Well that was truly unexpected.
I for one am pro aquaculture and that is why most of the corals you see that I sell are fragments and not whole colonies. As well the acroporas that I mainly sell are aquacultured in Indonesia and are from fellow hobbyists as well.
I can appreciate you lumping all retailers into the mix of coral reef exploitation, however without retailers selling corals the hobbyists would not have any brood stock to be trading amongst each other.
My response was not for promotional purposes; just my thoughts on the industry as a whole and how many corals that are being harvested on a weekly basis. I did not once offer anything for sale on this thread, just my opinion from somone that is involved in the industry. I suppose if any other vendor chimed in, they would be considered maliciously trying to promote their business in this thread.
The quantity of corals that I sell wild caught is very limited as I have explained. My CITES quotas are drastically reduced for this semester and I am not at all upset because I feel that it definitley is time to restrict the amount of corals being exported from Indo.
I don't feel shameful or even the least bashful as I primarily promote aquaculture and sustainability.
Thanks for your insight and I am sorry that you feel so negatively towards coral retailers.
:P
Last edited by OceanicCorals-Ian-; 10-25-2009 at 11:10 PM.
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