Tagged tuna graphic by Nancy Hulbirt, SOEST Illustration.

PFRP Quarterly Newsletter

NOTE: For SOEST-JIMAR publications or PFRP newsletter please contact Dodie Lau.

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2012

  1. 2012 Annual Issue (v 16, n1) (1.6 MB)
    Contents: Novel research into the impacts of ocean acidification upon tropical tunas * Integrating conventional and electronic tagging data into SEAPODYM * PFRP-supported research underlies conservation measures for the Oceanic whitetip shark * How much seafood does Hawai'i consume? * Upcoming events * Publications of note.

2011

  1. 2011 Annual Issue (v 15, n 1) (4 MB)
    Contents: Nursery origin of yellowfin tuna in the Hawaiian Islands * TUMAS: A tool to allow analysis of management options using WCPFC stock assessment * PFRP publications of note 2010-2011 * Socioeconomic linkages of Hawaii's fishery sector * Upcoming events.

2010

2009

  1. 2009 Annual Issue (v 14, n 1) (4.3 MB)
    Contents: Predation, cannibalism, and the dynamics of tuna populations * A graph-theoretic approach to analyzing food webs leading to top predators in three regions of the Pacific Ocean * Supply, demand, and distribution of pelagic seafood on O'ahu: Select results from the PFRP Seafood-Distribution Project * Hawai'i Tuna Tagging Project Two (HTTP2) * PNAS Publication for Graduate Student * Upcoming events.

2008

  1. January-April 2008 (v 13, n 1) (454 KB)
    (Note: this year's newsletter will be issued 3 times)
    Contents: The Pacific-Atlantic Sea Turtle Assessment Project (PASTA): Bringing disciplines together to evaluate the causes of sea turtle decline * Oceanographic investigation of the American Samoa albacore habitata and longline fishing groung * Upcoming events.
  2. May-August 2008 (v 13, n 2) (1.8 MB)
    Contents: What if you don't speak "CPUE-ese"? * Pelagic fishing in prehistoric Guam, Mariana Islands * Publications of note * Upcoming events.
  3. September-December 2008 (v 13, n 3) (1.2 MB)
    Contents: Patterns of change in Hawai'i's small-boat commercial handline fisheries * The influence of Hawaiian seamounts and islands on the forage base for oceanic predators.

2007

  1. January-June 2007 (v 12, n 1) (5 MB)
    (Note: the first two issues of 2007 have been combined)
    Contents: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission cuts more bait * CLIOTOP/PFRP Workshop: The role of squid in pelagic marine ecosystems * Papua New Guinea tuna-tagging project * Pelagic fisheries science in the Pacific, 2005 and beyond - PIFSC and PFRP * Climatic oscillations and tuna catch rates in the Indian Ocean * Mapping the seasonal distribution of bluefin tuna * From physics to fish: An example of the Madden-Julian Oscillation * Upcoming events * Erratum * Publications of note.
  2. July-September 2007 (v 12, n 2) (2 MB)
    Contents: The Pacific albacore troll and baitboat fishery data collection program at the Southwest Fisheries Science Center * A study of the swimming behavior of skipjack and small yellowfin and bigeye tunas around drifting FADs to develop mitigation measures reducing the incidental catch of juvenile yellowfin and bigeye tunas * Pelagic longline catch-rate standardization * Upcoming events.
  3. October-December 2007 (v 12, n 3) (696 KB)
    Contents: Regime shifts and recruitment in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean * The importance of monitoring the social impacts of fisheries regulations * Upcoming events.

2006

  1. January-March 2006 (v 11, n 1) (3.6 MB)
    Contents: Behavior of bigeye and skipjack tunas within large multi-species aggregations assocated with floating objects * PFRP updates research priorities: Changes form new basis for 2006 RFPs * 2005 PFRP Principal Investigators project presentation updates and Research Priorities Workshop guest speakers * U.S. Pacific Islands offshore fisheries benefit from change to place-based management * Upcoming events.
  2. April-June 2006 (v 11, n 2) (2.5 MB)
    Contents: The new PFRP tag: Using stable isotope techniques to better understand the trophic ecology and migration patterns of tropical tuna * Economic assessment of open fishing tournaments in Hawai'i * Analyses of incidental catch and bycatch by the Hawai'i-based longline fishery * A short history of pelagic fishing in the Mariana Islands * Upcoming events.
  3. July-September 2006 (v 11, n 3) (425 KB)
    Contents:The effect of pelagic longline fishing on Laysan and Black-footed albatross diets (with corrected Stable Isotope Analysis section, should be "‰" instead of "percent") * Trade-offs between sea turtle interactions and profitability of the Hawai'i-based longline fleet * Scientist discuss fisheries issues; Council votes on recommendations * 2006 PFRP projects * Upcoming events.
  4. October-December 2006 (v 11, n 4) (1.1 MB)
    Contents:Process or progress? Time to fish or cut bait for Western Pacific Commission * Spatial-temporal distribution of albacore catches in the North-Eastern Atlantic and its relationship with SST * The role of squid in pelagic marine environment * Upcoming events.

