Sep. 14—The Hawaii Longline Association has achieved a globally recognized certification for sustainable fishing by the Marine Stewardship Council. The MSC Fisheries Standard, which the council ...

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These lines also caught more green turtles than most species of fish. These findings and more, reported in a new study in the Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, indicate that the ...

For sharks living in the open ocean, longline fishing is the number-one threat, with an estimated 20 million pelagic sharks caught annually by fishers looking for tuna and other desired species.

There needs to be better control over the Longline fishery in the High Seas,” Movick told regional journalists in a media briefing in Manila. Although it has been difficult getting data off longline ...

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Most of the aid — about $2.1 million — is being allocated to Hawaii’s longline fishery, which has an annual value of about $100 million. Don't miss out on what's happening!

In 2015 the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) island nation’s longline fleets catch in the WCPO was worth around US$436 million. Maefiti said the Commission continues to fail to respond to ...

The Hawaii longline fishery can be traced back to 1917, when it was established by Japanese immigrant fishers. Today, it produces about 95% of the country’s bigeye tuna landings and 50-60% of ...