I really liked this comment on the article posted by Jeff:
Ike Eigenbrode
September 04, 2014
Ret – thank you for bringing this to everyone’s attention. For those of us who did attend MACNA and the talk given by Julian Sprung, it should be noted that this decision was based on very little and/or inaccurate data.
In addition, it’s important for hobbyists to know PIJAC is diligently working to have these corals delisted as a threatened species while the CBD is trying to have these corals listed as endangered species. These corals are not yet protected, but this is only temporary. When protections are put into place, they will impact both wild and cultured corals equally. It’s imperative our industry and hobbyists support PIJAC and their efforts through the Marine Ornamental Defense Fund:
http://www.pijac.org/marine Jeff, what do you think of the "Ornamental Defense Fund"?
Does SDMAS or SDREEFS have an official stance on this?