by CORAL Magazine | Sep 8, 2017 | Marine, News & Notes
via Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 7, 2017 DLNR STATEMENT ON COMMERCIAL AQUARIUM FISHING RULING The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) has long issued annual commercial and recreational aquarium fish permits,...
by Matt Pedersen | Sep 7, 2017 | Marine, News & Notes
On the evening of Wednesday, September 6th, Hawaii’s State Supreme Court issued a ruling that effectively halts Hawaii’s commercial aquarium fisheries for the foreseeable future. This is the result of a court battle that has been escalating for five years,...
by CORAL Magazine | Sep 2, 2017 | Marine, News & Notes
Owner of Arecibo Aquarium Business Pleads Guilty to Two Federal Lacey Act Felonies for Illicit Trafficking of Protected Corals via The United States Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs Wednesday, August 23, 2017—Aristides Sanchez, a resident of Arecibo,...
by CORAL Magazine | Aug 30, 2017 | Marine, News & Notes
RWU and Grupo Puntacana to Partner in Building Ornamental Fish Hatchery in the Dominican Republic Hatchery will focus on raising Caribbean species, aiming to spur economic growth in Punta Cana aquarium and tourism trade via Roger William’s University BRISTOL,...
by CORAL Magazine | Aug 24, 2017 | Marine, News & Notes
via MASNA The Marine Aquarium Societies of North America Announces the 2017 MASNA Award and Aquarist of the Year Recipients New Orleans, Louisiana – August 24, 2017. The annual Marine Aquarium Societies of North America (MASNA) award, Aquarist of the Year, has...
by CORAL Magazine | Aug 22, 2017 | Marine, News & Notes
via MASNA New Orleans, LA. – August 21st, 2017 At MACNA 2017, MASNA will be awarding its annual Student Scholarships at the MACNA banquet on Saturday, August 26th, 2017. Two $4,000 scholarships will be granted, one to an undergraduate student and one to a graduate...