dʒˈɛmfɪʃ ɐpˈɪɹ æz ɪnfɹˈiːkwənt, bˌʌt ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ bˈaɪkætʃ spˈiːsiːz ɪn pɛlˈædʒɪk lˈɔŋɡlaɪn fˈɪʃɚɹiz fɔːɹ tˈuːnə ɪnðə wˈɔːɾɚz ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə həwˈaɪən ˌɑːɹkɪpɪlˈeɪɡoʊ ænd ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sæmˈoʊə.
Gemfish appear as infrequent, but regular bycatch species in pelagic longline fisheries for tuna in the waters around the Hawaiian archipelago and American Samoa.