NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-PIFSC ; 6

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

"This report describes a subset of the results from a 2003 2004 sociocultural study of fishermen in the Hawaii-based longline fleet. Explored here are the perspectives and experiences of Filipino fishermen working as crew in the Hawaii longline industry. The broader study was designed to compile a comprehensive social profile of the longline fishing industry of Hawaii and provide this information to decision-makers. The ethnically diverse makeup of longline industry participants in Hawaii and the dynamic nature of the industry highlighted the need for primary data on contemporary sociocultural characteristics. The longline industry has been heavily regulated with little primary data available for analysis of social and cultural impacts"--Introduction.