April 20, 2020 — Hawaii’s fishing industry is far from a comeback after the price of fish plummeted and the market crashed in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Many fishing boat captains have been forced to lay off crew members and keep their vessels docked until it is financially viable to return to the sea.
Each trip out costs money and the price of ahi is so low, many crews are actually losing money when they operate.
Prices have rebounded slightly, but they are nowhere close to what they used to be.