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Category Archives: Ornamental Fisheries
‘Holy Grail’ Test for Illegal Cyanide-Caught Aquarium Fish May Be Fatally Flawed [Excerpt from NatGeo]
This is an excerpt from my latest article in National Geographic. A widely celebrated test believed to be able to determine if tropical marine aquarium fish were caught illegally using cyanide may be based on problematic data, a new study … Continue reading
USGS Confirms 36th Non-Native Marine Fish Species Found in Florida
Today the the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced a West Pacific Ocean fish species commonly known as the blotched foxface rabbitfish (Siganus unimaculatus) was successfully captured off Dania Beach, Florida. According to the USGS, this is the first record of the species … Continue reading
Posted in Forida, Invasive Species, Ornamental Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries, Uncategorized
Tagged aquarium trade, blotched foxface rabbitfish, Florida, invasive marine fish, Lad Akins, non-native species, Pam Schofield, Reef Environmental Education Foundation, Siganus unimaculatus, USGS
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CITES Adopted Draft Decisions on Banggai Cardinalfish – A New Chapter?
Over the past several days, I have been reporting on the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). My focus has been primarily on the marine … Continue reading
UK Trade Association Opposes CITES Listing for Endangered Reef Fish
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
Posted in CITES, Endangered Species Act (ESA), Indo-Pacific, Ornamental Fisheries, Overfishing, Uncategorized
Tagged Banggai Cardinalfish, CITES, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, COP17, Endangered Species Act, OATA, Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association
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#KeepEmWet Isn’t Just for Anglers Anymore
Perhaps it’s the case that people engaging passionately in a hobby–and interacting primarily with other hobbyists–are, at least to a certain extent, tone deaf to the optics of certain practices considered “normal” in that hobby. Consider, for example, the way a non-angler … Continue reading
Posted in Ornamental Fisheries, Recreational Angling
Tagged angling, aquarium, catch and release, keepemwet, photarium, saltwater aquarium
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National Media Ignores the Data in Favor of Riding ‘Bluefish’ Wave
You’ve heard that the sequel to ‘Finding Nemo’ is coming out, correct? If so, you’ve probably also heard the new movie is called ‘Finding Dory’ and features the blue tang (Paracanthurus hepatus) voiced by Ellen DeGeneres. To the best of my knowledge, … Continue reading
Posted in Aquaculture, Indo-Pacific, Ornamental Fisheries
Tagged andrew Rhyne, blue tang, clownfish, finding dory, travis andrews, washington post
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Hawaiian Bill to Establish Endangered Marine Species Task Force Advances
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
Hearing of Hawaii Aquarium Fishery-Related Bill Scheduled
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
Posted in Endangered Species Act (ESA), Hawaii, Indo-Pacific, Legislation, Ornamental Fisheries
Tagged HB 2025
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Ten* Aquarium-Related Bills in Hawaii Legislature This Year
The Hawaii Legislature is in session, and there are ten* aquarium fishery- and trade-related bills before legislators. Only two of the bills are new, as the rest are ones automatically carried over from last year. Hawaii’s Legislature operates on a two-year term that begins in … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Legislation, Ornamental Fisheries
Tagged aquarium fish, DLNR, hawaii aquarium fishery, Hawaii legislation, HB 2022, HB 2025, HB 322, HB 483, HB 511, HB 606, HB 670, HB 873, HB 883, SB 1340
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