Scott Yunker/Civil Beat/2022
Kauai Fishermen Bring Deep-Sea Shrimp Back To The Dinner Table
The once popular seafood became somewhat of a delicacy over the years, but some consumers are now getting a fresh taste.
Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022
Maui Residents Have More Time To Apply To Help State Manage Nearshore Waters
Residents now have until Dec. 31 to nominate whoever they think should guide the state through the Holomua 30×30 initiative.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022
‘Ticking Ecological Time Bombs’: Thousands Of Sunken Ships From WWII Are Rusting At The Bottom Of The Pacific
Earthquakes, storm surges and other natural disasters could mean environmental catastrophe if oil and other hazardous material spill out.
Courtesy: Malama Loko Ea Foundation/2022
Hawaii Nonprofit To Begin Dredging Of Loko Ea Fishpond
The sediment drawn from the bottom will be used to rebuild banks that have eroded over the decades, according to the organization.
Wespac Is Still Fighting A Federal Audit That Found Over $1 Million In Questionable Spending
One out of every $6 spent over a decade by the influential regional fishery council was questioned by investigators.
Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022
A Massive Effort To Manage Hawaii’s Nearshore Waters Just Launched On Maui
The process is beginning six years after Gov. David Ige first announced the initiative to manage 30% of the state’s nearshore waters by 2030.
Courtesy: Evan Woodall
Fishing For Likes: Has Social Media Affected Ulua Fish Stock In Hawaii?
Some experts say giant trevally, a culturally and ecologically important fish, has declined as its popularity has soared online, but better data is needed.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Partisan Politics Threaten To Sink Reform Of Federal Fisheries Law
A major effort to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Act for the first time in 16 years is moving through the House, but its prospects in the Senate don’t look good.
Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2018
State Supreme Court: Hawaii Longline Industry’s Use Of Foreign Crews OK
Those crews’ working conditions have come under scrutiny in recent years because they don’t have legal standing in the U.S. and can’t leave the pier when docked.
Courtesy: DLNR
Land Board Approves Milolii Community-Based Subsistence Fishery
The new rules call for size and bag limits for specific fish species, seasonal and gear restrictions, and no commercial aquarium fishing.