Any tips to collect Acropora from the wild ?

[Chefri]

Dear All...

I want to collect acropora my self from the wild. Any tips for me ?

from the cutting,packing in the plastic bag and transporting ?

Thanks

[untouchables]

Dear All...

I want to collect acropora my self from the wild. Any tips for me ?

from the cutting,packing in the plastic bag and transporting ?

Thanks

i dun think u can do that (illegal???) but if u really do it, pick some extras for me.

[Jimng]

Dear All...

I want to collect acropora my self from the wild. Any tips for me ?

from the cutting,packing in the plastic bag and transporting ?

Thanks

Take photos when you see them and look for them in lfs.......DO NOT disrupt NATURE.....

[d00d]

Agree with Jimng, please do not go taking the entire acro colony from the reef, as you are damaging Singapore's very own marine life. Even it is overseas it may not be legal and ethical too.

[danano]

I want to collect acropora my self from the wild. Any tips for me ?

from the cutting,packing in the plastic bag and transporting ?

Chefri, I don't think you'll get any support from reefers here at SRC (or anywhere in the world for that matter) for your proposed actions.

Even the corals that are shipped here with CITIES permits, increasingly we're seeing more aquacultured ones.

[bum]

danano Posted on Sep 14 2004, 10:06 AM

  QUOTE (Chefri @ Sep 14 2004, 09:20 AM)

I want to collect acropora my self from the wild. Any tips for me ?

from the cutting,packing in the plastic bag and transporting ?

Chefri, I don't think you'll get any support from reefers here at SRC (or anywhere in the world for that matter) for your proposed actions.

Even the corals that are shipped here with CITIES permits, increasingly we're seeing more aquacultured ones. 

ditto,

my tip is 'Please Don't"

[Chefri]

I don't ship it.

[bum]

technically, its illegal for anyone without a collectors permit/license

to 'harvest' any type of coral from the sea,

which includes rocks and sand.

i know a lot of people do it, especially in the Southern waters.

but it's easy to take, and it's difficult to replace.

why not just ask for frags?

also, the aquacultured ones on sale these days are

MUCH MUCH nicer., and ptices are reasonable

compared to a few years back

i guess it jus boils down to you to do the right thing

[sps_dude]

do not do it..... its very damaging to the reef.... if u pluck it the wrong way..... it might stress the whole colony and the whole colony might be dead.... just buy frags instead....

[yuji]

I don't ship it.

That is besides the point. It all boils down to conservation.

Anyway, suggest you don't do it as you could be slap with a really heavy fine and/or go to jail.

Not worth it. Think abt what the other reefers have suggested. They all sound good.

[Chefri]

thanks for inputs.

[piglet]

Haha.. those coral seller' who take coral from the sea and sell it. Also will do damage to the reef system. If you all really support natural reef system, then should not keep this hobby. without reefer support>> less people will remove animals from the sea. . . haha.

In my own opinion>> even those licenced seller >> will still do damage by removing the animals from the reef system and sell it. So all reefer will bear such sin....

[Vili_Shark]

Piglet you got a point.

Chefri, did u plan to harvest from S'pore waters?

[Alentino]

Yeah... thats true... in order to satisfy the demands of exporters like the USA, legal or illegal harvesters from indon go out to the sea daily to remove corals from the indo pacific waters. whether we like it or not, we are part of this anyway, and i don't believe there is alot of aquacultured stuffs right, indonesia simply does'nt have the capacity to do it large scale, perhaps small scale.

[Chefri]

not from singapore water.but from indonesia waters. Most of your LPS from indonesia. So,you are enjoy too our sea product.

[Vili_Shark]

Indonesia is the world's largest coral exporters.

But it's all done legally (or should) , with a Cites permits.

All the exporters there have a quota , which is going down every year.

On the other hand there are also exporters that are smuggling stuff out without Cites, so the corals and qtty is not recorded anywhere.

There is alot of Aquacultured stuff coming from Bali and from Fiji as well as Marshall islands and other places, but the market is growing faster and the demand is bigger than what the aquaculture industry is even close to produce.

As you said we are part of it and we can help.

We should get good equipment, good tank, good knowledge,like this we will kill less corals.

We should also should exchange frags, if your tank is good a frag will grow to a colony, in many of the SPS species, in one year.

[surfedelic]

Legally you shouldn't do it but on the other hand the reef is dying whether you do it or not.

95% of the coral in the Great Barrier Reef is disappearing by 2050 and that is very near - many will live to see that day.

Global warming will contribute one degree + to the water every century. Not to mention the water temp around Singappore - it will be worse.

http://eces.org/articles/000788.php

[Chefri]

I see the fact in field. I can see many divers who collect coral from the wild 50% the coral dead before transport it to exporters.

[Vili_Shark]

If 50% is dying before transporting to exporters they are careless unproffessional divers/collectors and should go and look for another job or just sit at home and watch the news.

[xiggie]

If 50% is dying before transporting to exporters they are careless unproffessional divers/collectors and should go and look for another job or just sit at home and watch the news.

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Edited September 28, 2004 by DeepBlue

[Vili_Shark]

be more proffessional

This way they get more money for what they collect and ruin less reefs.

Edited September 28, 2004 by DeepBlue

[DeepBlue]

The thread title is about tips to collect Acropora from the wild... ...

which most reefers here do not encourage it anyway...

kindly refrain from trying to provoke other reefers with your remarks... keep to the thread topic...no need to get personal.