Estimation of Bycatch with Bony Fish, Sharks, and Rays in the 2024 Hawaiʻi Permitted Shallow-set Longline Fishery

The observed numbers were derived using the Longline Observer Data System (Pacific Islands Regional Office, 2025). Observers were deployed on 100% of shallow-set trips in 2024, and the recorded observed bycatch numbers are the estimated bycatch for the fishery. On very rare occasions, the entire haul back was not observed; consequently, there may be a small amount of measurement error in some of the estimates.