High seas accessed by Guam (USA): 1950

This reflects the year that the Sea Around Us project set as the first year in which fishing vessels from this country engaged in fishing in High Seas waters (water beyond the boundaries of Exclusive Economic Zones). If you have knowledge and data that would support an earlier or later year to be specified, please advise us of this via feedback.

Other EEZs accessed by Guam (USA): n/a

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Start year: End year:

Year	Mean trophic level	Mean max. length (cm)	FiB Index	Expansion factor
1950	3.66	104.3	0	1
1951	3.72	105.1	0.27	1.31
1952	3.7	104.8	0.18	1.2
1953	3.65	108.8	0.05	1.05
1954	3.75	109.7	0.36	1.43
1955	3.75	111	0.38	1.46
1956	3.76	111.7	0.39	1.48
1957	3.77	111.5	0.38	1.46
1958	3.87	112	0.76	2.14
1959	3.9	112	0.88	2.41
1960	3.75	114.6	0.21	1.23
1961	3.89	113.8	0.76	2.14
1962	3.92	114.5	0.9	2.46
1963	3.82	115.3	0.5	1.65
1964	3.89	114.1	0.83	2.29
1965	3.85	118.6	0.64	1.9
1966	4.04	121.7	1.36	3.9
1967	3.99	123.6	1.09	2.97
1968	3.98	128.1	1.04	2.83
1969	4	126.3	1.1	3
1970	4.08	143.9	1.47	4.35
1971	4.11	139.8	1.67	5.31
1972	4.12	142.8	1.71	5.53
1973	4.14	137.2	1.89	6.62
1974	4.23	131.8	2.54	12.68
1975	4.2	143.7	2.21	9.12
1976	4.22	141.2	2.4	11.02
1977	3.57	111.3	-0.91	0.4
1978	3.57	111.4	-0.95	0.39
1979	3.57	111.4	-0.97	0.38
1980	3.69	114	-0.7	0.5
1981	4.02	138.3	0.64	1.9
1982	4.12	133.2	1.15	3.16
1983	4.27	137.1	2.54	12.68
1984	4.3	131.3	2.62	13.74
1985	4.28	127.5	2.3	9.97
1986	4.3	131.3	2.47	11.82
1987	4.3	150.9	2.48	11.94
1988	4.26	121.4	1.94	6.96
1989	4.28	132.5	1.99	7.32
1990	4.3	137.1	2.19	8.94
1991	4.29	119.8	2.38	10.8
1992	4.27	129.1	2.05	7.77
1993	4.3	122.4	2.27	9.68
1994	4.33	135.8	3.29	26.84
1995	4.31	122.3	3.16	23.57
1996	4.31	124.9	3.08	21.76
1997	4.32	136.9	3.26	26.05
1998	4.32	132.5	3.37	29.08
1999	4.32	125.2	3.6	36.6
2000	4.32	126.5	3.17	23.81
2001	4.32	126.9	3.1	22.2
2002	4.33	126.6	3.11	22.42
2003	4.33	133	2.07	7.92
2004	4.31	134.8	1.86	6.42
2005	4.31	128.2	1.66	5.26
2006	4.28	124.4	1.89	6.62

