Yeah, I don't know... I think this article probably has even less information than my site. And I'm not sure I agree with the way they make it sound like just as many corals were returned as were taken. What they don't seem to be accounting for is the variation in the sizes of the "pieces" of corals taken vs. the ones that were returned (at least that seems to be the case when you compare the two inventories). So just comparing the #s of "pieces" taken and returned *could be* a bit misleading.
I do think it's interesting though that this was the first time in *17 years* that the FKNMS has ever recalled corals taken under a research permit. At least that affirms what I've been saying all along... that this was a BIG deal.
Overall, honestly, I'm a little disappointed... I thought the media would be able to get much more information than this. IMO, this article is even less satisfying than my website.
Last edited by sihaya; 04-15-2007 at 08:53 PM.
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