Estimates of non-U.S. longline interactions with Hawaiʻi pelagic false killer whales Pseudorca crassidens within the assessment area 2012– 2024

This report quantifies non-U.S. longline fishing effort and associated false killer whale Pseudorca crassidens (FKW) interactions within the Hawaiʻi pelagic FKW assessment area from 2012 to 2024. Coarse-resolution regional fisheries management organization effort data were apportioned to the assessment area using Global Fishing Watch vessel activity data, and FKW interactions were estimated by applying Hawaiʻi deep-set longline (DSLL) observer program interaction rates to non-U.S. effort.