DAY_NIGHT_BOTTOMFISH_SAMPLING

These datasets contains information on fishing trips for deep7 bottomfish in the main Hawaiian Islands by contracted fishermen from March 2015 to November 2015 around Oahu, Maui, and the Big Island. Detailed information exists at the trip and station (fishing event) level. The trip specific data contains information on fisher and vessel, the port trip started in, start time and end time of trip, the dates fishing occurred over, and the species and size targeted. Information on depths fished, wave heights and wind speeds are also provided. The station specific data contains information on fishing set up including the number of hooks, species targeted, rigging type, bait used, and time fishing started and ended, and reason for ending. It also contained information on the environment including location, wave height, current, wind. The catch data contains vessel identification; station information; the date fishing took place; the time by reel that fishing started and ended; the species caught and their length and status; and the bait used.