Vantuna Research Group publications 1961 - present. 

Papers

2024

Knights AM, Lemasson AJ, Firth LB, Beaumont N, Birchenough S, Claisse JT, Coolen JWP, Copping A, De Dominicis M, Degraer S, Elliott M, Fernandes PG, Fowler AM, Frost M, Henry L-A, Hicks N, Hyder K, Jagerroos S, Love M, Lynam C, Macreadie PI, McLean D, Marlow J, Mavraki N, Montagna PA, Paterson DM, Perrow MR, Porter J, Bull AS, Schratzberger M, Shipley B, van Elden S, Vanaverbeke J, Want A, Watson SCL, Wilding TA, Somerfield PJ (2024) To what extent can decommissioning options for marine artificial structures move us toward environmental targets? Journal of Environmental Management 350:119644.

2023

Williams, J. P., Jaco, E. M., Scholz, Z., Williams, C. M., Pondella, D. J., Rasser, M. K., Schroeder, D. M. (2023). Red rock crab (Cancer productus) movement is not influenced by electromagnetic fields produced by a submarine power transmission cableContinental Shelf Research, 105145.

Watson, S. M., D.L. McLean, B.J. Balcom, S.N.R. Birchenough, A.M. Brand, E.C.M Camprasse, J.T. Claisse, J.W.P. Coolen, T. Cresswell, B. Fokkema, S. Gourvenec, L.A. Henry, C.L. Hewitt, M.S. Love, A.E. MacIntosh, M. Marnane, E. McKinley, S. Micallef, D. Morgan, J. Nicolette, K. Ounanian, J. Patterson, K. Seath, A.G.L. Selman, I.M. Suthers, V.L.G. Todd, A. Tung, P.I. Macreadie (2023) Offshore decommissioning horizon scan: Research priorities to support decision-making activities for oil and gas infrastructure. Science of The Total Environment 878: 163015.

Grime, B.C, R. Sanders, T. Ford, H. Burdick, J.T. Claisse (2023) Urchin gonad response to kelp forest restoration on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 122: 1-18.


2022

Pondella D.J. II, Claisse J.T. and Williams C.M. (2022) Theory, practice, and design criteria for utilizing artificial reefs to increase production of marine fishes. Frontiers in Marine Science 9:983253.

Williams C.M., Eagleton J.L., Pondella D.J. II and Claisse J.T. (2022) Habitat type and environmental conditions influence the age and growth of a temperate marine damselfishFrontiers in Marine Science 9:988158.

Williams J.P., Williams C.M., Pondella D.J.II and Scholz Z.M. (2022) Rebirth of a reef: As-built description and rapid returns from the Palos Verdes Reef Restoration Project. Frontiers in Marine Science 9:1010303.

McLean D.L., L.C. Ferreira, J.A. Benthuysen, K.J. Miller, M-L Schläppy, M.J. Ajemian, O. Berry, S.N.R. Birchenough, T. Bond , F. Boschetti, A.S. Bull, J.T. Claisse, et al. (2022) Influence of offshore oil and gas structures on seascape ecological connectivity. Global Change Biology 28: 3515-3536.


2021

Martin, G.G., S. Stamnes, N. Henderson, J. Lum, N. Rubin, and J.P. Williams. (2021) Hemocyte activation and nodule formation in the giant keyhole limpet, Megathura crenulata Invertebrate Biology 140(4), e12355.

Williams, J.P., J.T. Claisse, D.J. Pondella, C.M. Williams, M.J. Robart, Z. Scholz, E.M. Jaco, T. Ford, H. Burdick, and D. Witting. (2021) Sea urchin mass mortality rapidly restores kelp forest communities Marine Ecology Progress Series 664:117-131.


2020

Meyer-Gutbrod, E. L., M. S. Love, D. M. Schroeder, J. T. Claisse, L. Kui, and R. J. Miller. (2020) Forecasting the legacy of offshore oil and gas platforms on fish community structure and productivity Ecological Applications 30(8):e02185.


2019

Pondella, D.J., S.E. Piacenza, J.T. Claisse, C.M. Williams, J.P. Williams, A.J. Zellmer, J.E. Casselle (2019) Assessing drivers of rocky reef fish biomass density from the Southern California Bight Marine Ecology Progress Series 628:125-140.

Zellmer, A.J., Claisse, J.T., Williams, C.M., Schwab, S., & Pondella, D.J. (2019) Predicting optimal sites for ecosystem restoration using stacked-species distribution modeling Frontiers in Marine Science 6:3

Claisse J.T., M.S. Love, E.L. Meyer-Gutbrod, C.M. Williams, D.J. Pondella (2019) Fishes with high reproductive output potential on california offshore oil and gas platforms Bulletin of Marine Science 95(4):515-534.

Love, M.S., Claisse J.T., Roeper, A. (2019) An analysis of the fish assemblages around 23 oil and gas platforms off california with comparisons with natural habitats Bulletin of Marine Science 95(4):477-514.

Love, M.S., Kui L, Claisse JT (2019) The role of jacket complexity in structuring fish assemblages in the midwaters of two california oil and gas platforms Bulletin of Marine Science 95(4):597-616.

Meyer-Gutbrod, E.L., Love, M.S., Claisse, J.T., Page, H.M., Schroeder, D.M., Miller, R.J. (2019) Decommissioning impacts on biotic assemblages associated with shell mounds beneath southern california offshore oil and gas platforms. Bulletin of Marine Science 95(4):683-702.


2018

Williams, J. P., Williams, C. M., Blanchette, C. A., Claisse, J. T., Pondella, D. J., & Caselle, J. E. (2018) Where the Weird Things are: A Collection of Species Range Extensions in the Southern California BightBulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 117: 89-20

Pondella, D. J., Williams, J. P., Williams, C. M., Claisse J. T., & Witting, D. (2018) Restoring a nearshore rocky reef ecosystem in the challenge of an urban settingMarine Artificial Reef Research and Development: Integrating Fisheries Management Objectives. American Fisheries Society Symposium 86:165-186 

Obaza, A.K. and J.P. Williams (2018) Spatial and temporal dynamics of the overwater structure fouling community in southern California. Marine and Freshwater Research 69: 1771-1783

Pondella D.J., Robart M.J., Claisse J.T., Williams J.P., Williams C.M., Zellmer A.J., and S.E. Piacenza (2018) Spatial and temporal fishing patterns at the outer banks of the Southern California Bight. Western North American Naturalist 78(3): 341-357

Claisse, J.T., C.A. Blanchette, J.E. Dugan, J. P. Williams, J. Freiwald, Pondella D.J., Schooler N.K., Hubbard DM, Davis K, Zahn LA, Williams CM, Caselle JE (2018) Biogeographic patterns of communities across diverse marine ecosystems in southern California. Marine Ecology 39(S1): e12453

Coates JH, Schiff K, Mazor RD, Pondella DJ, Schaffner R, Whiteman E (2018) Development of a biological condition assessment index for shallow, subtidal rocky reefs in Southern California, USA. Marine Ecology 39(S1): e12471

Robinette DP, Howar J, Claisse JT, Caselle JE (2018) Can nearshore seabirds detect variability in juvenile fish distribution at scales relevant to managing marine protected areas? Marine Ecology 39(S1): e12485

Zellmer AJ, Claisse JT, Williams CM, Pondella DJ (2018) Long‐term, spatial marine harvest intensity as an indicator of human impact on shallow rocky reef ecosystems. Marine Ecology 39(S1): e12463

Ebert, T. A., Barr, L. M., Bodkin, J. L., Burcham, D., Bureau, D., Carson, H. S., L. Caruso, N., Caselle, J. E., Claisse, J. T., Clemente, S., Davis, K., Detwiler, P. M., Dixon, J. D., Duggins, D. O., Engle, J. M., Estes, J. A., Groth, S. D., Grupe, B. M., Halmay, P., Hebert, K. P., Hernández, J. C., Jurgens, L. J., Kalvass, P. E., Kenner, M. C., Konar, B., Kushner, D. J., Lee, L. C., Leighton, D. L., Montaño-Moctezuma, G., Eric Munk, J., Olguin, I., Palleiro, J. S., Parker, D. O., Pearse, J. S., Pondella, D. J., Rogers-Bennett, L., Schroeter, S. C., Shelton, A. O., Sonnenholzner, J., Taniguchi, I. K., VanBlaricom, G. R., Watson, J. C., Weitzman, B. P., Williams, J. P., Yakimishyn, J. and Zhang, Z. 2018. Size, growth, and density data for shallow-water sea urchins from Mexico to the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 1956–2016. Ecology. | supplemental data

Winston, M.S., J.T. Claisse, C.M. Williams, J.P. Williams, D. J. Pondella, II. 2018. Age and growth of the Giant Kelpfish, Heterostichus rostratus Girard 1854, in Southern California, USA. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 34(1): 91-96

George, D. A., J. L. Largier, C. D. Storlazzi, M. J. Robart, and B. Gaylord. 2018. Currents, waves and sediment transport around the headland of Pt. Dume, California. Continental Shelf Research 171:63-76.

