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Peer-reviewed articles:

1.                 Vanderlaan, A.S.M., R.K. Smedbol and C.T. Taggart. 2011. Fishing-gear threat to right whales in Canadian waters and the risk of lethal entanglement. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 68: 2174-2193. -with supplementary material (large)

2.                 Michaud, J. and C.T. Taggart. 2011. Spatial variation in right whale food, Calanus finmarchicus, in the Bay of Fundy. Endangered Species Research. 15:179-194.

3.                 Ruddick, B.R. and C.T. Taggart. 2011. A new approach to tracing particulates from produced water. p. 249-206 In: K. Lee and J. Neff (Eds.), Produced water: environmental risks and advances in mitigation technologies. 608p. Springer.

4.                 Bradbury IR, Hubert S, Higgins B, Borza T, Bowman S, Paterson IG, Snelgrove PV, Morris CJ, Gregory RS, Hardie DC, Hutchings JA, Ruzzante DE, Taggart CT, Bentzen P 2010. Parallel adaptive evolution of Atlantic cod on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean in response to temperature. Proceedings of the Royal Society, B.

5.                 Neuheimer, A.B., and C.T. Taggart. 2010. Can changes in length-at-age and maturation timing in Scotian Shelf haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) be explained by fishing? Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 67(5): 854-865.

6.                 Landry, M.S. and C.T. Taggart. 2010. "Turtle watching" conservation guidelines: green turtle (Chelonia mydas) tourism in nearshore coastal environments. Biodiversity and Conservation. 91: 305-312.

7.                 Oskarsson, G.J. and C.T. Taggart. 2010. Variation in reproductive potential and influence on Icelandic herring recruitment. Fisheries Oceanography. 9:412-426.

8.                 Vanderlaan, A.S.M. and C.T. Taggart. 2009. Efficacy of a voluntary area to be avoided to reduce risk of lethal vessel strikes to endangered whales. Conservation Biology. 23(6): 1467-1474.

9.                 Oskarsson, G.J. and C.T. Taggart. 2009. Spawning time variation in Icelandic summer-spawning herring (Clupea harengus L.). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 66: 1666-1681

10.            Vanderlaan A.S.M., J.J. Corbett, S.L. Green, J.A. Callahan, C. Wang, R.D. Kenney, C.T. Taggart, and J. Firestone 2009. Probability and mitigation of vessel encounters with North Atlantic right whales. Endangered Species Research. 6: 273-285.

11.            Neuheimer, A.B., C.T. Taggart and K.T. Frank. 2008. Size-at-age in haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus): Application of the growing degree-day (GDD) metric. p. 111-124, IN: G.H. Kruse, K. Drinkwater, J.N. Ianelli, J.S. Link, D.L. Stram, V. Wespestad, and D. Woodby (eds.); Resiliency of gadid stocks to fishing and climate change. Alaska Sea Grant College Program, AK-SG-08-01, 2008.

12.            Vanderlaan, A.S.M., C.T. Taggart, A.R. Serdynska, R.D. Kenney and M.W. Brown. 2008. Reducing the risk of lethal encounters: vessels and right whales in the Bay of Fundy and on the Scotian Shelf. Endangered Species Research. 4: 283-297.

13.            Elvin, S. and C.T. Taggart. 2008. Right whales and vessels in Canadian waters. 2008. Marine Policy. 32: 379-386.

14.            Bard, S.M, B.R. Ruddick and C.T. Taggart. 2007. The flux of stuff: Developing an inexpensive and accurate method to track dispersion of environmental contaminants in aquatic ecosystems. Marine Environmental Research. 66: 187-189 (published abstract).

15.            Johnston, T.L., R.K. Smedbol, A. Serdynska, A. Vanderlaan, N. Helcl, L. Harris and C.T. Taggart. 2007. Patterns of fishing gear in areas of the Bay of Fundy and southwest Scotian Shelf frequented by North Atlantic right whales. Canadian Technical Report Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2745: v + 52 p.

16.            Michaud, J. and C.T. Taggart. 2007. Lipid and gross energy-content of North Atlantic right whale food (Calanus finmarchicus) in the Bay of Fundy. Endangered Species Research. 3: 77-94

17.            Neuheimer, A.B. and C.T. Taggart. 2007. Growing degree-day and fish size-at-age: the overlooked metric. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 64: 375-385.

