HAWAII LONGLINE FISHERY FACT SHEET
H A W A I I
L O N G L I N E
F I S H E R Y
The Hawaii longline Įshery is model Įshery that is enviͲ ronmentally responsible, comprehensively managed, and strictly monitored x
Limited entry permit program capped at 164 vessels
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Maximum vessel length of 101 Ō
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100% Vessel Monitoring System
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Vessel and gear marking
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Daily logbooks
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20% observer coverage on deepͲset tuna Įshing trips, 100% coverage on shallowͲset swordĮsh Įshing trips
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Sea turtle, seabird, and marine mammal bycatch miƟͲ gaƟon measures
x
Hard sea turtle caps in shallowͲset longline Įshery
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Longline exclusion zone from 0Ͳ75 nm around the Main Hawaiian Islands, 0Ͳ50 nm around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
x The shallowͲset component targets swordĮsh
x
ShoreͲside monitoring
x
Annual workshops for captains and crew for protected species miƟgaƟon training
x
Annual bigeye tuna catch limits in WCPO and EPO
140 acƟve Hawaii longline vessels Target Species x The deepͲset component targets bigeye tuna
Other Species of Retained Catch
Fresh Bigeye for sale at United Fisheries Agency
Ͳ YellowĮn tuna Ͳ Blue marlin Ͳ Walu Ͳ Mahimahi
Ͳ Striped marlin Ͳ wahoo
Ͳ Opah Ͳ Monchong
Species Catch Composition Opah Wahoo 8% Mahimahi 2% 3% Spearfish 2% Striped marlin 3% Blue marlin Swordfish 3% 11% Albacore 3% Skipjack 2%
Yellowfin 6%
Monchong 4%
Shark 0%
Markets
Bigeye 53%
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Hawaii longline vessels land only fresh, chilled Įsh and not frozen Įsh
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80% sold locally, 18% sent to US Mainland, <2% exported
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The Įshery supports thousands of direct and indirect jobs
Revenue x
Approximately $100 million per year in landed, wholesale value
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Honolulu Harbor consistently ranks in top 10 of US ports for landed seafood value
Management DOMESTIC x
Managed by the Western PaciĮc Regional Fishery Management Council’s Fishery EcosysͲ tem Plan for PaciĮc Pelagic Fisheries
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Council management of Įshery began in 1989
WCPFC IATTC
INTERNATIONAL Western and Central PaciĮc Fisheries ComͲ mission (WCPFC)
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InterͲAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) 30,000
Unlimited 25,000
20,000 WCPO Longline 15,000 Bigeye Catch Limits (mt) 10,000
2014 2015 2016
5,000
2017
0
WCPO Bigeye Limits The Įshery is subject to annual bigeye catch limits in the WCPO, which since 2009 have been reduced and scheduled to further reduce by 2017. The Įshery has reached its quota every year since 2009. EPO Bigeye Limits The Įshery is subject to a limit of 500 mt per year for vessels over 24 meters. Approximately 20 percent of the vesͲ sels in the Ňeet are over 24 metes. Future PrioriƟes for the Hawaii longline Fishery x
SpaƟal management in the WCPO
x Improve bigeye stock condiƟon, which is currently experiencing overĮshing, through the reducƟon of incidental juvenile bigeye catch by purse seine Įsheries
PaciĮcͲwide bigeye tuna catches (blue= purse seine; green= longline; yellow/red= other)
x RecogniƟon for being an environmentally responsible, comprehensively managed ĮshͲ ery, translaƟng into more appropriate allocaͲ Ɵons in the WCPFC and IATTC
HAWAII LONGLINE FISHERY
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