Morgan, S. G., S. H. Miller, M. J. Robart, and J. L. Largier. 2018. Nearshore larval retention and cross-shelf migration of benthic crustaceans at an upwelling center. Frontiers in Marine Science 5:161.


2016

Piacenza, S. E., G. H. Balazs, S. K. Hargrove, P.M. Richards, and S. S. Heppell. 2016. Trends and variability in demographic indicators of a recovering population of green sea turtles Chelonia mydas. Endangered Species Research 31: 103-117

Stephens, Jr. J.S. D. J. Pondella II, J. Steinbeck, J. Carroll, and M. Love. 2016. Biogeography of the trawl-caught fishes of California and an examination of the Point Conception faunal break. CalCOFI Rep. 57: 1-20

Zahn, L. A., J. T. Claisse, J.P. Williams, C. M. Williams and D. J. Pondella II. 2016. The biogeography and community structure of kelp forest macroinvertebrates. Marine Ecology 37: 770-785

Helmuth, B., F. Choi, A. Matzelle, J. L. Torossian, S. L. Morello, K. A. S. Mislan, L. Yamane, D. Strickland, P. L. Szathmary, S. E. Gilman, A. Tockstein, T. J. Hilbish, M. T. Burrows, A. M. Power, E. Gosling, N. Mieszkowska, C. D. G. Harley, M. Nishizaki, E. Carrington, B. Menge, L. Petes, M. M. Foley, A. Johnson, M. Poole, M. M. Noble, E. L. Richmond, M. Robart, J. Robinson, J. Sapp, J. Sones, B. R. Broitman, M. W. Denny, K. J. Mach, L. P. Miller, M. O’Donnell, P. Ross, G. E. Hofmann, M. Zippay, C. Blanchette, J. A. Macfarlan, E. Carpizo-Ituarte, B. Ruttenberg, C. E. Peña Mejía, C. D. McQuaid, J. Lathlean, C. J. Monaco, K. R. Nicastro, and G. Zardi. 2016. Long-term, high frequency in situ measurements of intertidal mussel bed temperatures using biomimetic sensors. Scientific Data 3:160087.


2015

Pondella, D.J., J. P. Williams, J. T. Claisse, R. Schaffner, K. Ritter, and K. Schiff. 2015. The Physical Characteristics of Nearshore Rocky Reefs in The Southern California Bight. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 114(3): 105-122. | [Google Earth KML Files]

Claisse, J.T., D.J. Pondella, II, M. Love, L. A. Zahn, C.M. Williams and A.S. Bull. 2015. Impacts from Partial Removal of Decommissioned Oil and Gas Platforms on Fish Biomass and Production on the Remaining Platform Structure and Surrounding Shell Mounds. PLoS ONE 10(9): e0135812

Pondella, D.J., L.A. Zahn, M. Love, D. Siegel and B.B. Bernstein. 2015. Modeling Fish Production for Southern California's Petroleum Platforms. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 11(4): 584-593

Mikovari, A., J. P. Williams, F. Oakes, R. B. Lincicum, A. J. Zellmer, G. G. Martin. 2015. Radula development in the Giant Key-Hole Limpet Megathura crenulataJournal of Shellfish Research 34(3): 893-902

Marks, Lindsay M., P. Salinas-Ruiz, D. C. Reed, S. J. Holbrook, C. S. Culver, J. M. Engle, D. J. Kushner, J. E. Casselle, J. Freiwald, J. P. Williams, J. R. Smith, L. E. Aguilar-Rosas and N. J. Kaplanis. Range expansion of a non-native, invasive macroalga Sargassum horneri (Turner) C. Agardh, 1820 in the eastern Pacific. BioInvasions Records 4(4): 243-248


2014

Claisse, J.T., D. J. Pondella, M. Love, L. A. Zahn, C. M. Williams, J. P. Williams, A. S. Bull. 2014. Oil platforms off California are among the most productive marine fish habitats globally. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111(43): 15462-15467
 
Miller, E. F., D. J. Pondella II, S. Goldberg. 2014. Life History and Historic Trends in Salema (Haemulon californiensis) in Southern California. CalCOFI Rep. 55: 1-14
 
Gruenthal, K. M, D. A. Witting, T. Ford, M. J. Neuman, J. P. Williams, D. J. Pondella II, A. Bird,  N. Caruso, J. R. Hyde,  L. W. Seeb, W. A. Larson. 2014. Development and application of genomic tools to the restoration of green abalone in southern California. Conservation Genetics 15(1): 109-121

2013

Williams, C.M., J.P. Williams, J.T. Claisse, D.J. Pondella II, M.L. Domeier, and L.A. Zahn. 2013. Morphometric Relationships of Marine Fishes Common to Central California and the Southern California Bight. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 112(3):217-227

Howard K.G., Claisse J.T., Clark T.B., Boyle K., Parrish J.D. (2013) Home range and movement patterns of the Redlip Parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus) in Hawaii. Marine Biology 160: 1583-1595

Claisse, J. T., J. P. Williams, T. Ford, D. J. Pondella, B. Meux and L. Protopapadakis. 2013. Kelp forest habitat restoration has the potential to increase sea urchin gonad biomass. Ecosphere 4(3): 1-19


2012

Pondella, II, D. J., J. P. Williams, J. T. Claisse, E. F. Miller. 2012. The ichthyoplankton of King Harbor, Redondo Beach, California 1974-2009.  California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Report 53: 95-106

Gillett, David J., D. J. Pondella II, J. Freiwald, K. C. Schiff, J. E. Caselle, C. Shuman and S. B. Weisberg. 2012. Comparing volunteer and professionally collected monitoring data from the rocky subtidal reefs of Southern California, USA. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 184: 3239-3257

Williams, J. P., J. T. Claisse, D. J. Pondella II, L. Medeiros, C. F. Valle, M. A. Shane. 2012. Patterns of Life History and Habitat Use of an Important Recreational Fishery Species, Spotfin Croaker, and Their Potential Fishery Implications. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science 4(1): 71-84

Claisse, J. T., D. J. Pondella, II, J. P. Williams and J. Sadd. 2012. Using GIS Mapping of the Extent of Nearshore Rocky Reefs to Estimate the Abundance and Reproductive Output of Important Fishery Species. PLoS ONE 7(1):e30290 | [GIS Shape Files] [Google Earth KML Files]


2011

Erisman, B. E., L.G. Allen, J.T. Claisse, D.J. Pondella II, E.F. Miller and J.H. Murray. 2011. The illusion of plenty: hyperstability masks collapses in two recreational fisheries that target fish spawning aggregations. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science. 68: 1705-1716

Fink, L.A. and S.L. Manley. 2011. The use of kelp sieve tube sap metal composition to characterize urban runoff in southern California coastal waters. Marine Pollution Bulletin 62: 2619-2632

Miller, E.F., J.P. Williams, and D.J. Pondella II. 2011. Queenfish (Seriphus politus) and white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus) larval growth parameters. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Report 52: 75-79

Claisse, J.T., D.J. Pondella II, J.P. Williams and J.L. Sadd. 2011. Using maps of the extent of nearshore rocky reefs in Santa Monica Bay to estimate the abundance and reproduction potential of important fishery species. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Science 110(2):72

Miller, E.F., D.J. Pondella, II, D.S. Beck, K.T. Herbinson. 2011. Decadal-scale changes in southern California sciaenids under different levels of harvesting pressure. Journal of Marine Science 68(10):2123-2133

Williams, J.P., D.J. Pondella, II, L.G. Allen, B.M. Haggin. 2011. New record of Pacific sierra (Scomberomorus sierra) with notes on previous California records. California Fish and Game 97(1): 43-46

Hamilton, S. L., J. E. Caselle, C. A. Lantz, T. L. Egloff, E. Kondo, S. D. Newsome, K. Loke-Smith, D. J. Pondella II, K. A. Young, C. G. Lowe. 2011. Extensive geographic and ontogenetic variation characterizes the trophic ecology of a temperate reef fish on southern California rocky reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series 429: 227-244

Woodson, C.B., J.A. Barth, O.M. Cheriton, M.A. McManus, J.P. Ryan, L. Washburn, K.N. Carden, B.S. Cheng, J. Fernandes, L.E. Garske, T.C. Gouhier, A.J. Haupt, K.T. Honey, M.F. Hubbard, A. Iles, L. Kara, M.C. Lynch, B. Mahoney, M. Pfaff, M.L. Pinsky, M.J. Robart, J.S. Stewart, S.J. Teck, and A. True. 2011. Observations of internal wave packets propagating along-shelf in northern Monterey Bay. Geophysical Research Letters 38:6.


