This could be the end

[AdrianBryce]

List of 80 corals potentially being named "endangered", Which would ban collection of any that are from US waters, importation from foreign waters and interstate commerce.

http://reef builders.com/2010/02/17/80-species-stony-corals-added-endagered-species-list/

 

[mikemartinez]

hmm... the link didnt come thru or was edited out for some reason...

 

[AdrianBryce]

fixed it. you have to copy and paste and then delete the space between "reef" and "builders". for some reason RC doesn't like RB. DUN DUN DUN

 

[mikemartinez]

I think this is even more the reason for us to get the word out about MTRC and educate people on how to properly set up a reef tank and to also be able to maintain it and get things to grow to the point of being able to frag.

I know we all want to have only show pieces in our tanks but impatience is what’s causing these problems. Just because you can afford to buy a big show piece of a coral does not mean that you know how to properly keep one alive. So someone buys a colony lets it die then tries again and again until they finally figure it out.

I guess I better hurry up and get a frag of hammer that I’ve been wanting for a while…

 

[andywe]

I saw this too..feature of Croal Magazine this months issue.

It is a little alarmist....hiowever even Fish and Wildlisfe is stating impact is not "as stated' by the conservationists, however they are exercising due dilligence in their fact finding.

It's a be aware issue, but not some alarming thing that should cause a panic.

 

[AdrianBryce]

"They" are doing the same thing to the reptile industry right now(for different reasons). And it has gained a lot of momentum. Mainly because lawmakers don't know anything about the issues.