90 percent of saltwater aquarium fish imported to the U.S. are caught using cyanide

[atreis]

I thought this collection technique was a larger issue today for fish caught for food - much less so for fish caught for the aquarium trade (although it was in the past).

 

[atreis]

Well not to get political, but Fox News bought National Geographic. I know many feel Fox is right wing, but as a constitutional conservative I can tell you fox is left of center. This appears right because of other outlets being far, far left. This is crap reporting with no checking of facts. Renee Umberger or one of her associates probably submitted the article along with a check! RIP National Geographic

When everything appears to be to the left, what might look to be toward the center...

probably isn't.

 

[alton]

http://www.saltwatersmarts.com/aquarium-trade-battle-cyanide-collection-6448/

Thank you for posting this

 

[ThRoewer]

Well not to get political, but Fox News bought National Geographic. I know many feel Fox is right wing, but as a constitutional conservative I can tell you fox is left of center. This appears right because of other outlets being far, far left. This is crap reporting with no checking of facts. Renee Umberger or one of her associates probably submitted the article along with a check! RIP National Geographic

LOL - even US socialists are still right of the center when compared to Europe.

But this has nothing to do with party politics but rather with some totally misguided animal rights activists agenda.

If you leave the fish in the ocean or take them out hardly makes a difference since the actual issues are warming of the oceans and habitat destruction, like China paving over entire reefs to build military bases on the Spratly Islands.

The ornamental fish caught with cyanide are actually a minority these days and declining. It is the food fish industry that is reviving cyanide.

 

[aaron1129]

I am happy that the community here spots stuff like this. When the big media sells out, we still have a forum of real reef keepers to search for knowledge and share ideas.

 

[reef thief]

This isn't true. NatGeo falsifies a lot of their info to sell sell sell. I personally worked first hand throughout the Pacific catching these fish and have never heard of any large scale company using cyanide. Please quit spreading these rumors as it is apart of a movement to end the collection of marine livestock. The hippies that started it lack the courage to help other people so they throw a fit about animals.

 

[Untamed Rose]

Well not to get political, but Fox News bought National Geographic. I know many feel Fox is right wing, but as a constitutional conservative I can tell you fox is left of center. This appears right because of other outlets being far, far left. This is crap reporting with no checking of facts. Renee Umberger or one of her associates probably submitted the article along with a check! RIP National Geographic

Rupert Murdoch bought NG, and yes owns Fox....how this old conservative can be considered left hell if I know. I mean we have SEEN what he did to fox. I'm not even that old I saw that, it went from a decent souce to what it is today.

 

[Alexraptor]

*sigh* looks like this 90% BS is circulating through the media... again. Mainly under the moniker of "Killing Dory" or "Killing Nemo" and derivatives.