Maui resident Matt Gorman has been named the aquarium’s new curatorial director at the Maui Ocean Center. Gorman, 31, leads a ...

Yellow tangs are popular fish taken by aquarium collectors. A recent ruling from the 1st Circuit Court on Oahu invalidates the state’s 131 unexpired recreational aquarium collection permits. Although ...

One of his favorite parts of the job is overseeing Maui Ocean Center’s Shark Dive Maui program. Over the years, Gorman has ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Maui Ocean Center has been nominated amongst the top aquariums in the nation to compete for “Best Aquarium” in the USA Today’s 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards. According to USA Today, ...

For the first time in nearly 20 years of educating travelers on the wonders of Hawaii's whales, the Maui Ocean Center will offer its own whale watch tour and aquarium experience in partnership with ...

A school of yellow tang swim off the coast of Hawaii island. They are often collected by the aquarium trade. The aquarium trade completed environmental assessments for two islands, but DLNR rejected ...

Two state agencies, backed by environmental groups, are calling for a moratorium on the collection of aquarium fish — a proposal that is highlighting still-deep divisions over the harvesting of the ...

(CN) - Hawaii is hurting its colorful fish and coral reefs by allowing commercial operations to take unlimited numbers of aquarium fish without environmental impact surveys, environmentalists claim in ...

MA’ALAEA, Maui — Visiting an aquarium just a few miles from some of Maui’s spectacular snorkeling and diving spots might seem like going to the Super Bowl but watching the game on a portable TV. After ...