Reports

2008.  The Hawaii-based Longline Logbook Summary Report: October-December 2007. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Data Report, DR-08-002, 37p [download]

2007.  2006 Annual Report. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Special Publication, SP-07-001, 30p. [download]

2006.  Recreational metadata: using tournament data to describe a poorly documented pelagic fishery. Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, JIMAR Contribution 06-363, SOEST 06-03. 40p.

2006.  2005 Annual Report. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Special Publication, SP-06-001, 27p. [download]

2006.  Report: Workshop on Research Needs for the Conservation and Management of Cetaceans in the Pacific Islands Region. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Special Publication, SP-06-002, 64p. [download]

2006.  Pelagic fishing tournaments and clubs in Hawaii. Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, JIMAR Contribution 06-361, 38p.

2005.  Relative abundance indices of the Japanese longline fishery for bigeye tuna: analysis of data from the western and central Pacific Ocean. In Gunn J, Hampton J, Evans K, et al. Migration and habitat preferences of bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus, on the east coast of Australia - a project using archival and conventional tags to determine key uncertainties in the species stock structure, movement dynamics and CPUE trends, pp. 110-129. FRDC Project, no. 1999/109. CSIRO Marine Research, 204 p. [download]

2005.  Assessment of benthic damage using towed-diver surveys following the Cape Flattery vessel grounding incident, Oahu, Hawaii. NOAA Fisheries PIFSC Internal Report 05-002, 32p.

2005.  Regulatory impact analysis for pelagic fishery management in Hawaii: A spatially disaggregated nonlinear programming model. Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, JIMAR Contribution 04-353, 40p. [download]

2005.  Characterization of benthic habitat for Saipan Anchorage Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands . Report prepared for Military Sealift Command, U.S. Dept. of the Navy, 45p.

2002.  Coral reef ecosystems of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Interim results emphasizing the 2000 surveys. J Maragos and D Gulko (eds.). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Honolulu, Hawaii, pp. 10-11, 17, 31, 39, 43.

2002.  A description and economic analysis of large American Samoa longline vessels. Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, JIMAR Contribution 02-345, 24 p [download]

2002.  Economic and operational characteristics of the Hawaii-based longline fleet in 2000. Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, JIMAR Contribution 03-348, 31p. [download]

2001.  Motivations, satisfaction and expenditures of recreational pelagic charter fishing patrons in Hawaii. Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, JIMAR Contribution 01-339 [download]

2001.  Pacific billfishes. In: Hinman K (ed.), Getting Ahead of the Curve, Conserving the Pacific Ocean's Tunas, Swordfish, Billfishes and Sharks, p. 31-34. Marine Fisheries Symposium No. 16, Monterey Bay, California, November 4-6, 1996. National Coalition for Marine Conservation, 2000, 200 p [download]

1999.  A bilevel and bicriterion programming model of Hawaii's multifishery. In U Chakravorty and J Sibert (eds.). Ocean-scale management of pelagic fisheries: economic and regulatory issues, p. 41-63. Proceedings of an international workshop organized by the Pelagic Fisheries Research Program, Joint Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Research, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, November 12-13, 1997. SOEST 99-01, JIMAR 99-321

1999.  A multilevel and multiobjective programming model for the Hawaii fishery: model documentation and application results. SOEST Publication 99-04. University of Hawaii: Honolulu, HI

1998.  Cost-earnings study of Hawaii's charter fishing industry, 1996-97. SOEST Publication 98-08. University of Hawaii: Honolulu, HI

1996.  Cost-earnings study of the Hawaii-based domestic longline fleet. SOEST Publication 96-03. University of Hawaii: Honolulu, HI

1994.  Fishery data collection system for fishery utilization study of Kaneohe Bay: two-year interim report. Dept. of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources, State of Hawaii. Technical Report 94-01.

