Hawaï marine fish are wellknown for its Yellow Tang = Zebrasoma flavescens, Flame angel= Centropyge loricula, Acanthurus achilles and many others
But recently severe restrictions have been imposed on the export= for more details read following publications:
28th October 2017= No permits for Fishing in Hawai= https://www.reef2rainforest.com/2017/10/28/breaking-hawaiis-aquarium-fishery-closed-permits-invalidated/
5th September 2017 = Ban on aquarium fishery=https://www.reef2rainforest.com/2017/09/07/hawaii-supreme-court-ruling-halts-aquarium-fishery/
5th January 2018= https://www.reef2rainforest.com/2018/01/05/hawaiis-dlnr-tightens-loopholes-in-aquarium-fishing-ban/
10 April 2018 = Aquarium industry has NO significant impact on fish = http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2018/04/10/hawaii-news/draft-ea-finds-no-significant-impact-to-aquarium-fishing-resumption/
21st April 2018= Ban on collecting live ornamental fish: https://www.reef2rainforest.com/2018/04/20/hawaii-bans-amateur-collection-of-live-marine-fishes/
January 2021=
Collection of Hawaiian Fish Now Completely Shut Down
https://reefbuilders.com/2021/01/19/collection-of-hawaiian-fish-now-completely-shut-down/
June 2021 =
Email the HI Gov’t and Tell Them You Want Hawaiian Fish Back!
https://reefbuilders.com/2021/06/21/email-the-hi-govt-and-tell-them-you-want-hawaiian-fish-back/
Aquarium Fish Battle
This undated image provided by Robert Wintner shows a yellow tang in Hawaii. The waters off the Hawaiis largest island are home to a half-million brightly-colored tropic fish that are scooped up into nets each year and flown across the globe into aquariums from Berlin to Boston. Scientists say the aquarium fishery off the Big Island is among the best managed in the world, but it has nevertheless become the focus of a fight over whether its ever appropriate to remove these fish from reefs for people to look at and enjoy. (AP Photo/Robert Wintner)
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Hawai Ac. achilles as food fish
Aquarium fish (Ac. achilles) as food fish on the local fish food market
