Alan Marc Friedlander
Assistant Leader, USGS-Hawaii Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Department of Zoology,
University of Hawaii at Manoa
afriedlander@usgs.gov, alan.friedlander@hawaii.edu
RESEARCH INTERESTS
reef fish ecology, coral reef community structure, trophic dynamics, marine reserves, spatial and
ecosystem ecology, statistical sampling design, species-habitat associations, nearshore fisheries,
traditional and community-based fisheries management.
EDUCATION
1997- 98 National Research Council Postdoctoral Associate: NOAA/NMFS/SWFSC/ Pacific
Fisheries Environmental Laboratory. Pacific Grove, California.
1991-96 Ph.D. Zoology (Marine biology), Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii.
Dissertation topic: Spatial and temporal variation in the distribution of coral reef fishes
on an exposed shoreline in Hawaii.
1985-87 M.S. Oceanography, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. Thesis topic:
Biology and fisheries of fish aggregating devices (FADs) off Puerto Rico.
1982
Marine Fisheries Training Course, U.S. Peace Corps, Puerto Real, Puerto Rico.
1981-82 Graduate course work in oceanography (non-degree), Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, La Jolla, CA.
1976-80 B.S. Biology, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2010Collaborating Scientist, Charles Darwin Foundation, Galapagos
2009Assistant leader and Adjunct Associate Professor, USGS-Hawaii Cooperative
Fishery Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa
2008
Affiliate Faculty, Marine Studies, Univ. of the South Pacific
2008Affiliate Faculty, Marine Science, Hawaii Pacific University
2004Affiliate Faculty, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology. Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa.
2002-08 Pacific Coral Reef Science Coordinator, NOAA/National Ocean Service/ National
Centers for Coastal Ocean Science – Biogeography Branch.
2001Adjunct Faculty, Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology Program, University
of Hawaii at Manoa.
1998-08 Research Scientist, Fisheries Ecologist, The Oceanic Institute, Waimanalo, Hawaii
1995
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Dept. Zoology. University of Hawaii at Manoa.
1991-95 Graduate Research Assistant, Hawaii Cooperative Fishery Research Unit,
University of Hawaii at Manoa.
1990-91 Marine Biologist, Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, US Virgin Islands.
1988-90 Fisheries Biologist, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Government of the U.S. Virgin
Islands.
1987
Marine Fisheries Biologist, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, University of
Florida.
1985-87 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Oceanography, Old Dominion
University
1982-84 Fisheries Extension Officer, U.S. Peace Corps, Kingdom of Tonga.
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PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
DeMartini EE, TW Anderson, AM Friedlander, JP Beets. 2011. Predator biomass, prey density,
and species composition effects on group size in recruit coral reef fishes. Marine Biology.
DOI 10.1007/s00227-011-1745-0
Ruttenberg BI, Hamilton SL, Walsh SM, Donovan MK, Friedlander A, E DeMartini, E Sala,
SA Sandin. 2011 Predator-induced demographic shifts in coral reef fish assemblages. PLoS
ONE 6(6): e21062. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0021062
Mora C, OAburto-Oropeza, A Ayala Bocos, PM Ayotte, S Banks, AG Bauman, M Beger, S
Bessudo, DJ Booth, E Brokovich, A Brooks, P Chabanet, J Cinner, J Cortés, JJ Cruz-Motta,
A Cupul Magaña, E DeMartini, GJ Edgar, DA Feary, SCA. Ferse, A Friedlander, and 34
others. 2011. Global human footprint on the linkage between biodiversity and ecosystem
functioning in reef fishes. PLoS Biol 9(4): e1000606. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000606
Wedding LM, CA Lepczyk, SJ Pittman, AM Friedlander, S Jorgensen. 2011. Quantifying
seascape structure: extending terrestrial spatial pattern metrics to the marine realm. Mar.
Ecol. Prog. Ser. 427:219-232.
Golbuu Y, A Friedlander. 2010. Spatial and temporal characteristics of grouper aggregations in
marine protected areas in Palau, western Micronesia. Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science.
92:223-231.
Friedlander AM, SA Sandin, EE DeMartini, E Sala. 2010. Habitat-specific characterization of
the fish assemblage at a piscivore-dominated, pristine atoll in the central Pacific. Marine
Ecology Progress Series 410: 219–231.
Barott KL, JE Caselle, EA Dinsdale, AM Friedlander, JE Maragos, D Obura, FL Rohwer, SA
Sandin, JE Smith, B Zgliczynski. 2010. Natural History of the Lagoon at
Caroline/Millennium Atoll, Republic of Kiribati. PLoS ONE 5(6):e10950
DeMartini EE, TW Anderson, JC Kenyon, JP Beets, AM Friedlander. 2010. Management
implications of juvenile reef fish habitat preferences and coral susceptibility to stressors.
Marine and Freshwater Research. 61:532-540.
Papastamatiou YP, AM Friedlander, JE Caselle, CG Lowe. 2010. Longterm movement patterns
and trophic ecology of blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) at Palmyra Atoll.
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 386:94-102
Boulon RH, ME Monaco, AM Friedlander, C Caldow, J Christensen, C Rogers, J Beets, W
Miller, SD Hile. 2009. An Ecological Correction to Marine Reserve Boundaries in the US
Virgin Islands. Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium: 1074-1077.
Monaco, ME, AM Friedlander, C Caldow, SD Hile, C Menza, RH Boulon. 2009. Long-term
monitoring of habitats and reef fish found inside and outside the US Virgin Islands Coral
Reef. Carib. J. Sci. 45:338-347.
Monaco ME, AM Friedlander, SD Hile, SJ Pittman, RH Boulon. 2009. The coupling of St.
John, US Virgin Islands marine protected areas based on reef fish habitat affinities and
movements across management boundaries. Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef
Symposium: 1022-1025.
Papastamatiou YP, JE Caselle, AM Friedlander, CG Lowe. 2009. Distribution, size frequency,
and sex ratios of blacktip reef sharks, Carcharhinus melanopterus, at Palmyra Atoll: a
predator-dominated ecosystem. J. Fish Biology 75:647-654.
Keller, BD, Gleason DF, McLeod E, Woodley CM, Airame S, Causey BD, Friedlander AM,
Grober-Dunsmore R, Johnson JE, Miller SL, Steneck R. 2009 Climate change, coral reef
ecosystems, and management options for marine protected areas. Environmental
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Management. 44:1069-1088
DeMartini EE, Zgliczynski BJ, Boland RC, Friedlander AM. 2009. Influences of wind-wave
exposure on the distribution and density of recruit reef fishes at Kure and Pearl & Hermes
atolls, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Environmental Biology of Fishes 85:319-332
Paddack, MJ, J D Reynolds, C Aguilar, R S Appeldoorn, J Beets, E W Burkett, P M Chittaro, K
Clarke, R Esteves, A C Fonseca, G E Forrester, A M Friedlander, and 23 others. 2009.
