[Coral-List] Listing Criteria Observation
Eugene Shinn
eshinn at marine.usf.edu
Wed Dec 19 13:48:19 EST 2012
Steve, I know Parrot fish are a delicacy in the Pacific. They are
protected in the Fla Keys and at anytime of day you can watch them
biting chunks out of live coral especially Montastrea sp. Once they
are listed we might want to consider spearing them to protect the
coral from" harm." Since it was discovered that the listed Spotted
Owl in old Growth Forests is declining due to predation by Barred
Owls the Fish and Wild Life Service is shooting the Barred Owls. If
it works for Spotted Owls maybe it will work for corals...Outrageous
eh? Well who knows what the future will bring in the world of
government regulations and unintended consequences. Gene
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