Proceedings of the 2015 International Summit on Fibropapillomatosis: Global Status, Trends, and Population Impacts (open access)

Proceedings of the 2015 International Summit on Fibropapillomatosis: Global Status, Trends, and Population Impacts

This document summarizes the findings from the 2015 International Summit pm Fibropapillomatosis (FP) convened in Honolulu, Hawaii June 11-14, 2015. The purpose of this convention was to provide a forum to assess the status and trends of the disease globally and its demographic impact on sea turtles.
Date: August 2016
Creator: Hargrove, Stacy; Work, Thierry; Brunson, Shandell; Foley, Allen M. & Balazs, George
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation: February 1995 (open access)

Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation: February 1995

Compilation of proceedings presented at the annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation discussing sea turtle science and the preservation of the endangered sea turtles.
Date: June 1996
Creator: Keinath, John A.; Barnard, Debra E.; Musick, John A. & Bell, Barbara A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Conservation and Biology: 1999 (open access)

Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Conservation and Biology: 1999

Compilation of proceedings presented at the nineteenth annual symposium discussing sea turtle conservation and biology.
Date: September 2000
Creator: Kalb, Heather & Wibbels, Thane
System: The UNT Digital Library
The State of Deep Coral Ecosystems of The United States: 2007 (open access)

The State of Deep Coral Ecosystems of The United States: 2007

Report presenting "the first effort by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in partnership with other federal, academic and non-governmental partners, to bring together available information on the abundance and distribution of structure-forming corals that occur in U.S. waters at depths greater than 50 m. It consists of an introduction, National Overview and seven regional chapters describing deep coral communities in U.S. waters off Alaska, the U.S. West Coast, Hawai'i and the U.S. Insular Pacific, the Northeastern U.S., Southeastern U.S., Gulf of Mexico, and U.S. Caribbean." (from Preface)
Date: October 2007
Creator: Lumsden, S. Elizabeth; Hourigan, Thomas F.; Bruckner, Andrew W. & Dorr, Gabrielle
System: The UNT Digital Library
Survey of the Domestic Tuna Industry (open access)

Survey of the Domestic Tuna Industry

Report and survey of the United States' domestic tuna industry, including recommendations to improve the industry and its position within the economy.
Date: 1952
Creator: Anderson, A. W. & Stolting, Walter H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Status of Marine Turtles in the Pacific Ocean Relevant to Incendental Take in the Hawaii-Based Pelagic Longline Fishery (open access)

Status of Marine Turtles in the Pacific Ocean Relevant to Incendental Take in the Hawaii-Based Pelagic Longline Fishery

The following report provides the results and findings made in a workshop convened by the Honolulu Laboratory during December 4-7, 1995, to review the population status of marine turtles caught incidentally in the Hawaii-based longline fishery for tuna and swordfish and assess the impacts of such interactions on the turtle populations.
Date: August 1996
Creator: Bolten, Alan B.; Wetherall, Jerry A.; Balazs, George H. & Pooley, Samuel G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Effects of the United Nations Moratorium on High Seas Driftnet Fishing (open access)

Economic Effects of the United Nations Moratorium on High Seas Driftnet Fishing

This report presents documentation of the status and trends in the driftnet fleet (Asian fishing vessels carrying large driftnet fishing gear), a summary of the industry and governmental plans for the near future, and an assessment of possible fleet adaptations to the moratorium from a political/economic perspective.
Date: December 1993
Creator: Huppert, Daniel D. & Mittleman, Todd W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forces of Change in Hawaii's Aku (Skipjack Tuna) Industry, 1986 : Workshop Summary (open access)

Forces of Change in Hawaii's Aku (Skipjack Tuna) Industry, 1986 : Workshop Summary

From preface: This is a report of a workshop on the Forces of change in Hawaii's aku (skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis) industry. The workshop was held on April 30 and May 1, 1986 in Honolulu, Hawaii and was coordianted by the Southwest Fisheries Center (SWFC) Honolulu Laboratory, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA. The objectives of the workshop were: 1. To review the status and current research on Hawaii's aku fishery, and 2. To introduce and prepare background material for discussion at a joint industry-government planning session to be held at a later date.
Date: April 1987
Creator: Boggs, Christofer H. & Pooley, Samuel G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proceedings of the Annual International Technical Expert Workshop on Marine Turtle Bycatch in Longline Fisheries: 11-13 February 2003 (open access)

Proceedings of the Annual International Technical Expert Workshop on Marine Turtle Bycatch in Longline Fisheries: 11-13 February 2003

Compilation of proceedings presented at the annual International Technical Expert Workshop on Marine Turtle Bycatch in Longline Fisheries discussing sea turtle bycatch in longline fisheries.
Date: August 2004
Creator: Long, Kristy J. & Schroeder, Barbara A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Biology and Population Status of Marine Turtles in the North Pacific Ocean (open access)

The Biology and Population Status of Marine Turtles in the North Pacific Ocean

From objectives and scope of work: The objective of this report is to provide a comprehensive review of the biology and population status of sea turtles potentially subject to entanglement in North Pacific high-seas driftnet fisheries. The report will assist National Marine Fisheries Service efforts to assess the impacts of the driftnet fisheries on threatened and endangered sea turtle populations.
Date: September 1993
Creator: Eckert, Karen L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Status Review Report of 82 Candidate Coral Species Petitioned Under The U.S. Endangered Species Act (open access)

Status Review Report of 82 Candidate Coral Species Petitioned Under The U.S. Endangered Species Act

Report on the status review of 83 species of coral in relation to their status as threatened or endangered based on the criteria set by the Endangered Species Act.
Date: September 2011
Creator: Brainard, Russell E.; Birkeland, Charles; Eakin, C. Mark; McElhany, Paul; Miller, Margaret W.; Patterson, Matt et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library