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Nathan Eagle

Nathan Eagle is the deputy editor for Honolulu Civil Beat.

He moved to Oahu in March 2012 after he reached the self-proclaimed End of the World during a backpacking trip in South America. (Due to his respect for Hawaii laws regulating non-native and invasive species, he reluctantly decided against bringing back penguins from Isla Magdalena.)

Before Nathan’s temporary departure from the northern hemisphere, he served as managing editor of The Garden Island. It was a position as environment reporter for this century-old daily newspaper on Kauai that lured him from his native Ohio in 2007.

As a Civil Beat reporter he covered everything from state government and commercial fishing to ocean-related issues and politics.

He has won statewide and national awards for public service reporting, online news reporting, a multimedia project on Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (The Last Wild Place), a series on ocean safety (Dying For Vacation), a series on unfunded liabilities (Pension Promises), data journalism, editorial writing, columns, photography, local news coverage and community reporting.

Nathan has degrees in journalism and Spanish from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. But he is perhaps more proud of the proverbial badges of honor he earned after diving with a dozen bull sharks in Fiji, summiting Long’s Peak in Colorado and hiking up Vulcan Villarrica in Chile.

He looks forward to continuing to serve the public in Hawaii while hopefully finding a few spare moments to enjoy the vibrant cultural activities and natural escapes that the islands offer.

Nathan warmly welcomes any and all story ideas and feedback. News tips are appreciated. You can send them directly to neagle@civilbeat.org or anonymously using this Tipbox link, which uses automatic encryption. (NOTE: If you send a tip through Tipbox I cannot respond unless there’s contact information in the body of the message.)

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State Hawaiian Advisory Group Separates From Federal Fishery Council ahamoku.org/2019

State Hawaiian Advisory Group Separates From Federal Fishery Council

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The Aha Moku Advisory Committee says Wespac does not influence its recommendations to the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

A New Marine Sanctuary Proposal May Not Be What It Seems Alana Eagle/Civil Beat

A New Marine Sanctuary Proposal May Not Be What It Seems

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NOAA has opened up the public comment period on the proposal to add a marine sanctuary designation to the monument area around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

‘Not Just Wespac’: Federal Oversight Of Fisheries Is Under Scrutiny By Congress Screenshot/2021

‘Not Just Wespac’: Federal Oversight Of Fisheries Is Under Scrutiny By Congress

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U.S. Rep. Ed Case used the first hearing on proposed reforms of the Magnuson-Stevens Act to ask where NOAA’s oversight has been in the alleged mismanagement of an obscure fisheries fund.

Congressmen Seek Reforms After ‘Damning’ Audit Of Pacific Fisheries Fund Kuʻu Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2020

Congressmen Seek Reforms After ‘Damning’ Audit Of Pacific Fisheries Fund

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A bill being heard Tuesday to update the Magnuson-Stevens Act would take away Wespac’s control of the money and add new layers of oversight.

Federal Audit Finds Questionable Spending And Lax Oversight By Wespac Of Secretive Fisheries Fund Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Federal Audit Finds Questionable Spending And Lax Oversight By Wespac Of Secretive Fisheries Fund

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Federal investigators questioned one out of every $6 the regional fishery council spent over the past decade and documented inappropriate procurement practices.

How The Magnuson-Stevens Act Shaped Hawaii’s Fishing Industry Wespac

How The Magnuson-Stevens Act Shaped Hawaii’s Fishing Industry

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Pushing foreign fleets farther offshore was just the beginning. The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council oversaw a gold rush in Hawaii.

Proposed Updates To Federal Fishing Law Target Wespac Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2021

Proposed Updates To Federal Fishing Law Target Wespac

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The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council’s lack of transparency and unabashed politicking has prompted an effort to curtail questionable behavior through legislation.

Alaska: Where Conservation Plays A Key Role In One Of The World’s Biggest Fisheries Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2021

Alaska: Where Conservation Plays A Key Role In One Of The World’s Biggest Fisheries

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Alaskans have learned the hard way how to keep fish stocks healthy in a state where fishermen and environmentalists work together to protect the resource.

Pro-Fishing Industry Council Members Often Stay In Power For Years

Pro-Fishing Industry Council Members Often Stay In Power For Years

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The same industry backers are reappointed to Wespac for term after term while people who lean toward conservation are soon replaced.