Today, I attended a lecture presented on the Seascape Strategy for the Main Hawaiian Islands. This is a collaboration between Conservation International, the Harold Castle Foundation, and the Environmental Law Institute. It aims to comprehensively analyze the concerns, issues, laws and policies relating to the nearshore marine environment of the Main Hawaiian Islands. Prosperity, whether social, economic or environmental, guides their efforts.
As the first step in development of this strategy, Environmental Law Institute conducted a baseline assessment of the various laws and regulations governing the nearshore waters. They identified some challenges ahead for nearshore waters, including climate change, ocean industries and the expanding population. They identified some potential solutions or approaches to address these concerns are marine protected areas, regulation of non-commercial fishers and comprehensive management.
Too soon to tell how this will turn out, but for those interested in resource regulation in ocean waters, this is one to monitor.
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