Recent region-wide declines in Caribbean reef fish abundance. Current Biology 19:590-595
Papastamatiou, Y.P., Caselle, J.E., Lowe, C.G., AM Friedlander. 2009. Scale dependent effects
of habitat on movements and foraging strategies of blacktip reef sharks, Carcharhinus
melanopterus, at Palmyra atoll: a predator dominated ecosystem. Ecology 90:996-1008
Wedding L and AM Friedlander. 2008. Determining the influence of seascape structure on
coral reef fishes in Hawaii using a geospatial approach. Marine Geodesy 31:246-266
Williams, I.D. W.J. Walsh, R.E. Schroeder, A.M. Friedlander, B.L. Richards, K.A. Stamoulis.
2008. Assessing the relative importance of fishing impacts on Hawaiian coral reef fish
assemblages along regional-scale human population gradients. Environmental Conservation
35:261-272
Demartini, E.E., A.M. Friedlander, S.A. Sandin, and E. Sala. 2008. Differences in fish
assemblage structure between fished and unfished atolls in the northern Line Islands, central
Pacific. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 365:199-215.
Wedding, L., A. Friedlander, M. McGranaghan, R. Yost, and M. Monaco. 2008. Using
bathymetric LIDAR data to measure benthic habitat complexity associated with coral reef
fishes. Remote Sensing of Environment 112:4159-4165
Sandin, S.A., J.E. Smith, E.E. DeMartini, E.A. Dinsdale, S.D. Donner, A.M. Friedlander, T.
Konotchick, M. Malay, J.E. Maragos, D. Obura, O. Pantos, G. Paulay, M. Richie, F. Rohwer,
R.E. Schroeder, S. Walsh, J.B.C. Jackson, N. Knowlton, E. Sala. 2008. Degradation of coral
reef communities across a gradient of human disturbance. PLoS ONE. 2008; 3(2):e1548
Friedlander, A.M. 2008. The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands marine ecosystem: a unique
global biodiversity hotspot. Current: the journal of marine education 24:12-18
Friedlander, A.M. 2008. The role of apex-predators in the coral reef ecosystem of the
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Current: the journal of marine education 24:24-27.
Friedlander, A.M., E.K. Brown, and M. E. Monaco. 2007. Defining reef fish habitat utilization
patterns in Hawaii: comparisons between MPAs and areas open to fishing. Marine Ecology
Progress Series 351:221-233.
Friedlander, A.M., Brown, E.K., Monaco, M.E. 2007. Coupling ecology and GIS to evaluate
efficacy of marine protected areas in Hawaii. Ecological Applications 17:715-730.
Monaco, M.E., A. M. Friedlander, C. Caldow, J.D. Christensen, J. Beets, J. Miller, C. Rogers,
R. Boulon. 2007. Characterizing reef fish populations and habitats within and outside the US
Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument: a lesson in MPA design. Fisheries
Management and Ecology 14:33-40.
DeMartini, E.E. and A.M. Friedlander. 2006. Predation, endemism, and related processes
structuring shallow-water reef fish assemblages of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Atoll
Research Bulletin 543:237-256.
Williams, I.D., W.J. Walsh, A. Miyasaka, and A.M. Friedlander. 2006. Effects of rotational
closure on coral reef fishes in the Waikiki_Diamond Head Fishery Management Area, Oahu,
Hawaii. Marine Ecology Progress Series 310:139-149.
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DeMartini, E.E., A.M. Friedlander, and S. Holzwarth. 2005. Size at sex change in protogynous
labroids, prey size distributions, and apex predator densities at NW Hawaiian atolls. 2005.
Marine Ecology Progress Series 297:259-271.
Garrison, V.H., C. S. Rogers, J. Beets and A. M. Friedlander. 2004. The habitats exploited and the
species trapped in a Caribbean island trap fishery. Environ. Biol. Fish. 71:247-260.
DeMartini, E.E. and A.M. Friedlander. 2004. Spatial pattern of endemism in shallow water reef
fish populations of the Northwestern Hawaiian Island. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 271:281-296.
Jokiel, P.L., E. K. Brown, A. Friedlander, S. K. Rodgers, and W. R. Smith. 2004. Hawaii Coral
Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Spatial patterns and temporal dynamics in reef
coral communities. Pacific Science 58 (2): 159-174
Friedlander A., J. Sladek Nowlis, J. A. Sanchez, R. Appeldoorn, P.Usseglio, C. McCormick, S.
Bejarano, and A. Mitchell-Chui. 2003. Designing effective marine protected areas in
Seaflower Biosphere Reserve, Colombia, based on biological and sociological information.
Conservation Biology 17:1769-1784.
Friedlander A.M., E. K. Brown, P. L. Jokiel. W. R. Smith, and K.S. Rodgers. 2003. Effects of
habitat, wave exposure, and marine protected area status on coral reef fish assemblages in the
Hawaiian archipelago. Coral Reefs 22:291-305.
Appeldoorn, R.S., A. Friedlander, J. Sladek Nowlis, and P. Usseglio. 2003. Habitat connectivity
in reef fish communities and marine reserve design in Old Providence-Santa Catalina,
Colombia: Gulf and Caribbean Research 14(2): 61-78
Friedlander, A.M. and D.A. Ziemann. 2003. Impact of hatchery releases on the recreational
fishery for Pacific threadfin in Hawaii. Fishery Bulletin. 101:32-43.
Friedlander, A.M. and E.E. DeMartini. 2002. Contrasts in density, size, and biomass of reef
fishes between the Northwestern and the main Hawaiian Islands: the effects of fishing down
apex predators. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 230:253-264.
Friedlander, A. K. Poepoe, K. Poepoe, K. Helm, P. Bartram, J. Maragos, and I. Abbott. 2002.
Application of Hawaiian traditions to community-based fishery management. Proc. 9th Inter.
Coral Reef Symp. Vol. 2:813-818.
Friedlander, A.M, J.D. Parrish, R. C. DeFelice. 2002. Ecology of the introduced snapper
Lutjanus kasmira in the reef fish assemblage of a Hawaiian bay. Journal of Fish Biology
60:28-48.
Friedlander, A.M. 2001. Essential fish habitat and the effective design of marine reserves:
applications for marine ornamental fishes. Aquarium Sciences and Conservation 3:135-150.
Friedlander, A.M., G.W. Boehlert, M.E. Field, J.E. Mason, J.V. Gardner, and P. Dartnell.
1999. Sidescan sonar mapping of benthic trawl tracks on the shelf and slope off Eureka,
California. Fishery Bulletin 97(4): 786-801.
