NOAA lists 20 coral species as threatened under the endangered species act.

[stellarfly]

I've been following these latest announcements with a heavy heart to say the least! Personally, I have only recently got into this hobby and now my biggest fears are coming true. The way these events are starting to play out really saddens me. The future of our hobby as a whole will surely be decided soon and with great repercussions you can bet on that!

Here are a few good links:
http://reefbuilders.com/2014/09/12/w...industry-risk/

http://www.mrsaltwatertank.com/repla...d-species-act/

Really informative

[xenon]

Another good link:
http://rettalbot.wordpress.com/2014/...-under-attack/

This was taken from one of the comments bellow the article.

It likely will only aggravate the cause as now the collectors will be forced into other lines of work which typically in small 2nd and 3rd world island nations will be production of charcoal, lime and cement, farming, fishing, etc all of which will have no stake in preservation and accelerate the decline due to run off and waste as well as overuse and damage by drag nets, motors, etc.