A measure of overfishing and its application on Hawaiian bottomfishes

Author(s)

Somerton A. David

Kobayashi R. Donald

Publisher

Southwest fisheries center Honolulu Laboratory National marine fisheries service

Publication Place

Honolulu, HI

Physical Description:

figures

Call Number

VF 41256

Language

English

Record ID:

13791

Legacy PEIN ID:

53684

General Notes

Bottomfish species from the Main Hawaiian Island: opakapaka (Pristipomoides filamentosus), onaga (Etelis coruscans), ehu (Etelis carbunculus), uku (Aprion virescens) and ulua (Caranx ignobilis

Subject Heading(s)

In this report it claculate both estimators of SPR for the five principal bottomfish species from the main Hawaiian Islands: opakapaka (Pristipomoides filamentosus), onaga (Etelis coruscans), ehu (Etelis carbunculus), uku (Aprion virescens) and Ulua (Caranx ignobilis), with the objectives of determining the suitability of each estimator for the Main Hawaiian Islands bottomfish and of determining whether any of the species should be considered overfished under the new definition.

Environment - Protection - Samoa