2009

Pondella, D. J., II. 2009. Science based regulation: California’s marine protected areas. Urban Coast 1(1): 33-36

Miller, E.F., J.P. Williams, D.J. Pondella, II, K.T. Herbinson. 2009. Life history, ecology, and long-term demographics of queenfish. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science 1: 187-199

Oakes, C.T. and D.J. Pondella, II. 2009. The value of a net-cage as a fish aggregating device in southern California. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 40(1): 1-21

Williams, I.D., W.J. Walsh, J.T. Claisse, B.N. Tissot, and K.A. Stamoulis. 2009. Impacts of a Hawaiian marine protected area network on the abundance and fishery sustainability of the yellow tang, Zebrasoma flavescens. Biological Conservation 142: 1066-1073

Claisse, J.T., S.A. McTee and J.D. Parrish. 2009. Effects of age, size, and density on natural survival for an important coral reef fishery species, yellow tang, Zebrasoma flavescensCoral Reefs 28: 95-105


2008

Pondella, D. J., II and L. G. Allen. 2008. The decline and return of four predatory fishes in the Southern California Bight. Marine Biology; DOI: 10.1007/sD0227-008-0924-0 | request pdf

Miller, E.F., L.G. Allen, D.J. Pondella, II, K.T. Herbinson. 2008. The life history and ecology of black croaker, Cheilotrema saturnum. CALCofi Rep. 49: 191-201


2007

Allen, L. G., Pondella, D. J., II and M. A. Shane. 2007. Documenting the return of a fishery: distribution and abundance of juvenile white seabass (Atractoscion nobilis) in the shallow nearshore waters of the Southern California Bight, 1995-2005. Fisheries Research 88: 24-32 | request pdf

Froeschke, B., L. G. Allen and D. J. Pondella II. 2007. Life history and courtship behavior of black perch (Embiotoca jacksoni, Teleostomi: Embiotocidae) from southern California. Pacific Science 61(4): 521-531

Williams, J. P., L. G. Allen, M. A. Steele, D. J. Pondella II. 2007. El Niño periods increase growth of juvenile white seabass (Atractoscion nobilis) in the Southern California Bight. Marine Biology 152: 193-200


2006

Craig, M. T. and D. J. Pondella, II. 2006. A survey of the fishes of Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego, California. California Department of Fish and Game 92(4): 172-183

Craig, M.T, P.A. Hastings, D.J. Pondella II, D.R. Robertson and J.A. Rosales-Casian. 2006. Phylogeography of the flag cabrilla Epinepheulus labriformis (Serranidae): implications for the biogeography of the Tropical Eastern Pacific and the early stages of speciation in a marine shore fish. Journal of Biogeography 33: 969-979

Craig, Matthew T., Daniel J. Pondella, II and Robert N. Lea. 2006. New records of the flag cabrilla, Epinephelus labriformis (Serranidae: Epinephelinae), from the Pacific Coast of Baja California, Mexico, and San Diego, California, USA, with notes on the distribution of other groupers in California. California Department of Fish and Game 92(2): 91-97

Allen, Larry G. and Daniel J. Pondella, II. 2006. Ecological classification. Chapter 4, In: The Ecology of Marine Fishes: California and Adjacent Waters (L. G. Allen, D. J. Pondella, II, and M. Horn, editors) pp. 81-113. University of California Press, Los Angeles.

Allen, Larry G. and Daniel J. Pondella, II. 2006. Surf Zone, Coastal Pelagic Zone, and Harbors. Chapter 6 In The Ecology of Marine Fishes: California and Adjacent Waters (L. G. Allen, D. J. Pondella, II, and M. Horn, editors) pp. 149–166. University of California Press, Los Angeles.

Stephens, John S., Jr., Ralph Larson and Daniel J. Pondella, II. 2006. Rocky Reefs and Kelp Beds. Chapter 9 In The Ecology of Marine Fishes: California and Adjacent Waters (L. G. Allen, D. J. Pondella, II, and M. Horn, editors) pp. 227-252. University of California Press, Los Angeles.

Pondella, II, Daniel J., Larry G. Allen, Matthew T. Craig and Brooke Gintert. 2006. Evaluation of eelgrass mitigation and fishery enhancement structures in San Diego Bay, California. Bulletin of Marine Science 78(1): 115-131


2005

Froeschke, John T., Larry G. Allen, and Daniel J. Pondella II. 2005. The reef fish assemblage of the outer Los Angeles Federal Breakwater, 2002-2003. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 104(2): 63-74

Pondella, Daniel J., II, Brooke E. Gintert, Jana R. Cobb, and Larry G. Allen. 2005. Biogeography of the nearshore rocky-reef fishes at the southern and Baja California islands. Journal of Biogeography 32: 187-201

Pondella, Daniel J., II and Zachary Chinn. 2005. Records of chameleon goby, Tridentiger trigonocephalus, in San Diego Bay, California. California Fish and Game 91(1): 57-59

Rocha, L. A., D. R. Robertson, C. R. Rocha, J.L. Van Tassell, B.W. Bowen, and M. T. Craig. 2005. Episodic global warming drives inter-oceanic invasion and transoceanic expansion by a coral-reef fish. Molecular Ecology 14: 3921-3928


2004

Craig, Matthew T., Philip A. Hastings, and Daniel J. Pondella, II. 2004. Notes on the Systematics of the crestfish genus Lophotus (Lampridiformes: Lophotidae), with a new record from California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 103(2): 57-65

Craig, Matthew T., Philip A. Hastings, and Daniel J. Pondella, II. 2004. Speciation in the Central American Seaway: The importance of taxon sampling in the identification of transisthmian geminate pairs. Journal of Biogeography 31(7): 1085-1091

Craig, Matthew T., F. Joel Fodrie, and P. A. Hastings. 2004. The nearshore fish assemblage of the Scripps Coastal Reserve. Coastal Management 32: 341-351


2003

Pondella, Daniel J., II, Matthew T. Craig and Jens Franck. 2003. The phylogeny of Paralabrax (Perciformes: Serranidae) and allied taxa inferred from 16S and 12S mitochondrial sequence data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Systematics 29(1): 176-184


2002

Pondella, Daniel J., II, John S. Stephens, Jr. and Matthew T. Craig. 2002. Fish production of a temperate artificial reef based upon the density of embiotocids (Teleostei: Perciformes). ICES Journal of Marine Science 59: S88-93

Stephens, Jr., John S. and Daniel J. Pondella, II. 2002. Larval productivity of a mature artificial reef: the ichthyoplankton of King Harbor, California, 1974-1997. ICES Journal of Marine Science 59: S51-58


2001

Pondella, Daniel J., II and Matthew T. Craig. 2001. First record of the sabertooth blenny, Plagiotremus azaleus, in California with notes on its distribution along the Pacific coast of Baja California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 100(3): 144-148

Pondella, Daniel J., II and M. James Allen. 2001. Introduction. Proceedings of a Special Symposium: New and Rare Fish and Invertebrate Species to California during the 1997-1998 El Niño. Sponsored by The Southern California Academy of Sciences May 20, 2000. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 100(3): 129-130

Pondella, Daniel J., II, Larry G. Allen, Jorge A. Rosales Casian, and Tim E. Hovey. 2001. Demographic parameters of golden spotted rock bass Paralabrax auroguttatus from the northern Gulf of California. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 130: 686-691

Craig, Matthew T., Daniel J. Pondella, II, Jens P. C. Franck, and John C. Hafner. 2001. On the status of the serranid fish genus Epinephelus: evidence for paraphyly based on 16s rDNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Systematics 19(1): 121-130


2000

Pondella, Daniel J., II, and Larry G. Allen. 2000. The nearshore fish assemblage of Santa Catalina Island. In The Proceedings of the Fifth California Islands Symposium, David R. Browne, Kathryn L. Mitchell and Henry W. Chaney editors. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, California: 394-400


1999

Pondella, D. J., II. The first record of deepwater bass, Serranus aequidens, (Serranidae) from California. 1999. California Fish and Game 85(3): 130-134

Craig, Matthew T., Daniel J. Pondella, II and John C. Hafner. 1999. Analysis of age and growth in two eastern Pacific Groupers (Serranidae: Epinephelinae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 65(3): 807-814

Bond, Alan, John S. Stephens, Jr., Daniel J. Pondella, II, M. James Allen and Mark Helvey. 1999. A method for estimating marine habitat values based on fish guilds, with comparisons between sites in the southern California bight. Bulletin of Marine Science, 64(2): 219-242


1998

Pondella, Daniel J., II, Robert Snodgrass, Matthew T. Craig and Hugh Khim. 1998. Re-occurrence of the threebanded butterflyfish, Chaetodon humeralis, (Chaetodontidae) with notes on its distribution in southern California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 97(3): 121-124

Craig, Matthew T. 1998. “Age and Growth in two Epinepheline Serranids (Teleostei: Serranidae)." Proceedings of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Volume IV, pp. 1172-1176


1997

Pondella, Daniel J., II. 1997. The first occurrence of the Panamic sergeant major, Abudefduf troschelii, (Pomacentridae) in California. California Fish and Game 83(2): 84-86


1994

Pondella, Daniel J., II and John S. Stephens, Jr. 1994. Factors affecting the abundance of juvenile fish species on a temperate artificial reef. Bulletin of Marine Science, 55 (2-3): 1216-1223

Holbrook, S. J., M. J. Kingsford, R. J. Schmitt, and J. S. Stephens, Jr. 1994. Spatial and temporal patterns in assemblages of temperate reef fish. Amer. Zool. 34: 463-475

