by CORAL Magazine | Feb 8, 2019 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
“As oceans warm, coral reefs are suffering not only from bleaching but from deadly outbreaks of disease. Researchers are developing remedies, but the key question is whether these solutions can work on a large-enough scale to save vast reef systems from Florida...
by CORAL Magazine | Oct 13, 2016 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
A New Chapter for Indonesia and the Pterapogon kauderni fishery? by Ret Talbot originally published Oct. 5, 2016, via the Good Catch Blog Over the past several days, I have been reporting on the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) to the Convention...
by Ret Talbot | Mar 4, 2016 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine
Will a lovable cartoon tang trigger problems for a marine species—and the aquarium trade itself? Essay by Ret Talbot In my reporting across the Pacific for CORAL Magazine, there is one species of fish that fishers have consistently told me is being overfished:...
by Ret Talbot | Jan 28, 2016 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
“What happens in Hawaii may not stay in Hawaii….” —Observer of anti-aquarium politics in the 50th State Editor: For an aquarium fish collector, the annual start of the Legislative session in the Hawaiian Islands must seem akin to the opening of hunting...
by Ret Talbot | Jan 19, 2016 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine, News & Notes
by Ret Talbot, CORAL Senior Editor The Banggai Cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) will become the first saltwater aquarium fish to be listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) according to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The final rule was...
by Ret Talbot | Oct 29, 2015 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Stopping the Plunder To end illegal fishing in the Philippines, first you must count the fish by Ret Talbot “The mandate of our president is very, very clear—to take out all unsustainable practices because in the long run it creates poverty. Having not only the...
