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LOST FISH has been protecting West Hawaii's reefs for more than a decade   Hawaii's beautiful tropical reef fish are a joy to its residents and a thrill to visitors.  Unfortunately, over-exploitation, especially in the form of live capture by the aquarium industry, has threatened to denude our reefs of the colorful fish for which they are famous.  Additionally, other rare and important species such as manta rays and sharks are susceptible to being wiped out without adequate protections. 

For more than fourteen  years the LOST FISH Coalition (which stands for Leave Our Shallow Tropical Fish in their Sea Habitat) has worked with the Hawaii State Legislature to pass laws protecting the reef fish along the west coast of the Big Island of Hawaii and with the state Department of Land and Natural Resources to formulate good management regulations..  We have been instrumental in shaping public marine resouce policy and have been unflagging advocates for the desires of the public to protect these resources. 

This site is a working site to keep our members informed of newly-emerging threats, what our plan of action is, and what they can do to keep our reef fish populations healthy.   If you are interested in what we do, read on.  If you decide to help us, please join!