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Hawaii’s Hunger for Ahi: Panel Debates Fishing Limits for Bigeye Tuna
An Earthjustice attorney, senior Wespac scientist and local businessman share their insights into the industry, current regulations and international impacts.
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Ige Signs Rules to Create Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area
The Hawaii governor had been under pressure for months to sign the rules, which were years in the making.
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Hawaii Longline Bigeye Fishery Hits Limit, Forcing Early Closure
Feds shut down the Pacific fishery for the year after fleets catch 3,500 metric tons of tuna.
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NOAA, DLNR and the Public Must Work Together to Heal Maunalua Bay
Tuesday’s fractious meeting on a plan to more tightly regulate Manualua Bay showed all sides need to work harder to help this iconic natural resource.
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‘Energy and Passion’ for Maunalua Bay Drives a Deep Debate Over the Future of the Marine Sanctuary
Hawaii Kai residents packed an elementary school cafeteria to air their concerns and try to learn more about the potential for new restrictions.
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Wespac Seeks to Expand Bigeye Tuna Quotas for U.S. Fleets
Federal agency asked to find ways for purse seine and longline fleets to catch more than conservation measures currently allow.
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Scientists Want Balance Between Deep-Sea Mining and Ecosystem Sustainability
University of Hawaii professor worked with a team to develop a strategy published this week in Science magazine.
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Seven Months Later, Hawaii Fishing Rules Still Not Signed
Gov. David Ige is continuing to review rules approved by the DLNR last year that would create the state’s first Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Environmental Court: Hopes for Stricter Law Enforcement, Fears of Improper Influence
Twenty-two Hawaii judges will devote time each month to hearing environmental cases, which may make rulings more predictable for all sides.
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Feds Need to Move Forward With Critical Habitat Plan for the Hawaiian Monk Seal
NOAA needs to act now to classify most of Hawaii’s coastal areas as essential habitat for the endangered monk seal or risk losing an iconic species.