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.

Articles

• Surveys in American Samoa Compare Fishery-independent Sampling Methods for Reef Fish Assessment
• Study Probes Seasonal Variation in Longline Catch of Marker Bigeye Tuna
• New Research Illuminates Life History of Kala, or Bluespine Unicornfish
• Stock Assessment Updates the Status of the Bottomfish Resources of American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam for 2012
• Coral Reef Ecosystems in American Samoa and Pacific Remote Islands Studied during 2012 Reef Assessment and Monitoring Expedition
• NOAA Survey Data Used in Statistical Model to Predict Baseline Density of Reef Sharks in U.S. Pacific Islands
• Multifaceted Research Expedition Yields Valuable Information about Bottomfish and Associated Habitat in American Samoa
• Impacts of Climate Change: Abundance and Catch of Pelagic Fish Predicted to Decline in North Pacific Temperate Biome and Increase in California Current Region During the 21st Century
• Summer Monk Seal Research in Full Swing
• Marine Turtle Research Program Engaged in Research Projects at Home and Abroad
• Survey of Cetaceans Completed in Waters of Palmyra Atoll
• New Reports Detail Socioeconomic Aspects of MHI Bottomfish Fishing
• Studies Explore Economic Relationships between Marine Aquaculture and Wild Capture Fisheries
• Symposium Highlights Science at PIFSC Conducted by Staff of the NOAA-University of Hawaii Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research

Publications

• Peer-Reviewed Articles
• Technical Memoranda
• Administrative Reports
• Data Reports
• Special Publications
• Other Publications
• Conference Abstracts
• Manuscripts Approved by Science Director to be Submitted for Publication