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 ...

This yellow tang is just one of the colorful and popular fish sought in Hawaii waters by commercial aquarium fish collectors. Luc Viatour photo The Maui Ocean Center hopes to have 20 percent of all ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

Big Island environmental groups hope to end the commercial aquarium fishing industry in Hawaii once and for all next month. The petition, which originally was scheduled to be heard at a BLNR meeting ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...