA, 14-18 December 1995. The Society of Marine Mammalogy.

Matkin, D.R., Dahlheim, M.E. 1995. Feeding behaviors of killer whales in northern southeastern Alaska. Pp. 246-253. In: Engstrom, D.R., Ed. Proceedings of the third Glacier Bay Science Symposium, 1993. U.S. National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office, Anchorage, Alaska. 310 pp.

Olesiuk, P.F., Smith, T.G., Horonowitsch, G., Ellis, G.M. 1995. Translocation of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina): a demonstration of homing ability and site fidelity. In: Abstracts of the eleventh Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Orlando, Florida, USA, 14-18 December 1995. The Society of Marine Mammalogy.

1994

Barrett-Lennard, L.G., Smith, T.G., Ellis, G.M. 1994. A new cetacean biopsy sampling system, and behavioral responses of killer whales (Orcinus orca) to its use. Proceedings of the Marine Mammal Genetics Symposium, La Jolla, California, USA, 23-24 September 1994.

Dahlheim, M.E., Matkin, C.O. 1994. Assessment of injuries to Prince William Sound killer whales. Pp. 163-171. In: Loughlin, T.R., Ed. Marine mammals and the Exxon Valdez. Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, California.

Matkin, C.O. 1994. An observer's guide to the killer whales of Prince William Sound. Prince William Sound Books, Valdez, Alaska.

Matkin, C.O., Ellis, G.M., Dahlheim, M.E., Zeh, J. 1994. Status of killer whales in Prince William Sound, 1985-1992. Pp. 141-162. In: Loughlin, T.R., Ed. Marine mammals and the Exxon Valdez. Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, California. xx + 395 pp.

Matkin, C.O., Saulitis, E.L. 1994. Killer whale (Orcinus orca) biology and management in Alaska. Contract Number T75135023. Marine Mammal Commission, Washington D.C. 46 pp.

Von Ziegesar, O., Miller, E., Dahlheim, M.E. 1994. Impacts on humpback whale in Prince William Sound. Pp. 173-191. In: Loughlin, T.R., Ed. Marine mammals and the Exxon Valdez. Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, California. xx + 395 pp.

1993

Dahlheim, M.E., Matkin, C.O. 1993. Assessment of injuries to killer whales in Prince William Sound. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill State/Federal Natural Resource Damage Assessment Final Report. "Marine Mammal Study Number 2 Final Report." NMFS, NMML, Seattle, Washington and North Gulf Oceanic Society, Homer, Alaska. [download from EVOS Trustee Council web site]

Dahlheim, M.E., Von Ziegesar, O. 1993.Effects of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill on the abundance and distribution of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Prince William Sound. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill State/Federal Natural Resource Damage Assessment Final Report. "Marine Mammal Study Number 1 Final Report." NMFS, NMML, Seattle, Washington and North Gulf Oceanic Society, Homer, Alaska. [download from EVOS Trustee Council web site]

Matkin, C.O., Ellis, G.M., Dahlheim, M.E., Zeh, J. 1993. Changes in Prince William sound killer whale pods from 1984 to 1992. In: Abstracts of tenth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Galveston, Texas, USA, 11-15 November 1993. The Society for Marine Mammalogy.

Matkin, C.O., Matkin, D.R., Ellis, G.M., Saulitis, E., McSweeney, D. 1997. Movements of resident killer whales in southeastern Alaska and Prince William Sound, Alaska. Marine Mammal Science, 13(3):469-474.

Saulitis, E.L. 1993. The vocalizations and behavior of the "AT" group of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Prince William Sound, Alaska. M.S. Thesis. University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska. 209 pp.

1992

Barrett-Lennard, L.G. 1992. Echolocation in wild killer whales. M.S. Thesis, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.

Heise, K.A., Ellis, G.M., Matkin, C.O. 1992. A catalogue of Prince William Sound killer whales, 1991. North Gulf Oceanic Society, Homer, Alaska. 51 pp.

1991

Ford, J.K.B., Morton, A.B. 1991. Vocal behaviour and dialects of transient killer whales in coastal waters of British Columbia, California and Southeast Alaska. In: Abstracts of the ninth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 5-9 December 1991. The Society for Marine Mammalogy.

Jurk, H., Schneider, K. 1991. Pulsed-sounds in interaction processes: an experimental approach to bottlenose dolphins' (Tursiops truncatus Montagu) vocal system. In: Abstracts of the ninth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 5-9 December 1991. The Society for Marine Mammalogy.

Matkin, C.O., Ellis, G.M. 1991. An assessment of killer whale in Prince William Sound, 1991. Report to NMML, NMFS, Seattle, Washington, contract #50ABNF100110. 27 pp.

1990

Bigg, M.A., Olesiuk, P.F., Ellis, G.M., Ford, J.K.B., Balcomb, K.C. 1990. Social organization and genealogy of resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the coastal waters of British Columbia and Washington State. Rep. Int. Whal. Commn, Special Issue 12:383-406.

Leatherwood, S., Matkin, C.O., Hall, J.D., Ellis, G.M. 1990. Killer whales, Orcinus orca, photo-identified in Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1976 through 1987. Canadian Field-Naturalist, 104(3):362-371.

