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The Dark Hobby
The Dark Hobby

The Dark Hobby

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

Genres

Documentary

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

0 mins

Rating

8.3/10

Release Date

21 May 2021

Country

Cast

Kimokeo Kapahulehua

Kimokeo Kapahulehua

Self - Kapuna Elder

Robert Wintner

Robert Wintner

Self

Wilfred Kaupiko

Wilfred Kaupiko

Self - Mayor of Milolilii

Kaimi Kaupiko

Kaimi Kaupiko

Self

Gail Grabowsky

Gail Grabowsky

Self - Chaminade Univ, Honolulu

Ben Williamson

Ben Williamson

Self - PETA

Jessica Wooley

Jessica Wooley

Self - House of Representatives

Jonathan Balcombe

Jonathan Balcombe

Self - Author

Teresa Telecky

Teresa Telecky

Self - Humane Society International

Kealoha Pisciotta

Kealoha Pisciotta

Self - Mauna Kea Anaina Hou

Keith Christie

Keith Christie

Self - Underwater Filmmaker

Taylor Nicole Dean

Taylor Nicole Dean

Self - Avid Pet Advocate

Paul Cox

Paul Cox

Self - Underwater Photographer

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