Aquatic Resources

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL PEAK PUPPING SEASON UNDERWAY Click on photo to view video HONOLULU – The number of endangered Hawaiian monk seals born in the main Hawaiian Islands is growing. So too, are...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON DEAD TURTLE PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO REPORT IT WHEN YOU SEE IT HONOLULU – A social media post from an “anonymous participant” on a Hawai‘i-based Facebook page shows a dead sea turtle with its...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON CORAL PROJECT SEEKS FEEDBACK FOR OʻAHU TRANSPLANTING SITES [caption id="attachment_34395" align="alignnone" width="618"] Click on photo to view video[/caption] HONOLULU — Community input is sought in shaping the restoration of Oʻahu’s coral reefs. The...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON GROUNDED SAILBOAT REMOVED FROM HONOLUA BAY HONOLUA BAY, Maui – The 65-foot catamaran Hula Girl that had become an unwelcome fixture at Maui’s Honolua-Mokulē‘ia Marine Life Conservation District for almost two months, has...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON NON-RESIDENT FISHING LICENSES EXPECTED TO GENERATE $1 MILLION ANNUALLY Click on photo to view video HONOLULU – Hawai‘i is joining other ocean states and now requires a license for recreational ocean fishing for...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON SALVAGE PLANS UNDERWAY FOR GROUNDED SAILBOAT ON MAUI HONOLULU — The owner of the sailing vessel Hula Girl continues coordinating closely with the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) and the...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AREA PROTECTS LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY IN MAUNALUA BAY [caption id="attachment_33983" align="alignnone" width="611"] Click on photo to view video[/caption] HONOLULU – Critical marine life in Maunalua Bay will be protected by the...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON DECEASED WHALE DRAWS STATE, FEDERAL RESPONSE (KĪHEI, Maui) — The discovery of a deceased humpback whale calf is prompting a response from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE), the DLNR Division...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON ʻĀKOʻAKOʻA CORAL RESTORATION NURSERY At the Center of Hawai‘i Island Reef Restoration [caption id="attachment_33704" align="alignnone" width="616"] Click on photo to view video[/caption]   (KEĀHOLE, HAWAI‘I ISLAND) – Think of it as an intensive...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON THE REEF HABITAT PLAN: FOR FISHERS, BY FISHERS Initiative to Improve Fish Habitat is Guided by the Knowledge of the Fishing Community [caption id="attachment_33696" align="alignnone" width="604"] Click on photo to view video[/caption] HONOLULU...