16865
Hawaii Longline Observer Program
HILOP
Project
Published / External
9045
Pacific Islands Regional Office Observer Program
Project
In Work
Deploys fishery observers on Hawaii longline fishing vessels targeting tuna (deep set) or swordfish (shallow set) to record information on gear, catch information, morphometrics, specimen collection, environmental data and interactions with protective species such as sea turtles, marine mammals and seabirds.
Through an amendment to the pelagic fishery management plan established under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, mandatory observers are required aboard Hawaii based pelagic longline vessels targeting swordfish (shallow set, 100% coverage) and tunas (deep set, 20% coverage).
Protected species that interact with the fishery include sea turtles, especially loggerhead (Caretta caretta), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) and green turtles (Chelonia mydas). Also seabirds such as the Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) and black-footed albatross (P. nigripes), and to a lesser extent, a few whale and dolphin species.
The observer program is responsible for fielding longline observers to obtain data on incidental sea turtle take and collect fishing effort data. The observers document interactions of all protected species, tally fish that are kept and discarded, and process selected specimens for life history information.
The Pacific Islands Region uses observer data to calculate official estimates (e.g. protected species interactions) and produce technical reports. The Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center receives biological samples for analysis.
Theme
Acanthocybium solandri
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Alepisaurus ferox
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Alopias pelagicus
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Alopias spp.
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Alopias superciliosus
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Alopias vulpinus
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Anous spp.
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Assurger anzac
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Aves
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Baird's beaked whale
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Balaenoptera acutorostrata
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Balaenoptera borealis
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Balaenoptera edeni
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Balaenoptera musculus
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Balaenoptera physalus
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Balistidae spp.
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Berardius bairdii
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Billfishes
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Blainville's beaked whale
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Brama spp.
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Canthidermis maculata
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Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
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Carcharhinus falciformis
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Carcharhinus galapagensis
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Carcharhinus limbatus
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Carcharhinus longimanus
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Carcharhinus plumbeus
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Carcharodon carcharius
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Caretta caretta
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Cetacea
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Chelonia mydas
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Chelonidae spp.
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Chondricthyes
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Coryphaena equiselis
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Coryphaena hippurus
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Cubiceps spp.
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Cuvier's beaked whale
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Delphinidae
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Delphinus spp.
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Dermochelys coriacea
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Echeneidae spp.
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Elagatis bipinnulatus
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Eretmochelys imbricata
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Eschrichtius robustus
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Eumegistus illustris
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Feresa attenuata
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Fraser's dolphin
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Fregata spp.
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Galapagos shark
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Galeocerdo cuvier
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Gempylidae spp.
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Gempylus serpens
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Globicephala macrorhynchus
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Gnathastomata
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Grampus griseus
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Hawaiian monk seal
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Hydrobatidae spp.
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Indopacetus pacificus
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Isistius brasiliensis
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Istiompax indica
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Istiophorus platypterus
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Isurus oxyrhinchus
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Isurus paucus
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Isurus spp.
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Kajikia audax
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Katsuwonus pelamis
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Kogia spp.
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Lagenodelphis hosei
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Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
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Lagocephalus spp.
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Lamna ditropis
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Lampris guttatus
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Laridae spp.
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Larus tridactyla
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Lepidochelys olivacea
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Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
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Lissodelphis borealis
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Longman's beaked whale
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Lophotus spp.
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Luvarus imperialis
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Mackerel spp.
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Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
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Makaira nigricans
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Manta birostris
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Masturus lanceolatus
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Megachasma pelagios
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Megaptera novaeangliae
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Mesoplodon spp.
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Mesplodon densirostris
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Mobula spp.
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Mola mola
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Monachus schauinslandi
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Nesiarchus nasutus
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Odontaspis noronhai
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Orcinus orca
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Pacific whitesided dolphin
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Peponocephala electra
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Phaethon spp.
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Phocoenidae
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Phoebastria albatrus
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Phoebastria immutabilis
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Phoebastria nigripes
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Phoebastria spp.
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Physeter macrocephalus
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Pinnipedia
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Prionace glauca
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Procelsterna spp.
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Promethichthys prometheus
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Pseudocarcharias kamoharai
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Pseudorca crassidens
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Pterodroma spp.
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Pteroplatytrygon violacea
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Puffinus spp.
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Rajiformes
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Ranzania laevis
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Regalecus glesne
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Remora
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Rhincodon typus
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Roudi escolar
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Ruvettus pretiosus
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Sarda chiliensis
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Scombrolabrax heterolepsis
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Seriola lalandi
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Sphyraena barracuda
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Sphyrna lewini
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Sphyrna spp.
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Sphyrna zygaena
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Squalidae spp.
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Stenella attenuata
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Stenella coeruleoalba
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Stenella longirostris
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Steno bredanensis
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Stercoraius spp.
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Suckerfish
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Sula spp.
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Sula sula
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Taractes asper
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Taractes rubsecens
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Teractichthys steindachneri
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Testudines
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Tetraodontidae spp.
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Tetrapturus angustirostris
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Trachipterus altivelis
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Trachipterus fukuzakii
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Trichiuridae spp.
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Tursiops truncatus
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Uraspis secunda
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Uraspis spp.
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Xiphias gladuis
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Zameus squamulosus
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Ziphiidae spp.
