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Design, development, and implementation of a survey of the fisheries of the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area
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2012
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Description:"The Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (KHFMA), Maui has been established to control the overabundance of marine algae within the area by increasing the local abundance of certain herbivorous fishes and sea urchins by fisheries management methods Natural controls of marine algae are intended to help the marine ecosystem in the area return to a healthy balance. The KHFMA starts at Hanaka'o'o Beach on the southern end and runs to Honokowai Beach Park in the north, a straight linear shoreline distance of 3064 m. The take of chubs (Kyphosidae), parrotfishes (Scaridae), surgeonfishes (Acanthuridae), and sea urchins is prohibited within this management area. The local community is actively engaged with the state resource management agency and other interested parties in this project. The objectives of this study were to develop a scientifically rigorous and statistically valid survey of the fisheries in and around the KHFMA in order to assess the efficacy of the management and provide the State and the community with the necessary data to facilitate adaptive decision making. The study was designed to supplement HMRFS by providing fisheries information (i.e. catch effort, species composition, gear type) at a finer spatial and temporal resolution"--Introduction (Page 4).
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