U.S. Pacific Marine Mammal Stock Assessments: 1999 (open access)

U.S. Pacific Marine Mammal Stock Assessments: 1999

The following document provides stock assessments that are required to record all stocks of marine mammals within the U.S. waters. This report will be updated as new information becomes available and as changes to marine mammal stocks and fisheries occur.
Date: December 1999
Creator: Forney, Karin A.; Muto, Marcia M. & Baker, Jason
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hawaiian Monk Seal Epidemiology Plan: Health Assessment and Disease Status Studies (open access)

Hawaiian Monk Seal Epidemiology Plan: Health Assessment and Disease Status Studies

The following document provides a framework for incorporation of health and information to enhance recovery of the Hawaiian monk seal.
Date: October 1999
Creator: Aguirre, A. Alonso; Reif, John S. & Antonelis, George A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Kewalo Research Facility: on the Forefront for More than 40 Years (open access)

The Kewalo Research Facility: on the Forefront for More than 40 Years

The following report provides extensive information on the Kewalo Research Facility of Oahu Island. The Kewalo Research Facility sits on Kewalo Basin and is the center for ongoing research programs designed to examine the most important environmental parameters on the behavior and physiology of tunas. Along with tuna the Kewalo Research facility is also a primary location to stage research activities associated with the studies and preservation of the Hawaiian monk seals, it also provides an important laboratory where research on and resuscitation of several threatened and endangered species of sea turtles found in the Pacific Ocean can be carried out.
Date: October 1999
Creator: Brill, Richard W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1997 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1997

The following document provides the findings on the field studies over the endangered Hawaiian monk seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands during 1997. The information covered evaluates the status and trends of monk seal populations, natural history traits (survival, reproduction, growth, behavior, and feeding habits), and the success of various activities designed to facilitate population growths.
Date: June 1999
Creator: Johanos, Thea C. & Ragen, Timothy J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1996 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1996

This document describes field studies of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 1996. The studies provide information on the status and trends of monk seal populations, natural history traits (survival, reproduction, growth, behavior, and feeding habits), and the success of various activities designed to facilitate population growth.
Date: March 1999
Creator: Johanos, Thea C. & Ragen, Timothy J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimation of Sea Turtle Take and Mortality in the Hawai'i-Based Longline Fishery, 1994-96 (open access)

Estimation of Sea Turtle Take and Mortality in the Hawai'i-Based Longline Fishery, 1994-96

The following report provides documents of estimates of provided annual reports concerning sea turtle morality takes in the Hawai'i-based longline fishery, between the years 1994 to 1996.
Date: October 1998
Creator: Skillman, Robert A. & Kleiber, Pierre
System: The UNT Digital Library
Issues and Options in Designing and Implementing Limited Access Programs in Marine Fisheries (open access)

Issues and Options in Designing and Implementing Limited Access Programs in Marine Fisheries

The following report was prepared after a series of workshops held by the ad hoc NMFS Limited Access Working Group (LAWG) in the period 1994-97. This report discusses the basics of limited access programs to be developed and implemented in NMFS fisheries, design and scoping considerations, limited access alternatives, nature of the fishing right, coordination and equity, implementation--including eligibility, monitoring, and evaluations, and evaluation.
Date: May 1998
Creator: Pooley, Samuel G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recommended Recovery Actions for the Hawaiian Monk Seal Population at Midway Island (open access)

Recommended Recovery Actions for the Hawaiian Monk Seal Population at Midway Island

The following document was made as part of a workshop for members of the Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Team to develop recommendations for recovery actions of the Hawaiian monk seal. The document provides extensive background knowledge on observational studies done in the past years over their endangerment and the causes of it.
Date: May 1998
Creator: Gilmartin, William G. & Antonelis, George A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1995 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1995

