A new analysis of state and federal monitoring data finds that yellow tang populations on Hawaiʻi reefs failed to recover — ...
Oceanic Institute research technician Katie Hiew tends to a tank housing juvenile yellow tang being raised in captivity at the institute’s Waimanalo facility. Eventually, many will end up in hobbyist ...
The yellow tang (top) and Hawaiian cleaner wrasse (bottom) are among Hawaii’s diverse families of reef fish, many of which have connections to Hawaii’s culture and past. — Maui Ocean Center / EVAN ...
STAR-ADVERTISER / 2023 Shane Takasane faces federal charges for allegedly smuggling aquarium fish such as the Hawaii yellow tang, seen above in a snorkeling lagoon at Aulani Resort’s Rainbow Reef.
The Hawaiian name for this fish means yellow leaf, and they only occur in large numbers in Hawaii. Sometimes these fish can be seen in such large schools that people can see them from the beach and it ...
Out on the Hawaiian coral reef, bigger is better! Most fish species try to look larger than they are when threatened by a predator, and the sail-fin tang is a master at changing its size when danger ...
Hawaii's connection to the ocean runs deep, and nowhere is that more evident than in the fish fry traditions that bring communities together across the islands. From ancient fishing methods passed ...