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01/21/2012, 01:43 AM | #76 |
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Never knew this side of the hobby.
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01/21/2012, 10:46 PM | #77 |
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Interesting thread!
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01/23/2012, 02:44 PM | #78 |
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We always try to buy captive bred or aquacultured.
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01/23/2012, 07:57 PM | #79 |
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Never knew anything about this as well... until now
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I think that removing fish from the wild- no matter how you look at it- is bad. If you remove a fish from the wild, it is just as good to the ocean as killing it. The fish will be out of the breeding population, and that is what counts...
I admit to not following my morals very cleanly, but I think that tank bread and aquacultured is the ONLY way to go if you wish to preserve this hobby for future generations. You can say "who cares" or "aren't reefs dying already," but ultimately you may choose what you want to do... and hopefully you aren't gonna further aggravate a situation. In terms of the first post on this thread- yes I agree that if fish are to be taken out of the wild they might as well be kept alive, and that sort of wasteful killing is saddening. Perhaps if more conservative and conscious collection techniques were employed, then they could only take a smaller margin of fish collected without having to worry about them dying. Do not get me wrong- I have broken every one of my own rules- I have killed fish(wild ones), and I have made poor decisions. This thread just now has made me more dedicated and motivated to abstain from buying non captive bread or "used" fish. I applaud the members here for their concern with the sustainability of this hobby and the responsibility each and every one of us must take. Keep it up! |
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vary enjoyable read. everyone kept their cool. nice
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02/21/2012, 09:47 PM | #82 |
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this thread goes on yet it was started by someone who only started and posted to this thread kinda phishy.
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02/21/2012, 10:09 PM | #83 |
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Interesting. I have been to a wholesaler before and there shipment only had maybe 15% loss. Could be the location, climate, etc. I could 100% absolutley believe this though. Especially if it was in the colder time of the year.
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02/22/2012, 12:18 PM | #84 |
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sad but all true..
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okay let me tell you a story before your corals even arrived at your LFS and their wholesalers.
I work as a freelancer and consultant in a coral exporter company. I am working and designing their holding system and treatment tank. I also own an LFS as a side business. I got my corals from exporters and direct from collectors in many parts of Indonesia. The cruelty have started from the collection point. These corals were collected and placed in a 7" deep pool with minimal filtration. Ammonia/nitrate on these pools can go more than 100 ppm in value. Bad looking corals i.e slightly bleached are thrown away instantly in the bin. And in 2 days time, these corals will then be shipped to "holders". These holders hold permits to transport corals to exporters. Here, the corals are treated better, better pools, better filtration, but still minimum. And sometime in less than 24 hours, these corals are already sold to the exporters. Hundreds or even thousand of them to some 20 exporters in Indonesia. Then in these exporters facility, the corals are well...treated much better. (mostly big companies, they have the money to run the system) Pools with skimmer, some with chillers. Some exporters do care and invest in equipment. But some dont even care. I've seen mountain of dead coral pieces piling up with strong pungent odor in one of coral exporter. Then these corals are sorted and packed quickly sometimes with no water. Anemones, elegance corals and few LPS are not packed with water or very small amount of water to lessen the cost of air freight. The exporter that I work with, usually ship around 500 kg of corals or around 20 sytrofoam boxes of corals for each shipment. And you know what? Usually 10 percent of the shipment is rejected. If its 500 kg of shipment, then 50 kg of coral pieces/frags are rejected and no matter dead or alive, they go the rubish bin. Fish is even worst. Lets take a look at one of our favourite fish to export. Blue damsel. Yes. These fish are selling like popcorn in movie theatre. Hundreds of these fish are kept in a 75 cm sytrofoam box with only aerator for their live supports. There are dead fish and no one seems to care to collect. When they are bagged, they just replace the water with one go without aclimating them. Some will arrive dead in your country and some will arrive half dead. Those are dead and half dead will be thrown away and claim as DOA. Cruel sad but thats the business. I wish I can do something about it. I am happy tho that the exporter that I am currently working with do care about this and we are designing a new system in our own holding facility to care about these animals in a more humane manner so we can show it to our client that we are treating our livestock with utmost respect and concern. But guess we can only do it on our own but have no power to prevent these cruelties as a whole.
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okay let me tell you a story before your corals even arrived at your LFS and their wholesalers.
I work as a freelancer and consultant in a coral exporter company. I am working and designing their holding system and treatment tank. I also own an LFS as a side business. I got my corals from exporters and direct from collectors in many parts of Indonesia. The cruelty have started from the collection point. These corals were collected and placed in a 7" deep pool with minimal filtration. Ammonia/nitrate on these pools can go more than 100 ppm in value. Bad looking corals i.e slightly bleached are thrown away instantly in the bin. And in 2 days time, these corals will then be shipped to "holders". These holders hold permits to transport corals to exporters. Here, the corals are treated better, better pools, better filtration, but still minimum. And sometime in less than 24 hours, these corals are already sold to the exporters. Hundreds or even thousand of them to some 20 exporters in Indonesia. Then in these exporters facility, the corals are well...treated much better. (mostly big companies, they have the money to run the system) Pools with skimmer, some with chillers. Some exporters do care and invest in equipment. But some dont even care. I've seen mountain of dead coral pieces piling up with strong pungent odor in one of coral exporter. Then these corals are sorted and packed quickly sometimes with no water. Anemones, elegance corals and few LPS are not packed with water or very small amount of water to lessen the cost of air freight. The exporter that I work with, usually ship around 500 kg of corals or around 20 sytrofoam boxes of corals for each shipment. And you know what? Usually 10 percent of the shipment is rejected. If its 500 kg of shipment, then 50 kg of coral pieces/frags are rejected and no matter dead or alive, they go the rubish bin. Fish is even worst. Lets take a look at one of our favourite fish to export. Blue damsel. Yes. These fish are selling like popcorn in movie theatre. Hundreds of these fish are kept in a 75 cm sytrofoam box with only aerator for their live supports. There are dead fish and no one seems to care to collect. When they are bagged, they just replace the water with one go without aclimating them. Some will arrive dead in your country and some will arrive half dead. Those are dead and half dead will be thrown away and claim as DOA. Cruel sad but thats the business. I wish I can do something about it. I am happy tho that the exporter that I am currently working with do care about this and we are designing a new system in our own holding facility to care about these animals in a more humane manner so we can show it to our client that we are treating our livestock with utmost respect and concern. But guess we can only do it on our own but have no power to prevent these cruelties as a whole.
