Big Island environmental groups hope to end the commercial aquarium fishing industry in Hawaii once and for all next month. The petition, which originally was scheduled to be heard at a BLNR meeting ...

Kumu Kawaikapuokalani Hewett says his ancestors have always considered Kaneohe Bay sacred -- carefully taking care of our natural resources. And now the Native Hawaiian practitioner said the bay ...

The reopening of waters off Hawaii’s Kona coast to aquarium fishing took a step closer to reality after a state board decided to put forth a set of proposed rules for public hearings.

Those fish in your home aquarium may be important food sources in their native lands. According to figures recently released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Fisheries ...

A raccoon butterflyfish on a coral reef in Egypt's Red Sea. The vast majority of aquarium fish come from countries with known cyanide fishing problems. Jane Gould / Alamy The raccoon butterflyfish was ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - After a 5 year ban on aquarium fish collection off West Hawaii, the state land board has regained the authority to consider issuing new permits. That’s after a judge lifted ...

LIHUE — Issues surrounding aquarium fish collection are being taken to Hawaii’s Supreme Court after the Intermediate Court of Appeals sided with the state on permit issuance. Citizens are challenging ...

In the picturesque village of Walpaluwa, Sri Lanka, an unexpected challenge has emerged from the depths of the Deduru Oya reservoir: the invasive snakehead fish. This formidable predator is altering ...

The yellow tang is the most commonly caught aquarium fish in Hawaii. Milolii villagers have vastly different views on whether to end Hawaii's aquarium trade. Diver Paul Cox swims among a school of ...

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — The state of Hawaii plans to comply with a court order to close a loophole allowing commercial aquarium fishing despite a previous ruling for the practice to be halted. The ...