Asian Pacific Americans in the United States Congress (open access)

Asian Pacific Americans in the United States Congress

Asian Pacific Americans have served in both houses of Congress representing California, Hawaii, Louisiana, Oregon, Virginia, American Samoa, and Guam. They have served in leadership positions, including committee and subcommittee chairmanships. This report presents information on Senators, Representatives, and Delegates, including party affiliations, length and dates of service, and committee assignments.
Date: February 1, 2010
Creator: Tong, Lorraine H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
What Climate Change Means for Hawaii (open access)

What Climate Change Means for Hawaii

Fact sheet describing state-specific impacts that global warming will have on the people, ecosystems, and wildlife in Hawaii.
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
2013 National Ocean Dumping Site Monitoring Assessment Report (open access)

2013 National Ocean Dumping Site Monitoring Assessment Report

This national report presents EPA's ocean dumping monitoring activities in fiscal year 2013. EPA conducted 13 surveys at 20 ocean disposal sites offshore from Puerto Rico, Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, Texas, Hawaii, and Oregon. This report summarizes each survey's objectives(s), activities, conclusions, and recommended environmental management actions.
Date: May 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Coastal Condition Report IV (open access)

National Coastal Condition Report IV

This report assesses the condition of the nation's estuaries and costal embayments, including the coastal waters of the conterminous United States, Southeastern Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Date: September 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stock Assessment of the Main Hawaiian Islands Deep7 Bottomfish Complex Through 2010 (open access)

Stock Assessment of the Main Hawaiian Islands Deep7 Bottomfish Complex Through 2010

From abstract: A stock assessment of the main Hawaiian Islands "Deep7" bottomfish complex was conducted through fishing year 2010, including projections to determine total allowable commercial catches (TACs) and their probabilities of overfishing. This assessment was conducted using re-audited bottomfish catch and effort data from commercial catch reports for the years 1948-2010.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Brodziak, Jon; Courtney, Dean; Wagatsuma, Lyn; O'Malley, Joseph; Lee, Hui-Hua; Walsh, William et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Shark Predation on Hawaiian Monk Seals: Workshop II & Post-Workshop Developments, November 5-6, 2008 (open access)

Shark Predation on Hawaiian Monk Seals: Workshop II & Post-Workshop Developments, November 5-6, 2008

Report on shark predation of Hawaiian monk seals that includes three parts : a report from Workshop II on November 5-6, 2008, knowledge about shark predation related to Hawaiian monk seals, and HMSRP premises, positions, and post-workshop developments.
Date: July 2010
Creator: Gobush, Kathleen S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimation of Hawaiian Monk Seal Corruption in Relation to Ecosystem Biomass and Overlap with Fisheries in the Main Hawaiian Islands (open access)

Estimation of Hawaiian Monk Seal Corruption in Relation to Ecosystem Biomass and Overlap with Fisheries in the Main Hawaiian Islands

This report analyzes the possible effects of the rehabilitation of Hawaiian monk seals and how their increase in numbers will affect the ecosystem and our fisheries. The document takes into account conclusions that overestimate potential monk seal impacts, and underestimate potential impacts of human extraction on monk seals.
Date: August 2013
Creator: Sprague, Rachel; Littnan, Charles & Walters, Jeffrey
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Revised Stock Boundaries for False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens) in Hawaiian Waters (open access)

Revised Stock Boundaries for False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens) in Hawaiian Waters

Report summarizing the stock boundary revision process for the 3 false killer populations that have been identified in the U. S. Exclusive Economic Zone of the Hawaiian Archipelago.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Bradford, Amanda L.; Oleson, Erin M.; Baird, Robin W.; Boggs, Christofer H.; Forney, Karin A. & Young, Nancy C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stock Assessment of the Coral Reef Fishes of Hawaii, 2016 (open access)

Stock Assessment of the Coral Reef Fishes of Hawaii, 2016

From abstract: This report contains single-species assessments of 27 reef-associated fish stocks around the main Hawaiian Islands using data from various sources collected during the 2003-2016 period.
Date: February 2017
Creator: Nadon, Marc O.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Injury Determinations for Cetaceans Observed Interacting with Hawaii and American Samoa Longline Fisheries during 2007-2011 (open access)

Injury Determinations for Cetaceans Observed Interacting with Hawaii and American Samoa Longline Fisheries during 2007-2011

The following report presents reports of interactions between the cetaceans with Hawaii and American Samoa longline fisheries. Compiled here are injury and death reports concerning the dolphin as a summary of the mortality rates and injury severity observed during interactions.
Date: January 2014
Creator: Bradford, Amanda L. & Forney, Karin A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Injury Determinations for Marine Mammals Observed Interacting with Hawaii and American Samoa Longline Fisheries During 2009-2013 (open access)

Injury Determinations for Marine Mammals Observed Interacting with Hawaii and American Samoa Longline Fisheries During 2009-2013

The following document is a compilation of reports of marine mammal interactions with the Hawaii and American Samoa longline fisheries during 2009-2013, including the assessments of the number of marine mammal deaths, serious injuries, and non-serious injuries by fishery, species, and management areas.
Date: March 2016
Creator: Bradford, Amanda L. & Forney, Karin A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pilot Study to Incorporate Validation Procedures in the State of Hawaii Commercial Marine License Reporting Program for Charter Fishing Boats (For-Hire Sector) (open access)

Pilot Study to Incorporate Validation Procedures in the State of Hawaii Commercial Marine License Reporting Program for Charter Fishing Boats (For-Hire Sector)

