In the second section, fishery management issues are defined as a mixture of problems and opportunities. A conceptual model of the natural history of fishery management problems is discussed. Fishermen's perceptions of management issues are presented against this framework. Problem categories include overfishing, resource depletion, competition, and pollution and waste. Finally, fishermen's cognitions of pelagic species are reported.
Results suggest that cognitive differences mirror fishing styles.
Section 6.0 remarks on the relevance of findings for management of the pelagic fishery. In particular, this study will be useful in the development of a monitoring system for classifying fishing styles and motivations. This is needed to improve measurements of fishing activities required for the determination of optimum yield, and also to determine the consequences of policy decisions for the cultural and social condition of the fishery. It is further hoped that concepts presented in this study will be of use to social scientists who plan fishery research in the Western Pacific. Appendices to this report include an annotated bibliography of related troll and handline surveys in Hawai'i and reproductions of corresponding survey instruments, and an introduction to the study of local knowledge, among other materials.