Fisheries 101
Understanding fisheries and fisheries management can sometimes be intimidating. Check out our handouts, brochures, PSAs and short videos to learn the basics about important topics in the Pacific Islands Region. Click either on the image on the shelves or the link in the drop-down menus to view resources grouped under select topics. Additional information and media can be found on the Educational Resources page.
Learn about the basics of what a fishery management council does and how you can get involved, the fishermen’s code of conduct and more.
COUNCIL 101 links
- Science and Management 101: Life History Information
- Council PSA – Fishery Data app (30 sec)
- Council PSA – American Samoa dock (30 sec)
- What are fisheries, anyway? PSA (30 sec)
- What Does our Council Do? handout
- Get Involved in our Council Process handout
- Who are the Decision Makers? handout
- From an Idea to Implementation handout
- What Happens at Council & Advisory Group Meetings? handout
- Science and Management 101: Bycatch
- Hawai’i Advisory Panel Brochure 2019-22
- Hawai’i Goes Fishing: Good Habitat = Good Fishing PSA (30 sec)
- Hawai’i Goes Fishing: Mythbusting – SCUBA Spearfishing PSA (30 sec)
- Fisherman Code of Conduct PSA (1:00)
- Fishery Management and Us video (4:00)
- From the Boat to the Table: 40 Years of Fishery Management video (14:15)
- Navigating the Western Pacific Council Process booklet
FISHERY PROFILES AND FACT SHEETS links
- History of Protected Species Conservation in US Western Pacific Fisheries fact sheet
- Yellowfin tuna fact sheet
- Bigeye tuna fact sheet
- Uku fact sheet
- Western Pacific Region 2018 Status of the Fisheries brochure
- Hawai’i Small-boat Fisheries fact sheet
- Hawai’i Longline Fishery fact sheet
- Know Your Fisheries: American Samoa Commercial Vessels brochure
- Know Your Fisheries: American Samoa Inshore and Recreational Fishing brochure
- Forage Fish Fact Sheet 2021
- Shifting Stocks and Changing Ocean Conditions 2021
- Hawaii Fish Fact Sheets and Recipes: Ahi, Ehu, Gindai, Kona crab, Mahimahi, Monchong, Onaga, Ono, Opakapaka, Skipjack tuna, Striped marlin, Swordfish, Uku (click on the links below for each fact sheet)
FISH STOCK ASSESSMENTS links
- Science and Management 101: Fish Stock Assessments
- Catch-it Log-it App Suite handout
- ‘Ahi: The Yellowfin Tuna – Managing our Fisheries PSA (30 sec)
- Annual Catch Limits infographic
- Where Does my Data Go? infographic
- Science and Management 101: What is a Kobe plot?
- How Does the Council Work with Fishermen to Collect Good Fishery Data? handout
- Science and Management 101: What is the difference between “overfishing” and “overfished?”
- Let’s Go Fishing – Stock Assessments PSA (30 sec)
- Annual Catch Limits PSA (30 sec)
- Fish Forever – Guam’s Creel Surveys video (4:36)