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Hawaiian Monk Seal Population Research, Lisianski Island, 1982

Description: This is a report on observation data collected between the 17th of March and the 14th of September, as well as between the 26 of October and the 22nd of November in 1982 of the population of the Hawaiian monk seal at Lisianski Island. Data includes birth of pups, weaning, molting, and other factors that may influence the haul-out patterns. Injuries and deaths were also documented.
Date: August 1984
Creator: Stone, H. Sheridan
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Proceedings of the Workshop on the Fate and Impact of Marine Debris: Poster Session and Working Group Reports

Description: Compilation of documents presented during a workshop on the Fate and Impact of Marine Debris, held by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Hawaii, November 1984. This section includes poster session submissions and reports from working groups.
Date: 1985
Creator: Shomura, R. S. & Yoshida, H. O.
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Issues and Options in Designing and Implementing Limited Access Programs in Marine Fisheries

Description: The following report was prepared after a series of workshops held by the ad hoc NMFS Limited Access Working Group (LAWG) in the period 1994-97. This report discusses the basics of limited access programs to be developed and implemented in NMFS fisheries, design and scoping considerations, limited access alternatives, nature of the fishing right, coordination and equity, implementation--including eligibility, monitoring, and evaluations, and evaluation.
Date: May 1998
Creator: Pooley, Samuel G.
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The Socioculture Importance of Spearfishing in Hawai'i

Description: The following document examines the importance of spearfishing as a traditional fishing method in Hawaii. The purposes of the research behind this report were to develop a better understanding of the spearfish fishery and community; identify key players and organizations associated with the fishery; provide information to assist the State of Hawaii and the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council in making decisions based on increased understanding of the ways people are socioeconomi… more
Date: March 2012
Creator: Stoffle, Brent W. & Allen, Stewart D.
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Hawaiian Monk Seal and Green Turtle Research on Lisianski Island, 1984 and 1985

Description: This is a report on the observational study of the Hawaiian monk seal and the green turtle on Lisianski Island during the summers of 1984 and 1985. The purpose of this study is to monitor and aid the recovery of both endangered species.
Date: August 1988
Creator: Alcorn, Doris J.; Forsyth, Robert G. & Westlake, Robin L.
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The Hawaiian Monk Seal on Laysan Island: 1984

Description: This is a report on a study that took place in 1984 on Laysan Island. This was an observational study on the Hawaiian monk seal population, including an event with aggressive males and injuries from it. During this observation, seals have been injured, one died and two others disappear.
Date: March 1987
Creator: Johanos, Thea C.; Kam, Alan K. H. & Forsyth, Robert G.
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The Hawaiian Monk Seal on the Laysan Island: 1982

Description: This is a report on a 3.5 month observational study of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal that took place on the Laysan Island. The total recorded counts ranged from 66-119 and averaged to 90 seals, five of which died in the few months, nine injured.
Date: April 1984
Creator: Alcorn, Doris J.
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Stock Assessment Update for the Main Hawaiian Islands Deep7 Bottomfish Complex through 2013 with Projected Annual Catch Limits through 2016

Description: From abstract: Report containing of a stock assessment update of the main Hawaiian Islands Deep7 bottom fish complex conducted through fishing year 2013. This update used the previous benchmark assessment data analysis, modeling, and stock projection approaches with one major improvement in CPUE standardization.
Date: November 2014
Creator: Brodziak, Jon; Yau, Annie; O'Malley, Joseph; Andrews, Allen; Humphreys, Robert; DeMartini, Ed et al.
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U.S. Pacific Marine Mammal Stock Assessments: 2010

Description: From preface: This is a working document and individual stock assessment reports will be updated as new information on marine mammal stocks and fisheries become available...These Stock Assessment Reports summarize information from a wide range of original data sources and an extensive bibliography of all sources is given in each report.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Caretta, James V.; Forney, Karin A.; Oleson, Erin; Martien, Karen; Muto, Marcia M.; Lowry, Mark S. et al.
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Hawaii Marine Recreational Fishing Survey: A Summary of Current Sampling, Estimation, and Data Analyses

Description: The following manuscript describes the current Hawaii Marine Recreational Fishing Survey sampling and estimation process for recreational fishing surveys under the NOAA Fisheries Marine Recreational Information Program and presents the catch-and-effort estimates using pelagic species as an example.
Date: September 2016
Creator: Ma, Hongguang & Ogawa, Tom K.
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Population Monitoring of the Hawaiian Monk Seal, Monachus schauinslandi, Female Pups at Kure Atoll, 1987

