Hawaii's pelagic fisheries. (Fisheries of Hawaii and U.S.-associated Pacific Islands)

From: Marine Fisheries Review | Date: March 22, 1993| Author: | Copyright information

Hawaii's diverse pelagic fisheries supply the bulk of the State's total catch. The largest Hawaii fishery is the recently expanded longline fishery, which now lands about 4,400 metric tons (t) of broadbill swordfish, Xiphias gladius; 1,500 t of bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus, and 3, 000 t of other pelagic species annually. The increased catch of these other species has raised concerns regarding the continued availability of yellowfin tuna, T. albacares; blue marlin, Makaira mazara; and mahimahi, Coryphaena hippurus, in the small-vessel troll and handline fisheries which target those species. ...

<200 t (0.4 million lb) until 1974 (Fig. 2). During 1975-84 catches ranged between 540-790 t (1.2-1.7 million lb) per year, and then the catch rose to a record peak of almost 1,700 t in 1987. Annual catches declined after 1987 but remained>

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