by CORAL Magazine | Feb 9, 2015 | Marine, News & Notes
via PIJAC [updated 11:30 AM CST] PIJAC AQUATICS COMMITTEE ALERT HAWAII HOUSE OCEANS COMMITTEE TO HEAR 4 BILLS INVOLVING THE HAWAIIAN ORNAMENTAL AQUARIUM INDUTSRY HEARING FEBRUARY 11, 2015 TESTIMONY DUE 5 PM FEBRUARY 10, 2015 The House Ocean, Marine Resources, &...
by Ret Talbot | Jan 31, 2015 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
Hawaiian legislature to consider 7 bills to change aquarium fishery—including 3 seeking an outright ban on marine livestock collection By Ret Talbot For decades now, the harvest of Hawaiian reef fishes for the global aquarium trade has fueled a heated, emotional...
by Ret Talbot | Jan 25, 2015 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
In addition to the three aquarium fishery-specific bills introduced or pending introduction in the Hawaii legislature (HB 511, HB 606 and SB 322), Senate Bill 670 could significantly affect the aquarium trade in Hawaii according to trade experts. SB 670 would amend...
by Ret Talbot | Jan 24, 2015 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
The third aquarium bill is, along with HB 511, pending introduction in the Hawaii Legislature, bringing the total number of aquarium-related bills in play for 2015 to three. House Bill 606 would establishes a 10-year moratorium on the taking of aquarium fishes. It...
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...
