Each year, millions of fish are collected from reefs to place on exhibit in homes and public aquariums. Only recently have New England Aquarium staff figured out a way to collect data on the numbers and species of fish involved in the marine wildlife trade. The Aquarium's **Dr. Michael Tlusty** and **Dr. Andrew Rhyne** speak to the diversity of this marine trade and how the volume of the trade can be calculated. Dr. Tlusty and Dr. Rhyne also discuss how the data can better inform the management of each marine species, and why these fisheries are important to small reef-side economies. Additionally, they describe the role of aquaculture as an aid to this trade and how the Aquarium is leading the effort to use public aquariums as a new source of fish for exhibits. (Photo: [Flickr/only_point_five](https://www.flickr.com/photos/eclogite/892405077/in/photolist-2mRNWr-4pyeqf-o3tNsf-7VJX9i-rngYPM-2Y2itJ-fGSMiE-fBDp-2QeCM7-7VJXbx-6vcPov-7rKMof-cD2jtu-7VNfRh-6vgZ2m-fGSNhw-hR9if6-728UUn-5hVvYG-8LjGmy-pwAZQd-pjsxEW-4s1Drc-5Trinj-b3WZZK-51VLQZ-b3X1fM-9VnUse-b3X5W2-b3XfGc-b3WYXz-ayATnY-6EkpFC-fVp7cN-b9aZ9p-83bTdb-fwBW6h-b3XaWx-55mK1N-xZ1gK-4jk4fh-28QHZb-4fV1Wn-sEeiA-cXKKr7-nqCkWP-dFjhN6-8P4TxN-7ZsWep-nB3i7M "Aquarium cover"), image cropped)