18.            Vanderlaan, A.S.M. and C.T. Taggart. 2007. Vessel collisions with whales: the probability of lethal injury based on vessel speed. Marine Mammal Science. 23: 144-156. -with supplementary material

19.            MacDougall, L. A., R. McCall, K. A. Douglas, T. A. Cheney, M. Oetelaar, K. Squires, C. V. Alvarez Saules, H. Alidina, E. Nagtegaal-Cunningham, S. C. Weseloh McKeane, J. J. Y. Araula, N. Md. Humayun, S. Lawson, N. C. Chiasson, G. C. Diaz, T. A. Choy, K. E. Ankamah, B. O. Ohowa, A. T. Toribio, J. J. del Toro, R. O. Fournier, and C. T. Taggart. 2006. Marine Invasive Species in North America: Impacts, Pathways and Management. Ocean Yearbook. 20: 435-470.

20.            Oskarsson, G.J. and C.T. Taggart. 2006. Fecundity variation in Icelandic summer-spawning herring and implications for reproductive potential. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 63: 493-503.

21.            Suthers, Iain M., C. T. Taggart, D. Rissik, M. E. Baird. 2006. Day and night ichthyoplankton assemblages and zooplankton biomass size spectrum in a deep ocean island wake. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 322: 225-238.

22.            Uehara, S., C.T. Taggart, T. Mitani and I. Suthers. 2006. The abundance of juvenile yellowtail (Seriola quinqueradiata) near the Kuroshio Current: the roles of drifting seaweed and regional hydrography. Fisheries Oceanography. 15: 351-362.

23.            Gordos, K., E. Kenchington, L. C. Hamilton, B. S. Nakashima, and C. T. Taggart. 2005. Atlantic capelin (Mallotus villosus) tetranucleotide microsatellites. Molecular Ecology Notes. 5(2): 220-222.Link to file

24.            Reiss, C. S., I. A. McLaren, P. Avendano, and C. T. Taggart. 2005. Feeding ecology of silver hake larvae on Western Bank, Scotian Shelf, and comparison with Atlantic cod. Journal of Fish Biology. 66(3): 703-720.Link to PDF file

25.            McPherson, A. A., P. T. O'Reilly, and C. T. Taggart. 2004. Genetic differentiation, temporal stability, and the absence of isolation by distance among Atlantic herring populations. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 133: 434-446.Link to file

26.            Panteleev, G. G., B. deYoung, C. S. Reiss, and C. T. Taggart. 2004. Passive tracer reconstruction as a least squares problem with a semi-lagrangian constraint: an application to fish eggs and larvae. Journal of Marine Research. 62: 787-814.Link to PDF file

27.            Suthers, I. M., C. T. Taggart, D. Kelley, D. Rissik, and J. H. Middleton. 2004. Entrainment and advection in an island's tidal wake, as revealed by light attenuance, zooplankton, and ichthyoplankton. Limnology and Oceanography. 49(1): 283-296.Link to file

28.            Jones, M. W., P. T. O'Reilly, A. A. McPherson, T. L. McParland, D. E. Armstrong, K. Spence, A. Cox, E. L. Kenchington, C. T. Taggart, and P. Bentzen. 2003. Development, characterisation, inheritance and cross-species utility of American lobster (Homarus americanus) microsatellite and mtDNA PCR-RFLP markers. Genome. 46: 59-69.Link to file

29.            McPherson, A. A., R. L. Stephenson, and C. T. Taggart. 2003. Genetically different Atlantic herring Clupea harengus spawning waves. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 247: 303-309.Link to file

30.            Laurinolli, M.H, A.E. Hay, F. Desharnais and C.T. Taggart. 2003. Localization of North Atlantic right whale sounds in the Bay of Fundy using a sonobuoy array. Marine Mammal Science. 19 (4): 708-723.Link to file

31.            Vanderlaan, A. S. M., A. E. Hay, and C.T. Taggart. 2003. Characterisation of North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) sounds in the Bay of Fundy. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering. 28: 164-173. Link to file

32.            Nakashima, B., and C. T. Taggart. 2002. Is beach spawning success for capelin (Mallotus villosus Muller) a function of the beach? ICES Journal of Marine Sciences. 59: 897-908.Link to file

33.            O'Reilly, P., A. McPherson, E. Kenchington, C. Taggart, M. Jones, and P. Bentzen. 2002. Isolation and characterization of tetranucleotide microsatellites from Atlantic haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus). Molecular Biotechnology. 4: 418-422.Link to PDF file

34.            Reiss, C. S., A. Anis, J. F. Dower, C. T. Taggart, and B. Ruddick. 2002. Relationships among vertically structured in situ measures of turbulence, larval fish abundance and feeding success and copepods on Western Bank, Scotian Shelf. Fisheries Oceanography. 11: 156-174.

