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...
by CORAL Magazine | Jan 5, 2018 | Marine, News & Notes
Hawai’i Supreme Court Decision Stops West Hawai’i Fishing Permits, Pending an Environmental Review via Hawai’i DLNR (Honolulu) – DLNR announced today that, after applying a Hawai’i Supreme Court ruling from last year to an existing DLNR...
by Matt Pedersen | Jan 5, 2018 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
January 5, 2018 The News: Fiji’s Ministry of Fisheries & Forests suddenly and unexpectedly bans coral and live rock exports with a Facebook post. Chaos ensues, with the future for the aquarium trade uncertain. Stunned. That probably best sums up the state of...
by CORAL Magazine | Jan 5, 2018 | Marine, News & Notes
The following is a letter from Dr. Bruce Carlson, sent to Fiji’s Ministry of Fisheries and Forests, regarding the recent “Coral Trade Ban” announced on December 28th, 2017, by Fiji’s Ministry of Fisheries and Forests. January 2, 2018 The...
by CORAL Magazine | Dec 20, 2017 | Marine, News & Notes
via Walt Smith International / ADE Project The Washington DC Area Marine Aquarist Society (WAMAS) has awarded the first major contribution, a $10,000 donation, to the ADE Project in Fiji founded by Walt Smith. ADE (Aquaculture Development for the Environment) is a...
by CORAL Magazine | Dec 6, 2017 | Marine, News & Notes
MASNA’s Q1 2017 Open Access Memorial Fund Article now freely available to the public. via Marine Aquarium Societies of North America (MASNA) MASNA is proud to announce that the Quarter 1, 2017 publication funded by the Dr. Junda Lin Memorial Fund for Publishing...