Stephens, John S., Jr., Pamela A. Morris, Daniel J. Pondella, Tammy A. Koonce and Gary A. Jordan. 1994. Overview of the dynamics of an urban artificial reef assemblage at King Harbor, California, USA, 1974-91: a recruitment driven system. Bulletin of Marine Science 55(2-3): 1224-1239


1992

Stephens, John S., Jr., Daniel J. Pondella, II, Pamela A. Morris and Dorothy Soule. 1992. Marina del Rey as a fish habitat: studies of the fish fauna since 1977. In P. M. Grifman and S. E. Yoder (eds.), pp. 28-48, Perspectives on the marine environment, Proc. from a Symposium on the Marine Environment of Southern California, May 10, 1991, Sea Grant


1989

Stephens, J. S., Jr., Michael Singer, and Laura Targgart. 1989. Notes on the First Record of the Orangethroat Pikeblenny, Chaenopsis alepidota (Gilbert) in Mainland California. Calif. Fish & Game Bull., 75: 169-183


1988

Cross, J. N., J. T. Hardy, J. E. Hose, R. W. Gossett, G. P. Hershelman, L. D. Antrim and E. A. Crecelius. 1988. Contaminant concentrations and toxicity in the sea-surface microlayer near Los Angeles, California. Mar. Environ. Res. 23: 307-323

Cross, J. N., J.E. Hose. 1988. Evidence for impared reproduction in white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus) from contaminated areas off southern California. Marine Environmental Research, 24: 185-188

Stephens, J. S., Jr., J. E. Hose and M. S. Love. 1988. Fish assemblages as indicators of environmental change in nearshore environments. In D. Soule and G. S. Kleppel, eds., pp. 91-105, Marine Organisms As Indicators, Chapter 5. Springer Verlag


1987

Brooks, A. 1987. Two species of Kyphosidae seen in King Harbor, Redondo Beach, California. Calif. Fish and Game, 73(1): 49-61

Helvey, M. and P. Dorn. 1987. Selected removal of reef-fishes associated with an offshore cooling-water intake structure. J. Appl. Ecol., 24: 112

Hose, J. E., J. N. Cross, S. G. Smith and D. Diehl. 1987. Elevated circulating erythrocyte micronuclei in fishes from contaminated areas off Southern California. Mar. Environ. Res., 22: 167-176

Love, M. S., B. Axell, P. Morris, R. Collins and A. Brooks. 1987. Life history and fishery of the California scorpionfish, Scorpaena guttata, within the Southern California Bight. Fish. Bull. U.S., 85: 99-116


1986

Hose, J. E., L. A. Barlow, S. Bent, A. A. Elseewi, M. Cliath, M. Resketo and C. Doyle. 1986. Evaluation of acute bioassays for assessing toxicity of polychlorinated biphenyl-contaminated soils. Reg. Toxicol. Pharmacol., 6: 11-23

Stephens, J. S., Jr., G. Jordan, P. A. Morris, M. M. Singer and G. McGowen. 1986. Can we relate larval fish abundance to recruitment or population stability? A preliminary analysis of recruitment to a temperate rocky reef. CalCOFI, 27:65-83.


1985

Stephens, J. S., Jr. 1985. Assessing the subtidal fish communities of the Southern California Bight. Coastal Ocean Pollution Assessment News, 3: 38-39

Buckley, R., J. Grant and J. S. Stephens, Jr. 1985. Third International Artificial Reef Conference 3-5 November 1983, Newport Beach, CA. Bull. Mar. Sci., 37: 1-2

Love, M. S., W. Westphal and R. A. Collins. 1985. Distributional patterns of fishes captured aboard commercial passenger fishing vessels along the northern Channel Islands, California. Fish. Bull. U.S., 83: 243-25

Patton, M. L., R. S. Grove and R. F. Harman. 1985. What do natural reefs tell us about designing artificial reefs in Southern California? Bull. Mar. Sci., 37: 279-298

Beckwitt, R. 1985. Population genetics of the sand crab, Emerita analoga Stimson, in Southern California. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 91: 45-52

Beckwitt, R. 1985. Variation in mitochondrial DNA genome size among fishes of the family Scorpaenidae. Copeia, 1985(4): 1056-1058

Helvey, M. 1985. Behavioral factors influencing fish entrapment at offshore cooling water intake structures of Southern California. Mar. Fish. Rev., 47: 18-26

Helvey, M. and R. W. Smith. 1985. Influence of habitat structure on the fish assemblages associated with two cooling-water intake structures in southern California. Bull. Mar. Sci., 37: 189-200

Hose, J. E. l985. Potential uses of sea urchin embryos for identifying toxic chemicals: Description of a bioassay incorporating cytologic, cytogenetic and embryologic endpoints. J. Appl. Toxicol., 5: 245-254

Singer, M. 1985. Food habits of juvenile rockfishes (Sebastes) in a central California kelp forest. Fish. Bull., 83: 531-541


1984

Hose, J. E., T. D. King and J. S. Stephens, Jr. 1984. Effects of dechlorinated seawater on fish behavior. Mar. Environ. Res., 11: 67-76

Love, M. S., G. McGowen, W. Westphal, R. Lavenberg and L. Martin. 1984. Aspects of the life history and fishery of the white croaker, Genyonemus lineatus (Sciaenidae) off California. Fish. Bull. U.S., 82: 179-198

Love, M. S., K. Shriner and P. Morris. 1984. Parasites of Olive Rockfish, Sebastes serranoides (Scorpaenidae) off Central California. Fish Bull., U.S., 82: 530-537

Morris, P. A. 1984. The feeding habits of Blacksmith, Chromis punctipinnis, associated with a thermal outfall. Fish. Bull. U.S., 82: 199-205

Stein, J. 1984. Subtidal gastropods consume sulfur-oxidizing bacteria: evidence from coastal hydrothermal vents. Science 232: 696-698

Stephens, J. S., Jr., P. A. Morris, K. E. Zerba and M. S. Love. 1984. Factors affecting fish diversity on a temperate reef II: the fish assemblage of Palos Verdes Point, 1974-1981. Env. Biol. Fish., 11: 259-275

Hose, J. E., J. B. Hannah, H. W. Puffer and M. L. Landolt. 1984. Histologic and skeletal abnormalities in benzo(a)pyrene-treated rainbow trout alevins. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 13: 675-684

Hose, J.E., Lightner, D. V., R. M. Redman and D. A. Danald. 1984. Observations on the Pathogenesis of the imperfect fungus Fusarium solani in the California brown shrimp Panaeus californiesis. J. Invert. Path., 44: 292-303

Hose, J. E. and H. W. Puffer. 1984. Oxygen consumption rates of grunion (Leuresthes tenuis) embryos exposed to the petroleum hydrocarbon, benzo(a)pyrene. Environ. Res., 35: 413-420


1983

Beckwitt, R. 1983. Genetic structure of Genyonemus lineatus, Seriphus politus (Sciaenidae), and Paralabrax clathratus (Serranidae) in Southern California. Copeia, 1983(3): 691-696

Hose, J. E. and H. W. Puffer. 1983. Cytologic and cytogenetic anomalies induced in purple sea urchin embryos (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus S.) by parental exposure to benzo(a)pyrene. Mar. Biol. Lett., 4: 87-95

Hose, J. E., W. Hunt and R. Stoffel. 1983. Physiological responses of a marine fish to chlorinated seawater at concentrations near its avoidance threshold. Mar. Environ. Res., 8: 241-254

Hose, J. E., R. J. Stoffel and K. E. Zerba. 1983. Behavioral responses of selected marine fishes to chlorinated seawater. Mar. Environ. Res., 9: 37-59

Purcell, L. J. and J. B. Shrode. 1983. Vertical temperature preference tank for larval and juvenile fish. Prog. Fish-Cult., 45: 27-29.

