by CORAL Magazine | Aug 29, 2024 | Marine, News & Notes
Yellow Tangs swimming the reefs off the Kona coast, Big Island of Hawaii. Image Credit: Denise Bird/Shutterstock via Pet Advocacy Network Ruling Paves the Way for Sustainable Fish Collection by Local Businesses Alexandria, Va. – On August 29, 2024, the Pet...
by CORAL Magazine | Jan 25, 2013 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
This proposed species White List of all species approved for aquarium collecting, was approved by the West Hawaii Fishery Council in September 2010. Any species not on the list would not be legal to collect. (This regulation is not yet in effect, and is not...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 18, 2022 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
Picasso or Reef Triggerfish, Rhinecathus aculeatus: With the Yellow Tang, one of the icons of the former Hawaiian aquarium livestock trade. Image credit: Bernard Spragg. Proponents of re-opening Hawaiian waters to sustainable aquarium fish collection are quietly...
by CORAL Magazine | May 12, 2022 | Marine
“We’ve collected data for over 17 years from over 6,700 surveys and have found that aquarium fish populations are generally stable and increasing in West Hawai’i where, again, most of these aquarium fish are collected. The populations of Yellow Tang and...
by CORAL Magazine | Jul 16, 2021 | Marine, News & Notes
Catching reef fishes, such as this Auriga Butterflyfish, is currently legal in the state of Hawai’i—as long as you intend to kill and eat your catch. Image: Screenshot from YouTube, Fishing in Hawaii—Crazy Catches!! by Ace Videos. While the aquarium fishery in...
