by CORAL Magazine | Jun 12, 2017 | Marine, News & Notes
Pending legislation in Hawaii, a bill known as S.B. 1240 could derail, and ultimately end, the marine aquarium fishery, despite overwhelming scientific evidence that the fishery is sustainable. (See previous report: Hawaii’s Aquarium Fishery Faces New Threats.)...
by CORAL Magazine | Jun 1, 2017 | Marine, News & Notes
Scientists Implore Hawaii’s Governor, “Use Science To Manage Aquarium Fish Collecting” An open letter to Hawaii’s Governor David Ige, from Dr. Bruce Carlson, Dr. Richard Pyle, and Dr. John Randall We urge the Governor to veto S.B. 1240,...
by CORAL Magazine | Nov 21, 2016 | Marine, News & Notes
via Big Island Association of Tropical Fishermen A new 15-minute video documentary, HAWAII’S AQUARIUM FISHERY: REGULATED, VALUABLE, SUSTAINABLE, was released today by the Big Island Association of Tropical Fishermen. The public can view this documentary on YouTube...
by CORAL Magazine | Feb 12, 2016 | Marine, News & Notes
Reef restoration biologists use accelerated growth techniques on stony corals A modest collection of buildings at the Anuenue Fisheries Research Center on Oahu’s Sand Island in Hawaii has become home to the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Aquatic...
by Ret Talbot | Feb 24, 2015 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
Special to CORAL Magazine Commercial fisherman Jay Lovell pled no contest last week to charges brought against him based on the most public altercation between aquarium fishers and anti-aquarium trade activists in years in Hawaii’s contentious aquarium fishery. The...