Shrode, J. B., L. J. Purcell and J. S. Stephens, Jr. 1983. Ontogeny of thermal preference in four species of viviparous fishes (Embiotocidae). Env. Biol. Fish., 9: 71-76

Stephens, J. S., Jr., P. A. Morris and W. Westphal. 1983. Assessing the effects of a coastal steam electric generating station on fishes occupying its receiving waters. In D. F. Soule and D. Walsh, eds., Waste Disposal in the Oceans. Minimizing Impact, Maximizing Benefits. Westview Press, Boulder, CO

Winkler, D. L., K. L. Duncan, J. E. Hose and H. W. Puffer. 1983. Effects of benzo(a)pyrene on the early development of California Grunion, Leuresthes tenuis (Pisces, Atherinidae). Fish. Bull, U.S., 81: 473-481


1982

Beckwitt, R. 1982. Electrophoretic evidence for self-fertilization in two species of spirorbird polychaetes. Bull. So. Calif. Acad. Sci., 81: 61-68

Ehrlich, K. F. and G. Muszynski. 1982. The relationship between temperature-specific growth efficiency and thermal preference of larval grunion (Leuresthes tenuis). J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 60: 223-244

Helvey, M. 1982. First observations of courtship behavior in rockfish, genus Sebastes. Copeia, 1982(4): 963-970

Hose, J. E., T. D. King, K. E. Zerba, R. J. Stoffel, J. S. Stephens, Jr. and J. A. Dickinson. 1982. Does avoidance of chlorinated seawater protect fish against toxicity? In R. L. Jolley, ed., pp. 967-982, Laboratory and field observations. Water Chlorination: Environmental Impact and Health Effects, Vol. 4, Book 1, Chemistry and Water Treatment. Ann Arbor Science Publ., Ann Arbor, MI

Hose, J. E., J. B. Hannah, D. DiJulio, M. L. Landolt, and B. S. Miller. 1982. Effects of benzo(a)pyrene on flatfish development. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 11:167-171

Shrode, J. B., K. E. Zerba and J. S. Stephens, Jr. 1982. Ecological significance of temperature tolerance and preference of some inshore California fishes. Amer. Fish. Soc., 111(1):45-51


1981

Helvey, M. and P. Dorn. 1981. The fish population associated with an offshore water intake structure. Bull. So. Cal. Acad. Sci., 80:23-31

Hose, J. E., J. B. Hannah, M. L. Landolt, B. S. Miller, W. T. Iwaoka and S. P. Felton. 1981. Uptake of benzo(a)pyrene by gonadal tissue of flatfish (family Pleuronectidae) and its effects on subsequent egg development. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health, 7:991-1000

Love, M. S. 1981. Evidence of movement of some deepwater rockfishes (Scorpaenidae: genus Sebastes) off southern California. Calif. Fish Game, 67:246-249

Love, M. S., D. Teebken-Fisher, J. E. Hose, J. J. Farmer, F. Hickman and G. R. Fanning. 1981. Vibrio damsela, a marine bacterium, causes skin ulcers on the damselfish, Chromis punctipinnis. Science, 214:1139-1140

Love, M. S. and W. Westphal. 1981. Growth, reproduction and food habits of olive rockfish, Sebastes serranoides, off central California. Fish Bull. U.S., 79:533-545

Love, M. S. and W. Westphal. 1981. A correlation between annual catches of Dungeness crab, Cancer magister, along the west coast of North America and mean annual sunspot number. Fish. Bull. U.S., 80:794-796

Stephens, J. S., Jr. and K. Zerba. 1981. Factors affecting fish diversity on a temperate reef. Env. Biol. Fish., 6:111-121

Stephens, J. S., Jr. 1981. Fish in Southern California: an evaluation of pollution ecology. Occidental College Magazine, Spring, pp. 11-15.


1980

Love, M. S. 1980. Isolation of olive rockfish, Sebastes serranoides, populations off southern California. Fish. Bull. U.S., 77:975-983

Hose, J. E. and R. Stoffel. 1980. Avoidance response of Chromis punctipinnis to chlorinated seawater. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 25:929-935

Hose, J. E. and D. V. Lightner. 1980. Absence of formaldehyde residues in penaeid shrimp exposed to formalin. Aquaculture 21:197-201

Innis, D. B. 1980. Growth characteristics and temperature preference behavior of juvenile California halibut Paralichthys californicus and their relationship to the effects of thermal effluent. M.A. Thesis, San Diego State University, 100 pp.

Purcell, L. and J. E. Hose. 1980. The directionality of response to temperature gradients by juvenile fishes. Presented at So. Calif. Acad. Sci., Annual meeting, May 2-3, 1980, Calif. State Univ., Long Beach

Thomas, G. L. and R. L. Johnson. 1980. Density dependence and vulnerability of fish to entrapment by offshore-sited cooling-water intakes. In 1EEE Proc. Oceans 1980 Conf., Ocean Engineering.


1970s

Ellison, J. P., C. Terry and J. S. Stephens, Jr. 1979. Food resource utilization among five species of embiotocids at King Harbor, California, with preliminary estimates of caloric intake. Mar. Biol., 52:161-169

Ehrlich, K. F., J. S. Stephens, Jr., G. Muszynski and J. M. Hood. 1979a. Thermal behavioral responses of speckled sand dabs (Citharichthys stigmaeus): laboratory and field investigations. Fish. Bull., 76:867-872

Ehrlich, K. F., J. M. Hood, G. Muszynski and G. McGowen. 1979b. Thermal behavioral responses of selected California littoral fishes. Fish. Bull. 76:837-849

Stephens, J. S., Jr. and J. B. Palmer. 1979. Can coastal power stations be designed to offset impacts by habitat enrichment? Proc. Mitigation Symp., pp. 446-450.Thomas, G. L., R. L. Johnson, R. E. Thorne and W. C. Acker. 1979. Techniques for assessing the response of fish assemblages to offshore cooling water intake systems. Univ. Wash. Fish. Res. Inst. Tech. Rep. FRI-UW-7927

Ehrlich, K. F., G. McGowen and G. Muszynski. 1978. Temperature selection by young topsmelt: laboratory and field investigations. In J. H. Thorp III and J. W. Gibbons, eds., pp. 522-533, Energy and Environmental Stress in Aquatic Systems.Techn. Inform. Ctr., U.S. Energy Res. Dev. Admin., Oak Ridge, TN.

Ehrlich, K. F., J. M. Hood, G. Muszynski and G. McGowen. 1978. Marine fish thermal behavioral response studies. I. Methodology and behavioral group classifications. Fish. Bull.

Ellison, J. P. 1978. The use of discriminate analysis in the study of fish food habits. In Proc. Second Pacific Northwest Tech. Workshop, Fish Food Habits Studies, 1978:80-86. 

Stephens, J. S., Jr. 1978. Breakwaters and harbors as productive habitats for fish populations–why are fishes attracted to urban complexes? So. Calif. Ocean Studies Consortium, Tech. Pap. #1, The Urban Harbor Environment, pp. 49-60

Ellison, J. P. 1977. Methodology use in stomach contents. Sea Grant Fish Food Habits Symp., pp. 93-94.

Ehrlich, K. F. 1977. Inhibited hatching success of marine fish eggs by power plant effluent. Mar. Poll. Bull., 8:228-229

Stephens, J. S., Jr. and J. P. Ellison. 1977. A study of fish food habits as it relates to the biological enrichment of an area. Sea Grant-Fish Food Habits Symposium, pp. 19-24

Helly, J. 1976. The effect of temperature and thermal distribution in glycogens in two rockfish species (Sebastes). Mar. Biol., 37:89-95

Terry, C. B. and J. S. Stephens, Jr. 1976. A study on the orientation of selected embiotocid fishes to depth and shifting seasonal vertical temperature gradients. Bull. So. Calif. Acad. Sci., 75:170-183

Stephens, J. S., Jr. 1975. Effects of thermal effluent from Southern California Edison's Redondo Beach steam generating plant on the warm temperate fish fauna of King Harbor Marina. Annual Report for Phase I, February 1, 1974-February 28, 1975. Submitted to Southern California Edison under Research Contract No. U0654902. 129 pp.

Stephens, J. S., Jr., C. B. Terry, S. Subber and J. Allen.  1974. Abundance, distribution, seasonality, and  productivity of the fish populations in Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbors, 1972-73. Part IV.  In (D. Soule and  M. Oguri, eds.), Biological Investigations in Marine Studies of San Pedro Bay, California.  Allan Hancock  Harbors Environmental Program and Sea Grant, Inst. Mar. Coast. Stud., Univ. South. Calif., 101 pp. 

Stephens, J. S., Jr. and V. Springer. 1973. Clinid fishes of Chile and Peru, with description of a new species Myxodes ornatus from Chile. Smithsonian Contrib. to Zool., No. 159, 24 pp.

Stephens, J. S., Jr., D. Gardiner and C. Terry.  1973. The demersal fish population of San Pedro BayPart II. In (D. Soule and M. Oguri, eds.), Biological Investigations in Marine Studies of San Pedro Bay, California. Allan Hancock Harbors Environmental Program and Sea Grant, Inst. Mar. Coast. Stud., University of Southern California, pp. 149-166
 
Phillips, L. C., C. Terry and J. S. Stephens, Jr.  1973. Status of the White Croaker (Glineatus) in the San Pedro Bay region. A Preliminary Report to the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. SCCWRP TR109: Nov. 23, 1973, 49 pp.
 
Stephens, J. S., Jr.  1972. Bay and inshore fishes. Proc. So. Calif. Coastal Zone Symposium, March 1972, pp. 18‑21.
 
Stephens, J. S., Jr. and V. G. Springer.  1971. Neoclinus nudus, new scaleless clinid fish from Taiwan with a key to Neoclinus. Biol. Soc. Wash., 84:65-72
 
Stephens, J. S., Jr., R. K. Johnson, G. S. Key and J. S. McCosker. 1970. The comparative ecology of three sympatric species of California blennies of the genus Hypsoblennius Gill (Teleostomi, Blenniidae). Ecol. Monogr., 40:213-233
 
Stephens, J. S., Jr. 1970. Seven new chaenopsid blennies from the western Atlantic. Copeia, No. 2, pp. 280‑309
 

1960s

Stephens, J. S., Jr., E. S. Hobson and R. K. Johnson. 1966. Notes on distribution, behavior, and morphological variation in some chaenopsid fishes from the tropical eastern Pacific, with descriptions of two new species, Acanthemblemaria castroi and Coralliozetus springeri. Copeia, No. 3, pp. 424-43

Stephens, J. S., Jr.  1963. A revised classification of the blennioid fishes of the American family Chaenopsidae. Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool., Vol 68, 165 pp. 
 
