by Ret Talbot | Jan 24, 2015 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
House Bill 511 will likely be the second aquarium fish bill introduced to the State of Hawaii’s 28th Legislature. The Bill, which will be introduced by Representatives Cindy Evans, Nicole Lowen, Mark Nakashima, Richard Onishi and Joy San Buenaventura, would prohibit...
by Ret Talbot | Jan 23, 2015 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
It is the beginning a new legislative year in the Hawaiian Islands and what has become an annual tradition of calling for a ban on aquarium livestock collection appears to be alive and well. At least one new move to end what is known here as the “AQ...
by CORAL Magazine | Jan 22, 2015 | Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
Press Release via Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association 22 January 2015 HANDS OFF MY HOBBY CAMPAIGN RELAUNCHES FOR MAY ELECTION In the run-up to this year’s General Election the Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association is relaunching the #handsoffmyhobby campaign to let...
by CORAL Magazine | Jan 21, 2015 | Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
The Executive Board of the European Pet Organization (EPO), representing the interests of the European pet industry and aquarium trade, has appointed a new Secretary General. Roberto Hensen succeeds the late Secretary General Alex Ploeg, who was killed, with his...
by Ret Talbot | Jan 14, 2015 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
January 13th, 2015, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s (NOAA) National Marine Fishery Service (NMFS) officially began soliciting public input as they consider developing a section 4(d) rule for the 20 species of coral recently listed under the...
by cmTalSweet | Jan 5, 2015 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine, News & Notes
Please see the updated captive-bred marine fish species list for 2023! CAPTIVE-BRED MARINE FISHES: State of the Art 2015 CORAL Magazine’s Annual Listing of captive-bred marine aquarium fish species, current through December 2014 “Success,” the great Winston Churchill...