hahnmeister
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Holy crap... wouldnt have believed it...
http://www.reefnut.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=1452
http://www.reefnut.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=1452
Carib Sea busted & fined...
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bsaastad
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If I recall correctly there was more to this than what shows on the surface. I seem to remember that, after getting the details behind the headline, that they weren't actually doing anything illegal or unethical, but didn't have just the right permit or manifest filled out correctly and with the shipment -- something odd like that. I don't think it was even that they hadn't gone through the proper channels, but the paperwork just wasn't in order.
Does anyone else remember this thread? I haven't been able to locate it.
Does anyone else remember this thread? I haven't been able to locate it.
bsaastad
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Ok, I almost had it right. Seems they were importing dead coral mined from the land w/o a permit. Not quite the same as taking it from the reef.
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=1126
Carib Sea fined for illegal CITES imports
Marine aquarium product manufacturer Carib Sea Inc has been fined $25,000 each (about £13,110) for illegally importing "coral rock" from Haiti.
According to a report from the Palm Beach Post, Carib Sea Inc. and its president Richard Greenfield, both pleaded guilty at a federal court in Miami to a charge of importing more than 19 tonnes of "coral rock" - dead live rock - without a CITES permit.
Betsey Moore, the vice president of Carib Sea said that the rock was mined from land, not from the ocean, and was intended for sale as aquarium decor.
The report claims that Moore said the company was "ecologically minded" and that it made a mistake by not acquiring the correct permit to import the materials.
"This has been a very expensive mistake for us..."
Moore was reported as saying: "I want to stress this was coral rock and not coral. There's a huge difference. It's perfectly legal with a simple permit, which we've obtained since. This was a very expensive mistake for us. We've been in business for 35 years and have no other marks on our record."
Carib Sea Inc and its president were sentenced to three years probation and the company must pay $25,000 to help support a coral nursery programme in Biscayne National Park. Richard Greenfield, the company's president, was also issued with a $25,000 fine.
Carib Sea Inc has also been ordered to publish notices in three aquarium publications explaining how it violated the requirements of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, the report claims.
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=1126
Carib Sea fined for illegal CITES imports
Marine aquarium product manufacturer Carib Sea Inc has been fined $25,000 each (about £13,110) for illegally importing "coral rock" from Haiti.
According to a report from the Palm Beach Post, Carib Sea Inc. and its president Richard Greenfield, both pleaded guilty at a federal court in Miami to a charge of importing more than 19 tonnes of "coral rock" - dead live rock - without a CITES permit.
Betsey Moore, the vice president of Carib Sea said that the rock was mined from land, not from the ocean, and was intended for sale as aquarium decor.
The report claims that Moore said the company was "ecologically minded" and that it made a mistake by not acquiring the correct permit to import the materials.
"This has been a very expensive mistake for us..."
Moore was reported as saying: "I want to stress this was coral rock and not coral. There's a huge difference. It's perfectly legal with a simple permit, which we've obtained since. This was a very expensive mistake for us. We've been in business for 35 years and have no other marks on our record."
Carib Sea Inc and its president were sentenced to three years probation and the company must pay $25,000 to help support a coral nursery programme in Biscayne National Park. Richard Greenfield, the company's president, was also issued with a $25,000 fine.
Carib Sea Inc has also been ordered to publish notices in three aquarium publications explaining how it violated the requirements of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, the report claims.
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