Pelagic fisheries catching blue and striped marlins in the US Western Pacific islands

2003 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 419 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Dalzell ◽  
C. H. Boggs
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Short Communication ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Blue Marlin ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Western Pacific ◽  
Specific Management ◽  
Pelagic Fisheries

Various pelagic fisheries in the US Western Pacific islands capture blue and striped marlins. Total catches by US vessels in the Western Pacific islands amount to about 2000 t for blue marlin and 600 t for striped marlin, or 9% and 5% of the nominal total Pacific-wide catch of these two species, respectively. Catch records for domestic Western Pacific fisheries typically extend over several decades, although in this short communication they are confined to blue and striped marlin catches in the 1990s. There are currently no specific management measures for marlins in the US Western Pacific islands, but other management measures for US pelagic fisheries in this region may have an influence on marlin catches.

scholarly journals Preparedness is Essential for Western Pacific Islands During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Yujie Mei ◽  
Jijia Hu
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Case Fatality ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Western Pacific Region ◽  
Dense Population ◽  
First Report ◽  
First Case ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Western Pacific

ABSTRACT Objectives: To clarify the pandemic status in Western Pacific countries or territories. Methods: The WHO’s daily situation reports of COVID-19 were reviewed from January 20, 2020, to March 24, 2020. Changes in the infections, deaths, and the case fatality rate (CFR) in Western Pacific countries or territories were counted. Results: As of March 24, a total of 17 countries or territories had reported the presence of COVID-19 in the Western Pacific Region, 96,580 people have been infected and a total of 3502 deaths. Fifty-three percent (9/17) of these countries or territories had their first case within 2 wk since the WHO’s first report, most are China’s neighbors with a large and dense population. No other country or territory in this region reported a new infection from January 30 to February 28. However, 8 (47.0%) countries or territories have reported the first cases in 3 wk since February 28, almost all are islands. Many countries maintained a small number of infections for a long time after the first report, but a rapid increase occurred later. Deaths occurred in 8 countries with a total CFR of 3.63%, and the CFR varies widely, from 0.39% (Singapore) to 7.14% (Philippines). Conclusions: The regional spread of COVID-19 urgently requires an aggressive preparedness for the Western Pacific Islands.

scholarly journals Maritime Security and Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific Region

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 71-86
Author(s):  
Gurpreet Singh Khurana
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
National Security ◽  
Maritime Security ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Economic Power ◽  
Centre Of Gravity ◽  
Security Environment ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
The Western Pacific

The centre-of-gravity of world‘s economic power is shifting eastwards to the ‗Indo-Pacific‘, a maritime-configured macro-region that spans the maritime underbelly of Asia connecting the Indian and the western Pacific oceans. The security environment in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific are different; nonetheless, strong maritime security linkages emerging between the two oceans has led to the reincarnation of the concept of ‗Indo-Pacific‘. Since the turn of the 21st century, new maritime insecurities have taken root, including in terms of China‘s revisionist positions on the established maritime order. Notwithstanding the US response in the western Pacific and the recent articulation of its ‗Indo-Pacific‘ strategy, it is unclear how the regional countries and the major regional stakeholders willmanage to address the emerging maritime insecurities in the Indian Ocean, including in terms of China‘s expanding politico-military footprint. This paper attempts to examine the security environment and geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific in context of India‘s national security interests.

Bitentaculate Cirratulidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the northwestern Pacific Islands with description of nine new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3630 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
WAGNER F. MAGALHÃES ◽  
JULIE H. BAILEY-BROCK
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Staining Pattern ◽  
Hawaiian Islands ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Northwestern Pacific ◽  
Methyl Green ◽  
Mariana Islands ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
The Western Pacific

Thirteen cirratulid species from the Hawaiian, Mariana and Marshall Islandsare described. Nine species are new to science: Aphelochaeta arizonae sp. nov., Aphelochaeta honouliuli sp. nov., Caulleriella cordiformia sp. nov., Chaetozone michellae sp. nov., Chaetozone ronaldi sp. nov., Monticellina anterobranchiata sp. nov., Monticellina hanaumaensis sp. nov., and Tharyx tumulosa sp. nov., from Oahu, Hawaii and Aphelochaeta saipanensis sp. nov., from Saipan in the Mariana Islands. Dodecaceria fewkesi and Monticellina nr. cryptica are newly recorded from the Hawaiian Islands. Dodecaceria laddi is widely distributed in the western Pacific and material collected from the Hawaiian, Mariana andMarshall islands is described. We provide SEM photographs for all species in addition to line drawings and methyl green staining pattern photographs for the new species.

scholarly journals Statistical Analysis of Turbulence Characteristics over the Tropical Western Pacific Based on Radiosonde Data

Atmosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 386
Author(s):  
Yang He ◽  
Zheng Sheng ◽  
Lesong Zhou ◽  
Mingyuan He ◽  
Shudao Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Background Field ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Shear Instability ◽  
Radiosonde Data ◽  
Circulation System ◽  
Tropical Region ◽  
The Us ◽  
Instrument Noise ◽  
Turbulence Generation ◽  
The Western Pacific

The tropical region is a key area for the interaction between the stratosphere and troposphere. The strong convective activity in the troposphere produces a series of gravity wave activities, which result in strong and widespread turbulence over the region. Therefore, studying the turbulent activity in the western Pacific is essential for understanding the characteristics of atmospheric disturbance over this region, which has the world’s most complex circulation system. In this paper, we explore the characteristics of atmospheric turbulence distribution over Guam in this region, and the Thorpe sorting method is used to study one-second resolution radiosonde data from the US. On the basis of the background field and local instability, the turbulence generation mechanism is discussed in detail. Results show that the US high-resolution balloon data are efficacious for tropospheric turbulence retrieval but increasingly affected by instrument noise as altitude increases. It is also found that there is a strong turbulent mixing band caused by both shear instability and static instability near the tropopause, where the turbulence activity is markedly enhanced and characterized by annual oscillation, reaching the maximum from July to September.

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