Hawaii Tropical Saltwater Aquarium Fish

Sustainability Report

Links And Resources

Links

Pet Industry Joing Advisory Council

Aquarium fish industry sustainable by Richard Pyle

Hawaii Free Press: Hawaii’s Aquarium Fishery: Regulated, Valuable, Sustainable (Published on Nov 20, 2016)

Hawaii News Now: YouTube Videos show tropical fish swarming state’s reefs (Published on Sept. 25, 2014)

Department of Land and Natural Resources – State of Hawaii

The School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST)

Hawaii Saltwater Fish

Cleaning and Maintaining Your Fish Tank – by Janitorial Cleaning Services

YouTube Video: Hawaii’s Aquarium Fishery: Regulated, Valuable, Sustainable (Published on Nov 20, 2016):

Resources

Resources

These are some links to the research articles for your education and enjoyment. If you would like an article placed here to share with us, please contact us!

Baby fish home in on mother’s reef

Ban Fishing in Third of All Seas, Scientists Say

Coral reef fish larvae settle close to home

Home on the Reef: A Majority of Young Fish Return to Birthplace

How baby fish find a home: orientation by reef-fish larvae in the pelagic environment

Our Ambassadors

Fish are our great ambassadors around the world! They are used to promote tourism for the State of Hawaii, which has the strictest laws of any state regulating the aquarium trade. Smart by nature, the vast majority of all fish in the ocean are easily able to avoid capture and remain in the wild.

Tropical Fish Are Thriving in Hawaii

Mokmanu

Fish Facts

  • In Hawaii, only Oahu, Maui and the Big Island Hawaii have any tropical fish collected from them. Nearly 80 percent of dive accessible oceans around these three main Islands are untouched by tropical fish collectors.
  • Marine fish are the most renewable natural resource because they are the most efficient breeders on the planet. Most fish can reach breeding size in one year and breed once to twice a year.