A do-or-die moment for one of Hawaii's most contested trades

Hawaii lawmakers and state managers are clashing over whether aquarium fish collecting should return to the Kona Coast or end ...
West Hawaii Today

Let’s Talk Food: Hawai‘i’s Reef Fish reference and cookbook

Did you go fishing along the coastline, caught fish but didn’t know the name of the fish, or how to clean or cook the fish? Cassandra Pardee is a fisheries biologist and co-founder of Poseidon ...
West Hawaii Today

Bills to protect reef fish from poaching advance at Hawaii Legislature

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 Star-Advertiser

Study documents harm to coral reefs from overfishing

The state Board of Land and Natural Resources will consider more restrictive regulations on the fishing of herbivores, like surgeonfish, as they help to maintain a healthy reef. Select an option below ...
KITV

State looks at permitting commercial collection of island reef fish for aquariums

HONOLULU (Island News) -- The state is proposing to permit commercial collection of Hawaii's reef fish for aquariums. For decades, beautiful reef fish have been at the center of an ugly fight over ...
Los Angeles Times

Coral reefs are Hawaii’s ‘rainforests of the sea.’ What happened to them after Lahaina wildfire?

Abraham “Snake” Ah Hee rides waves when the surf’s up and dives for octopus and shells when the water is calm. The lifelong Lahaina, Hawaii, resident spends so much time in the ocean that his wife ...