by CORAL Magazine | Dec 20, 2018 | Marine, News & Notes
via Ornamental Fish International December 17th, 2018 Montfoort, The Netherlands – Indonesia’s ban on all exports of live corals in the marine aquarium trade continues, as both farmed and wild-collected specimens are included in a ban imposed with no prior...
by CORAL Magazine | Sep 20, 2018 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
Of the many presentations that came out of MACNA 2018, one of the most-talked-about and first to be shared is Dr. Bruce Carlson’s look at the history and status of Hawaii’s Aquarium Fishery. Touted as one of the most sustainable and well-managed marine...
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...