Tagged tuna graphic by Nancy Hulbirt, SOEST Illustration.

New Projects funded in 2009 and 2010

Biology

Biotelemetry Tag Retention in Pelagic Tunas. PI: T. Todd Jones, John Wang, and Michael Musyl
Early Life Stage Dispersal of Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the Central North Pacific. PI: Kelvin Richards and Claire Paris
Age and Growth of Striped Marlin, Kajikia audax, in the Hawaii-based Longline Fishery. PI: R. Keller Kopf and Robert Humphreys, Jr. (Collaborator)
Biology and Habitat Use of Monchong (Eumegistis illustris) at Cross Seamount, Hawaii. PI: Kevin Weng
Impacts of Fishing on Vulnerable Non-target Species at Seamounts. PI: Kevin Weng
Examining Pelagic Food Webs using Multiple Chemical Tracers. PI: Jeffrey Drazen and Brian Popp
Assimilating in situ Bioacoustic Data in Mid-Trophic Level Model and its Impact on Predicted Albacore Feeding Habitat in the American Samoa Waters. PI: Reka Domokos and Patrick Lehodey

Oceanography

Ocean Acidification Impacts on Tropical Tuna Populations. PI: Simon Nicol, Dan Margulies, and Vernon Scholey

Statistics and Modeling

Analyses of Catch Data for Blue and Striped Marlins (Istiophoridae). PI: William A. Walsh and Jon Brodziak
Integrating Electronic and Conventional Tagging Data into Modern Stock Assessment Models. PI: Simon Nicol, Mark Maunder, and Pierre Kleiber
Biological, Economic, and Management Drivers of Fishery Performance: A Global Meta-Analysis of Tuna and Billfish Stocks. PI: Trevor Branch, Ray Hilborn, and Olaf Jensen
Improved Effectiveness of WCPFC through Better Informed Fishery Decision Makers. PI: Simon Hoyle, Shelton Harley, and Fabrice Bouye

Economics

The Role of Social Networks on Fishermen Economic Performance in Hawaii's Longline Fishery. PI: PingSun Leung, Shawn Arita, and Stewart Allen

Socio-cultural Research

Descriptive Assessment of Small-Scale and Traditional Fisheries in the Western Pacific. PI: Ed Glazier and John Petterson

Trophodynamics

Integrating Conventional and Electronic Tagging Data into the Spatial Ecosystem and Population Model SEAPODYM. PI: Inna Senina, Patrick Lehodey, and Francois Royer

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