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Category Archives: Scientific Operations
An Ocean of Life
By Rebecca Ingram Living on an island, it is easy to see how intertwined our lives are with the ocean. We benefit daily from the ocean’s many resources, whether it be going fishing, diving, or simply walking along the shoreline. … Continue reading
Posted in coral reef ecosystem, Ecosystems and Oceanography, Scientific Operations, Uncategorized
Tagged West Hawaii IEA
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BFISH: Studying the Deep 7 to support sustainable fisheries
by Ben Richards and Amanda Dillon The “Deep 7” are seven fish species that live near the seafloor in deep water off the coast of Hawai‘i: onaga, opakapaka, ehu, kalekale, gindai, lehi and hapu‘upu‘u. These bottomfish are incredibly valuable both … Continue reading
Posted in Fisheries Research and Monitoring, Scientific Operations
Tagged #BFISH, Ben Richards, bottomfish, Bottomfish Fishery-Independent Survey in Hawaii, Deep Seven, Deep-7, ecosystem, ehu, FRMD, gindai, hapu'upu'u, kalekale, lehi, Modular Optical Underwater Survey System, MOUSS, NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette, onaga, opakapaka, Pacific Islands Fisheries Group, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFG, PIFSC, resource management, Scientific Operations, sustainable fisheries
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Creating a “Community” for the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
by Hoku Johnson How do managers effectively spread the word about the natural splendors of a large, extremely remote place? Who is the “community” of people that will provide advice to NOAA and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service managers on … Continue reading
Posted in Scientific Operations
Tagged #MarineMonuments, Hoku Johnson, National Wildlife Refuge, Pacific Remote Islands, Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, Palmyra Atoll, Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, PRIMNM, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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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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