Recreational Meta Data Project Paul Dalzell: Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council Samuel Pooley: National Marine Fisheries Service Joseph O Malley, Dan Curran, and Kanoe Renaud: Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research
Goals Collect disparate types of data from Hawaii s pelagic recreational fisheries sectors Make data available for other researchers Return summary analysis and formatted data to those who supply information Analyze data in aggregate to locate any signals that may not be detectable within individual data sources Collect reports concerning recreational fishing in Hawaii
Sources of data Tournaments Clubs Previous Surveys Territorial Records HDAR Data Magazines, Newspapers, Web Sites
Summary of literature compiled Over 80 papers/reports/surveys scanned to PDF files Tech. Memos, Admin. Reports, JIMAR Publications, Survey Reports Focusing on years 1970 to present Main topics covered: Economics Surveys Catch/effort Management issues 1928-1948 1948 Division of Fish and Game annual summaries
Tournaments received Source Tournament(s) Years Avg. # Boats Type of Data Hawaii Yacht Club Senoritas 1980-2001 30 Weigh in slips / Radio logs Hawaii Yacht Club 10 different 1986-2001 Intermittent 6-30 Weigh in slips/ Radio logs Hawaii Yacht Club Waikiki Yacht Club Hoolea 1989-19911991 1997, 1999 60 Radio logs Port Allen Fishing Club Rainbow 1999-2000 30 Radio logs Westside Boat Club Kikiaola 2000 23 Radio logs Hilo Trollers About 6 different 1981-19911991 20 Radio logs Waianae Boat Fishing Club Ahi Fever 1997-2001 260 Weigh in slips
Tournaments forthcoming Tournament name/location Lanai Rendezvous Fishing Tournament Haleiwa Hana pa'a Pearl Harbor Fishing Tournament Keehi Boat Club Pure Jackpot Keehi Boat Club Na Wahine Hooters Fishing Tournament HIBT Tournament HIBT Pro/AM Hugo's Wahine Rolex Tournament Status Will provide after 2001 tournament Will provide, being compiled by tournament directors in the mail Will provide after 2001 tournament Will provide after 2001 tournament in the mail Will provide, being compiled by tournament directors being compiled by tournament directors being compiled by tournament directors being compiled by tournament directors Years 2001 all (?)? 2001 2001 2001 (1999?) 1959-2001 1959(?)-2001 1996-2001 2000-2001
Handwritten radio log Example
Weigh in slip Example XXXXXXX XXXXXX
Port Allen Fishing Club Fishing Tournament Port Allen Small Boat Harbor Kauai, Hawaii July 2, 2000 Summary Based on Radio Logs: % By Weight Ahi 78.5% Boats Reporting: 28 Total Pounds Reported: 3004 Total Number Fish Weighed: 41 Barracuda 0.3% Ono 9.1% Marlin 3.3% Species Pounds Numbers Ahi 2357 17 Mahi 267 10 Marlin 98 1 Ono 272 12 Hourly hook ups 8 6 4 2 0 Mahimahi 8.9% Hour of Day 7:00 9:00 11:00 13:00 15:00 Average weight (lbs.) 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Ahi Mahimahi Marlin Ono Barracuda Species
Senoritas Tournament 3000 2500 Hawaii Yacht Club Senoritas Tournament 1980-2001 Ahi Mahimahi Marlin Ono Spearfish Sum of Catch (lbs) 2000 1500 1000 500 0 1980198119821983198419851986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 199319941995199619971998 1999 2000 2001 Year
Top reported species by number Number of fish caught 120 100 80 60 40 Hawaii Yacht Club Senoritas Tournament 1980-2001 Ahi Mahimahi Marlin 20 0 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 Year
Catch per unit effort CPUE (lbs/boat/day) 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Senoritas Tournament (1980-2001) Ahi catch per unit effort (CPUE) 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 Year
Catch per unit effort from 4 tournaments compared with previous studies of recreational fishing 1.8 0.5 Number of "marlin" per boat 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 Senoritas (Oahu) April Labor Day (Hilo) Sep. Ahi Fever (Oahu) June Indep. Day (Hilo) July "Commercial" Troll CPUE Blue Striped 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 Number of fish per angler day 0.0 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 Year 0.0
Ahi Fever 1997-2001 total catch in pounds 12000 10000 Sum of Pounds 8000 6000 4000 Ahi Aku Mahimahi Marlin Ono 2000 0 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Year
Marlin weight frequencies all years combined 30 Previous Studies Percentage by frequency 20 10 0 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 0 100 200 300 400 500 Weight (lbs) Blue Striped All Tournaments Combined "Marlin"
Fish Aggregating Devices (FADS) around Oahu
What s next Continue collecting tournament/club data Compare data with existing data sets compiled by NMFS and HDAR Produce a repository for distribution of non-confidential data summaries and literature
The end Research fishing can be recreational