Matkin, C.O., Ellis, G.M. 1990. Population biology and long line fishery interactions of Prince William Sound killer whales. In: Abstract presented to the Third International Orca Symposium, Victoria, B.C.

Matkin, C.O., Ellis, G.M. 1990. The status of killer whales in Prince William Sound in 1990. Report to NMML, NMFS, Seattle, Washington, contract #52ABNF000100. 20 pp.

Olesiuk, P.K., Bigg, M.A., Ellis, G.M. 1990. Life history and population dynamics of resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the coastal waters of British Columbia and Washington State. Rep. Int. Whal. Commn, Special Issue 12:209-244.

Saulitis, E.L. 1990. Acoustic behavior of transient killer whales in Prince William Sound, Alaska. In: Abstract presented to the Third International Orca Symposium, Victoria, B.C.

1989

Ford, J.K.B. 1989. Acoustic behaviour of resident killer whale (Orcinus orca) off Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Can. J. Zool., 67:727-745.

Matkin, C.O., Ellis, G.M., Saulitis, E.L. 1989. Killer whales in Prince William Sound in 1989 after the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Report to NMML, NMFS, Seattle, Washington, contract #50ABNF900118. 23 pp.

Saulitis, E.L. 1989. The behavior and vocalizations of transient killer whales in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Research proposal to Alaska Sea Grant College Program, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. University of Alaska at Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska.

1988

Matkin, C.O. 1988. Status of Prince William Sound killer whales and the sablefish fishery in late 1987. Report to the University of Alaska, Sea Grant Advisory Program. North Gulf Oceanic Society, Homer, Alaska. 9 pp.

1987

Ellis, G.M. 1987. Killer whales of Prince William Sound and Southeast Alaska. A catalog of individuals identified, 1976-1986. Sea World Research Institute, Hubbs Marine Research Center Technical Report No. 87-200. Sea World Research Institute/Hubbs Marine Research Center, San Diego California. 76 pp.

Matkin, C.O., Steiner, R., Ellis, G.M. 1987. Killer whale photo-identification and sablefish testfishing in Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1986. University of Alaska, Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program, Cordova, Alaska.

Matkin, C.O., Steiner, R., Ellis, G.M. 1987. Photo-identification and deterrent experiments applied to killer whales in Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1986. University of Alaska, Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program, Cordova, Alaska. 18 pp.

1986

Matkin, C.O. 1986. Killer whale interactions with the sablefish longline fishery in Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1985, with comments on the Bering Sea. Contract No. 010686. NMFS, NMML, Juneau, Alaska. 10 pp.

Matkin, C.O. 1986. Killer whale interactions with the sablefish longline fishery in Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1985, with comments on the Bering Sea. Contract #40-HANF-6-00068. NMFS, NMML, Juneau, Alaska.

Matkin, C.O. 1986. Killer whale interactions with the sablefish longline fishery in Prince William Sound, Alaska 1995 with comments on the Bering Sea. Contract Number 010686. North Gulf Oceanic Society, Cordova, Alaska. 10 pp.

Matkin, C.O., Ellis, G.M., Von Ziegesar, O., Steiner, R. 1986. Killer whales and longline fisheries in Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1986. Contract No. 40ABNF6-2262. North Gulf Oceanic Society, Cordova, Alaska. 18 pp.

Matkin, C.O., Leatherwood, S. 1986. General biology of killer whale, Orcinus orca: a synopsis of knowledge. Pp. 35-68. In: Kirkevold, B.C., Lockard, J.S., eds. Behavioral biology of killer whales. Alan R. Liss, New York. Zoo Monographs.

Von Ziegesar, O., Ellis, G.M., Matkin, C.O., Goodwin, B. 1986. Repeated sightings if identifiable killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Prince William Sound, Alaska 1977-1983. Cetus, 6(2):9-13.

1985

Matkin, C.O. 1985. Studying killer whales on Alaska's south coast. Alaska Magazine, 51(5):20-23.

Matkin, C.O., Von Ziegesar, O., Ellis, G.M., Goodwin, B. 1985. Repeated use of Prince William Sound, Alaska by identifiable killer whales with evidence of pod stability. In: Abstract submitted to the Sixth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Vancouver, B.C.

1984

Ellis, G.M., ed. 1984. Killer whales of southern Alaska. A catalog of individuals photo-identified in 1984. Hubbs Sea World Research Institute Technical Report 84-174. Hubbs Sea World Research Institute, San Diego, California. 73 pp.

Leatherwood, S., Balcomb III, K.C., Matkin, C.O., Ellis, G.M. 1984. Killer whales (Orcinus orca) of southern Alaska: results of field research 1984. Tech. Rep. 84-175. Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute, San Diego, California. 59 pp.

1981

Matkin, C.O., Matkin, D.R. 1981. Marine mammal survey of southwestern Prince William Sound: 1979-1980. Prepared for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK, Contract #70181-0125-80. 15 pp.

1980

Matkin, C.O. 1980. Marine mammal and fishery interactions on the Coper River and in Prince William Sound, Alaska. M.S. Thesis. University of Alaska, Faibanks. 120 pp.

1979

Matkin, C.O., Fay, F.H. 1979. Methods for assessment of marine mammal-fishery interactions. In: Abstracts of the third Biennial Conference of the Biology of Marine Mammals, 7-11 October 1979, Seattle, Washington, USA. The Society for Marine Mammalogy.