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A Kula man and his son swam about a mile to shore after a shark attacked and sank their kayak Tuesday in what was described as an “unusual shark encounter.”
Daniel Sullivan called police just before 2 p.m. to report the attack that occurred while he and his 15-year-old son, Tristan, were kayaking in the Thousand Peaks area of Ukumehame.
Sullivan, who called The Maui News while waiting for police and state Department of Land and Natural Resources officers to arrive at the beach, said he and his son had launched the two-man kayak from the area along Honoapiilani Highway across from the Lahaina Pali Trail at 11:35 a.m.
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DLNR NEWS RELEASE: POST-MORTEM EXAMS REVEAL TWO HAWAIIAN MONK SEALS LIKELY DROWNED IN LAY NETS
Posted on Feb 3, 2021 in Latest News, Newsroom
Three Seals Found Dead in Anahola Area Late Last Year
(HONOLULU) – It’s believed drowning is the likely cause of death of at least two of three Hawaiian monk seals found dead on Kaua‘i last September, November, and December.
Constraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic delayed completion of post-mortem examinations. However, considering recently received lab test results and information gathered by law enforcement officials, NOAA now believes the seals found in September and November likely died after becoming entangled in lay gill nets. The third seal was severely decomposed, making it difficult to determine the cause of death.
It Came From the Ala Wai: 6 Strange Creatures That Thrive in Waikīkī’s Sewage Filled Canal
What lurks in the murk of Honolulu’s most prominent drainage ditch? Lots of things, including a fish that can literally give you nightmares.
October 23, 2017
Photos: Elyse Butler Mallams
An old film clip in the archives of the Bishop Museum shows a group of children and adults, in early 20th-century swimwear, frolicking in the waters of the Ala Wai Canal. It probably dates to the 1920s, the same decade the two-mile-long canal was dug to drain Waikiki’s wetlands and create more buildable ground there.
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Yellow tangs are popular fish taken by aquarium collectors. Environmental groups and marine wildlife advocates applaud a court ruling this week emphasizing and clarifying that all commercial aquarium fishing is now banned in Hawaii until the industry has completed the environmental review process. MEL MALINOWSKI photo
Environmental groups and marine wildlife advocates rejoiced after a court ruling this week made it clear that all commercial aquarium fishing is now banned in Hawaii without environmental review.
“There has been much relief and celebration amongst those who have long fought for this moment,” said Rene Umberger, founder and executive director of For The Fishes, a Kihei-based group that works to restore and protect fish populations and coral reef habitats. “Given the dire impacts of climate change on Hawaii’s reefs, with the majority of them projected to be lost within the next few decades, this is monumentally important.”