Yellow tangs are popular fish taken by aquarium collectors. A recent ruling from the 1st Circuit Court on Oahu invalidates the state’s 131 unexpired recreational aquarium collection permits. Although ...

(CN) - Hawaii is hurting its colorful fish and coral reefs by allowing commercial operations to take unlimited numbers of aquarium fish without environmental impact surveys, environmentalists claim in ...

For the first time in nearly 20 years of educating travelers on the wonders of Hawaii's whales, the Maui Ocean Center will offer its own whale watch tour and aquarium experience in partnership with ...

Two state agencies, backed by environmental groups, are calling for a moratorium on the collection of aquarium fish — a proposal that is highlighting still-deep divisions over the harvesting of the ...

A school of yellow tang swim off the coast of Hawaii island. They are often collected by the aquarium trade. The aquarium trade completed environmental assessments for two islands, but DLNR rejected ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii, a major global source of aquarium fish, has stopped issuing and renewing aquarium fish collection permits in response to a recent state Supreme Court ruling. The state ...

MAUI (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Maui Ocean Center is hosting a contest to seek help from the public in naming six baby sea turtles. The four-month-old sea turtles live at the Maui Ocean Center, The ...

MA’ALAEA, Maui — Visiting an aquarium just a few miles from some of Maui’s spectacular snorkeling and diving spots might seem like going to the Super Bowl but watching the game on a portable TV. After ...

Wayne T. Newman and two others were caught on Feb. 20 with 550 live fish, which had an estimated worth of $37,000. Newman did not have a valid permit for possessing aquatic life for aquarium purposes.

Yellow tangs are popular fish taken by aquarium collectors. Environmental groups and marine wildlife advocates applaud a court ruling this week emphasizing and clarifying that all commercial aquarium ...

Beginnings: “I was first inspired to become an aquarium biologist when I was 6 during a field trip to the Seattle Aquarium,” Casey recalls. “I was mesmerized by the deep-water sharks on display and ...

HONOLULU The coastal waters off West Hawaii, closed to aquarium fishing for two years, would reopen to 14 commercial fishermen under a proposal described in environmental documents submitted to the ...