HONOLULU (AP) - The state Board of Land and Natural Resources is prohibiting spearfishing in waters off West Hawaii by people diving with the aid of scuba gear. The board voted 4-2 in favor of the ban ...

Armed with a scuba tank and speargun, Christian Mathisen has been plunging deeper than 100 feet into South Florida’s waters for the past 20 years. Based out of Jupiter, Mathisen says he has spent ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Some ocean scientists and conservationists urged the Board of Land and Natural Resources to ban spear fishing using scuba gear in waters off the Big Island's west coast, ...

The state Board of Land and Natural Resources Friday evening voted to prohibit spearfishing with the aid of scuba equipment in West Hawaii waters. The state Board of Land and Natural Resources Friday ...

The state Board of Land and Natural Resources voted Friday to prohibit spearfishing in waters off West Hawaii by people diving with the aid of scuba gear. The board also decided to limit the ...

A proposal to make West Hawaii the lone area in the state to ban scuba spearfishing sparked contentious debate at a public hearing in Kona that was still going at press time Wednesday. A proposal to ...

The high seas last weekend played havoc on the bottom structure in the gulf. The strength of the surface waves stirred up the sand and debris on the sea floor, causing bad underwater visibility. We ...

It’s a nightmare for many, the thought of being under water with no air. But there are those who actually relish the thought. Using oversized fins, these people can dive as deep as 124 meters. Some ...

Shallow-water spearfishing: From 30 to 50 feet, divers are finding plenty of hogfish, mangrove snapper and moderate-sized red grouper. Gag grouper are plentiful on every ledge and wreck, but the ...

Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed new rules Saturday that would ban scuba spearfishing in waters of West Hawaii. The West Hawaii Regional Fishery Management Area Rules were developed over 10 years of ...

A bill to ban all forms of scuba fishing recently was introduced by Sen. Sabina Perez and co-sponsored by Sen. Clynt Ridgell and Speaker Tina Muña Barnes. According to research from the Guam Coral ...

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