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 ...

Maui resident Robert Wintner, a passionate opponent of the aquarium industry trade, isn’t placing any bets that forceful legislation on the more than million-dollar trade will pass muster by the state ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

An Oahu Circuit Court judge Monday lifted an injunction prohibiting the issuance or renewal of aquarium fishing permits for West Hawaii waters. However, state officials were quick to point out that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — A Hawaii fish collector who tore a scuba regulator out of the mouth of an anti-aquarium fish activist won’t have to spend time in jail if he stays out of trouble under a ...

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.