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 ...

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 tang is one of the top fish species exported from Hawaiian waters to aquariums around the world, according to the center. The Oceanic Institute became the first facility in the world to ...

Photographer Mike Roberts, 60, snapped the incredible picture while diving at Puako in Hawaii. He said: 'The turtle is visiting a cleaning station of yellow tangs.

It’s part of a new initiative that aims to use aquaculture fish to support ecosystem health. On Saturday, Nov. 2, officials met at Kaiona Beach Park in Waimanalo to release hundreds of yellow tang.

Ocean researchers at Hawaii Pacific University have achieved a major milestone. They were the first in the world to successfully breed and rear yellow tang, which is one of the world’s most ...