Fishing

The state and community groups will start the process of creating a fishing management plan for Ka‘ūpūlehu on Hawaiʻi Island's west coast.

A push to ban commercial aquarium fishing in Hawaiʻi originally came from Hawaiʻi County, where it received nearly unanimous support. Now at the state level, the movement has received dozens of testifiers against it.

A resolution introduced at the Hawaiʻi County Council urges state lawmakers to ban all harvesting of fish for commercial aquariums.

The state Board of Land and Natural Resources has voted to let officials gather public input on a proposed set of rules that would allow commercial aquarium fishing in West Hawaiʻi.

University of Hawaiʻi assistant professor Kanoe Morishige will be teaching Indigenous-led biocultural coastal management as part of a new degree program to be offered at UH Mānoa. HPR's Maddie Bender has more.

The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council wants to undo fishing protections in the Pacific Ocean, which opponents say will hurt ocean ecosystems. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.

Former lawmaker and environmental advocate Sol Kahoʻohalahala spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the recent court ruling on commercial fishing in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument.

Commercial fishing that recently resumed in a vast protected area of the Pacific Ocean must halt once again after a judge in Hawaiʻi sided with environmentalists challenging a Trump administration rollback of federal ocean protections.

Arguments have been made for and against the president's proclamation that lifts a ban on commercial fishing in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.

Bob Richmond, a coral scientist and head of the University of Hawaiʻi Kewalo Marine Laboratory, spoke to HPR about the science behind protected areas like the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine Reserve.