Marine

A Response To “Crawling to Collapse"

It is with some dismay that I read the responses of Watson, Moe, Wittenrich and Young regarding the article, “Crawling to Collapse: Ecologically Unsound Ornamental Invertebrate Fisheries,” by Rhyne et al. (2009).

05 Apr 11:31 AM 1 Read More...

Overharvests in Florida? Please Consider Some Truths

The Rhyne et al paper that spawned the New York Times article is a publication that we take exception to, as it is full of hyperbole and inaccurate claims that really don’t have any place in peer-reviewed publication. The title itself would lead one to believe our fishery is on the precipice, due largely to activities of marine life fishermen and the curio trade. The real culprit to the demise of the coral reef that we knew in our youth is nutrient loading and diminished water quality due to lack of appropriate wastewater treatment and many other of man’s destructive activities that take place in the name of development.

02 Apr 2:11 PM 1 Read More...

Shrouding Opinion in Fact: Science Stampeding to Collapse

The recent New York Times article which reports and discusses the paper “Crawling to Collapse: Ecologically Unsound Ornamental Invertebrate Fisheries”, published in the online journal, PloS ONE, highlights a disturbing trend in “science,” whereby the authors are allowed, if not encouraged, to pass off an opinion as if it were a scientific fact and publish these “facts” in a manner typical of advocacy and not science.

02 Apr 12:44 PM 3 Read More...

Reefkeeping Trends

In a highly engaging event recently staged by CORAL and its partners, Tyler and Madeline Dawson of the Pet Advantage in Burlington, Vermont, several fascinating trends emerged.

30 Mar 12:00 PM 0 Read More...

The Garden Reef: A Detrimental Trend

The ‘conglomerate’ or ‘garden’ reef aquarium, with many coral species being crammed into a reef aquarium, cannot possibly replicate the ideal habitat for such a variety of animals.

19 Mar 12:00 PM 0 Read More...