length-based assessment of coral reef fish populations in the main and northwestern hawaiian islands. | the coral reef fish community of hawaii is composed of hundreds of species, supports a multimillion dollar fishing and tourism industry, and is of great cultural importance to the local population. however, a major stock assessment of hawaiian coral reef fish populations has not yet been conducted. here we used the robust indicator variable "average length in the exploited phase of the population ([formula: see text])", estimated from size composition data from commercial fisheries trip reports ... | 2015 | 26267473 |