A recent story in the New York Times discusses the possibility that the oceans are being over-harvested for the saltwater aquariums of the world. Millions of blue legged hermits being harvested every year, up from hundreds of thousands from years earlier. But apparently the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation disagrees that the fishery are over-harvested.  [...]

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Two key Kona, Hawaii councils have recently given their “seal of approval” on a proposal outlining new regulations for the island’s tropical fish harvest industry. The West Hawaii Fisheries Council recommended the changes to the Hawaii County Council, who in turn voted to pass a resolution urging the Department of Land and Natural Resources to [...]

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This Tunze Nano Stream’s only job has been as a mixing pump for ESV’s B-Ionic 4 part Seawater system. So far this 6025 has mixed six batches of 5 gallons of water and one batch of 25 gallons and it couldn’t be any cleaner than if I had just pulled it out of the box. [...]

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Juliet Eilperin
Source: The Washington Post
March 22, 2010

Doha, Qatar - Delegates at a global wildlife conservation conference voted Sunday to protect a coveted salamander but rejected a more sweeping proposal that would have regulated the trade of red and pink corals worldwide.

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Blaine Harden
Source: The Washington Post
March 21, 2010

Hagatna, Guam - This remote Pacific island is home to U.S. citizens who are fervent supporters of the military, as measured by their record of fighting and dying in America's recent wars.  

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Michael Casey
Source: ABC News
March 21, 2010

Doha, Qatar - The Internet has emerged as one of the greatest threats to rare species, fueling the illegal wildlife trade and making it easier to buy everything from live baby lions to wine made from tiger bones, conservationists and law enforcement officers said Sunday.

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Gladstone Thurston
Source: The Bahamas Weekly
March 21, 2010

Marsh Harbour, Bahamas - The explosion of lionfish population in Bahamian waters is "a plague of biblical proportions stalking the Bahamian economy," the Reef Conservancy Society of Abaco is warning. They are convinced that unless urgent action is taken it will wreck tourism, fishing and related industries.

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