Pasco banks
| Pacso Seamount | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 13°05′00″S 174°25′00″E / 13.083333°S 174.416667°E |
The Pasco Banks (also known as Pasco Seamount
Location
The Pasco Banks seamount formation is located 13° 05' 00" S
Discovery and Prehistoric Fishing
Seafaring
Historical Fishing
While Polynesians once fished the Pasco Banks regularly, the area is largely devoid of commercial fishing ventures today. The Samoan Fisheries Department reports several fishing ventures at the Pasco Banks beginning in 1979 but the remote location and concerns about profitability and sustainability resulted in most projects being cancelled by 1985.[7]
Modern Sport Fishing
Fishing expeditions to the Pasco Banks are often arranged through private chartered outfits based in Samoa and Vanuatu.[8] The most abundant catches are reported to be Dogtooth tuna, wahoo, skipjack tuna, marlin, yellowfin tuna and sailfish.
References
- ^ "IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names:Pasco Seamount". Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ 1980. Natland, James. "The Progression of Volcanism in the Samoan Linear Volcanic Chain," American Journal of Science, 280(A):709-735
- ^ National Geospatial Intelligence Agency; http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-240774&fid=6440&c=undersea_features
- ^ 2004. Hart et al. "Genesis of the Western Samoa Seamount Province," Earth & Planetary Science, 227:37-56.
- ^ 1895. Stair, J.B. "Flotsam & Jetsam. . . Early Samoan Voyages," Journal of the Polynesian Society, 4:99-131.
- ^ 1995. Kramer, Augustin. "The Samoa Islands, Vol. II," Polynesian Press
- ^ 1987. Robert Gillet & Taniela Sua. "FAO/UNDP Regional Fishery Support Programme, Field Document 87/6
- ^ 2009. Cooper, Steve. "Vanuatu offers affordable game fishing with reliable returns for your effort," Sunday Herald Sun