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Our hobby is in jeopardy.
NOAA proposal threatens to earmark 83 species of coral as endangered.
What does that mean for us? The end of our hobby as we know it.
Imagine if we could no longer buy, sell, trade, or even remove and replace any number of very common aquarium species we have in our systems. Nearly all common stony corals including many of our favorite Acropora, Montipora, Porites, Pocillopora, Seriatopora, Pectinia, Pavona and Millepora species. In addition many of our favorite large polyp stony species such as Hammer coral, Frogspawn and Candy Cane corals will be illegal to even grow and share with your friends.
This would make no distinction between wild collected, maricultured, farmed, or aquacultured. The result is it could be a felony to give a branch of Hammer Coral to a friend, punishable by up to a $50,000 fine and 1 year in jail for doing so.
Help us fight! We only have until APRIL 6th to file opposition! That is only a few days away, please take the time to send feedback today!
To register your opposition to this regulation:
Electronic Submissions: Click "œComment Now!" icon and complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.
Postal Mail Submissions:
Regulatory Branch Chief
Protected Resources Division National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Islands Regional Office 1601 Kapiolani Blvd. Suite 1110 Honolulu, HI 96814
Attn: 82 Coral Species proposed listing
or
Assistant Regional Administrator Protected Resources Division National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office 263 13th Avenue South
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
Attn: 82 Coral Species proposed listing
Fax submissions:
808-973-2941: Attn: Protected Resources Regulatory Branch Chief
or
727-824-5309: Attn: Protected Resources Assistant Regional Administrator
Copies of relevant documents:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/invertebrates/corals.htm
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/stories/2012/11/82corals.html
US NOAA Coral Species Listing II_ALT
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NOAA proposal threatens to earmark 83 species of coral as endangered.
What does that mean for us? The end of our hobby as we know it.
Imagine if we could no longer buy, sell, trade, or even remove and replace any number of very common aquarium species we have in our systems. Nearly all common stony corals including many of our favorite Acropora, Montipora, Porites, Pocillopora, Seriatopora, Pectinia, Pavona and Millepora species. In addition many of our favorite large polyp stony species such as Hammer coral, Frogspawn and Candy Cane corals will be illegal to even grow and share with your friends.
This would make no distinction between wild collected, maricultured, farmed, or aquacultured. The result is it could be a felony to give a branch of Hammer Coral to a friend, punishable by up to a $50,000 fine and 1 year in jail for doing so.
Help us fight! We only have until APRIL 6th to file opposition! That is only a few days away, please take the time to send feedback today!
To register your opposition to this regulation:
Electronic Submissions: Click "œComment Now!" icon and complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.
Postal Mail Submissions:
Regulatory Branch Chief
Protected Resources Division National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Islands Regional Office 1601 Kapiolani Blvd. Suite 1110 Honolulu, HI 96814
Attn: 82 Coral Species proposed listing
or
Assistant Regional Administrator Protected Resources Division National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office 263 13th Avenue South
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
Attn: 82 Coral Species proposed listing
Fax submissions:
808-973-2941: Attn: Protected Resources Regulatory Branch Chief
or
727-824-5309: Attn: Protected Resources Assistant Regional Administrator
Copies of relevant documents:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/invertebrates/corals.htm
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/stories/2012/11/82corals.html
US NOAA Coral Species Listing II_ALT
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