Author Archives: Ret Talbot

About Ret Talbot

Ret Talbot is a freelance writer who covers fisheries at the intersection of science and sustainability. His work has appeared in publications such as National Geographic, Mongabay, Discover Magazine, Ocean Geographic and Coral Magazine. He lives on the coast of Maine with his wife, scientific illustrator Karen Talbot.

‘Holy Grail’ Test for Illegal Cyanide-Caught Aquarium Fish May Be Fatally Flawed [Excerpt from NatGeo]

Posted on 5 June 2018

This is an excerpt from my latest article in National Geographic. A widely celebrated test believed to be able to determine if tropical marine aquarium fish were caught illegally using cyanide may be based on problematic data, a new study … Continue reading →

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Chefs on Seafood, Changing Menus & Trust – A Special Report from Seafood Expo North America 2018

Posted on 13 March 2018

Click here or on the play button below to listen to a special episode of Beyond Data reporting on the 2018 Seafood Expo North America. //html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6361259/height/90/theme/custom/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/000000/ In this episode, we focus on chefs as change agents in the seafood industry. Forward-thinking chefs who … Continue reading →

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Special Episode of Beyond Data Podcast Released – Resiliency in Maine’s Lobster Fishery & More

Posted on 6 March 2018

This special episode of the Beyond Data Podcast is reported from the Maine Fishermen’s Forum, which recently wrapped up here in Midcoast Maine. In this episode, we hear from Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Commissioner Patrick Keliher on resiliency in the State’s … Continue reading →

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Introducing the Beyond Data Podcast

Posted on 23 October 2017

This month, I launched the first episode in the first season of the Beyond Data Podcast, and I hope you’ll give it (and the rest of season one) a listen. //html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5759856/height/360/width/640/theme/legacy/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/backward/ As many of you know as readers of my … Continue reading →

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The Big Reboot!

Posted on 3 October 2017

Dear Readers, It’s been almost a year since I last published on The Good Catch Blog. There are lots of reasons for that, but at the moment, they are relatively unimportant. What is important is that in a year of … Continue reading →

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USGS Confirms 36th Non-Native Marine Fish Species Found in Florida

Posted on 12 October 2016

Today the the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced a West Pacific Ocean fish species commonly known as the blotched foxface rabbitfish (Siganus unimaculatus) was successfully captured off Dania Beach, Florida.  According to the USGS, this is the first record of the species … Continue reading →

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CITES Adopted Draft Decisions on Banggai Cardinalfish – A New Chapter?

Posted on 5 October 2016

Over the past several days, I have been reporting on the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). My focus has been primarily on the marine … Continue reading →

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