TL	SLMax(cm)	Common Name	Scientific Name
4.57999992370605	287	Striped marlin	Tetrapturus audax
4.5	279	Indo-Pacific sailfish	Istiophorus platypterus
4.5	219	Bigeye tuna	Thunnus obesus
4.5	115	Flat needlefish	Ablennes hians
4.5	156	Greater amberjack	Seriola dumerili
4.5	179	Great barracuda	Sphyraena barracuda
4.5	105	Bigeye trevally	Caranx sexfasciatus
4.5	88	Doublespotted queenfish	Scomberoides lysan
4.5	189	Shortbill spearfish	Tetrapturus angustirostris
4.5	60	Squaretail coralgrouper	Plectropomus areolatus
4.5	40	Sixblotch hind	Cephalopholis sexmaculata
4.5	53	White-edged lyretail	Variola albimarginata
4.48999977111816	118	Ruby snapper	Etelis carbunculus
4.48999977111816	449	Swordfish	Xiphias gladius
4.48999977111816	109	Bluefin trevally	Caranx melampygus
4.48999977111816	48	Obtuse barracuda	Sphyraena obtusata
4.48999977111816	120	Leopard coralgrouper	Plectropomus leopardus
4.48000001907349	62	Island trevally	Carangoides orthogrammus
4.48000001907349	50	Peacock hind	Cephalopholis argus
4.47714281082153	367	Billfishes	Istiophoridae
4.46999979019165	93	Kawakawa	Euthynnus affinis
4.46999979019165	132	Hound needlefish	Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus
4.46500015258789	122	Needlefishes	Tylosurus
4.46000003814697	367	Black marlin	Makaira indica
4.46000003814697	410	Indo-Pacific blue marlin	Makaira mazara
4.46000003814697	98	Flame snapper	Etelis coruscans
4.40333318710327	179	Barracudas	Sphyraena
4.40000009536743	227	Wahoo	Acanthocybium solandri
4.38500022888184	164	Amberjacks	Seriola
4.38000011444092	122	Needlefishes	Belonidae
4.38000011444092	45	Flowery flounder	Bothus mancus
4.36999988555908	172	Common dolphinfish	Coryphaena hippurus
4.3600001335144	38	Coral hind	Cephalopholis miniata
4.34999990463257	108	Skipjack tuna	Katsuwonus pelamis
4.34000015258789	231	Yellowfin tuna	Thunnus albacares
4.32999992370605	60	Yellow-edged lyretail	Variola louti
4.30999994277954	136	Albacore	Thunnus alalunga
4.29699993133545	56	Lizardfishes	Synodontidae
4.28000020980835	482	Bluntnose sixgill shark	Hexanchus griseus
4.26999998092651	52	Onespot snapper	Lutjanus monostigma
4.2622218132019	150	Mackerels tunas and bonitos	Scombridae
4.24176502227783	207	Requiem sharks	Carcharhinidae
4.21999979019165	170	Giant trevally	Caranx ignobilis
4.21750020980835	125	Gymnothorax	Gymnothorax
4.21000003814697	300	Pacific bluefin tuna	Thunnus orientalis
4.19999980926514	49	Redmouth grouper	Aethaloperca rogaa
4.19500017166138	346	Hammerhead sharks	Sphyrna
4.17999982833862	246	Conger and garden eels	Congridae
4.17999982833862	40	Ornate jobfish	Pristipomoides argyrogrammicus
4.17999982833862	43	Surge grouper	Epinephelus socialis
4.15999984741211	325	Oceanic whitetip shark	Carcharhinus longimanus
4.1399998664856	58	Small toothed jobfish	Aphareus furca
4.1399998664856	101	Brown-marbled grouper	Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
4.12428617477417	102	Jacks	Caranx
4.1100001335144	89	Rusty jobfish	Aphareus rutilans
4.1100001335144	76	Two-spot red snapper	Lutjanus bohar
4.07399988174438	100	Moray eels	Muraenidae
4.07000017166138	33	Blacktail snapper	Lutjanus fulvus
4.05230808258057	164	Jacks and pompanos	Carangidae
4.05000019073486	729	Sharks and rays	Elasmobranchii
4.05000019073486	23	Starspotted grouper	Epinephelus hexagonatus
4.02400016784668	98	Snappers	Lutjanus
4.01999998092651	24	Darkfin hind	Cephalopholis urodeta
4.01999998092651	44	Blacksaddle grouper	Epinephelus howlandi
4.01749992370605	98	Snappers	Lutjanidae
4.01000022888184	58	Black and white snapper	Macolor niger
4	300	Sharks rays and skates etc	Sharks or rays and chimaeras
4	221	Giant grouper	Epinephelus lanceolatus
3.99000000953674	180	Conger eels	Muraenesox
3.99000000953674	54	Macolor	Macolor
