So what's the deal with Hawaii... still closed... or...?

[salty150]

So I know there was some talk awhile ago about opening up some certain fish in Hawaii - but never heard anything after that...

Is Hawaii still closed to fish collection - or are they allowing certain types to be collected, or...?

Mainly interested in the Flame and Potter's Angels.

 

[Doctorgori]

I’m gonna sit back and watch the view count go up

…to answer your question tho, a few folks are on top of this in a couple threads around here

 

[areefer01]

Mainly interested in the Flame and Potter's Angels.

There was a post not too many days past you can probably search and find. Meetings.

You can get both of those now btw.

 

[areefer01]

Here is the post I was thinking of. As you read through a lot of these Hawaii update type of posts you will need to weed through some of the noise. You are probably aware some fish are being captive bred or raised which brings additional cost and delays (limited supply, etc) but they are there. Yellow tangs, Potters, Milletseeds (picked one up few months back), and so forth. Don't know what is, or is not but you get the idea.

Anyway here is the post if you haven't seen it. Have a good day.

Aloha from Hawaii

Aloha and greetings from the islands, As most of you are aware the Hawaiian aquarium fishery has been shut down for years while we worked through this review process. We are finally at the end stages of it after getting an accepted environmental review(EIS) affirming it in court, and clearing...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[smiley28]

I was in a shop 2 days ago with several yellow tangs marked as from Hawaii so I’m curious as well..

Edit to add that they were 3-5” yellows and it wasn’t just 2-3 so I don’t think they were stragglers from years ago..

 

[john92708]

I was in a shop 2 days ago with several yellow tangs marked as from Hawaii so I’m curious as well..

Edit to add that they were 3-5” yellows and it wasn’t just 2-3 so I don’t think they were stragglers from years ago..

how much were the YT selling for in that shop?

 

[smiley28]

how much were the YT selling for in that shop?

1100$