35.            McPherson, A., R. Stephenson, P. O'Reilly, M. Jones, and C. Taggart. 2001. Genetic diversity of coastal Northwest Atlantic herring populations: implications for management. Journal of Fish Biology. 59(Suppl.A): 356-370.Link to file

36.            McPherson, A., C. T. Taggart, P. Shaw, P. O'Reilly, and D. Cook. 2001. Microsatellite population structure in herring at three spatial scales. Herring 2000: Expectations for a new millennium. International Symposium Proceedings (pp 615-628). Anchorage, AK: Alaska Sea Grant College Program. AK-SG-01-0.

37.            Pogson, G. H., C. T. Taggart, K. A. Mesa, and R. G. Boutilier. 2001. Isolation by distance in the Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, at large and small geographic scales. Evolution. 55: 131-146. Link to file

38.            Ruzzante, D. E., C. T. Taggart, R. W. Doyle, and D. Cook. 2001. Stability in the historical pattern of genetic structure of Newfoundland cod (Gadus morhua) despite the catastrophic decline in population size from 1964 to 1994. Conservation Genetics. 2: 257-269.Link to file

39.            Drinkwater, K., S. Lochmann, C. T. Taggart, K. Thompson, and K. Frank. 2000. Entrainment of redfish (Sebastes sp.) larvae off the Scotian Shelf. ICES Journal of Marine Sciences. 57: 372-382.Link to PDF file

40.            Jeffrey, J. A., and C. T. Taggart. 2000. Growth variation and water mass associations of larval silver hake (Merluccius bilinearis) on the Scotian Shelf. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 57: 1728-1738.Link to file

41.            Querbach, K. Maillet, G. Cranford, P. Grant, J. Taggart, C. Lee, K. 2000. Toxicity of produced water to early life stages of haddock, American lobster, and sea scallop. Canadian Technical Reports of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. No. 2311.

42.            Reiss, C. S., G. Panteleev, C. T. Taggart, J. Sheng, B. de Young, and M. Power. 2000. Observations on larval fish transport and retention on the Scotian Shelf in relation to geostrophic circulation. Fisheries Oceanography. 9: 195-213.Link to file

43.            Ruzzante, D. E., C. T. Taggart, S. Lang, and D. Cook. 2000. Mixed-stock analysis of Atlantic cod near the Gulf of St. Lawrence based on microsatellite DNA. Ecology Applications. 10: 1090-1109.Link to file

44.            Ruzzante, D. E., J. S. Wroblewski, C. T. Taggart, R. K. Smedbol, D. Cook, and S. V. Goddard. 2000. Bay-scale population structure in coastal Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in Labrador and Newfoundland, Canada. Journal of Fish Biology. 56: 431-447.Link to file

45.            de Young, B., R. M. Peterman, A. R. Dobell, E. Pinkerton, Y. Breton, A. T. Charles, M. J. Fogarty, G. R. Munro, and C. T. Taggart. 1999. Canadian marine fisheries in a changing and uncertain world. Canadian Special Publications in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. No.129. 199p.

46.            Desharnais, F., A. Vanderlaan, C. Taggart, M. Hazen and A. Hay. 1999. Preliminary results on the acoustic characterization of the Northern right whale. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 106: 2163.

47.            Ruzzante, D. E., C. T. Taggart, and D. Cook. 1999. A review of the evidence for genetic structure of cod (Gadus morhua) populations in the Northwest Atlantic and population affinities of larval cod off Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Fisheries Research. 43: 79-97.Link to file

48.            Ruzzante, D. E., C. T. Taggart, and D. Cook. 1998. A nuclear DNA basis for shelf- and bank-scale population structure in northwest Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua): Labrador to Georges Bank. Molecular Ecology. 7: 1663-1680.Link to file

49.            Jones, M. and C. T. Taggart. 1998. Distribution of gill parasite (Lernaeocera branchialis) infection in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and parasite-induced host mortality: inferences from tagging data. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 55: 364-375.Link to file

50.            Taggart, C. T., D. E. Ruzzante, and D. Cook. 1998. Localised stocks of cod (Gadus morhua L.) in the northwest Atlantic: the genetic evidence and otherwise. In: I. Hunt von Herbing, I. Kornfield, M. Tupper, and J. Wilson (eds.), The implications of localized fishery stocks (pp. 56-90). Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service, New York.Link to file

51.            Herbinger, C. M., R. W. Doyle, C. T. Taggart, S. Lochmann, A. L. Brooker, J. M. Wright, and D. Cook. 1997. Family relationships and effective population size in a natural cohort of cod larvae. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 54 (Suppl.1): 11-18.

