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Old 05-09-2008, 08:22 AM
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Anyone out there hearing about countries shutting down the export of livestock lately?
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Old 05-09-2008, 03:27 PM
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no have not herd of that. hope the shops going good
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Old 05-09-2008, 03:45 PM
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Just Hawaii putting limits on the number of yellow tangs and some other exotic fish that may be exported.
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Old 05-09-2008, 07:16 PM
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US Fish and Wildlife shut down Tonga imports a week or so ago, and Hawaii still has the legislation in the works.

Countries that are not CITES members have to supply scientific studies/management plans to CITES in order to export to them(CITES members), Tonga didnt file so US stopped thier imports.

Link to thread on RB talking about it, http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/r...a-no-more.html my post there has a link to a thread where Walt Smith posted what the regulations involved are.
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Old 05-09-2008, 07:32 PM
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Thanks David I will check it out.

You always seem to up on this stuff.
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Old 05-09-2008, 11:29 PM
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All I have heard is that there wont be anymore fish from the red sea JUST HEARSAY
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Old 05-09-2008, 11:38 PM
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All I have heard is that there wont be anymore fish from the red sea JUST HEARSAY
I heard some company (the name escapes me) just bought several distributors and has all the rights to anything coming from the Red Sea.

Either way Im hearing these things it cant be a good sign. Im thinking aquaculture might be coming more prevalent sooner than we think.
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Old 05-09-2008, 11:56 PM
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My thoughts exactly Jim aquaculture is going to def. be more important in the coming years. One of my LFS has set up 2 600 gallon tanks just for aquaculture because things are starting to skyrocket in prices they say. Lol at work it's all we seems to talk about, but then again aquaculture is what we do
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Old 05-10-2008, 12:07 AM
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I have seen a price rise in livestock....
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Old 05-10-2008, 02:16 AM
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In the early 90s, when I was working at an lfs/saltwater wholesaler, we were wondering if we were going to be able to get stuff in and doing propagation tanks for stuff like leathers and xenia, so concerns about the availability of livestock arent anything new in the hobby.
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down here in South Fl stores are still getting new stuff every Tues and Thurs.Guess we are lucky down here.if you ever need anything check out coralreeffarms.com they are my local place and ship.Great place and prices.What you see is what you get from them!
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maybe it will encourage people and LFS to buy more aquacultured livestock????
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