PFRP Quarterly Newsletter
NOTE: For SOEST-JIMAR
publications or PFRP newsletter please contact Dodie
Lau.
2012
- 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
- 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
- No issue published for 2010
2009
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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)
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- January-March 2001 (v 6, n 1)
(234 KB)
Contents: PFRP research continues to diversify * The
importance of local knowledge in fisheries management.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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..
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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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