It costs a lot more to maintain breeding stock, pay researchers/workers, cost of systems to house fish, cost of place to put systems to house fish, raise food cultures, successfully breed, raise the young, grow them out, then ship for sale, compared to costs of collecting wild fish. Price is more because cost of producing that fish for market is higher, but if they aren't supported initially these efforts will stop - like the ORA mandarin.so they double or even triple in value because of this? Its still the same fish. I mean I'm all for the keeping them in the wild, but I don't understand the increase in price. I guess there will be more demand for them now?
So what happens then, if snorkelbob gets his way?
That's why they deserve us paying a bit more for the "same" fish