1993.  Methods for analyzing interactions of limited-range fisheries; Hawaii's pelagic fisheries. In Shomura RS, Majkowski J, and Langi S (eds.). Proceedings of the first FAO Expert Consultation on Interactions of Pacific Tuna Fisheries, Noumea, New Caledonia, Volume 1: Summary Report and Papers on Interaction, p. 74-91. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No. 336

1992.  Assessing impacts of North Pacific high-seas driftnet fisheries on Pacific pomfret and blue shark progress and problems. Prepared for the North Pacific Driftnet Scientific Review Meeting, Sidney, British Columbia, Canada, June 11-14, 1991. Report for presentation to the United Nations pursuant to resolutions 44/225 and 45/197. [3 vols.]

1987.  Tuna tagging in the Philippines, Thailand, and Malaysian waters. In Report of the Second Meeting of the Tuna Research Groups in the Southeast Asian Region, Manila, Philippines, August 25-28, 1987. p. 63-74. Indo-Pacific Tuna Development and Management Programme, IPTP/87/GEN/12.

1987.  Growth variation and stock structure in North Pacific albacore. Working paper prepared for the 10th North Pacific Albacore Workshop, Far Seas Fisheries Research Laboratory, Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan, 11-13 August 1987 [download]

1982.  Annotated bibliography of sea turtles taken by longline fishing gear. [download]

1982.  The status of the squid fisheries in the United States of America. In Indo-Pacific Fishery Commission (IPFC), Standing Committee on Resources Research and Development, Third Session, Sydney, Australia, 28 April - 4 May 1982. IPFC:RRD/82/Inf.8/d, 19 p.

1982.  Approaches to resource assessment for lobster, bottom fish, monk seal, and green turtle stocks in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. In Indo-Pacific Fishery Commission (IPFC), Report of the Third Session of the Standing Committee on Resources Research and Development, Sydney, Australia, 29 April - 4 May 1982, p. 74-48. FAO Fish. Rep. 275.

1982.  Structured flotsam as fish aggregating devices. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS, NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFC-22, 9 p.

1982.  Microcomputers and fisheries. In Indo-Pacific Fishery Commission (IPFC), Report of the Third Session of the Standing Committee on Resources and Research and Development, Sydney, Australia, 28 April-4 May 1982, p. 89-102. FAO Fish. Rep. 275

1980.  State of selected stocks of tuna and billfish in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Summary report of the Workshop on the Assessment of Selected Tunas and Billfish Stocks in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Shimizu, Japan, 13-22 June 1979. FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. 200, 89 p.

1980.  Synopsis of biological data on bonitos of the genus Sarda. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. 432, 50 p.

1979.  Synopsis of biological data on tunas of the genus Euthynnus. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. 429, 57 p. [FAO Fish. Synop. 122].

1978.  The fish resources of the western central Pacific islands. FAO Fish. Circ. 712, 53 p.

1977.  The ceratioid fishes of the genus Thaumatichthys. Osteology, relationships, distribution and biology. Galathea Rep. 14: 7-40.

1977.  A commercial tilapia, Tilapia mossambica, hatchery for Hawaiian skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis, fishery--cost analysis and problematical study. In Shomura RS (ed.). Collection of tuna baitfish papers, p. 137-148. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. 408.

1977.  Biology of the baitfishes Herklotsichthys punctatus and Pranesus pinguis in Majuro, Marshall Islands. In Shomura RS (ed.). Collection of baitfish papers, p. 63-68. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. 408.

1977.  Estimates of the amount of nehu, Stolephorus purpureus, per bucket of bait in the Hawaiian fishery for skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis. In Shomura RS (ed.). Collection of baitfish papers, p. 55-56. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. 408.

1977.  Capture, transportation, and pumping of threadfin shad, Dorosoma petenense. In Shomura RS (ed.). Collection of baitfish papers, p. 127-136. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. 408.

1977.  A summary of the tuna baitfish workshop. In Shomura RS (ed.). Collection of tuna baitfish papers, p. 1-7. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. 408.

1977.  The fishery for nehu, Stolephorus purpureus, a live bait used for skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis, fishing in Hawaii. In Shomura RS (ed.). Collection of baitfish papers, p. 57-62. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. 408.

