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How you can help protect sharks – and what doesn't work
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhitetip sharks amid a school of anthias near Jarvis island in the South Pacific. Kelvin Gorospe,...
American Samoa says restrictions on fishing are crippling the economy
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoApr. 14—In a letter to the U.S. Office of National Marine Sanctuaries in September, American Samoa's Gov. Lemanu Mauga wrote that "fishing prohibitions not only weaken U.S. fisheries but also ...
Fishing council questions monument's spillover benefits
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDec. 5—The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is again challenging the reported benefits of the Papaha naumokuakea Marine National Monument—this time by directly questioning ...
Biden wants largest marine sanctuary in Pacific
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 22—The largest marine protected area in the world could be created in the waters southwest of Hawaii after President Joe Biden announced his intent to create a marine sanctuary in the waters ...
Fishing council opposes monument expansion
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 26—The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council has again made clear its position against further expansion of monuments in the Pacific Ocean and the possible consequences to ...
Marine sanctuary to have little effect on commercial fishing, study finds
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 29—A recent analysis found nearly zero commercial fishing recently in an area in the Pacific Ocean set to become a marine sanctuary, sparking another disagreement on data between sanctuary ...
Opposition to marine sanctuary voiced during Wespac meeting
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJun. 29—Opponents of a proposed national marine sanctuary in the U.S. Pacific Remote Islands, in particular tuna cannery employees in American Samoa, protested and testified against the sanctuary ...