an article by me

[bookfish]

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/CAHomepage.htm
Sorry for the self-promotion, just thought this forum would be interested in my article.
Thx-Jim

 

[clarionreef]

Great job Jim!
But one thing puzzles me;
You wrote...

Of particular concern is the collection of certain fish which live near large colonies of ancient Pocillopora colonies (50+ years old in some cases) and retreat into these colonies whenever they are pursued. These fish are extremely popular in the hobby, and hundreds are exported monthly from Tonga with the predictable damage to the Pocillopora stands.
Why pull back and not tell em its the flame hawk...oops. was it a trade secret?

I mean diplomacy and protocol and all is fine but those are small issues compared to the problem you describe.
But as I said...good work over there and keep it up!
Sincerely, Steve

 

[Mike King]

Steve what happened to the collector in Guam who could catch 200 flame hawks in a day without damaging a coral head? Last I heard he moved to PI.

Crap I can't even remember his name now (Stanley something I think). I would sure like to get ahold of him to help with the upcoming CORL-TK project.

Mike

 

[clarionreef]

Fenton Wlash of Cairns, Australia used to do big numbers in American Samoa...but our guys now do it in Tonga as well!
Steve