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Drive-by Journalism Damages the Marine Aquarium Trade w/ Dr. Andy Rhyne - Episode 147 - Reef Beef Podcast.
In this episode we talk to Dr. Andrew Rhyne about the source of marine aquarium fish in our industry and the new paper on which he is a coauthor. 

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Links:
The Paper: Extent of threats to marine fish from the online aquarium trade in the United States https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70155
Press Release: https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2025/10/09/losing-nemo--almost-all-aquarium-fish-in-the-us-are-caught-in-th.html
EurekAlert: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1100587
Vice Article: https://www.vice.com/en/article/exotic-pet-fish-owners-are-accidentally-ruining-the-ocean/
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Time Stamps
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:18 Welcome Andy!
00:05:32 What Andy Does
00:13:47 SPONSOR: SaltwaterAquarium.com
00:15:00 The New Paper
00:37:17 SPONSOR: Champion Lighting and Supply
00:39:04 The Source of Fish
00:45:35 SPONSOR: PolypLab
00:47:34 The Paper vs the Press Release
00:57:57 The Perception
01:04:47 PBS News Hour
01:17:23 Wrap Up
01:19:49 Bloopers

#ReefBeef #Aquarium #AquariumPodcast

Drive-by Journalism Damages the Marine Aquarium Trade w/ Dr. Andy Rhyne - Episode 147 - Reef Beef Podcast.
In this episode we talk to Dr. Andrew Rhyne about the source of marine aquarium fish in our industry and the new paper on which he is a coauthor.

Thank you to our sponsors:
Saltwater Aquarium: https://tinyurl.com/RBSaltwaterAquarium
Saltwater Aquarium Wholesale: https://tinyurl.com/SWAWholesale
PolypLab: https://www.polyplab.com/
Champion Lighting: https://www.championlighting.com/
Champion Lighting Wholesale: https://www.championlightingdealer.com/

Links:
The Paper: Extent of threats to marine fish from the online aquarium trade in the United States https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70155
Press Release: https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2025/10/09/losing-nemo--almost-all-aquarium-fish-in-the-us-are-caught-in-th.html
EurekAlert: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1100587
Vice Article: https://www.vice.com/en/article/exotic-pet-fish-owners-are-accidentally-ruining-the-ocean/
PBS News Hour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8BZXY7MPy0&t=74s
Merch is now available! https://reefbeefpodcast.com/merch/
Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/reefbeef
Get notified of new episodes by receiving an email from Reef Beef! https://reefbeefpodcast.com/notify/
Get our help / advice: https://reefbeefpodcast.com/consult/
Buy Reef Beef a Beer! https://reefbeefpodcast.com
Become a Member: https://reefbeefpodcast.com/membership

Follow Us:
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ReefBeefPodcast
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Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reef-beef/id1552005275
Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/db09c6a8-5f0e-46c2-ac2d-25ed555a549f/reef-beef
Player.fm: https://player.fm/series/reef-beef
Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552005275
Audible: https://audible.com/pd/B08JJNKYLG

Time Stamps
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:18 Welcome Andy!
00:05:32 What Andy Does
00:13:47 SPONSOR: SaltwaterAquarium.com
00:15:00 The New Paper
00:37:17 SPONSOR: Champion Lighting and Supply
00:39:04 The Source of Fish
00:45:35 SPONSOR: PolypLab
00:47:34 The Paper vs the Press Release
00:57:57 The Perception
01:04:47 PBS News Hour
01:17:23 Wrap Up
01:19:49 Bloopers

#ReefBeef #Aquarium #AquariumPodcast

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