Beets, J. and A. Friedlander. 1999. Evaluation of a conservation strategy: a spawning
aggregation closure for red hind, Epinephelus guttatus, in the Virgin Islands. Environ. Biol.
Fish. 55:91-98.
Friedlander, A.M. and J.D. Parrish. 1998. Temporal dynamics of the fish assemblage on an
exposed shoreline in Hawaii. Environ. Biol. Fish. 53:1-18.
Friedlander, A.M. and J.D. Parrish. 1998. Habitat characteristics affecting fish assemblages on
a Hawaiian coral reef. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 224(1):1-30.
Friedlander, A.M. and J.D. Parrish. 1997. Fisheries harvest and standing stock in a Hawaiian
Bay. Fish. Res. 32(1):33-50.
Friedlander, A.M. and J.P. Beets. 1997. Fisheries and life history characteristics of dwarf
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herring (Jenkinsia lamprotaenia) in the US Virgin Islands. Fish. Res. 31:61-72.
Friedlander, A.M. 1995. The recreational fishery for blue marlin, Makaira nigricans
(Pisces:Istiophoridae) in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Fish. Res. 22(3-4):163-173.
Friedlander, A., J. Beets and W. Tobias. 1994. Effects of fish aggregating device design and
location on fishing success in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Bull. Mar. Sci. 55(2): 592-601.
Beets, J. A. Friedlander and W. Tobias. 1994. Stock assessment of the coney, Epinephelus
fulvus, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Proc. Gulf Carib. Fish. Instit. 43:395-408.
Friedlander, A. and J. Contillo. 1994. Results of recreational billfish tournaments in the Virgin
Islands, 1983-89. Proc. Gulf Carib. Fish. Instit. 43:281-293.
Beets, J. and A. Friedlander. 1992. Assessment and management strategies for red hind,
Epinephelus guttatus, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Proc. Gulf Carib. Fish. Instit. 42:226-242.
Feigenbaum, D., A. Friedlander and M. Bushing. 1989. Feasibility of fish aggregating devices
for fisheries in Puerto Rico. Bull. Mar. Sci., 44(2):950-959.
Friedlander, A. 1992. A comparison of fishing methods associated with fish aggregating
devices (FADs) off Puerto Rico. Proc. Gulf Carib. Fish. Instit. 42:233-246.
Friedlander, A. and J. Beets. 1992. The use of artificial habitats to enhance fisheries in the U.S.
Virgin Islands. Proc. Gulf Carib. Fish. Instit. 41:233-246.
Feigenbaum, D., M. Bushing, J. Woodward and A. Friedlander. 1989. Artificial reefs in
Chesapeake Bay and nearby coastal waters. Bull. Mar. Sci., 44(2):734-742.
Friedlander, A. 1989. Fisheries development in the Kingdom of Tonga. Fishbyte 7(3): 17-20.
Feigenbaum, D., C. Blair, A. Friedlander and M. Bushing. 1988. Determination of the
feasibility of using fish aggregating devices (FADs) to enhance recreational and commercial
fisheries in Puerto Rico. Proc. Gulf Carib. Fish. Instit. 39:218-229.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Friedlander, A.M., L.M. Wedding, J. E. Caselle, B. M. Costa. 2011. Integration of remote
sensing and in situ ecology for the design and evaluation of marine protected areas: examples
from tropical and temperate ecosystems. In: Remote sensing of protected lands (Y.Q. Wang,
ed.). CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
Raffaelli, D.G., Friedlander, A.M. In press. Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: an
ecosystem-level approach. In Marine Biodiversity Futures and Ecosystem Functioning:
frameworks, methodologies and integration (Paterson, D.M., Aspden, R.J., Solan, M.,
editors). Oxford Univ. Press.
Friedlander, A.M. 2009. Marine protected areas. In: Encyclopedia of Islands (R. Gillespie and
D.A. Clague, eds.). University of California Press. Pages 607-610.
Grigg, R. W., J. Polovina, A. Friedlander, and S. Rohman. 2008. Pages 573-594 in: Biology and
paleoceanography of the coral reefs in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands. In: Coral reefs of
the United States (B. Riegl and R. Dodge, eds.). Springer-Vergal Publishing.
Rogers, C.S., J. Miller, E.M. Muller, P. Edmunds, R.S. Nemeth, J.P. Beets, A.M. Friedlander,
and 19 others. 2008. Ecology of coral reefs in the US Virgin Islands. Pages 303-374 in:
Biology and paleoceanography of the coral reefs in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands. In:
Coral reefs of the United States (B. Riegl and R. Dodge, eds.). Springer-Vergal Publishing.
Maragos J., J. Miller, J. Grove, E. DeMartini, A.M. Friedlander, and 18 others. 2008. US coral
reefs in the Line and Phoenic Islands, central Pacific Ocean: history, geology, oceanography,
and biology. Pages 595-642 in: Biology and paleoceanography of the coral reefs in the
northwestern Hawaiian Islands. In: Coral reefs of the United States (B. Riegl and R. Dodge,
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eds.). Springer-Vergal Publishing.
Maragos, J., A.M. Friedlander, S. Godwin, C. Musburger, R. Tsuda, E. Flint, O. Pantos, P.
Ayotte, E. Sala, S. Sandin, S. McTee, D. Siciliano, D. Obura. 2008. US coral reefs in the
Line and Phoenix Islands, central Pacific Ocean: status, threats, and significance. Pages 643655 in: Biology and paleoceanography of the coral reefs in the northwestern Hawaiian
Islands. In: Coral reefs of the United States (B. Riegl and R. Dodge, eds.). Springer-Vergal
Publishing.
Friedlander, A, J. Caselle, J. Beets, C. Lowe, B. Bowen, T. Ogawa, K. Kelly, T. Calitri, M.
Lange and B. Anderson. 2007. Aspects of the biology, ecology, and recreational fishery for
bonefish at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, with comparisons to other Pacific
Islands. Pages 28-56 in: Biology and management of the world’s tarpon and bonefish
fisheries (J. Ault, ed.). CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
Poepoe, K., P. Bartram, and A. Friedlander. 2007. The use of traditional Hawaiian knowledge
in the contemporary management of marine resources. Pages 117-141 in: Fishers' knowledge
in fisheries science and management (N. Haggan, B. Neis, and I.Baird, eds.). UNESCO,
Paris.
Sladek Nowles, J. and A. M. Friedlander. 2005. Marine reserve design and function for
fisheries management. Pages 280-301 in: Marine conservation biology: the science of
maintaining the sea’s biodiversity (E. A. Norse and L. B. Crowder, eds.). Island Press.
Sladek Nowles, J. and A. M. Friedlander. 2004. Research priorities and techniques. Pages 187233 In: Marine Reserves; their science, design and use (J. Sobel and C. Dahlgren, eds.).
Island Press. Washington, DC.
