by CORAL Magazine | Aug 21, 2024 | Marine, News & Notes
Juvenile Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma flavescens) on coral reef off Kona, the Big Island, Hawaii. Image credit: Peter Douglas/Shutterstock via Pet Advocacy Network This is a critical moment for the aquarium fishery in Hawaii! After years of work to satisfy the environmental...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 16, 2021 | Marine
Reef Fish, $5/lb. Images from recent online ad posting. Hawaii’s small marine aquarium fishery has long been considered one of the most well-studied, well-managed ornamental marine fisheries on the planet. Anti-aquarium activists have attempted to legislate the...
by CORAL Magazine | Sep 10, 2020 | Marine, News & Notes
Dynasty Marine’s vessels head out for a day of collection on the water. via Coral Reef Aquarium Fisheries Campaign, 9/10/2020, updated 12/4/2020 Faced with increasing scrutiny and restrictions to trade in marine aquarium fish around the globe, a leading marine...
by Matt Pedersen | Nov 4, 2019 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, CORAL Excerpt, Marine
By Matt Pedersen Image Credits – Matt Pedersen with Mike Doty, unless otherwise noted I realized several years ago that the United States’ marine aquarium hobby seemed to have moved on from its local roots. Case in point: some of you may be familiar with tales...
by CORAL Magazine | Sep 20, 2018 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
Of the many presentations that came out of MACNA 2018, one of the most-talked-about and first to be shared is Dr. Bruce Carlson’s look at the history and status of Hawaii’s Aquarium Fishery. Touted as one of the most sustainable and well-managed marine...