Innholdsfortegnelse for March 1993 i Hawaii Fishing News

■ Despite the often heard rhetoric that Hawai‘i is an ocean state whose future lies with the ocean, despite the fact that half the 3.4 million square nautical miles of ocean within in the United State’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) lies around the state of Hawai‘i and the U.S. flag territories in the Pacific, and despite the data that shows that Hawai‘i’s coastal resources are becoming scarce and vulnerable due to a 16 percent increase in the state’s population and 44 percent increase in the visitor population in the past 15 years…despite all this, the state of Hawai‘i’s commitment to the ocean and its resources is questionable. For example, consider the bills that have been introduced at the 1993 legislature, which opened on January 20. Of the approximately 4,000 proposals,…

■ I have a confession to make. I haven’t experimented with new recipes for two months, thanks to all you fish-happy cooks out there. If you remember, last month’s column featured recipes created by friends and family; much to my delight, this column does, too! The good part is that I can concentrate on getting a new “Fishwife” cookbook ready for the printer; the down side is that I haven’t eaten fish for a while. Although I could accomplish both tasks, I’ve convinced myself it’s more interesting to see what other cooks create. Guest chefs this month are Mark Lee, a Waimea businessman who winds down in the kitchen after a hectic day, my sister Terri Gedo (you may remember her from last month) and Mike Dahlager, owneroperator of Pacific…

Dear Chuck, Who is this guy Bob Endreson and why is he so confused about lobster, climate events, fishery management, and how to spell “Polovina”? HFN readers who are interested in understanding these issues are most welcome to attend the April Council meeting where I’ll give a presentation on the 1977-88 climatic event and biological implications. Best regards, Jeffrey Polovina, Ph.D. Chief, Insular Resources Investigations WESTERN PACIFIC REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL Here is a tentative schedule of WESPAC meetings for March and April of 1993: For more information, contact Kitty Simonds at 523-1368…

Multiple Striper Catches ■ The striper run was plentiful during the month. Thirty-five were hooked by the Lahaina charterboats throughout the Maui County grounds. The North Shore of Moloka‘i, Kaho‘olawe Shoals and the backside of Lana‘i were all productive areas. There were six double-striper catches and a quadruple catch, and many consecutive daily striper runs were reported. Several of the top stripers weighed in over 100 lbs. All of the stripers were caught on artificial lures. Lahaina’s First Blue for ’93 The captains were anxiously waiting for the first blue marlin of the year to come to the scales. The last blue to be weighed had been brought in aboard the HINATEA on December 13. There had been a few scattered blues reported swimming through lure patterns and lost during…

■ On January 16,17 excited people ventured out on a three-day, two-night camping and fishing trip along the south side of the Big Island. At 5 a.m. that Saturday, Kevin Araki, Dean Daikawa, Jason Kusumoto, Mark and Alison Lee, Arlene Mihara, Scot Minemoto, Marcia Miyazono, Kevin Murakami, Dean Nakanishi, April Nakano, Nelson Panem, Ella Santiago, Gerald Seigaku and Cyril Takaesu met at Glen and son Kurt Kajiwara’s house. At 5:30 a.m. these happy campers began their long journey to their camping ground. They arrived at about 9:30 a.m., and the first thing that went up was the tent. After the camp was up, 13 people participated in a $5-per-person jackpot with divisions for the largest fish, the most fish and the largest fish angled by a wahine. “Let the tournament…

■ Each month, tackle companies introduce dozens of new products. Many of these end up aboard the RIZZUTO MARU, where we try to decide which ones will become standard parts of our fishing operation. Some products prove immediately practical and useful. Others we may test for a year or more before we make up our minds about their durability and long-range potential. This month, we’ll look at an assortment of fish-fighting products that have passed our test to become the kind of gear we wouldn’t leave port without. As you examine these items along with us, look for some useful tips on how to improve your fishing chances. Many anglers helped us with our tests, but especially Emily Nelson of Portland, Oregon. A salmon/trout angler, Emily’s job as an admissions…

