by CORAL Magazine | Jun 23, 2021 | Marine, News & Notes
Yellow Tangs (Zebrasoma flavescens) graze on a reef in Hawaii; they are one of just eight species that fishermen are requesting be permitted for aquarium harvest in the West Hawaii marine aquarium fishery. Image credit: Erin Donaldson/Shutterstock via Hawaii Tropical...
by Matt Pedersen | Jan 16, 2021 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
After years of relentless attempts to legislate Hawaii’s legal marine aquarium fishery out of existence, anti-aquarium trade activists, with the support of big environmental non-profits, have succeeded in officially closing what some consider to be the most...
by Matt Pedersen | Dec 1, 2020 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
Yellow Tangs, Zebrasoma flavescens, are the iconic marine aquarium fish only available through Hawaiian fishery harvest (and recently captive-bred offerings), and one of the spotlight species in the battle over the future of Hawaii’s aquarium fishery. Image...
by CORAL Magazine | Jun 10, 2020 | Marine, News & Notes
The Time to Step Up is NOW By Ron Tubbs, RT Distributors Inc. The fishers in Hawaii and the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) are desperately fighting to preserve and fully reopen the aquarium fishery in Oahu and reopen the aquarium fishery in West Hawaii....
by CORAL Magazine | May 15, 2020 | Marine, News & Notes
URGENT MESSAGE TO CORAL READERS “Please voice your support now in favor of sustainable harvesting of marine aquarium fishes in West Hawai’i,” is the urgent message sent to CORAL readers this week from fishermen and their families in the Hawaiian...