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2005

  1. January-March 2005 (v 10, n 1) (246 KB)
    Contents: Climate Impacts on Oceanic Top Predators (CLIOTOP) Working Groups focus on climate, ecosystem dynamics study * PFRP PI Workshop tackles ecosystem approaches to management * Publications of note * PFRP new projects - FY 2004 * Upcoming events.
  2. April-June 2005 (v 10, n 2) (295 KB)
    Contents: The effect of ocular heating on vision in swordfishes * U.S. Pacific Island fishery managers address overfishing of bigeye tuna * Fishing regulations recommended for proposed NWHI Sanctuary * Publications of note * Upcoming events.
  3. July-September 2005 (v 10, n 3) (820 KB)
    Contents: End of the line: Using instrumented longline to study vertical habitat of pelagic fishes * Council votes for federal permits, logbooks; addresses Pacific bigeye tuna and bottomfish overfishing * A novel approach for improving shark bycatch species identifications by observers at sea (with 2-part poster, see below) * Community fishery projects selected to receive federal funding * Electronic tagging data repository: A facility for information exchange * Let's talk about sex: The development of sex-specific molecular markers for three species of billfish-striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax), blue marlin (Makaira nigricans), and black marlin (Makaira indica) * Publications of note * PFRP new projects - FY 2005 * Upcoming events.

    PDFs of shark bycatch species identification posters presented at the 56th Tuna Conference, May 23-26, 2005, Lake Arrowhead, CA. Posters created by Marlon H. Roman, Nickolas W. Vogel, Robert J. Olson, and Cleridy E. Lennert-Cody, researchers with the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (I-ATTC), La Jolla, CA.
    Diagnostic Characteristics Used by the Editing Program for the Most Important Shark Species (649 KB)
    Differences Between Similar Species: Carcharhinus falciformis (Carcharhinidae), Carcharhinus limbatus (Carcharhinidae) (503 KB)
  4. October-December 2005 (v 10, n 4) (1.5 MB)
    Contents: Highly migratory scientists meet in Noumea * Deploying satellite tags on swordfish using the California harpoon fleet * Longline fishers announce 12-point plan * Upcoming events * Publications of note.

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2004

  1. January-March 2004 ( v 9, n 1) (234 KB)
    Contents: Do tuna and billfish see colours? * Seeking responsible commercial fishing solutions in Costa Rica: Study tests new bait to reduce accidental capture of sea turtles * Developmental changes in the visual pigments of the yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares * Upcoming events * WCPFC shapes up in Rarotonga.
  2. April-June 2004 (v 9, n 2) (147 KB)
    Contents: A sociological baseline of the Hawai'i longline fishery * Web sites related to pelagic fisheries * Comparing the environmental baggage of longline fisheries * Ocean atlases to provide data for fisheries and resource management of the Pacific * Upcoming events * Publications of note.
  3. July-September 2004 (v 9, n 3) (216 KB)
    Contents: Nations gather for PrepCon VI; Commission to meet in December * Principal investigators workshop set * Ocean Commission report calls for balance in national policy * PFRP Collaborator Arauz wins top UK conservation award * Managing our nation's fisheries * Accomplishments cited in PFRP online report * Upcoming events.
  4. October-December 2004 (v 9, n 4) (4.2 MB)
    Contents: Convergent evolution of vertical movement behavior in swordfish, bigeye tuna, and bigeye thresher sharks: Vertical niche partitioning in the pelagic environment as shown by electronic tagging studies * Fishery monitoring and economics program * Upcoming events * Integrated model for protected species * Publications of note * Correction.

