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Originally Posted by awa1979
Biggest problem is many species we have no idea how they even breed or to sex them.
Both the pet and food fisheries do damage and both need to be slowed if you ask me. I grew up in an area with alot of Tuna at one point, and other fish.
Due to over fishing the fishery is gone, the tuna is gone, as are many species of sharks and other fish who relied on the tuna.
Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act HR 669 could cause a major hit to the pet and aquarium trade. Similar bills have failed in the past, but eventually one will get through. Its only a matter of time.
http://www.pijac.org/files/public/US_H_669_1.pdf |
I was actually going to search for this and bring this up. It really is just a matter of time before collection is slowed right down and then one day shut down. May not be in my lifetime but it will happen. As these species become endangered, it has to happen and will.
But I do agree that its only a matter of time before these bills get passed. I would be willing to bet it starts in Hawaii where they have already begun to limit collection (even more than in the past) and monitor it very closely. It could be just a matter of time before Yellow tangs are over $100 each. I feel it is about time they cost that because it may slow down how many are sold to inappropriate homes and die within weeks. Its sad but people care more about a $100 fish than a $30 fish.