Dawson, C.L. and R.M. Starr. 2009. Movements of subadult prickly sharks, Echinorhinus cookei, in the Monterey Canyon. Marine Ecology Progress Series. Vol 386: 253-262.

Carlisle, A.B. and R.M. Starr. 2009. Habitat use, residency, and seasonal distribution of female leopard sharks (Triakis semifasciata) in Elkhorn Slough, California. Marine Ecology Progress Series. Vol. 380: 213–228.

Starr, R.M., E. Sala, E. Ballesteros, and M. Zabala. 2007. Spatial dynamics of the Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) in a Caribbean atoll. Marine Ecology Progress Series.Vol. 343:239-249.

Starr, R.M., V. O’Connell, S. Ralston, and L. Breaker. 2005. Use of acoustic tags to estimate natural mortality, spillover, and movements of lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) in a marine reserve. Marine Technology Society Journal. Spring 2005, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 19-30.

Starr, R.M., V. O’Connell, and S.Ralston. 2004. Movements of lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) in southeast Alaska: potential for increased conservation and yield from marine reserves. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Vol. 61, No. 7. pp. 1083 -1094.

Starr, R.M., M.H. Carr, J. Caselle, J.A. Estes, C. Pomeroy, C. Syms, D.A. VenTresca, and M.M. Yoklavich. 2004. A Review of the ecological effectiveness of subtidal marine reserves in Central California. Part I. Synopsis of scientific investigations. Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series MSD-04-02. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Marine Sanctuaries Division, Silver Spring. 133 pp.

Starr, R.M., M. H. Carr, J. Caselle, J. A. Estes, C. Syms, D. A. VenTresca, and M. M. Yoklavich. 2004. A Review of the ecological effectiveness of subtidal marine reserves in Central California. Part II. Summary of existing marine reserves in Central California and their potential benefits. Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series MSD-04-02. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Marine Sanctuaries Division, Silver Spring. 14 pp.

Starr, R.M., J.M. Cope, and L.A. Kerr. 2002. Trends in fisheries and fishery resources associated with the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary from 1981-2001. California Sea Grant College System Publication T- 046. 156 pp.

Yoklavich, M., G. Cailliet, R.N. Lea, H.G. Greene, R. Starr, J. De Marignac, and J. Field. 2002. Deepwater habitat and fish resources associated with the Big Creek Ecological Reserve. California Cooperative Fisheries Investigation Report. CalCOFI MS2002-03. 25 pp.

Starr, R.M., J.N. Heine, J.M. Felton, and G.M. Cailliet. 2002. Movements of bocaccio (Sebastes paucispinis) and greenspotted (Sebastes chlorostictus) rockfishes in a Monterey submarine canyon: Implications for the design of marine reserves. Fishery Bulletin Vol. 100, No. 2. pp. 324-337.

Adams, P.B. and R.M. Starr. 2001. Lingcod. pp. 191-193 in: Leet. W.S., C.M. Dewees, R. Klingbeil, and E. Larson. 2001. California’s Living Marine Resources: A Status Report. California Department of Fish and Game. 593 pp.

Sala, E., E. Ballesteros, R.M. Starr. 2001. Rapid decline of Nassau grouper spawning aggregations in Belize: Fishery management and conservation needs. Journal American Fisheries Society. Vol. 26. No. 10. pp. 23-30.

Yoklavich, M., G. Cailliet, R.N. Lea, H.G. Greene, R. Starr, J. De Marignac, and J. Field. 2001. Deepwater habitat and fish resources associated with a Marine Reserve: Implications for Fisheries Management, Part 1. California Sea Grant College Program. Marine Ecological Reserves Research Program Research Results R/BC 1.

Greene, H.G., M.M. Yoklavich, V.M. O’Connell, R.M. Starr, W.W. Wakefield, C.K. Brylinsky, J.J. Bizzarro, and G.M. Cailliet. 2000. Mapping and Classification of Deep Seafloor Habitats. ICES paper CM 2000/T:08. 11 pp.

Starr, R.M., J.N. Heine, and K.A. Johnson. 2000. In situ techniques for tagging and tracking rockfishes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, Vol. 20:597-609.

Voegeli. F.A. and R.M. Starr. 2000. Automated monitoring of fish movements and data telemetry from acoustic tags. In: Eiler J. H., Alcorn D. J. and Neuman M. R., (Eds.) Biotelemetry 15, pp. 202-211.

Greene, H.G., M.M. Yoklavich, R.M. Starr, V.M. O’Connell, W.W. Wakefield, D.E. Sullivan, J.E. McRea, and G.M. Cailliet. 1999. A seafloor classification scheme for deep water marine benthic and fisheries habitats. Oceanologica Acta, Vol. 22 (6): 663-678.

Stanbury, K.B. and R.M. Starr. 1999. Applications of geographic information systems (GIS) to habitat assessment and marine resource management. Oceanologica Acta, Vol. 22 (6): 699-703.

