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: 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.
Hawaii’s Aquarium Fishery Faces New Threats
Learn what you can do as three prominent marine scientists voice their strong support for Hawaii’s aquarium fishery, which is threatened by new legislation that would ultimately end it.
Dani says:
Just discovered today that I am allergic to these buggers. I also have adverse reactions to midge bites, so I'm guessing therein lies the connection. My eyes went red, swelled up and became intensely itchy, and my nose started running. I've never had a skin reaction, but I must have touched my face shortly after feeding bloodworms to my fish today - I know I touched one of the worms with my hand so I must have made accidental contact. Oops. Won't be doing that again.Matt Pedersen says:
Anthony, I'd suggest reaching out to MACNA directly at http://macnaconference.org/2019/contact-us/Anthony Kaczmarek says:
Hi I would like to sign up for a boothCarlos Padilla says:
This picture makes me so angry why don’t they leave these beautiful creatures alone! I’m an aquarist although I love them very much and I know they should be left in their natural habitat, as to why I left the hobby completely because I can’t stand to see these beautiful creatures die in captivity! Please leave them alone!Joe says:
Ha! you all are ridiculous. These fish are not in pain or tortured to get their unique appearance. Essentially this is no different than the veil-tailed phenotype, the balloon-belly phenotype, or even the albino phenotype we see in several other species we keep as pets. Even the multitude of angelfish markings (other than the standard wild silver type) we see in pet stores are freaks of nature, should we boycott all of these fish? Honestly, this is even more humane than breeding the smash-face dog breeds like bull dogs and pugs because the "glo" phenotype, to my knowledge, does not cause health problems unlike what we see with the smash face dog breeds. You all need to chill out. Or if you really want to save the world from these atrocious Frankenstein genetics then you need to attack merchants for every non-wild type fish they carry. And have fun with that because that pretry much every merchant in the country... And that would basically make you PETA.Matt Jones says:
I catch these same "redhorse minnows" (as we call them) in the small canal in front of my parents' house in rural Southern California in the desert. These guys are thick in the canals and definitely can tolerate super hot temperatures as the shallow canals get baked by the 115*F to 120*F weather we get here. I have put them in a 20 gallon tank and just love their active personalities and their colorful flash. I am debating cleaning out my native + oscar 55g tank (I have 3 bluegill and a small largemouth bass that I caught at around 2.5" and he's now almost 6") and selling/giving away the oscar and returning the natives back to the canal so I can catch some more redhorse and do a heavily planted tank with these guys shoaling around.