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Yellowtail surgeonfish (Prionurus punctatus) graze along shallow rocks in the Gulf of California. (Brent Durand / Getty Images)
Article June 8, 2026

Protecting the “Aquarium of the World” From a Gas Industry Takeover

The fossil fuel industry wants to turn the Gulf of California, home to thousands of marine species, into a gas hub. We’re partnering with environmental advocates in Mexico to stop…
document April 6, 2026

First Circuit: Hawaii Aquarium Collection Ban Authority

The Court reverse the Order Denying Petition for Declaratory Ruling, stating Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources has authority to ban commercial aquarium collection statewide.
document October 16, 2025

Appeal Hawai‘i Board of Land and Natural Resources Aquarium Collection 10-16-25

Appeal of September 26, 2025 State of Hawai‘i Board of Land and Natural Resources’ Order Denying Petition For Declaratory Ruling. Appellants take issue with and specifically appeal the Board’s conclusions…
An aquarium collector takes fish from a reef in Hawai`i. (Brooke Everett)
From the Experts October 10, 2024

The Latest on Commercial Aquarium Collection in Hawai‘i

We’ve been working with reef advocates and Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners for 13 years to challenge commercial aquarium collection in court and before the state. We’ll keep at it until…
Press Release October 27, 2025

Land Board Advances Plan to Re-Open Hawaiʻi Waters to Aquarium Pet Industry

Rulemaking decision follows the agency’s prior vote to ban reef fish collection and intense public opposition to the capture and sale of native reef wildlife
A breaching gray whale off the coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. (Jan-Dirk Hansen / Shutterstock)
From the Experts May 20, 2026

Examining the Impacts of U.S. Gas Exports Through Mexico’s Gulf of California

A bad deal for marine mammals, and a worse deal for the Earth’s climate.
document October 10, 2024

Aquarium Fish Trade Petition: Hawaii Dept. of Land and Nat. Resources

Petition challenging the Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources for a declaratory ruling, in connection with its approval of a petition for rulemaking to prohibit commercial aquarium collection in…
document September 3, 2024

Aquarium Fish Trade Challenge: Petition for a contested case hearing

Petition for a contested case hearing - State Board of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources; aquarium pet trade challenge.
Coral at Jarvis Island National Wildlife Refuge.
(James Maragos / U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
Press Release June 3, 2025

Third ‘Upwell: A Wave of Ocean Justice’ Symposium Spotlights Continued Fight for Ocean Justice

Advocates representative of historically-excluded and marginalized communities gathered to center ocean justice ahead of World Ocean Day
How Earthjustice stopped Hawai‘i’s deadly aquarium pet trade.
(Ceylan Sahin Eker for Earthjustice)
feature April 20, 2022

Hawai‘i’s Aquarium Pet Trade Was a Deadly Business.

How Earthjustice stopped Hawai‘i’s deadly aquarium pet trade.
Espirales de Montipora aequituberculata, un coral central, atraen a los peces en el Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre de la Isla Jarvis, en el Monumento Nacional Marino del Patrimonio de las Islas del Pacífico. (Jim E. Maragos / USFWS)
Press Release June 3, 2025

Tercer Simposio de ‘Upwell: A Wave of Ocean Justice’ Destaca la Lucha por la Justicia Oceánica

Defensores representantes de comunidades históricamente excluidas y marginadas se reunieron para promover la justicia oceánica, como antesala del Día Mundial de los Océanos.
An aquarium collector takes fish from a reef in Hawai`i. (Brooke Everett)
Press Release August 28, 2024

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Fails to Protect Coastal Reef Fish

Court opens door to fish collection permits for West Hawai‘i, subject to Land Board approval
Aquarium collectors taking fish from a reef in Hawai‘i.
(Photo courtesy of Paul Cox)
Press Release January 27, 2020

Native Hawaiians and Conservationists Sue Hawai‘i Agency for Rampant Aquarium Collection Harming Hawai‘i’s Reefs

After a 2017 Hawai‘i Supreme Court decision requiring environmental review of aquarium collection, state agency created loopholes for industry
document July 13, 2021

Coalition Sues Hawai‘i Land Board to Halt Reopening of Aquarium Pet Trade

Coalition Sues Hawai‘i Land Board to Halt Reopening of Aquarium Pet Trade
An aquarium collector takes fish from a reef in Hawai`i.
(Photo courtesy of Brooke Landt)
Article: Victory December 22, 2020

Hawaiʻi Scores Another Big Win in Stopping Harmful Aquarium Fishing, Protecting Reefs and Native Hawaiians

Court closes loophole that allowed industry to illegally extract over half a million marine animals from Hawai‘i reefs in the last two years.
Press Release: Victory November 29, 2020

Hawai‘i Court Rules Commercial Aquarium Collection Without Environmental Review Illegal

Court closes loophole that allowed industry to illegally extract over half a million marine animals from Hawai‘i reefs since 2017
document November 30, 2020

Aquarium Collection Minute Order

Department of Land and Natural Resources violated the law by allowing the aquarium trade to continue extracting hundreds of thousands of marine animals from Hawaiʻi’s reefs without first reviewing the…
Aquarium collectors taking fish from a reef in Hawai‘i.
(Photo courtesy of Paul Cox)
Press Release January 7, 2020

Conservationists Challenge State Agency on Rampant, Unregulated Aquarium Collection Harming Hawai‘i’s Reefs

After a 2017 Hawai`i Supreme Court decision requiring environmental review to issue aquarium collection permits, state agency decided permits weren’t necessary anymore