This is sad

[crimper]

I thought everybody should be aware of this. :cry:

https://youtu.be/hohzrU86RU0

[toytech]

And shark fins , and ivory , and tiger parts ,and bear gal, and rhino horn , and giant salamanders ,and sea horses, and swallow nests , and totoaba , and Chinese aligators , and banteng , and any animal shaped like a penis because if you eat it, it will make yours bigger.

[somafish]

Brutal..... why do they have to dredge the whole floor to just get the dead clam shells? what do they do with them? What China is doing in the South China Sea right now is probably gonna start a war

[Apo Reefer]

Ignorance is a Social Disease. :sad:

[Myka]

Wow.

[darb]

Greed and ignorance is a devastating combination; where is the Sea Shepherd Society when you need them.

[crimper]

Brutal..... why do they have to dredge the whole floor to just get the dead clam shells? what do they do with them? What China is doing in the South China Sea right now is probably gonna start a war

Those clams are century old and costs at least US$1,000.00 a pair, some people collect them and use them on home decor and antiques.

Here's one ad on ebay that cost US$1,200.00

http://www.ebay.com/itm/90lb-Real-Giant-30-clam-sea-shell-Tridacna-vintage-huge-Authentic-30X18X12/231783314151?_trksid=p2047675.c100010.m2109&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D2%26 asc%3D34875%26meid%3Dfa4b83e4a3644821a70f85d5336a2 160%26pid%3D100010%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D22%26sd%3D2522 16485113

So it's obvious why they are doing that.

[crimper]

Not only Poachers poses problems on the Spratly Islands, China is also building Military structures within the Philippine territory. They already reclaimed 311 hectares of Coral Reefs to build the structures.

https://youtu.be/bA5CDWAuKm8

https://youtu.be/fZgvqE89KvQ

[Ram3500]

Can't we leave all these depressing links somewhere other than can reef ? I thought there was some rules about this depressing BS on here ??? After getting sucked into the you tube trap I feel like jumping off a bridge . I avoid cnn and other new sites for this prime reason. Let keep can reef free of this .

[Aquattro]

Can't we leave all these depressing links somewhere other than can reef ? I thought there was some rules about this depressing BS on here ??? After getting sucked into the you tube trap I feel like jumping off a bridge . I avoid cnn and other new sites for this prime reason. Let keep can reef free of this .

I'd say it kind of relevant to our hobby :)

[crimper]

Can't we leave all these depressing links somewhere other than can reef ? I thought there was some rules about this depressing BS on here ??? After getting sucked into the you tube trap I feel like jumping off a bridge . I avoid cnn and other new sites for this prime reason. Let keep can reef free of this .

I'm sorry but the destruction of 311 hectares of healthy Coral Reefs is no BS to me. That will take thousands of years before we can bring it back to where it is before. Not in your life time for sure. If...

[The Guy]

Ignorance is a Social Disease. :sad:
I would say it's not ignorance they just don't give a sh** and are more interested in the money that can be made, It's a real pi** off. :2gunfire:

[Ram3500]

I'm sorry but the destruction of 311 hectares of healthy Coral Reefs is no BS to me. That will take thousands of years before we can bring it back to where it is before. Not in your life time for sure. If...

Sorry Crimper in my drunken stupor the I was thrown off by a you tube video that you did not post I must have clicked it and thought you had posted the link after I was directed to you tube . It was related to what you posted but more war doom and gloom .

[crimper]

Sorry Crimper in my drunken stupor the I was thrown off by a you tube video that you did not post I must have clicked it and thought you had posted the link after I was directed to you tube . It was related to what you posted but more war doom and gloom .

No biggie Ram3500.

I grow up in one of those 7,000 islands that my country has, I for one took the beauty of those Reefs for granted, until I came to this beautiful country and started creating my own glass-boxed reef as I missed them. I then realized how lucky people on that part of the world that they gotta enjoy the beauty and wonders of those reef without spending a penny.

I'm a living witness on how my fellow country men neglected and destroyed those reefs due to ignorance and poverty. Until recently that environmentalist and NGOs stepped up and did conservation efforts.

Sorry if this kind of depressing but that is the story of my Reef Life. :wink: