by CORAL Magazine | Jan 25, 2018 | Marine, News & Notes
via PIJAC ALEXANDRIA, VA — Hawaii fishers are joining with a national animal welfare advocacy organization to urge the Hawaii Senate to halt a bill that would ban ornamental fishing. “Hawaii Senate Bill 2003 will close one of, if not the, most responsible fisheries in...
by CORAL Magazine | Jan 25, 2018 | Marine, News & Notes
via PIJAC We Need Your Help in Hawaii TODAY! Tell the Hawaii Senate Water and Land Committee NO on SB2003 What Hawaii SB2003 Says: It shall be unlawful to take, for commercial purpose, any marine or freshwater non-game fish and other aquatic life by any method of...
by CORAL Magazine | Oct 28, 2017 | Marine, News & Notes
via Hawaii News Now Hawaii’s aquarium fishery is now officially closed, according to this report, just in: “On Friday, the First Circuit Court — sitting as the Environmental Court — ruled that any and all existing aquarium fish permits issued...
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 CORAL Magazine | Jun 28, 2017 | Marine, News & Notes
In the ongoing debate over Hawaii’s Marine Aquarium Fishery, 2017 saw the release of some peculiar numbers from The Human Society of the United States (HSUS). The release’s title summed it up succinctly; “Poll shows near total support for legislation...
