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The Center for Biological Diversity recently prepared and filed a scientific petition to have 83 coral species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The petition, filed on October 20, 2009, looks to use the powers of the Endangered Species Act to protect these corals identified as most the most vulnerable in U.S. waters. Many of these corals have suffered greatly with over 30 percent loss in the last 30 years with increased ocean temperatures and CO2 levels contributing the danger of catastrophic and potentially unrecoverable mass bleaching. Recognizable corals available in the hobby include on the list are the ever-popular Flowerpot coral (Alveopora allingi), branching frogspawn (Euphyllia paradivisa), and 22 types of Acropora, to name a few. As hobbyists we often pay close attention to the promotion of propagated and tank-raised corals but the additional of these corals to the Endangered Species list could make it harder for the import of these specific corals from non U.S.-protected waters. This makes it even more important to do our part to keep these corals thriving within the hobby through education and promotion of coral propagation techniques. Will also be interesting to see what impact this may have on CITES legislation and other programs such as Indonesia’s coral quotas and Papau New Guinea’s SEASMART program. Complete list of all 83 corals listed on this petition after the break.
- Acanthastrea brevis
- Acanthastrea hemprichii
- Acanthastrea ishigakiensis
- Acanthastrea regularis
- Acropora aculeus
- Acropora acuminata
- Acropora aspera
- Acropora dendrum
- Acropora donei
- Acropora globiceps
- Acropora horrida
- Acropora jacquelineae
- Acropora listeri
- Acropora lokani
- Acropora microclados
- Acropora palmerae
- Acropora paniculata
- Acropora pharaonis
- Acropora polystoma
- Acropora retusa
- Acropora rudis
- Acropora speciosa
- Acropora striata
- Acropora tenella
- Acropora vaughani
- Acropora verweyi
- Agaricia lamarcki
- Alveopora allingi
- Alveopora fenestrata
- Alveopora verrilliana
- Anacropora puertogalerae
- Anacropora spinosa
- Astreopora cucullata
- Barabattoia laddi
- Caulastrea echinulata
- Cyphastrea agassizi
- Cyphastrea ocellina
- Dendrogyra cylindrus
- Dichocoenia stokesii
- Euphyllia cristata
- Euphyllia paraancora
- Euphyllia paradivisa
- Galaxea astreata
- Heliopora coerulea
- Isopora crateriformis
- Isopora cuneata
- Leptoseris incrustans
- Leptoseris yabei
- Millepora foveolata
- Millepora tuberosa
- Montastraea annularis
- Montastraea faveolata
- Montastraea franksi
- Montipora angulata
- Montipora australiensis
- Montipora calcarea
- Montipora caliculata
- Montipora dilatata
- Montipora flabellata
- Montipora lobulata
- Montipora patula
- Mycetophyllia ferox
- Oculina varicosa
- Pachyseris rugosa
- Pavona bipartita
- Pavona cactus
- Pavona decussata
- Pavona diffluens
- Pavona venosa
- Pectinia alcicornis
- Physogyra lichtensteini
- Pocillopora danae
- Pocillopora elegans
- Porites horizontalata
- Porites napopora
- Porites nigrescens
- Porites pukoensis
- Psammocora stellata
- Seriatopora aculeata
- Turbinaria mesenterina
- Turbinaria peltata
- Turbinaria reniformis
- Turbinaria stellula
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Millepora, Fire coral does not be to protected. If anything it’s us who need protection from fire coral!
I really dont like how several of the Acropora species are listed on this endangered species protection petition since they can occur in such high densities around the world. An Anacropora? Puh-lease, that stuff is hardly reef building and probably occurs in water too deep to even be affected by rising SST’s. Finally, there are a ton of Agaricia, Mycetophyllia and other Mussids that are not listed but probably should be. This list is a gerrymandering of species that has some odd motives/reasoning behind it. Let’s hope this petition gets no traction.
All of us in the hobby love to see as many rare corals in our tank/s as possible. Many of us in the hobby also strive to live a “green” lifestyle because we know and understand just how sensitive these corals can be.
“Under the Endangered Species Act in the United States, “threatened” is defined as “any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range”"
If this is true “Many of these corals have suffered greatly with over 30 percent loss in the last 30 years”. At that rate many of these corals will be extinct with in 70 years. I believe that is enough reason to call for such a petition. Honestly, I hope this petition goes through to keep these corals around longer than my life time and as you say more should probably be added.
Those of us who have been in the hobby long enough probably remember when you could buy yellow tangs from Hawaii for $15….
Justin you can get YT in Cali for $20
YT come from a few different places right now if you want one out of hawaii, the going rate in the midwest is about 60-90 depending on the size. How much is a blue tang in cali? $100 here for anything bigger than a fry…
YT’s are endemic to Hawaii. The other ones you see on lists called YTs are Acanthurus pyroferrus, Mimic Tangs. The high prices you’re quoting Justin are just part of the price you pay for living in flyover country! I bet you can get a bushel of corn cheaper than we can on the east coast!
“YT’s are endemic to Hawaii”, not true. “Pacific Ocean: Ryukyu, Mariana, Marshall, Marcus, Wake and Hawaiian islands. Has been reported off the coast of Florida in the Western Central Atlantic”
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6018
“The high prices you’re quoting Justin are just part of the price you pay for living in flyover country!”
Yes…but the other pieces your missing is the nicer/rare corals and fish are not as available because most of the imports stay in CA. For instance I have been looking for a green monti with a purple rim (Ive seen it listed as several different names so I will just describe it) to add to my tank. I have not seen it in a store for 3 years! I look online and every CA an FL online store has it….This is a faster growing coral.
Also Hawaii’s department of agriculture as greatly restricted the number of fish being shipped.