by CORAL Magazine | Mar 8, 2018 | Marine, News & Notes
This week, British daily newspaper The Guardian shared a truly shocking example of man-made pollution. “‘So much plastic!’: Diver Rich Horner captures video of himself swimming through a deluge of waste off the coast of Bali, Indonesia.” Watch...
by CORAL Magazine | Mar 8, 2018 | Marine, News & Notes
Editor’s note: While there were earlier rumblings of Fiji’s ban on the coral and live rock trade being lifted back at the end of January, that turned out to be short-lived. We now have this announcement, direct from Walt Smith International. via Walt Smith...
by Matt Pedersen | Jan 26, 2018 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
The Time Is Now, Again Debate on the future of (or rather attempts to end the future of) Hawaii’s marine aquarium fishery are ongoing, as opposing sides debate the newest Hawaii aquarium fishery ban bill, Hawaii state Senate Bill SB2003. Involved observers say...
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 | Jan 18, 2018 | CORAL - James Lawrence, Marine, News & Notes
The State of Hawaii has banned, at least temporarily, the collection of fishes for the aquarium trade. Activist groups pushing for this ban to become permanent are using various “scientific facts” — saying, among other things, that the aquarium fishers are...
