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Old 05-30-2013, 06:14 AM
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Default aquaria are luxuries

Well said Ian.

There is another side of the equation that Wintner is missing.

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Originally Posted by IanWR
Wintner is saying that unlike fishing for food, fishing for aquaria is a luxury that is not needed. I think we could agree on the point that aquaria are luxuries, if not on the morality of luxury.
I agree that for us an aquaria is a luxury. But to the divers collecting for us, our luxuries are a means to feed their families. Especially when they have over fished the food fish stocks to the point of no recovery. I think this industry can help a lot of people in the developing world if it is done correctly.

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Tim
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