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Description

Deploys fishery observers on American Samoa longline fishing vessels targeting tuna (deep 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.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Michael Marsik
michael.marsik@noaa.gov
684-633-3971

Point of Contact
Steve Kostelnik
steve.kostelnik@noaa.gov
684-633-5325

Extents

Geographic Area 1

Southern Pacific Ocean

Time Frame 1
2006-04 - Present

Item Identification

Title: American Samoa Longline Observer Program
Short Name: ASLOP
Status: In Work
Abstract:

Deploys fishery observers on American Samoa longline fishing vessels targeting tuna (deep 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.

Purpose:

Through an amendment to the pelagic fishery management plan established under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, mandatory observers are required aboard American Samoa based longline vessels targeting tuna (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.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Acanthocybium solandri
None albacore tuna
None Alepisaurus ferox
None Alopias pelagicus
None Alopias spp.
None Alopias superciliosus
None Alopias vulpinus
None Anous spp.
None Assurger anzac
None Aves
None Baird's beaked whale
None Balaenoptera acutorostrata
None Balaenoptera borealis
None Balaenoptera edeni
None Balaenoptera musculus
None Balaenoptera physalus
None Balistidae spp.
None Berardius bairdii
None bigeye sand tiger shark
None bigeye thresher shark
None bigeye tuna
None Billfishes
None black gemfish
None black legged kittiwake
None black marlin
None black-footed albatross
None black/brown noddy
None blacktip shark
None Blainville's beaked whale
None blue marlin
None blue shark
None blue whale
None blue-gray noddy
None bluefin tuna
None bottlenose dolphin
None brama pomfret
None Brama spp.
None brown booby
None bryde's whale
None bycatch
None Canthidermis maculata
None Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
None Carcharhinus falciformis
None Carcharhinus galapagensis
None Carcharhinus limbatus
None Carcharhinus longimanus
None Carcharhinus plumbeus
None Carcharodon carcharius
None Caretta caretta
None Cetacea
None Chelonia mydas
None Chelonidae spp.
None Chondricthyes
None cigarfishes
None common mola
None common thresher shark
None cookie cutter shark
None Coryphaena equiselis
None Coryphaena hippurus
None cottonmouth jack
None crestfishes
None crocodile shark
None Cubiceps spp.
None Cuvier's beaked whale
None dagger pomfret
None deepwater dogfishes
None Delphinidae
None Delphinus spp.
None Dermochelys coriacea
None dolphinfish
None Echeneidae spp.
None Elagatis bipinnulatus
None Eretmochelys imbricata
None Eschrichtius robustus
None escolar
None Eumegistus illustris
None false killer whale
None Feresa attenuata
None fin whale
None fishery data
None Fraser's dolphin
None Fregata spp.
None Galapagos shark
None Galeocerdo cuvier
None Gempylidae spp.
None Gempylus serpens
None giant manta ray
None Globicephala macrorhynchus
None Gnathastomata
None Grampus griseus
None gray reef shark
None gray whale
None great barracuda
None great white shark
None green sea turtle
None green turtle
None hammerjaw
None Hawaiian monk seal
None hawksbill sea turtle
None hawksbill turtle
None humpback whale
None Hydrobatidae spp.
None Indopacetus pacificus
None Isistius brasiliensis
None Istiompax indica
None Istiophorus platypterus
None Isurus oxyrhinchus
None Isurus paucus
None Isurus spp.
None Kajikia audax
None Katsuwonus pelamis
None killer whale
None king-of-the-salmon
None Kogia spp.
None Lagenodelphis hosei
None Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
None Lagocephalus spp.
None Lamna ditropis
None Lampris guttatus
None Laridae spp.
None Larus tridactyla
None laysan albatross
None leatherback sea turtle
None leatherback turtle
None Lepidochelys olivacea
None Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
None Lissodelphis borealis
None loggerhead sea turtle
None loggerhead turtle
None longfin escolar
None longfin mako shark
None Longman's beaked whale
None longnose lancetfish
None Lophotus spp.
None louvar
None lustrous pomfret
None Luvarus imperialis
None Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
None Makaira nigricans
None Manta birostris
None marine mammals
None masked booby
None Masturus lanceolatus
None Megachasma pelagios
None megamouth shark
None Megaptera novaeangliae
None melon-headed whale
None Mesoplodon spp.
None mesoplodont beaked whale
None Mesplodon densirostris
None minke whale
None mobula
None Mobula spp.
None Mola mola
None Monachus schauinslandi
None Nesiarchus nasutus
None northern right whale
None oarfish
None observer
None oceanic whitetip shark
None Odontaspis noronhai
None oilfish
None olive ridley sea turtle
None olive ridley turtle
None omosudis lowii
None opah
None orca
None Orcinus orca
None osteicthys
None other identified bird
None other identified fish
None other identified shark
None pacific bonito
None Pacific whitesided dolphin
None pelagic puffer
None pelagic stingray
None pelagic thresher shark
None Peponocephala electra
