Archive for the ‘Reef Conservation’ Category
Ret Talbot, One Man Making a Huge Impact on Issues of the Aquarium Trade
A short time back, I was privileged enough to sit in on a wonderful MASNA Live discussion centered around the aquarium trade’s battles in Hawaii against anti-aquarium pro-tourism activists. In that talk, someone pointed out that we, the aquarium community, needed to do a better job of fighting the misinformation and moral arguments proposed by [...]
Fishing Free-for-All Decimates Wild Fish Populations
If any activists want to point their fingers at a particular fishery for causing vast amounts of nearly irreparable damage, they need to look no further than the commercial fishing industry. Case in point, a recent story in iWatch News describes the massive decline of the jack mackeral due to severe commercial overfishing off the [...]
Battle of the Hawaiian Fisheries: Aquarium vs Recreational
Over on CORAL Magazine’s website, Ret Talbot recently updated aquarium hobbyists about the continuing and future legal battles the industry is facing in Hawaii, centering on the upcoming 2012 legislative session. While we’re still reading over and digesting his lengthy article and the associated ramifications we’ll likely see from anti-aquarium legislation, we’ve decided to highlight [...]
Father and Son Duo Charged with Coral Poaching
According to a recent story by Local 10, a Florida based news organization, a man and his son were arrested by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for poaching corals out of the protected waters of the Florida Keys. The two men were found in a small boat with an ice chest full of [...]
Excess Carbon Dioxide Causes Clownfish to Act Drunk
You know that lightheaded feeling you get when you hold your breath for too long or hyperventilate? Well, those dizzying feelings are a side effect of excess carbon dioxide building up in the blood, and it apparently causes fish to get funny feelings as well. According to a recent story on NewScientist, scientists at James [...]
Aquarium Collectors Propose Catch Limits on Fish Taken from Hawaii
A few days ago, we suggested a handful of Ways to Improve the Saltwater Aquarium Industry in response to some of the criticisms the industry has been facing. In that article, one of our recommendations was to impose a quota system and catch limits on certain species collected from specific areas. Little did we know, [...]
Another Look at the Lionfish Invasion
By now, most of you have been made aware of the lionfish invasion that currently has a stranglehold on both the Caribbean and the Atlantic. For the most part, the only information that has been posted on the net has been centered around how the invasion started and what people are doing to stop it. [...]
What Would Happen if the Hawaiian Fishery Shut Down?
In light of the recent conversations centered around the Hawaiian aquarium fishery, including an upcoming episode of MASNA Live, we’re curious as to what would happen to the hobby if the anti-aquarium activists succeeded in their goals and the entire state of Hawaii was closed off to our industry. While most of those in the [...]
Anti-Aquarium Activist Releases Yellow Tangs Back Into Ocean
Buried at the bottom of a recent anti-aquarium themed online article in the San Francisco Gate covering the recent troubles Petco has been experiencing in Hawaii, a somewhat lengthy video shows college professor Dr. Gail Grabowsky releasing five yellow tangs into the waters off a beach in Waikiki. Prior to the release, Dr. Grabowsky speaks [...]
Petco Gets Protested in Hawaii
A few days after Christmas, the anti-aquarium protestors were at it again. This time, their target was a Petco store located in Maui, Hawaii. The reason for the 30-person protest? For starters, the activists aren’t too happy with the selling of Hawaiian fish for the aquarium trade. This has been an underlying issue for most [...]
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