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When: Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 7:00 p.m.
Where: IHOP, 1001 E 17th St, Santa Ana CA 92701-2546
To learn more about SCMAS: www.scmas.org
Guest Speaker: Ret Talbot
Ret Talbot is an award-winning freelance writer and photographer who frequently reports on the marine aquarium industry. Most often addressing topics at the intersection of the hobby, science and conservation, Talbot is a strong advocate for a robust and sustainable marine aquarium trade where aquarists serve a critical role on the front line of reef conservation. As a marketing consultant and editor, he has worked with many leading marine aquarium companies to promote that vision. When he isn't writing about saltwater aquaria (or tending to one of his five tanks), Ret is often fly fishing in either salt- or freshwater and writing about conservation issues related to angling and healthy fisheries.
Trained as a writer, Ret holds degrees in writing from both Wheaton College (Massachusetts) and the University of St. Andrews (Scotland). He has traveled the world as a mountaineering and fishing guide, as well as a writer seeking out stories in some of the most remote and inaccessible regions on the face of the Earth. His aquarium-related books include The Complete Idiot's Guide to Saltwater Aquariums (September 2009) and Coral (spring 2011), while his aquarium articles can be found in print publications such as CORAL Magazine, Tropical Fish Hobbyist and Aquarium Fish International or online at Suite101.com, where he is the saltwater aquarium feature writer. Ret and his wife Karen, an artist known for her fish paintings, split their time between Laguna Beach, California and Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Topic: The Sustainable Reef of Papua New Guinea
Ret Talbot will talk about Papua New Guinea as a new collection area for a sustainable and robust marine aquarium industry. This includes his recent trip to one of the last near-pristine reef ecosystems in the world and why wild-collection should have a place in the hobby alongside captive breeding. The complete story of how a fish moves from reef to reef tank.
SCMAS meetings are open to all non-members as well! We would love to have you there.
Hope to see you all there.
Where: IHOP, 1001 E 17th St, Santa Ana CA 92701-2546
To learn more about SCMAS: www.scmas.org
Guest Speaker: Ret Talbot
Ret Talbot is an award-winning freelance writer and photographer who frequently reports on the marine aquarium industry. Most often addressing topics at the intersection of the hobby, science and conservation, Talbot is a strong advocate for a robust and sustainable marine aquarium trade where aquarists serve a critical role on the front line of reef conservation. As a marketing consultant and editor, he has worked with many leading marine aquarium companies to promote that vision. When he isn't writing about saltwater aquaria (or tending to one of his five tanks), Ret is often fly fishing in either salt- or freshwater and writing about conservation issues related to angling and healthy fisheries.
Trained as a writer, Ret holds degrees in writing from both Wheaton College (Massachusetts) and the University of St. Andrews (Scotland). He has traveled the world as a mountaineering and fishing guide, as well as a writer seeking out stories in some of the most remote and inaccessible regions on the face of the Earth. His aquarium-related books include The Complete Idiot's Guide to Saltwater Aquariums (September 2009) and Coral (spring 2011), while his aquarium articles can be found in print publications such as CORAL Magazine, Tropical Fish Hobbyist and Aquarium Fish International or online at Suite101.com, where he is the saltwater aquarium feature writer. Ret and his wife Karen, an artist known for her fish paintings, split their time between Laguna Beach, California and Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Topic: The Sustainable Reef of Papua New Guinea
Ret Talbot will talk about Papua New Guinea as a new collection area for a sustainable and robust marine aquarium industry. This includes his recent trip to one of the last near-pristine reef ecosystems in the world and why wild-collection should have a place in the hobby alongside captive breeding. The complete story of how a fish moves from reef to reef tank.
SCMAS meetings are open to all non-members as well! We would love to have you there.
Hope to see you all there.
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She's an incredible artist.
