What is ACTUALLY going on with Hawaii fish?

[4FordFamily]

Achilles tangs, potters angels, and many Hawaiian fish have been out of stock for a couple weeks now. Anyone know if any advances or evolution of this situation?

 

[Newb73]

Achilles tangs, potters angels, and many Hawaiian fish have been out of stock for a couple weeks now. Anyone know if any advances or evolution of this situation?

I have a fat medium sized tank acclimated 1+ yrs achilles that is an agressive eater and is apparantly immune to ich as he has been exposed to it continuously and fought off a few spots here in there.

I am guessing he will be worth about $5,000 soon?

 

[4FordFamily]

I have a fat medium sized tank acclimated 1+ yrs achilles that is an agressive eater and is apparantly immune to ich as he has been exposed to it continuously and fought off a few spots here in there.

I am guessing he will be worth about $5,000 soon?

Lol perhaps, so long as the continued gill damage doesn’t dust the poor guy as soon as he’s moved!

 

[James Kanouff]

If your local store buys from Sun Pet in Georgia, they have most Hawaii fish in stock. Got a great 5" Hawaiian leopard rock skipper yesterday in the shipment. Its just the method they are caught I think at this point. No more barrier nets as I understand it.

 

[4FordFamily]

If your local store buys from Sun Pet in Georgia, they have most Hawaii fish in stock. Got a great 5" Hawaiian leopard rock skipper yesterday in the shipment. Its just the method they are caught I think at this point. No more barrier nets as I understand it.

That’s my understanding as well, just note fed Achilles have been scarce. Potters back on LA

 

[saltyhog]

Anyone know anything about what this article is about? Does this qualify as a "study" in regard to the court decision?

 

[Deinonych]

Looks like an environmental assessment was completed, and found no environmental impact from collection (no surprise there).

http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com...ficant-impact-to-aquarium-fishing-resumption/

 

[saltyhog]

Thanks @Deinonych ! That's the article I was trying to link. Not sure why it didn't show up.

 

[Brian1f1]

Live aquaria has small Hawaii yellow tangs, 1 to 2 inch. Anybody understand how? I thought they couldn’t catch small fish currently?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Live aquaria has small Hawaii yellow tangs, 1 to 2 inch. Anybody understand how? I thought they couldn’t catch small fish currently?

They just can't use nets of a certain size.

 

[drawman]

@shred5 posted this in another thread...
http://m.humanesociety.org/news/press_releases/2018/04/hawaii-court-voids-all.html

 

[eatbreakfast]

@shred5 posted this in another thread...
http://m.humanesociety.org/news/press_releases/2018/04/hawaii-court-voids-all.html

Not surprisingly Renee Umberger is one of the media contacts..m

 

[Deinonych]

A recent blog post by Bruce Carlson is up on Reef to Rainforest: https://www.reef2rainforest.com/2018/04/13/hawaiis-contentious-inshore-fisheries-by-the-numbers/

 

[Jesterrace]

Glad to hear that the ban appears to have been lifted. A few Hawaii fish I have been looking at as of late.

 

[shred5]

Glad to hear that the ban appears to have been lifted. A few Hawaii fish I have been looking at as of late.

Ban has not been lifted. That is older and why people are upset the study showed it is sustainable but they totally suspend all permits...

 

[ZoaCollector]

Currently the Environmental Assessment was completed and found most species to be collected within 1-2% of ea species.

The maximum to sustainability is 25% for any species so our industry is well under the detriment of over-collection.

Our DLNR has opened commentary to the public and needs your testimony to save this industry.

Comments are due/closed May 8th so get on it !

Here are the email addresses to send to:

David Sakoda / DLNR
[email protected]

Jim Lynch / Attorney
[email protected]

Here are links to EA DATA:
http://oeqc2.doh.hawaii.gov/EA_EIS_Library/2018-04-08-OA-DEA-Oahu-Commercial-Aquarium-Permits.pdf

http://oeqc2.doh.hawaii.gov/EA_EIS_...Hawaii-Island-Commercial-Aquarium-Permits.pdf

http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dar/announcements/update-of-supreme-court-ruling-regarding-aquarium-fishing/

 

[shred5]

Currently the Environmental Assessment was completed and found most species to be collected within 1-2% of ea species.

The maximum to sustainability is 25% for any species so our industry is well under the detriment of over-collection.

Our DLNR has opened commentary to the public and needs your testimony to save this industry.

Comments are due/closed May 8th so get on it !

Here are the email addresses to send to:

David Sakoda / DLNR
[email protected]

Jim Lynch / Attorney
[email protected]

Here are links to EA DATA:
http://oeqc2.doh.hawaii.gov/EA_EIS_Library/2018-04-08-OA-DEA-Oahu-Commercial-Aquarium-Permits.pdf

http://oeqc2.doh.hawaii.gov/EA_EIS_...Hawaii-Island-Commercial-Aquarium-Permits.pdf

http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dar/announcements/update-of-supreme-court-ruling-regarding-aquarium-fishing/

could you post this in this thread:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/p...d-aquarium-fishery.354074/page-3#post-4656055


If not would you mind I did:

Thank you for the update...

 

[shred5]

Not surprisingly Renee Umberger is one of the media contacts..m

Missed your post and I missed that she was listed. Good catch.
More proof this is a vendetta against the hobby and means it will be hard to reverse this.

 

[ZoaCollector]

could you post this in this thread:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/p...d-aquarium-fishery.354074/page-3#post-4656055


If not would you mind I did:

Thank you for the update...

Done!