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In the Net - Pacific Fisheries News on the Internet - 2004

Proposed rules to be outlined for NW Hawaiian Islands fishery
Several alternatives for regulating the fisheries of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands will be presented around the state in public meetings next week by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council...
Honolulu Advertiser January 21, 2024
New panel to study ocean issues
Gov. Linda Lingle formally created the Hawaii Ocean and Coastal Council yesterday, composed of state, county and federal officials who regulate ocean issues...
Star-Bulletin January 7, 2024
Huge net threatens bay's coral
Marine debris specialists yesterday began cutting up and removing a huge tangle of rope and net that has been ripping up coral on a patch reef in northern Kane'ohe Bay...
Honolulu Advertiser November 19, 2023
Adrift in nets
A multi-agency team undertakes the largest one-day removal of marine debris in Hawaii...
Star-Bulletin November 19, 2023
Fish collector claims resource being depleted by growth
A Kona Paradise resident is spearheading an effort to ban tropical fish collectors the ocean off the South Kona subdivision...
West Hawaii Today November 16, 2023
Organizations seek protection of albatross
Two environmental groups are asking that a seabird that nests almost exclusively in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands be placed on the endangered species list...
Star-Bulletin October 11, 2023
Plan OKs limited fishing in haven
A federal proposal for a marine sanctuary in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands would ban all longline and coral reef fishing, but permit a variety of other commercial and recreational activity throughout the area...
Honolulu Advertiser October 8, 2023
The ocean is being left behind
In the coming weeks, the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy will deliver its report to the president. It follows on the heels of another landmark study released earlier this year by the Pew Oceans Commission.
Both of these national commissions, one public and the other private, come to similar conclusions. America's oceans are in crisis...
Honolulu Advertiser September 16, 2023
Groups sue over fishing longline for swordfish
The reopening of longline swordfish fishing by Hawaii-based boats could cause the extinction of the endangered leatherback sea turtle and is killing thousands of protected albatrosses annually...
Star-Bulletin August 31, 2023
Decision to reopen swordfish fishery challenged in court
Environmental groups have gone back to federal court to challenge Hawai'i's longline swordfish industry's killing of albatrosses and sea turtles, particularly endangered leatherback turtles...
Honolulu Advertiser August 31, 2023
Whale-protection measures may affect longliners
The fisheries service on Tuesday formally raised the classification level of the Hawai'i longline fishery to Category 1 after determining that the fleet is responsible for killing and seriously injuring false killer whales at unsustainable rates...
Honolulu Advertiser August 16, 2023
Longliners face new rules over dolphin kin
Hawaii's longline fishing industry is facing new restrictions aimed at protecting false killer whales because of a reclassification by federal wildlife officials...
Star-Bulletin August 12, 2024
Longline fishing industry faces stricter regulations
Hawai'i's longline fishing industry may face increased regulation after the National Marine Fisheries Service yesterday formally reclassified the fishery to reflect its toll on false killer whales...
Honolulu Advertiser August 11, 2024
Pacific island nations want more tuna profits
Pacific island nations have agreed to press Asian, American and other foreign fishing fleets for a greater share of the $2 billion-plus annual tuna catch in the South Pacific...
Star-Bulletin August 9, 2024
Fish management needs scientific skills
Since 1976, ocean fishing in the federal waters off Hawai'i (from three miles to 200 miles) has been regulated by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Council...
Honolulu Advertiser August 5, 2024
Fishing ban sought for northwest islands
The proposed rules for a new state Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine Refuge are not, in fact, that simple...
Honolulu Advertiser July 26, 2024
Anderson to head Oceanic Institute
Bruce Anderson, former state health director under Gov. Ben Cayetano, has been chosen to head the Oceanic Institute, a private, nonprofit aquaculture research institute at Makapu'u Point...
Honolulu Advertiser July 18, 2024
Little being done to stop (global) overfishing, experts say
Beyond uncontrolled fishing, specialists see damage from pollution, silt runoffs from over-engineered river systems, and the still uncertain impact of global warning...
Honolulu Advertiser July 18, 2024
Fishing ban extension sought
The National Marine Fisheries Service wants to extend the moratorium on harvesting seamount groundfish from the Hancock Seamount in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands for six more years...
Honolulu Advertiser July 11, 2024
Federal fisheries official optimistic
Swordfish and tuna fisheries in Hawai'i and around the Pacific are generally healthy and should be significant parts of the regional economy in coming years, according to Bill Hogarth, assistant administrator for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries...
Honolulu Advertiser June 26, 2024
Marine debris threatening wildlife in Northwestern Islands
Marine debris is a serious problem for the wildlife of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands...
Honolulu Advertiser June 1, 2024
Fishermen are being ignored
The longline debate has left out those who ply Hawaiian waters for commerce and recreation...
Honolulu Advertiser May 7, 2024
Hawai'i groups praise ocean policy plan
A report by a presidential commission proposing the creation of a trust fund to protect oceans has greater importance for Hawai'i than most states because of the islands' dependence on the seas...
Honolulu Advertiser April 21, 2024
Ailing oceans need help, panel says
The U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy released a massive and dismal report yesterday detailing the degradation of the world's oceans, saying they're polluted, overfished and inattentively managed. The report offered more than 200 recommendations for improvement...
Honolulu Advertiser April 21, 2024
Security may aid ecosystem
"I'm trying to raise NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) to the level of NASA," (Rep. Wayne Gilchrest, R-Md) said...
Honolulu Advertiser April 16, 2024
Laynets are bad and should be banned
...laynets have a devastating impact on nearshore fisheries. Florida banned laynets in 1995, and California, Oregon and Washington all have bans or severe restrictions on their use...
Star-Bulletin April 9, 2024
Fisheries rules eased
New federal rules will allow longline fishermen to catch swordfish and expand tuna fishing...
Star-Bulletin March 27, 2024
Swordfishing ban extends from West Coast to isles
The federal government has banned commercial fishing for swordfish in a large swath of the Pacific Ocean to protect endangered sea turtles...
Star-Bulletin March 12, 2024