Game changer

[Servo]

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/stories/2012/11/82corals.html


This will certainly affect our hobby. If a field biologist may have difficulty identifying a genus/species of coral, how do you think customs will handle that? Worse case scenario may be around the corner.

 

[niteowl03]

@Lindsey wrote:

This link doesn't work Lindsey.

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[Guppy Breeder]

Is it all Sps or zoas too

 

[Kerrys Reef]

If I understand it, if that goes through, those species, or, even including their look-a-likes as the case may prove, will be illigal to buy, trade, or move across state lines. I think prior ownership of frags would be ok, but, it would be illigal to even give them away, so, if I got that right, this could seriously affect our hobby...and the co-op might become illigal, too.

 

[digital_gods]

Before everyone panics, I've seen before with Texas trying to put a ban on long list of aquatic/terrestrial plants. Well the pond and garden lobbyists put alot of pressure on Texas and the issue just dropped. Where I'm going with this, I suggest a defensive strategy to this issue by forming a campaign to educate all the major importers, distributors/wholesalers, retailers and aquafarmers to this issue. Don't underestimate the power of the people to government agencies. Large numbers of people and extensive media coverage makes a huge impact. For the media, i suggest the angle of how this will impact public displays like Dallas Aquarium, etc.

 

[Andrew]

Digital, I am sorry but I disagree with you on the pond and water garden issue. The amount of devastation because of invasive pond plants is a completely different issue, one spawned out of neccessity. There are tons of illegal pond plants as well. They harm our native water species and in some cases wipe them out. Next time you are down south take a snorkel trip through the San Marcos river you will see 90 percent of illegal pond plants thriving along with ornamental aquatics oscars, plecos and a vast array of other ornamental aquatics stuff put there by people. This is about saving reefs, not invasive species, and although my view is that this is the wrong way about it something must be done in order for our children's children's children to have an opportunity to experiance sea life as we do. Just my .02 cents.

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[digital_gods]

Andrew,
I brought up the plants issues not to debate but as an example of methodology of how we the people can have a voice in the proposed 66 corals issue. I feel their is no black or white side to the issue but a happy medium can be found. The only true cure to the problem is to eradicate the virus that is plaguing the earth, human kind.

 

[Andrew]

Sorry, read it wrong I have very strong feelings on that subject being an avid snorkeler and diver in our state.

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[digital_gods]

I fully understand the issues going on at San Marcos. I took a trip down back in June to the river to see the aquatic plants there. I'm a member of Dallas - Fort Worth Aquatic Plant Club. I collected a few native specimens and a invasive specimen to observe and experiment with. There is no turning back time with the San Marcos river but it is not to late with the reefs.