There is NO Ban on Indonesian Corals

[Reef Builders]

The reef aquarium industry has been understandably on edge these past few months, with tangible uncertainties about the future of marine life exports from Hawaii and Fiji as of late. Today, an ambiguously worded, and poorly translated, message from the Indonesia Ministry of Fisheries really got the aquarium industry worked up but this whole situation […]

Continue reading...

 

[lauderdalestunner]

Any updates?

 

[lauderdalestunner]

Any word

 

[TerraFerma]

Any updates on this? I've heard at least one Los Angeles based wholesalers is starting to limit the number of Indo corals they can order.

 

[Peng]

still no ban?

 

[Clownman727]

My LFS told me nothing is coming out of Indonesia.

 

[TerraFerma]

http://www.thejakartapost.com/life/...threat-or-opportunity-for-sustainability.html

Courtesy of Dr. Mac

 

[lauderdalestunner]

What’s the latest details? anyone know anything

 

[Reefinometry]

Any updates?

 

[reefwiser]

Yes corals are banned in indonesian from being shipped and collected. At MACNA last week I attended several discussions on the topic.
There may be a chance that the trade may open again in 2 years time but it is all still up in the air.

 

[TexasTodd]

He never answers his threads. The links also don't go to an article I can read.

 

[KStatefan]

He never answers his threads. The links also don't go to an article I can read.

He does not start the threads either, they are automatically generated when a new story is put up on reefbuilders.