3.99000000953674	279	Humphead wrasse	Cheilinus undulatus
3.98279094696045	190	Sea basses or groupers and fairy basslets	Serranidae
3.98000001907349	72	Brassy trevally	Caranx papuensis
3.97000002861023	60	Alfonsinos	Beryx
3.95000004768372	91	Green jobfish	Aprion virescens
3.94000005722046	90	Camouflage grouper	Epinephelus polyphekadion
3.91666698455811	43	Scorpionfishes or rockfishes	Scorpaenidae
3.89000010490417	60	Bigeye scad	Selar crumenophthalmus
3.84999990463257	41	Oblique-banded snapper	Pristipomoides zonatus
3.84999990463257	70	Painted sweetlip	Plectorhinchus picus
3.84349989891052	190	Groupers	Epinephelus
3.82999992370605	40	Barred flagtail	Kuhlia mugil
3.8199999332428	82	Longface emperor	Lethrinus olivaceus
3.80999994277954	46	Tomato hind	Cephalopholis sonnerati
3.80666708946228	33	Bigeyes	Priacanthus
3.79999995231628	25	Octopuses	Octopus
3.79250001907349	38	Bigeyes or catalufas	Priacanthidae
3.78999996185303	65	Smalltooth emperor	Lethrinus microdon
3.78999996185303	26	Honeycomb grouper	Epinephelus merra
3.78355598449707	45	Scorpionfishes and flatheads	Scorpaeniformes
3.77125000953674	20	Lefteye flounders	Bothidae
3.76999998092651	33	Blacktip grouper	Epinephelus fasciatus
3.75	43	Glasseye	Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
3.74000000953674	102	Snubnose pompano	Trachinotus blochii
3.70222210884094	28	Cuttlefishes	Sepiida
3.68666696548462	102	Pompanos	Trachinotus
3.67000007629395	64	Yellowlip emperor	Lethrinus xanthochilus
3.64000010490417	81	Crimson jobfish	Pristipomoides filamentosus
3.6324999332428	37	Scads	Decapterus
3.63000011444092	42	Humpback red snapper	Lutjanus gibbus
3.61999988555908	19	Two-lined monocle bream	Scolopsis bilineata
3.59999990463257	28	Cuttlefishes	Sepiidae
3.59999990463257	34	Common bluestripe snapper	Lutjanus kasmira
3.58999991416931	148	Rainbow runner	Elagatis bipinnulata
3.58999991416931	26	Brick soldierfish	Myripristis amaena
3.58588194847107	70	Emperors or scavengers	Lethrinidae
3.57999992370605	68	Octopuses	Octopoda
3.57450008392334	25	Flyingfishes	Exocoetidae
3.56200003623962	15	Swimming crabs	Portunidae
3.55999994277954	22	Pterygotrigla	Pterygotrigla
3.54999995231628	30	Black squirrelfish	Neoniphon opercularis
3.53999996185303	46	Sabre squirrelfish	Sargocentron spiniferum
3.53600001335144	29	Tropical goatfishes	Upeneus
3.53500008583069	12	Cardinalfishes	Apogonidae
3.53143930435181	56	Perch-likes	Perciformes
3.52666664123535	40	Batfishes	Platax
3.51999998092651	20	Whitespot soldierfish	Myripristis woodsi
3.5	50	Filefishes	Cantherhines
3.5	33	Leopard flounder	Bothus pantherinus
3.5	44	Thumbprint emperor	Lethrinus harak
3.5	30	Slender silverbiddy	Gerres oblongus
3.5	37	Indian goatfish	Parupeneus indicus
3.49874997138977	43	Puffers	Tetraodontidae
3.49000000953674	38	Goldflag jobfish	Pristipomoides auricilla
3.49000000953674	43	Pacific yellowtail emperor	Lethrinus atkinsoni
3.48799991607666	30	Squirrelfishes and soldierfishes	Holocentridae
3.46000003814697	91	Painted sweetlips	Diagramma picta
3.45967698097229	75	Wrasses	Labridae
3.45749998092651	55	Goatfishes	Mullidae
3.45000004768372	28	Lattice soldierfish	Myripristis violacea
3.4449999332428	10	Indo-Pacific anchovies	Stolephorus
3.44000005722046	65	Cheilinus	Cheilinus
3.4300000667572	46	Sixfinger threadfin	Polydactylus sexfilis
3.41666698455811	25	Myripristis	Myripristis
3.40000009536743	50	Fusiliers	Caesio
3.40000009536743	50	Large-eye breams	Gymnocranius
3.40000009536743	20	Swims crabs	Portunus
3.40000009536743	29	Blue and gold fusilier	Caesio caerulaurea
3.40000009536743	33	Yellow and blueback fusilier	Caesio teres
3.40000009536743	29	Marr's fusilier	Pterocaesio marri
3.40000009536743	32	Shortfin scad	Decapterus macrosoma
3.40000009536743	28	Shadowfin soldierfish	Myripristis adusta
