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Deepwater Snappers and Groupers Life History Workshop
Deepwater snappers and groupers support significant fisheries in Hawai’i, the U.S. Pacific Territories and the rest of the South Pacific and Indian Oceans. They include the Pristipomoides (opakapaka, gindai, kalekale, goldeye kalekale), Etelis (onaga, ehu) and Hyporthodus (hapu’upu’u, eight-bar grouper) … Continue reading
Posted in Fisheries Research and Monitoring
Tagged life history, otolith
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Building capacity in the U.S. Territories
by Dr. Edward DeMartini “Wow! That looks like great abstract art,” said John Gourley, one of the participants in a workshop/tutorial that I conducted. “The colors are amazing.” As part of the Fish Life History Program at PIFSC, I had … Continue reading
Posted in Fisheries Research and Monitoring, Scientific Operations
Tagged capacity building, CNMI, Guam, life history, Saipan
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Helping Local Agencies in Guam and Saipan Understand the Life Histories of Their Fishes
By Dr. Allen H. Andrews Understanding the age of a fish helps managers understand the population dynamics of a fish stock. For example, at what age is a fish species able to reproduce? Is its natural life span long or … Continue reading
Posted in Fisheries Research and Monitoring, Scientific Operations
Tagged Etelis coruscans, Guam, Lethrinus obsoletus, life history, otolith, Saipan
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SE16-02: Re-Breather diving in Samoa; counting fish without bubbles
by Jamie Barlow “Team Redundant” is what we proudly call ourselves; we are the re-breather team on the R/V Steel Toe and silently dive with the goal to count and size reef fish. For the next couple of weeks PIFSC … Continue reading
Posted in coral reef ecosystem, Scientific Operations
Tagged American Samoa, closed-circuit rebreather, CREP, Oscar Elton Sette, R/V Steel Toe, reef fish, reef fish survey, SCUBA, SE1602
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SE16-01: Samoa Researchers Join the NOAA Samoa Archipelago Fisheries Research Cruise
The final leg of SE16-01, the Samoa Archipelago Fisheries Research Cruise, took place around the islands of Upolu, Manono, and Savai’i, Samoa. During this leg, researchers from 2 Samoa agencies, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MNRE) and … Continue reading
Posted in Fisheries Research and Monitoring, Scientific Operations
Tagged #MarineMonuments, American Samoa, bottomfish, fisheries, MAF, Manono tai island, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, MNRE, NMFS, Oscar Elton Sette, PIFSC, Samoa, seagrass
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SE16-01: Spearfishing for samples
Coral reef fishes represent a highly diverse and economically important component of tropical marine fauna globally. Coral reef fisheries support coastal communities and island nations across the Indo-Pacific, including US jurisdictions in the Central, Western and South Pacific. Species on … Continue reading
Posted in Fisheries Research and Monitoring, Scientific Operations
Tagged #MarineMonuments, American Samoa, bottomfish, bullethead parrotfish, Chlorurus spilurus, fisheries, gonad, histology, life history, NMFS, Oscar Elton Sette, otolith, PIFSC, Rose Atoll, Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, Samoa
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