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How is the quantity of fish caught by Hawaii longliners tracked?

April 26, 2017fish Hawaii longliners quantity tracked

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How is the quantity of fish caught by Hawaii longliners tracked?

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Hawaii longline fishermen report their catch. Each landing of fish through the Honolulu Fish Auction is fully traceable to a particular licensed vessel. Hawaii longline operators are required to submit a completed longline fishing logbook that reports the daily fishing activity to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) within 72 hours after returning to port. The reliability of logbook data has been verified using observer data from Hawaii longline fisheries.