New O'ahu Aquarium Fishery Rules Approved

First the West Hawaii Fishery, and now the O’ahu Aquarium Fishery gets new collection rules including bag limits, size limits, and bans on the collection of certain species.

26 Oct 3:54 AM 5 Read More...

How Many Wild Orange Clownfish Does the Aquarium Trade Harvest?

Ret Talbot takes a hard look at the Orange Clownfish harvest numbers being cited by mainstream media.

17 Sep 3:32 PM 3 Read More...

Orange Clownfish a Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Listing

National Marine Fisheries Service found that the Orange or Percula Clownfish may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), citing major anthropogenic stressors such as global climate change and ocean acidification as the primary basis for the finding.

05 Sep 1:19 PM 6 Read More...

Aquarium Fisherman to Fight “Terroristic Threatening Charges”

Earlier this week, aquarium fisherman Jay Lovell pleaded not guilty in Hawaii to charges of “terroristic threatening” in a widely publicized altercation between Lovell and anti-aquarium activist Rene Umberger.

05 Sep 11:55 AM 4 Read More...

CORAL Excerpt: “Biblical” Spawning Event on Hawaiian Reefs

Widespread reports of a “Big Drop” of reef fish juveniles in the Hawaiian Islands

29 Aug 8:02 AM 4 Read More...