We present a methodical workflow and a simple approach for assessing differences across fleet behaviors in space and time that could be applied to many fisheries with limited observer coverage.
Model suggests that due to climate change, a decline in the yield of Hawaii's longline fishery may be inevitable, but the effects of climate change on the ecosystem depend heavily on the intensity of fishing mortality.
Spatial variability in oceanographic conditions play a large role in influencing the magnitude and composition of catch for Hawai'i's bigeye tuna longline fleet.