Continuing with our Aquaculture and captive bred success stories, I want to share with you a major accomplishment in the world of Aquaculture that happened a few years back. The success of captive breeding the yellow tang, Zebrasoma flavescens. In 2015, The Oceanic Institute together with the [...]
Yellow is yellow, brown is brown, and never the twain shall [...]
Hawaii’s Aquarium Fishery: Regulated, Valuable, Sustainable This 15-minute documentary: HAWAII’S AQUARIUM FISHERY: REGULATED, VALUABLE, SUSTAINABLE, was released November 20, 2016 by the Big Island Association of Tropical Fishermen. The program features data, analysis and statements by [...]
Congratulations to the team at Ocean Institute for their success with the world’s first captive bred yellow tang; this is truly a remarkable feat! In their own words: “They are a little camera shy, but here’s some video of our recently settled Yellow Tang!! If you look closely [...]
Many aquarists and hobbyists alike look forward to the day when aquaculture farms are teeming with millions of colourful fish to help stock public aquariums rather than wild caught individuals fitting the bill. The reason it’s not happening now with all the species, according to some who have [...]
Fisheries researchers at the Oceanic Institute in Hawaii have been working—not so successfully—for years to develop culture techniques for the commercially and ecologically important yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens). In an attempt to step back a bit and work with a decidedly less difficult [...]