JEREMY GAY
5 DAYS AGO
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When are Yellow tangs coming back?
Where we should be right now is that with the injunction on permits being lifted, fishers can request a permit from the Department of Land and Natural Resources. It should be one final hurdle to clear to get wild-caught Hawaiian yellow tangs back into stores and our aquariums. Where we are actually at is back in court opposing a new proposal to ban them all again. So once again advocates for the collection of ornamental fish from Hawaii need your support and are asking for you to go to the following link, register and state something as simple as “I oppose banning marine aquarium ornamental fisheries in West Hawaii.” Your City, State, or Country is not necessary.https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=505&year=2023
Key points on the Hawaii ban
- Licenses still aren’t available and it isn’t ok to fish at the moment.
- The decision to issue licenses is reserved for the DLNR and this needs to be respected.
- There are groups now trying to ban the fishery…. again. After the recent win
- It’s important to show support for the fishery by visiting the link [above]
For the entire article which includes background, please go:
Hawaii aquarium fish update: renewed request for a ban | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog
The Hawaiian ornamental fishery saga continues as we have just watched a State of Hawaii public hearing once again calling for a total ban on aquarium fish collection, just as we thought we might be…
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