Monthly Archives: December 2013

Reflecting on Several Years of Reporting on Hawaii’s Aquarium Fishery

Posted on 19 December 2013 by Ret Talbot

I first went to Hawaii on assignment for CORAL Magazine in 2010, and for the better part of four years I have covered that state’s aquarium fishery. I expected to find a fishery full of complicated regulations and even more … Continue reading →

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A New Beginning for Hawaii’s Marine Aquarium Fishery

Posted on 18 December 2013 by Ret Talbot

After years of rumblings, annual temblors with threats of legislation, and constant prophesies of doom for Hawaiian aquarium fishers—as well as mounting calls for a total ban on the marine aquarium trade—a landmark law has just been passed that will … Continue reading →

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