. . . Western Pacific Invertebrate Fisheries 



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ISSUES 



Management of the spiny and slipper 

 lobsters is difficult because the number of 

 young lobsters entering the fishery each 

 year varies widely. We need to know the 

 cause of this variation so we can predict it. 



Preliminary research suggests that annual 

 variation in current flow along the Hawaiian 

 ridge may be the cause, but we need to 

 pursue these studies to verify this 

 hypothesis. 



