It may not be as bad as it sounds. I read the humane society press release, and it seems to me what they did was void existing licenses because there was insufficient scrutiny or oversight in the previous issuing process. I did not see any statement that they would never issue a license in the future. It could just be a first step towards better management of the fishery. Something like: collectors have to reapply for a license and do a better job of stating what and where they are collecting and how they will ensure sustainability.
That would be nice if that were true and I hope it would be the case but I have not heard that yet. I have read several different articles and none state that but anything is possible especially if people stand up... Suspending licence like that would put allot collectors out of business fast too. We can cross our fingers and hope... A short suspension may not hurt to bad and may actually be a wake up call to the industry... It would make the prices rise so people actually start to care when it hurts their pocket books and also help speed up captive breeding programs.. It is just to early right now yet.. What did I just see on the pacific blue tang? They get like 50,000 eggs or something crazy like that and only get 3 fish.. They also only spawn a few times a year? i guess since then someone else has had success too.. Also I heard their next batch did a little better too..