- Conducted an external panel review of the Center's ecosystem science activities.
- Completed a draft agreement for coordination between the Center and staff of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
- Developed emergency evacuation protocols for Center scientists and contractors working in remote areas of the Pacific Islands Region. Prepared and implemented a Pandemic Influenza Plan for the Center.
- Completed transfer of the InPort Metadata Catalog System to the NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and Technology.
- Completed upgrade of the Longline Observer Data System for Hawaii and American Samoa.
- Coordinated comprehensive registration and publication of metadata on the Center's data holdings using InPort.
- Collaborated with scientists at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community to update stock assessment of bigeye tuna in the western central Pacific Ocean.
- Convened working group meetings of the International Scientific Committee on Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean to advance stock assessment of striped marlin and swordfish in the North Pacific.
- Developed a main Hawaii Islands bottomfish risk analysis model to estimate the probability of overfishing given a specified total allowable catch.
- Estimated the bycatch of sea turtles and other protected species in the Hawaii longline fishery for 2007.
- Published research describing expansion of low productivity regions in subtropical gyres linked to ocean warming.
- Published the Hawaii Archipelago Marine Ecosystem Research (HAMER) Plan, describing a multiagency research approach to ecosystem research in the Hawaiian Archipelago.
- Developed a framework for monitoring human dimensions of coral reef ecosystems in the main Hawaiian Islands.
- Completed research report documenting traditional knowledge of marine use and resource management in American Samoa.
- Completed final report on case studies of successful bycatch reduction strategies in the Hawaii-based longline fleet.
- Completed 1-yr study of supply and prices in the Hawaii retail market for bottomfish.
- Produced estimates of fish catch in the Pacific Islands Region for Fisheries of the United States and reported quarterly catch and effort for longline fisheries in Hawaii and American Samoa.
- Developed and implemented "fast-track" data processing and reporting systems for monitoring Hawaii bottomfish total allowable catch.
- Conducted workshop of invited experts to develop strategies for mitigation of shark predation on Hawaiian monk seals.
- Completed report of multiyear trends in strandings of marine turtles in the Hawaiian Islands.
- Produced 60-m bathymetric grids of the Mariana Archipelago for online dissemination to Center clients.
- Completed annual marine debris removal operations in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
- Processed and disseminated databases of high-resolution oceanographic data collected from instruments in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.