"This report summarizes a pilot study of consumption-oriented fishing and shoreline food gathering activities and associated social context in the Main Hawaiian Islands. The project was sponsored by the State of Hawai'i's Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) as a component of the NOAA Fisheries Local Action Strategy in Hawai'i (FLASH). The research involved development and testing of a methodology for generating detailed assessment of local fishing activities as these occur in Hanalei Bay and in relation to the community of Hanalei on the Island of Kaua'i. The methodological approach and project findings have the potential to enable useful comparative analysis of fishing activities undertaken in other communities around the islands, with implications for prospective future natural resource management decisions across the state"--Summary overview.

Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
National Ocean Service (NOS)