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Losing Nemo: Almost all aquarium fish in the US are caught in the wild

New research has revealed that about 90% of marine aquarium fish sold by online retailers in the United States are sourced directly from wild populations, mostly in the western Pacific and Indian ...
Hawaii News Now

State land board to consider reopening Hawaii reefs for aquarium fish collecting

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Friday, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources will once again consider new rules that could reopen Hawaii’s reefs to commercial aquarium fish collecting. The ...
The Durango Herald

Activists hope to put fishery on the hook

HONOLULU – The waters off Hawaii’s largest island are home to a half-million brightly colored tropical fish that are scooped up into nets each year and flown across the globe into aquariums from ...
Mongabay

Trade in marine fish for aquariums includes threatened species, lacks oversight: Study

A new study of major U.S.-based online retailers of marine fish bound for aquariums found that nearly 90% of traded species are sourced exclusively from the wild, including a number of threatened ...
Richmond Register

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife collecting holiday trees to boost fish habitats

Kentucky’s fish and wildlife officials are encouraging residents to recycle their Christmas trees this holiday season to support local fisheries. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources ...