Hawaii Aquarium Fish Ban. On Friday the First Circuit Court -- sitting as the Environmental Court -- ruled that any and all existing aquarium fish permits issued to commercial collectors to date are illegal and invalid. HONOLULU State officials have expanded the aquarium fishing ban to West Hawaii after.
As such MASNA supports the Hawaii marine aquarium fishery and the science-based management that makes it one of the most verifiably sustainable marine aquarium fisheries in the world. It wasnt long ago when the state placed a ban on recreational collection of aquarium fish for personal use. Most of the bills and resolutions seeking to close the marine aquarium fishery in Hawaii are based on claims the marine aquarium fishery is devastating Hawaiis reefs.
As such MASNA supports the Hawaii marine aquarium fishery and the science-based management that makes it one of the most verifiably sustainable marine aquarium fisheries in the world.
ON 08142020 AT 1819 PM. The reef aquarium industry has been battling the efforts to ban the collection of Hawaiian fish for over ten years and earlier this year our worst fears came to pass. Yellow tangs are popular fish taken by aquarium collectors. The Hawaii Yellow Tang is one of the most frequently captured.
