Tag Archives: Division of Aquatic Resource

Assessing Cause and Effect with Data in Hawaii’s Aquarium Fishery

Yesterday I reported on the 2015 commercial northern shrimp fishery moratorium in New England, an event where ocean warming, rather than poor fishery management, is likely responsible for fishery collapse. Today, I want to take a look at Hawaii, where anti-aquarium fishery … Continue reading

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O’ahu Aquarium Fishery Rules Package Approved

On Friday the O’ahu aquarium fishery rules package was approved unanimously by the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) during its regular fourth Friday meeting in Honolulu. The rules package, which was introduced at the request of the aquarium fishers in … Continue reading

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New $60K+ Anti-Aquarium Fishery Campaign in Hawaii Distances Itself from Other Fisheries

In a 20 June West Hawaii Today article detailing plans for a grant recently given to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) from from the Snorkel Bob Foundation, Humane Society International Executive Director Teresa Telecky attempted to distance HSUS’s anti-aquarium fishery campaign from other fisheries … Continue reading

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