August 2014 PDF
August 2014
Council Maintains Bottomfish Catch Limit, Despite New Evidence It May Be Too High
“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
Kona Mariculture Proposes Expansion, While Moi Operation Seeks O`ahu Permit
Mariculture is on the move in Hawai`i. At least, that’s the hope of investors in two enterprises, one in Kona and one on O`ahu. In the case of the Kona operation, Blue Ocean Mariculture LLC is proposing a 260 percent … Continued
Federal Fishery Council, Whale Expert Clash Over Fishing Impacts on False Killer Whales
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
Annual Vitousek Gathering in Hilo: Like ‘Drinking from a Fire Hose’
The lecture hall at the University of Hawai`i at Hilo was packed to the rafters for two days in June. Under the direction of Stanford University’s Peter Vitousek, one of the foremost figures in the study of Hawaiian ecosystems, around … Continued
Board Talk
Agribusiness Corporation Receives Lands For Aquaculture, Renewable Energy Purposes Over the past few months, the Land Board has been transferring pieces of land on O`ahu – large and small – to the state Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC). Unlike the Land … Continued
New & Noteworthy
Environmental Courts: The 2014 legislative session was not distinguished by passage of strong new environmental laws. Still, one of the last bills signed into law by Governor Neil Abercrombie merits some attention. Act 218 establishes a system of environmental courts within … Continued