# @usfws on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Db3SVgMERPr
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68869758-usfws-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/771913f919.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-10T15:01:58.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (@usfws) — https://gondola.cc/usfws

## Caption

On our latest podcast episode, get to know the goatfishes and their special place in Hawaiian culture. From keiki fishing for ʻōama with cane poles to the deeper meaning behind the endemic kūmū, we explore the efforts across the Hawaiian Archipelago to connect with and conserve these wonderful fish. Our guest is Jake Reichard with Hawaii's Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Aquatic Resources. 🐟

Catch new episodes of "Fish of the Week" every Monday on our FWS website or wherever you get your podcasts 🎣

A school of weke 'a (Yellowstripe Goatfish) in the shallow waters of Sharks Cove (Kapoʻo), located on the North Shore of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. 📷 Matt Holland
Hawaii's endemic kūmū (Whitesaddle Goatfish) 📷 David R, CC-by NC 4.0
#Fishing #AllTheFish

## Stats

- **Views:** 0
- **Likes:** 1,474
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 3

## Tags

fishing, allthefish

---
Copyright (c) Gondola