Tag Archives: Operation Reef Defense

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Diver Attacked by Aquarium fisherman in Hawaii

Posted on 19 May 2014 by Ret Talbot

When an underwater video surfaced early this week showing an aquarium fisherman rush a Sea Shepherd Conservation Society diver and knock the scuba air regulator from her mouth, it was physical proof that the more-than-decade old battle over Hawaii’s aquarium fishery … Continue reading →

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Sea Shepherd Launches Anti-Aquarium Trade Campaign in Hawaii

Posted on 14 May 2013 by Ret Talbot

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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