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2003

  1. January-March 2003 (v 8, n 1), Pages 1-5 (4 MB), Pages 6-10 (2.7 MB)
    Contents: Hawai'i cyclonic eddies and blue marlin catch patterns * A FAD of a different function * PrepCon3 moves MHLC forward * Compendium - Fisheries research in brief * Upcoming events.
  2. April-June 2003 (v 8, n 2) (2.77 MB)
    Contents: Population dynamics of bigeye and yellowfin tuna in Hawai'i's fishery * The hazards of tying one on * Upcoming events * Compendium - Fisheries research in brief.
  3. July-September 2003 (v 8, n 3) (189 KB)
    Contents: The biology of FAD-associated tuna: Temporal dynamics of association and feeding ecology * After the storm - HMS area closures: Do the predictions match the results? * Pacific Tuna Treaty on track for 2004 entry into force: New commission taking shape * Upcoming events * Report on the International Workshop on Current Status and New Directions for Studying Schooling and Aggregation Behavior of Pelagic Fish.
  4. October-December 2003 (v 8, n 4) (152 KB)
    Contents: Tuna and Billfish Forum meets for annual scientific assessments * Upcoming events.

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2002

  1. Jannuary-March 2002 (v 7 n 1), Pages 1-5 (1.8 MB), Pages 6-10 (5.2 MB)
    Contents: Incidental catches of fishes by Hawai'i longliners * Meetings in 2002 (from SPC listing) * PFRP PI's workshop 2001-Introducing ecosystem-based management * Pacific agency's technology nabs Atlantic scofflaw * The Marine mammal authorization program * Protected species workshops continue for Hawai'i longliners * PrepCons advance MHLC * Giant "mystery squid" caught on video * Upcoming events.
  2. April-June 2002 (v 7, n 2), Pages 1-5 (4.33 MB), Pages 6-12 (5 MB)
    Contents: Quantifying sea turtle mortality with PSATs * New discoveries in the olfactory capability of sea turtles * MHLC7-Evaluation and comment (Robin Allen, IATTC) * Compendium-Fisheries research in brief.
  3. July-September 2002 (v 7, n 3), Pages 1-5 (2.7 MB), Pages 6-11 (2.5 MB)
    Contents: Predicting post-release survival in pelagics * Recreational meta-data: Using tournament data to describe a poorly documented pelagic fishery * Upcoming events * Longlining in American Samoa-the fleet and its economics * Prep Con II- Progress on MHLC financing and scientific structure * Upcoming events.
  4. October-December 2002 (v 7, n 4), Pages 1-6 (3.34 MB), Pages 7-12 (3 MB)
    Contents: Tuna scientists aggregate in Honolulu for 15th SCTB and 1st SCG * PFRP PI's to gather in December * PrepCon3 to meet in Manila * Status of yellowfin tuna in the western and central Pacific*Fisheries research in brief * Abstract: Status of the U.S. western Pacific tuna purse seine fleet * MHLC-Evaluation and comment (Anna Willock, Traffic Oceania, Aust.)

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2001

  1. January-March 2001 (v 6, n 1) (234 KB)
    Contents: PFRP research continues to diversify * The importance of local knowledge in fisheries management.
  2. April-June 2001 (v 6, n 2) (429 KB)
    Contents: Bluefin spawning in central North Atlantic * Luring anglers to research * A sociocultural study of pelagic fishing in Guam * Bigeye moorings recovered/deployed * MHLC7-Evaluation and comment (interview with Ziro Suzuki).
  3. July-September 2001 (v 6, n 3) (1.2 MB)
    Contents: New discoveries in visual performance * The associated tuna-school fishing technique * MHLC7-Evaluation and comment (interview with Talbot Murray) * Blue shark study nets early results * MHLC: Years remain to bring order to high seas tuna fisheries * PSATs will tell swordfish secrets * Upcoming events.
  4. October-December 2001 (v 6, n 4) (4.4 MB)
    Contents: Trends in NE Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin abundance * Fourteenth SCTB: Conservation, recruitment FADS and MSY * December gathering for PFRP PIs * MHLC7-Evaluation and Comments (interview with Peter Ward) * Upcoming events.

