Hawaii's Aquarium Fishing Wars: A Decade-Long Battle Over Yellow Tangs, Reef Rights, and a Potential Comeback For saltwater aquarium hobbyists across America, few fish carry the same emotional pull ...

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. “The illegal trade of ...

The Maui News - The Maui Ocean Center received its first generation of captive-bred yellow tangs this week. The fish will be displayed at the aquarium to raise awareness about the Hawaii fish and the ...

The world’s first batch of yellow tangs has been bred in captivity at the Oceanic Institute of Hawaii Pacific University. It took about two months for the fish to develop from an egg to the size of a ...

More fish are getting into the swim of things at Sea Life Aquarium. Yellow tangs — also known as surgeon fish — have been added to the tanks at the International Drive attraction. Young visitors can ...

LIHU‘E — Scientists in Hawai‘i have made breakthroughs in studies of the popular yellow tang aquarium fish that could lead to a shift to aquaculture for procurement instead of wild catching. The Kauai ...

Hawaiʻi island resident Kekoa Alip knows there are recent state reports showing at least some aquarium-trade fishing could resume off the Kona Coast without shrinking the region’s current numbers of ...

The yellow tang sleeps by itself in cracks in the reef at night, and is often eaten by moray eels which do not seem to mind getting poked by the sharp spine. The yellow tang is the most popular ...

Ocean researchers at Hawaii Pacific University have achieved a major milestone. They were the first in the world to successfully breed and rear yellow tang, which is one of the world’s most popular ...