Sladek Nowles, J. and A. M. Friedlander. 2004. Marine reserve design and designation process.
Pages 128-163 In: Marine Reserves; their science, design and use (J. Sobel and C. Dahlgren,
eds.). Island Press. Washington, DC.
Friedlander, A., R.S. Appeldoorn and J. Beets. 1994. Spatial and temporal variations in stock
abundance of queen conch, Strombus gigas, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. In "Queen Conch
Biology, Fisheries and Mariculture" (R.S. Appeldoorn and B. Rodriquez, eds.). Fundacion
Cientifica Los Roques, Caracas, Venezuela
OTHER SELECT PUBLICATIONS AND TECHNICAL REPORTS
Friedlander, A.M., L.M. Wedding, E. Brown, M.E. Monaco. 2010. Monitoring Hawaii’s marine
protected areas: examining spatial and temporal trends using a seascape approach. NOAA
Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 117.
Friedlander, A., K. Keller, L. Wedding, A. Clarke, M. Monaco (eds.). 2009. A Marine
Biogeographic Assessment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. NOAA Technical
Memorandum NOS NCCOS 84. Prepared by NCCOS’s Biogeography Branch in cooperation
with the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Papahanaumokuakea Marine National
Monument. Silver Spring, MD. 363 pp.
Keller, B.D., S. Airamé, B. Causey, A. Friedlander, D.F. Gleason, R. Grober-Dunsmore, J.
Johnson, E. McLeod, S.L. Miller, R.S. Steneck, and C. Woodley, 2008. Marine Protected
Areas. In: Preliminary review of adaptation options for climate sensitive ecosystems and
resources. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on
Global Change Research [Julius, S.H., J.M. West (eds.), J.S. Baron, B. Griffith, L.A. Joyce,
P. Kareiva, B.D. Keller, M.A. Palmer, C.H. Peterson, and J.M. Scott (Authors)]. U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA, pp. 8-1 to 8-95.
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Friedlander A. Maragos J, Brainard R, Clark A, Aeby G, Bowen B, Brown E, Chaston C,
Kenyon J, Meyer C, McGowan P, Miller J, Montgomery T, Schroeder R, Smith C, Vroom P,
Walsh W, Williams I, Wiltse W, Zamzow J. 2008. Status of coral reefs in Hawaii and the
United States Pacific Remote Island areas (Baker, Howland, Palmyra, Kingman, Jarvis,
Johnston, Wake) in 2008. Pages 213-224 in Status of coral reefs of the world: 2008
(Wilkinson C, ed.). Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network and Rainforest Research Centre,
Townsville, Australia.
Friedlander A, Aeby G, Brainard R, Brown E, Chaston K, Clark A, McGowan P, Montgomery
T, Walsh W, Williams I, Wiltse W. 2008. The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the Main
Hawaiian Islands. pp. 158-199. In: Waddell, J.E. and A.M. Clarke (eds), The State of Coral
Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2008. NOAA
Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 73. NOAA/NCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring
and Assessment’s Biogeography Team. Silver Spring, MD. 569 pp.
Friedlander A, Aeby G, Balwani S, Bowen B, Brainard R, Clark R, Kenyon J, Maragos J,
Meyer C, Vroom P, Zamzow J. 2008. The state of coral reef ecosystems of the northwestern
Hawaiian Islands. Pp. 270-311 In: Waddell, J.E. and A.M. Clarke (eds), The State of Coral
Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2008. NOAA
Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 73. NOAA/NCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring
and Assessment’s Biogeography Team. Silver Spring, MD. 569 pp.
Friedlander A.M. and Beets J. 2008. Temporal Trends in Reef Fish Assemblages inside Virgin
Islands National Park and around St. John, US Virgin Islands, 1988-2006. NOAA Technical
Memorandum NOS NCCOS 70.
Friedlander, A.M. and M.E. Monaco. 2007. Acoustic tracking of reef fishes to elucidate habitat
utilization patterns and residence times inside and outside marine protected areas in the US
Virgin Islands. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 63.
Beets, J.E., E. Brown and A. Friedlander. 2006. Inventory of marine vertebrate species and fishhabitat utilization patterns in coastal waters off four National Parks in Hawaii. National Park
Service, Inventory and Monitoring Program, Pacific Island Network, Hawaii Volcanoes
National Park, HI. 65 pp.
Friedlander, A.M., E.K. Brown, M.E. Monaco, and A. Clark. 2006. Fish Habitat Utilization
Patterns and Evaluation of the Efficacy of Marine Protected Areas in Hawaii: Integration of
NOAA Digital Benthic Habitats Mapping and Coral Reef Ecological Studies. NOAA
Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 23. 213 pp.
Menza, C., J. Ault, J. Beets, J. Bohnsack, C. Caldow, J. Christensen, A. Friedlander, C. Jeffrey,
M. Kendall, J. Luo, M. Monaco, S. Smith and K. Woody. 2006. A Guide to Monitoring Reef
Fish in the National Park Service’s South Florida/Caribbean Network. NOAA Technical
Memorandum NOS NCCOS 39. 166 pp.
Friedlander, A.M. and Brown, E.K. 2006. Hanalei benthic communities since 1992: spatial and
temporal tends in a dynamic Hawaiian coral reef ecosystem. Hawaii Cooperative Studies
Unit Technical Report HCSU-003. Hawaii Cooperative Studies Unit, Pacific Aquaculture
and Coastal Resources Center, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo.
Friedlander, A.M., G. Aeby, E. Brown, A. Clark, S. Coles, S. Dollar, C. Hunter, P. Jokiel, J.
Smith, B. Walsh, I. Williams, and W. Wiltse. 2005. The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of
the Main Hawaiian Islands. pp. 222-269. In: J. Waddell (ed.), The State of Coral Reef
Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2005. NOAA
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Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 11. NOAA/NCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring
and Assessment’s Biogeography Team. Silver Spring, MD.
Friedlander, A., Aeby, G., Brainard, R., Clark, A., DeMartini, E., Godwin, S., Kenyon, J.,
Kosaki, R., Maragos, J., and Vroom, P. 2005. The state of coral reef ecosystems of the
northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Pp. 270-311 In: J. Wadell (ed.), The state of coral reef
ecosystems of the United States and Pacific freely associated states: 2005 NOAA Technical
Memorandum NOS NCCOS 11. NOAA/NCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring and
Assessment’s Biogeography Team. Silver Spring, MD. 522 pp.
Friedlander, A., G. Aeby, R. Brainard, E. Brown, A. Clark, S. Coles, E. DeMartini, S. Dollar, S.
Godwin, C. Hunter, P. Jokiel, J. Kenyon, R. Kosaki, J. Maragos, P. Vroom, B. Walsh, I.
