Writing Samples

Below are a few of Ret's writing samples. Due to confidentiality agreements, Ret is unable to disclose most ghostwriting projects, P.R. material and crisis management work. If you are interested in these services and want to see samples, please contact Ret directly.

"Extremists Call for Ban on All Aquarium Livestock Collection in Hawaii" in CORAL Magazine eNewsletter. 4 October 2011.

"Sustainable Collection Revives in Papua New Guinea" in CORAL Magazine eNewsletter. 11 August 2011.

"Tank-Raised Tangs & Triggers Become a Reality" in CORAL Magazine eNewsletter. 3 March 2011.

"Lost in Papua New Guinea: The Inside Story of Seasmart's Sudden Demise" in CORAL Magazine eNewsletter. 27 May 2011.

"The Frag Farmers of Guadalcanal" in CORAL Magazine. 28 March 2011.

"Snorkle Bob Bill Would Ban Aquarium Fish Collection in Hawaii" in CORAL Magazine. 2 February 2011.

"Papua New Guinea to Carry On with SEASMART; Severs Contract with EcoEZ" in CORAL Magazine. 11 January 2011.

"Papua New Guinea: The Elephant in the Room Revealed?" in CORAL Magazine. 12 January 2011

"Papua New Guinea: What Price Sustainability?" in CORAL Magazine. 5 January 2011. "Postcards from Hawaii" in CORAL Magazine. Jan / Feb 2011

Coral. Reaktion Books (London). 2011.

"Papua New Guinea; A New Frontier?" in CORAL Magazine. July / Aug 2010.

"PNG Lightning Maroon Clownfish" in CORAL Magazine. May / June 2010.

"Import Report" with photography by Robert Fenner, Mark Martin and Kris Wray in Tropical Fish Hobbyist. October 2009.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Saltwater Aquariums. Alpha (A member of Penquin Group Inc.). September 2009.

"The Alluring Acanthastrea - In the Realm of Aussie Lords and Royal Pretenders" in CORAL Magazine. Jul / Aug 2009.

"Paying Out More Than is Due" in Fly Fisherman. July 2009. Comment on "Paying Out More Than is Due".

"Ret Talbot Talks with Gayatri Reksodihardjo-Lilley about the Supply Side of the Banngai Cardinalfish Debate" in CORAL Magazine. May / June 2009. Comment on article.

"All Herbivores are Not Created Equal" with Photography by Robert Fenner, David Bellwood, John O'Malley, A. Gonzales, & Jose Reyes. in Tropical Fish Hobbyist. May 2009.

"Import Report" with photography by Robert Fenner in Tropical Fish Hobbyist. February 2009.

"Import Report" with photography by Robert Fenner in Tropical Fish Hobbyist. January 2009.

"Import Report" with photography by Mark Martin in Tropical Fish Hobbyist. December 2008.

"Wyoming Range at Risk" with photography by Tom Reed in Fly Fisherman. July 2008

"Pioneering Amateurs" in Microcosm Aquarium Explorer. June 2008.

"Queen of the Green" Part one of a three part series published in in Blue Zoo News. June 2008

"Susquehanna Flats—A Winter’s Tale" with photography by John McMurray and artwork by Karen Talbot appearing this January in Fur-Fish-Game. January 2008

“President’s Executive Order Adds to Already Turbid Waters for Stripers” in Shallow Water Angler. December 2007

"Replacing AP; Do Its Ends and Means Still Live Up to the Ideal?" in Education Week. May 2007

"Trans-Texas Highway Threatens Texas’ Inshore Fisheries" in Shallow Water Angler. August/September 2005

"Fishing for Rights" for The Beliblog. June 2005

"A Good Week for the Fish" for The Beliblog. May 2005

"Never This Much Light in New York City"in Wheaton Quarterly. Winter 2001-2002

"Catch & Kill" in Fly Fisherman. May 2001

Advertising and Media Kit designed for The Outdoor Network. Summer 1999

"Twenty Years of Oldfields Magazine" for Oldfields School. Fall 1999

"I Love Wyoming" Letter from the Editor in Career Explorer. Nov/Dec 1998.

"Profile of Blue Magazine" for Career Explorer. May/June 1998

"Her Hands" in American Whitewater. May-June 1995

"The Best Crag in America" in Outdoor Sports Magazine. Winter 1994

"A Dance in a Vertical World" in Outdoor Sports Magazine. Summer 1994

"On Belay in the Gunks" in Outdoor Sports Magazine. Spring 1994

"Hiking Up the Great Frozen Trail" in Outdoor Sports Magazine. Winter 1993