A skilled Maui fisherman carefully targets an ‘ōmilu (bluefin
trevally) with his outstretched throw
net.
........................ photo by
David Olsen/
Photo Resource Hawai‘i
Fisherman pulling in a catch off Sandy Beach, Kaiwi coastline on O‘ahu.
........................ photo by
Tami Kauakea Winston/
Photo Resource Hawai‘i
Moloka‘i fishers with pole and line.
........................ photo by
Phil Spalding III
A Hawaiian fisherman holds his catch and hand line, which allows targeting of specific species.
........................ photo by
Monte Costa
A green sea turtle, a threatened species, nearly gets entangled in
a gill net off the leeward coast of O‘ahu.
........................ photo by
John Johnson,
One Breath Photo
Mounds of monofilament
gill net with several ensnared fish.
........................ photo by
Richard Cooke III
16 hammerhead pups were killed in lay gill net abandoned illegally in Kaneohe Bay in August 2008.
........................ Photo by
Jody Kaulukukui,
The Nature Conservancy
Scientists and fishers were outraged by the needless deaths of the hammerhead pups. Sharks are a vital to a healthy ocean.
........................ Photo by
Jody Kaulukukui,
The Nature Conservancy
