Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center - Home Page
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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February 5, 2013
Long a centerpiece of the Center's conservation outreach efforts, the Barbless Circle Hook News is now available online. The new digital format provides ready access to the latest information about the use of barbless circle hooks in Hawaii's shoreline recreational fishery, including photos and catch news reported by anglers. Read the BCH News.
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February 1, 2013
The PIFSC Young Scientist Opportunity (PYSO) program is accepting applications from aspiring scientists for paid, professional scientific research experience, formal training and mentoring during summer 2013. Application deadline is February 28, 2013. More...
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January 30, 2013
To help ensure the quality, integrity, credibility and transparency of our science, NOAA Fisheries has established a program to conduct systematic, public peer reviews of scientific programs across the agency. More...
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January 22, 2013
The Billfish Working Group of the International Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean (ISC) has issued a new stock assessment for striped marlin in the North Pacific. More....
Research Cruises
Completed Cruises
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September 22, 2012Research Aims to Advance Bottomfish Stock Assessment in Main Hawaiian IslandsOscar Elton Sette Cruise SE 12-08
Area of Operation: Main Hawaiian Islands
Period: September 22, 2012 - October 3, 2012
Recent Staff Publications
PIFSC Reports
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January 22, 2013Economic and social characteristics of Guam's small boat fisheriesHospital J, Beavers C
[2012] Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Administrative Report H-12-06, 59 p. + Appendices -
January 18, 2013Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as a fishing communityAllen SD, Amesbury JR
[2012] U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-36, 90 p -
January 10, 2013Stock assessment of striped marlin in the western and central North Pacific Ocean. Billfish Working Group, International Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific OceanLee H-H, Piner KR, Humphreys R, Brodziak J
[2012] Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Internal Report, IR-12-035, 116 p
Journal Articles
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January 28, 2013Demographic patterns in the peacock grouper (Cephalopholis argus), an introduced Hawaiian reef fishDonovan MK, Friedlander AM, DeMartini EE, Donahue MJ, Williams ID
[2012] Environmental Biology of Fishes. DOI: 10.1007/s10641-012-0095-1 -
January 22, 2013Variability in growth rates of long-lived black coral Leiopathes sp. from the AzoresCarreiro-Silva M, Andrews AH, Braga-Henriques A, de Matos V, Porteiro FM, Santos RS
[2013] Marine Ecology Progress Series 473: 189-199. DOI: 10.3354/meps10052 -
January 15, 2013Ecosystem size structure response to 21st century climate projection: large fish abundance decreases in the central North Pacific and increases in the California CurrentWoodworth-Jefcoats PA, Polovina JJ, Dunne JP, Blanchard JL
[2012] Global Change Biology. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12076