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 ...

An Oahu man faces federal charges after he allegedly ran an illegal aquarium fish smuggling operation with non-native, ...

For decades commercial aquarium collectors in Hawaii routinely extracted hundreds of thousands of endemic and indigenous Hawaiian reef fish and invertebrates a year, packaging the live fish in plastic ...

Roi, which were introduced to Hawaiian waters, may be a misunderstood fish. Researchers say their impacts on reefs and wildlife may not be all bad. — KEOKI STENDER photo Over the years ...

A pakuikui, or Achilles tang, swims among coral in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands. A West Hawaii reef fish will be safe from human harvesting for another two years but no longer, the state Board ...

On August 24, the Maui County Council voted unanimously in favor of a law curbing reckless reef fish extraction for the aquarium trade, representing the first such regulation in Hawaii. The law ...

Scientists say one fourth the ocean’s fish depend on healthy coral reefs, which also protect shoreline communities from powerful waves during storms. One of Hawaii’s oldest stories ...

According to a Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology study, many reef fish make Kealakekua Bay their permanent home. To protect marine life, companies like Kona Boys — one of only a few companies ...

HONOLULU— Conservation groups, Native Hawaiian fishers and cultural practitioners sued the Hawai‘i Board of Land and Natural Resources today to protect West Hawai‘i’s reefs and coastal areas from ...