Fisheries

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Conservation Groups Sue To Block Commercial Fishing In Pacific Monument Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat

Conservation Groups Sue To Block Commercial Fishing In Pacific Monument

The fishing has resumed in the deep ocean waters that were designated off-limits over a decade ago.

Trump Lifts Commercial Fishing Ban On Key Protected Area In Central Pacific Courtesy: Kydd Pollock/TNC

Trump Lifts Commercial Fishing Ban On Key Protected Area In Central Pacific

Members of the Trump administration signaled that Papahānaumokuākea, the protected area around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, could be next.

Hawaiʻi’s Fishing Industry Wants You To Know Where That Fresh Ahi Came From Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2019

Hawaiʻi’s Fishing Industry Wants You To Know Where That Fresh Ahi Came From

State lawmakers have introduced a bill to ban the sale of raw ahi in retail establishments unless it carries a label that says the country where the tuna was landed.

Hawaiian Knowledge And Western Science: A Recipe For Reef Recovery? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Hawaiian Knowledge And Western Science: A Recipe For Reef Recovery?

Kahaluʻu Bay on the Big Island has become a focal point for blending science, tourist education and cultural know-how. So far, hopeful signs abound.

Hawaii’s Love Affair With Cesspools Is Ruining Its Reefs Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

Hawaii’s Love Affair With Cesspools Is Ruining Its Reefs

Reefs are paying the price for new housing developments — and state marine protection alone can’t stop human waste from speeding up their demise.

UH Starts Raising Marine Animals In Manoa To Grow Hawaii’s Aquaculture Industry Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

UH Starts Raising Marine Animals In Manoa To Grow Hawaii’s Aquaculture Industry

A new facility researches how to make sea creatures more resilient in Native Hawaiian fishponds.

Increase In Trophy-Sized Fish Documented Around Marine Protected Areas (Courtesy: Tri Nguyen)

Increase In Trophy-Sized Fish Documented Around Marine Protected Areas

New research from University of Hawaii scientists indicates these protected areas are producing significant numbers of exceptionally long or heavy fish.

Huge Amount Of Marine Garbage Removed From Papahanaumokuakea Papahanaumokuakea Marine Debris Project.

Huge Amount Of Marine Garbage Removed From Papahanaumokuakea

A nonprofit organization hauled away mountains of ghosts nets, buoys, floats and plastics from an atoll in marine national monument and plans more cleanup this year.

Want To Boost Hawaii Aquaculture? Remove The Barriers Courtesy: Blue Ocean Mariculture

Want To Boost Hawaii Aquaculture? Remove The Barriers

The state has significant potential for tropical aquaculture production but the industry needs more investment and less bureaucratic red tape.

Hawaii Lawmakers Want To Make Fish Farming A Bigger Industry. But How? Courtesy: Blue Ocean Mariculture

Hawaii Lawmakers Want To Make Fish Farming A Bigger Industry. But How?

Some senators say moving aquaculture to another state agency is the answer. Others say it’s about providing the necessary resources.