Sentences with phrase «aquarium fishing industry»

Since October 2017, Hawaii aquarium fishing industry permits have been suspended due to a ruling by the Hawaii Supreme Court that such permits require compliance with the Hawaii Environmental Protection Act (HEPA).

Under the Agreement signed on January 25, HFACT will lead efforts to protect the aquarium fishing industry in Hawai'i, to preserve future opportunities for fishing, and to provide a unified voice on fishing issues in the State, in line with best practices and environmental research.

Finally, in Hawaii it was a coalition that stopped Senate Bill 2003, which would have closed the aquarium fishing industry in Hawaii.

In Bali, communities are working to restore destroyed coral reefs in an effort to revive the aquarium fish industry.

Pressure from consumers and new regulations have pushed the aquarium fish industry in a more sustainable direction, said Eric Litvinoff, the magnet school's director of aquaculture.

Not exact matches

However, this vital role in maintaining healthy reef communities may be under threat: cleaner wrasse are among the top marine fishes caught for the aquarium industry, due to their colourful patterns and charismatic behaviour.

«There are extremists who want to see the entire aquarium industry shut down,» Dowd says, «but in this case, it's protecting not only the fish, but the whole ecosystem.»

With the release of the new movie Finding Dory, the pet industry has an opportunity to educate the public on fish keeping, environmental stewardship and the need to protect the aquarium hobby.

Protection Educated customers will want to know what we're doing as in industry to ensure that we're not harming the environment or endangering marine life in the course of supplying them with their aquarium fish.

In the almost 15 years since GloFish were first introduced, the fluorescent fish have taken the freshwater category by storm, breathing new life into the aquarium industry and brightening up sales, literally.

Hawai`i has released flawed environmental assessments (EAs) prepared by the aquarium industry that claim unlimited collection of reef fish has minimal impacts on the state's coral reefs and wildlife.

The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) has been working with aquarium fishers to address the Supreme Court's ruling by developing documents that comply with HEPA.

Next month, New England Aquarium Services and the UNE will host our third Ornamental Fish Health Symposium to promote a more sustainable aquarium industry.

In the aquarium fish food industry there are a number of «staple» or «complete» fish foods that are all fish will ever need.

«These exciting new API aquarium kits with Perfect Start will make fish keeping easier while keeping tank inhabitants healthier, and will bring about a renewed sense of enthusiasm to the hobby and industry,» said Kollman.

The aquarium industry first encountered the invasive - species issue in 1973, when the United States Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to ban importation of all non-native species until each species, on an individual basis, was determined not to be injurious.

He has raised the bar in the marine industry to conserve marine ecosystems and promote a responsible aquarium trade by developing a certification program for overseas fish collectors, collection areas and exporters.

With the nagging recession seemingly over and consumers returning to a buying frame of mind, some industry officials say that aquatics sales — ranging from aquariums to supplies and even fish — should start to rebound.

The tropical fish industry quickly adapted to the needs of herpers, and most of the major aquarium builders also make lines of terrariums.

Both he and Raymer, who is the company's COO, are passionate about keeping fish properly, and like many experts in the aquarium industry, they understand that quick set - ups can be accomplished using biological media such as bacteria to cycle a tank virtually instantly.

The aquarium industry is beginning to realize that it must improve the overall effort to ensure the health and survivability of fish in their care.

The aquarium industry alone targets some 1,500 species of reef fishes.