1977.  Catch statistics and abundance of nehu, Stolephorus purpureus, in Kaneohe Bay. In Shomura RS (ed.). Collection of baitfish papers, p. 114-118. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. 408.

1977.  Evaluation of bait substitution schemes in Hawaiian fishery for skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis . In Shomura RS (ed.). Collection of baitfish papers, p. 160-167. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. 408.

1977.  The pacific tuna pole-and-line and live-bait fisheries . In Shomura RS (ed.). Collection of baitfish papers, p. 36-51. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. 408.

1977.  Desired characteristics of a bait for skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis. In Shomura RS (ed.). Collection of baitfish papers, p. 52-54. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. 408.

1977.  NMFS research on Pacific billfishes. 19th Annual International Billfish Tournament, Kailua-Kona, August 12-21, 1977, p. 40-41.

1975.  Distribution, relative abundance, and movement of skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis, in the Pacific Ocean based on Japanese tuna longline catches, 1964-67. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS SSRF-695, 30 p.

1975.  Proceedings of the International Billfish Symposium, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 9-12 August 1972, Pt. 1. Report of the Symposium. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS SSRF-675, 33 p.

1975.  Proceedings of the International Billfish Symposium, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 9-12 August 1972, Pt. 3. Species Synopses. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS SSRF-675, 159 p.

1975.  Recent development in fisheries for skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis, in the central and western Pacific and Indian Oceans . In Studies on skipjack in the Pacific, p. 1-57. FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. No. 144

1974.  Occurrence, morphology, and parasitism of gastric ulcers in blue marlin, Makaira nigricans and black marlin, Makaira indica from Hawaii. In Shomura RS and Williams F (eds.). Proceedings of the International Billfish Symposium, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 9-12 August 1972, Pt. 2. Review and Contributed Papers. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS SSRF-675: 149-153.

1974.  Occurrence of young billfishes in the central Pacific Ocean. In Shomura RS and Williams F (eds.). Proceedings of the International Billfish Symposium, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 9-12 August 1972, Pt. 2. Review and Contributed Papers. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS SSRF-675: 239-251.

1974.  Mercury in several species of billfishes taken off Hawaii and southern California. In Shomura RS and Williams F (eds.). Proceedings of the International Billfish Symposium, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 9-12 August 1972, Pt. 2. Review and Contributed Papers. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS SSRF-675: 160-163.

1974.  In Shomura RS and Williams F (eds.). Proceedings of the International Billfish Symposium, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 9-12 August 1972, Pt. 2. Review and Contributed Papers. . NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS SSRF-675: 335p.

1974.  Length-weight relationships for six species of billfishes in the central Pacific Ocean . In Shomura RS and Williams F (eds.). Proceedings of the International Billfish Symposium, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 9-12 August 1972, Pt. 2. Review and Contributed Papers. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS SSRF-675: 126-137

1974.  Maturation and fecundity of swordfish, Xiphias gladius, from Hawaiian waters. In Shomura RS and Williams F (eds.). Proceedings of the International Billfish Symposium, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 9-12 August 1972, Pt. 2. Review and Contributed Papers. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS SSRF-675: 142-148.

1974.  Landings of billfishes in the Hawaiian longline fishery . In Shomura RS and Williams F (eds.). Proceedings of the International Billfish Symposium, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 9-12 August 1972, Pt. 2. Review and Contributed Papers. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS SSRF-675: 297-301.

1974.  Notes on the tracking of the Paciifc blue marlin, Makaira nigricans. In Shomura RS and Williams F (eds.). Proceedings of the International Billfish Symposium, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 9-12 August 1972, Pt. 2. Review and Contributed Papers. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS SSRF-675: 265-268.

1973.  A review of the literature on the developmen of skipjack tuna fisheries in the central and western Pacific Ocean. NOAA Tech. Rprt. NMFS SSRF-661

1971.  Genetic markers in skipjack tuna from the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Rapports et Proces-Verbaux des Reunions, Conseil Permanent Internationale pour l'Exploration de la Mer 161: 15-18.

1971.  Oil pollution on Wake Island from the tanker R.C. Stoner. USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt. Fish. 636.

