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Voters Support Nearshore Water Protection Despite State Scrapping 30×30 Goal, Polling Finds Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Voters Support Nearshore Water Protection Despite State Scrapping 30×30 Goal, Polling Finds

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Four out of five voters are supportive of stricter fishing regulations, according to a poll commissioned by The Nature Conservancy.

Tagging Whales Tells Researchers ‘The Story Of The Whole Ocean’ Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023/NOAA Permit No. 19655

Tagging Whales Tells Researchers ‘The Story Of The Whole Ocean’

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In the waters off Maui, scientists are gathering data on whales to learn how each piece fits in a delicate marine ecosystem.

Hawaii Whale Dies With Fishing Nets, Plastic Bags In Stomach Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources via AP/2023

Hawaii Whale Dies With Fishing Nets, Plastic Bags In Stomach

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The body of the 56-foot long, 120,000-pound whale was first noticed on a reef off Kauai on Friday.
Society’s Hunger For Metals Has Entrepreneurs Looking At The Deep Seabed NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration

Society’s Hunger For Metals Has Entrepreneurs Looking At The Deep Seabed

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While deep-sea mining may pose less of an environmental threat than its terrestrial counterpart, much is unknown about the ecosystem.
Wespac Will Have To Pay Back More Than $800K Of Mishandled Federal Money Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Wespac Will Have To Pay Back More Than $800K Of Mishandled Federal Money

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NOAA says its review revealed the council's "pattern of failure to comply," and that it could withhold future funding if the money isn't paid back.
‘Ticking Ecological Time Bombs’: Thousands Of Sunken Ships From WWII Are Rusting At The Bottom Of The Pacific Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022

‘Ticking Ecological Time Bombs’: Thousands Of Sunken Ships From WWII Are Rusting At The Bottom Of The Pacific

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Earthquakes, storm surges and other natural disasters could mean environmental catastrophe if oil and other hazardous material spill out.
106,000 Pounds Of Marine Debris Cleaned Up In Papahanaumokuakea Courtesy: Andrew Sullivan-Haskins/2022

106,000 Pounds Of Marine Debris Cleaned Up In Papahanaumokuakea

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It was the second large-scale clean-up effort inside the national monument around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Wespac Is Still Fighting A Federal Audit That Found Over $1 Million In Questionable Spending

Wespac Is Still Fighting A Federal Audit That Found Over $1 Million In Questionable Spending

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One out of every $6 spent over a decade by the influential regional fishery council was questioned by investigators.
A Massive Effort To Manage Hawaii’s Nearshore Waters Just Launched On Maui Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022

A Massive Effort To Manage Hawaii’s Nearshore Waters Just Launched On Maui

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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.
Fishing For Likes: Has Social Media Affected Ulua Fish Stock In Hawaii? Courtesy: Evan Woodall

Fishing For Likes: Has Social Media Affected Ulua Fish Stock In Hawaii?

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Some experts say giant trevally, a culturally and ecologically important fish, has declined as its popularity has soared online, but better data is needed.