ESA listing WILL HAVE a detrimental impact on all of us

[ralph atl]

ouch!

THIS WILL BAN MOST CORALS IN TRADE! YOU HAVE 36 HOURS LEFT! INSTRUCTIONS ARE POSTED IN LINK!


Quote from Kevin Kohen:

"Could really use everyone's help on this one which is incredibly important to any of us that owns a reef aquarium. This proposed ESA listing could have a detrimental impact on all of us. I encourage everyone to please submit your comments no later than tomorrow evening. Thank you!"


http://www.reef2rainforest.com/2013/04/04/pijac-call-to-action-comment-on-proposed-esa-listing-of-66-coral-species/">http://www.reef2rainforest.com/2013/04/04/pijac-call-to-action-comment-on-proposed-esa-listing-of-66-coral-species/</a>


[IMG]http://reefbuilders.com/2013/04/03/reef-hobby-call-comments-esa-coral-listing/">http://reefbuilders.com/2013/04/03/reef-hobby-call-comments-esa-coral-listing/</a>


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DO YOUR PART! or no corals? :yuk:

 

[ralph atl]

Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public comments NO LATER THAN APRIL 5 via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov/">www.regulations.gov</a>. To submit comments via the e-Rulemaking Portal, first click the &#8220;submit a comment&#8221; icon, then enter NOAA-NMFS-2010-0036 in the keyword search. Locate the document you wish to comment on from the resulting list and click on the &#8220;Submit a Comment&#8221; icon on the right of that line. Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word or Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file formats only.[B]<span style="color: #FF0000"> E-submissions must be filed by 11:59 pm EDT on April 5</span> when the system shuts down. If you encounter problems filing electronically FAX and mail a copy.[/B]
Mail: Submit written comments to Regulatory Branch Chief, Protected Resources Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Regional Office, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814; or Assistant Regional Administrator, Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Regional Office, 263 13th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701, Attn: 82 coral species proposed listing. [B]Must be postmarked no later than April 6 and to be safe send April 5.[/B]
Fax: 808-973-2941; Attn: Protected Resources Regulatory Branch Chief; or 727-824-5309 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 727-824-5309 end_of_the_skype_highlighting; Attn: Protected Resources Assistant Regional Administrator.

 

[jmike50]

Support sent...Thanks Ralph

 

[sn4k33y3z]

+1

 

[mrflameangel]

Sent. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[CoralShop]

I am 100% for the preservation of endangered species, I think this would be a great initiative if they would continue to allow the sale and trade of maricultured and or aquacultured corals. If anything these practices help the restoration, as many companies who do one or the other often contribute colonies to restoration efforts.

However, a complete ban is ludicrous.

 

[1mbrews8]

commented. what a dumb thing for the gov to want to do.... WAIT A MINUTE!! )

 

[ralph atl]

renoeb;855399 wrote: I am 100% for the preservation of endangered species, I think this would be a great initiative if they would continue to allow the sale and trade of maricultured and or aquacultured corals. If anything these practices help the restoration, as many companies who do one or the other often contribute colonies to restoration efforts.

However, a complete ban is ludicrous.

exactly!

Edit:

1mbrews8;855404 wrote: commented. what a dumb thing for the gov to want to do.... WAIT A MINUTE!! )

exactly!

 

[kilralpine]

Signed it

 

[miami dolfan]

Done

 

[dylpik27]

thanks for posting - commented!

 

[raz0945]

Sent!

 

[ralph atl]

Thanks! But I'm thinking we need more than 7-10 members here!

 

[cj22009]

Done it last night forgot to post

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[bycjoe]

I commented

 

[greendougan]

done

 

[swfk44]

once again big brother over the top, done did it

 

[sinbad]

commented - thanks for the info

 

[acroholic]

comment sent.

 

[jennm]

I sent in mine yesterday, and it was a topic of discussion at the distributor open house I was at last night and today. I've seen similar bills like this come and go over the years, usually they fizzle, but one industry member I spoke with today seems to think this one has a real shot at it - and that's scary.

Jenn