Keep Hawaiʻi’s Reef Fish on the Reef
Hawaiʻi’s Reefs Need You on August 28
On August 28, BLNR will make a major decision about the future of Hawaiʻi’s reef fish.
The Board can move forward with prohibiting commercial aquarium collection—an approach it unanimously supported in 2023—or advancing new Division of Aquatic Resources permitting framework that would create a pathway for the commercial aquarium trade to reopen.
Reopening this trade makes little sense for Hawaiʻi. Many species targeted for aquarium collection, including lauʻī pala (yellow tang), perform critical ecological functions that help reefs recover and remain resilient. Healthy, abundant reef fish support the ecosystems Hawaiʻi depends on for fisheries, traditional and customary practices, recreation, tourism, our economy, and coastal protection.
Take action today by telling BLNR to leave Hawaiʻi’s reef fish on the reef! Your message will be sent directly to BLNR as official testimony.
Take action today by telling BLNR to leave Hawaiʻi’s reef fish on the reef! Your message will be sent directly to BLNR as official testimony.
Please click “edit email” to personalize the letter and share why reef fish are important to you! If you would like to provide virtual testimony at the August 28 meeting as well (9 AM), please add “I also wish to provide virtual testimony and request the zoom link for the August 28th meeting.” to your letter.
Hawaiʻi’s reefs are already experiencing significant cumulative stress from warming oceans and bleaching, land-based pollution, invasive algae, and coastal development. As these pressures reduce the ability of reefs to recover, protecting the reef fish that support resilience becomes even more important. We should be reducing the pressures we can control, not introducing another extractive pressure.
Years of advocacy have brought us to this critical moment. Now we need your voice to help end this harmful trade for good.
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Keep Hawaiʻi’s Reef Fish on the Reef
Take action today by telling BLNR to leave Hawaiʻi’s reef fish on the reef! Your message will be sent directly to BLNR as official testimony.
Please edit your message to personalize it for maximum impact!
Please edit your message to personalize it for maximum impact!
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Keep Hawaiʻi’s Reef Fish on the Reef
Hawaiʻi’s Reefs Need You on August 28
On August 28, BLNR will make a major decision about the future of Hawaiʻi’s reef fish.
The Board can move forward with prohibiting commercial aquarium collection—an approach it unanimously supported in 2023—or advancing new Division of Aquatic Resources permitting framework that would create a pathway for the commercial aquarium trade to reopen.
Reopening this trade makes little sense for Hawaiʻi. Many species targeted for aquarium collection, including lauʻī pala (yellow tang), perform critical ecological functions that help reefs recover and remain resilient. Healthy, abundant reef fish support the ecosystems Hawaiʻi depends on for fisheries, traditional and customary practices, recreation, tourism, our economy, and coastal protection.
Take action today by telling BLNR to leave Hawaiʻi’s reef fish on the reef! Your message will be sent directly to BLNR as official testimony.
Take action today by telling BLNR to leave Hawaiʻi’s reef fish on the reef! Your message will be sent directly to BLNR as official testimony.
Please click “edit email” to personalize the letter and share why reef fish are important to you! If you would like to provide virtual testimony at the August 28 meeting as well (9 AM), please add “I also wish to provide virtual testimony and request the zoom link for the August 28th meeting.” to your letter.
Hawaiʻi’s reefs are already experiencing significant cumulative stress from warming oceans and bleaching, land-based pollution, invasive algae, and coastal development. As these pressures reduce the ability of reefs to recover, protecting the reef fish that support resilience becomes even more important. We should be reducing the pressures we can control, not introducing another extractive pressure.
Years of advocacy have brought us to this critical moment. Now we need your voice to help end this harmful trade for good.
