University of Hawaii OCN 331 Living Marine Resources October 4, 2007 Honolulu, Hawaii Brooks...

University of HawaiiOCN 331

Living Marine Resources

October 4, 2007Honolulu, Hawaii

Brooks TakenakaUnited Fishing Agency

Hawaii Seafood Project 2 (NOAA)

Introduction to Hawaii‘s Longline Fisheries, Auction System, and Fish Species

Fishery Management System

Healthy, well-managed fish stock

Fishing

Industry

Other stakeholders

Fishery Regulation

s

Fishery Mgt

Council

(WPRFMC)

Fishery Mgt Plans

Fishery Regulators

(NOAA PIRO)

Fishery Scientists

(NOAA - PIFSC, PFRP-

JIMAR)

= Fish harvest = Scientific data = FMP’s = Stakeholder input

= Regulations/ Enforcement

John Kaneko and Yvette Yamamoto, Hawaii Seafood Project (NOAA)

Vessel Safety,

Environmental

Regulations

US Coast Guard

Fishery Management System in HawaiiFishery

Fish Stock

Fish Auction

Wholesalers

Retailers

Consumers

Fishing Industry

Other Regulations

State Health Regulations

Federal FDA Seafood HACCP,

GMP’s

Regulatory or Legal Action

Fish & Seafood

Information & Data

Environmental NGO’s

Fishery Management

Fishery Scientists

Mgt Council

Fishery Regulators

Fishery Management Plan

John Kaneko and Yvette Yamamoto, Hawaii Seafood Project (NOAA)

USCG Vessel Safety &

Environmental Regulations

WCPFC

IATTC

INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF PELAGICS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN

Longline quota for bigeye now in effect

EEZ Around Hawaii

50-75 nm Nearshore Exclusion Zone

Range of Hawaii Fleet

HAWAII LONGLINE FISHERY PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL NUMBER OF LONGLINE

VESSELS OPERATING IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN (1998 –

2004)

OTHER NATIONS

97.3%

HAWAII LONGLINE FISHERY

2.7%

HAWAII LONGLINE FISHERY PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL WESTERN

AND CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN BIGEYE TUNA CATCH (1998 –

2004)OTHER

NATIONS

97.3%

HAWAII LONGLINE FISHERY

2.7%

United Fishing Agency

• Incorporated in 1952.• Based on centuries old Japanese

auctioning system• Fresh fish display auction.• Concentrates market forces on

daily fish supply.• Competitive, open bidding.• The market generates the price.

New Fishing Village andFish Auction

• Village set up to concentrate fishing and seafood industry.

• New auction facility opened on August 24, 2004.

• Larger auction floor and chilled (60° F) storage capacity.

• Direct unloading from vessels.

• More efficient design

New Auction Facilities

Photos: J. Kaneko

Port of Honolulu• Hawaii has a relatively low volume, but

high value fishery. Quality counts!

• Auction sells 18 – 22 million lbs annually.

• 47th in the nation in landed volume of fish.

• 4th in the nation in landed value of fish.

• Hawaii take is less than 3% of the total Pacific effort.

Auction Sequence

• Auction weighs, labels and displays fish.

• Auction begins at 5:30 am, Monday through Saturday.

• Longline, handline, pole and line, and troll-caught fish in sequence.

Auction Buyers

• Seafood Wholesalers

• Seafood Retailers

• Restaurants

• Fish Peddlers

Auction Operation• Auction unloads, inspects, displays and

auctions fish on behalf of the fishermen.

• Auction does not take possession of catch. Provides marketing service.

• Auction works with fishermen to promote best possible quality, presentation and fish price.

Auction Fish Supply

Longliners (tuna and swordfish and other pelagic fish)

Trollers (mahimahi, tuna, marlins and other pelagic fish)

Handliners (bigeye, yellowfin and albacore from nearshore areas

and offshore sea mounts)

Aku boats (skipjack and yellowfin from live bait boats)

Bottomfish (deepwater snappers, jacks and groupers).

Pelagic Fishery ProductsTuna

• Bigeye• Yellowfin• Albacore• Bluefin• Skipjack

Billfish• Swordfish• Blue marlin• Striped marlin• Spear fish

Other Pelagics• Mahimahi• Wahoo• Opah• Sickle pomfret• Escolar/oilfish

Sharks• Mako• Thresher

Bottomfish Fishery Products

Bottomfish• Onaga• Ehu• Opakapaka• Kalekale• Uku• Hapu‘upu‘u• Gindai• Lehi• Butaguchi• Ta‘ape• White Ulua

Affected by closure• Onaga• Ehu• Kalekale• Opakapaka• Gindai• Hapu‘upu‘u• Lehi

Bigeye

Ahi

Photos: Hawaii Seafood Promotion Committee and State of Hawaii, DBEDT

Yellowfin

Ahi


Tombo


Albacore tuna

Aku

Skipjack tuna


Shutome

Swordfish


Nairagi

Striped Marlin


Kajiki

Blue Marlin


Hebi

Shortbill Spearfish


Mahimahi

Mahimahi


Ono

Wahoo


Opah

Moonfish


Monchong

Sickle Pomfret


Onaga


Long tailed red snapper

Ehu(short tailed red

snapper)

Pink Snapper

Opakapaka


Kalekale

Gray Snapper

Uku


Hapu‘upu‘u

Sea Bass


Gindai(roosevelt snapper or bubblegum snapper)

Lehi(Silverjaw jobfish)

Butaguchi(thick lipped ulua or

pig ulua)

Ta‘ape(Bluestripe snapper)

White Ulua(Giant Trevally)

Hawaii Seafood Buyer’s Guide

www.hawaii-seafood.org

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