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Stocks on the Rise

During her weekly scuba dives off the West Hawaii coast, Tina Owens is noticing the same scene occurring with more regularity -- multitudes of brightly colored fish frantically dash for hiding spaces in the coral and rocks as large jacks swiftly patrol the reef in search of food.

"The recent proliferation of large predatory fish on the reef means there is enough food -- that's a good sign of a healthy fish population," said Owens, president of the Kona Underwater Photography Society.


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Yellow tang populations have increased by about 50 percent since the establishment of nine Fish Replenishment Areas in West Hawaii five years ago, according to a report by the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Bob Owens | Special to West Hawaii Today
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