52.            Lochmann, S. E., C. T. Taggart, D. A. Griffin, K. R. Thompson, G. A. Maillet. 1997. Abundance and condition of larval cod (Gadus morhua) at a convergent front on Western Bank, Scotian Shelf. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 54: 1461-1479.Link to file

53.            McLaren, I. A., P. Avendano, C. T. Taggart, and S. E. Lochmann. 1997. Feeding by larval cod in different water-masses on Western Bank, Scotian Shelf. Fisheries Oceanography. 6(4): 250-265.Link to PDF file

54.            Rissik, D., I. M. Suthers, and C. T. Taggart. 1997. Enhanced zooplankton abundance in the lee of an isolated reef in the south Coral Sea: the role of flow disturbance. Journal of Plankton Research. 19: 1347-1368.

55.            Ruzzante, D. E., C. T. Taggart, D. Cook, and S. V. Goddard. 1997. Genetic differentiation between inshore and offshore Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) off Newfoundland: a test, and evidence of temporal stability. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 54: 2700-2708.

56.            Taggart, C. T. 1997. Bank-scale migration patterns in northern cod. NAFO Scientific Council Studies. 29: 51-60.Link to file

57.            Bentzen, P., C. T. Taggart, D. Ruzzante, and D. Cook. 1996. Microsatellite polymorphism and the population structure of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the northwest Atlantic. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 53: 2706-2721.

58.            Lochmann, S. E., G. L. Maillet, C. T. Taggart, and K. T. Frank. 1996. Effect of gut contents and lipid degradation on condition measures in larval fish. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 134: 27-35.

59.            Ruzzante, D. E, C. T. Taggart, and D. Cook. 1996. Spatial and temporal variation in the genetic composition of an aggregation of larval cod (Gadus morhua) on the Scotian Shelf: cohort contribution and genetic stability. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 53: 2695-2705.

60.            Ruzzante, D. E., C. T. Taggart, D. Cook, and S. Goddard. 1996. Genetic differentiation between inshore and offshore Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) off Newfoundland: microsatellite DNA variation and antifreeze level. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 53: 634-645.

61.            Taggart, C. T., S. E. Lochmann, D. A. Griffin, K. R. Thompson, and G. L. Maillet. 1996. Abundance distribution of larval cod (Gadus morhua) and zooplankton in a gyre-like water mass on the Scotian Shelf. In: Y. Watanabe, Y. Yamashita and Y. Oozeki (Eds.), Survival strategies in early life stages of marine resources (pp 155-173). Proceedings of the International Workshop, Yokohama. Balkema Press, Rotterdam.

62.            Wroblewski, J. S., R. K. Smedbol, C. T. Taggart, and S. V. Goddard. 1996. Movements of farmed Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) released in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. Marine Biology, 124: 619-627.

63.            Doyle, R. W., C. Herbinger, C. Taggart, and S. Lochmann. 1995. Use of DNA microsatellite polymorphism to analyze genetic correlations between hatchery and natural fitness. American Fisheries Society Symposium, 15: 205-211.

64.            Lochmann, S. E., G. L. Maillet, K. T. Frank, C. T. Taggart. 1995. Lipid class composition as a measure of nutritional condition in individual Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 52: 1294-1306.

65.            Ouellet, P., C. T. Taggart, and K. T. Frank. 1995. Early growth, lipid composition, and survival expectations of shrimp Pandalus borealis larvae in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 126: 163-175.

66.            Goddard, S. V., J. S. Wroblewski, C. T. Taggart, K. A. Howse, W. L. Bailey, M. H. Kao, and G. L. Fletcher. 1994. Overwintering of adult Northern Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in cold inshore waters as evidenced by plasma antifreeze glycoprotein levels. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 51: 2834-2842.

67.            Taggart, C. T., J. Anderson, C. Bishop, E. Colbourne, J. Hutchings, G. Lilly, J. Morgan, E. Murphy, R. Myers, G. Rose, and P. Shelton. 1994. Overview of cod stocks, biology, and environment in the Northwest Atlantic region of Newfoundland, with emphasis on northern cod. Cod and Climate Changes. ICES Marine Sciences Symposium, 198: 140-157.

68.            Sclafani, M., C. T. Taggart, and K. Thompson. 1993. Condition, buoyancy and the distribution of larval fish: implications for vertical migration and retention. Journal of Plankton Research, 15: 413-435.

69.            Frank, K. T., J. Loder, C. Carscadden, W. C. Leggett, C. T. Taggart. 1992. Larval flatfish distributions and drift on the Southern Grand Bank. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 49: 467-483.

70.            Ouellet, P., C. T. Taggart, and K. T. Frank. 1992. Lipid condition and survival in shrimp (Pandalus borealis) larvae. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 49: 368-378.

