- Location
- Deer Park,Long Island,11729
For Illegal Wildlife Trafficking
http://www.justice.gov/usao/fls/PressReleases/140606-01.html
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http://www.justice.gov/usao/fls/PressReleases/140606-01.html
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COUNTRY CRITTERS Convicted And Sentenced
- Thread starter MikeC
- Start date
- Location
- NY
Jonathan Hale ??????? :bigeyes2: :Yikes: :bigeyes2: :Yikes: :bigeyes2: :Yikes: :bigeyes2:
- Location
- The Big City
Different Jonathan Hale, as this guy is only 30 year old, and I think JHale is slight older.
- Location
- NY
Different Jonathan Hale, as this guy is only 30 year old, and I think is slight older.
Whew, that's good to hear. :grouphug:
They were taking rock/corals from a 'protected/restricted' area...
While on this site, you should at least pretend that you care about the reefs.
- Location
- Deer Park,Long Island,11729
They were taking rock/corals from a 'protected/restricted' area...
While on this site, you should at least pretend that you care about the reefs.
+1:fishhit:
- Location
- Bellmore, NY
I dont understand? You won't cut a mushroom to propagate because you were concerned about their feelings...and you were all over SeaWorld after watching Blackfish...but taking coral from a protected reef is a waste of $$$??? When you showed back up on the site I had thought you had learned something...apparently once a troll always a troll. Welcome back!
- Location
- Medford, NY
This is why aquaculture is so important. It's not funny to order 30 boxes of coral and joke about how an entire section of reef in the wild is missing when viewed from above.
- Location
- Yorktown Hts, NY
Well said Kurt! The future of this hobby and the oceans where all specimens originate from are dependent on the success of aquaculture and captive breeding.
- Location
- Staten Island ny
Such a statement makes me feel guilty about being in this hobby !
- Location
- Yorktown Hts, NY
Not righteous! My only point is that we cannot remove all forms of life from the sea and if possible support aquacultured or captive bred species.
One of the goals to responsible reef/fish keeping is to achieve a nice display and I believe that this should be at a cost, but not at a cost to our environment.
One of the goals to responsible reef/fish keeping is to achieve a nice display and I believe that this should be at a cost, but not at a cost to our environment.
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY
Responsible and sustainable wild collection/ mariculture is also an important part of the equation if you are serious about preserving reefs. Done responsibly, collection for the aquarium trade is a lucrative and viable source of income for local populations. Without it, many are left with no choice but more destructive survival strategies. The key here is responsible and sustainable which requires oversight and regulation which occurs in some areas, but doesn't in others. Certainly, breaking the law is neither responsible nor sustainable and those who do need to be held accountable.
- Location
- Medford, NY
Jeez somebody sounds mad. If your not going to contribute anything positive to the conversation you should probably stay out of it.
- Location
- Medford, NY
The hobby itself needs to take a step back and think about where they are buying from. ORA and Reefgen are examples of where we should be buying from not huge wild collected colonies that end up dying before they end up in a tank.
- Location
- Staten Island ny
That's true man , but I was never aware of how much of the ocean this hobby can claim!
Can this hobby be outlawed someday!!??
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