The sequester and aquaculturing

[philosophile]

Hey reefers!
Good and bad news. With the sequester in full swing now, inspections of imported cargo will take longer... Some cargo which would have been inspected will be inspected after an overnight delay... We know what this means to our hobby... Dead corals and fishes to wholesale suppliers.

Good news is there is something we can do about it. If we only buy aquacultured fish and corals while the sequester is going on, we might be able to reduce the unnecessary deaths of these animals.

 

[jerpa]

Hey reefers!
Good and bad news. With the sequester in full swing now, inspections of imported cargo will take longer... Some cargo which would have been inspected will be inspected after an overnight delay... We know what this means to our hobby... Dead corals and fishes to wholesale suppliers.

Good news is there is something we can do about it. If we only buy aquacultured fish and corals while the sequester is going on, we might be able to reduce the unnecessary deaths of these animals.

This would be a fact all the time. Not just now.

 

[matty0206]

Us fish and wildlife has addressed this issue also I believe:

"On March 11, 2013, we notified the trade of the effects of sequester on overtime
clearances for wildlife imports and exports. We indicated that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
would not inspect or clear any wildlife shipment on overtime hours as of that date.
Using overtime, which is funded by the importers and exporters, we will continue to inspect and
clear shipments. Reductions required by sequestration will require staffing cut backs and
reductions in other spending areas. Requests for overtime inspection services will be
accommodated to the maximum extent possible in order to protect wildlife and reduce the burden
on the trade."

 

[karsseboom]

Scarequester....Obama told fish and wildlife to only keep inline with what they were saying in the media. So if obama was saying the sequester was going to hit hard thats how they are supposed to report it.

 

[Fish Biscuit]

I handle import clearances w/ Customs & other govt. agencies. FWS originally stated that they would not handle any overtime shipments & asked that all importers/exporters please arrange shipments within normal business hours. This lasted all of a week before FWS issued another release stating that overtime inspections are back on & that the sequestration will only put a hiring freeze on new wildlife inspectors.

It seemed like a silly thing to do since the importer/exporter is required to give the wildlife inspector a blank check for the overtime services. FWS then gets back to the broker/forwarder with the final amount since we are to pay overtime charges until the wildlife inspector arrives at their home.

I don't believe at any time that FWS would allow shipments to sit at the airlines for days pending an inspection. I have had wildlife inspectors call airlines directly & yell because that is supposed to be the first thing off of the aircraft.