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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=256250919-29112000>Hi
again from Texas Doug,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=256250919-29112000>I
would like to post a link to an editorial that I wrote on this subject for <A
href="http://www.reefs.org">www.reefs.org</A> The editorial is titled "The
Ethics of Reefkeeping Revisited." I think this editorial sums up the
issues that aquarium hobbiests must struggle with. The editorial is posted
at: </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=256250919-29112000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=256250919-29112000><A
href="http://www.reefs.org/editorial/september_2000.html">http://www.reefs.org/editorial/september_2000.html</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=256250919-29112000>In
addition I would also like to share some thoughts on how hobbiests view the
economics of "coral farming." I'm not going to repost any of their
messages here for obvious reasons (certainly the wrong venue for that), but
those that take an interest in the views of the hobbiests themselves may want to
have a look at:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=256250919-29112000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=256250919-29112000><A
href="http://www.reefs.org/ubb/Forum1/HTML/012282.html">http://www.reefs.org/ubb/Forum1/HTML/012282.html</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=256250919-29112000>Since
the root cause of any impacts (be they positive or negative) to natural reefs
due to the aquarium trade is _economics_ and the economics are driven largely by
the purchasing dollars of American hobbiests, I think this is certainly
relevant.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=256250919-29112000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=256250919-29112000>Sincerely</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=256250919-29112000>James
Wiseman</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=256250919-29112000>Winmar
Consulting Services</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Doug Fenner
[mailto:d.fenner@aims.gov.au]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 29, 2000
9:45 AM<BR><B>To:</B> coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov<BR><B>Subject:</B>
aquariums save reefs?<BR><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN
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