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Category Archives: Legislation
Shellfish Exemption Bill Advances in US House of Representatives
A bill that would exempt sea cucumbers, sea urchins and certain mollusks from export and import licensing requirements under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) passed out of the U.S. House of Representatives today. H.R.4245 was introduced by Representative Chellie Pingree of … Continue reading
Hawaiian Bill to Establish Endangered Marine Species Task Force Advances
Tomorrow the House Committee on Finance (FIN) will hear HB 2025 HD1, a measure that would establish a marine species task force to identify ten vital marine species vulnerable to extinction if take levels of those species increase. For a … Continue reading
Hearing of Hawaii Aquarium Fishery-Related Bill Scheduled
The first aquarium-related bill of the 2016 legislative session in Hawaii will be heard Wednesday in the House Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources & Hawaiian Affairs (OMH). “HB 2025 – Relating to Marine Species” would establish a marine species task … Continue reading
Posted in Endangered Species Act (ESA), Hawaii, Indo-Pacific, Legislation, Ornamental Fisheries
Tagged HB 2025
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Ten* Aquarium-Related Bills in Hawaii Legislature This Year
The Hawaii Legislature is in session, and there are ten* aquarium fishery- and trade-related bills before legislators. Only two of the bills are new, as the rest are ones automatically carried over from last year. Hawaii’s Legislature operates on a two-year term that begins in … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Legislation, Ornamental Fisheries
Tagged aquarium fish, DLNR, hawaii aquarium fishery, Hawaii legislation, HB 2022, HB 2025, HB 322, HB 483, HB 511, HB 606, HB 670, HB 873, HB 883, SB 1340
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Maine Marine Resource Committee Kills Scallop Fishery Bill
A bill introduced into the Maine Legislature that would have changed the way the State’s scallop fishery is managed was unanimously voted down in committee today. The standing room only crowd at today’s public hearing expressed strong opposition to LD … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation, Maine Fisheries, Northeast Fisheries
Tagged fishery, LD 908, maine scallops
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Maine Legislators Make Attempt to Regulate Scallop Fishery
The Maine Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources will hear a bill Wednesday that would put additional regulations on Maine’s scallop fishery at a time when the fishery is growing in both volume and value. The Bill, “An Act To … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation, Maine Fisheries, Northeast Fisheries
Tagged An Act To Promote Sustainability in the Scallop Fishing Industry, Ben Martens, DMR, LD 908, limited entry, Maine Coast Fishermen's Association, Maine Dayboat Scallops, Maine Department of Marine Resources, Maine Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources, maine scallops, MCFA, Robert Alley, Scallop Advisory Council, Togue Brawn, Trish Cheney, William Tuell
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House Committee Delays Decision of Two Hawaii Aquarium Fishery Related Bills
The House Committee on the Judiciary considered two aquarium fishery related bills yesterday but deferred decision making until Tuesday. The two bills considered are House Bill 483 (HB 483), which authorizes administrative inspections within the West Hawaii Regional Fishery Management Area … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Legislation, Ornamental Fisheries
Tagged hawaii aquarium fishery, HB 483, HB 873 HD1
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How Legislation Squares with the Data in Hawaii Fishery
Be on the lookout in the next print issue of CORAL Magazine for my discussion regarding the ongoing debate over Hawaii’s aquarium fishery and how current legislation squares with the data. If the Hawaii aquarium fishery is shut down by … Continue reading
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Tagged CORAL Magazine, hawaii aquarium fishery, legislation
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Public Hearing Scheduled on Two Hawaii Aquarium Fishery Bills
Hearings for two Hawaii aquarium fishery-related bills are scheduled for Friday, February 26th, in the House Committee on the Judiciary. The two bills are House Bill 483 (HB 483), which authorizes administrative inspections within the West Hawaii Regional Fishery Management … Continue reading
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Two Hawaii County Council Bills Set for Debate on Tuesday
This piece is reblogged from my entry at Coral Magazine, where I have been reporting on the Hawaii aquarium fishery since 2010. On Tuesday 17 February, the Hawaii County Council’s Committee on Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability will consider two … Continue reading
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