1971.  Use of threadfin shad, Dorosoma petenense, as live bait during experimental pole-and-line fishing for skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis, in Hawaii. NOAA Tech. Rprt. NMFS SSRF-641.

1971.  Analysis of the operations of seven Hawaiian skipjack tuna fishing vessels, June-August 1967. USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt. Fish. 629.

1971.  Sea-surface temperatures and salinities as collected between 1957 and 1969 at nine Pacific monitoring stations. NMFS Data Rprt. 69.

1970.  Report on the development of an automatic skipjack fishing machine. From a mimeographed report by the Suzuki Tekkojo Kabushiki Kaisha (Suzuki Ironworks Co., Ltd.), Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan.

1970.  The trade wind zone oceanography pilot study, part VII: observations of sea birds, March 1964 to June 1965. USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt., Fish. 586.

1970.  Materials for the study of changes in the apparent abundance of tunas in the Indian Ocean, 1952-65. USFWS Data Rprt. 49.

1970.  Apparent abundance, distribution, and migrations of albacore, Thunnus alalunga, on the North Pacific longline grounds. USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt., Fish. 623

1970.  The trade wind zone oceanography pilot study, part VIII: sea-level meteorological properties and heat exchange processes, July 1963 to June 1965. USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt., Fish. 620.

1970.  Western central Pacific. FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. 97: 130-145.

1970.  Indian Ocean coastal waters. FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. 97: 115-129.

1970.  Distribution of fishing effort and catches of skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis, in Hawaiian waters, by quarters of the year, 1948-65. USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt., Fish. 615.

1969.  Auditory thresholds of the scombrid fish Euthynnus affinis, with comments on the use of sound in tuna fishing. FAO Fish. Rep. 62(3): 849-859.

1969.  Swimming activity of the scombrid fish Euthynnus affinis as related to search for food. FAO Fish. Rep. 62(2): 439-451.

1969.  Progress in 1967-68 at the Bureau of Commerical Fisheries Biological Laboratory, Honolulu. USFWS Circ. 321.

1969.  Visual acuity of yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares. FAO Fish. Rep. 62(3): 463-468.

1969.  A review of field observations on tuna behavior. FAO Fish. Rep. 62(2): 59-68.

1969.  Vertical sections of temperature and salinity in the trade wind zone of the central North Pacific, February 1964 to June 1965. USFWS Circ. 323.

1969.  Billfishes of the central Pacific Ocean. USFWS Circ. 311.

1969.  Response of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) to experimental changes in pole-and-line fishing operations. FAO Fish. Rep. 62(3): 607-618.

1968.  Domesticating the sea: prospects and problems. Hawaii. Sugar. Technologists 1967: 179-187.

1968.  Oceanographic atlas of the Pacific Ocean. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 20 p.

1968.  The Kuroshio-Oyashio front: a system of near-stationary vortices. FAO Fish. Rep. no. 63.

1968.  Some operational aspects of the Hawaiian live-bait fishery for skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis). USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt. Fish. no. 574.

1968.  Skipjack tuna subpopulation identified by genetic characteristics in the western Pacific. FAO Fish. Rep. no. 63.

1968.  Report of the symposim on the cooperative study of the Kuroshio and adjacent regions (CSK), organized through the joint efforts of UNESCO, FAO, and East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 29 April-2 May 1968. FAO Fish. Rep. no. 63.

1968.  Synopsis of biological data on Hawaiian species of Stolephorus. FAO Fish. Rep. no. 63.

1968.  Tagging of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in Palau. FAO Fish. Rprt. 63: 42.

1968.  The skipjack tuna fishery in Palau. FAO Fish. Rprt. no. 63: 53.

1967.  The trade wind zone oceanography pilot study, Part V: Townsend Cromwell cruises 14 and 15, March and April 1965. USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt. Fish. no. 556.

1967.  The trade wind zone oceanography pilot study, Part VI: Townsend Cromwell cruises 16, 17, and 21, May and June 1965 and January 1966. USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt. Fish. no. 557.