 
Technical Reports

2022

Williams, Jonathan P., Chelsea M. Williams, Zoe Scholz, and Daniel J. Pondella II. 2022. Palos Verdes Reef Restoration Project Annual Report: Project Year 1 (2021–2022). A report to the California Coastal Commission, California State Lands Commission, and Department of the Army. Vantuna Research Group, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA. 47p + iii


2021

Williams, Jonathan P., Daniel J. Pondella II, Jeremy T. Claisse, Chelsea M. Williams, Zoe Scholz, Erin M. Jaco. 2021. Palos Verdes Reef Restoration Project Annual Report: Project Year 0 (2020–2021). A report to the California Coastal Commission, California State Lands Commission, Department of the Army, and Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board. Vantuna Research Group, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA. 42p + iii


2019

Daniel J. Pondella, II., Jonathan P. Williams, Chelsea M. Williams, Zoe Scholz, Matthew J. Robart. 2019. Fisheries Inventory and Utilization of San Diego Bay, San Diego, California for Surveys Conducted in April And July 2019. Unified Port of San Diego, San Diego, CA. 77p.

Daniel J. Pondella, II, Jonathan P. Williams, Matthew J. Robart, Chelsea M. Williams, Zoe Scholz. 2019. Ocean-side Subtidal Marine Vertebrate and Invertebrate Inventory at Naval Base Point Loma, 2018-2019. A report to The United States Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest Division (NAVFAC SW), Cooperative Agreement # N624573-18-2-0012. Vantuna Research Group, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA. 31p + ii.


2016 

Daniel J. Pondella, II, K. Schiff, R. Schaffner, A. Zellmer, J. Coates. 2016. Southern California Bight 2013 Regional Monitoring Program: Volume II. Rocky Reefs.  SCCWRP Technical Report No. 92, 91p.

2015

Daniel J. Pondella, II, J.E. Casselle, J.T. Claisse, J.P. Williams, K. Davis, C.M. Williams and L.A. Zahn. 2015. Baseline Characterization of the Shallow Rocky Reef and Kelp Forest Ecosystems of the South Coast Study Region. South Coast Baseline Program Final Report: Kelp and Shallow Rock Ecosystems. SCMPA-27. 231p.

Daniel J. Pondella, II, J.T. Claisse, J.P. Williams. 2015. Characterization of Kelp Forest and Shallow Rock Ecosystems at San Clemente Island, California, 2012-2013. United States Navy, 93p.

Williams, J. P. D. J. Pondella, II, K. C. Schiff. 2015. Analysis of Soft-Bottom Fish and Invertebrate Communities from the Southern California Bight, 1994-2013. The California Ocean Scient Trust. 69p.

Williams, J.P., D.J. Pondella, II, C.M. Willliams, S. Schwab. 2015. Fisheries Inventory and Utilization of San Diego Bay, San Diego, California For Surveys Conducted in April and July 2015. Unified Port of San Diego, San Diego, CA. 64p.


2014

Claisse J.T., Pondella D.J., Love M., Bull A.S. 2014. Biological productivity of fish associated with offshore oil and gas structures on the Pacific OCS. Vantuna Research Group, Occidental College, Los Angeles, California. BOEM Cooperative Agreement No. M12AC00003. 

Pondella, D. J., II J. P. Williams and L. A. Zahn. 2014. Annual Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). August 2014.
 
Pondella, D. J., II J. P. Williams and L. A. Zahn. 2014. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery. Spring 2014.
 

2013

Pondella, D. J., II J. P. Williams and L. A. Zahn. 2013. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery.  Fall 2013.
 
Pondella, D. J., II J. P. Williams and L. A. Zahn.. 2013. Annual Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). August 2013.
 
Pondella, D. J., II J. P. Williams and L. A. Zahn. 2013. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery. Spring 2013.
 
Pondella, D. J., II J. P. Williams and L. A. Zahn. 2013. Semi-annual Water Quality and Chemistry Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery. Winter 2013.

2012

Pondella DJ, II, J. Williams and J. Claisse. 2012. Biological and Physical Characteristics of the Nearshore Environment of the Bunker Point Restoration Area and the Palos Verdes Peninsula II. NOAA Restoration Center/Montrose Settlement Restoration Program. 36 p.

Williams, J.P. and D.J. Pondella, II. 2012. Fisheries Inventory and Utilization of San Diego Bay, San Diego, California For Surveys Conducted in April and July 2012. Unified Port of San Diego, San Diego, CA. 71p.

Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2012. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery.  Fall 2012.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2012. Annual Receiving Water Monitoring Report.  Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). August 2012.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2012. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery. Spring 2012.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2012. Semi-annual Water Quality and Chemistry Monitoring Report.  Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery. Winter 2012.

2011

Pondella, D., J. Williams, J. Claisse, R. Schaffner, K. Ritter and K. Schiff. 2011. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: Volume V. Rocky Reef. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, Costa Mesa, CA. 116 p.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2011. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery. Fall 2011.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. P. Williams. 2011. Summary and analysis of past fish collection data, with comparison to past California Least Tern productivity, San Diego: oceanographic indices, forage fish and tern breeding success. U.S. Navy. 258 p.
 

Pondella, D. J., II and J. P. Williams. 2011. Analysis of fecal samples of California Least Terns collected on U.S. Navy Least Tern colonies in San Diego Bay, 2008. U.S. Navy. 17p.

Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2011. Annual Receiving Water Monitoring Report.  Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). August 2011.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2011. Semi-annual Water Quality and Chemistry Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery. Winter 2010.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2011. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery. Spring 2010.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2011. Semi-annual Water Quality and Chemistry Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery. Winter 2011.
 

2010

Bernstein, B., A. Bressler, P. Cantle, M. Henrion, D. John, S. Kruse, D. Pondella, A. Scholz, T. Setnicka, S. Swamy. 2010. Evaluating alternatives for decommissioning California's offshore oil and gas platforms. California Ocean Science Trust, Oakland, CA. 425 p.

Gillett, D. J., D. J. Pondella II, K. C. Schiff, J. Freiwald, J. E. Caselle, C. Shuman, and S. B. Weisberg. 2010. Comparing volunteer and professionally collected monitoring data from subtidal rocky reefs in southern California. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, Annual Report: 219-237.
 
Pondella DJ, II, J. Williams and J. Claisse. 2010. Biological and Physical Characteristics of the Nearshore Environment of the Bunker Point Restoration Area and the Palos Verdes Shelf. NOAA Restoration Center/Montrose Settlement Restoration Program. 23 p.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2010. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery. Fall 2010.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2010. Annual Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). August 2010.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2010. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery. Spring 2010.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2010. Semi-annual Water Quality and Chemistry Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery. Winter 2010.

2009

 
Pondella, D. J., II. 2009. The status of the nearshore rocky reefs in Santa Monica Bay: For surveys completed in the 2007-2008 sampling seasons. Final Report to the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission. 172 p.
 
Pondella, Daniel J., II and J. Williams. 2009. The Rocky Reef Resources of the Port of Los Angeles: A Progress Report on Research Activities in Conjunction with SCCWRP’s Bight ’08 Rocky Reef Program. 49 p.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2009. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery. Fall 2009. 85 p.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2009. Annual Receiving Water Monitoring Report.  Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). August 2009
 
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2009. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery. Spring 2009. 85 p.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2009. Semi-annual Water Quality and Chemistry Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery. Winter 2009. 159 p.

2008

Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2008. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery. Fall 2008. 100 p.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2008. Annual Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). August 2008
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2008. 2007 Enhanced Receiving Water Monitoring Program Associated with Chevron’s El Segundo Ocean Outfall. October 2008. 21 p.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2008. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery. Spring 2008. 104 p.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2008. Semi-annual Water Quality and Chemistry Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery. Winter 2008. 148 p.

2007

Allen, M. J. T. Mikel, D. Cadien, J. E. Kalman, E. T. Jarvis, K. C. Schiff, D. W. Diehl, S. L. Moore, S. Walther, G. Deets, C. Cash, S. Watts, D. J. Pondella II, V. Raco-Rands, C. Thomas, R. Gartman, L. Sabin, W. Power, A. K. Groce and J. L. Armstrong. 2007. Southern California Bight 2003 Regional Monitoring Program: IV. Demersal Fishes and Megabenthic Invertebrates. 338 p.
 
Froeschke, J. T. and D. J. Pondella, II. 2007. Long-term Monitoring of Fishes on an Artificial Fishing Reef: A Final Report to the Port of Los Angeles. 46 p.
 
Pondella, D. J., II.  2007. Nutrient Levels Associated with Chevron’s El Segundo Refinery in the Nearshore Water of Santa Monica Bay. A report to Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery. October 2007. 134 p.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2007. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). November 2007. 60p.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2007. Annual Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). August 2007. 290 p.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2007. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). May 2007. 102 p.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2007. Semi-annual Water Quality and Chemistry Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). Feb. 2007.
 