The following report is based on findings from the observational studies on the Hawaiian monk seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands during 1995. The objectives of this research were to conduct beach counts (censuses), tag weaned pups and immature seals for permanent identification, identify other seals by previously applied tags and by natural or applied markings, monitor reproduction, survival, injuries, entanglements, interatoll movements, disappearances, and deaths, perform necropsies, collect tissue samples for DNA analysis, and inventory, sample, and destroy debris capable of entangling wildlife.
Date: July 1997
Creator: Johanos, Thea C. & Ragen, Timothy J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Changing Oceans and Changing Fisheries: Environmental Data for Fisheries Research and Management (open access)

Changing Oceans and Changing Fisheries: Environmental Data for Fisheries Research and Management

The following report is the proceedings of a workshop convened at NOAA's Pacific Fisheries Environmental Group in Pacific Grove, California, on July 16-18 1996, to examine the uses of environmental data for fisheries.
Date: April 1997
Creator: Boehlert, George W. & Schumacher, James D.
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
The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1994 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1994

The following report is a summary of observational studies on the Hawaiian monk seal in the Northern Hawaiian Islands during 1994. The information provided is meant to evaluate the status and trends of monk seal populations, natural history traits such as survival, reproduction, growth, behavior, and feeding habits, and the success of various activities designed to facilitate population growth.
Date: May 1996
Creator: Johanos, Thea C. & Ragen, Timothy J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catch and Effort from Hawaii's Longline Fishery Summarized by Quarters and Five Degree Squares (open access)

Catch and Effort from Hawaii's Longline Fishery Summarized by Quarters and Five Degree Squares

This report provides quarterly and yearly summaries of Hawaii's pelagic longline catch (numbers of fish) and effort (hooks) reported by five-degree (latitude by longitude) squares based on the National Marine Fisheries Service longline logbook program. Species summarized include albacore, bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, striped marlin, blue marlin, black marlin, swordfish, mahimahi, and wahoo.
Date: January 1996
Creator: Curran, Daniel S.; Boggs, Christofer H. & He, Xi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guidelines for Handling Marine Turtles Hooked or Entangled in the Hawaii Longline Fishery: Results of an Expert Workshop Held in Honolulu, Hawaii March 15-17, 1995 (open access)

Guidelines for Handling Marine Turtles Hooked or Entangled in the Hawaii Longline Fishery: Results of an Expert Workshop Held in Honolulu, Hawaii March 15-17, 1995

This report provides a description of the findings that resulted from a workshop to develop guidelines for handling hooked and entangled turtles, hosted by the NMFS Honolulu Laboratory March 15-17, 1995.
Date: November 1995
Creator: Balazs, George H.; Pooley, Samuel G. & Murakawa, Shawn K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hawaiian Monk Seal on Laysan Island, 1991 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal on Laysan Island, 1991

This report presents the findings of an observational study on the Hawaiian monk seal on Laysan Island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands during March 31 to July 22 1991. The data collected focuses on haul-out, behavior, and reproductive patterns; population structure; and factors affecting survival.
Date: February 1995
Creator: Becker, Brenda L.; O'Brien, Kristen E.; Lombard, Karen B. & Laniawae, Leona P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Seasonal, Vertical, and Horizontal Distribution of Four Species of Copepods Around Oahu Hawaii: Data Report (open access)

Seasonal, Vertical, and Horizontal Distribution of Four Species of Copepods Around Oahu Hawaii: Data Report

From introduction: This data report is intended to provide a detailed data summary of station information and copepod abundances that will be used for future publication of the analyzed data set. A data report on larval fish distributions from the same seasonal cruises will also be issued, and the distribution of tuna larvae has been discussed.
Date: February 1995
Creator: Hassett, R. Patrick & Boehlert, George W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of Oocyte Size in Multiple Regressions Predicting Gonad Weight from Body Weight: a Test Using Hawaiian Ehu, Etelis carbunculus (open access)

An Evaluation of Oocyte Size in Multiple Regressions Predicting Gonad Weight from Body Weight: a Test Using Hawaiian Ehu, Etelis carbunculus

