Sad day in Hawaii

sphelps · #1 02-01-2010, 05:57 PM

Yes very sad, but unfortunately this kind of stuff probably happens more often than most people in the business or hobby like to admit. I think many of us in the hobby or business tend to lie to everyone including ourselves so much we believe fictional statements like these I found in the article:

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This is an isolated incident due to some kind of mistake that rarely happens

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Nearly all fish collected arrive to the hobbyist alive.

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Fish collectors love the ocean and the fish. This is why we all got into the fish business

I call BS, if such an incident can occur somewhere like Hawaii, which is suppose to have better regulation and control, imagine what goes on in the other countries most our fish come from. That last statement may be true for many wholesalers here in NA but I don't think it applies to most collectors which is most likely the biggest problem area.

dsaundry · #2 02-01-2010, 07:18 PM

What a shame, but if I remember correctly Hawaii has a very strict protection policy regarding their reefs and surrounding area's. So hopefully someone will be caught. I agree it may not be a massive fish kill like what happens in the oceans, just look at swordfish and tune for an example, but sad none the less.

BlueWorldAquatic · #3 02-01-2010, 07:44 PM

You know what? I think I have more issues with Hawaiian suppliers with shipping issues and cyanide than others overseas. So fish collectors "loving" the ocean is not entirely correct.

In this industry you have to be carefull what stock and were you get it.

Think about this, in countries where the costs of living are much lower they seem to care more about their livestock.

Do you actually think there are many fisherman in NA willing to net a fish for little money? I highly doubt it. There are some though.

Just my opinion.

Ken

whatcaneyedo · #4 02-01-2010, 08:03 PM

I found the comments below the article to be more shocking than the article itself.

JDigital · #5 02-01-2010, 10:21 PM

... That is a LOT of yellow tangs..

fishoholic · #6 02-02-2010, 03:00 AM

Very sad

chilumba · #7 02-02-2010, 03:21 AM

OMG what is wrong with some people! The hawaiian reefs are already depleted of fish and coral. That is a lot of dead fish. I hope the people get jail time and a huge fine! These fish are also dead because of the people who wanted them. This is also just a small percentage of dead yellow tangs every year because of 200,000 yellow tangs caught a lot of them die. So there is a lot more dead fish than we see or hear about. We really should not be supporting the capture of fish from any place that has depleted fish and coral populations.