by Ret Talbot | Mar 4, 2016 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine
Will a lovable cartoon tang trigger problems for a marine species—and the aquarium trade itself? Essay by Ret Talbot In my reporting across the Pacific for CORAL Magazine, there is one species of fish that fishers have consistently told me is being overfished:...
by Ret Talbot | Jan 28, 2016 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
“What happens in Hawaii may not stay in Hawaii….” —Observer of anti-aquarium politics in the 50th State Editor: For an aquarium fish collector, the annual start of the Legislative session in the Hawaiian Islands must seem akin to the opening of hunting...
by Ret Talbot | Jan 19, 2016 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
by Ret Talbot, CORAL Senior Editor The Banggai Cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) will become the first saltwater aquarium fish to be listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) according to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The final rule was...
by Ret Talbot | Oct 29, 2015 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Stopping the Plunder To end illegal fishing in the Philippines, first you must count the fish by Ret Talbot “The mandate of our president is very, very clear—to take out all unsustainable practices because in the long run it creates poverty. Having not only the...
by Ret Talbot | Aug 24, 2015 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
by Ret Talbot, via The Good Catch Blog The National Marine Fisheries Service announced today that they will not list the “orange clownfish” (Amphiprion percula), known in the aquarium trade as the Percula Clownfish, as threatened or endangered under the...
