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Commercial fishermen have been offered a bounty to collect derelict fishing gear, often the culprit of the death of marine animals, and bring the debris back to shore. Those who make their living out on the open ocean now have the opportunity to partake in a side hustle that simultaneously tidies up the environment. Commercial fishermen have been offered a "bounty" to collect derelict fishing gear, often the culprit of the death of marine animals, and bring the debris back to shore. MORE: This is how tourists are destroying coral reefs in Hawaii Hawaii Pacific University's Center for Marine Debris Research has launched a project to pay eligible commercial fishers to remove fishing gear at sea before it strikes Hawaii's coral reefs or wildlife, according to a press release from the university. The fishermen will be paid a bounty of between $1 and $3 per dry pound of derelict fishing gear found at sea and brought back to Oahu, the research center said. The Hawaii Pacif...

A fisherman is missing after he was reportedly pulled into the ocean when he hooked a "huge" ahi tuna off the coast of Hawaii. A fisherman is missing after he was reportedly pulled into the ocean when he hooked a "huge" ahi tuna off the coast of Hawaii. The incident occurred at approximately 5 a.m. on Sunday morning when 63-year-old Mark Knittle of Captain Cook, Hawaii, was fishing with a friend on a boat near Hōnaunau on the west coast of the Island of Hawaii. MORE: 9-year-old boy missing after falling off pontoon boat, being hit by propeller "Knittle and a friend were fishing near the 'C' buoy, four miles outside of the Hōnaunau Boat Ramp, when Knittle hooked an ahi," the Hawaii Police Department in a statement detailing the accident. "The friend heard Knittle say, 'the fish is huge,' then saw Knittle go overboard into the water." Police say Knittle's friend attempted to grab the line in an intial and unsuccessful a...