Analysis of the depletion of bottom fishes at the 2% bank, American Samoa
Moffitt RB. 1989. Analysis of the depletion of bottom fishes at the 2% bank, American Samoa. MRF-002-89H. Southwest Fisheries Center. Honolulu, Hawaii
Shallow bottom fishery showed no signs of depletion but deep snapper fishery at 2 % banks showed drastic depletion; highly susceptible to overfishing due to biology of species fished; does offer opportunity to see recovery of stocks that are now depleted.