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NOAA Program: Kill The Sharks To Save The Baby Monk Seals

NOAA Program: Kill The Sharks To Save The Baby Monk Seals

But the marine oversight agency failed to nab a single galapagos shark this year.

New Tests Show Hawaii Fish Jerky Is Safe But Questions Remain

Hawaii Health Department says mercury levels low enough.
Fishery Council: ‘Sharks Don’t Spend Any Money’

Fishery Council: ‘Sharks Don’t Spend Any Money’

Western Pacific Fishery Management Council discounts science behind study of declining reef sharks.
Sperm Banks For Coral? One Scientist’s Unusual Plan To Save The Species

Sperm Banks For Coral? One Scientist’s Unusual Plan To Save The Species

Hawaii is at the center of cutting-edge technology to save the world's marine ecosystems.
Earthjustice Sues Feds To Save Hawaii Dolphins

Earthjustice Sues Feds To Save Hawaii Dolphins

Fisheries agency six months overdue in implementing plan to protect species.
Federal Fisheries Group Presides Over Pacific Ocean Policies And Politics

Federal Fisheries Group Presides Over Pacific Ocean Policies And Politics

Western Pacific Fishery Management Council deciding fish quotas, turtle rules.
Stop In the Name Of the Endangered Species Law: Put That Sea Turtle Back NOAA

Stop In the Name Of the Endangered Species Law: Put That Sea Turtle Back

UPDATED But your chances of getting caught may be slim, according to a Civil Beat review of 10 years of documents.
State Pushes Back Against Federal Monk Seal Protections USFWS Pacific/Flickr

State Pushes Back Against Federal Monk Seal Protections

But NOAA could face a lawsuit if it backtracks on plans to designate the main Hawaiian Islands as critical habitat.
High Levels of Mercury Found in Hawaii Fish Jerky NOAA

High Levels of Mercury Found in Hawaii Fish Jerky

Study shows marlin jerky sold in local stories has up to 28 times federal safety limits.
Friend or Foam: For Hawaii’s Marine Life, Plastic Foam is a Foe

Friend or Foam: For Hawaii’s Marine Life, Plastic Foam is a Foe

Broken-down pieces of foam containers are mistaken for food by fish and birds.