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
One of the original owners of the infamous “purple spot” in West O`ahu’s Lualualei Valley is under greater pressure to squeeze the most money out of the property now that he has lost his fight to keep his interest in … 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
If public testimony is any indication, the Public Land Development Corporation has swayed none of its major critics by adopting a strategic plan. And recent amendments to the agency’s proposed administrative rules have also quelled no concerns. Those who already … Continued
False Killer Whales Protected: The lawsuit brought last June against the National Marine Fisheries Service over failure to protect false killer whales from injury inflicted by Hawai`i longline fishing vessels has been settled. Under an agreement announced last month, the … Continued
In the spring of 2011, Wiley-Blackwell, the well regarded publisher of scientific texts, came out with new title: Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management in the Western Pacific. A blurb on the book’s back cover states that it “documents a three-part series of … 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
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission absolutely had to achieve one thing at its eighth annual meeting. That was to adopt a new conservation measure to address the serious overfishing of bigeye tuna occurring in waters under the commission’s … Continued
Carmel Finley. All the Fish in the Sea: Maximum Sustainable Yield and the Failure of Fisheries Management. University of Chicago Press, 2011. 224 pages. Cloth: $35.00. “MSY: A quantity that has been shown by biologists not to exist, and by … Continued
Sandalwood at CITES? The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering whether to submit a proposal to add all varieties of Hawaiian sandalwood to the CITES Appendix II list, which includes species that may not now be threatened with extinction … Continued