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Big Island fishermen and women holding their own in first Hawai‘i Invasive Species Roundup
A Big Island participant registered as Katelin Maarsingh is now in first place for longest to‘au, having caught a 14.8-inch fish.
Hawai‘i Invasive Species Roundup: Island fishers can win $5K in prizes doing what they love
The free competition features a total of $5,000 in prizes – and demonstrates ways in which fishers can aid in fisheries research.
Kaua‘i and Big Island fishermen to trial new tuna tagging technology
Fishermen on Kaua‘i and the Big Island will trial a new method of tagging ‘ahi, or yellowfin tuna, this summer.
‘Wicked Tuna’ star meets Kaua‘i fishermen, scientist eager to resume local ahi research
Reality TV’s Dave Marciano and a group of Garden Isle fishermen say scientific collaboration is key to keeping their fisheries healthy.
New boat and trailer parking signs posted at Hōnaunau ramp
Parking restrictions are not being adhered to less than week after Hawai‘i Parks and Recreation Department posted “boat and trailer parking only” signs at Hōnaunau bpat ramp in South Kona with vehicles taking up six of the eight spaces reserved for local fishermen.
Big Island’s Pohoiki boat ramp — landlocked by 2018 Kīlauea eruption — could reopen by end of 2024
If everything goes smoothly, a planned $5.4 million dredging project could begin as early as next February or March and be finished within 6 to 9 months to restore ocean access to the Puna community.
Big Island Now Poll No. 19: How should the state handle manta ray tours in West Hawai’i?
We want to hear from our readers about what you think the State Department of Land and Natural Resources should do to handle commercial manta ray tours in the future.
Fisherman’s wife says studies are done; time to reopen ocean access to Pohoiki boat ramp
The Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation is proposing dredging and excavating most of the volcanic debris from the 2018 Kilauea eruption that landlocked the boat ramp, severely curtailing fishing, emergency services and other commercial, recreational and food subsistence activities that previously relied on ocean access there.
5 years after Kīlauea eruption created new beach, Pohoiki boat ramp remains landlocked
It’s been almost five years since the 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption of Kīlauea volcano and resulting lava flow landlocked the Pohoiki boat ramp, yet the battle continues for funding to dredge the beach and reopen access to the ocean.
