PIFSC Working Papers

2008.  Comparison of maturity and ageing of swordfish from Hawaiian and Australian waters. Fourth Meeting of the Scientific Committee of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, WCPFC-SC4, 11-22 August 2008, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-08-008, 11 p

2008.  Standardized CPUE for distant-water fleets targeting South Pacific albacore. Fourth Meeting of the Scientific Committee of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, WCPFC-SC4, 11-22 August 2008, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-08-007, 23 p

2008.  Stock assessment of bigeye tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean, including an analysis of management options. Fourth Meeting of the Scientific Committee of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, WCPFC-SC4, 11-22 August 2008, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-08-006, 119 p

2008.  U.S. commercial fisheries for marlins in the North Pacific Ocean. Intersessional Meeting of the Marlin Working Group, International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean, June 11-20 2008, Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-08-005, 18 p

2008.  U.S. swordfish fisheries in the North Pacific Ocean. Swordfish Working Group for the Eighth Meeting of the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean (ISC), June 10-17 2008, Arashibi, Japan. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-08-004, 23 p

2008.  Sources of information for evaluating the existence of vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) on seamounts within the southern Emperor-northern Hawaiian Ridge. Third Scientific Working Group Meeting of North Pacific RFMO, Vladivostok, Russia. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-08-003, 8 p

2008.  North Pacific albacore catch in the U.S. longline fishery - an update. ISC Albacore Working Group Workshop, February 28-March 6, 2008, La Jolla, CA. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-08-002, 13 p

2008.  Model selection for standardizing striped marlin catch-per-unit effort in the Hawaii-based longline fishery. ISC Marlin Working Group Meeing, 8-15 January 2008, Honolulu, Hawaii. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-08-001, 24 p

2007.  Modifying longline fishing operations to reduce striped marlin catch while maintaining bigeye tuna catch. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-07-010, 3 p

2007.  Bayesian hazard regression modelling of factors affecting post-release mortality of loggerheads caught in pelagic longline fisheries. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-07-009, 3 p

2007.  Developments (2006-2007) in scientific research on the use of modified fishing gear to reduce longline bycatch of sea turtles. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-07-008, 9 p

2007.  Stock assessment of yellowfin tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean, including an analysis of management options. Third Meeting of the Scientific Committee of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, WCPFC-SC3, 13-24 August 2007, Honolulu, U.S.A. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-07-007, 120 p

2007.  Proceedings of the Pelagic Longline Catch Rate Standardization Meeting. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-07-006, 66 p

2007.  North Pacific blue shark stock assessment. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-07-005, 89 p

2007.  Preliminary calculations of yield per recruit and spawning biomass per recruit biological reference points for striped marlin. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-07-004, 6 p

2007.  Using the EM algorithm to predict catch-per-unit effort of striped marlin by the Japanese distant water longline fleet in Region 5. Joint Intersessional Meeting of the Swordfish Working Group and Marlin Working Group, International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean, March 19-27 2007, Taipei, Taiwan. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-07-003, 4 p

2007.  Observed swordfish (Xiphias gladius) catch rates in the Hawaii-based longline fishery, 1994-2006. Joint Intersessional Meeting of the Swordfish Working Group and Marlin Working Group, International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean, March 19-27 2007, Taipei, Taiwan. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-07-002, 18 p

2007.  U.S. swordfish fisheries in the North Pacific Ocean. Joint Intersessional Meeting of the Swordfish Working Group and Marlin Working Group, International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean, March 19-27 2007, Taipei, Taiwan. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-07-001, 24 p

2006.  Comparison of delta GLM and statistical habitat-based models (statHBS) to estimate standardized CPUE for striped marlin. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-06-014, 12 p

2006.  North Pacific albacore catch in the U.S. longline fishery - an update. ISC Albacore Working Group Workshop, November 28-December 5, 2006, Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-06-013, 12 p

2006.  U.S. swordfish fisheries in the North Pacific Ocean, 2006. Joint Meeting of the Swordfish Working Group and Marlin Working Group of the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean, 8-15 November 2006, Shimizu, Japan. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-06-012, 3 p

2006.  Updated review table of vital rates and life history parameters for striped marlin, swordfish, and blue marlin in the North Pacific Ocean. Joint Intersessional Meeting of the Marlin Working Group and Swordfish Working Group, International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean, 8-15 November 2006, Shimizu, Japan. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-06-011, 6 p

2006.  Biological data for bottomfish in the Pacific Islands management areas. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-06-010, 2 p + Appendices

2006.  Statistical analysis of the trends of albacore (Thunnus alalunga) catch in American Samoa and implications for fishery management. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-06-009, 25 p

2006.  Comparison of circle hook and J hook catch rate for target and bycatch species taken in the Korean tuna longline fishery. Second Meeting of the Scientific Committee of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, WCPFC-SC2, 7-18 August 2006, Manila, Philippines. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-06-008, 12 p

2006.  Incorporation of other oceanographic factors into CPUE standardizations. Second Meeting of the WCPFC Scientific Committee, August 2006, Manila. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-06-007, 16 p

2006.  A summary of the data available for the estimation of conversion factors (processed to whole fish weights) for yellowfin and bigeye tuna. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-06-006, 20 p

2006.  Preliminary assessment of the survival, reproduction, and movement patterns of rehabilitated and translocated Hawaiian monk seals, 1984-1995. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-06-005, 24 p

2006.  U.S. swordfish fisheries in the North Pacific Ocean. Sixth Meeting of the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean (ISC), March 20-27, 2006, La Jolla, California, U.S.A. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-06-004, 25 p

2006.  Biological research conducted b PIFSC during 2005-2006 in support of marline and swordfish stock assessments. Fourth Meeting of the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean (ISC), March 20-27, 2006, La Jolla, California. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-06-003, 8 p

2006.  U.S. commercial fisheries for marlins in the North Pacific Ocean. Sixth Meeting of the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean (ISC), March 20-27, 2006, La Jolla, California, U.S.A. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-06-002, 14 p

2006.  Stock status of striped marlin in the North Pacific Ocean in 2005. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-06-001, 40 p

2005.  North Pacific albacore catch in the U.S. longline fishery. International Scientific Committee Albacore Working Group Meeting, La Jolla, CA, November 28-December 2, 2005. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-05-007, 9 p

2005.  Size composition data for billfishes caught by the Hawaii-based U.S. longline fleet: Data collection, sample sizes, and other metadata. Joint Session of the Swordfish and Marlin Working Groups, International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean, August 29-September 5, 2005, Shimizu, Japan. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-05-006, 12 p

2005.  Summary of U.S. fisheries for highly migratory species in the western and central Pacific Ocean, 2000-2004. First Meeting of the Scientific Committee of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, WCPFC-SC1, Noumea, New Caledonia, 8-19 August 2005. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-05-005, 25 p

2005.  Estimates of sustainable catch and effort levels for target species and the impacts on stocks of potential management measures. First Meeting of the Scientific Committee of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, WCPFC-SC1, Noumea, New Caledonia, 8-19 August 2005. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-05-004, 34 p

2005.  Stock assessment of yellowfin tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean. First Meeting of the Scientific Committee of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, WCPFC-SC1, Noumea, New Caledonia, 8-19 August 2005. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-05-002, 76 p

2005.  Longline CPUE indices for bigeye and yellowfin in the Pacific Ocean using GLM and statistical habitat standardisation methods. First Meeting of the Scientific Committee of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, WCPFC-SC1, Noumea, New Caledonia, 8-19 August 2005. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Working Paper, WP-05-001, 40 p