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2000

  1. January-March 2000 (v 5, n 1) (207 KB)
    Contents: More data required to assess bigeye tuna population * Reflections on MHLC5 * Fishermen rewarded for return of archival tag * Upcoming events.
  2. April-June 2000 (v 5, n 2) (444 KB)
    Contents: Tagging and tracking with electronic devices (Tagging Symposium) * The substitution effect of area closures * The trophic ecology of two Hawaiian Ommastrephid squids * Upcoming events.
  3. July-September 2000 (v 5, n 3) (235 KB)
    Contents: MHLC6 assesses science and costs of migratory stock management * IATTC tags bigeye tuna in EPO * Protected species workshops * Charter fishing patronage in Hawaii * Conference targets marine debris * Economic contributions of Hawaii's marine fisheries * Tournament-tagged marlin.
  4. October-December 2000 (v 5, n 4) (202 KB)
    Contents: Swordfish fisheries and management today * December workshop for PFRP PI's * NMFS workshops for longliners well attended * New PFRP projects funded in FY 2000 * Upcoming events.

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1999

  1. January-March 1999 (v 4, n 1) (180 KB)
    Contents: Workshop consensus: International project on bigeye tuna needed * Creating the big picture for Pacific bigeye tuna * New data fuels old debate on bluefin tuna * Schedule of upcoming events..
  2. April-June 1999 (v 4, n 2) (189 KB)
    Contents: MHLC4 sets convention area, calls for scientific support * How to get the best science into regional fishery management * Archival tags - the good, the bad and the desired * Upcoming events.
  3. July-September 1999 (v 4, n 4) (317 KB)
    Contents: New Pacific bigeye tuna projects * Oceanography's role in bigeye tuna aggregation and vulnerability * Pacific-wide stock assessment of bigeye tuna * Upcoming events.
  4. October-December 1999 (v 4, n 4) (319 KB)
    Contents: Status of South Pacific tuna stocks * Pacific blue marlin stock is healthy says new analysis * Upcoming events.

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1998

  1. January 1998 (v 3, n 1) (169 KB)
    Contents: Managing highly migratory species * Legal considerations for managing highly migratory fish * The importance of tuna to the Pacific Islands * School behavior and site fidelity of monitored tuna * PFRP technical reports * Schedule of upcoming events.
  2. April 1998 (v 3, n 2) (206 KB)
    Contents: Economics and fishery management * How many purse seiners should exploit the Western Pacific tuna fishery * Access fees, economic benefits in the Western Pacific U.S. purse-seine tuna fishery * Biological "threats" to sustainable tuna fisheries * Upcoming events.
  3. July 1998 (v 3, n 3) (4 MB, scanned copy)
    Contents: Keeping our eye on bigeye * Archival tags - a wealth of information * All things considered, eating fish is better * Tracking Hawaii's tuna * Preparing for the Hawaii Tuna Tagging Project (HTTP) * How to assist the HTTP * Upcoming events * PFRP technical reports.
  4. October 1998 (v 3, n 4) (224 KB)
    Contents: Do you know where your longline is? * How to set a longline to a desired depth * Reducing longline bycatch * Predicting the shape of longlines * Recovered archival tag loaded with data * Schedule of upcoming events.

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1997

  1. January 1997 (v 2, n 1) (4 MB, scanned copy)
    Contents: Social sciences in fisheries research * Price determinants in the marketing of fresh Pacific tuna * Tuna economics in the Pacific Islands * The 1993 Hawaii-based longline fleet * The social value of Hawaii's troll and handline fishery * Schedule of upcoming events.
  2. April 1997 (v 2, n 2) (122 KB)
    Contents: Tuna tagging in Hawaii * The Western Pacific region: Small islands, big changes * Schedule of upcoming events.
  3. July 1997 (v 2, n 3) (1142 KB)
    Contents: Oceanography and fishery management * Current and eddy statistics for the Hawaii EEZ * Tracking fish by mapping ocean features * Modeling the ocean circulation around the main Hawaiian Islands * Schedule of upcoming events.
  4. October 1997 (v 2, n 4) (239 KB)
    Contents: Tuna behavior and physiology * Tuna telemetry in Tahiti * How tuna physiology affects tuna movements and distribution * Yellowfin tuna biology and fisheries in the Pacific * Schedule of upcoming events.

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1996

  1. October 1996 (v 1, n 1), first issue of newsletter (476 KB)
    Contents: About the Pelagic Fisheries Research Program * Using DNA to analyze the population structure of swordfish and Pacific blue marlin * Bigeye tuna population structure in the Pacific Ocean * Were dolphinfish once an endangered species? * Schedule of upcoming events.
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