I was a biologist. And that’s about the limit of my skill sets was that I was a biologist, and I would advise anybody getting into a zoo or aquarium work these days to think ahead. And while they’re in college to take other courses, prepare themselves for having to… Read More
Philosophically speaking, would it be better to have a director of an aquarium or a zoo who was a, we’ll say, a zoologist or biologist and have as the second, maybe the business person, or would it be more appropriate to have a business person heading the organization, and have… Read More
What should we be telling them education or research?… Read More
And I think that that is what I just said is part of that. The other part is to talk about global consumption. For example, something that we in this country probably don’t pay too much attention to, but bluefin tuna is another big problem. I mean, this stuff is… Read More
Aquarium director needs to be aware of, what skill sets does an aquarium director need today compared to when you started?… Read More
Well, what skill sets did I have when I was starting?… Read More
Well, it’s a possibility, but if you’re gonna farm raise them like the Norwegian salmon farms and Chile, which is the second largest farm raising country in the world, believe it or not, this is sort of counterproductive because all of the waste products on the fish is getting into… Read More
What direction should aquarium education be going as it relates to conservation and research?… Read More
Well, I think I may have answered that partially. Read More
What can we do to prevent that?… Read More
Well, here’s the list of fish that you can eat without worrying about the fact that the animal is becoming endangered in the wild, and to not eat that if it’s presented on a menu or you go to the store and buy it. Try these other things, they’re just… Read More
Should we farm raise them?… Read More
What do you feel aquariums should be doing in general, locally, nationally, and globally?… Read More
What should they be doing?… Read More
Well, I think locally, what they should be doing is not only presenting a first-class exhibitry, but they also should be providing an educational program to teach people what these animals are really all about and ways to protect them. And so they get a better understanding of why you… Read More
And what percent of that actually goes in to the saving and the welfare of animals. From what I’ve heard, Humane Society of the United States spends about 70 to 80% of their contributions that they receive on their own agenda. They don’t go out and actively save animals. This… Read More
And when these institutions and these organizations are attacked, they’ve got to come back with a response and say, okay, you guys, you know, what are you spending your money on?… Read More
You’re cheating the general public that’s contributing to your coffers. Those are two ways, in my opinion, to handle it. Read More
Okay, I have to go back to my own problems with them. I think there are several ways you can deal with them. One is just to ignore them, hoping they’ll shrivel up and go away. My personal choice is to face them and go to the mat with them. Read More
So the other way I think to handle them is to gather all of your artillery that you can. And when they come to you and say, we’re gonna do such and such. You have a response and say, okay, then we’re gonna do such and such. Read More