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Ziphius cavirostris
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Zu cristatus
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albacore tuna
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bigeye sand tiger shark
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bigeye thresher shark
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bigeye tuna
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black gemfish
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black legged kittiwake
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black marlin
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black-footed albatross
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black/brown noddy
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blacktip shark
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blue marlin
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blue shark
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blue whale
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blue-gray noddy
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bluefin tuna
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bottlenose dolphin
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brama pomfret
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brown booby
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bryde's whale
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bycatch
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cigarfishes
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common mola
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common thresher shark
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cookie cutter shark
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cottonmouth jack
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crestfishes
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crocodile shark
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dagger pomfret
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deep set
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deepwater dogfishes
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dolphinfish
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escolar
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false killer whale
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fin whale
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fishery data
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giant manta ray
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gray reef shark
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gray whale
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great barracuda
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great white shark
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green sea turtle
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green turtle
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hammerjaw
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hawksbill sea turtle
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hawksbill turtle
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humpback whale
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killer whale
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king-of-the-salmon
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laysan albatross
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leatherback sea turtle
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leatherback turtle
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loggerhead sea turtle
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loggerhead turtle
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longfin escolar
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longfin mako shark
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longnose lancetfish
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louvar
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lustrous pomfret
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mackerel
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marine mammals
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masked booby
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megamouth shark
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melon-headed whale
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mesoplodont beaked whale
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minke whale
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mobula
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northern right whale
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oarfish
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observer
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oceanic whitetip shark
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oilfish
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olive ridley sea turtle
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olive ridley turtle
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omosudis lowii
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opah
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orca
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osteicthys
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other identified bird
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other identified fish
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other identified shark
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pacific bonito
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pelagic puffer
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pelagic stingray
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pelagic thresher shark
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pompano dolphinfish
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protected species
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pygmy killer whale
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rainbow runner
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razorback scabbardfish
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red-footed booby
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risso's dolphin
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rough pomfret
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rough triggerfish
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rough-toothed dolphin
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sailfish
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salmon shark
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sandbar shark
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scalloped hammerhead shark
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scalloped ribbonfish
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sea birds
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sea turtles
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seabirds
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sei whale
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shallow set
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sharks
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sharptail mola
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short-finned pilot whale
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short-tailed albatross
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shortbill spearfish
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shortfin mako shark
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sickle pomfret
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silky shark
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skipjack tuna
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slender mola
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smooth hammerhead shark
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snake mackerel
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sperm whale
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spinner dolphin
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spotted dolphin
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striped dolphin
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striped marlin
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sula dactylatra
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sula leucogaster
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swordfish
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tapertail ribbonfish
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thunnus alalunga
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thunnus albacares
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thunnus obesus
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thunnus orientalis
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tiger shark
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tuna
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unidentified albatross
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unidentified beaked whale
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unidentified billfish
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unidentified bird
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unidentified blackfish
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unidentified booby
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unidentified cetacean
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unidentified common dolphin
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unidentified dolphin
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unidentified fish
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unidentified frigatebird
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unidentified gull
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unidentified hammerhead shark
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unidentified hardshell sea turtle
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unidentified hardshell turtle
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unidentified jaeger
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unidentified kogia whale
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unidentified mako shark
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unidentified petrel
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unidentified pinniped
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unidentified porpoise
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unidentified puffer
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unidentified ray
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unidentified scabbardfish
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unidentified sea turtle
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unidentified shark
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unidentified shearwater
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unidentified snake mackerel
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unidentified storm petrel
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unidentified tern
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unidentified thresher shark
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unidentified triggerfish
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unidentified tropicbird
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unidentified tuna
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unidentified turtle
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unidentified whale
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unspecified jack
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velvet dogfish
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wahoo
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whale shark
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yellowfin tuna
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yellowtail
Temporal
February 1994
Spatial
Hawaii
Spatial
North-Central Pacific Ocean
Stratum
pelagic
Pacific Islands Regional Office
Honolulu
HI
United States of America
Point of Contact
1999
Person
Kelly, John D
john.d.kelly@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Boulevard
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
808-725-5100
808-725-5217
Phone or email
Point of Contact
1997-07-20
Person
Busscher, Kevin
kevin.busscher@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Boulevard
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
808-725-5102
808-725-5217
Phone or email
North-Central Pacific Ocean
Continuing
1994-02
Confidential
16874
Document
Debriefer Arrival Checklist
16875
Document
Hawaii Longline Observer Program Documentation Notebook
16876
Document
Placement Checklist
22238
Data Set
Circular Updates
22001
Data Set
Data Collection Forms - Legacy
16868
Data Set
Hawaii Longline Trip Log
9047
Data Set
Incident Report - Legacy
9048
Data Set
Injury & Safety Report - Legacy
21965
Data Set
Observer Manual and Current Data Collection Forms
16871
Data Set
Percent Coverage
22002
Data Set
Photos and Videos
9046
Data Set
Post-Cruise Questionnaire - Legacy
22310
Data Set
Quarterly, Bi-annual and Annual Reports
22312
Data Set
Sea Turtle Interaction Report
16870
Data Set
Vessel Activity Record
18011
Data Set
Vessel Arrival Info - Legacy
9027
Data Set
Longline Observer Data System
Cross Reference
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Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
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