March and April AQ Reported Catch

Request to:
Department of Land & Natural Resources
Law used:
State of Hawaii UIPA
Status of this request:
Request Successful
Summary of Request
Aquarium catch, including species and island, to date, since March 25 stay-at-home, non-essential business emergency proclamation. Since AQ is a non-essential business, we are seeking this info ASAP, as it points to illegal activity.

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From Rene Umberger (For the Fishes)
Subject Records Request for Department of Land & Natural Resources: March and April AQ Reported Catch [#332]
Date May 4, 2020, 2:42 a.m.
To Department of Land & Natural Resources
Status Awaiting response
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Aloha, Pursuant to the public records law, I would like to request the following records in electronic format sent to my email address.
Aquarium catch, including species and island, to date, since March 25 stay-at-home, non-essential business emergency proclamation. Since AQ is a non-essential business, we are seeking this info ASAP, as it points to illegal activity.
[... Show complete request text] Rene Umberger (For the Fishes)
  1. 4 years, 7 months agoMay 4, 2020, 2:43 a.m.: Rene Umberger (For the Fishes) sent a message to Department of Land & Natural Resources.
From DLNR CO UIPA – Department of Land & Natural Resources
Subject Re: [EXTERNAL] Records Request for Department of Land & Natural Resources: March and April AQ Reported Catch [#332]
Date May 19, 2020, 2:31 p.m.
Status Request resolved

Hi Rene, Here’s the info in response to this request. Sorry for the delay. Reported Commercial Aquarium Species Collected from Oahu since 3/25/2020 as of May 8, 2020 species code No. reporting collectors no. kept no. sold value Yellow Tang 115 3 526 526 $3,027 Potter's Angelfish 220 3 42 42 $336 Clown Tang 118 3 39 39 $141 Please note: * Only data aggregated from 3 or more individual licensees is disclosed. ________________________________ From: Rene Umberger < <name and email address> > Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 12:44 PM To: DLNR CO UIPA < <name and email address> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Records Request for Department of Land & Natural Resources: March and April AQ Reported Catch [#332] Aloha, Pursuant to the public records law, I would like to request the following records in electronic format sent to my email address. Aquarium catch, including species and island, to date, since March 25 stay-at-home, non-essential business emergency proclamation. Since AQ is a non-essential business, we are seeking this info ASAP, as it points to illegal activity. Mahalo, Rene Umberger For the Fishes
  1. 4 years, 7 months agoMay 19, 2020, 2:31 p.m.: Received an email from Department of Land & Natural Resources.
From Rene Umberger (For the Fishes)
Subject Re: [EXTERNAL] Records Request for Department of Land & Natural Resources: March and April AQ Reported Catch [#332]
Date May 21, 2020, 10:16 a.m.
To Department of Land & Natural Resources

Mahalo Bin, OK, I see the problem... I'm trying to get the number of fish captured for AQ, by island. At this point, the species don't matter and the number of collectors aren't essential. Are you able to provide the data for Hawaii Island, then, with the # of fish only? And add the number of collectors only if it doesn't reduce what you can report in terms of # of fish? We've documented dozens and dozens and dozens of containers shipped from Kona by AQ collectors/dealers since March 25... Mahalo, Rene
  1. 4 years, 7 months agoMay 21, 2020, 10:16 a.m.: Rene Umberger (For the Fishes) sent a message to Department of Land & Natural Resources.
From DLNR CO UIPA – Department of Land & Natural Resources
Subject Re: [EXTERNAL] Records Request for Department of Land & Natural Resources: March and April AQ Reported Catch [#332]
Date May 21, 2020, 3:32 p.m.

Hi Rene, Hawaii Island data are still confidential when we group all the species together. This is due to less than 3 total fishers reporting. Sorry for that. Bin ________________________________ From: Rene Umberger < <name and email address> > Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2020 8:16 PM To: DLNR CO UIPA < <name and email address> > Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Records Request for Department of Land & Natural Resources: March and April AQ Reported Catch [#332] Mahalo Bin, OK, I see the problem... I'm trying to get the number of fish captured for AQ, by island. At this point, the species don't matter and the number of collectors aren't essential. Are you able to provide the data for Hawaii Island, then, with the # of fish only? And add the number of collectors only if it doesn't reduce what you can report in terms of # of fish? We've documented dozens and dozens and dozens of containers shipped from Kona by AQ collectors/dealers since March 25... Mahalo, Rene
  1. 4 years, 7 months agoMay 21, 2020, 3:32 p.m.: Received an email from Department of Land & Natural Resources.
From Rene Umberger (For the Fishes)
Subject Re: [EXTERNAL] Records Request for Department of Land & Natural Resources: March and April AQ Reported Catch [#332]
Date May 26, 2020, 2:39 p.m.
To Department of Land & Natural Resources

Hi Bin, Could use a bit of clarification here. We know that multiple licensees are listed on trip reports, though just one does the official reporting. Are you excluding those people, and only counting the person who submitted the report? So for example, a trip report that lists 1 primary, and 1 or more add'l licensee's is just counted as one? Thanks for your assistance! Rene ... Sincerely yours Rene Umberger
  1. 4 years, 6 months agoMay 26, 2020, 2:39 p.m.: Rene Umberger (For the Fishes) sent a message to Department of Land & Natural Resources.
From DLNR CO UIPA – Department of Land & Natural Resources
Subject Re: [EXTERNAL] Records Request for Department of Land & Natural Resources: March and April AQ Reported Catch [#332]
Date May 26, 2020, 4:31 p.m.

Hi Rene, The official answer to your question is "Yes". Only the primary licensee or captain is responsible for the reporting. Bin ________________________________ From: Rene Umberger < <name and email address> > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 12:39 AM To: DLNR CO UIPA < <name and email address> > Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Records Request for Department of Land & Natural Resources: March and April AQ Reported Catch [#332] Hi Bin, Could use a bit of clarification here. We know that multiple licensees are listed on trip reports, though just one does the official reporting. Are you excluding those people, and only counting the person who submitted the report? So for example, a trip report that lists 1 primary, and 1 or more add'l licensee's is just counted as one? Thanks for your assistance! Rene ... Sincerely yours Rene Umberger
  1. 4 years, 6 months agoMay 26, 2020, 4:31 p.m.: Received an email from Department of Land & Natural Resources.
  2. 4 years agoDec. 9, 2020, 5:26 a.m.: Rene Umberger (For the Fishes) set status to 'Request Successful'.
  3. 3 years, 7 months agoMay 21, 2021, midnight: Rene Umberger (For the Fishes) made the request 'March and April AQ Reported Catch' public.