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The Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Center administers scientific research and monitoring programs that support the domestic and international conservation and management of living marine resources. More ....
News and Highlights
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December 12, 2011
The Quarterly Research Bulletin highlights recent research activities and accomplishments of the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center.
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October 7, 2011
The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa was selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to host the Cooperative Institute (CI) in the Pacific Islands Region as part of a five-year award with funding up to $95 million. The Pacific Islands Region CI, one of 18 NOAA CI's across the country, will be known as the Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR).
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September 15, 2011
A panel of independent experts reviews and evaluates the Center's approaches to research on sea turtle population modeling, population monitoring and by-catch mitigation.
Research Cruises
Recent Cruises
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October 20, 2011 Cetacean survey at Palmyra Atoll
Recent Staff Publications
PIFSC Reports
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December 27, 2011Fishery statistics of the western Pacific, Volume 26Hamm DC, Quach MMC, Brousseau KR, Tomita AS
[2011] Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Administrative Report H-11-09, var. pag. -
December 14, 2011The Hawaii-based Longline Logbook Summary Report, July-September 2011Fisheries Monitoring Branch, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
[2011] Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Data Report, DR-11-012, 23 p -
December 05, 2011Coral Reef Ecosystem Division standard operating procedures: data collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment fish surveysAyotte P, McCoy K, Williams I, Zamzow J
[2011] Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Administrative Report H-11-08, 24 p
Journal Articles
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October 18, 2011Growth of captive leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, with inferences on growth in the wild: Implications for population decline and recoveryJones TT, Hastings MD, Bostrom BL, Pauly D, Jones DR
[2011] Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 399: 84-92 -
October 18, 2011Effects of volcanic ash deposits on four functional groups of a coral reefVroom PS, Zgliczynski BJ
[2011] Coral Reefs. DOI: 10.1007/s00338-011-0793-8 -
October 18, 2011A simulation-based method to determine model misspecification: Examples using natural mortality and population dynamics modelsPiner KR, Lee HH, Maunder MN, Methot RD
[2011] Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science 3: 336-343. DOI: 10.1080/19425120.2011.611005