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 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...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 13, 2018 | Marine, News & Notes
special commentary by Robert Likins, Vice President of Governmental Affairs, PIJAC, via Pet Product News & PIJAC Since October 2017, Hawaii aquarium fishing industry permits have been suspended due to a ruling by the Hawaii Supreme Court that such permits require...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 13, 2018 | Marine, News & Notes
via The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Coalition Urges State to Require Proper Study, Continue Moratorium Earthjustice, Conservation Council for Hawai‘i, Center for Biological Diversity Hawai‘i has released flawed environmental assessments (EAs) prepared...
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...
