Tuna in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area: Identification of Probable Spawning Sites Using Larval Distributions and Particle Backtracking

Ciara Sinead Roche Willis1,2, Christina Hernandez1, Randi Rotjan3, Jan Witting4, Simon Thorrold1 and Joel Llopiz5, (1)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, (2)Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, (3)Boston University, Boston, MA, United States, (4)Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA, United States, (5)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology Department, Woods Hole, MA, United States