Aquatic Resources

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News ReleaseDAVID Y. IGE GOVERNORSUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSONFor Immediate News Release September 25, 2015  DLNR RECEIVES $1.2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR FALSE KILLER WHALE RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENTHONOLULU – The Department of Land and Natural...

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News ReleaseDAVID Y. IGE GOVERNORSUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSONFor Immediate News Release September 11, 2015(Click on image to watch video)RECORD OCEAN TEMPERATURES CAUSING CORAL BLEACHING ACROSS HAWAII Agencies Focusing on Steps People Can Take to...

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News ReleaseDAVID Y. IGE GOVERNORSUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSONFor Immediate News Release August 18, 2015NEW HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL CRITICAL HABITAT RULE SUPPORTS STATE ROLE IN PROTECTING ENDANGERED NATIVE SPECIESHONOLULU — The Department of Land and...

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News ReleaseDAVID Y. IGE GOVERNORSUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSONFor Immediate News Release August 14, 2015NEW RULES FOR THE HA‘ENA COMMUNITY-BASED SUBSISTENCE FISHING AREA TAKE EFFECT TODAYHONOLULU --   New fishing rules for the first-ever Community-Based...

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News ReleaseDAVID Y. IGE GOVERNORSUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSONFor Immediate News Release August 4, 2015 (Click on image to watch video)HAWAII’S FIRST COMMUNITY FISHING AREA SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR IGE Historic Pact Heralds Collaboration Between...

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON For Immediate News Release July 14, 2015  (Click on image to watch video) AMAZING CREATURES MOVE FROM OCEAN TO STREAM ONE TINY STEP AT...

BOARD OF LAND & NATURAL RESOURCES DECISION ON SEA CUCUMBER BAN NOW POSTED ON-LINE The Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources unanimous decision to ban sea cucumber harvesting for 120 days was signed into law by Governor David Ige Friday...

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News ReleaseDAVID Y. IGE GOVERNORSUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSONFor Immediate News Release June 26, 2015Photographs of harvested sea cucumbers on Maui(image courtesy: DLNR)(Click on image to watch video)SEA CUCUMBER HARVESTING BANNED FOR 120 DAYS IN...

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News ReleaseDAVID Y. IGE GOVERNORSUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSONFor Immediate News Release June 18, 2015OVERHARVESTING OF SEA CUCUMBERS IN HAWAII CAN QUICKLY DEPLETE THE RESOURCE DLNR Proposes Emergency Rules(HONOLULU) – The Department of Land and...

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News ReleaseDAVID Y. IGE GOVERNORSUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSONFor Immediate News Release June 16, 2015Photos by Division of Aquatic Resources (2014 Puu Lua fishing) TROUT FISHING SEASON BEGINS JUNE 20 AT KOKE‘E PUBLIC FISHING AREA LIHU‘E, KAUA‘I  --...