Community control of Kaua‘i fishery showing 'remarkable' results
The Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area designation, achieved 11 years ago, aims to revive fish populations and preserve Native Hawaiian fishing practices.
Waves gently roll over a reef in Hā‘ena as Kanoe Alapa‘i-Hashimoto and his father, Keli‘i Alapa‘i, search for limu in the ankle-deep water with fishing nets wrapped around their waists and shoulders. The seaweed is food for manini, a small light-greenish yellow fish with black stripes.