Bottomfish Fishery-Independent Survey in Hawaii (BFISH) - Camera Surveys

Description

Accurate and precise stock assessments are predicated on accurate and precise estimates of life history parameters, abundance, and catch across the range of the stock. In its continued efforts to improve the data used in stock assessments, the NOAA Pacific islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) implemented a Bottomfish Fishery-Independent Survey in Hawaii (BFISH) in 2016. The BFISH survey utilizes two gear types, Cooperative Research hook-and-line fishing operations (CRF) and the Modular Optical Underwater Survey System (MOUSS). Survey sampling is conducted annually, typically in the fall, surrounding the Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI), in accordance with a stratified-random sampling design. Under this design, the waters surrounding the MHI are gridded at 500 meter resolution. Each grid is given attributes of depth, slope, and seafloor hardness. Depth categories are Shallow (75-200 meters), Medium (200-300 meters) and Deep (300-400 meters). Slope categories are Low slope (0-10 degrees) and High (10-90 degrees). Seafloor categories are Hardbottom and Softbottom. Annual survey data are processed to produce relative and absolute abundance and biomass estimates for the Stock Assessment for the Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish Complex. MOUSS operations are conducted by researchers at the NOAA PIFSC. Two MOUSS units are deployed within each survey grid. Each MOUSS is left on the seafloor for a minimum of 15 minutes. Once recovered and returned to the lab, MOUSS videos are analysed using the MaxN method to produce species-specific, size-structured abundance estimates for Deep7 species.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
45 PIFSC_PIRO_bulk_data_download_InPort_20970.tgz https://oceanwatch.pifsc.noaa.gov/xfer/PIFSC_PIRO_bulk_data_download_InPort_20970.tgz
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/20970
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/20970.pdf

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  • doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc
  • stereo-video
  • maui
  • lanai
  • niihau
  • deep7
  • survey
  • advanced technology
  • stock assessment
  • bottomfish
  • oahu
  • noaa
  • hawaii
  • kauai
  • pacific islands fisheries science center
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • national marine fisheries service
  • bottomfish fishery-independent survey in hawaii (bfish)
  • fisheries
  • kahoolawe
  • main hawaiian islands
  • fishery-independent
  • molokai

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