Marine mammal populations: Reconstructing historical abundances at the global scale

DIRECTOR'S FORWARD. ABSTRACT. INTRODUCTION. Objectives. History of marine mammal hunting. History of marine mammal management. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Data sources. Production model. Stochastic stock reduction analysis. Application to simulated data. RESULTS. Population trajectories of exploited cetaceans. Population trajectories of exploited pinnipeds. The big picture. DISCUSSION. Data. Methodology. Results. Conclusion. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. REFERENCES. APPENDICES.