3.39000010490417	49	Orange-striped emperor	Lethrinus obsoletus
3.36333298683167	48	Diodon	Diodon
3.35863590240479	80	Grunts	Haemulidae
3.33999991416931	21	Shoulderbar soldierfish	Myripristis kuntee
3.32999992370605	26	Dark-banded fusilier	Pterocaesio tile
3.30999994277954	18	Penaeid shrimps	Penaeidae
3.30864906311035	164	Porgies	Sparidae
3.30333304405212	25	Monocle breams	Scolopsis
3.29999995231628	123	Indo-Pacific tarpon	Megalops cyprinoides
3.28999996185303	25	Striped large-eye bream	Gnathodentex aureolineatus
3.27999997138977	56	Naso	Naso
3.27999997138977	150	Stingrays	Dasyatis
3.27999997138977	68	Sleek unicornfish	Naso hexacanthus
3.26999998092651	25	Silver biddies	Gerres
3.26999998092651	12	Shorthead anchovy	Encrasicholina heteroloba
3.26999998092651	35	Yellowstripe goatfish	Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
3.25250005722046	53	Triggerfishes	Balistidae
3.25142908096313	21	Anchovies	Engraulidae
3.24222207069397	16	Butterflyfishes	Chaetodontidae
3.24000000953674	13	Shrimps and prawns	Shrimps andprawns
3.2366669178009	12	Slimys slipmouths or ponyfishes	Leiognathidae
3.22285723686218	12	Slipmouths	Leiognathus
3.20250010490417	12	Silversides	Atherinidae
3.19000005722046	50	Humpnose big-eye bream	Monotaxis grandoculis
3.1589469909668	28	Herrings and shads and sardines and menhadens	Clupeidae
3.14000010490417	40	Spiny lobsters	Palinuridae
3.10500001907349	15	Gobies	Gobiidae
3.0699999332428	25	Common silver-biddy	Gerres oyena
3.06162858009338	11	Gastropods	Gastropoda
3.04500007629395	45	Halfbeaks	Hemiramphus
3.03200006484985	25	Mojarras	Gerreidae
3.00333309173584	49	Filefishes	Monacanthidae
2.99000000953674	28	Epaulette surgeonfish	Acanthurus nigricauda
2.8733332157135	20	Slipper lobsters	Scyllaridae
2.86999988555908	52	Yellowfin surgeonfish	Acanthurus xanthopterus
2.85999989509583	16	Feathered river-garfish	Zenarchopterus dispar
2.82249999046326	33	Halfbeaks	Hemiramphidae
2.77999997138977	21	Convict surgeonfish	Acanthurus triostegus
2.71000003814697	46	Naso caesius	Naso caesius
2.70000004768372	3	Norther shrimps	Pandalidae
2.67000007629395	110	Green humphead parrotfish	Bolbometopon muricatum
2.66249990463257	16	Abudefduf	Abudefduf
2.65000009536743	13	Natantian decapods	Shrimps and prawns
2.59999990463257	44	Lobsters and spiny-rock lobsters	Homaridae and Palinuridae
2.59999990463257	30	Marine crabs	Brachyura
2.59999990463257	40	Tropical spiny lobsters	Panulirus
2.58999991416931	15	Indo-Pacific sergeant	Abudefduf vaigiensis
2.56785702705383	12	Damselfishes	Pomacentridae
2.52500009536743	120	Mullets	Mugilidae
2.50600004196167	8	Sea urchins	Echinoidea
2.34999990463257	25	Kanda	Valamugil engeli
2.3199999332428	46	Orangespine unicornfish	Naso lituratus
2.3199999332428	60	Bluespot mullet	Valamugil seheli
2.27900004386902	45	Surgeonfishes and tangs and unicornfishes	Acanthuridae
2.23000001907349	15	Clams	Bivalvia
2.16000008583069	45	Bignose unicornfish	Naso vlamingii
2.11999988555908	86	Whitemargin unicornfish	Naso annulatus
2.11142897605896	33	Rabbitfishes	Siganidae
2.11142897605896	34	Rabbitfishes	Siganus
2.04999995231628	58	Sea chubs	Kyphosus
2.04999995231628	7	Turbo snails	Turbo
2.03285694122314	29	Acanthurus	Acanthurus
2.01999998092651	43	Eyestripe surgeonfish	Acanthurus dussumieri
2.00461506843567	39	Scarus	Scarus
2.00368404388428	41	Parrotfishes	Scaridae
2	46	Sea cucumbers	Holothuroidea
2	8	Venus clams	Veneridae
2	28	Lined surgeonfish	Acanthurus lineatus
2	20	Striated surgeonfish	Ctenochaetus striatus
2	62	Bluespine unicornfish	Naso unicornis
2	74	Blue-barred parrotfish	Scarus ghobban
2	55	Ember parrotfish	Scarus rubroviolaceus
2	57	Steephead parrotfish	Chlorurus microrhinos

Marine Trophic Index in the waters of Guam (USA)

Catch reconstruction: