CuttleFishandCoral Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 http://www.civilbeat.org/2017/09/commercial-catching-of-aquarium-fish-halted-by-hawaii-supreme-court/ One wholesaler in LA won't even ship what they have currently till this is figured out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 1 hour ago, CuttleFishandCoral said: http://www.civilbeat.org/2017/09/commercial-catching-of-aquarium-fish-halted-by-hawaii-supreme-court/ One wholesaler in LA won't even ship what they have currently till this is figured out. Yikes! That definitely is impactful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Dang!!! :( People, hold on to your yellow tangs, they are gonna be valuable!!?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate.hobart.1 Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 We'll have to see how it plays out. Hopefully it ends up being a good thing- making for more responsibly collected fish and a promotion of aquaculture. I doubt it will end up in a full on yield of the Hawaii fish collection- too many people make too much money for it to stop all together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 The key is sustainable for some reason the aquarium hobby gets attacked yet we take a tiny amount of fish compare to commercial fishing for food. there is no doubt there can be a profitable and sustainable industry here that is good for everyone involved 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattv Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Thank God for the advances in captive breeding. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colby Johnson Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 On 9/10/2017 at 10:26 AM, mattv said: Thank God for the advances in captive breeding. You know it! That being said this is still a catastrophe for our industry. Hawaii has been and continues to be a model fishery for sustainability. All of the data produced by peer review has shown Hawaii to be one of the best fisheries in the world. Closing down collection there is not only not warranted by the data, it is also a HUGE step in the wrong direction for promotion of sustainable net caught fishes. With this fishery gone, other Indo Pacific fisheries now have no financial motivation to clean up their act, as they now will have a monopoly on pacific fishes. Moreover, removing industry staples such as the yellow tang will merely increase pressure on other species that can fill a similar role in aquaria. It was far better to have access to a verified sustainable fishery. While aquaculture of yellow tangs is beginning to take place, it is nowhere near sufficient to compensate. I myself am working with several endemic Hawaiian species, such as Potters Angels and Bandit Angels, however I will never be able to supply the market demand. This was a short sighted decision, based upon a lack of scientific literacy and emotion. Outfits such as Snorkel Bob have done a terrific job of spreading misinformation for years and it looks as if they may have just won. Don't underestimate the negative impact this will have on our hobby. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 54 minutes ago, Colby Johnson said: You know it! That being said this is still a catastrophe for our industry. Hawaii has been and continues to be a model fishery for sustainability. All of the data produced by peer review has shown Hawaii to be one of the best fisheries in the world. Closing down collection there is not only not warranted by the data, it is also a HUGE step in the wrong direction for promotion of sustainable net caught fishes. With this fishery gone, other Indo Pacific fisheries now have no financial motivation to clean up their act, as they now will have a monopoly on pacific fishes. Moreover, removing industry staples such as the yellow tang will merely increase pressure on other species that can fill a similar role in aquaria. It was far better to have access to a verified sustainable fishery. While aquaculture of yellow tangs is beginning to take place, it is nowhere near sufficient to compensate. I myself am working with several endemic Hawaiian species, such as Potters Angels and Bandit Angels, however I will never be able to supply the market demand. This was a short sighted decision, based upon a lack of scientific literacy and emotion. Outfits such as Snorkel Bob have done a terrific job of spreading misinformation for years and it looks as if they may have just won. Don't underestimate the negative impact this will have on our hobby. Great insight Colby. Glad there are at least a few people working on captive breeding but obviously they aren't anywhere close to being able to fill the gap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 i know allot of you folks don't want to hear it, but there are some very ugly sides to the industry. If you think everyone in the trade has the health of the fish in the forefront of your mind then you are sadly mistaken. I do not know what is going on in Hawaii but I do know that courts don't shut down an entire industry without some evidence to support it. If it puts pressure on people to decrease mortality I am all for it. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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