Post on 13-Aug-2020
ULUA TAGGING PROJECT
State of HawaiiDepartment of Land & Natural Resources
Division of Aquatic Resources
Angler Based
Tags
Releases
Captures
Tagging Kit Components
FIRST-CLASS MAILBUSINESS REPLY MAIL
HONOLULU HIPOSTAGE WILL BE PAID BY ADDRESSEE
NO POSTAGENECESSARY
IF MAILEDIN THE
UNITED STATES
ULUA TAGGING PROJECT
DEPT OF LAND & NATURAL RESOURCES
1151 PUNCHBOWL ST RM 330
HONOLULU HI 96813-9981
PERMIT NO. 2397
Please record information and return by mail when all tags have been usedNO POSTAGE NECESSARY
ULUA TAGGING DATA
DATE TAG NO. SPECIESFORK
LENGTH(inches)
TIMECAUGHT
LOCATIONCAUGHT/
RELEASED
Please check here to request more tags Quantity ___________
Data Return Card
Recovery Information
4. Fork Length
5. Time Caught6. Location Caught
1. Tag Number
2. Date Recovered3. Species
(*Optional Step)
7. Re-release gently
Dear
Thank you for your participation in the Aquatic Resources’ “Ulua Tagging Project”. Fishermen’s supportand concern is essential to the success of this project. The information gathered through this project willhelp improve and strengthen resources for future generations to enjoy.
All fishermen who participate in this program whether tagging or in recovery of fish will be giveninformation pertaining to that particular fish. Periodic recaps of the project will be published in our“Current Line” newsletter available at various sporting goods stores or published in the Hawaii FishingNews. In the near future we plan to establish a web site in conjunction with the DLNR web page.
Tagging information for Tag No. Species:P9180 omilu
TaggedBy
DateTagged
ForkLengthTagged(inches)
LocationTagged
CaughtBy
DateCaught
LocationCaught
DaysFree
DistanceTraveled(miles)
Growth(inches)
ForkLengthCaught(inches)
Garrett Arii
January 29, 2004
release
6/20/2003 Bishop Pt.,Hickam AFB
13 0 1EdwinWatanabe
6/7/2003 BishopPt.,
Hickam
8.5 9.5 John Bellino
7/21/2003 Bishop Pt.,Hickam AFB
31 0 .625JohnBellino
6/20/2003 BishopPt.,
Hickam
9.5 10.125 BobTakeuchi
1/12/2004 Hickam pier 175 0 2.875BobTakeuchi
7/21/2003 BishopPt.,
Hickam
10.125 13 Garrett Arii
Again thank you for your time and effort on this project. If you should have any questions or would likemore information, please feel free to call Annette Tagawa or Clay Tam at (808) 587-0593 with the Divisionof Aquatic Resources’ “Ulua Tagging Project”. Have a great fishing season!
Sincerely,
Annette TagawaUlua Tagging Project Coordinator
To gather information on the following:
- Determine movement/migration and habitat patterns of all species of ulua, papio and kahala
- Update growth curve information.
- Size distribution of fish caught and/or released by fishermen
- Stock distribution based on the numbers of fish tagged andrecovered
Project Goals
Volunteer Anglers Recruited by Fiscal Year
32
112
186
342
218
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
FY 00 FY 01 FY 02 FY 03 FY 04
Volunteer Taggers
Total Number of Volunteer Fishermen as
of December 2003
645
96
116 33
Oahu
Big Island
Maui CountyKauai
Total = 890 Volunteer Anglers
Tag Distribution and Numbers of Fish Tagged by Fiscal Year
997
2709 2826
8459
6077
198906 1349
4792
3059
01000
20003000
400050006000
70008000
9000
10000
FY 00 FY 01 FY 02 FY 03 FY 04
Tags Distributed Numbers of Fish Tagged
Total Tags Distributed
as of December 2003
21,068
Numbers of Fish Tagged at each Island Locale as of December 2003
150
376
6787
21 1554
1364
Big IslandMaui CountyKauaiOahuPenguin BanksNWHI
Total Numbers of Fish Tagged as of December 2003Species Num ber of Fi sh
TaggedSi ze Ranges
Tagge d (ForkLength inches)
Number of Fi shRecovered
Kahala 1572 6 to 65 126
Whi te 2602 4.5 to 58.5 439
Omilu 5419 4 to 40 1069
Butag uchi 53 9.5 to 36.5 0
Papa 144 8 to 26.5 11
Gungkan 4 28 to 34.5 0
Kagam i 20 3.75 to 32 2
Menpachi(Bigeye)
182 6 to 17 14
Barred Jack 78 5.75 to 21 23
Paopao 37 6 to 21 10
Dobe 5 9.5 to 13 0
Misc. Jacks 32 6.75 to 24.5 1
TOT AL FISHTA GGED
10148 TOTAL FISHRE COVERED as
of 11/30/03
1695(=16.7%)
2002 Size Class Recruitment of Omilu and White Ulua/Papio Along the Shoreline
-200
-100
0
100
200
300
400
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Month
4 to 6 inch 7 to 8 inch 9 inch and overamm oama
2002 Oama Run
Monthly Growth Rates of Omilu at 4.5 to 13 inches FL
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Months
oamasmall bait
2003
2002 2001
Average
Number of Fish Caught and Releasedduring Two-hour Periods of the Tide
Percent of fish that were
caught and
tagged in this 12-hour
period of the
tide change
HighTide
LowTide
Tide
21% 23%
5% 4%
37% 10%
0 hours 12 hours6 hours
12-Hour Tide Change
A L AM O A N A
LAIE PT
AINA HAINAM A K A P U U
LANIKAI
K A N E O H E
BAY
BARBERS PT.
NANAKULI
OAHU
Notable Movement Patterns of Omilu and White Papio
14.3 miles
27 miles
32 miles
6.75 miles
14.75 miles
KEEHI
Size Range of Fish RecoveredOmilu - 10.5” to 14” Fork LengthWhite Papio - 9.5” to 18” Fork Length
16 miles
M A K U A24.8
miles
M O K U L E I A
39.3 miles
KAENA PT.
38 miles
March to SeptemberSeptember to March
General Movement Patterns of Omilu and White Papio on the Island of Oahu
OAHU
Clockwise Counter-
clockwise
• Combined tagging efforts of volunteer anglers produces a large volume of tagged fish providing a large amount of data that can be used to assess the ulua and papio resources at minimal cost.
• Project provides common ground for both fishing and scientific communities to work together toward building a better resource for everyone.
• Management decisions are more easily supported/accepted by fishermen. They become part of the process by gathering information and data that they know and trust will impact management decisions that will best support their fishery. It’s a win-win situation.
Management Benefits
Future Goals• Increase recruiting effort for more volunteer anglers on all neighbor
islands.
• Gather more information on all other species of ulua, papio, and kahala, especially on the neighbor islands to assess the differences, if any , among species composition and distribution.
• Continue to assess the use of recovery data to monitor the conditions of nearshore resources.
• Expand the targeted species as requested by volunteer anglers.
• Expand general support to accommodate increasing public demands for continuous growth of the Ulua Tagging Project.
• As the project continues to grow and larger numbers of fish are being tagged, this opens the door for further research into determining standing stocks, exploitation rates, and spatial distribution of fishing efforts.