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I've lived in Hawaii for over 22 years, and I assure you that is is a huge problem.

The majority of people in Hawaii want to stop fish collecting and are working hard to do it.

Most fish are still taken from the wild. Over 80 percent at least. In Fiji they are still ripping coral out of the ocean. Lionfish from aquariums have been released into the atlantic ocean and are the greatest threat to coral reefs there. I live in Hawaii and have seen fish collectors with my own...

The way to stop fish from disappearing from the oceans is to stop them from being collected in the first place. In Hawaii where I live we are trying to stop fish from being taken from the ocean. I've seen them collecting fish with my own eyes and they break coral, and sometimes they have holding ...

Over 80% of fish are still taken from the ocean. All live coral is not from tanks, they are ripping it from the reef in places, the videos are right here on youtube. Seriously, in Hawaii where I live some fish are getting so rare that fish collectors are poaching them from protected areas as the...

Over 80% of fish are taken from the wild, using destructive practices.

I am out saving coral reefs. Where I live in Hawaii we are trying to end fish collecting, the practice is actually driving some fish to near extinction. The fish collectors in Hawaii take every fish off of a reef, breaking the coral while they are doing it. It is a destructive and ugly practice. ...

I live in Hawaii and snorkel daily. I see the coral being stepped on and broken by fish collectors. Most saltwater fish aquarium fish (90%) are still wild caught. Here there are fish so rare that we can no longer see them, because they have all been collected for tanks. Check out forthefishesdoto...

I live in Hawaii and snorkel daily, so I have seen the destruction caused by aquarium collectors with my own eyes. Check out forthefishesdotorg, not my site, but shows that many people want to stop fish collecting. In fact we are hoping that new legislation will put an end to this horrible practi...

I live where fish collecting is done. It is cruel, they break coral, they trim fins, check out forthefishesdotorg. It's not my site but it tells alot. Look up Vanuatu fish collecting on youtube. It is decimating the oceans, at an alarming rate. Have you ever seen a fish in the ocean, it's a beaut...

Then you are fortunate. Your description says your "new tank" and it was added 3 years ago, so it looked like your tang was not that old. For more info about where yellow tangs come from check out "tropical fish dump prompts outrage" I've seen fish collectors with my own eyes and they walk over c...

I live in Hawaii and have seen fish collectors with my own eyes. They trample the coral, killing it and some fish are so rare because they are all taken for aquariums that they can no longer reproduce in the ocean. The fish have their organs punctured to bring them to the surface and their fins a...

If your fish are bred in captivity and your coral is fake, I'm glad you are stating that now.

You should have noted that in the first place.

Not cool. Coral reefs are being decimated by fish collecting for aquariums!

Not cool. Coral reefs are being decimated by fish collecting for aquariums!

I've lived in Hawaii over 20 years and haven't seen one yet, except in a tank.

Cruel. Fish live much longer on the reef.

Not cool. Coral reefs are being decimated by fish collecting for aquariums!

I love lionfish, if I could find one that's not in a tank but still on the reef.

Hawaii's coral reefs have hardly a lionfish left. Fish in tanks live much shorter lives than those on the reef. It's cruel.

Not cool. Coral reefs are being decimated by fish collecting for aquariums!

Not cool. Coral reefs are being decimated by fish collecting for aquariums!

Not cool. Coral reefs are being decimated by fish collecting for aquariums!

Not cool. Coral reefs are being decimated by fish collecting for aquariums!

Not cool. Coral reefs are being decimated by fish collecting for aquariums!

Not cool. Coral reefs are being decimated by fish collecting for aquariums!

Yellow tangs live decades on a reef. In a tank, lucky if they live 5 years.

Not cool. Coral reefs are being decimated by fish collecting for aquariums!

Not cool. Coral reefs are being decimated by fish collecting for aquariums!

Not cool. Coral reefs are being decimated by fish collecting for aquariums!

Not cool. Coral reefs are being decimated by fish collecting for aquariums!

Not cool. Coral reefs are being decimated by fish collecting for aquariums!

Not cool. Coral reefs are being decimated by fish collecting for aquariums!

Not cool. Coral reefs are being decimated by fish collecting for aquariums!

Not cool. Coral reefs are being decimated by fish collecting for aquariums!

Not cool. Coral reefs are being decimated by fish collecting for aquariums!

Not cool. Coral reefs are being decimated by fish collecting for aquariums!

Not cool. Coral reefs are being decimated by fish collecting for aquariums!

Not cool. Coral reefs are being decimated by fish collectors for aquariums!