1967.  The trade wind zone oceanography pilot study, Part I: Townsend Cromwell cruises 1, 2, and 3, February to April 1964. USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt. Fish. no. 552.

1967.  The trade wind zone oceanography pilot study, Part II: Townsend Cromwell cruises 4, 5, and 6, May to July 1964. USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt. Fish. no. 553.

1967.  The trade wind zone oceanography pilot study, Part III: Townsend Cromwell cruises 8, 9, and 10, September to November 1964. USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt. Fish. no. 554.

1967.  The trade wind zone oceanography pilot study, Part IV: Townsend Cromwell cruises 11, 12, and 13, December 1964 to February 1965. USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt. Fish. no. 555.

1967.  Progress in 1965-66 at the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Biological Laboratory, Honolulu. USFWS Circ. 274.

1967.  Abundance and distribution of zooplankton in Hawaiian waters, 1955-56. USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt. Fish. no. 544.

1967.  The present status of fisheries and assessment of potential resources of the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas. FAO Fish. Rep. no. 54.

1967.  Longline fishing for deep-swimming tunas in the Marquesas Islands and adjacent areas. USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt. Fish. no. 546.

1967.  Longline fishing for deep-swimming tunas in the Marquesas Islands and adjacent areas. USFWS Special Scientific Report No. 546.

1966.  Instructions for collecting blood and serum samples from tuna fishes. FAO Fish. Circ. 26.

1965.  A raft for direct subsurface observation at sea. USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt. Fish. no. 517.

1965.  Table of sigma-T with intervals of 0.1 for temperature and salinity. USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt. Fish. no. 506.

1965.  Hypothesis on the origin of the exploited skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the eastern and central Pacific Ocean. USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt. Fish. no. 512.

1965.  Hawaii area biological laboratory progress in 1962-63. USFWS Circ. 206.

1964.  Releases and recoveries of drift bottles and cards in the central Pacific. USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt. Fish. no. 492.

1964.  An aerating device for salt well water. In John R. Clark and Roberta L. Clark (eds.), A collection of papers on sea-water systems for experimental aquariums. USFWS Res. Rep. 63: 161-167

1964.  Fish schools and bird flocks in the central Pacific Ocean, 1950-1961. USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt. Fish. no. 464.

1963.  Skipjack - A world resoruce. USFWS Circ. 165.

1963.  Progress in 1961-62. USFWS Circ. 163

1963.  The olfactory organ of the skipjack Katsuwonus pelamis. FAO Fish. Rep. 6(3): 1621-1631.

1963.  The use of blood group characteristics in studying subpopulations of fishes. Spec. Publ. Int. Comm. N.W. Atlant. Fish. 4: 308-313.

1963.  Monofilament gill net fishing for skipjack tuna in Hawaiian waters (A progress report). FAO Fish. Rep. 6(3): 1177-1199; USFWS Circ. 170.

1962.  Identification of larvae of four species of tuna from the Indo-Pacific region I. Dana Report 55.

1962.  Oceanographic and biological data, Hawaiian waters, January-July 1961. USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt., Fish. 436.

1961.  Progress in 1960. USFWS Circ. 127.

1961.  Oceanographic observations made during a cooperative survey of albacore (Thunnus germo) off the North American West Coast in 1959. USFWS Special Scientific Report Fisheries No. 386.

1961.  Oceanographic and biological data, Hawaiian waters, January-October 1959. USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt. 396.

1960.  Past (1949-1958), present (1959), future (1960-). USFWS Circ. 83

1960.  The application of paper chromatography in identifying tuna larvae. USFWS Special Sci. Rept., Fish . No. 337

1960.  Biological and oceanographic observations in the central North Pacific, July-September 1958. USFWS Special Sci. Rep., Fish. No. 358.

1960.  Japanese summer fishery for albacore (Germo alalunga). USFWS Research Rprt. 52.

1960.  Marquesas area fishery and environmental data, January-March 1959. USFWS Spec. Sci. Rprt., Fish. 348

1958.  Noise of creatures in sea in region of ultrasound. Tech. Rprt. Fish. Boat 12: 99-114