2018 Annual Report to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission United States of America

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• Corporate Authors:
  United States. National Marine Fisheries Service ; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center)
• Description:
  Large-scale fisheries of the United States and its Participating Territories for highly migratory species (HMS) in the Pacific Ocean include purse seine fisheries for skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) and yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares); longline fisheries for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), swordfish (Xiphias gladius), albacore (Thunnus alalunga), and associated pelagic fish species; and a troll fishery for albacore. Small-scale fisheries include troll fisheries for a wide variety of tropical tunas and associated pelagic species, handline fisheries for yellowfin and bigeye tuna, a pole-and-line fishery for skipjack tuna, and miscellaneous-gear fisheries.
• Keywords:
  Albacore Bigeye Tuna Fisheries Gear Selectivity Longlining Fisheries Migratory Animals Pelagic Fishes Purse Seining Skipjack Tuna Swordfish Trolling (Fishing) Yellowfin Tuna Bigeye Tuna Gear Selectivity Migratory Animals Pelagic Fishes Purse Seining Skipjack Tuna Yellowfin Tuna

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• Series:
  PIFSC data report   DR-19-009
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/7k61-rg33
• Document Type:
  Technical Report
• Place as Subject:
  Pacific Ocean
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0da8baf4deba2cf1e75f80ac02ac72d99df985f714f659d887ee041003ce5437
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/19600/noaa_19600_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.39 MB ]