71.            Taggart, C. T., and K. F. Frank. 1990. Perspectives on larval fish ecology and recruitment processes: probing the scales of relationships. In: K. Sherman and L. M. Alexander (Eds.), Patterns, processes, and yields of large marine ecosystems (pp. 151-164). AAAS Selected Symposium Series.___with Review___

72.            Taggart, C. T., K. Drinkwater, K. T. Frank, J. McRuer, and P. LaRouche. 1989. Larval fish, zooplankton community structure, and physical dynamics at a tidal front. Rapport Process-verbaux. Reunion du Conseil Internationale d'Exploration du Mer, 191: 184-194.

73.            Fraser, A. J., and C. T. Taggart. 1988. Thin-layer chromatography, flame ionization detection calibration with natural and synthetic standards. Journal of Chromatography, 439: 404-407.

74.            Taggart, C. T., and K. T. Frank. 1987. Coastal upwelling and Oikopleura occurrence ("slub"): a model and potential application to inshore fisheries. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 44: 1729-1736.

75.            Taggart, C. T., and W. C. Leggett. 1987. Short-term mortality in post-emergent larval capelin Mallotus villosus. I. Analysis of multiple in situ estimates. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 41: 205-217.Link to file

76.            Taggart, C. T., and W. C. Leggett. 1987. Short-term mortality in post-emergent larval capelin Mallotus villosus. II. Importance of food and predator density, and density-dependence. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 41: 219-229.

77.            Taggart, C. T., and W. C. Leggett. 1987. Wind-forced hydrodynamics and their interactions with larval fish and plankton abundance: a time-series analysis of physical-biological data. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 44(2): 438-451.

78.            Taggart, C. T. 1986. Objections registered. Lake Line, 6(3): 27.

79.            Taggart, C. T. 1984. Hypolimnetic aeration and zooplankton depth distribution: reply with explanations and additional evidence. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 41(12): 1857-1859.

80.            Taggart, C. T. 1984. Hypolimnetic aeration and zooplankton distribution: a possible limitation to the restoration of cold-water fish production. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 41(1): 191-198.Link to file

81.            Taggart, C. T., and W. C. Leggett. 1984. Efficiency of large-volume plankton pumps, and evaluation of a design suitable for deployment from small boats. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 41(10): 1428-1435.Link to file

82.            Taggart, C. T., and D. J. McQueen. 1982. A model for the design of hypolimnetic aerators. Water Research, 16: 949-956.

83.            Taggart, C. T., and D. J. McQueen. 1981. Hypolimnetic aeration of a small eutrophic kettle lake: physical and chemical changes. Archives of Hydrobiology, 91: 150- 180.

Patents

84.            Taggart, C.T. and B.R. Ruddick. 2006. Apparatus, System and Method for Evaluating Fluid Systems. USA and Canada Patent Pending. Appl.No.11/458,287, Filed 07/18/2006. Conf. #8539, with benefit of 60/699,845 filed 07/18/2005. The invention relates to collecting information about fluid systems and to apparatus, systems and methods for evaluating fluid systems by means of one or more batches of magnetically-responsive particles and one or more magnetic particle-collectors. Taggart was originator of the idea and Ruddick helped advance it.

Internal research documents and reports:

85.            Davies, K. and C.T. Taggart. 2011. Finalising primary critical habitat information essential to preserve and protect the North Atlantic right whale and its habitat. Environment Canada Habitat Stewardship Programme. Project Report. 2010-HSP-5757. May 2011. 11p.

86.            Davies, K. and C.T. Taggart. 2011. North Atlantic right whale: Investigations for Critical Habitat and threat mitigation. Canadian Wildlife Federation, Endangered Species Fund Final Report. 18 January 2011. 13p.

87.            Taggart, C.T., A.S.M. Vanderlaan, K. Davies, S. Brillant. 2010. The Scotia-Fundy Right Whale ecosystem case-study: minimizing vessel and fishing-gear threat and integrating with defined habitat stewardship. Environment Canada Habitat Stewardship Programme. Project Report. 2009-HSP-5112. June 2010. 16p.

88.            Taggart, C.T. and A.S.M. Vanderlaan. 2009. Right whales, vessels & fishing gear: encounter, risk and stewardship compliance. Environment Canada Habitat Stewardship Programme. Project Report. 2008-HSP-4896. 18 May 2009. 14p.

89.            Davies K. and C. T. Taggart. 2009. Critical habitat for the north Atlantic right whale and historical variation in the essential prey-field. Environment Canada and World Wildlife Fund, Endangered Species Recovery Fund. Project Report. ESR1532. 28 Feb. 2009. 10p.