None Phaethon spp.
None Phocoenidae
None Phoebastria albatrus
None Phoebastria immutabilis
None Phoebastria nigripes
None Phoebastria spp.
None Physeter macrocephalus
None Pinnipedia
None pompano dolphinfish
None Prionace glauca
None Procelsterna spp.
None Promethichthys prometheus
None protected species
None Pseudocarcharias kamoharai
None Pseudorca crassidens
None Pterodroma spp.
None Pteroplatytrygon violacea
None Puffinus spp.
None pygmy killer whale
None rainbow runner
None Rajiformes
None Ranzania laevis
None razorback scabbardfish
None red-footed booby
None Regalecus glesne
None Remora
None Rhincodon typus
None risso's dolphin
None Roudi escolar
None rough pomfret
None rough triggerfish
None rough-toothed dolphin
None Ruvettus pretiosus
None sailfish
None salmon shark
None sandbar shark
None Sarda chiliensis
None scalloped hammerhead shark
None scalloped ribbonfish
None Scombrolabrax heterolepsis
None sea birds
None sea turtles
None seabirds
None sei whale
None Seriola lalandi
None sharks
None sharptail mola
None short-finned pilot whale
None short-tailed albatross
None shortbill spearfish
None shortfin mako shark
None sickle pomfret
None silky shark
None skipjack tuna
None slender mola
None smooth hammerhead shark
None snake mackerel
None sperm whale
None Sphyraena barracuda
None Sphyrna lewini
None Sphyrna spp.
None Sphyrna zygaena
None spinner dolphin
None spotted dolphin
None Squalidae spp.
None Stenella attenuata
None Stenella coeruleoalba
None Stenella longirostris
None Steno bredanensis
None Stercoraius spp.
None striped dolphin
None striped marlin
None Suckerfish
None sula dactylatra
None sula leucogaster
None Sula spp.
None Sula sula
None swordfish
None tapertail ribbonfish
None Taractes asper
None Taractes rubsecens
None Teractichthys steindachneri
None Testudines
None Tetraodontidae spp.
None Tetrapturus angustirostris
None thunnus alalunga
None thunnus albacares
None thunnus obesus
None thunnus orientalis
None tiger shark
None Trachipterus altivelis
None Trachipterus fukuzakii
None Trichiuridae spp.
None tuna
None Tursiops truncatus
None unidentified albatross
None unidentified beaked whale
None unidentified billfish
None unidentified bird
None unidentified blackfish
None unidentified booby
None unidentified cetacean
None unidentified common dolphin
None unidentified dolphin
None unidentified fish
None unidentified frigatebird
None unidentified gull
None unidentified hammerhead shark
None unidentified hardshell sea turtle
None unidentified hardshell turtle
None unidentified jaeger
None unidentified kogia whale
None unidentified mako shark
None unidentified petrel
None unidentified pinniped
None unidentified porpoise
None unidentified puffer
None unidentified ray
None unidentified scabbardfish
None unidentified sea turtle
None unidentified shark
None unidentified shearwater
None unidentified snake mackerel
None unidentified storm petrel
None unidentified tern
None unidentified thresher shark
None unidentified triggerfish
None unidentified tropicbird
None unidentified tuna
None unidentified turtle
None unidentified whale
None unspecified jack
None Uraspis secunda
None Uraspis spp.
None velvet dogfish
None wahoo
None whale shark
None Xiphias gladuis
None yellowfin tuna
None Zameus squamulosus
None Ziphiidae spp.
None Ziphius cavirostris
None Zu cristatus

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None April 2006

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None American Samoa
None Southern Pacific Ocean

Stratum Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None pelagic

Physical Location

Organization: Pacific Islands Regional Office
City: Pago Pago
State/Province: AS

Support Roles

Point of Contact

CC ID: 172568
Date Effective From: 2011-09
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Marsik, Michael
Address: Suite 101/111, Hwy. 1, Pago Plaza
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Email Address: michael.marsik@noaa.gov
Phone: 684-633-3971
Contact Instructions:

Phone or email

Point of Contact

CC ID: 172567
Date Effective From: 2008-12
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Kostelnik, Steve
Address: Suite 101/111, Hwy. 1, Pago Plaza
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Email Address: steve.kostelnik@noaa.gov
Phone: 684-633-5325
Contact Instructions:

Phone or email

Extents

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 176449
Description

Southern Pacific Ocean

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 172564
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 2006-04

Access Information

Security Class: Confidential

Related Items

Item Type Relationship Type Title
Data Set (DS) Cross Reference Longline Observer Data System

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 16866
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:16866
Metadata Record Created By: Eric Forney
Metadata Record Created: 2012-10-24 16:43+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2015-12-02
Owner Org: PIRO
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2015-12-02
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2016-12-02