Environmental Impact of our Hobby.

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Originally Posted by jorjef

We take 100 percent, give back zero.. Net, very negative affect.

Ya, I tend to agree. Lots of arguments minimizing the impact, as in not as bad as "X", but nothing positive.

I gained a strong liking of killer whales after seeing them live at the aquarium, but I still disagree with keeping them Sure, not as bad as killing them with pollution or sticking a harpoon in their heads, but the question here is "is reefing good for the environment", not is reefing as bad as other things affecting wild ecosystems? Two different things.

So how is our hobby good for the wild reef? How many of us, out of all of us, have gained a passion for reefs and given back in any way?