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Must-Read Pacific Islands Stories of 2023

Year in review: Find out which of our stories you read the most and which ones we highly recommend.
December 29, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A person wearing scuba gear instructs two other divers as they use an adhesive applicator to affix corals to substrate underwater. Kuleana Coral Reef’s NOAA-sponsored training program instructs how to apply adhesive to a substrate to attach a rescued coral of opportunity (one that has detached from the reef). Credit: Blake Nowack/Kuleana Coral Reefs

Diving Deeper with DisMAP: Hawaiʻi’s Deep 7 Bottomfish Now Available in NOAA’s Distribution Mapping and Analysis Portal

The team behind the Distribution Mapping and Analysis Portal (DisMAP) has rolled out the first upgrades to the tool since its launch in spring 2022, with additional cutting-edge updates slated for 2023.
December 22, 2022 - Feature Story ,
National
A red fish swims in front of a large pile of rocks. Onaga (longtail snapper or flame snapper, Etelis coruscans) can be found in the waters surrounding the Hawaiian Archipelago, and are one of the species that make up "Hawaiʻi’s Deep 7." Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research

NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette Returns to the Annual Bottomfish Fishery-Independent Survey in Hawaiʻi

Learn more about the 2022 Bottomfish Fishery-Independent Survey in the main Hawaiian Islands
October 03, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette conducts deepwater camera deployments south of the west Maui mountains in support of the Fall 2022 BFISH survey. Credit: Ben Richards, NOAA Fisheries. NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette conducts deepwater camera deployments south of the west Maui mountains in support of the Fall 2022 BFISH survey. Credit: Ben Richards, NOAA Fisheries.

Four Deep 7 Bottomfish Projects in Five Days

NOAA scientists strive to advance Deep 7 bottomfish research, life history sampling, and improve deepwater cameras.
March 31, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands

Public–Private Partnership Remains Key to the Annual Bottomfish Survey in Hawaiʻi

The Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center continues to rely on its strong partnership with the local fishing community to complete the annual Deep 7 Bottomfish survey.
July 09, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A cooperative research fisher conducts hook-and-line sampling operations in the Alenuihaha channel between Maui and Hawaii island. A cooperative research fisher conducts hook-and-line sampling operations in the Alenuihaha channel between Maui and Hawaii island. Photo: Pacific Islands Fisheries Group.

Using Sound as a Tool to Help Count Snappers in Hawai‘i and Prevent Overfishing

Results of recent research could help improve monitoring the health of economically important snappers.
April 27, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Cooperative Research Key to Successful Start of Annual Bottomfish Survey in Hawaiʻi

For many years, the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center has relied on cooperative research fishers as part of our survey efforts. This year, we couldn’t do it without them.
September 17, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Captain Layne Nakagawa of the F/V Naomi K holding an ehu. Photo courtesy of Pacific Islands Fisheries Group/Fishing Vessel Naomi K. Captain Layne Nakagawa of the F/V Naomi K holding an ehu. Photo courtesy of Pacific Islands Fisheries Group/Fishing Vessel Naomi K.

Citizen Scientists Help Count Deep-7 Bottomfish in Hawaiʻi

NOAA scientists are partnering with citizen scientists to count seven important bottomfish species.
September 15, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Imaged from the Depths: Survey of Bottomfish in Main Hawaiian Islands

Learn about the annual Bottomfish Fishery-Independent Survey in the main Hawaiian Islands known as BFISH.
October 20, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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How Underwater Cameras Can Help Conserve the Hawai‘i Deep 7 Bottomfish

Learn how scientists are using underwater cameras to monitor the Hawai‘i Deep 7 bottomfish.
April 19, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Stationary stereo-video gear hangs from the side of a vessel as crew use a pole with a hook to pull it back on board.