| Diversity and community structure of epibenthic invertebrates and fish in the North Sea R Callaway, J Alsvåg, I De Boois, J Cotter, A Ford, H Hinz, S Jennings, ... ICES Journal of Marine Science 59 (6), 1199-1214, 2002 | 243 | 2002 |
| Fishing effects in northeast Atlantic shelf seas: patterns in fishing effort, diversity and community structure. III. International trawling effort in the North Sea: an … S Jennings, J Alvsvåg, AJR Cotter, S Ehrich, SPR Greenstreet, ... Fisheries Research 40 (2), 125-134, 1999 | 208 | 1999 |
| Are stock assessment methods too complicated? AJR Cotter, L Burt, CGM Paxton, C Fernandez, ST Buckland, JX Pan Fish and Fisheries 5 (3), 235-254, 2004 | 145 | 2004 |
| Distribution, diversity and abundance of epibenthic fauna in the North Sea S Jennings, J Lancaster, A Woolmer, J Cotter Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 79 (3 …, 1999 | 144 | 1999 |
| A century of North Sea epibenthos and trawling: comparison between 1902–1912, 1982–1985 and 2000 R Callaway, GH Engelhard, J Dann, J Cotter, H Rumohr Marine ecology progress series 346, 27-43, 2007 | 128 | 2007 |
| Landings, logbooks and observer surveys: improving the protocols for sampling commercial fisheries AJR Cotter, GM Pilling Fish and Fisheries 8 (2), 123-152, 2007 | 100 | 2007 |
| Epibenthic diversity in the North Sea R Zühlke, J Alvsvåg, I de Boois, J Cotter, S Ehrich, A Ford, H Hinz, ... Senckenbergiana maritima 31 (2), 269-281, 2001 | 65 | 2001 |
| Towards an ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAFM) when trawl surveys provide the main source of information J Cotter, P Petitgas, A Abella, P Apostolaki, B Mesnil, CY Politou, ... Aquatic Living Resources 22 (2), 243-254, 2009 | 59 | 2009 |
| Trial of a tractor dredger for cockles in Burry Inlet, South Wales AJR Cotter, P Walker, P Coates, W Cook, PJ Dare ICES Journal of Marine Science 54 (1), 72-83, 1997 | 56 | 1997 |
| A review of fishery-independent assessment models, and initial evaluation based on simulated data B Mesnil, J Cotter, RJ Fryer, CL Needle, VM Trenkel Aquatic Living Resources 22 (2), 207-216, 2009 | 54 | 2009 |
| Spatial and temporal patterns in North Sea fishing effort S Jennings, KJ Warr, SPR Greenstreet, A Cotter Effects of Fishing on Non-Target Species and Habitats: Biological …, 2000 | 47 | 2000 |
| A PPS sample survey of English fishing vessels to estimate discarding and retention of North Sea cod, haddock, and whiting AJR Cotter, G Course, ST Buckland, C Garrod Fisheries Research 55 (1-3), 25-35, 2002 | 45 | 2002 |
| The “soundscape” of the sea, underwater navigation, and why we should be listening more AJR Cotter Advances in fisheries science 50, 451-471, 2008 | 42 | 2008 |
| The significance of temperature, salinity and zinc as lethal factors for the mussel, Mytilus edulis, in a polluted estuary. J Cotter, M Ahsannullah Marine Biology 68, 135-141, 1982 | 33 | 1982 |
| Notes on nine biological indicators estimable from trawl surveys with an illustrative assessment for North Sea cod J Cotter, B Mesnil, P Witthames, M Parker-Humphreys Aquatic Living Resources 22 (2), 135-153, 2009 | 30 | 2009 |
| Choosing survey time series for populations as part of an ecosystem approach to fishery management VM Trenkel, J Cotter Aquatic Living Resources 22 (2), 121-126, 2009 | 29 | 2009 |
| Advances in fisheries science: 50 years on from Beverton and Holt AIL Payne, J Cotter, T Potter John Wiley & Sons, 2009 | 28* | 2009 |
| Estimating stock parameters from trawl cpue-at-age series using year-class curves AJR Cotter, B Mesnil, GJ Piet ICES Journal of Marine Science 64 (2), 234-247, 2007 | 24 | 2007 |
| Intercalibration of North Sea international bottom trawl surveys by fitting year-class curves AJR Cotter ICES Journal of Marine Science 58 (3), 622-632, 2001 | 22 | 2001 |
| Reforming the European Common Fisheries Policy: a case for capacity and effort controls J Cotter Fish and Fisheries 11 (2), 210-219, 2010 | 21 | 2010 |