Hawai‘i Board of Land and Natural Resources last week voted to advance the pet industry’s plans to re-open the state’s waters ...

The reopening of waters off Hawaii’s Kona coast to aquarium fishing took a step closer to reality after a state board decided to put forth a set of proposed rules for public hearings. The Hawaii Board ...

The state is proposing to permit commercial collection of Hawaii's reef fish for aquariums. For decades, beautiful reef fish ...

The New England Aquarium in Boston has prioritized play and engagement in its so-called “retirement community” for its aging African penguins. “We have a variety of behaviors we’re looking to ...

The land board and DLNR staff have clashed for years over whether to let the practice continue. That might be changing.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ohio’s spotted turtles, “very attractive” little reptiles with distinctive yellow markings sprinkled across their shells, are disappearing. “Here in Northeast Ohio, we have fewer and ...

For the month of December, I’ll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels. This is the ‘natural aquarium’ in Bonito, ...

The state Board of Land and Natural Resources has voted to let officials gather public input on a proposed set of rules that ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The South Carolina Aquarium, with the assistance of the United States Coast Guard transported five endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles more than two hours offshore for ...

Sakoda said the proposed rule identifies eight species considered abundant and resilient enough for limited collection: ...

Commercial aquarium fishing in the West Hawaii Regional Fishery Management Area has been a contentious issue for years, but a November Circuit Court order effectively banned all commercial aquarium ...