Hawaii: fish collection suspended?

[suta4242]

Can someone tell me whether this is true, that the HI Supreme Court has suspended commercial collection of aquarium fish?

Thanks for your time
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[mcgyvr]

http://www.theindependent.com/news/...cle_85da12f2-cc95-5f97-aeb8-95c2fca4a8cc.html

 

[alton]

http://www.theindependent.com/news/...cle_85da12f2-cc95-5f97-aeb8-95c2fca4a8cc.html

Thanks for the info. The studies have been there for years, some just do not like what the results of those studies prove.

 

[nereefpat]

"Each commercial aquarium collection permit authorizes removal of an unlimited number of fish or other aquatic life from Hawaii's coastal waters, the ruling noted. The state also issues recreational aquarium collection permits that authorize an annual catch limit of 2,000 fish for each permit.

There's no limit on what kinds of fish are taken and how many permits are issued, Achitoff said. "You really have this unlimited take of public resources and they're just taken so that people can make money," he said."


Sounds like it's been a free-for-all. This at least needs fixed.

 

[alton]

The following links spell it out. The first tells both sides
http://www.reefnation.com/hawaii-fish-collection-debate-basics/

The second is one mans opinion spouting numbers/claims that he cannot backup and everyone knows he does this to continue to make money on tourism

http://theweek.com/articles/711235/fish-aquarium-may-have-been-stolen-from-hawaiis-coral-reefs

At the end of the day some will not be happy until there is a complete ban

Coral Magazine has done the research and has many articles backing up the collection of fish in Hawaii and its Sustainable harvest with the rules already in place. If everything is working why do you need more regulation?

 

[JZinCO]

"Each commercial aquarium collection permit authorizes removal of an unlimited number of fish or other aquatic life from Hawaii's coastal waters, the ruling noted. The state also issues recreational aquarium collection permits that authorize an annual catch limit of 2,000 fish for each permit.

There's no limit on what kinds of fish are taken and how many permits are issued, Achitoff said. "You really have this unlimited take of public resources and they're just taken so that people can make money," he said."


Sounds like it's been a free-for-all. This at least needs fixed.

If you are referring to the editorial slant of the article, which happens to be seemingly absent of data, I agree.

It's not surprising that the Center for Biological Diversity is behind this. I am well aware of the CBD as a forester (they are a few disgruntled ex USFS employees who hired alot of lawyers) and their hands-off obstructionism to 1) conservation of wildlands, and 2) restoration of degraded lands.

 

[nereefpat]

That's interesting that the yellow tang (most collected fish) population has increased from 1.3 million to 3.6 million in a 13 year period.

The refuge from collection consisting of about 35% of the coastline was a great idea.

 

[Ohioreefer7]

I think the best thing to do might be to encourage reefers to keep invasive species instead of the native ones. That way the removal of aquarium fish will actually help the environment. Hawaii has quite a few invasive fish that could be housed in marine aquariums like the peacock grouper, the blue line snapper, the lemon peel angelfish and the flame angelfish. In the Caribbean there is the lionfish and the regal demoiselle which could be used as aquarium fish instead of taking native species. And there are rabbitfish in the Mediterranean too. Just a thought...

 

[suta4242]

Flame angels are an invasive species in Hawaii?

 

[Ohioreefer7]

Flame angels are an invasive species in Hawaii?

I think I might be wrong about that one.