From Marti: Study in Sweden found that new antifouling chemical medetomidine (used to prevent the buildup of barnacles, seaweed/marine organisms on the cages/nets of open water fish farms) causes paler fish, affecting the skin cells that contain dark pigment. It also appears to affect a detoxifying enzyme in the fish’s livers, which could result in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘oceans’
Antifouling Causes Paler Fish
Posted in Aquaculture, Northwest Hawaiian Islands, ocean protection, tagged Aquaculture, boats, nets, NWHI, ocean protection, oceans on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Media Coverage of Ocean Policy Taskforce
Posted in conservation, ocean protection, tagged moana, ocean protection, oceans on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A few links to media coverage of Tuesday’s Ocean Policy Taskforce: http://honoluluweekly.com/qanda/2009/09/seaweed-rebellion-2/ http://hawaiipublicradio.org/audio/TS_092409.mp3 (Mahalo to Stuart Coleman of Surfrider Foundation)
“Listening.” Kind of.
Posted in activism, conservation, island sustainability, ocean protection, tagged ocean, ocean protection, oceans on September 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
From Miwa: “We are the Kānaka. We are the Hawaiians. We are the ones who, if you screw it up, have nowhere else to go. Whose mana, whose ancestors, whose everything, will be lost.” – Testimony from one uncle from Oʻahu to the Ocean Policy Task Force members. So, I only made it to the [...]
Wespac Wants to Weaken Swordfish Fishery Rules
Posted in conservation, fisheries, ocean protection, tagged endangered species, fisheries, ocean protection, oceans on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Alana: Instead of having a limit of 2,120 sets of fishing gear deployments annually, Wespac thinks it’s a better idea to just catch swordfish until a sea turtle gets tangled in the net… WHAT? Green sea turtles, loggerhead turtles, and leatherback turles are all endangered species that live in Hawaii. This new rule puts [...]
Hawaii’s Renewable Portfolio Standards: Aggressive But in Need of Qualification
Posted in 1, Northwest Hawaiian Islands, activism, climate change, conservation, environmental justice, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, legislature, ocean protection, other, tagged hawaii, activism, ocean, land and cultural rights, oceans, environmental justice, management, legislature, sustainability, island sustainability, northwestern hawaiian islands, conservation, energy independence, energy, fossil fuels, climate change, climate justice, cap and trade, renewable energy, global warming, energy law, renewable portfolio standards, biofuels on July 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
From: Andrea Just last month, Act 155 was passed in the Hawaii Legislature, amending Hawaii’s renewable energy law. One of the highlights of this amendment was the strengthening of Hawaii’s Renewable Portfolio Standards (often abbreviated as RPS). These standards are binding for electric utility companies, which must satisfy the specified percentage of their net electricity [...]
Draft Science Plan Public Hearing: Grandfathering-in Permitted Activities
Posted in Hawaiian Monk Seal, Northwest Hawaiian Islands, activism, conservation, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, ocean protection, other, tagged activism, beaches, conservation, coral, cultural rights, endangered species, environmental justice, hawaii, hearing, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, malama, management, marine protected area, monk seals, northwestern hawaiian islands, NWHI, ocean, ocean protection, oceans, shoreline, superferry, sustainability, whales on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From: Andrea Last night at the public hearing on the Draft Science Plan for Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, held at the monument office in Hawaii Kai, a troubling consequence of the lack of environmental review was elucidated. One of the Science Plan authors stated that research activities that have already been permitted are assumed to [...]
KAHEA SUES STATE TO PROTECT NWHI
Posted in Hawaiian Monk Seal, Northwest Hawaiian Islands, conservation, fisheries, land and cultural rights, ocean protection, tagged activism, coral, cultural rights, culture, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, marine protected area, NWHI, ocean, ocean protection, oceans, shoreline on July 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“This is not the wild west; there are laws here. Laws that are meant to protect our natural resources and the best interests of Hawaii’s people. DLNR must follow these laws.” — Kumu Hula Vicky Holt-Takamine, KAHEA’s Board President.
32 Tons of Marine Litter Removed: Sadly, the Tip of the Iceberg
Posted in Hawaiian Monk Seal, Northwest Hawaiian Islands, activism, conservation, environmental justice, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, ocean protection, tagged access, activism, beach access, beaches, conservation, cultural rights, development, environmental justice, hawaii, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, marine protected area, marine reserve, monk seals, northwestern hawaiian islands, NWHI, ocean, ocean protection, oceans, shoreline, sustainability on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From: Andrea The U.S. Coast Guard removed 32 tons of debris from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands over the Fourth of July weekend. Much thanks to the Coast Guard for ameliorating the health of our oceans! See the Honolulu Advertiser article: http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090713/BREAKING01/307130004/U.S.%20Coast%20Guard%20removes%2032%20tons%20of%20debris%20from%20Northwestern%20Hawaiian%20Islands?GID=e/Si+j1sOYkNlMXAMxQScaqw1wgB5/Nurtn+5iNvNh8%3D While I am glad that efforts to clean up marine litter are taking place, [...]
Wanted: Old Seal Stories
Posted in Hawaiian Monk Seal, Hawaiian language, Northwest Hawaiian Islands, fisheries, ocean protection, tagged beaches, marine reserve, northwestern hawaiian islands, ocean protection, oceans on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As part of ongoing efforts to protect endangered Hawaiian monk seals, federal officials are turning to old Hawaiian chants and songs. The purpose: to battle misperceptions that the Hawaiian monk seal is an invasive species that does not deserve protection. “This ain’t the mongoose; this animal was here before any of us,” says David Schofield, [...]
