Hawaii's Aquarium Fishing Wars: A Decade-Long Battle Over Yellow Tangs, Reef Rights, and a Potential Comeback For saltwater ...

HONOLULU (AP) — The waters off Hawaii’s largest island are home to a half-million brightly colored tropical fish that are scooped up into nets each year and flown across the globe into aquariums from ...

Shane Takasane faces federal charges for allegedly smuggling aquarium fish such as the Hawaii yellow tang, seen above in a snorkeling lagoon at Aulani Resort’s Rainbow Reef. “The illegal trade of ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Friday, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources will once again consider new rules that could reopen Hawaii’s reefs to commercial aquarium fish collecting. The ...

State legislators have advanced measures that would ban catching fish in Hawaii waters for aquariums and increase fines for illegal poaching. House Bill 2101 would ban the capture and sale of aquatic ...

HONOLULU — The waters off Hawaii’s largest island are home to a half-million brightly colored tropical fish that are scooped up into nets each year and flown across the globe into aquariums from ...

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