Investigation of green turtle fibropapillomatosis and the potential role of cleaner fishes and reef habitat characteristics in disease transmission in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
Catalog of coral reef fish life history specimens for the Hawaiian islands
a summary of existing coral reef fish specimens suitable for life history work in Hawaii. Information is organized by specimen location, with the primary contact person listed at the top of the table. Only species groups with greater than 5 specimens were...
Mesophotic coral ecosystems : potential candidates as essential fish habitat and habitat areas of particular concern
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are light-dependent communities of corals, algae, sponges, and other organisms that exist at depths between approximately 30 m to 150 m. Little known until recently and understudied relative to shallower reefs, MCEs may ...
NOAA Deep-sea Coral and Sponge Research and Management Priorities Workshop for the Pacific Islands Region, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 22-23, 2014
On April 22-23, 2014, scientists and resource managers met in Honolulu to identify critical information needs for deep-sea coral and sponge ecosystems in the Pacific Islands Region. The goal of the workshop was to develop a 3-year exploration and research...
Examining the potential of using secondary data to better understand human-reef relationship across the Pacific
This report examined the potential of using secondary human and social data to better understand the complexities of human - reef relationships across 70 island, reefs, and atolls in the Pacific Islands region. Four main aspects were evaluated: 1) populat...
The search for juvenile bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) in the lagoon at Wake Island
The bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) is a large, benthic grazing fish found on coral reefs of the Indo-West Pacific. Bumphead parrotfish do not occur within state waters of the United State (U.S.), but occur in certain U.S. jurisdictions such ...
A summary of the Guam Coral Reef Ecosystem Model Workshop and discussions, Guam, November 14-20, 2012
The Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center in collaboration with the Pacific Islands Regional Office hosted the Guam Coral Reef Ecosystem Model Workshop at the historic Lujan House in Hagåtñ̃a and held additional meetings at various institutes in Guam...
Understanding Hawai'i resource users' knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of coral reefs in South Kohala
Historically, coral reefs have always been important to the islands' visitors and residents. Coral reef resources provided food, medicines, and building materials for Native Hawaiians, as well as played an important role in social and cultural customs and...
Report of the Hawaii Atlantis Ecosystem Model Planning Workshop held in January 2017 in Honolulu
The workshop started on Jan 13, 2017 at 8:30 am with a welcome by Mike Seki, Director of PIFSC. Mike explained that NOAA has embraced Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management which requires the synthesis of interdisciplinary data sets and that we must now tak...
Length-weight Relationships for 71 Reef and Bottomfish Species from Tutuila and Aunu′u, American Samoa
Very little information has been published in the scientific literature regarding length-weight relationships for marine species in American Samoa. Some information exists for large pelagic species from the more prominent longline and purse seine fisherie...
Investigation of green turtle fibropapillomatosis and the potential role of cleaner fishes and reef habitat characteristics in disease transmission in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii