[Coral-List] Fw: Fwd: Proposed Coral Listing
Steve Mussman
sealab at earthlink.net
Sat Dec 29 11:04:03 EST 2012
Jon,
Again, your concerns are candid and well-defined, but regardless of how
this plays out you will not be the only one affected. If it were my
business, I would want to get ahead of the curve and prepare accordingly.
It doesnât seem logical that captive coral propagation programs would be
unconditionally forced out of business as there are still a number of
other species to turn to that are not being considered for
listing. Although I take Michael Tlustyâs perspective to heart, Alina has
made it clear that coral mariculture is generally considered
beneficial. I imagine that coal mining operators have greater concerns
when strategies to reduce CO2 emissions are considered since their
acclaimed clean coal technologies have yet to be proven viable.
Since the NOAA Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office (SERO)
Protected Resources Division is the agency developing the rules and all
subsequent management actions for already threatened elkhorn and staghorn
corals why not contact Jennifer Moore for her input ([1]jennifer.moore at
noaa.gov ). She has been very openly involved in this discussion and
would likely be very helpful in providing the specific information you
seek.
Regards,
Steve
-----Forwarded Message-----
From: Jon Skrapits <[2]jon at treasurecoastcorals.com>
Date: Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 6:48 AM
Subject: [Coral-List] Proposed Coral Listing
To: [3]coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
I just went over the list of proposed species and I currently house and
aquaculture 28 of them. I can see how if we ban the importation of these
animals the cost of them will sky rocket unless the gov. gets ideas to
confiscate them. I am fairly nervous about my business and what the final
outcome of this will be. I am able keep these animals alive with little
effort yet the ocean is killing them and we should leave them there? It
doesn't make sense.
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