Murray, S., R. Ambrose, J. Bohnsack, L. Botsford, M. Carr, G. Davis, P. Dayton, D. Gotshall, D. Gunderson, M. Hixon, J. Lubchenco, M. Mangel, A. McCall, D. McArdle, J. Ogden, C. Pomeroy, J. Roughgarden, R. Starr, M. Tegner, and M. Yoklavich. 1999. No-take Reserve Networks: Sustaining Fishery Populations and Marine Ecosystems. Journal American Fisheries Society, Vol. 24 (11): 11-25.

Starr, R.M., J.N. Heine, and G.M. Cailliet. 1999. The influence of submarine canyon morphology on the distribution and movements of marine fishes. pp. 702-703 in: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, Vol. 83, No. 4.

Starr, R.M., J.N. Heine, and K.A. Johnson. 1998. A novel approach to tagging deepwater rockfishes in situ. pp. 83-102 in: Diving for science 1998, proceedings American Academy of Underwater Scientists, eighteenth annual scientific diving symposium. AAUS, Nahant, MA.

Starr, R.M. and R.E. Thorne. 1998. Acoustic assessment of squid stocks. pp. 181-198 in: P.G. Rodhouse, E.G. Dawe, and R.K. O’Dor (eds.): Squid recruitment dynamics: the genus Illex as a model, the commercial Illex species and influences on variability. FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. No. 376. Rome, Italy.

Carr, M. H., L. Ziobro, T. Hourigan, D. Ito, D. McArdle, L. Morgan, W. Palsson, R. Parrish, S. Ralston, P. Reilly, J. Sladek Nowlis, and R. Starr. 1998. Working group II. Science-based design considerations. Pages 143-148 in: M. M. Yoklavich, ed. Marine harvest refugia for West Coast rockfish: a workshop. NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFSC-255.

Starr, R.M. 1998. Design principles for rockfish reserves on the U.S. West Coast. pp. 50-63 in: Yoklavich, M. (ed.) Marine harvest refugia for west coast rockfish: a workshop. NOAA, NMFS Tech. Memo. NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFSC-255. 159 pp.

Starr, R.M., K.A. Johnson, N. Laman, and G.M. Cailliet. 1998. Fishery resources of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. California Sea Grant College System Publication No. T-042, 101 pp.

Starr, R.M.and K.A. Johnson. 1998. Goal oriented marine reserves: A zoogeographic approach. pp. 262-272 in: O.T. Magoon, H. Converse, B. Baird, and M. Miller-Henson, eds. California and the world ocean ‘97. Taking a look at California’s ocean resources: an agenda for the future. American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, Virginia.

Yoklavich, M., R. Starr, J. Steger, H.G. Greene, F. Schwing, C. Malzone. 1997. Mapping benthic habitats and ocean currents in the vicinity of Central California’s Big Creek Ecological Reserve. NOAA, NMFS Tech. Memo. NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFSC-245. 52 pp.

Starr, R.M. and K.A. Johnson. 1997. Goal oriented marine reserves: A zoogeographic approach. pp. 68-78 in: Marine Protected Areas of California, A Summary of a Conference Session. University of California Sea Grant Publication.

Starr, R.M. 1997. Goal oriented design and implementation of marine reserves. In: The Design & Monitoring of Marine Reserves. University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre Research Reports, Vol 5, No. 7.

Starr, R.M. and D.S. Fox. 1997. Can fishery catch data supplement research cruise data? A geographical comparison of research and commercial catch data. pp. 190-197 in: D.A. Hancock, D.C. Smith, A. Grant, J.B. Beumer (eds.): Developing and Sustaining World Fisheries Resources, The State of Science and Management: Proceedings Second World Fisheries Congress, CSIRO, Australia.

Starr, R.M. 1997. Advanced technology provides insight into marine habitats. California Agriculture, Vol. 51(4): 41-43.

Price, H. and R.M. Starr. 1997. Partnerships preserve water quality of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. California Agriculture, Vol. 51(4): 12.

Starr, R.M. and D.S. Fox. 1996. Pueden los datos de las capturas pesqueras comerciales sustituir los datos generados en cruceros de investigacion? Comparacion geografica de los datos de capturas pesqueras comerciales y de investigacion utilizando la tecnica de sistemas de informacion geografica. Paper distributed at workshop on marine fisheries management at University of Guadalajara, October 14-18, 1996. Guadalajara, Mexico.

Fox, D.S. and R.M. Starr. 1996. Comparison of commercial fishery and research catch data. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Vol. 53(12): 2681-2694.

Starr, R.M., D.S. Fox, M.A. Hixon, B.N. Tissot, G.E. Johnson, and W.H. Barss. 1996. Comparison of submersible-survey and hydroacoustic-survey estimates of fish density on a rocky bank. Fishery Bulletin. 94:113-123.

Starr, R, L. Martello, L. Strnad, F. Barron, S. Williams. 1993. Summary of two surveys of information needs related to land and water resource management in the Monterey Bay area. Proceedings of Regional Geographic Information System Workshop, June 23-24, 1993. Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments.

Starr, R.M., and D.L. Olmstead. 1992. Geological and biological characteristics of Oregon’s nearshore placer deposits. In: Lockwood, M. and B.A. McGregor (eds.). Proceedings of the 1991 exclusive economic zone symposium on mapping and research: working together in the Pacific EEZ. U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1092.