The Dark Hobby (2021)

  • NR
  • 05/21/2021 (US)
  • Documentary

All the pretty fishes and the price paid to tank them.

Overview

The Hawai'ian Islands are ground zero for the aquarium trade who capture and traffic reef fish for hobbyists’ tanks, decimating the reef, ocean and earth’s oxygen. Native Hawai'ians, conservationists, scientists, aquarium fish collectors and breeders are locked in a controversy over the stunning “treasure of Hawai'i” – the ornamental fish.

Paula Fouce

Director, Writer

William Haugse

Writer

Cast

Kimokeo Kapahulehua's headshot

Kimokeo Kapahulehua

Self - Kapuna Elder
Robert Wintner's headshot

Robert Wintner

Self
Wilfred Kaupiko's headshot

Wilfred Kaupiko

Self - Mayor of Milolilii
Kaimi Kaupiko's headshot

Kaimi Kaupiko

Self
Gail Grabowsky's headshot

Gail Grabowsky

Self - Chaminade Univ, Honolulu
Ben Williamson's headshot

Ben Williamson

Self - PETA
Jessica Wooley's headshot

Jessica Wooley

Self - House of Representatives
Jonathan Balcombe's headshot

Jonathan Balcombe

Self - Author

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