Final Report Alamitos Generating Station, Clean Water Act Section 316(b) Impingement Mortality and Entrainment Characterization Study. Prepared by MBC Applied Environmental Sciences and Tenera Environmental, Inc. for AES Alamitos, L.L.C. December 20, 2007. 264 p. + appendices.
 
Final Report Harbor Generating Station, Clean Water Act Section 316(b) Impingement Mortality and Entrainment Characterization Study. Prepared by MBC Applied Environmental Sciences, Tenera Environmental, Inc. and URS Corporation for City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. December 26, 2007. 230 p. + appendices.
 
Final Report Haynes Generating Station, Clean Water Act Section 316(b) Impingement Mortality and Entrainment Characterization Study. Prepared by MBC Applied Environmental Sciences, Tenera Environmental, Inc. and URS for City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. November 30, 2007. 250 p. + appendices.
 
Final Report Redondo Beach Generating Station, Clean Water Act Section 316(b) Impingement Mortality and Entrainment Characterization Study. Prepared by MBC Applied Environmental Sciences and Tenera Environmental, Inc. for AES Redondo Beach, L.L.C. December 19, 2007. 392 p. + appendices.
 
Final Report Scattergood Generating Station, Clean Water Act Section 316(b) Impingement Mortality and Entrainment Characterization Study. Prepared by MBC Applied Environmental Sciences, Tenera Environmental, Inc. and URS for City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. November 30, 2007. 403 p. + appendices.
 
Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2007. Annual Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). August 2007. 343 p. 

2006

Pondella, D. J., II. 2006. Enhanced Receiving Water Monitoring Program (February 2005 to November 2005) Associated With Chevron’s El Segundo Ocean Outfall. December 2006. 22 p.

Pondella, D. J., II and J. Williams. 2006. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). November 2006. 31p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 2006. Annual Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). August 2006.

Pondella, D. J., II. and J. T. Froeschke. 2006. Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). May 2006.  

Pondella, D. J., II . 2006. Semi-annual Water Quality and Chemistry Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). February 2006.

Pondella, D. J., II. and J. T. Froeschke. 2006. Enhanced Receiving Water Monitoring Program (February 2004 to November 2004) Associated With Chevron’s El Segundo Ocean Outfall. Jan. 2006. 22p.

Pondella, D. J., II, J. Froeschke and B. Young. 2006. Fisheries Inventory and Utilization of San Diego Bay, San Diego California for surveys conducted in April and July 2005. 103 p.


2005

Clark, R., W. Morrison, M. J. Allen, J. Christensen, L. Claflin, J. Casselle and D. Pondella. 2005. Biogeography of Marine Fishes. Chapter 4, In: A Biogeographic Assessment of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (Randy Clark, John Christensen, Chris Caldow, Jim Allen, Michael Murray and Sara MacWilliams editors) pp 89-134. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 21.

Allen, L. G., D. J. Pondella, II, R. Ford and M Shane. 2005. Nearshore Gill Net Sampling Program for White Seabass (Age I-IV): Field Sampling Report for FY 2004-2005. Contract No. FG4336MR. Prepared For California Department of Fish and Game and the Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program Advisory Panel. 26 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 2005. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). November 2005. 28 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 2005. Annual Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). August 2005. 260 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 2005. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). May 2005.  

Pondella, D. J., II., C. Bradley and J. Sadd. 2005. Nutrient Levels Associated with Chevron’s El Segundo Refinery in the Nearshore Water of Santa Monica Bay. A report to Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery. September 2005. 297 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 2005. Semi-annual Water Quality and Chemistry Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). February 2005. 


2004

Pondella, D. J., II. 2004. Annual Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). August 2004. 250 p. 

Pondella, D. J., II. and J. Cobb.  2005. Enhanced Receiving Water Monitoring Program (February 2002 to November 2002) Associated With Chevron’s El Segundo Ocean Outfall. September 2003. 22p.

Allen, L. G., D. J. Pondella, II, R. Ford and M. Shane. 2004. Nearshore Gill Net Sampling Program for White Seabass (Age I-IV): Field Sampling Report for FY 2003-2004. Contract No. FG4336MR. Prepared For California Department of Fish and Game and the Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program Advisory Panel. 26 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. and J. T. Froeschke. 2004. Long-term Monitoring of Fishes on an Artificial Fishing Reef An Interim Report to the Port of Los Angeles. 23 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 2004. Predredge Surveys of Areas I, IIA, IIB and III, King Harbor, Redondo Beach, California. Compliance Biology, Inc.


2003

Allen, L. G., D. J. Pondella, II, R. Ford and M Shane. 2003. Nearshore Gill Net Sampling Program for White Seabass (Age I-IV): Preliminary Data Summary for FY 2002-2003 and August and October 2003. Contract No. FG4336MR. Prepared For California Department of Fish and Game and the Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program Advisory Panel. 11 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 2003. Annual Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). August 2003. 250 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 2003. Semi-annual Water Quality and Chemistry Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). February 2003. 88 p.


2002

Pondella, D. J., II. 2002. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). November 2002. 29 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 2002. Enhanced Receiving Water Monitoring Program (February 2001 to November 2001) Associated With Chevron’s El Segundo Ocean Outfall. September 2002. 21 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 2002. Annual Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). August 2002.  

Pondella, D. J., II. 2002. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). May 2001. 30 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 2002. Semi-annual Water Quality and Chemistry Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). February 2002. 88 p

Pondella, D. J., II. 2002. Predredge Surveys of Areas I, IIA, IIB and III, King Harbor, Redondo Beach, CA. Impact Sciences. 13 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 2002. Field Reconnaissance of Three Proposed Fishing Reef Sites, Winter 2002. 13 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 2002. Field Reconnaissance of an Artificial Fishing Reef, An annual report to the Port

of Los Angeles. 27p.

Pondella, D. J., II and L. G. Allen. 2002. Fish Utilization of Artificial Reef/Fisheries Enhancement Structures at the Navy Homeporting Mitigation Site, North Island, California. Final report for surveys conducted: September 1997 through September 2002. U.S. Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest Division. 41 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 2002. Fish Utilization of Mitigation and Enhancement Site in support of the P-700 Naval Air Station North Island, California Report for surveys conducted: April 2001 through September 2002. U. S. Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest Division. 8 p.


2001

Pondella, D. J., II. 2001. A Comparative Study of King Harbor and El Segundo Ichthyoplankton. A report to NRG Development Company Inc. 5 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 2001. Application for Certification---00-AFC-14, El Segundo Power Redevelopment Project Supporting Impact Analysis of Entrainment and Impingement. Submitted to the California Energy Commission. 83 p. + appendices.

Allen, L. G., D. J. Pondella, II, R. Ford and M Shane. 2001. Nearshore Gill Net Sampling Program for White Seabass (Age I-IV): Annual Report for FY 2000-2001. Contract No. FG4336MR. The Joint Panel and the California Department of Fish and Game and the Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program Advisory Panel. 29 p.

Craig, M.T., and D.J. Pondella, II. 2001. Phylogenetic analysis of the New World groupers (Serranidae; Epinephelinae). Technical report submitted to the Florida Bureau of Marine Fisheries Management for activities conducted under permit #98S-244 (issued by the former Florida Department of Environmental Protection).

Pondella, D. J., II. 2001. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). November 2001. 30 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 2001. Enhanced Receiving Water Monitoring Program (February 2000 to November 2000) Associated With Chevron’s El Segundo Ocean Outfall. September 2001. 20 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 2001. Annual Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). August 2001. 255 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 2001. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337).  May 2001. 27 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 2001. Semi-annual Water Quality and Chemistry Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). February 2001. 87 p.


2000

Pondella, D. J., II. 2000. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). November 2000. 28 p.

Pondella, D. J., II and J. Cobb. 2000. Enhanced Receiving Water Monitoring Program (February 1999 to November 1999) Associated With Chevron’s El Segundo Ocean Outfall. September 2000. 20p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 2000. Annual Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). August 2000. 250 p.

Pondella, D. J., II and M. T. Craig. 2000. Quarterly Water Quality Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). May 2000. 29 p.

Pondella, D. J., II  2000. Semi-annual Water Quality and Chemistry Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). March 2000. 90 p.

Pondella, D. J., II and L. G. Allen. 2000. Fish Utilization of Artificial Reef/Fisheries Enhancement Structures at the Navy Homeporting Mitigation Site, North Island, California. Annual report for surveys conducted: September 1999 through August 2000. U.S. Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest Division. 16 p.

Allen, L. G., D. J. Pondella, II, R. Ford and M Shane. 2000. Nearshore Gill Net Sampling Program for White Seabass (Age I-IV): Annual Report for FY 1999-2000. Contract No. FG4336MR. The Joint Panel and the California Department of Fish and Game and the Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program Advisory Panel. 25 p.

Craig, M. T., D. J. Pondella, II and L. G. Allen.  2000. The ecology of Paralabrax and allied genera from the Galápagos Islands. Project #PC-010-97. Charles Darwin Research Station and Galápagos National Park System. 11 p.


