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Fate of West Hawaii commercial aquarium fishing hangs on state High Court judgment
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Fate of West Hawaii commericIal aquarium fishing hangs on state High Court judgment
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Coalition Sues Hawaii To Halt Reopening Aquarium Pet Trade
Law360 (July 14, 2021, 10:51 PM EDT) A coalition of Hawaii residents, environmental groups and fishers sued Hawaii s government on Tuesday, claiming that its July approval of a revised environmental impact statement filed by a pet trade group on behalf of commercial fish collectors violated state law and should be invalidated.
The coalition consists of environmental organizations Center of Biological Diversity and For the Fishes, Native Hawaiian fishers Willie Kaupiko and Kai mi Kaupiko, scuba diving business owner Mike Nakachi and the religious Native Hawaiian association Kai Palaoa. Last January, the same coalition had accused Hawaii s Department of Land and Natural Resources of failing to adequately regulate commercial fishing.
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Yellow tangs are popular fish taken by aquarium collectors. Environmental groups and marine wildlife advocates applaud a court ruling this week emphasizing and clarifying that all commercial aquarium fishing is now banned in Hawaii until the industry has completed the environmental review process. MEL MALINOWSKI photo
Environmental groups and marine wildlife advocates rejoiced after a court ruling this week made it clear that all commercial aquarium fishing is now banned in Hawaii without environmental review.
“There has been much relief and celebration amongst those who have long fought for this moment,” said Rene Umberger, founder and executive director of For The Fishes, a Kihei-based group that works to restore and protect fish populations and coral reef habitats. “Given the dire impacts of climate change on Hawaii’s reefs, with the majority of them projected to be lost within the next few decades, this is monumentally important.”