Dr. Sampson's research on Oregon's marine fisheries for groundfish is
focussed on two general areas: (1) stock assessment and fisheries management
issues, and (2) fishermen's behavior, particularly fishing strategies and
choice of fishing locations. During the summer 2001 he completed, on behalf
of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, a stock assessment for the
stock of Dover sole off California, Oregon, and Washington. In July the
assessment was formally reviewed for the Pacific Fishery Management Council
by a stock assessment review panel. During autumn 2001 he participated in
the Peer Review Panel for California's Nearshore Fishery Management Plan.
During winter 2002 he completed an analysis for the Oregon Trawl Commission
of data from at-sea observers and fisher logbooks on groundfish discards.
During autumn 2001 Dr. Sampson taught the upper division course "Marine
Fisheries" to 26 students, and during spring 2002 he taught a new graduate
course "Fishery Stock Assessment Methods" to 6 students. Both courses were
broadcast to Corvallis from the Science Center using a two-way television
system, with the classes being split about equally between students in
Corvallis and ones at the HMSC.

During autumn 2001 Yanshui Yin, one of Dr. Sampson's students, successfully defended his Fisheries Ph.D. thesis "Sensitivity of the Stock Synthesis
Assessment Model: a Simulation Approach." Dr. Sampson's current graduate
students are conducting research on the following topics: oceanographic
influences on the survival of Columbia River salmon; dynamics of anchovy and
sardine populations; rockfish food habits and feeding ecology; and a
bioenergetic model of Steller sea lion growth and survival. Two of these
students are scheduled to defend their theses during June 2002.