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Figure t 
Time series of shore-based fishery landings in Guam for the period 1985-2012 in 
metric tons (t) per gear type based on expanded data provided by the Western Pacific 
Fisheries Information Network of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center. 
Landings of pelagic bait fishes are excluded from the catches for hook-and-line fish- 
ing. Net fishing includes fishing with a cast net, gill net, surround net, and drag net, 
and spear fishing includes fishing with both scuba and snorkel spear. The gear type of 
the category “other methods” includes gears used in gleaning invertebrates and algae. 
The black line represents the 3-year mean of the catches summed over all gear types. 
Around Guam for the period 1985-2012, time series (A) of landings for the shore-based hook-and-line fishery based on 
expanded data provided by the Western Pacific Fisheries Information Network of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries 
Science Center and (B) of hook-and-line catch per unit of effort (CPUE) based on data from shore-based creel surveys 
conducted by the Guam Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources. Landings of pelagic bait fishes were excluded 
from data represented by the gray dashed line in graph A. Values of CPUE are given in kilograms per gear hour (gh). 
feeders (predominantly goatfishes and emperors [Leth- 
rinus spp.]) made up >40% of the total catch (Table 
3). In comparison with catch data from the late 1980s, 
data for 2007-2012 showed a shift from the largest 
group being target browsers to the largest group be- 
ing pelagic bait fishes. In general, the relative con- 
tribution of bait fishes increased over time, with bait 
fishes making up as much as 72.6% of the total catch 
(in 2012). The humphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon mu- 
ricatum ) was reported only in catches in 1985, and the 
humphead wrasse ( Cheilinus undulatus) was reported 
in, on average, 0.4% of the catches during the period 
1985-1990 but dropped to <0.1% of catches during 
the period 2007-2012. Roving piscivores, on the other 