90.            Taggart, C.T., A.S.M. Vanderlaan and A. Serdynska. 2008. Right whales, vessel strikes and fishing gear entanglement: assigning probabilities for functional stewardship. Environment Canada Habitat Stewardship Programme. Project Report. 2007- HSP-4478. 01 Apr. 2008. 11p.

91.            Taylor D.J. and C.T. Taggart. 2007. Ballast water treatment technology project. Final Contract Report # T8080-050514/002/SS. Brooke Ocean Technology Limited, 50 Thornhill Dr. Unit 11, Dartmouth NS. 17 Dec. 2007. 35p. +Append.

92.            Taggart, C.T., A.S.M. Vanderlaan and A. Serdynska. 2007. Vessel traffic and right whale strike probabilities along the east coast of North America. Environment Canada Habitat Stewardship Programme. Project Report. 2006-HSP-4182. 30 Mar. 2007. 20p.

93.            Taggart, C.T., A.S.M. Vanderlaan and A. Serdynska. 2006. Vessel traffic and right whale strike probabilities along the east coast of North America. Environment Canada and World Wildlife Fund, Endangered Species Recovery Fund. Project Report. ESR1337. 15 Dec. 2006. 18p.

94.            Brown, M.W., C.T. Taggart, A.S.M Vanderlaan and A. Serdynska. 2006. Proposal for an area to be avoided on Roseway Basin, south of Nova Scotia. Briefing Note. Canadian Marine Advisory Council, National Conference, Standing Committee on Navigation and Operations, Ottawa, Canada, 08 Nov. 2006. 25p.

95.            Brown, M.W., C.T. Taggart, A.S.M Vanderlaan and A. Serdynska. 2006. A proposal to reduce risk of vessel and right whale collisions in the Roseway Basin region of the SW Scotian Shelf. A Working Paper. Prepared at the request of Transport Canada, Marine Safety for Fisheries and Oceans Canada National Marine Mammal Peer Review Committee, NCR, National Peer Review, 03 Nov. 2006. 33p.

96.            Brown, M.W. and C.T. Taggart. 2006 Proposal for an area to be avoided on Roseway Basin. Briefing Note and Presentation. Halifax Marine Advisory Council. 21 Sep. 2006, Halifax, NS.

97.            Brown, M.W. and C.T. Taggart. 2006. Proposal for an area to be avoided on Roseway Basin. Briefing Note and Presentation. Canadian Marine Advisory Council, Atlantic Regulatory Reform, Maritime Session, Regional Meeting, 04 Apr. 2006, Halifax, NS.

98.            Taggart, C.T., A.S.M. Vanderlaan and A. Serdynska. 2006. Vessel traffic and right whale strike probabilities along the east coast of North America. Environment Canada Habitat Stewardship Programme. Project Report. DFO-MAR-604. 31 Mar. 2006. 49p.

99.            Taggart, C.T., A.S.M. Vanderlaan and A. Serdynska. 2006. Vessel traffic and right whale strike probabilities along the east coast of North America. Environment Canada and World Wildlife Fund, Endangered Species Recovery Fund. Project Report. 16 Dec. 2005. 26p.

100.       Taggart, C.T. and A. Serdynska. 2004. Vessel-traffic conflict with right whales in the Roseway Basin right whale conservation area. Environment Canada Habitat Stewardship Programme. Project Report. Feb. 2004. 16p.

101.       Anonymous. 2003. International Maritime Organization. New and amended traffic separation schemes. REF. T2/2.07, COLREG.2/Circ.52.

102.       Taggart, C.T. and A. Vanderlaan. 2003. Regional time/space conflicts in vessel traffic and fishing effort with right whales in the Bay of Fundy. Environment Canada Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk. Project Report. 16p.

103.       Brown, M., R. Kenney, C. Taggart, A. Vanderlaan, J. Owen, J. Beaudin Ring and S. Kraus. 2001. Measures to reduce the potential for interactions between the endangered North Atlantic right whale and large vessels in the waters of Atlantic Canada. Briefing Note. National Canadian Marine Advisory Council, Standing Committee on Navigation and Operations. Ottawa, ON, 7-8 Nov. 2001.

104.       Brown, M., R. Kenney, C. Taggart, A. Vanderlaan, J. Owen, J. Beaudin Ring and S. Kraus. 2001. Measures to reduce the potential for interactions between the endangered North Atlantic right whale and large vessels in the waters of Atlantic Canada. Briefing Note. Regional Canadian Marine Advisory Council, Halifax, NS, 25 Sept. 2001.

