“I am concerned about the Deep 7 bottomfish fishery. We were overfishing in the past. We are not overfishing now. We could be overfishing in the near future if we make the wrong decision now,” warned National Marine Fisheries Service … Continued
At the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council’s meeting in June, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) research ecologist Amanda Bradford presented new data on the ranges of Hawaiian false killer whales (FKW), which the council then seized on as proof … Continued
The National Marine Fisheries Service says that a petition to delist the Hawai`i population of green sea turtles – removing its status as threatened under the Endangered Species Act – “may be warranted.” “We find that the petition viewed in … Continued
Edward Glazier, editor. Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management in the Western Pacific. Published by Wiley-Blackwell and the Western Pacific Fisheries Management Council, 2011. 280 pages plus 24 pages of color plates. $209.95 hard cover. In the category of expensive books that few … Continued
The popular verdict on a proposal to remove Endangered Species Act protections for the Hawai`i population of the green sea turtle is in: by a staggering margin, opponents of the proposal outnumber those who favor it. Of course, the National … Continued
The National Marine Fisheries Service has approved a new rule that significantly increases the potential number of loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles that can be harmed by the Hawai`i swordfish fleet in a given year. On October 4, the Federal … Continued
Plans for Ka`u Forest, `Ahihi-Kinau Approved; Honolulu Reserve Expands On September 28, the Land Board voted to exchange its interest in four parcels in Niu Valley for the fee simple interest in one of them, which will be added to … Continued
What do fishery council members and executive directors talk about when the public isn’t listening? At a meeting of the federal Council Coordination Committee held last month in Hawai`i, at the Mauna Lani Bay Resort, it was possible to get … Continued
It was the closure that didn’t happen. On November 18, the Federal Register published a notice that the Hawai`i longline tuna fishery in the Western Pacific (west of 150˚ W longitude) would be closed from November 27 until the end … Continued
Two commercial fishermen who say they were displaced by the establishment of marine national monuments in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) and Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIAs) are finally speaking out against the disbursement of millions of dollars in compensation … Continued