by shera mercer | Alohi Kai Jewelry, Blog, Fishing Hooks, Tutorials
It’s nearing that time of year when the gift purchasing frenzy starts. Some will be big gifts, some smaller, none any less important. Our main motivation behind our affordable Barbless Circle Hook Wrap Bracelet was to raise awareness about fishing practices, and...
by shera mercer | Alohi Kai Jewelry, Bracelets, Conservation, Fishing Hooks
AUTHENTICITY. Now there’s a word that gets thrown around a lot these days. Its a little ironic in that despite its frequency as a word, it’s not all that common to find as a quality. Tricky thing this authenticity – being true to ones own...
by shera mercer | Conservation, Fishing Hooks, Marine Life, marinelife, Sharks
(This is part IV of a IV part series on the Benefits of Barbless Circle Hooks. Catch up on Part I, Part II and Part III) In my last post, we left off at the controversy of using barbless circle hooks. This post I wanted to take a closer look at the benefits of...
by shera mercer | Conservation, Fishing Hooks, Marine Life, marinelife, Sharks
(This is part III of a IV part series on Barbless Circle Hooks. Catch up on Part I and Part II) In my last post, I talked about my sadness in seeing so many large hooks in sharks and turtles around O’ahu. I’m told this also happens to our critically...
by shera mercer | Conservation, Fishing Hooks, Marine Life, marinelife, Sharks
(This is part-II of a 4-part series on Barbless Circle Hooks. Catch up on Part I) Fishing hooks. As with any controversial subject, there is a bit of complexity. For reasons of brevity I won’t be covering all the nuances that the topic undoubtedly could! Which...
by shera mercer | Conservation, Fishing Hooks, Marine Life, marinelife, Sharks
(This is part I of a IV part series on barbless circle hooks) A photographer friend once asked me, is there a conflict between spearfishers and scuba divers? Some say they have competing interests – one is there to see things, the other to capture them –...