■ Boating while under the influence, feeding fish from a commercial vessel off Waikiki, taking aquarium fish without a permit, and releasing helium-filled metallic balloons—these activities and others are being evaluated by the 1993 legislature and may become illegal. The legislature is also considering bills that would further research on ciguatera toxin, shark behavior, pollution and marine-related technology. In addition, it must decide whether to bail out the Hawaii Maritime Center, support the Waianae High School limu ogo project, fund a community-college marine program on Sand Island, control user conflict off Waikiki and much more. SAFETY Sharks Historically, Hawaii has been relatively shark safe. In the past 30 years, the state has averaged only 0.6 shark attacks annually, compared to 17 attacks per year in Florida. But four attacks in…

■ “Times they are a changin’” is a familiar phrase that’s been used throughout the history of our country and the world. Now it’s very applicable to fisheries here in Hawai‘i and throughout the Pacific. One of the biggest changes that many of you won’t even notice but may eventually benefit from is that tuna, as of January 1, 1993, were included under the management plans of the Magnuson Act. As tuna come and go throughout our exclusive economic zone (EEZ), few of you will see much change in the way they’re managed, but the change will be there. Foreign bait boats will no longer be fishing for tuna in our EEZ, and more research will be done by various agencies to understand the dynamics associated with different species such…

Marina Seafood Catch Report Due to the limited space available and the large number of fish caught, catch reports are limited to tuna over 100 lbs and blltfieh of any size, any specie*. (S) = Striped marlin, (B) = Black marlin and (T) = Tag and release, weight estimated. Kona Marlin Center Report Due to the limited epace available and the large number of flsh caught, catch reports are limited to tuna over 100 lbs and billfish of any size, any species. (S) = Striped marlin, (B)= Black marlin and (T) = Tag and release, weight estimated.…

■ Picture this: It’s early in the ulua fishing season. The weather is windy and cold, but you decide to go fishing anyway. You arrive at your fishing spot, set up camp, cast out your poles and make your slides. You eat dinner and attempt to catch small game, but are unsuccessful. You sit with your partners and drink beer and coffee and talk story. You’ve made all your slides for the night, so you decide to go to sleep. You lie on your cot, sleeping bag zipped up to your nose, boots off and to the side. Your headlight is hanging nearby. The morning dew is slowly dampening your sleeping bag and your gear. The snoring from you and your partners is making a noise loud enough to scare…

■ Erik Brandsen of Hanalei, is the current Hawai‘i leader in the 1993 Goodyear/BASSIN’ Big Bass World Championship™, If Brandsen continues to hold the top spot until July 15,1993 he will qualify to compete for a $250,090 prize in the BBWC Tournament. Brandsen’s 5.17-lb bass was taken from Kilauea Stream with a Berkley Power Worm. Qualification for the BBWC Tournament officially began September 1, 1992. In this unique fishing-tournament format, now in its fifth year, anglers can qualify on their own time and in their favorite bass waters. Anyone over the age of 18 with a valid fishing license is eligible for the BBWC. An $18 entry fee and a completed entry form are all that’s required, Any BBWC angler who certifies a bass in the: BBWC will receive an…

■ Slow fishing plagued Windward Coast fishermen during the month. Very few fish were brought in aboard the boats that braved the inclement weather so fishermen could wet their lures. It was so cold and windy thar only the most diehard fishermen went With storm surf causing huge waves, the channels were out many times during the month. The few root, days were very nice, and many boaters went out to try their luck. A few striped marlin were caught. This is the season for the frisky billfish, and multiple hookups are possible. Bottom fishing season is also here, but the weather has got to be right. Recently I have seen several good catches of ‘opakapaka and nearshore reef fish. Fred Kamai works on a tourist boat on Kane‘ohe Bay…

State Records Wide Open ■ What would you expect of a fish bearing the noble Latin name Strongylura gigantea, with its echoes of “strong” and “gigantic”? Certainly not the lowly needlefish. Really, now, how big do needlefish get? Hawai‘i fishing writer Edward Y. Hosaka answered that question back in the 1940s by saying “a length of about 24 inches and a weight of 4 lbs.” Later reference works upped the estimate. Professor Spencer Wilkie Tinker’s 1978 book “Fishes of Hawaii” made no guess on the weight but set a length of “at least 40 inches.” Then angler Mathew Kiviaho took the species a giant step upward by hooking an astounding needlefish of 11½ lbs at McKenzie State Park on the Big Island to claim the Hawai‘i state record. Even that…

