Spyderturbo007
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I always try to go the aquacultured / tank raised route whenever possible.
Corrals, taken from nature?!
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Mark9
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If people think the harvesting of wild corals is not destructive, or somehow "better" than a hurricane, they need to take their heads out of their a**.
There is a finite amount of corals.
Why do places ban the removal of coral?
No coral, no reef, no fish, it's not a hard concept.
And if you use the "responsible" harvesting, for every responsible person, there's probably 100 who are not.
There is a finite amount of corals.
Why do places ban the removal of coral?
No coral, no reef, no fish, it's not a hard concept.
And if you use the "responsible" harvesting, for every responsible person, there's probably 100 who are not.
?!?!?!?! (Sorry but the words "bellicose" and "hubris" come to mind reading your post!)
Can you cite references for any of this?
I am especially curious of the logic behind your statement "There is a finite amount of corals" That makes as much sense as saying there are a finite amount of tomato plants. Corals can and are sustainably harvested and some places like Tonga have reversed their ban on coral collection.
Reeferz412
Coral Hoarder
Whole lot of opinions in this thread and no facts or references to back it up. I go aquacultured and trade with fellow reefers/fraggers.
SGT_York
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It all comes from the ocean if you are the 14th or 1st owner I don't see much difference, what I feel matters if that you are responsible and only get coral you know and can care for, secondly that you pass the growth on to fellow reefers at prices lower than the harvested rate. In time the harvest will end by pure economics.
I also have strife with anyone who will not get an aquacultured frag but buy's wild caught fish.
I also have strife with anyone who will not get an aquacultured frag but buy's wild caught fish.
Reef Frog
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Well the quote from th UN agency was a great reference. For more information CORAL Magazine has lots of interesting info on mariculture & scientifically reviewed collecting operations all over the world. It's a good start and there's plenty of info on the web supporting the idea that wild collecting, properly done, isn't the awful thing it's often portrayed to be.
Yes there are bad operators out there. But countries like Australia regulate it well and many developing nations are realizing the benefits of doing it right.
But it's amazing to see the great success in fish & coral propagators over the last 10-20 years. And the success of some commercial propagators bodes well for the hobby & efforts to take pressure off of vulnerable locations. Buyers of their products get hardier specimens than random wild caught fish & corals, sometimes but not always at lower costs than wild caught.
