Konane Zager, owner of the vessel Waiʻaka, will be fined the maximum penalty of slightly more than $10,000 for violating Hawaiʻi longline fishing laws in May 2025. His commercial marine license will ...

The ocean can be a dangerous place, even for a shark. Despite sitting at the top of the food chain, these predators are now reeling from destructive human activities like overfishing, pollution and ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The fisherman involved in a longline fishing violation off the coast of Hawai‘i Island has faced the maximum allowed administrative penalties. Maui men cited for alleged fishing ...

Konane Zager was given the maxium adminstrative penalties for deploying longline gear that was three times over the legal limit.

“If you’re losing 75% of your catch you have to do a lot more fishing to meet your quota. Ships have to steam a long way to get away from whales resulting in higher fuel costs and, of course, ...