Hawaiian Fisheries Issues-3.ppt

Hawaiian Fisheries Issues-3 Guide for Nearshore Fishes-NMFS/DAR Lay Gill Net Restrictions Omilu Story Leave the Big Ones Humpback Whale – Recent Phenomenon? Deep 7 Bottomfish Closure Reference Shomura, R. 1987. Hawaii’s Fisheries Resources Yesterday (1900) and today (1986). Southwest Fisheries Center Administrative Report 87/21. 14pp. SH319 H3 S56 1987 Case against Lay Gill Nets Lower biomass of reef fishes Fewer larger fish History Over-fishing Efficient Left unattended “disposable” By-catch Ghost-fishing Substrate destruction Survey Gauging Public Attitudes 96%: ocean/reefs are “very important” 65%: conditions are fair-poor worsening 65%: recreational over-fishing = problem After learning the term 94%: concerned over impact 76%: support for ban/restrictions Omilu –White Ulua DLNR: Limit 10” (250mm) LR50 i.e., “legal” Tournament Results Sampled 200 fish Avg L = 350mm 6 = sexually mature All 600mm Leave the Big Ones More fecund Larvae show better survival Birkeland, c. and P. Dayton. 2005. the importance in fishery management of leaving the big ones. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 20(7):356-7. Humpback Whales in Hawaii A Recent Phenomenon ? Not Present vs Not Noticed Recent Hawaiian Whale History Herman, L. M. 1979. Pacific Science. 33(1): 1-15 Early Hawaii Whaling History 1820- Sperm whaling off Japan Balaena ..took a sperm whale 1840’s: 1st signs of humpbacks in Hawaii 1850’s more shore stations-rendering 1915- evidence of lower humpback #’s 1962-3: ~3400 humpbacks harvested Not Present vs Not Noticed Cook’s log = 0 Early writings = 0 Petroglyphs = 0 Chants = 0 Vocabulary = 1 Legends, myths = 0 Diety = 0 Ceremonies = 0 Rituals = 0 Artifacts = 0 What caused the appearance? Not food Rx to disruptive relocation? Natural meandering? Changes in oceanographic conditions? Deep 7 Management Bottomfish Fish Species Bottomfish Onaga Ehu Opakapaka Kalekale Uku Hapu‘upu‘u Gindai Lehi Butaguchi Ta‘ape White Ulua Closure May 15 – Oct 31 + ?? (Year by Year)