105.       Vanderlaan, A. S. M., A. E. Hay, and C. T. Taggart. 2000. Characterisation of North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) underwater vocalisations recorded in the Bay of Fundy, July 1999 DREA CR 2000-117 July 2000. Defense Research and Development Canada. Contractor Report, Defense Research Establishment Atlantic.

106.       Cook, D., and C. T. Taggart. 1999. Genetic identification of inshore/offshore cod stock components in the Newfoundland Region. Final Report: Phase-1. Contract #F6077-8-0002. Marine Gene Probe Laboratory (MGPL) and Oceanography Department, Dalhousie University.

107.       McPherson, A., D. Cook, and C. T. Taggart. 1999. Genetic structure of Atlantic herring: Progress Report III to the Pelagics Research Council. Department of Oceanography and Marine Gene Probe Laboratory, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.

108.       Ruzzante, D. E., C. T. Taggart, S. Lang, and D. Cook. 1999. Mixed-stock analysis of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the Cabot Strait approaches to the Gulf of St. Lawrence: a microsatellite DNA application. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canadian Stock Assessment Secretariat. Research Document 99/55.

109.       Taggart, C. T. 1999. Fisheries Oceanography Lab, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. News From the Regions; Newsletter of the American Fisheries Society - Early Life History Section. Stages, 19(3): 2-6.

110.       Cranford, P., K. Querbach, G. Maillet, K. Lee, J. Grant, and C. T. Taggart. 1998. Sensitivity of larvae to drilling wastes (Part A): effects of water-based drilling mud on early life stages of haddock, lobster and sea scallop. Report to the Georges Bank Review Panel, Halifax, NS.

111.       Cranford, P., K. Querbach, G. Maillet, K. Lee, J. Grant, and C. T. Taggart. 1998. Sensitivity of larvae to drilling wastes (Part B): effects of produced water on early life stages of haddock, lobster and sea scallop. Report of the Georges Bank Review Panel, Halifax, NS.

112.       McPherson, A., C. T. Taggart, and D. Cook. 1998. Genetic structure of Atlantic herring: Progress Report II to the Pelagics Research Council. Department of Oceanography and Marine Gene Probe Laboratory, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.

113.       Taggart, C. T. 1997. Distribution of gill parasite (Lernaeocera branchialis) infection in NW Atlantic cod. In: J. R. Rice (ed.). Workshop on cod stock components, March 3-5, 1997, St. John's Newfoundland. Canadian Stock Assessment Proceedings Series 97/06.

114.       Taggart, C. T., and D. E. Ruzzante. 1997. An integrated approach to stock identification: preliminary results of the high priority project on cod stock mixing in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. In: J. R. Rice (ed.). Workshop on cod stock components, March 3-5, 1997, St. John's Newfoundland. Canadian Stock Assessment Proceedings Series 97/06.

115.       Taggart, C. T. and D. E. Ruzzante. 1997. Genetic structure of NW Atlantic cod using nuclear DNA microsatellites. In: J. R. Rice (ed.). Workshop on cod stock components, March 3-5, 1997, St. John's Newfoundland. Canadian Stock Assessment Proceedings Series 97/06.

116.       Taggart, C. T., and D. E. Ruzzante. 1997. Random Island region and the inshore/offshore stock question. IIn: J. R. Rice (ed.). Workshop on cod stock components, March 3-5, 1997, St. John's Newfoundland. Canadian Stock Assessment Proceedings Series 97/06.

117.       Bentzen, P., C. T. Taggart, D. Ruzzante, and D. Cook. 1996. Microsatellite polymorphism and the population structure of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the northwest Atlantic. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Atlantic Fisheries Research Document 96/44.

118.       Bentzen, P., C. T. Taggart, D. Ruzzante, and D. Cook. 1996. Microsatellite polymorphism and the population structure of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the northwest Atlantic. NAFO Scr. Doc. 96/21. Ser. No. 2694.

119.       Drinkwater, K., S. Lochmann, C. T. Taggart, K. Thompson, K. Frank, and J. McRuer. 1996. Entrainment of redfish (Sebastes sp.) larvae off the Scotian Shelf. ICES C.M. 1996/S: 5.

120.       Taggart, C. T. 1996. Bank-scale migration patterns in northern cod. NAFO SRC Doc. 96/42, Series No. 2717.

121.       Taggart, C. T. 1996. Genetic identification of mixed cod stocks in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and approaches: Phase 1: 1995/96. Contract Report, F5245-5-0161/01-Hal, Hal95-01362-(102) to Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Marine Fish Division, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS. 31 March, 1996.

122.       Taggart, C. T., and D. Cook. 1996. Microsatellite genetic analysis of Baltic cod: a preliminary report. Manuscript Report, Marine Gene Probe Laboratory, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. October 1996.

