by Ret Talbot | Aug 29, 2014 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine
As the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America (MACNA) gets under way in Denver, Colorado, this week, some aquarists are worried about what a new federal listing of 20 coral species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) could mean for the aquarium trade....
by Ret Talbot | Aug 7, 2014 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
by Ret Talbot – The Good Catch Blog The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) missed a mid-July deadline regarding the listing of the Banggai cardinalfish [Pterapogon kauderni] under the Endangered Species List (ESA). Today a NMFS spokesperson confirmed the...
by Ret Talbot | Jul 25, 2014 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, CORAL Excerpt, Marine, News & Notes
BANNED! New rules for Florida as it fights back against the worst marine invasion in state history By Ret Talbot This online article is an excerpt which first appeared in CORAL Magazine’s July/August 2014 issue, pages 48-54. Be sure to see the full issue for...
by Ret Talbot | Jun 18, 2014 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
By CORAL Sr. Editor Ret Talbot | The Good Catch Blog Newly Finalized FWC Rules Include Import Ban on Lionfish Today (6/18/2014), Florida Fish and Wildlife Commissioners approved unanimously the proposed final rules that 1) prohibit the importation of live lionfish...
by Ret Talbot | May 19, 2014 | Marine, News & Notes
Sea Shepherd Diver Rene Umberger and AQ fisherman Jay Lovell in an unprecedented physical clash at 50-feet down “Attempted Murder!” she says. “Self-defense.” his defenders counter. Special Report to CORAL Magazine by Ret Talbot When an...
