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by Kirsten Leong In the recent blog Onaga dai Bonkei!, we shared one of the artistic and culturally significant preparations of bottomfish that we heard during interviews for the Hawai‘i Bottom...

https://pifscblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/27/fishermen-catch-fish-and-eat-it-too/

During 2017, the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center partnered with the Pacific Islands Fisheries Group to conduct an oral history of bottomfishing in Hawai‘i. The purpose of the Hawai‘...

https://pifscblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/16/onaga-dai-bonkei/

We know that fishing is important to you and is an important part of Hawai‘i’s culture. We also know that money spent on fishing is important to the Hawai‘i economy. You spend money every t...

https://pifscblog.wordpress.com/2017/08/08/new-noaa-survey-to-value-non-commercial-fisheries-in-hawaii/

In late April, the Pacific Islands Fisheries Group met with seven bottomfishers in Port Allen, Kaua‘i. It was a beautiful day in the low 80s at the Port Allen Fishing Club clubhouse. The winds ...

https://pifscblog.wordpress.com/2017/06/05/kauai-bottomfishers-face-rougher-ocean-conditions/

by Ben Richards and Amanda Dillon The “Deep 7” are seven fish species that live near the seafloor in deep water off the coast of Hawai‘i: onaga, opakapaka, ehu, kalekale, gindai, lehi and h...

https://pifscblog.wordpress.com/2016/10/13/bfish-2016/

by Amy Vandehey “When I got accepted into the NOAA Fisheries Science Camp, I was so excited because I knew I was going to learn more about marine topics I was interested in. I really didn’t k...

https://pifscblog.wordpress.com/2016/09/07/science-camp/

By John Rooney Our seafloor mapping mission began in early May with underwater video and photographic surveys of coral reef habitats along the shores of West Maui, as documented in Seafloor Mappi...

https://pifscblog.wordpress.com/2015/06/10/seafloor-mapping-hawaii-island/

By Kell Bliss On 1 May 2015, four members of the EcoSpatial Information Team (ESI) in the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, of NOAA’s Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, traveled to Maui to ...

https://pifscblog.wordpress.com/2015/05/15/seafloor-mapping-maui/

By Adel Heenan and Amanda Dillon The Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center’s Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), in collaboration with scientists from 16 international institutions, recent...

https://pifscblog.wordpress.com/2015/04/23/ecosystem-approach-climate-change/

By Kelvin Gorospe After 15 years of surveying coral reef fishes across the Pacific, the Fish Team at the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center’s Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) has amas...

https://pifscblog.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/five-million-fish-and-counting/

By Kelvin Gorospe The Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center’s (PIFSC) Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) recently completed the Phoenix Islands portion of their Pacific Reef Assessment and...

https://pifscblog.wordpress.com/2015/02/24/coral-reef-ecosystem-monitoring/

By Max Sudnovsky Upon the request of the Philippines’ Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), NOAA partnered with the USAID-supported Ecosystems Improved for Sustainable Fisheries (EC...

https://pifscblog.wordpress.com/2014/11/18/cooking-up-a-sustainable-approach/

By Kevin Lino As a fish nerd (and biologist), I was excited to hear about unusual events occurring along Hawaii’s reefs this summer. While away on another research mission, reports came in from...

https://pifscblog.wordpress.com/2014/10/22/recruits-finding-a-home/