Sharks, jacks, parrot fish and other colorful reef fish are quickly disappearing from coral reefs encircling the Hawaiian Islands, federal scientists reported Tuesday. The scientists blamed ...

Coral Fish Hawaii owner Randy Fernley says his inventory of local saltwater reef fish has fallen 50 percent since a ruling banning fine mesh nets. “That’s where the bulk of the aquarium fish ...

STAR-ADVERTISER / 2023 Shane Takasane faces federal charges for allegedly smuggling aquarium fish such as the Hawaii yellow tang, seen above in a snorkeling lagoon at Aulani Resort’s Rainbow Reef.

Sharks, jacks, parrot fish and other colorful reef fish are quickly disappearing from coral reefs encircling the Hawaiian Islands, federal scientists reported Tuesday. The scientists blamed ...

Dr. Dwayne Meadows NOAA/NMFS/OPR A paku‘iku‘i, or Achilles tang, among coral reefs in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands in 2004. By MICHAEL BRESTOVANSKY Hawaii Tribune-Herald Share this story ...

Researchers said Honaunau Bay now has an average of 51 sea urchins per square meter. This is considered to be the highest recorded density on coral reefs anywhere in the world.

The yellow tang (top) and Hawaiian cleaner wrasse (bottom) are among Hawaii’s diverse families of reef fish, many of which have connections to Hawaii’s culture and past. — Maui Ocean Center ...

Rainbow Reef is a 166,000-gallon aquarium stocked with 1,000 reef fish, almost all of them Hawaiian species. With a solid diet and highly filtered water, the lagoon is an idyllic, stress-free ...

In Hawaii, divers often herd fish into large nets, then use hand nets to scoop them into buckets. Hawaiian collector David Dart says that in good weather, an average diver can pull in 100 to 150 ...

Reef Fish Hawaii for iPhone. iOS Central By Philip Michaels, MAR 4, 2010 6:34 am PST. At a glance. Pros. Cons. Our Verdict. Whenever I head over to Hawaii—and it’s not frequently enough, if ...

The University of Hawaii reported that more than 40,000 tourists visited Molokini Island in August 2019. ... Molokini reef fish increase after pandemic drop in visitors (Photo credit: Kevin Weng) ...

But this intricate relationship between reef species is now strained, thanks to human waste. Hawaiian cities have centralized wastewater treatment infrastructure, but the state also has some ...