[Coral-List] Selling coral

[Ed Blume]

That’s one of things I’m asking.  What are the legal issues?  What are the
environmental issues?  I’m not a coral expert, so maybe it’s no big deal
that these species are being sold.

 

Ed Blume

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Adrienne Carter [mailto:Acarter at coastalplanning.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 2:41 PM
To: Ed Blume
Subject: RE: [Coral-List] Selling coral

 

 

It says on the website -" The Only Licensed UK and European distributer of
Coral from the Great Australian Barrier Reef"

Is that even legal?

 

Adrienne Carter

Marine Scientist

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From: Ed Blume [mailto:edblume at mailbag.com]
Sent: Tue 2/12/2008 11:52 PM
To: Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: [Coral-List] Selling coral

This site that is selling coral looks disturbing:
http://www.steventhornedesign.com/store/catalog/coral

What types of coral are pictured?  And how bad is it that it's being sold?

Ed Blume
Volunteer, Centro Ecológico Akumal (www.ceakumal.org)
Madison, WI