PIFSC RSS Feed- Hawaiian Monk Seal Expedition Underway in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands May 12, 2017
- NOAA Fisheries Releases the Fisheries Economics of the U.S. Report and Annual Status of Stocks U.S. Fisheries Report May 12, 2017
- Hawaii Bottomfish Heritage Project May 9, 2017
- Scientific Expedition Returns to West Hawaiʻi to Study Marine Ecosystems April 17, 2017
- Trawling Through Time in Leeward Oahu April 3, 2017
Tag Archives: Pacific Islands Fisheries Group
Hawaii Bottomfish Heritage Project Will be On the Air this Weekend!
On Monday, our team joined Mike Buck in the studio to talk story about the Bottomfish Heritage Project. For the project, we’ve in turn been talking story with fishermen using a research method called “oral histories” to document their knowledge … Continue reading
Posted in Socioeconomics
Tagged #BFheritage, #BottomFish, Adam Ayers, BMUS, Bob Moffitt, bottomfish, Clay Tam, cooperative research, Cooperative Research Program, Dean Sensui, Deep 7, Ecosystem Science Division, ESD, fishing culture, fishing traditions, Hawaii bottomfish, Justin Hospital, Kirsten Leong, Kurt Kawamoto, oral history, Pacific Islands Fisheries Group, PIFG, PIFSC, Preserve America, Socioeconomics Program
Hawaii Bottomfish Heritage Project Underway
Bottomfishing has a unique tradition in Hawai‘i that dates back to ancient times. Ancient Hawaiians targeted bottomfish such as ‘ōpakapaka (Hawaiian pink snapper, Pristipomoides filamentosus) using fishing canoes launched from shore. They located fishing spots by triangulating landmarks and used … Continue reading
Posted in Socioeconomics
Tagged Adam Ayers, BMUS, bottomfish, cooperative research, Cooperative Research Program, Deep 7, Ecosystem Sciences Division, ESD, fishing culture, fishing traditions, Hawaii bottomfish, Justin Hospital, Kirsten Leong, NMFS, onaga, oral history, Pacific Islands Fisheries Group, PIFG, PIFSC, Preserve America, Socioeconomics Program
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
SE-14-02 Fishing Community Outreach: MHI Comparison of Fishery-Independent Sampling Methods Project
On April 12, 2014 the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette hosted an open house to focus on the efforts of our cooperative research partners to further the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center’s efforts to continually improve abundance estimates for stock … Continue reading