1999

Pondella, D. J., II   and L. G. Allen. 1999. Fish Utilization of Artificial Reef/Fisheries Enhancement Structures at the Navy Homeporting Mitigation Site, North Island, California. Annual report for surveys conducted: October 1998 through August 1999. U.S. Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest Division. 20 p.

Allen, L. G., D. J. Pondella, II, R. Ford and M Shane. 1999. Nearshore Gill Net Sampling Program for White Seabass (Age I-IV): Annual Report for FY 1998-99. Contract No. FG4336MR. The Joint Panel and the California Department of Fish and Game and the Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program Advisory Panel. 19 p.

Allen, L. G., D. J. Pondella, II, R. Ford and M Shane. 1999. Nearshore Gill Net Sampling Program for White Seabass (Age I-IV): Annual Report for FY 1997-98. Contract No. FG4336MR. The Joint Panel and the California Department of Fish and Game and the Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program Advisory Panel. 18 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 1999. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). November 1999. 26 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 1999. Annual Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). August 1999. 256 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 1999. Enhanced Receiving Water Monitoring Program (August 1997 to November 1998) Associated with Chevron’s El Segundo Ocean Outfall. 25 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 1999. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). May 1999. 25 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 1999. Semi-Annual Water Quality and Chemistry Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). February 1999. 113p.


1998

Pondella, D. J., II. 1998. Annual Receiving Water Monitoring Report.  Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). August 1998. 214 p.

Le Page, S. D. and  D. J. Pondella, II. 1998. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). Feb. 1998. 129p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 1998. Fish Utilization of Artificial Reef/Fisheries Enhancement Structures at the Navy Homeporting Mitigation Site, North Island, California. Annual report for surveys conducted: September 1997 through September 1998.  U.S. Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest Division. 19 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 1998. Fish Utilization of Artificial Reef/Fisheries Enhancement Structures at the Navy Homeporting Mitigation Site, North Island, California. Progress report for surveys conducted: May through July 1998. U.S. Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest Division. 5 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 1998. Fish Utilization of Artificial Reef/Fisheries Enhancement Structures at the Navy Homeporting Mitigation Site, North Island, California. Progress report for surveys conducted: February through April 1998. U.S. Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest Division. 6 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 1998. Fish Utilization of Artificial Reef/Fisheries Enhancement Structures at the Navy Homeporting Mitigation Site, North Island, California. Progress report for surveys conducted: September 1997 through January 1998. U.S. Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest Division. 35 p.

Pondella, D. J., II  and J. S. Stephens, Jr. 1998. Habitat Evaluation for Proposed Alternatives 1 and 2, Portuguese Bend, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 12 p.


1997

Pondella, D. J., II, P. A. Morris, J. S. Stephens, Jr. and N. Davis. 1996. Marine Biological Surveys of the Coastal Zone off the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. U.S. Corps of Engineers. 85 p.

Allen, L. G., D. J. Pondella, II, R. Ford and M Shane. 1997. Nearshore Gill Net Sampling Program for White Seabass (Age I-IV): Annual Report for FY 1996-97. Contract No. FG4336MR. The Joint Panel and the California Department of Fish and Game and the Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program Advisory Panel. 12 p.

Le Page, S. D. and  D. J. Pondella, II. 1997. Quarterly Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). November 1997. 28p.

Pondella, D. J., II and S. D. Le Page. 1997. Annual Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). August 1997. 301 p.

Pondella, D. J., II and S. D. Le Page. 1997. Annual Quarterly Water Quality Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). May 1997. 21 p.

Pondella, D. J., II and P. Morris. 1997. Annual Semi-annual Water Quality and Chemistry Monitoring Report. Chevron Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). February 1997. 99 p. 

Pondella, D. J., II, P. Morris and W. Gala. 1997. Enhanced Receiving Water Monitoring Program (October 1995 to October 1996) Associated with Chevron’s El Segundo Ocean Outfall. Chevron Products Company. 1997. 29 p.


1996

Pondella, D. J., II and P. Morris. 1996. Quarterly Water Quality Monitoring Report. Chevron U.S.A. Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). November 1996. 20p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 1996. Annual Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron U.S.A. Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). August 1996. 225 p.

Pondella, D. J., II and P. Morris. 1996. Quarterly Water Quality Monitoring Report. Chevron U.S.A. Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). May 1996. 19 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 1996. Semi-annual Water Quality and Chemistry Monitoring Report. Chevron U.S.A. Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). Feb.1996.  88p.

Allen, L. G., D. J. Pondella, II, R. Ford, M Shane, D. B. Kent and M. Drawbridge. 1996. Nearshore Gill Net Sampling Program for White Seabass (Age I-IV): Preliminary Data Summary for August – October 1996. Contract No. FG4336MR. The Joint Panel and the California Department of Fish and Game and the Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program Advisory Panel. 12 p.

Stephens, J. S. Jr., D. J. Pondella, II, and P. Morris. 1996. Habitat Value Determination of the Coastal Zone off the City of Rancho Palos Verdes Based on Habitat-specific Assemblage Data. U.S. Corps of Engineers. 27 p.

Allen, L. G. and D. J. Pondella, II. 1996. A Field Sampling Program to Determine the Distribution of Juvenile White Seabass. Annual Report 1995-1996. Contract No. FG4336MR. California Department of Fish and Game. 13 p.


1995

Allen, L. G. and D. J. Pondella, II. 1995. A Field Sampling Program to Determine the Distribution of Juvenile White Seabass. Progress Report for sampling April through October 1995. Contract No. FG4336MR. California Department of Fish and Game. 13 p.

Allen, L. G. and D. J. Pondella, II. 1995. OREHP White Seabass Gillnet Survey. April-August, 1995. Contract No. FG4336MR.  California Department of Fish and Game. 9p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 1995. Quarterly Water Quality Monitoring Report. Chevron U.S.A. Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). November 1995. 24 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 1995. Annual Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron U.S.A. Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). August 1995. 248 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 1995. Quarterly Water Quality Monitoring Report. Chevron U.S.A. Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). May 1995. 22 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 1995. Semi-annual Water Quality and Chemistry Monitoring Report. Chevron U.S.A. Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). Feb. 1995. 91p.


1994

Pondella, D. J., II. 1994. Quarterly Water Quality Monitoring Report. Chevron U.S.A. Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). November 1994. 27 p.

Pondella, D. J., II. 1994. Annual Receiving Water Monitoring Report. Chevron U.S.A. Products Company, El Segundo Refinery (NPDES permit No. CA000337). July 1994. 258 p.


1980s

Love, M. S., J. S. Stephens, Jr., P. A. Morris and M. M. Singer. 1986. Inshore soft substrata fishes in the Southern California Bight: an overview. CalCOFI, 27:84-104.

Love, M. S., M. Sandhu, J. Stein, K. T. Herbinson, R. H. Moore, M. Mullin and J. S. Stephens, Jr. 1989. An Analysis of Fish Diversion Efficiency and Survivorship in the Fish Return System at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. NOAA Tech. Rpt. NMFS 76. 16 pp.

Love, M. S. and M. Moser. 1983. A checklist of parasites of California, Oregon, and Washington marine and estuarine fishes. NMFS Tech. Rpt. SSRF-777, 576 pp.

Johnson, R. L., G. L. Thomas, R. E. Thorne and W. C. Acker. 1980. A field examination of the effectiveness of a velocity cap in minimizing entrapment. Univ. Wash. Fish. Res. Inst. Tech. Rep. FRI-UW-8003

Thomas, G. L., R. L. Johnson, R. E. Thorne, T. B. Stables and W. C. Acker. 1980. A field evaluation on the influence of the recirculation of cooling water (a heat-treatment operation) on the entrapment of fish at Huntington Beach Generating Station. Univ. Wash. Fish. Res. Inst. Tech. Rep. FRI-UW-8012, 44 p.

Johnson, R. L., G. L. Thomas, R. E. Thorne and W. C. Acker. 1979. A field evaluation of the effect of nighttime flow reduction on entrapment of fish. Univ. Wash. Fish. Res. Inst. Tech. Rep.

Books

Seafloor Heterogeneity: Artificial Structures and Marine Ecosystem Dynamics - Recent Advances. Fujii, T., Pondella, D.J., Guerin, A.J., Todd, V.L.G., eds. 2023. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA. Full text pdf.

Seafloor Heterogeneity: Artificial Structures and Marine Ecosystem Dynamics. Fujii, T., Pondella, D. J., Guerin, A. J., Todd, V. L. G., eds. 2020. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA. doi:10.3389/978-2-88963-848-2. Full text pdf.

“SEA BASSES, Family Serranidae, GROUPERS, Family Epinephelidae, TEMPERATE BASSES, Family Moronidae, and WRECKFISHES, Family Polyprionidae.” In Miller and Lea’s Guide to the Coastal Marine Fishes of California, Second. Pondella, Dan, and Jonathan Williams. 2020. 218–26. UCANR Publications. 

The Ecology of Marine Fishes: California and Adjacent Waters. Larry G. Allen, Daniel J. Pondella, II and Mike H. Horn, editors. 2006. University of California Press, Los Angeles. 660 p.

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