by CORAL Magazine | Nov 9, 2017 | Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
guest commentary by Laura “Peach” Reid, Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) “Without standing together, there is real potential for an end to the era of aquariums….” For the last five years, activist groups have pressed a...
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 | Nov 21, 2016 | Marine, News & Notes
via Big Island Association of Tropical Fishermen A new 15-minute video documentary, HAWAII’S AQUARIUM FISHERY: REGULATED, VALUABLE, SUSTAINABLE, was released today by the Big Island Association of Tropical Fishermen. The public can view this documentary on YouTube...
by CORAL Magazine | Feb 12, 2016 | Marine, News & Notes
Reef restoration biologists use accelerated growth techniques on stony corals A modest collection of buildings at the Anuenue Fisheries Research Center on Oahu’s Sand Island in Hawaii has become home to the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Aquatic...