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Since hitting their bigeye quota in August, Hawaii longliners have made three deals to pay other territories for some of their unused quotas.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources says this won’t help distressed coral reefs, but other measures might. A management plan is in the works.

Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz says legislation will help put an end to illegal fishing practices.

Observers assigned to help make sure Hawaii’s fishing fleets follow the rules face the same dangers as fishing crews — and sometimes dangers from those they observe.

Feds approve a rule to let U.S. longliners exceed their limit on bigeye by reallocating a portion of the catch from elsewhere.

Wespac blames “arbitrary quotas” for hurting commercial fishing business.

Keith Davis was in an unusual and sometimes dangerous line of work, often spending weeks at sea to make sure fishermen abide by the rules.

We have not been kind to the bay, though it continues to be kind to us. Still, if Maunalua thrives, so do we.

In the meantime, the National Marine Fisheries Service should not flout those limits with catch rules that are already the subject of a federal lawsuit.

An Earthjustice attorney, senior Wespac scientist and local businessman share their insights into the industry, current regulations and international impacts.