by CORAL Magazine | Nov 26, 2019 | Marine, News & Notes
Submitted on November 12th, 2019, and released over the past weekend, PIJAC has submitted a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Hawaii’s Marine Aquarium Fishery. This represents the latest milestone in efforts to reopen Hawai’i’s marine...
by CORAL Magazine | Jul 30, 2018 | Marine, News & Notes
via Hawaii’s DLNR DLNR NEWS RELEASE: EIS REQUIRED FOR COMMERCIAL AQUARIUM PERMITS, JULY 26, 2018 (Honolulu) – After a full and detailed review of two Final Environment Assessments (EAs) prepared by the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC), Suzanne Case,...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 20, 2018 | Marine, News & Notes
CORAL Staff Report “Now kids can’t catch fish for their aquariums….” Writing from his home in Honolulu, this was how Dr. Bruce Carlson, marine biologist and former director of the Waikiki Aquarium, first reacted to news that a court in...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 13, 2018 | Marine, News & Notes
Dr. Bruce Carlson, former Director, Waikiki Aquarium (1990 – 2002), retired Chief Science Officer at the Georgia Aquarium (2002-2011), reflects on the shifting tactics of those opposed to Hawaii’s Aquarium Fishery and the actual, true nature of fishing in...
by Matt Pedersen | Apr 13, 2018 | Marine, News & Notes
Hawaii’s marine aquarium fishery has faced years of concerted and repeatedly-failed efforts by anti-aquarium activists to end the collection of fishes, mostly through legislative efforts. It seems that each year, the opposition got closer to finding success. The...
