More Bans for the industry

[ADMIN]

We have been warning hobbyists for years that this was going to be happening eventually. It is the number one reason we started the CVRC in the first place, to create a healthy sustainable source of aquacultured , zero impact coral for the trade. Of the coral on the proposed ESA list how many do you have in your aquariums? As conditions worsen for the reefs it is apparent that the hobbyists will be made out to be the bad guys even though we are the ones who are doing the most to help the species.

Hawaii considers aquarium trade ban:
www.mauiweekly.com/page/content.detail/id/502763/Legislators-Consider-Aquarium-Fish-Ban.html

Proposed Coral to be added to the ESA (endangered species act):

www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/invertebrates/corals.htm


Fiji considered ban
wwwx.spc.int/coastfish/news/LRF/7/LRF7-10.htm

[mcox33]

Just one more way to raise the cost. And put more money in the governments hands. License fees and then what. I think Walt Smith International needs to be boycotted big time by all of us.