Publications

Published Date: 1999

The Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey of 2017 was a large-scale ship survey for cetaceans and seabirds within U.S. waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands.

Seven popular species of bottomfish remain abundant in Hawaiian waters and can continue to be sustainably harvested, according to a new stock assessment from NOAA's Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center.

Published Date: 1995

The Gulf of Alaska seamounts are a group of undersea mountains of volcanic origin rising from the ocean floor at depths of 3,200–4,000 m to within 400–800 m of the surface.

Shortspine thornyhead (Sebastolobus alascanus) is a commercially valuable deep dwelling rockfish species that has been tagged in Alaska waters since 1992. These tagging results are the primary analyses available for evaluating the movement of this species, which will allow managers to determine the appropriate geographic scale of management. A total of 13,897 tagged fish have been released, with 228 recoveries reported during 1992–2016. Of the returned tags, 19% traveled 100 nm. While a small percentage of tagged shortspine thornyhead traveled large distances, at times crossing management and international boundaries, the low movement rate indicates that the current scale of management for shortspine thornyhead rockfish in Alaska appears to be appropriate.

Biennial report to Congress on the progress and findings of studies of striped bass populations.

This review examines new information about the Northern Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)

Biennial report to Congress on the progress and findings of studies of striped bass populations.