610 fish dumped in hawaii

[Kittysnax]

http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/articles/20...cal/local01.txt

Of the 610 fish, 551 were yellow tang -- a species that represents more than 80 percent of the aquarium catch in West Hawaii waters. The remaining 59 fish comprised six other species, including butterflyfish and surgeonfish. All the dumped fish had no outward signs of illness or injury, said Bill Walsh, state aquatic biologist.


(Passing along from nano-reef)

[jeebus]

More than 600 dead fish were discovered this weekend in two bags placed in a Dumpster near a launch ramp at Honokohau Small Boat Harbor.

I didn't understand this thread until I read that towards the bottom.

[Sea-agg09]

The exporter probably had a terrible freak accident that killed all his fish. Rather than disposing them properly, they just bagged them up and threw them in the harbor. This isn't uncommon when diesel fumes get into the aerator hoses that keep the fish alive after initial capture.

What I find rather disturbing, is that people get totally outraged and offended by 610 fish, but they don't think about the MILLIONS pulled out of the water each year for aquariums. No matter how you view things; a fish, dead or in a tank, has been taken out of the wild, and in the big picture... it's basically the same thing.

[DiscusKid]

The exporter probably had a terrible freak accident that killed all his fish. Rather than disposing them properly, they just bagged them up and threw them in the harbor. This isn't uncommon when diesel fumes get into the aerator hoses that keep the fish alive after initial capture.

What I find rather disturbing, is that people get totally outraged and offended by 610 fish, but they don't think about the MILLIONS pulled out of the water each year for aquariums. No matter how you view things; a fish, dead or in a tank, has been taken out of the wild, and in the big picture... it's basically the same thing.

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