by Matt Pedersen | Aug 26, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
This week’s announcements of three Hawaiian endemic aquarium fish species being aquacultured, culminating with the successful captive-breeding of the “impossible to keep” Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse, shows that the aquarium world is responding to threats...
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...
by Ret Talbot | Feb 16, 2015 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
On Tuesday, February 17th, 2015, the Hawaii County Council’s Committee on Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability will consider two aquarium fishery related bills: Bills 24 and 318. Aquarium trade experts say the passage of either of these bills could...
by Ret Talbot | Feb 12, 2015 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
HONOLULU — Five Hawaii aquarium-fishery related bills were heard in the House Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources and Hawaiian Affairs yesterday, but decisions on all bills were deferred to today, Thursday February 12th. Testimony regarding all of the House bills...