Culture and Fish at Center of Debate in Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
Longline fishing boats bobbed in the water at Pier 38 on Tuesday afternoon as Vietnamese pop music echoed from one of the vessels. Nearby, James Shane sat aboard the Vicious Cycle, monitoring his shortline fishing crew.
Shane, 59, a shortline fisherman since graduating from Kalaheo High School in 1984, primarily catches big-eye tuna during weeklong trips at sea. But for 30 years he exclusively fished for snapper in the now-restricted waters of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument about 155 miles northwest of the...
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