Empty Reefs
Posted in conservation, fisheries, ocean protection, tagged fisheries, management, ocean protection, oceans, sustainability on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Alana: This BBC News video shows how the growing demand for fish in places like inland China is putting a huge stress on coral reefs. Most adult fish have been caught, so the majority of fish sold in markets are juveniles that have not had a chance to reproduce yet. Because of this trend [...]
Monk Seal Protection Update
Posted in 1, Hawaiian Monk Seal, activism, ocean protection, tagged activism, fisheries, marine protected area, monk seals, northwestern hawaiian islands, ocean protection, oceans, shoreline on June 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
from Stewart: After the Surfrider Foundation’s Kauai chapter offered a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for killing two Hawaiian monk seals on Kauai, it raised an obvious question: Why is the Surfrider Foundation having to offer a reward? Where is the federal government? It turns out officials [...]
got footage?
Posted in climate change, ocean protection, tagged ocean protection, oceans on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Erin Kiley, NRDC Films: NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) is starting production and development on a 10-minute movie about ocean acidification, a largely unknown yet equally serious consequence of fossil fuel emissions. We will produce this short film to introduce the problem of ocean acidification, discuss its consequences, and link the issue with policy [...]
Lubchenco to head NOAA
Posted in ocean protection, tagged noaa, NWHI, oceans on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From todayʻs Washington Post, looks like Oregon Professor will be tapped to head up the National Ocean and Atospheric Administration. NOAA is one of three co-trustees (the other two are the Department of Interior and the State of Hawaii) entrusted with conservation of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/12/18/lubchenco_will_helm_national_o.html
Honolulu NWHI Hearing Online
Posted in ocean protection, tagged marine protected area, marine reserve, northwestern hawaiian islands, NWHI, ocean, ocean protection, oceans on July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Video of the Honolulu hearing on the Draft Management Plan for the Papahanaumokuakea Marine Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands held in Honolulu on June 24th. The 1,200 page plan will direct the future of public trust resources in the last, large intact Hawaiian reef ecosystem in the world. At the hearing, leading local conservation [...]
WANTED: Critical Habitat for Monk Seal
Posted in ocean protection, tagged critical habitat, endangered species, endangered species act, monk seals, ocean, oceans on July 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
KAHEA, along with the Center for Biological Diversity and the Ocean Conservancy, filed a formal petition yesterday, seeking to have beaches and surrounding waters on the main Hawaiian islands designated as critical habitat for Hawaiian monk seals under the Endangered Species Act. Under the Endangered Species Act, critical habitat identifies geographic areas that contain features [...]
Say NY Times and Star Bulletin: Navy should comply with Environmental Laws
Posted in ocean protection, tagged marine mammals, militarization, military, ocean, oceans, sonar, whales on July 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
(graphic from abcnews.com) The Supreme Court has taken up the question of whether the Bush Administration can exempt the Navy from laws protecting marine mammals from sonar, and media is chiming in. Both the New York Times and Star Bulletin have come out recently in favor of upholding environmental law when it comes to Navy [...]
Bombs Away! RIMPAC’s Back
Posted in environmental justice, land and cultural rights, ocean protection, tagged military, navy, NWHI, oceans, rimpac, sonar on July 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
From Marti: RIMPAC officially started on Sunday, meaning you can expect beach closures, random explosions, mass strandings, and displays of excessive military force throughout the month of July in Hawaii. Remember, RIMPAC is the bi-annual demonstration of U.S.-occupation that brought us the “Hanalei Bay Incident” in 2004, when 150 melonhead whales attempted to strand themselves [...]
Where’s the public in this “public process”?
Posted in ocean protection, tagged coral, hearing, management plan, marine protected area, marine reserve, northwestern hawaiian islands, NWHI, ocean, ocean protection, oceans, process, public on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From Evan, law school student and Legal Fellow from the Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law working on staff with KAHEA this summer: Was thrown into the deep waters of the 1,200 page Papahanaumokuakea Draft Monument Management Plan for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands this summer. It’s given me a unique opportunity to observe the [...]
conservation plan = more impacts? we don’t get it.
Posted in activism, ocean protection, tagged coral, militarization, northwestern hawaiian islands, NWHI, ocean, ocean protection, oceans, pu'uhonua on June 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
A short video we put together on the new draft of a 15-year plan for the future of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.* We’ve read all 1,200 pages of it, and reviewed it with experts everywhere from Sierra Club to Environmental Defense. Our conclusion? We can do much, much better. Now, we’re seeking signatures on a [...]
It’s about respect, man.
Posted in ocean protection, tagged contested case, coral, NWHI, oceans on February 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
From Miwa: It’s true that the HIMB researcher currently under investigation for NWHI permit violations is coral disease researcher, and that coral disease is bad stuff. In doing this work, we’ve learned more about coral disease than we probably ever wanted to–coral disease is an important concern in our oceans worldwide. So why advocate strict [...]
State-Appointed Hearing Officer Affirms KAHEA’s Standing in Historic Decision
Posted in ocean protection, tagged activism, contested case, NWHI, oceans on February 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Investigation of HIMB Research Permit Violations for Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Expanded, Contested Case Hearing Officer Recommends Long-Time Advocate, KAHEA, Be Party to the Case HONOLULU – In a historic move, citing KAHEA’s long history of actions to protect the NWHI, state-appointed hearing officer for the Board of Land and Natural Resources, Louis Chang, recommended on [...]
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