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I think it depends on the coral and the location it is taken from, just like fish.

There are some species and habitats which would be very vulnerable to collection. Other species and locales would withstand some harvesting.

Kind of like our B.C. forests. For me to make a judgement on some guy in Indonesia collecting corals to support his family, is like some European who thinks all of B.C. is raping their forests.

I go with frags from other hobbyists rather than wild collected corals because I am a casual hobbyist and I figure there is less chance of introducing unwanted pests.