West Hawaii Fishery “White List” of Approved Species
This proposed species White List of all species approved for aquarium collecting, was approved by the West Hawaii Fishery Council in September 2010
Hawaii’s Aquarium Fishery: What Happened? MACNA 2018
Dr. Bruce Carlson examines the most well-managed marine aquarium fishery on the planet, and why it is now facing a very uncertain future.
Hawaii’s Aquarium Fishery: Environmental Impact Statement Now Required
Hawaii’s aquarium fishery is now required to undergo even further scrutiny, says DLNR.
Hawaii’s Marine Aquarium Fishery Debate Moves Forward With Environmental Assessments
In an effort to lift the current fishing ban, Hawaii’s marine aquarium fishermen and PIJAC have submitted draft environmental assessments, developed with input and data from the state, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and independent scientists.
HSUS and Partners Criticize Draft Environmental Assessments of Hawaii’s Marine Aquarium Fishery
The Humane Society of the United States cries foul, publishing viewpoints from Earthjustice, Conservation Council for Hawai‘i, Center for Biological Diversity and For The Fishes, in response to the release of Draft Environmental Assessments by Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources.
PIJAC Alert: Hawaii SB2003 to End Aquarium Fishery
Hawaii’s battered fishermen who target live fish for the aquarium trade may all be heading to Pu’uhonua—the Place of Refuge—given yet another fresh round of legislation designed to sunset the aquarium fishery.
Breaking: Hawaii’s Aquarium Fishery Closed, Permits Invalidated
A Hawaiian court rules that any and all existing aquarium fish permits issued to commercial collectors to date are illegal and invalid, closing the fishery.
Hawaii Supreme Court Ruling Halts Aquarium Fishery
Hawaii’s Supreme Court ruled that commercial aquarium fish collection is subject to HEPA requirements, and as such, issued an injunction to halt the collection of aquarium fishes until the proper environmental review is conducted.
Questions Raised: HSUS Polling Data in Hawaii’s Aquarium Fishery Debate
Concerns over HSUS’ data were not simply relegated to groups of well-intentioned marine hobbyists…
Hawaii Governor to Veto Aquarium Fishery Bill
The governor took substantial time to understand all sides of this issue, especially the lack of scientific support for SB1240 and the risk to his constituents’ jobs.
Mark Schreffler says:
Great article Matt!Graham Palmer says:
Tanne now has acquired a Baby Chaetodon Semilarvatus. Also to mention that the Chaetodon larvatus now greedily devours masstick and catches Mysis shrimp that he snatches from the water column just like all the other fish in this reef tank. there is no visible damage to corals in this reef from the corallivore butterflyfish inhabiting this reef. interesting to note the same seems to be the case on natural coral reefs with huge butterflyfish populations. I believe this whole thing has been overblown by aquarist living in the United States where reef tanks are over populated by surgeonfish and there are no pomacanthids or chaetodontids to be seen except on an actual coral reef in the wild. everyone took this word that these butterflyfish were impossible to keep. nobody in America experimented or tried but in Asia they did and succeeded.upon seeing these fish eat a captive diet American aquarist almost seem offended to see their conventional wisdom challenged and proven wrong. They have difficulty accepting that decades of conventional wisdom was factually incorrect. Sustainable aquatics also wrote a piece on so called obligate corallivore butterflyfish that they did not consider these fish to be obligate corallivore at all based on their experience. Fish like C. larvatus have migrated from the Red Sea through the Suez canal to the Mediterranean were there are no Stoney corals growing and are thriving there, which means they’ve found an alternative food source there. This is evidence of their adaptability. I hope to see the day when these special group of Butterflyfish are captively bred as this door has been opened up with successful captive reproduction of the likes of the millet seed butterfly and the Caribbean reef butterflyfish. Broodstocks can be set up and the work begun.Visit says:
im never succes to keep this fish.. always dead. sadmigg belz says:
he is legend. My idolSanta Monica Filtration says:
Those triggers are indeed amazing.Tom Ashton says:
I think the use of Lanthanum Chloride is very useful in binding Phosphates for removal but one thing must be taken in consideration. Zebramosa Tangs for some reason react negatively to Lanthanum. They will show signs of stress with rapid respiration which can result in death if used with too high of a doseage