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Tag Archives: marine aquarium trade
Special Report from Philippines on Marine Aquarium Trade Data
Some of you may be wondering where I’ve been lately, as I’ve yet to publish a single blog entry at GoodCatchBlog.com so far this month. I’ve actually been quite busy reporting from the Philippines on a fishery sector I’ve covered frequently over … Continue reading
Posted in Indo-Pacific, Ornamental Fisheries
Tagged andrew Rhyne, data, marine aquarium trade, Philippines, Reefs.com, trade data
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Aquarium Industry Lobbying Group Updates Webpage to Remove Misinformation
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
Marine Policy Paper Sheds New Light on Ecological Risks of the Aquarium Hobby
A new paper in the journal Marine Policy (“The 800-Pound Grouper in the Room: Asymptotic Body Size and Invasiveness of Marine Aquarium Fishes,” Holmberg et al.) is critical of the aquarium trade practice of selling fishes unsuitable for most home … Continue reading
Posted in Forida, Invasive Species, Ornamental Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries
Tagged Andrew L. Rhyne, CORAL Magazine, Elizabeth Futoma, invasive species, James A. Morris, Les Kaufman, marine aquarium trade, marine policy, Michael F. Tlusty, Nonindiginous Species, Reef to Rainforest, Robert J. Holmberg, Tankbusters
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Part II of the Sustainably Minded Aquarist Published
Part II in my ten-part series titled “The Sustainably Minded Marine Aquarist” is out at Advanced Aquarist Online Magazine. In it, I discuss why sustainably minded aquarists will go out of their way to source animals from the smaller developing island … Continue reading
Why Point-of-Origin Matters (Excerpt)
An Excerpt from an Article co-Authored with Rich Ross and appearing in the Current Issue of Reefs Magazine Most marine aquarium hobbyists purchase animals for their tanks without much thought to those animals’ origins. This is understandable since most local … Continue reading
Posted in Ornamental Fisheries
Tagged ethics, marine aquarium trade, Reefs Magazine, rich ross, traceability
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Evolving Frontiers – Our Relationship with the Wildness of the Sea
My latest article, co-authored with friend and colleague biologist Richard Ross of the Steinhart Aquarium, published yesterday in Reef Hobbyist Magazine. In some ways, it represents a departure from my regular beat, and I thank editor Jim Adelberg for the concept and invitation … Continue reading
The Story behind Florida’s Efforts to Ban Lionfish Importation
On 4 March, I blogged the basics regarding two identical bills introduced to the Florida Legislature that would ban the importation and aquaculture of lionfish. As with most fisheries issues I cover, this situation is incredibly complex, and I’ve tried … Continue reading
Today is “World Wildlife Day.” Many of the people I have come to know through my involvement with the marine aquarium trade have enthusiastically shared this fact through social media throughout the day. They have “liked” and shared images and … Continue reading
Reflecting on Several Years of Reporting on Hawaii’s Aquarium Fishery
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
Sea Shepherd Launches Anti-Aquarium Trade Campaign in Hawaii
Today the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society launched Operation Reef Defense, a campaign spearheaded by Sea Shepherd Vice-President Robert Wintner to shut down marine aquarium fisheries. In the Jan/Feb 2011 issue of Coral Magazine, I wrote an article called “Postcards from Hawaii” in which … Continue reading
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