Williams, and W. Wiltse. 2004. Pages 411-430 In: Status of coral reefs in the Hawaiian
Archipelago. In “Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2004” (C. Wilkinson, ed.). Australian
Institute of Marine Science. Cape Ferguson, Queensland, and Dampier, Western Australia.
Monaco, M.E., Christensen, J.D., Friedlander, A.M., Kendall, M.S., and Caldow, C. 2003.
Quantifying habitat utilization patterns of U.S. Caribbean and Hawaii reef fish to define
MPA boundaries: the coupling of GIS and ecology. Proceedings of the 13th Biennial Coastal
Zone Conference. P. 1-6.
Friedlander, A.M. (ed.) 2004. Status of Hawaii’s coastal fisheries in the new millennium.
Proceedings of a symposium sponsored by the American Fisheries Society, Hawaii Chapter.
Honolulu, Hawaii.
Poepoe, K.K., Bartram, P.K., and Friedlander, A.M. 2003. The use of traditional Hawaiian
knowledge in the contemporary management of marine resources. Pages 328-339 in: Puttings
fishers’ knowledge to work (Haggan, N., Brignall, C., and Wood, L, eds.). Univ. British
Colombia Fisheries Centre Research Report 2003, Vol. 11, no. 1, 504 pp.
Brainard, R. A. Friedlander, D. Gulko, C. Hunter, R. Kelty and J. Maragos. Status of coral reef
in the Hawaiian Archipelago. 2002. Pages 237-250: In “Status of Coral Reefs of the World:
2002” (C. Wilkinson, ed.). Australian Institute of Marine Science. Cape Ferguson,
Queensland, and Dampier, Western Australia.
Birkeland, C. and A. Friedlander. 2002. The importance of refuges for reef fish replenishment
in Hawaii. The Hawaii Audubon Society Pacific Fisheries Coalition, Honolulu, Hawaii. 19
pp.
Gulko, D., J. Maragos, A. Friedlander, C. Hunter, and R. Brainard. 2000. Status of coral reef in
the Hawaiian Archipelago. Pages 219-238: In “Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2000”
(C. Wilkinson, ed.). Australian Institute of Marine Science. Cape Ferguson, Queensland, and
Dampier, Western Australia.
RECENT GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND PROJECTS (P.I or Co-P.I only)
2010-11 Life history of the endemic and commercially important Galapagos Grouper
(Mycteroperca olfax): Implications for fisheries management and marine protected
area design. Charles Darwin Foundation. PI. $40,000
2011-12 Ecosystem resilience to the introduction and spread of invasive species: Is there a role
for herbivore diversity and abundance and standing stock? An Insular Pacific regional
project. University Hawaii Seagrant Co-P.I. $343,000 (P.I. Rob Toonen, Univ.
Hawaii)
2010-11 Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) - A survey of the fisheries of West
Maui with emphasis on the Kahekili herbivore fisheries management area. P.I.
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2009-11
2008
2008-10
2008-12
2007-10
2007-08
2007
2006-08
2006-08
2006-10
1991-10
$30,000
Hawaii DAR, UH Sea Grant, NOAA PIRO, The Nature Conservancy – Hawaii
bonefish research and conservation program. P.I. $161,000
International Game Fish. Assoc – Movement of fishes at Palmyra and Kingman Atolls
using acoustic and satellite tagging P.I. $41,000
National Park Service - Ecological linkages between Virgin Islands Coral Reef
National Monument and Virgin Islands National Park. P.I. $120,000
Harold Castle Foundation - Assessing lay-gillnet regulations in protected and
unprotected areas on windward Oahu. P.I. $500,000
NOAA/NOS/NCCOS – Using remote sensing, GIS, and spatial ecology to develop
reef fish habitat suitability models in Hawaii. P.I. $210,000
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Fish nursery habitat information necessary for
no-take Marine Protected Areas in Hawaii. Co-P.I. - $24,600 (P.I. Todd Anderson, San
Diego State).
NOAA/OCRM and Hawaii DAR - Examination of life history characteristics of
fishery species in the Hawaiian Islands. Co-P.I. - $22,000 (P.I. Jason Turner, UH
Hilo).
National Park Service - Marine fish and fisheries vital signs for U.S. Pacific National
Parks. Co-P.I. – $105,000 (P.I. Jim Beets, UH Hilo).
NOAA/NOS/National Marine Sanctuary Program – Biogeographic assessment of the
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. P.I. - $125,000.
NOAA/NOS/NCCOS - Using acoustic telemetry to determine ecological linkages
between Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument and Virgin Islands National
Park. P.I. - $240,000.
National Park Service, USGS, and NOS. Long-term monitoring of reef fish
populations in Virgin Islands National Park. Co-P.I. - $250,000+ (P.I. – Jim Beets, U.
Hawaii, Hilo).
PAST GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND PROJECTS (P.I or Co-P.I only)
2006
Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council – Ecosystem-based fisheries
management for the Marianas Archipelago. P.I. - $25,000.
2005
NOAA/NOS/NCCOS - Integration of GIS and coral reef ecology to determine fish
habitat utilization patterns and evaluate the efficacy of Marine Protected Areas in
Hawaii. P.I. - $150,000.
2005
Wildlife Conservation Society – Design and function of a marine reserve network in
Namena, Fiji. P.I. $15,000
2004
National Park Service - Marine vertebrate inventory and ecological monitoring of
Hawaii’s national parks and monuments. Co-P.I. - $40,000 (P.I. Jim Beets, UH Hilo)
2004-5 US Geological Survey and UH Hilo – Temporal trends in Hanalei Bay, Kauai marine
benthic communities since 1992. P.I. - $25,000.
2004-5 NOAA and Hawaii DAR - Habitat characterization assessment and reef fish censuses
in selected sites, including Marine Protected Areas, in the main and northwestern
Hawaiian Islands. P.I. $210,000.
2002-06 The Nature Conservancy, Packard Foundation and Moore Foundation. Biology,
ecology, and management of bonefish and their predators at Palmyra Atoll. P.I. $270,000.
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2001-03 NOAA/ NOS/NCCOS. Comparison of habitat utilization and marine reserve
effectiveness between Caribbean and Pacific coral reef fish assemblages. P.I. $50,000
1999-02 World Bank and Center for Marine Conservation. Designing effective MPAs in
Seaflower International Biosphere Reserve, San Andres Archipelago, Colombia. P.I.
$45,000.
1999-00 Environmental Defense Fund and Save Our Seas. Incorporating biological information
into community-based watershed management, Haena, Kauai. P.I. $15,000.
1999-01 Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative/NOS/NOAA. Hawaii coral reef assessment and
monitoring program P.I. $15,000 (overall program P.I. – Paul Jokiel HIMB).
1998-01 Administration for Native Americans and Pacific American Foundation. Application
of Hawaiian traditions to community-based fishery management, Mo‘omomi Bay,
Moloka‘i. P.I. $25,000.
