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On North Pacific circulation and associated marine debris concentration by Howell, Evan A., Bograd, Steven J., Morishige, Carey, Seki, Michael P., Polovina, Jeffrey J.

“…► We review major circulation patterns and convergence zones in the North Pacific. ► We discuss mechanisms for marine debris concentration, transport, and…”
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The transition zone chlorophyll front, a dynamic global feature defining migration and forage habitat for marine resources by POLOVINA, Jeffrey J, HOWELL, Evan, KOBAYASHI, Donald R, SEKI, Michael P

“…Pelagic ecosystem dynamics on all temporal scales may be driven by the dynamics of very specialized oceanic habitats. One such habitat is the basin-wide…”
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Oceanographic investigation of the American Samoa albacore (Thunnus alalunga) habitat and longline fishing grounds by DOMOKOS, RÉKA, SEKI, MICHAEL P., POLOVINA, JEFFREY J., HAWN, DONALD R.

“…The American Samoa fishing ground is a dynamic region with strong mesoscale eddy activity and temporal variability on scales of <1 week. Seasonal and…”
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Impact of a cyclonic eddy on phytoplankton community structure and photosynthetic competency in the subtropical North Pacific Ocean by VAILLANCOURT, Robert D, MARRA, John, SEKI, Michael P, PARSONS, Michael L, BIDIGARE, Robert R

“…A synoptic spatial examination of the eddy Haulani (17-20 November 2000) revealed a structure typical of Hawaiian cyclonic eddies with divergent surface flow…”
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The Transition Zone Chlorophyll Front updated: Advances from a decade of research by Polovina, Jeffrey J., Howell, Evan A., Kobayashi, Donald R., Seki, Michael P.

“…•The Transition Zone Chlorophyll Front (TZCF) is a basin-scale North Pacific biological front.•The TZCF is a site of enhanced phytoplankton net community…”
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Hawaii cyclonic eddies and blue marlin catches: The case study of the 1995 Hawaiian international Billfish Tournament by SEKI, Michael P, LUMPKIN, Rick, FLAMENT, Pierre

“…The combination of prevailing northeasterly tradewinds and island topography results in the formation of vigorous, westward propagating cyclonic eddies in the…”
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An oceanographic characterization of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) longline fishing grounds in the springtime subtropical North Pacific by Seki, Michael P., Polovina, Jeffrey J., Kobayashi, Donald R., Bidigare, Robert R., Mitchum, Gary T.

“…During January–May, surface manifestation of multiple, individual basin‐scale fronts accentuate the central North Pacific Subtropical Frontal Zone (STFZ)…”
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Forage and migration habitat of loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles in the central North Pacific Ocean by Polovina, Jeffrey J., Balazs, George H., Howell, Evan A., Parker, Denise M., Seki, Michael P., Dutton, Peter H.

“…Satellite telemetry from 26 loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and 10 olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles captured and released from pelagic longline…”
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Vertical movements of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) associated with islands, buoys, and seamounts near the main Hawaiian Islands from archival tagging data by Musyl, Michael K., Brill, Richard W., Boggs, Christofer H., Curran, Daniel S., Kazama, Thomas K., Seki, Michael P.

“…To learn more about the movement patterns of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), we deployed archival tags on 87 fish ranging in fork length from 50 to 154 cm…”
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Shark bycatch in the Japanese high seas squid driftnet fishery in the North Pacific Ocean by McKinnell, Skip, Seki, Michael P

“…From the late 1970s to 1992, large-scale pelagic driftnet fisheries in the North Pacific targeted flying squid ( Ommastrephes bartrami), tunas and billfishes…”
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Turtles on the edge: movement of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) along oceanic fronts, spanning longline fishing grounds in the central North Pacific, 1997-1998 by Polovina, Jeffrey J., Kobayashi, Donald R., Parker, Denise M., Seki, Michael P., Balazs, George H.

“…Nine juvenile loggerhead sea turtles tracked during 1997 and 1998 in the central North Pacific by satellite telemetry all travelled westward, against…”
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Biological enhancement at cyclonic eddies tracked with GOES Thermal Imagery in Hawaiian waters by Seki, Michael P., Polovina, Jeffrey J., Brainard, Russell E., Bidigare, Robert R., Leonard, Carrie L., Foley, David G.

“…In November 1999, ship and satellite platforms were used to track, target and map the vertical and horizontal structure of two cyclonic eddies in the lee of…”
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Influence of a cyclonic eddy on microheterotroph biomass and carbon export in the lee of Hawaii by Bidigare, Robert R., Benitez-Nelson, Claudia, Leonard, Carrie L., Quay, Paul D., Parsons, Michael L., Foley, David G., Seki, Michael P.

“…A multi‐platform sampling strategy was used to investigate carbon cycling in a cold‐core eddy that formed in the lee of Hawaii during September 2000…”
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Arcane epipelagic fishes of the subtropical North Pacific and factors associated with their distribution by McKinnell, Skip, Seki, Michael P.

“…•New study of zoogeography of epipelagic fish species in the N. Pacific subtropics.•Species composition in driftnet catches was predictable between…”
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Special issue on the advances in understanding of the North Pacific subtropical front ecosystem by McKinnell, Skip, Seki, Michael P., Ichii, Taro

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Interannual mesoscale physical and biological variability in the North Pacific Central Gyre by LEONARD, Carrie L, BIDIGARE, Robert R, SEKI, Michael P, POLOVINA, Jeffrey J

“…Springtime composites of surface chlorophyll a (chl) from the SeaWiFS instrument show a sharp increase in chl standing stock (from similar to 0.1 to 0.3 mg m…”
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An intercomparison of the taxonomic and size composition of tropical macrozooplankton and micronekton collected using three sampling gears by Kwong, Lian E., Pakhomov, Evgeny A., Suntsov, Andrey V., Seki, Michael P., Brodeur, Richard D., Pakhomova, Larisa G., Domokos, Réka

“…A micronekton intercalibration experiment was conducted off the southwest coast of Oahu Island, Hawaii in October 2004. Day and night samples were collected in…”
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Length-based risk analysis of management options for the southern Florida USA multispecies coral reef fish fishery by Ault, Jerald S., Smith, Steven G., Johnson, Matthew W., Grove, Laura Jay W., Bohnsack, James A., DiNardo, Gerard T., McLaughlin, Caroline, Ehrhardt, Nelson M., McDonough, Vanessa, Seki, Michael P., Miller, Steven L., Luo, Jiangang, Blondeau, Jeremiah, Crosby, Michael P., Simpson, Glenn, Monaco, Mark E., Pollock, Clayton G., Feeley, Michael W., Acosta, Alejandro

“…Exploitation impacts and management options for 15 coral reef fish species central to the commercial and recreational fisheries of the southern Florida USA…”
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Variation in phytoplankton composition between two North Pacific frontal zones along 158°W during winter–spring 2008–2011 by Howell, Evan A., Bograd, Steven J., Hoover, Aimee L., Seki, Michael P., Polovina, Jeffrey J.

“…Data from three research cruises along the 158°W meridian through the North Pacific Subtropical Frontal Zone (STF) during spring 2008, 2009, and 2011 were used…”
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Towards fishery-independent biomass estimation for Hawaiian Islands deepwater snappers by Ault, Jerald S., Smith, Steven G., Richards, Benjamin L., Yau, Annie J., Langseth, Brian J., O’Malley, Joseph M., Boggs, Christofer H., Seki, Michael P., DiNardo, Gerard T.

“…The Hawaiian deep-slope (75–400 m) Deep7 bottomfish fishery consists of seven (i.e., six snappers and one grouper) species. This study developed a sampling…”
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