CORAL Excerpt: Stopping the Plunder
The fact that the majority of marine aquarium fishes entering U.S. markets originate in the Philippines has long worried some aquarium trade stakeholders and critics. The concerns stem largely from the fact that illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has been so prevalent in this nation of 7,107 islands and the government has appeared so unwilling to address it.
No ESA Listing for Orange Clownfish
The National Marine Fisheries Service announced today that they will not list the orange clownfish (Amphiprion percula) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) at this time.
Test Results Refute Mercury Scare in Frozen Fish Food
Certified lab testing debunks claims of dangerously high levels of mercury in frozen aquarium fish foods.
Mercury Megadose? No Proof in Sight
“Now I was painted as the man who cried wolf but that is just one mans [sic] take on it,” says Thomas Brown.
Crying Wolf: Mercury in Aquarium Fish Foods, Social Media and the Controversy that Shouldn't Have Been
Ret Talbot discusses currently unsubstantiated reports of potentially alarming levels of mercury allegedly found in an unnamed frozen aquarium fish food.