1997-02 URS and Mitsubishi Corp. Survey of the fisheries resources at Kiritimati Atoll for the
proposed Hope-X unmanned space shuttle landing site. P.I. $65,000.
1997
Caribbean Fishery Management Council. Evaluation of the spawning aggregation
closure for red hind (Epinephelus guttatus), St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Co-P.I.
$25,000 (P.I. Jim Beets, Jacksonville U.).
1996
Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council. Assessment of coral reef
resources in Hawaii for development of a fisheries management plan. P.I. $10,000.
1996
Div. Fish and Wildlife US Virgin Islands Govt. and USGS. Assessment and
management recommendations for queen conch in US Virgin Islands. P.I. $25,000.
1996
EA Engineering, Science, and Technology. Freshwater and marine resource inventory
of Hickam Air Force Base and satellite installations, Hawaii. P.I. $25,000
1995
USAID and Oregon State Univ. Sustainability of ornamental marine fish collection in
Sri Lanka. Co-P.I. $175,000 (P.I. Jim Beets, U. Richmond).
1994
USAID. Assessment and monitoring of reef fish in Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. P.I. $35,000.
1992-93 National Park Service/Univ. Hawaii Sea Grant. Assessment and monitoring of reef
fish in the proposed national park, Ofu Island, American Samoa. Co-PI - $15,000 (P.I.
Cindy Hunter, U. of Hawaii, Manoa).
Research Cruises
2011
Salas y Gomez and Easter Island. National Geographic Pristine Seas Project
2010
Demographics of reef fishes in the northern Line Islands, central Pacific. Scripps
Institution of Oceanography
2009
Coral reef ecosystem of Farquhar Atoll, Republic of the Seychelles. National
Geographic Society.
2009
Ecosystem examination of pristine coral reefs in the southern Line Islands.
National Geographic Society.
2009
Fish assemblage dynamics and movement patterns at Cocos Island, National
Geographic Society.
2008
Movement patterns and predator-prey dynamics at Palmyra and Kingman Atolls.
International Game Fish Association.
2007
Comprehensive ecosystem assessment of Kingman Atoll: a pristine predatordominated reef. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego State Univ., US Fish
and Wildlife Service, NOAA Fisheries, Univ. Florida, Smithsonian Institute.
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2005
2004
2004
2002
2001
2000
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1987
Baselines and Degradation of Coral Reefs in the Northern Line Islands. Scripps
Institution of Oceanography, San Diego State Univ., US Fish and Wildlife Service,
NOAA Fisheries, Univ. Florida, National Geographic Society
Multibeam mapping and ecological assessment of deep water reefs in the US Virgin
Islands. NOAA Biogeography Branch, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint
Hydrographic Center, U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, Virgin Islands
Fish and Wildlife, Univ. Virgin Islands
Rapid ecological assessment of US Phoenix Islands and Johnston Atoll. NOAA
Fisheries, US Fish/Wildlife Service, Univ. Hawaii, Boston University, Hawaii
Division of Aquatic Resources.
Rapid ecological assessment of Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. NOAA Fisheries,
NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program, Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources,
University of Hawaii Manoa, University of Hawaii Hilo.
Rapid ecological assessment of Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. NOAA Fisheries,
NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program, Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources,
University of Hawaii Manoa, University of Hawaii Hilo.
Rapid ecological assessment of Northwestern Hawaiian Islands NOAA Fisheries,
NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program, Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources,
University of Hawaii Manoa, University of Hawaii Hilo.
Swordfish stock assessment in the US Virgin Islands. NOAA Fisheries, Virgin Islands
Fish and Wildlife, Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources.
Deepwater assessment for golden crabs in the Gulf of Mexico using the submersible
Johnson SeaLink. University of Florida, Florida Sea Grant, NOAA Fisheries.
PAPERS PRESENTED – National and International Meeting (first author only)
2011
Lessons and recommendations in the site-based manual removal of an invasive coral
reef fish. Int. Marine Conservation Congress. Victoria, Canada
2009
Efficacy of marine protected areas in the Hawaiian Archipelago: importance of size,
habitat, and protection. Int. Marine Conservation Congress. Fairfax, Virginia.
2008
Complex ecological effects of fishing revealed using a new assemblage assessment
tool that relies on a large unfished reference area. 11th International Coral Reef
Symposium. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
2008
Ecology and predator-prey dynamics of fishes at Palmyra Atoll NWR. 89th annual
meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Pacific
Division, Waimea, Hawaii
2007
Habitat quality, size, and management determine the effectiveness of MPAs in Hawaii
for biodiversity conservation and fisheries replenishment. Western Society of
Naturalists. Ventura, California.
2006
Determining Fish Habitat Utilization Patterns and the Efficacy of Marine Protected
Areas in Hawaii via Integrated Coral Reef Ecosystem Mapping and Monitoring. 2006
Ocean Sciences Meeting, Am. Soc. Lim. Ocean. Honolulu.
2005
Coupling Ecology and GIS Technology to Evaluate the Efficacy of Marine Protected
Areas in Hawaii. International Marine Protected Areas Congress. Geloong, Australia.
2004
Marine protected areas and community-based fisheries management in Hawaii.
10th Inter. Coral Reef Symposium. Okinawa, Japan,
2002
Fishing down apex predators. Am. Fisheries Society Annual meeting. Baltimore, MD.
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2002
2001
2001
2001
2000
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1991
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
Community-based fisheries management and marine protected areas in Hawaii. 21st
Annual Pacific Islands Environmental Conference. Republic of Palau.
Wisdom of the moon calendar guides responsible fishing by a Hawaiian Homestead
community. Putting Fishers’ Knowledge to Work. University of British Colombia.
Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Effects of habitat and management strategies on the efficacy of marine protected areas in the
Hawaiian archipelago. 2nd Symposium on Marine Conservation Biology. San Francisco State
University San Francisco, California.
Validating traditional knowledge concerning the harvest of marine resources using the
Hawaiian moon calendar. Building Bridges with Traditional Knowledge. Honolulu,
Hawaii.
Application of Hawaiian traditions to community-based fishery management. 9th
International Coral Reef Symposium. Bali, Indonesia.
Contribution of hatchery releases to the recreational fishery for Pacific threadfin in
Hawaii. Aquaculture America Annual meeting. New Orleans.
Essential fish habitat and effective design of marine reserves. First International
Conference on marine Ornamentals. Kailua-Kona, Hawaii..
The role of habitat complexity in structuring coral reef fish assemblages. Mote Inter.
Symposium on Essential Fish Habitat and Marine Reserves. Sarasota, Florida.
Sidescan sonar mapping of benthic trawl tracks on the shelf and slope off Eureka,
California. 10th Western Groundfish Conference. Asilomar, California. February.
