by CORAL Magazine | Dec 5, 2012 | Marine, News & Notes
RELEASE FROM the Pet Industry Joint Council (PIJAC) Hawaii Agency To Hold Public Hearings To Adopt New Rules Governing Marine Ornamental Fish ** 1st Hearing Set For December 5th ** More Info The Issue:The Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources (DLNR) will...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 4, 2025 | Marine, News & Notes
The Saving NEMO Act has returned. by Art Parola Last week, Rep. Ed Case of Hawaii (brother of Suzanne Case, the Director of Hawaii BLNR when the Hawaii aquarium fishery was shut down) reintroduced the Saving NEMO Act, H.R. 2176 at the behest of anti-aquarium...
by CORAL Magazine | Nov 9, 2017 | Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
guest commentary by Laura “Peach” Reid, Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) “Without standing together, there is real potential for an end to the era of aquariums….” For the last five years, activist groups have pressed a...
by CORAL Magazine | Jul 25, 2017 | Marine, News & Notes
Animal Activists Reject Science, Putting Lives and Jobs at Risk Guest commentary by Mike Bober, President & CEO of PIJAC On Tuesday, July 11th, 2017, Hawaii Governor David Ige vetoed Senate Bill 1240, a measure that would have placed a moratorium on new aquarium...
by Ret Talbot | Jan 26, 2015 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
With the fourth day of the 2015 legislative session in Hawaii drawing to a close, there are two new aquarium fishery-related bills pending introduction in the House. The first is HB 873, which would prohibit the sale of aquatic life for aquarium purposes. HB 873 will...
