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Many of them practice gross hypocrisy. They'll look you in the face and tell you about all of the harm you're doing to the environment while at the same time using and enjoying the same things they claim are detrimental. They fly around the world (often private) to talk about carbon footprints of others, drive nicer cars than you, and complain about modern technologies causing toxic waste to be produced all while banging away on their computers and smart phones. I've run into these people and had conversations with them. They feel that fish will suffer from the same psychological effects that a human would from being held captive. I disagree with that notion but try convincing an anti-aquarium advocate of that. It's hard to have a constructive dialog with a person who has vastly different beliefs and experiences than you.Thing is, they aren't. You, or I, might disagree with their position, but labelling them as whackos means it's much harder to engage in any kind of constructive dialog.
That's probably true. Of course, given the deplorable survival rate of collected fish (10% .... maybe) it's hard to argue against 'their' view either compellingly or ethically.