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No ESA Listing for Orange Clownfish

Posted on 23 August 2015 by Ret Talbot

The National Marine Fisheries Service announced today that they will not list the orange clownfish (Amphiprion percula) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) at this time. The orange clownfish, better known to the general public as Nemo … Continue reading →

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How Many Wild Orange Clownfish Does the Aquarium Trade Harvest? (Excerpt)

Posted on 18 September 2014 by Ret Talbot

The following excerpt is from an online article published yesterday by Reef to Rainforest. One addition is that the blogger in question–the one who appears to have first used the statistic of 200,000 orange clownfish imported–corrected his mistake when I … Continue reading →

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How Polarizing the Clownfish ESA Listing Causes Everyone to Lose

Posted on 8 September 2014 by Ret Talbot

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) recently announced they listed 20 species of coral as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and are now moving forward with a status review of the orange … Continue reading →

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Orange Clownfish a Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Listing

Posted on 3 September 2014 by Ret Talbot

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) found that the orange clownfish (also commonly called the percula clownfish and bearing the scientific name Amphiprion percula) may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). NMFS cited … Continue reading →

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National Media Ignores the Data in Favor of Riding ‘Bluefish’ Wave

Posted on 26 May 2016 by Ret Talbot

You’ve heard that the sequel to ‘Finding Nemo’ is coming out, correct? If so, you’ve probably also heard the new movie is called ‘Finding Dory’ and features the blue tang (Paracanthurus hepatus) voiced by Ellen DeGeneres. To the best of my knowledge, … Continue reading →

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Using Data to Shape the Future of a Sustainable Global Marine Aquarium Trade [Excerpt]

Posted on 21 September 2015 by Ret Talbot

A Philippine collaboration with New England Aquarium on Marine Aquarium Data could be a game-changer. The following article was published at The Fish Channel. This is an excerpt from that article. In March of 2015, Philippine Undersecretary for Fisheries Asis … Continue reading →

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Aquarium Industry Lobbying Group Updates Webpage to Remove Misinformation

Posted on 31 December 2014 by Ret Talbot

The Pet Industry Joint Advisor Council (PIJAC) updated its Aquatic Defense Fund webpage earlier this month to correct or remove much of the misinformation previously published on the lobbying group’s landing page for the aquarium industry. As a lobbying group, PIJAC … Continue reading →

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PIJAC Condemns “Eaten Alive” but Still Misfires on Aquarium Trade

Posted on 10 December 2014 by Ret Talbot

In a statement issued yesterday, the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) condemned the Discovery Channel’s recently aired special “Eaten Alive,” saying: The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) condemns the recent airing of Discovery’s Eaten Alive special in which an … Continue reading →

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President and CEO of PIJAC Continues Spread of Disinformation

Posted on 19 November 2014 by Ret Talbot

The president and CEO of the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC), Ed Sayres, attended the Aquatic Experience this past weekend and blogged about it on Monday. In his blog entry, Sayres asks, “[W]hy is the aquatics community under attack by … Continue reading →

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Is the Aquarium Trade under Attack?

Posted on 12 September 2014 by Ret Talbot

In recent days, the number of marine aquarium trade media outlets and trade advocates repeating some variation of the phrase “Our Hobby is under Attack” has increased exponentially. But is it true? Is the aquarium hobby or trade really under … Continue reading →

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