Why Was Kaua‘i Hit by ‘Iniki ■ One of the most important questions that concerns every governmental agency, business and citizen in Hawaii about ‘Iniki is why and how did the hurricane directly strike Kaua‘i with almost full force like never before? This concern is especially important in regard to what the future holds for hurricanes in Hawaii. People are looking for a simple frequency of hurricane occurrence in Hawaii answer, but, unfortunately, there is no simple answer to this complex question. The simple occurrence frequency answer will not be correct because this hurricane problem is unlike the intense rainfall frequency problem where there is a long record of intense rainfall and the topography of the area of concern is known and fixed. This preview discusses why and how ‘Iniki…

■ 1. Deep Secrets. Do fish feeding at the ocean bottom have a color preference for different lures? The question was asked by Waianae High School students Cyrel Lozano and Michael Tobey. They were so curious, they decided to answer it themselves. They set up an experiment, caught over 100 fish, recorded the data, presented the results to their teacher and classmates and then submitted their results to a scientific symposium for secondary school students. Their results were published in a bound volume of reports from last year’s high school science fair. Cyrel and Michael examined the feeding habits of three species: akule, ta‘ape and menpachi. They fished for the trio from a boat during a series of nights throughout a variety of moon phases. From the boat, they shined…

It might be wise for those of you reading this article to get out the April 1980 issue of HAWAII FISHING NEWS to get the proper orientation for this second part. We five Spinnaker Isle fishermen who do a lot of fishing alone are yours truly on my BETTY C II, Art Noguchi of the LEHUA N, Dave Dieter, who fished on the SONNY BOY II and the ESOTERIC, but who now has stopped fishing so he can make his first million in real estate, Herb Kumabe, captain of the JANET K, a Banana Patch, and Jack Hee, owner of Jack’s Coffee House of Aina Haina and captain of the WANDA. All of us fish alone, especially on weekdays, all of us like to bottom fish, particularly for onaga, ehu…

Dear Mr. Johnston, Once again, Dr. Helsley and his colleagues seem to have misunderstood the way stock production models assist fisheries scientists in formulating advice for management. Their letter [HAWAII FISHING NEWS, February 1993] implies that we should consider production models and LIDAR as two competing methodologies seeking the same goal. Nothing can be farther from the truth. Production models use data on catches and a series of abundance indices to estimate the characteristics of the production relationship of a particular stock. This means that, through an analysis using production models, a fisheries scientist can estimate what the equilibrium average catches would be for different population sizes and, ultimately, identify the population size at which productivity is maximum and the catch at that population level (the maximum sustainable yield). Alternatively,…

Spring FAD Deployments Scheduled ■ The winter fishing at the FADs has either been good or very poor, depending on whom you talk to. I had some fishermen tell me about great catches. Many have complained of long days with no action, starting their calls with the question, “So where are all the fish?” All I can say is, be patient; hopefully, we’ll have a great run early this spring. Now to what even more people have been asking, “When are you gonna put our buoy back?” Everyone will be glad to hear that the R/V KILA will be replacing most missing FADs and changing the light packs on existing ones at the end of this month and into April. We will be out there making sure the crew does…

■ The best way to describe last month’s fishing was rough-really rough. On most of the days, getting in and out of the harbor was the hardest thing to do because of the large winter waves. Once outside, it was uncomfortable fishing because of either the northeast winds or southwest winds. On the few days that it was fishable, the action varied from slow to very slow. A few blue marlin in the 200- to 300-lb range were caught, and quite a few striped marlin were brought back to the dock. Aku of any size were rare. BO-buoy continued to produce some shibi-ko in the 15- to 40-lb range. This was in spite of it being fished heavily by the aku boat fleet. On the last Saturday of the month,…

Pearl Harbor ■ Even during a slow month, the KALOHI still brought in five striped marlin. On January 11, angler W.C. Thomas Jr. landed a 60-pounder. Two 98-lb stripers were caught-one on the 14th by Jim Lanahan and the other by Tom Brown on the 16th. Angler Jim Merrick landed a 91-lb striped marlin on the 24th, and the month was finished off with a 70-lb striper caught by Bob Ybarra. A great job was done by anglers and crew alike. The Pearl Harbor Troller’s new vice president, Jim Sposato, reported one mahimahi and one marlin caught during the month. Both were brought in by angler James Chandler on Capt. John McCready’s REDUN II. Kewalo Basin The Kewalo boats also reported a slow month, but toward the end there was…