No more livestock from Sri Lanka and Indonesia!

[Achilles Tang]

Now that I got your attention. Pls donate generously to the Tsunami victims around our region! Click here for SRC Fund-Raising Effort

Seriously... after the human tragedy is over, the environmental impact will have to be assessed. Offhand reports put the figure close to 70% damage to the reefs around the coastlines of all the affected areas, not counting the damage to the mangrove swamps around (which is well-known as the nursery habitat for a lot of coastal sea life species).

It could take up to 10 years for these reefs to recover.

The impact on tourism will be hard hit. Eco-tourism like diving or snorkelling will be badly affected. Food fishing will be affected. The irony of it is that mother nature has wiped out in a flash what the environmentalists have been trying to prevent - the destruction of the reefs by human activity including pollution, commercial activities and traffic, overfishing, shore development and harvesting of livestock.

It could take a year to 3 years for these coastal communities and businesses to recover.

In the meantime, I fear that the hobby trade will be badly affected, once CITES steps into the picture and put a stop to harvestation of corals from our region -especially indonesia.

What's going to happen tomorrow?

[diabolus]

hhmmm...

how about we go to the LFSs round the island and buy all the corals 1st!!!!

anyway, the reefing community will have to take a backseat as the respective governments and related organisations repair the damages done by the tsunami.

[Dispar_Anthias]

Hmm some reef are not hit for example tonga fiji.. maybe more corals could come from this areas.... Of course price will not be cheap anyway reefers you have been spoiled enough especially from those non cities shipment throughout indonesia... time to go for cities

[Melvyn Tan]

So does that mean LFS lesser business ? Then equipment will be cheaper to compensate for loss of business on livestock......

[firestream]

actual CITES shouldn't do that consider that they need the $$ to rebuild their home.

[Archilles19]

Eh Boss....donated already...this morning the coffe lady went round the office & collect donation plus remiding us that if we want to donate any used clothes caan do so tomorrow.....

BTW...there goes the shipment of LS...& there goes the price of LS....shoot sky high....

[mUAr_cHEe]

THE LUOHAN CRAZE IS BACK!!!!!

cheaper mahz....

aniwae... roidan's quattro can dunnoe use to maintain how many luohans... heehee...