Staff of the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center conduct a wide variety of studies to help conserve marine ecosystems and habitats, sustain marine fisheries, and recover protected species in the Pacific Ocean. This bulletin highlights our recent research activities and accomplishments. Readers are invited to request further information on any topic.
Featured Articles
Study Documents Traditional Practices of Fishing and Resource Management in American Samoa
Productivity-Susceptibility Analysis Completed for Hawaii Longline Fishery
New Indices of Abundance Computed for Assessment of South Pacific Albacore
Analysis of Hawaii Longline Catch Data Shows Changes at Top of the Subtropical Gyre Ecosystem
Movements of South Pacific Loggerhead Turtles Tracked by Satellite
Survey Describes Economics of Hawaii's Small-boat Fisheries
Short Subjects
Outreach Project Encourages Use of Barbless Circle Hooks
New Biological Studies Planned to Improve Stock Assessments of Billfish
Scientists Get Hand-onTraining in Use of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle For Benthic Habitat Mapping
More Strides Made in Removal of Marine Debris in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Report for American Samoa Issued
PIFSC Cruise Studies Mesophotic Corals in the Au'au Channel
Kathleen Gobush to Lead Hawaiian Monk Seal Mortality Mitigation Group
Biology of Cetaceans Studied in Concert with RIMPAC Sonar Exercises
Survey Records Record Number of Nesting Green Turtles at East Island, French Frigate Shoals
Study Evaluates Impact of Shallow-set Hawaii Longline Fishery on Loggerhead Turtles
Publications
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Conference Abstracts Submitted
Manuscripts Approved by Science Director for Submission to Journals