123.       Taggart, C. T., D. E. Ruzzante, and D. Cook. 1996. Genetic analysis of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) from the Gooseberry Cove, Trinity Bay, rearing pen. Report to the Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation, Project AU-510. September 1996. Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation. St. John's, NL.

124.       Taggart, C. T., D. E. Ruzzante, and D. Cook. 1996. Genetic analysis of cod collected in Placentia and Fortune Bays during Spring 1995. Report to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, St. John's, NL. September 1996. FC-52030439-6908-1001.

125.       Frank, K. T. and C. T. Taggart. 1995. Lipid content and the survival of larval cod. Ocean Production Enhancement Network, Final Scientific Report. Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. pp.88-92.

126.       Ruzzante, D., C. T. Taggart, D. Cook, and S. V. Goddard. 1995. Genetic differentiation between inshore and offshore Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) off Newfoundland: microsatellite variation and antifreeze level. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Atlantic Fisheries Research Document 95/23.

127.       Taggart, C. T. 1995. Cod genetics and physiology; microsatellite and cDNA (Ocean Production Enhancement Network). The Interim Funding Research Programme Final Report. Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. pp.23-39.

128.       Taggart, C. T., and R. W. Doyle. 1995. Genotype dependent survival in larval cod. Ocean Production Enhancement Network, Final Scientific Report. Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. pp. 84-88).

129.       Taggart, C. T., and P. Penney. 1995. Long-distance migrants from the Newfoundland area in the 1950's and 1960's. In: The ICES/GLOBEC cod and climate backward-facing workshop report. ICES CM 1995/a: 7.

130.       Taggart, C. T., P. Penney, N. Barrowman, and C. George. 1995. The 1954-1993 Newfoundland cod-tagging database: statistical summaries and spatial-temporal distributions. Canadian Technical Reports of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. No. 2042.

131.       Bishop, C. A., J. Anderson, E. Dalley, M. B. Davis, E. F. Murphy, G. A. Rose, D. E. Stansburry, C. T. Taggart, G. Winters, and D. Methven. 1994. An assessment of the cod stock in NAFO Divisions 2J+3KL. NAFO Scr. Doc. 94/40. Ser. N2410.

132.       Taggart, C. T. 1994. Cod-stock structure in the Newfoundland region: a collaborative exploration by OPEN and DFO's Northern Cod Science Programme. Ocean Production Enhancement Network Newsletter. Channels. 3(4): 19-24.

133.       Bishop, C. A., and C. T. Taggart. 1993. Stock assessments: cod in Divisions 2J+3KL. In: A. Sinclair (ed). Report on the assessments of groundfish stocks in the Canadian Northwest Atlantic May 4-14, 1993. Canadian Technical Reports in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. No. 1946e, pp. 54-59.

134.       Bowen, A., D. Griffin, D. Hazen, S. Lochmann, T. Miller, B. Sanderson, and C. T. Taggart. 1993. Tracking cod larvae in the open ocean. Ocean Production Enhancement Network Newsletter. Channels. 3(1): 3-7.

135.       Suthers, I., J. Middleton, R. Royle, and C. Taggart. 1993. Is larval fish survival enhanced by island-wake effect? Research Cruise FR 08/92 and FR 02/93, pp.15-18 In: Annual Report of the National Facility Steering Committee Oceanographic Research Vessel. Australia.

136.       Bishop, C. A., C. T. Taggart, and E. F. Murphy. 1992. A review of data on lumpfish in the Newfoundland region. CAFSAC Working Paper No. 92/186.

137.       Taggart, C., K. Frank, J. Carscadden, and W. C. Leggett. 1991. Size and biomass distribution of pelagic zooplankton on the SE Shoal of the Grand Bank. In: Proceedings of the workshop on the potential use of the biomass spectrum for estimating northern cod stocks. Canadian Technical Report in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. No. 1844.

138.       Perry, R. I, G. Harding, J. Loder, K. Drinkwater, J. Tremblay, C. T. Taggart, and M. Sinclair. 1990. The Georges Bank frontal system: mechanisms of plankton retention or dispersal. ICES C.M. 1990/L: 8.

139.       Taggart, C. T. 1988. Zooplankton and larval fish biomass and abundance distribution in a frontal region. In: Proceedings of the Second Georges Bank Research Workshop. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Bedford Institute of Oceanography. Paper 12.

140.       Taggart, C. T. and B. Nakashima. 1987. The density of capelin (Mallotus villosus Muller) eggs on some spawning beaches in Newfoundland. Canadian Technical Reports in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 1580.