Aquatic resources officials are seeking to change state rules on the possession and use of certain fishing gear. The main purpose of the proposed changes is to establish a new annual lay net permit ...

The Department of Land and Natural Resources will hold a statewide hearing to discuss amendments to state laws regarding lay nets. Such nets can entangle and kill other species in the process, ...

State officers confiscated more than 1,000 feet of lay net and two small boats from a man near the Ahu o Laka sandbar in Kaneohe Bay. Acting on a tip, Division of Conservation and Resources ...

MOC Marine Institute Stranding Response & Rescue Team responds to sea turtle stranding calls across the island of Maui. Illegal gill lay nets are one of several leading causes for sea turtle ...