Mr. Anderson calls it “limited impact”? Millions of ornamental wildlife scooped up yearly from a tiny and unique reef area (numbers unknown due to low report compliance), no limit on permits, no environmental review, no serious enforcement, no idea.
He claims: “There’s a huge constituency out there - school kids and others -….If you don’t know the facts, it’s easy to support”. Has he read the more than 90% support testimonies before belittling? They are also from scientists, UW photographers, scuba instructors, and other professionals, who do see the facts every day, just like locals witnessing unsustainable practices, former employees, etc.  Animal rights activism is peripheral for legislature. It’s about an unnecessary, additional threat to a fragile ecosystem, of which we just begin to understand the complex consequences.