Walker2012 Walker, R., Ballou, L., Wolfford, B. Non-commercial coral reef fishery assessments for the Western Pacific region Hawaii Pacific University 2012 NA10NMF4410061 NOAA CRCP grant NA10NMF4410061 191 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/other/grants/Domestic_FMC_CoRIS_Products/NA10NMF4410061_NonCommercialCRFAssessments.pdf "Non-commercial fishing in the Western Pacific region may account for significant take of coral reef species. The nationwide Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey (MRFSS), and newly instated Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP), produce estimates for catch landings in Hawaii. While a recreational fishing survey is not in place in American Samoa, Guam, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), non-commercial data can be extracted from creel surveys taken by island agencies. The Western Pacific Fisheries Information Network (WPacFIN) stores the data from these creel surveys and expands them to produce annual catch and species composition estimates. Non-commercial in this report is defined as any landings that are kept, and not sold, with the exception of Hawaii data which is all data captured by the MRFSS. This report summarizes the non-commercial catch of coral reef species by insular region, fishing mode or method, and Coral Reef Ecosystem Management Unit Species (CREMUS). It is an initial report intended to inform the Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council of the capabilities and limitations of WPacFIN, MRFSS, and MRIP expansion estimates for analyzing the non-commercial coral reef fishery, and provide summaries of existing data." 20140919000000 AmSam CNMI Guam MHI 146 -171.541907 -15.25183 22.356700 techreport techreport publication CoRIS Bibliographic