by Ret Talbot | May 9, 2013 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Opinion By Ret Talbot Excerpt from CORAL, May/June 2013 I was having a conversation last night with a person who knows his way around the marine aquarium livestock trade and hobby. We were discussing the future of both trade and hobby in light of the increasing number...
by CORAL Magazine | Dec 11, 2012 | Marine
DECEMBER 11, 2012 by Ret Talbot, CORAL Senior Editor The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) held two public hearings on December 5th regarding rules packages that, among other things, would significantly impact the State’s marine aquarium...
by CORAL Magazine | Sep 26, 2012 | Marine, News & Notes
CORAL’s November/December Issue The last time CORAL featured Giant Clams the issue become one of the bestsellers in the history of the magazine, and today it is still one of the most-treasured collector’s items. Tridacna clams are back, in a big, glorious...
by Ret Talbot | May 4, 2012 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine
Aquarium livestock industry leaders sound positive notes on streamlined detection method By Ret Talbot The announcement of a new, non-invasive, non-destructive test for the presence of illegal cyanide in the bag water of collected reef fishes (New Cyanide Test: A Game...
by Ret Talbot | Apr 27, 2012 | CORAL - Ret Talbot, Marine
By Ret Talbot In the past two weeks, a series of online articles have been making the social network rounds once again highlighting destructive fishing practices in Indonesia—one of two countries from which the vast majority of marine aquarium animals in the North...