The following report is meant to evaluate whether the information on oocyte size improves ability to predict ovary weight from body weight, and we evaluate the cost-effectiveness of different sample sizes for characterizing egg size.
Date: October 1994
Creator: Lau, Boulderson B. & DeMartini, Edward E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hawaiian Monk Seal on Laysan Island, 1987 and 1989 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal on Laysan Island, 1987 and 1989

This report is based on the findings from an observational study on the Hawaiian monk seal on Laysan Island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands during April 8 to July 20 1987 and March 30 to July 16 1989. The data collected focuses on haul-out, behavior, and reproductive patterns; population structure; and factors affecting survival.
Date: October 1994
Creator: Becker, Brenda L.; Ching, Patrick A.; Hiruki, Lisa M. & Zur, Steven A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hawaiian Monk Seal at French Frigate Shoals, 1990-91 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal at French Frigate Shoals, 1990-91

The following report analyzes the data recorded from the observational studies on the Hawaiian monk seal at French Frigate Shoals in the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuse during 1990 and 1991. The data recorded focuses on reproduction rates, necropsies, deaths, entanglement, and survival methods.
Date: September 1994
Creator: Craig, Mitchell P.; Megyesi, Jennifer L.; Hall, C. Scott; Glueck, Jennifer L.; Laniawe, Leona P.; Delaney, Elizabeth A. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hawaiian Monk Seal on Laysan Island, 1990 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal on Laysan Island, 1990

This report analyzes the observational studies of the Hawaiian monk seal on Laysan Island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands during April 10 to August 9 and October 14 to November 4 1990. The data collected focuses on haul-out, behavior, and reproductive patterns; population structure; and factors affecting survival.
Date: June 1994
Creator: Lombard, Karen B.; Becker, Brenda L.; Craig, Mitchell P.; Spencer, Gregory C. & Hague-Bechard, Keleigh
System: The UNT Digital Library
Research Plan to Assess Marine Turtle Hooking Mortality: Results of an Expert Workshop Held in Honolulu, Hawaii November 16-13, 1993 (open access)

Research Plan to Assess Marine Turtle Hooking Mortality: Results of an Expert Workshop Held in Honolulu, Hawaii November 16-13, 1993

Objective: This research plan identifies a coordinated series of research activities to estimate mortality and physiological impacts on marine turtles hooked and/or entangled by Hawaii's domestic longline fishery.
Date: June 1994
Creator: Pooley, Samuel G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Recharacterization of the Age-Length and Growth Relationships of Hawaiian Snapper, Pristipomoides filamentosus (open access)

A Recharacterization of the Age-Length and Growth Relationships of Hawaiian Snapper, Pristipomoides filamentosus

This report analyzes data collected on a study of age-length and somatic growth interrelationships for the Hawaiian pink snapper, or "opakapaka," Pristipomoides filamentosus.
Date: May 1994
Creator: DeMartini, Edward E.; Landgraf, Kevin C. & Ralston, Stephen
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hawaiian Monk Seal on Laysan Island, 1986 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal on Laysan Island, 1986

This report is based on an observational study on the Hawaiian monk seal at Laysan Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, from May 4 to August 4 1986. Data includes population rates, reproductive rates, deaths, injuries, necropsies, and entanglements.
Date: December 1993
Creator: Alcorn, Doris J. & Westlake, Robin L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Statistical Guidelines for a Pilot Observer Program to Estimate Turtle Takes in the Hawaii Longline Fishery (open access)

Statistical Guidelines for a Pilot Observer Program to Estimate Turtle Takes in the Hawaii Longline Fishery

Abstract: Statistical guidelines are described for the development of a pilot scientific observer sampling program to collect turtle interactions data from the Hawaii longline fishery. The best available data are presented and potential sources of variability in longline turtle take rates are discussed. A stratified sampling design for a pilot survey is developed based on time and target species. An array of sample size choices for the pilot program is presented covering a range of tolerance levels and confidence levels for estimation of total turtle take.
Date: November 1993
Creator: DiNardo, Gerard T.
System: The UNT Digital Library