The deep-slope bottomfish fishery in Hawaii concentrates
primarily on catching high valued snapper species, a few
species of papio and ulua (jacks), and a single species of
grouper. The prized Deep 7 bottomfish species include
onaga (Etelis coruscans), ehu (E.
carbunculus), opakapaka (Pristipomoides
filamentosus), kalekale (P. sieboldii),
lehi (Aphareus rutilans), gindai (P.
zonatus) and hapuupuu (Epinephelus quernus).
Additional species of Hawaii bottomfish that are
federally regulated include uku (Aprion
virescens), white ulua (Caranx ignobilis),
black ulua (C. lugubris), butaguchi
(Pseudocaranx dentex), taape (Lutjanus
kasmira), yellow tail kalekale (Pristipomoides
auricilla) and kahala (Seriola dumerili).
These species together are collectively known as the
Bottomfish Management Unit Species (BMUS).
- Deep 7 Identification Cards (pdf)
- Deep 7 Identification Video (mov)
- Deep 7 Identification Training – Long Version (pdf)
- Deep 7 Identification Training – Short Version (pdf)
- Federal Bottomfish Management Unit Species (pdf)
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