Isle fishermen hamstrung by rules to protect turtles

By Richard Brill

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 07, 2012

~~<p>Hawaii consumes more seafood per capita than any other state — about 11.5 percent, nearly twice as much as the U.S. average. This is not surprising considering that Hawaii is the only island state. It works out to be 39 million edible pounds of commercial fish and another 11.5 million pounds of noncommercial catch. Hawaii residents spend about $100 per person annually on seafood.</p>
<p>There are at least 300 businesses in the state that buy and sell seafood. And these do not include restaurants, lunch wagons, schools, the military, hospitals and bars. Many other businesses participate indirectly, including those involved in the maintenance and repair of the fishing boats.</p>
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Hawaii consumes more seafood per capita than any other state — about 11.5 percent, nearly twice as much as the U.S. average. This is not surprising considering that Hawaii is the only island state. It works out to be 39 million edible pounds of commercial fish and another 11.5 million pounds of noncommercial catch. Hawaii residents spend about $100 per person annually on seafood.

There are at least 300 businesses in the state that buy and sell seafood. And these do not include restaurants, lunch wagons, schools, the military, hospitals and bars. Many other businesses participate indirectly, including those involved in the maintenance and repair of the fishing boats. Login for more...