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Hawaiʻi Bottomfish Heritage Project: Traditions and Fishery Development

April 25, 2020

The purpose of this study was to document local fisheries knowledge and cultural heritage for the bottomfish community, resource users, and fisheries managers.

The Hawaiʻi Bottomfish Heritage Project is a collaborative effort between the Hawaiʻi bottomfish community, the Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council, the Pacific Islands Fisheries Group (PIFG), and Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC).

The purpose of this study was to document local fisheries knowledge and cultural heritage for the bottomfish community, resource users, and fisheries managers.

Findings contribute to the broader understanding of changing conditions over time and can be used to inform the sustainable management of the fishery. 


Calhoun S, Leong K, Hospital J. 2020. Hawai'i Bottomfish Heritage Project: Traditions and Fishery Development. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-97, 54 p.  https://doi.org/10.25923/1s8m-z563.

Last updated by Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center on 12/06/2021

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