Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Staff Member

Dawn McSwain

Research Associate
Email: dmcswain@hawaii.edu

Research Publications Publication Date
Grabowski TB, R Masse, D McSwain, A Larson, LJ Tuttle Raz, E Schemmel, DE Bartz, N Rodriguez. 2024. Age, growth, and reproductive biology of Achilles tang (Acanthurus achilles) around Hawai'i Island, USA. Environmental Biology of Fishes. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-024-01578-3 | Abstract | Download | Publisher Website December 2024
Project Completion Date
Do Humpback Whales Provide Nutrient Subsidies to Hawaiian Nearshore Fisheries? April 2025
Exploring the early life history and habitat connectivity of paku‘iku‘i (Acanthurus achilles) around Hawai‘i Island December 2025
Water Quality Thresholds to Improve Coral Restoration Outcomes and Ridge-to-Reef Management at Olowalu Reef, Maui January 2026
Presentations Presentation Date
Tuttle Raz, L. J., D. Bartz, T. B. Grabowski, A. Larson, R. Masse, and D. McSwain. 2023. Exploring the life history and ecology of a threatened surgeonfish in Hawai‘i. Indo-Pacific Fish Conference, Auckland, NZ, 20-24 November 2023. November 2023
McSwain, D., L. J. Tuttle Raz, C. Moreland-Ochoa, M. J. Donahue, J. Schem, and K. Falinski. Water quality targets to inform coral restoration and land management at Olowalu Reef in southwest Maui. Hawaii Conservation Conference, Honolulu HI, 30 July - 1 August 2024. July 2024
McSwain D., L. J. Tuttle Raz, R. Masse and T. B. Grabowski. Age and growth of three mesophotic, ornamental fishes of Hawai‘i. 154th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 15-19 September 2024. September 2024