Category Archives: Endangered Species Act (ESA)

Saving Grand Cayman’s Killer Pillar

Posted on 18 January 2019 by

I recently published a story about coral disease in Yale Environment 360, and I’ve had a lot of follow-up through social media. One of the top questions/comments I’ve received concerns Killer Pillar, a Grand Cayman dive site mentioned in the … Continue reading →

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EU Withdraws Proposal to Include the Banggai Cardinalfish on CITES Appendix II

Posted on 3 October 2016 by

The European Union withdrew its proposal near the end of the day today to include the Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The withdrawal came … Continue reading →

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UK Trade Association Opposes CITES Listing for Endangered Reef Fish

Posted on 23 September 2016 by

The Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association (OATA), a UK entity created to “promote and protect the ornamental aquatic industry” announced its opposition to a CITES listing of the popular marine aquarium fish known as the Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni). The meeting of … Continue reading →

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Shellfish Exemption Bill Advances in US House of Representatives

Posted on 6 September 2016 by

A bill that would exempt sea cucumbers, sea urchins and certain mollusks from export and import licensing requirements under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) passed out of the U.S. House of Representatives today. H.R.4245 was introduced by Representative Chellie Pingree of … Continue reading →

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Hawaiian Bill to Establish Endangered Marine Species Task Force Advances

Posted on 24 February 2016 by

Tomorrow the House Committee on Finance (FIN) will hear HB 2025 HD1, a measure that would establish a marine species task force to identify ten vital marine species vulnerable to extinction if take levels of those species increase. For a … Continue reading →

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Hearing of Hawaii Aquarium Fishery-Related Bill Scheduled

Posted on 6 February 2016 by

The first aquarium-related bill of the 2016 legislative session in Hawaii will be heard Wednesday in the House Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources & Hawaiian Affairs (OMH). “HB 2025 – Relating to Marine Species” would establish a marine species task … Continue reading →

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Advocacy Groups May Sue over Queen Conch ESA Decision

Posted on 3 February 2016 by

Two advocacy groups notified the National Marine Fisheries Service today that they intended to litigate the agency’s decision to not list the queen conch (Strombus gigas) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Calling the agency’s review of the species, “a … Continue reading →

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