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

• Sonar Surveys Improve Seafloor Maps of the Main Hawaiian Islands
• More Marine Debris Removed from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
• ECOPATH Celebrated at 25^th Anniversary Fete
• Study Leads to New Understanding of Dive Behavior in Juvenile Loggerhead Turtles in the North Pacific
• Mesophotic Corals and Fishes Studied in the Au'au Channel
• International Science Meetings Focus on Seamount Bottomfish Stocks, Tuna and Billfish
• New Biological Sampling Programs Will Enable Life History Research on Guam Bottomfish Stocks
• Hawksbill and Green Turtles Studied in Hawaii’s Coastal Habitats
• Field Season for Hawaiian Monk Seal Population Research Draws to Close
• Ivor Williams Joins PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Research Team

Publications

• Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals
• NOAA Technical Memoranda
• Administrative Reports
• Conference Presentation Abstracts
• Manuscripts Approved by Science Director for Submission to Peer-Reviewed Journals or In-House Publication