Finding Dory: A Darker Side?
A relatively small number of aquarists are viewing with growing concern the current publicity wave for the upcoming Disney/Pixar movie titled “Finding Dory” and featuring this fish: a Blue or Hippo Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus).
New Anti-Aquarium Bills Come Before Legislature in Hawaii
Hawaii is, in many ways, the chosen battleground for some of the most engaged and vocal anti-aquarium-trade activists advancing arguments ranging from fishery sustainability to animal welfare.
Banggai Cardinalfish to be Listed Under ESA—Endangered Species Act
The Banggai cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni, is the first saltwater aquarium fish listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). NMFS may initiate rulemaking which could limit or end the trade in Banggai Cardinalfish, including aquacultured fish.
CORAL Excerpt: Stopping the Plunder
The fact that the majority of marine aquarium fishes entering U.S. markets originate in the Philippines has long worried some aquarium trade stakeholders and critics. The concerns stem largely from the fact that illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has been so prevalent in this nation of 7,107 islands and the government has appeared so unwilling to address it.
No ESA Listing for Orange Clownfish
The National Marine Fisheries Service announced today that they will not list the orange clownfish (Amphiprion percula) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) at this time.
Eric A. says:
I believe its a John Deere coral... is that right? I have one that is yellow and red, instead of the green coloration shown here.. i hope im right! Thanks!Sam Burnham says:
Very interested in this post! Have been thinking of adding some myself.Dan Dolaptchieff says:
We thank you Mr Carlson for your unending truith about our fishery here in Hawaii nae. It has been a Very Sustainable fishery for the whole time I have been here,27 years. The numbers of fish counted every year,just goes up,even with the collecters taking 2 millon small fish a year. Well now that we have had no take in west hawaii for 2 years the population will be allmost to many for the reef to sustain since there is no human take. Just like the fishery in southern California the take of sea urchins must coincide with the growth of the kelp. We now see sea urchins devastating the kelp beds there. We can live in a clean harmony with nature. First we must study and understand her ,and then make informed choices about ,what ,when and size and how many is sustainable to harvest. This has been well thought out in Hawaii. It is still one of the most studdied and Sustainable resources we have here in Hawaii. We have lived in harmony with the tourist dive industry here for 20 years. Making sure the industry makes no impact in the areas the divers go to. Thats why 30% of the west cost is off limits to all fropical fish collecting. The rest of the Big Island is to rough and remote to harvest for tropical fish, so it stands as an almost untouched area supporting many super large adult breading pairs of all kinds of fish. We will have plenty of fish on the Big Island for many generations ,as long as we continue to fish it the way we have in the past. Many of the deeper fish like the bandit angel are a 140 ft + and deeper fish. These fish have been seen in huge schools in 200- 300 ft of water, we see only the population pushed shallower do to overcrowding in the depths. We face many challenges to help save our corals from heat death here as well as many reefs worldwide. Please support our ongoing coral saving efforts. Alohag_branham says:
I don't agree, look at http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2014/09/06/hawaii-news/clownfish-may-become-protected-species/Robert Baylis says:
Wondering if the seahorse system comes in a smaller versionDaniel Howard says:
I live in Salinas and have 3 saltwater tanks.I want to know how to contact the guys up north in Ecuador so that I can obtain some of their fish, corrals or invertebrates Please respond..