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I guess it only takes one to start a trend. So Ivan I think you are making a small difference. Maybe you should mention the Exporter you work with this way LFS can start demanding or choosing what exporter they want to get there fish from. Good thread!!
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Unfortunately I cant name them. But this practice is common and normal for this industry. Especially here.
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Ouch a touchy subject for sure
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Some how this reminds me of hunting Deer. This is a good thing that seems bad...let me explain with deer anyway. The hunters are very educated about deer...they contribute to their survival through control. The hunters are the ones that sit a lifetime in the silent woods enjoying nature "completely"...the deer is rare to see for the most part. We have no wild cats or wolves like we used to. Deer populate without control, and disease. Deer are responsible for more human deaths than any other animal on the planet. Example: Mom driving sees a deer (or squirrel) and thinks "oh no...cute deer and instead of hitting the animal she steers left into another car perhaps killing both or right into a tree killing herself and her children are left without. The deer can be hit by a car and live...they are amazingly tough. I digress.
Our hobby is the reason for the above posts. And that is quite a bit different than the deer scenario and the hunter that ensures population through taking a deer. A fish may live its live in the ocean with predators or live a life in a take without. Odd balance of reality it might be to justify 'is this a good thing or a bad thing'...I think as touched on that it is good. Our systems are advancing like crazy compared to 20 years ago. As I read I seem to sense that responsible harvesting will promote ethical following. I would personally pay more for the very same fish if I new the chain of purchase was a published treatment advantage to responsible harvesting. This is how free enterprise works best without regulation. Just the truth ...and good people make good decisions. We just need to know who treats the fish badly and we won't buy from them. Most of us have enough money to not be cheap or we could not afford to do this anyway, right? We can only have a hand full of fish so ...lets spend on fish with a few more questions at purchase time. We can not do this without a whistle blower to let us know who the bads ones are ...right? ...right Last edited by markaren; 05/05/2012 at 07:48 AM. Reason: spelling |
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I found lists online that don't even include deer in the top 10...but, then again...they didn't have any info about Dingos eating babies, either!
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They are educated about how to hunt deer. Non hunters think it is a walk in the park and deer are hopping playfully all around. Deer meat is not injected with hormones. It is very lean natural meat. In a typical year, Bambi is responsible for around 130 times more deaths than alligator, bear,, shark or snake combined in the US. Why is this? Because while deer do not have sharp teeth or claws, but the alarming habit of stepping out in front of cars." I found many links. Deer in the USA are Huge. Control through hunting is the only way to avoid over population, disease, massive crop damage, human deaths. Like it...you may not...feelings are feelings but facts about hunting and control are reality. I hunted deer with a Camera for years...I never got a single picture. Non hunters have absolutely no idea about the subject. Just feelings about how cute they are.This is not argumentative. Walt Disney introduced Bambi to humanize the animal. He was known to dislike hunting. Most hunters are ethical, all of the meat is consumed. A shot is not made unless it will drop the deer instantly.
I found many links...these are just two. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer-vehicle_collisions http://www.streetdirectory.com/trave...ed_states.html Last edited by markaren; 05/05/2012 at 03:12 PM. Reason: spelling |
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Comparing managed recreational hunting to commercial fisheries isn't a very good comparison. In one case your talking about people going out and harvesting a small number of animals per year for personal consumption, in other we're talking about harvesting as many animals per day as possible as a business. Commercial fisheries is more akin to the old time buffalo hunts that nearly wiped that species off the face of the planet.
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I agree. It only reminded me of hunting. Hunting is responsible control. The other is not...YET. perhaps it will be some day
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its definitely shocking how many fish are killed in this process, ive seen posts like this before and it sucks!
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Free enterprise or free markets are great, but in some circumstances they are not. In the effort to get the lowest possible price to consumers to undercut competiton, shortcuts may be taken. No big deal with inanimate objects, but when vast amounts of fish die it is a little disturbing. Animals have been hunted and captured to extinction many, many times because of no regulation....greed wins. Some very simple regulations could be put in place with harsh penalties for not following them....problem solved so long as the requiremnets don't look anything like our tax code .
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i think i would have changed supplier
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Yes it is fishy-he obviously was posting either to inflame- or because he was inflamed. I think the latter for two reasons-#1 this is the most emotional forum of RC and #2 I have been to the same place hundreds of times as well as others up there- and some shipments do come in in such condition. I cannot say the rough handling is constant-because I did see proper acclimation often. However if a shipment has sat on the tarmac at Ohare after being delayed forever- you have to save what you can by just throwing them in.
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