Sad day in Hawaii

[sphelps]

Yes very sad, but unfortunately this kind of stuff probably happens more often than most people in the business or hobby like to admit. I think many of us in the hobby or business tend to lie to everyone including ourselves so much we believe fictional statements like these I found in the article:

This is an isolated incident due to some kind of mistake that rarely happens

Nearly all fish collected arrive to the hobbyist alive.

Fish collectors love the ocean and the fish. This is why we all got into the fish business

I call BS, if such an incident can occur somewhere like Hawaii, which is suppose to have better regulation and control, imagine what goes on in the other countries most our fish come from. That last statement may be true for many wholesalers here in NA but I don't think it applies to most collectors which is most likely the biggest problem area.