Fisheries harvest and standing stock in a Hawaiian bay. 8th International Coral Reef
Symposium. Panama City, Panama.
Effects of fish aggregating device design and location on fishing success in the U.S.
Virgin Islands. Fifth International Conference on Artificial Habitats for Fisheries.
Long Beach, California.
Spatial and temporal variations in stock abundance of Queen Conch (Strombus gigas)
in the U.S. Virgin Islands. 1st Latin American Malacology Congress, Caracas,
Venezuela.
Results of recreational billfish tournaments in the Virgin Islands, 1983-89. 43rd annual
Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Miami, Florida.
A comparison of fishing methods associated with fish aggregating devices off Puerto
Rico. 42nd annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
The use of artificial habitats to enhance fisheries in the U.S. Virgin Islands. 41st annual
Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Fishing methods for FADs in Puerto Rico. Virginia Academy of Science annual
meeting. Norfolk, Virginia.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
2010
Coastal and marine spatial planning for Hawaii and the Pacific Islands. USGS Coastal
and Marine Spatial Planning workshop for the western US. Sausalito, CA.
2009
A review of the paradigm shifts in our approaches to understanding and managing our
ecosystems. NSF Virgin Islands EPSCOR Conference Keynote Address. Univ. of the
Virgin Islands.
2009
Effects of fishing on coral reef ecosystems. US Geological Survey, Reston, VA.
2008
Criterios Para el Diseño de Areas Marinas Protegidas (MPAs): la Conservación de
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2008
2008
2008
2008
2008
2008
2007
2007
2007
2006
2006
2005
2003
2004
2002
2001
1999
1999
1999
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Biodiversidad y la Función del Ecosistema. Charles Darwin Research Station. Puerto
Arroyo, Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands
Design criteria for marine protected areas: conserving biodiversity and ecosystem
function. Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
Coral reef fisheries: lessons from the past, hope for the future. American Samoa Coral
Reef Fisheries Workshop. Pago Pago, American Samoa
US Pacific Remote Islands coral reefs ecosystems. Presidential Commission on Pacific
Marine Conservation Areas. Honolulu, Hawaii
Overfishing of Caribbean and Pacific coral reefs and potential solutions. US Coral
Reef Task Force. Kona, Hawaii
The state of Hawaii’s coral reefs. Leeward Community College. Pearl City, Hawaii
The complex effects of fishing on coral reefs: a tale of 2 oceans. Hawaii Pacific
University, Kaneohe, Hawaii.
Primer on the design of marine protected areas. Pew workshop on the design of marine
protected areas for seamounts and the abyssal nodule province in Pacific high seas.
East-West Center. Honolulu, Hawaii.
Declining coral reef fisheries resources and the efficacy of marine protected areas in
the Hawaiian Archipelago. Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii, Manoa.
Biogeographic assessments, coral reef fish habitat utilization, and the effective design
of marine protected areas. Palau International Coral Reef Center. Koror, Palau.
Efficacy of MPAs and top-down control of coral reef ecosystems. Duke University
Summer Program. Duke Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, North Carolina.
Maintaining marine biodiversity and fisheries using place-based ecosystem
management. University of Western Australia, Postgraduate Summer Program.
Rotttnest Island, Western Australia.
Marine protected area design and function for biodiversity conservation and fisheries
management. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias, Spain.
Marine protected areas and community-based fisheries management in Hawaii.
Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Station Marine Conservation Biology Seminar
Series. Pacific Grove, California.
Designing Marine protected areas in Hawaii for fisheries and conservation. University
of California at Santa Barbara. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine
Biology.
Using marine protected areas and community-based fisheries management to conserve
biodiversity and enhance fisheries in Hawaii. NOAA, National Ocean Service, Silver
Springs, Maryland.
Design and function of marine protected areas in Hawaii and the US Caribbean.
NOAA, National Ocean Service, Silver Springs, Maryland.
Management of nearshore fisheries in Hawaii. Facultad Recursos Del Mar,
Universidad De Antofagasta, Chile.
Coral reef ecosystem protection in Hawaii and the US Virgin Islands. Third Meeting
of the US Coral Reef Task Force. St. Croix, Virgin Islands.
Impact of fishing and other extractive uses on coral reef ecosystems. Second Meeting
of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force. Maui, Hawaii.
Fisheries habitat enhancement in the Virgin Islands. University of the Virgin Islands
St. Thomas, V.I.
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PAPERS PRESENTED – Hawaii meetings
2009
Effects of fishing and conservation on Pacific coral reef ecosystems. Hawaii Sigma Xi
seminar series. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
2006
Efficacy of marine protected areas in the Hawaiian Archipelago. 4th Hawaii Aquatics
Conference. Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
2004
Ecological effects of fishing on coral reef fish assemblages in the Hawaiian
Archipelago. Northwestern Hawaiian Islands’ Third Scientific Symposium. Honolulu,
2003
Importance of spatial management to Hawaii’s coastal fisheries. U.S. Coral Reef Task
Force Local Action Strategy on Overfishing. Kaneohe, Oahu,
2004
The use of MPAs and community managed areas for fisheries conservation in Hawaii.
3rd Hawaii Aquatics Conference, Maui
2003
Ecological and cultural importance of Hawaiian coral reefs. Workshop on coral reefs
and land-based pollution. Honolulu,
2001
Marine management areas in the state of Hawaii. 2nd Hawaii Aquatics Conference.
Waianae, Hawaii.
2001
Summary of status of coastal fisheries in Hawaii. 1st Hawaii Aquatics Conference.
Waianae, Hawaii.
2001
MPAs and Community-based Management. Fisheries 2001 Symposium. Hawaii
Chapter American Fisheries Society. University of Hawaii at Manoa Campus Center.
2001
Apex predators: ulua. Fisheries 2001 Symposium. Hawaii Chapter American Fisheries
Society. University of Hawaii at Manoa Campus Center.
2000
Traditional community-based fisheries management in Hawaii. Hawaii Aquatics
Conference. Kaneohe, Hawaii.
1995
Seasonal variation in a coral reef fish assemblage on an exposed shoreline. 2Oth
Annual Albert L. Tester Memorial Symposium. Dept. Zoology, Univ. Hawaii.
1993
Spatial and temporal variations in stock abundance of Queen Conch (Strombus gigas)
in the U.S. Virgin Islands. 18th Annual Albert L. Tester Memorial Symposium. Dept.
Zoology, Univ. Hawaii.
1992
Hurricane disturbance and recovery of a Caribbean coral reef fish community. 17th
Annual Albert L. Tester Memorial Symposium. Dept. Zoology, Univ. Hawaii.
PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES
2011
French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity, Center for Synthesis and Analysis on
Biodiversity - Modeling Species-Abundance
2007
US Global Climate Change Science Program – MPA Working Group
2007 The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii – Board of Trustees Conservation Committee
2005 US Coral Reef Task Force Hawaii Fishing Local Action Strategy Steering Committee
2005 Western Pacific Reg. Fisheries Management Council – MPA Working Group (Chair)
2002 International Union for the Conservation of Nature Coral Reef Fishes Specialist Group
2002-04 National Park Service Pacific Marine Environment Working Group
2001-2 Hawaii Legislative Working Group on marine protected areas/marine managed areas
2000-02 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council
2000-03 NOAA Coral Reef Monitoring Working Group
1999 Western Pacific Reg. Fisheries Management Council - Coral Reef Ecosystem Planning Team
1999-02 Marine steering committee, Secretariat for Conservation Biology, Univ. of Hawaii
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American Fisheries Society-Hawaii Chapter- President-(2002), Secretary (1999)
AWARDS
2006 – Duke University Distinguished Conservation Scholar
2002 - Hawaii Audubon Society Program Award
2002 - US Coral Reef Task Force Award for authorship of nationwide report on US coral reefs
PUBLIC SERVICE
2011 Molokini Marine Life Conservation District Advisory Committee
2011 - Hanalei Natural Heritage River Science Advisory Committee
2010- Maui Nui Coral Reef Recovery Team
2010 - Maunalua Bay Science Advisory Committee
REVIEWER FOR PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS
Aquatic Biology, Aquatic Living Resources, Biological Conservation, Conservation Biology, Current
Biology, Ecology, Ecological Applications, Ecological Monographs, Environmental Biology of Fishes,
Environmental Conservation, Environmental Management, Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Sciences,
Fishery Bulletin, Fisheries Research, Gulf and Caribbean Research, Hydrobiologia, ICES Journal of
Marine Science, Journal of Coastal Research, Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of Fish Biology,
Marine Ecology Progress Series, Narien Environmental Research, Marine and Freshwater Research,
North American Journal of Fisheries Management, Pacific Science, Proceedings of the Gulf and
Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Reviews in Fisheries Science, The
Professional Geographer, Zoological Studies
REVIEWER FOR PROPOSALS AND PROGRAMS
National Geography Society, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (National
Marine Fisheries Service, National Undersea Research Program, National Ocean Service-Coastal Oceans
Program, National Ocean Service - Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment), Center for Tropical
and Subtropical Aquaculture, University of Puerto Rico Sea Grant College Program, University of
Hawaii Sea Grant Program.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Fisheries Society, American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists, American
Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Hawaii
Academy of Science, International Society for Reef Studies, Organization of Tropical Fisheries
Scientists, Sigma Xi, Society for Conservation Biology
LEGISLATIVE BRIEFINGS
2007 Hawaii State Senate Water and Land Committee – Declining marine resources and the
need for spatial management in Hawaii.
2004 Hawaii State Senate Energy, Environment, and International Affairs Committee – Using
marine protected areas in Hawaii to conserve and enhance coastal resources.
2003 Hawaii State Senate Energy, Environment, and International Affairs Committee – Theory
and practice of marine protected areas: implications for Hawaii.
2002 Hawaii State House of Representatives Water, Land, & Ocean Resources Committee –
Status of Hawaii coastal fisheries in the new millennium.
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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CLASSES TAUGHT
ZOOL 466 – Fisheries Science: This course is about the exploitation and management of marine
fisheries throughout the world with special emphasis on Hawaii and other Pacific Islands. It
combines a study of the fishing techniques and methods, basic biological notions of the main
exploited species and the statistics of their landings by volume and value. The concepts of
fisheries population dynamics or stock assessment (growth, fishing effort, catchability, mortality,
recruitment, and yield) will all be discussed. The course also examines important fisheries of the
region (e.g., reef and tuna fisheries…) addressing biological, economic and social concerns and
the interplay between them. Lectures will also focus on advanced topics in the ecology of marine
ecosystems and the role of fishing in ecosystem function.
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, GUEST LECTURER
Marine Ecology and Evolution (Zool 301 – Faucci) – Spring 10
Marine Protected Areas and Ecosystem-based Management (SOEST 699) – Fall 08
Ocean Policy Seminar (SOEST 735 - Rieser) – Spring 08
Coastal and Marine Geography (GEOG 765 – Szuster) - Fall 06
Marine Conservation Biology (ZOOL Wilcox/Kinzie) – Spring 05
Ecological Ethnobotany (BOT 444 – Ticktin) – Spring 03, Spring 04, Spring 05
Conservation Biology (ZOOL 770 – Conant) – Spring 03, Spring 04, Fall 09
Ocean Policy Seminar (SOEST 735 - Hunter) – Spring 99
GUEST LECTURES – OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Fish Biology – Univ. California, Santa Barbara – Fall 07
Marine Biology – Chaminade University, Hawaii – Spring 97
Aquaculture – Hawaii Pacific University, Hawaii - Spring 04, 05, 06
Marine Conservation Biology - Duke University – Spring 06, 07
Conservation Biology and Policy – Duke University – Summer 06
GRADUATE STUDENT COMMITTEES
Bret Schumacker – Ph.D. – U. Hawaii – Zoology (Chair) (2011)
Tim Clark – Ph.D. – U. Hawaii – Zoology (Chair) (2010)
Mary Donovan – M.S. – U. Hawaii – Zoology (Chair)
Paolo Usseglio – Ph.D. - U. Hawaii – Zoology (Chair)
Haruko Koike - Ph.D. - U. Hawaii – Zoology (Chair)
Heather Ylitalo-Ward - U. Hawaii - Zoology
Illy Iglesias – M.S. – U. Hawaii - Zoology
Jamie Gove – Ph.D. – U. Hawaii - Oceanography
Emma Kabua – M.S. – Hawaii Pacific University – Marine Science
Lisa Wedding – Ph.D. – U. Hawaii - Geography
Lisa Wedding - MS – U. Hawaii - Geography (2006)
Kimberly Harding – MS – Hawaii Pacific University – Marine Science (2010)
Brenda Asuncion – MS – Hawaii Pacific University – Marine Science (2009)
Elizabeth Macloud – MS – U. Hawaii – Geography (2007)
Naushad Yakub – MS – Univ. South Pacific – Marine Studies (Co-chair)
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EXTERNAL EXAMINER
Tim Alexander – Ph.D. – University of Tasmania (2010)
Kyle Ryan – Ph.D. – U. Western Australia (2008)
Brenton Chatfield – Ph.D. – U. Western Australia (2008)
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES
Graduate Admissions Committee – U. Hawaii, Zoology – 2009-10
Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, U. Hawaii, Graduate Education – 2001-02
LANGUAGES
Tongan - good (Foreign Service Institute score = 3+)
Spanish – conversational
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