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Help Hi Collectors-potential Ban!!!!!!!!!!!!
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dgiller@andover.edu
trincoll football
this is the real deal call and fax if you want your yellow tangs, flame angels, longnose bf's at reasonable prices
DawnOctopus
Meow.
Do you know why they are putting this ban in place though? There might be a good reason for it.
Jennifer
Moody and emotional slob
I think there are probably very good reasons for passing this bill.
Right now I am for the bill. Anything that helps cut down on the overfishing of our oceans is a good thing. So a yellow tang might cost $ 50 instead of $10 deal with it. But hey maybe some people like being part of the reason why species go extinct.
Right now I am for the bill. Anything that helps cut down on the overfishing of our oceans is a good thing. So a yellow tang might cost $ 50 instead of $10 deal with it. But hey maybe some people like being part of the reason why species go extinct.
I think this is a good thing. This bill might force more suppliers to start trying to breed more fish. I know the industry has already started to aquaculture more fish and I think this is what should be done. If the worst that comes out of this bill is that we have to pay more money for fish that's fine by me. The reefs are already in trouble and this would be another way to protect them. I'd hate to go scuba diving or snorkeling on a reef in 10-20 years and see only half the fish I used to.
cobraz
Zoa Pirate
I also think this is a good thing. Now vendors will have to raise yellow tangs just like clowns instead of ripping them from the ocean. I am all in favor of renewing our resources instead of taking and not replacing.
I wish they would take 10% of the raised fish and corals from vendors and repopulate the oceans.. wouldn't that be a novel idea. Giving back...
I wish they would take 10% of the raised fish and corals from vendors and repopulate the oceans.. wouldn't that be a novel idea. Giving back...
Cardiak
Non-member
I doubt there is any over fishing going on. Why don’t they just follow what fishing laws are in place and put an effective maximum collection of 5 YT ban in place once every 5 years letting the fish repopulate? Fish can replenish their numbers in 1-2 seasons and there is really no reason to freak out and put an effective ban on these fish. Anyways I doubt this gets passed as it stands, the bill is far to vague. This is probably just a test to see how much support it receives.
jovreef
I'm the girl
There is a difference in raising something that spawns regular in the home aquarium on rocks or mouth broods than raising something that spawns in the open ocean in huge groups that has never been recorded to spawn in captivity.
That being said, there is (or at least was 4 years ago) a company that does collect misc. fry out of the ocean & raise it. They dont really know what they have till it grows
I thought that was a pretty neat effort to produce more captive raised fish.
That being said, there is (or at least was 4 years ago) a company that does collect misc. fry out of the ocean & raise it. They dont really know what they have till it grows
I thought that was a pretty neat effort to produce more captive raised fish.
I added my two cents.
Another knee jerk law.
Another knee jerk law.
me2003
Non-member
You should read Charles Delbeek's response. As with many fisheries issues the
problem has been ignored for too long. The bill needs a lot of work but at least it is a start. Instead of opposing it, people should be discussing better legislation. I also included a link to a study. If managed correctly there
is a level of sustainable collection that would prevent issue to the reefs.
Removal of herbivores has caused major issues in other reef systems.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1305868&perpage=25&pagenumber=3
J. Charles Delbeek
http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/tissot/Tissot and Hallacher 2003.pdf
problem has been ignored for too long. The bill needs a lot of work but at least it is a start. Instead of opposing it, people should be discussing better legislation. I also included a link to a study. If managed correctly there
is a level of sustainable collection that would prevent issue to the reefs.
Removal of herbivores has caused major issues in other reef systems.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1305868&perpage=25&pagenumber=3
J. Charles Delbeek
http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/tissot/Tissot and Hallacher 2003.pdf
