#Reef Fish
BLNR to consider ocean stewardship user fee, Molokini Marine Life Conservation District
The Hawai‘i Board of Land and Natural Resources will be asked to approve a new chapter in Hawai‘i Administrative Rules to enable an ocean stewardship user fee during its meeting on Friday. BLNR will also consider amendments to the Molokini Shoal Marine Life Conservation District to reduce crowding at the islet.
Hawai‘i Court Rules Commercial Aquarium Collection Without Environmental Review is Illegal
Court closes loophole that environmental groups say allowed industry to illegally extract over half a million marine animals from Hawai‘i reefs since 2017.
Reef Advocates Say Penalty for Alleged Poaching Amounts to Just 36 Cents Per Fish
A $200 fine, plus court fees, was the sole penalty issued yesterday by the South Kohala Court against 1 of 2 defendants charged with poaching 550 reef fish for the aquarium pet trade.
Conservationists Challenge State on Regulation Practices for Aquarium Collection
The group claims the department’s actions circumvent a court injunction halting activities until the review process is completed.
DLNR Halts Aquarium Fish Permits After Hawai‘i High Court Ruling
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources says it has discontinued the issuance and renewal of aquarium fish permits pending further guidance.
Hawai‘i Supreme Court Orders Halt of Commercial Aquarium Fishery
State must study environmental impacts before permitting unlimited extraction of reef fish
News Species of Butterflyfish Discovered in Deep Reef
Scientists from Bishop Museum and NOAA have published a description of a new species of butterflyfish from deep reefs of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
New Oʻahu Aquarium Fishing Rules Now in Effect
DLNR’s Miyasaka said the new rules were requested by a group of commercial aquarium collectors from Oʻahu who recognized the need for better management of the fishery.
Legislative Deadline Nears: Maui Conservation Bill among 325 to Advance
The bills remaining were passed out of the Senate in preparation for the First Crossover tomorrow
Two New Maui Marine Life Conservation Districts Considered
SB 580 seeks to establish two new marine life conservation districts on Maui, one at Honolua Mokuleia Bay, and the other at Molokini.
Maui Roi Roundup fishing tournament, Sunday August 15 in Lahaina
More than 70 divers and spearfishers from around the state will attempt to capture as many roi (peacock groupers), to’au (blacktail snappers) and ta’ape (blue-line snapper) as they can during the annual Roi Roundup event taking place this Sunday, August 15, 2010. A single invasive roi can eat up to 146 indigineous reef fish each […]