Description: This is a report over an observational study on the population of the Hawaiian monk seal collected at Kure Atoll from March 24 to October 6 1987. This study focuses primarily on the female pups of Green Island and Sand Island.
Date: March 1989
Creator: Reddy, Michelle L.
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A Compilation of Historical Monk Seal, Monachus schauinslandi, Counts

Description: The following document is meant to facilitate an analysis and review of historical counts of the Hawaiian monk seal. Provided here are tables ordered on an island-by-island or atoll-by-atoll basis, beginning in the early 1800s and on through the 1980s.
Date: September 1992
Creator: Hiruki, Lisa M. & Ragen, Timothy J.
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Forty Years of Research: Recovery Records of Green Turtles Observed or Originally Tagged at French Frigate Shoals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1973-2013

Description: Report that brings a 1983 NOAA Technical Memorandum titled "recovery records of adult green turtles observed or originally tagged at French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands" up to date. Report includes some novel ways to present information gathered in more than 40 years of systematic monitoring at FFS. (pg. iii)
Date: May 2014
Creator: Humburg, Irene Nurzia & Balazs, George H.
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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as a Fishing Community

Description: From introduction and purpose: This report describes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) as a fishing community. We have tried to strike a balance between the report being concise enough to be useful while covering the full range of topics and issues necessary to describe CNMI as a fishing community...This report will be updated periodically as social, economic, and environmental conditions change and fishermen and fisheries management adapt to those changes.
Date: November 2012
Creator: Allen, Stewart D. & Amesbury, Judith R.
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2006 Sea Turtle and Pelagic Fish Sensory Physiology Workshop, September 12-13, 2006

Description: From summary: This report summarizes the findings reported by collaborating scientists at the 4th Sea Turtle and Pelagic Fish Sensory Physiology Workshop hosted by the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences Eastern Shore Laboratory in Wachapregue, Virginia during September 12-13, 2006...The primary objective of the research is to develop techniques and/or commercially viable devices that eliminate or substantially reduce interactions of sea turtles with longline fishing gear while not reducing c… more
Date: October 2007
Creator: Swimmer, Yonat & Wang, John H.
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Proceedings of the Annual International Technical Expert Workshop on Marine Turtle Bycatch in Longline Fisheries: 11-13 February 2003

Description: Compilation of proceedings presented at the annual International Technical Expert Workshop on Marine Turtle Bycatch in Longline Fisheries discussing sea turtle bycatch in longline fisheries.
Date: August 2004
Creator: Long, Kristy J. & Schroeder, Barbara A.
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Attitudes and Preferences of Hawaii Non-commercial Fishermen: Report from the 2015 Hawaii Saltwater Recreational Fishing Survey, Volume 1

Description: The following document is a survey designed to elicit information of utility to resource managers of Hawaiian recreational saltwater fisheries. The survey includes information on angler participation, perspectives on the marine environment, preferences for fisheries management, and angler demographics.
Date: October 2016
Creator: Madge, Leila; Hospital, Justin & Williams, Ellary Tucker
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Stock Assessment Updates if the Bottomfish Management Unit Species of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam in 2015 Data through 2013

Description: From abstract: This report conducts a strict stock assessment update of the Bottomfish Management Unit Species (BMUS) complexes in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam, using the same base case production model as used in the previous stock assessment (Brodziak et al., 2012), but with an additional 3 years of catch and nominal catch-per-unit-effort as input data...This paper also conducts stock projections for 2016 and 2017.
Date: March 2016
Creator: Yau, Annie; Nadon, Marc; Richards, Benjamin; Brodziak, Jon & Fletcher, Eric
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The State of Deep Coral Ecosystems of The United States: 2007

Description: Report presenting "the first effort by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in partnership with other federal, academic and non-governmental partners, to bring together available information on the abundance and distribution of structure-forming corals that occur in U.S. waters at depths greater than 50 m. It consists of an introduction, National Overview and seven regional chapters describing deep coral communities in U.S. waters off Alaska, the U.S. West Coast, Hawai'i … more
Date: October 2007
Creator: Lumsden, S. Elizabeth; Hourigan, Thomas F.; Bruckner, Andrew W. & Dorr, Gabrielle
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Environment and Resources of Seamounts in the North Pacific

Description: Report that includes summaries of sessions and papers presented at a workshop on "Environment and Resources of Seamounts in the North Pacific," held March 21-23, 1984 at the Orido Community Center near the Far Seas Fisheries Research Laboratory and the Government Port Building in Shimizu, Japan.
Date: September 1986
Creator: Uchida, Richard N.; Hayasi, Sigeiti & Boehlert, George W.
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Survey of the Domestic Tuna Industry

Description: Report and survey of the United States' domestic tuna industry, including recommendations to improve the industry and its position within the economy.
Date: 1952
Creator: Anderson, A. W. & Stolting, Walter H.
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