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Now that our Hawaii Supreme Court has decided that it is ok to take huge numbers of small fish from our reefs so they can be sold to the aquarium trade and shipped worldwide, it is up to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources to issue permits for the decimation of our small reef fish populations.
Is anyone paying attention to this? Does DLNR think this is what we need or want? Do our reefs exist for the benefit of aquariums around the world?
Our corals and fish are struggling to survive as it is.
I've sat on beaches and heard tourists comment on the lack of fish as they walk out of the water.
These small fish are the life blood of a healthy reef and taking them puts the entire system out of balance.
Hopefully our elected officials can see something wrong here and take steps to stop it. Stop selling our most important natural resources to remote profiteers.
Stephen Rodgers
Kihei