The founder of the Saving Nemo Conservation Fund says efforts to protect blue tang fish must go into overdrive due to the upcoming release of the new Disney sequel Finding Dory.

Dory, one of the best known Pixar characters from "Finding Nemo" and "Finding Dory," can be found in coral reefs. Here's what kind of fish she is.

Kwang Lee, co-owner of King Ed Pet Centre in Burnaby, says taking care of salt-water fish, such as a Blue Tang or Dory, can be a real handful for a novice. Rafe Arnott/PNG Photo by Rafe Arnott / PNG ...

Clownfish were in high demand after Finding Nemo came out in 2003. Now, scientists are urging people not to impulse buy blue tang fish after seeing Finding Dory. (Samantha Samson/CBC) ...

WATCH: 'Finding Dory' trailer – Mar 2, 2016 It’s been 13 years since Finding Nemo, and Disney audiences have been thirsting to dive back into the sea for the sequel, Finding Dory.

Finding Dory goes several better: The Marine Life Institute is a much larger canvas, full of potential encounters between land and water – or among human, mammal and fish.

Dory, the small blue fish with a bad memory from the "Finding Nemo" franchise, is a blue tang, or a Paracanthurus hepatus in scientific terms. Native to the Indo-Pacific and found in coral reefs, ...