From executive summary: The following report was meant to document the Hawaii charter fishing (for hire) sector's level of compliance with the Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (HDAR) commercial fishing reporting system and to identify possible changes to improve the system.
Date: December 2013
Creator: Ma, Hongguang; Hamm, David & Allen, Stewart
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Institutional Analysis of Community-based Marine Resource Management Initiatives in Hawai'i and American Samoa (open access)

Institutional Analysis of Community-based Marine Resource Management Initiatives in Hawai'i and American Samoa

From executive summary: This document provides and analysis of two fisheries policies designed to develop community-based marine research management insitutions in the Western Pacific Region of the United States as delineated in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
Date: November 2012
Creator: Richmond, Laurie & Levine, Arielle
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Pacific Marine Mammal Stock Assessment: 2012 (open access)

U.S. Pacific Marine Mammal Stock Assessment: 2012

This is an assessment report based on the population of marine mammals along the Pacific coastline in the year 2012. It is a working document that will continue to be updated as data changes.
Date: January 2013
Creator: Carretta, James V.; Oleson, Erin; Weller, David W.; Lang, Aimee R.; Forney, Karin A.; Baker, Jason et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Injury Determinations for Humpback Whales and Other Cetaceans Reported to NOAA Response Networks in the Hawaiian Islands during 2007-2012 (open access)

Injury Determinations for Humpback Whales and Other Cetaceans Reported to NOAA Response Networks in the Hawaiian Islands during 2007-2012

From introduction: the present paper provides a summary of injury determinations for cetaceans in and around the Hawaiian EEZ reported injured by human causes to the PIR-MMRN and HIERN during 2007-2012... This paper also summarizes reports from previous years of cetaceans other than humpback whales injured by human causes for the purpose of obtaining additional qualitative information on the sources of injuries and the species involved. (pg. 1)
Date: June 2015
Creator: Bradford, Amanda L. & Lyman, Ed
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Prediction of Mesophotic Coral Distributions in the Au'au Channel, Hawaii (open access)

Prediction of Mesophotic Coral Distributions in the Au'au Channel, Hawaii

From about this document: This report describes the development and assessment of four spatially explicit predictive models describing mesophotic coral presence in the Au'au Channel Region in the Main Hawaiian Islands.
Date: June 2012
Creator: Costa, Bryan M.; Kendall, Matthew S.; Rooney, John; Chow, Malia; Lecky, Joey; Parrish, Frank A. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Spillover Effects of Environmental Regulation for Sea Turtle Protection: The Case of the Hawaii Shallow-set Longline Fishery (open access)

Spillover Effects of Environmental Regulation for Sea Turtle Protection: The Case of the Hawaii Shallow-set Longline Fishery

From introduction: This report presents a study on the spillover effects, also termed "transfer effects", resulting from proposed regulatory changes for the Hawaii longline fishery specifically for swordfish...This study evaluates whether, and to what extent, spillover effects may occur when regulatory changes decrease the allowable fishing activities in the Hawaii shallow-set longline fishery for swordfish.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Chan, Hing Ling & Pan, Minling
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 2004 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 2004

Report detailing field studies of Hawaiian monk seals conducted at all of its main reproductive sites in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Johanos, Thea C. & Baker, Jason D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Status Review of Hawaiian Insular False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens) under the Endangered Species Act (open access)

Status Review of Hawaiian Insular False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens) under the Endangered Species Act

Report on the status of Hawaiian insular false killer whales in relation to the Endangered Species Act and its status evaluation.
Date: August 2010
Creator: Oleson, Erin M.; Boggs, Christofer H.; Forney, Karin A.; Hanson, M. Bradley; Kobyashi, Donald R.; Taylor, Barbara L. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Depth Derivation Using Multispectral WorldView-2 Satellite Imagery (open access)

Depth Derivation Using Multispectral WorldView-2 Satellite Imagery

Report discussing high-resolution multibeam bathymetry data. Results show that in the absence of shallow (0-20 m) high-resolution bathymetric data, satellite-derived depths are an important resource for assessing, monitoring, and managing shallow coral reef ecosystems. (pg. iii)
Date: June 2015
Creator: Ehses, Julia S. & Rooney, John J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2012 Economic Cost Earnings of Pelagic Longline Fishing in Hawaii (open access)

2012 Economic Cost Earnings of Pelagic Longline Fishing in Hawaii

From abstract: This report presents findings from the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) cost-earnings study of the Hawaii-based longline fishery fleet which primarily targets bigeye tuna and swordfish...This report also compares 2012 results with the previous cost-earnings studies of the Hawaii longline fleet that examines the economic profiles of the fleet for 2000 and 2005 operations.
Date: October 2016
Creator: Kalberg, Kolter & Pan, Minling
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Design and Implementation of a Bottomfish Fishery-independent Survey in the Main Hawaiian Islands (open access)

Design and Implementation of a Bottomfish Fishery-independent Survey in the Main Hawaiian Islands

The following document conducts stock assessment reports on deep-slope bottomfish along the State of Hawaii. The goal of this report is to improve stock assessments through optimal design and implementation of a fishery-independent survey for the Deep-7 bottomfish complex in the main Hawaiian Islands.
Date: June 2016
Creator: Richards, Benjamin L.; Smith, Steven G.; Ault, Jerald S.; DiNardo, Gerard T.; Kobayashi, Donald; Domokos, Reka et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Range-Wide Patterns in Hawaiian Monk Seal Movements Among Islands and Atolls (open access)

Range-Wide Patterns in Hawaiian Monk Seal Movements Among Islands and Atolls

Report that presents a new analysis of movements throughout the species range based on tagged seals over a 30-year period.
Date: February 2015
Creator: Johanos, Thea C.; Harting, Albert L.; Wurth, Tracy L. & Baker, Jason D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library