Coral Reef Fish Bill

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Restricts collection of specific species without evidence or necessary research, which undercuts state initiatives to manage coastal resources based on the best scientific information available.

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That sounds like something W would say. “Lets do nothing while we wait for more research.” or words to that effect.

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Question: How will that affect bans on importing in other countries when we can even get everyone to agree on gloabl warming issues?

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Wow, we could actually take the lead for a change!

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The bag limits in the bill are just a veiled attempt to shut down the fishery rather than actually manage it. They're too low to support a
economically viable fishery.

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Perhaps it's unrealistic to think our reefs can support such an industry and stay healthy.

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Aquarium bag limits in general also aren't really feasible at this time, both because we don't have enough scientific knowledge to be able to set meaningful limits and even more importantly because they're sooooooooooo enforcement intensive. Somebody would have to continually check up on the collectors to see if they're abiding by any bag limits. We all know the difficulty of having that happen. Bag limits may look good on paper but they'll be basically meaningless in the real world and would only encourage misreporting and cheating.

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I agree. A ban on fish, other than those certified as farm raised, is the solution.

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...If a yellow tang caught and maintained professionally is worth x dollars, it seems someone in a third world country is more likely to use unethical methods to capture and ship specimens for less....

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Yep, that's why the ban on those not certified as farm raised. I would bet Chuuk could set up some great farms and they sure could use the employment.

Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.