+BobcatReefer Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 https://reefbuilders.com/2017/12/29/fiji-coral-live-rock-banned-by-ministry-of-fisheries/ The Ministry of Fisheries has banned all harvesting, purchasing, sales and export of live coral and aquarium rock (also known as live rock, coral rock or fossil coral) from the 28th of December, 2017.All companies are to adhere to the following:1. All harvesting, purchasing and sales of live rocks and live coral are now banned, and no export permits would be processed by the ministry.2. The Convention in International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Scientific Committee (SC) will be submitting to the Management Authority (MA) on 7th January 2018 that Live Coral and Live Rock is given a zero quota for 2018.3. The Ministry of Fisheries and both the CITES MA and SC would be supporting the development of other sustainable options, particularly the development of farmed or cultured coral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Tonga did the same thing 9 years ago but it didn't take long to change their minds and allow coral exports. Walt Smith Int. has been working at sustainable aquaculture and mariculture in Fiji since the late '90s so depending on the wording and fine print some items may still be available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Here's a update, not that anything has changed though: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-04/fijis-coral-exporters-await-clarification-after-ban/9302496 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 Walt Smith Int’l lays off 75% of Staff Following Fiji Rock & Coral Ban It’s been less than a week since the Fiji Ministry of Fisheries & Forests abruptly announced an immediate and complete ban on all live coral and live rock exports from the small island nation. The immediate result has been the loss of employment by three quarters of the staff at Walt Smith International, surely not a great way to start the new year for the families who depend on that income. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Greef Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Anyone heard of any updates on this? My googling didn't find much recent news on the interwebs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Not really. ANd even if Fiji and Indonesia open back up it will likely still take a very long time, months to years, for exports to get back to where there were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Greef Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Not really. ANd even if Fiji and Indonesia open back up it will likely still take a very long time, months to years, for exports to get back to where there were. So a few articles I read mentioned that although the vast majority of ancillary jobs were eliminated, the maricultured farmers/divers are still tending and growing the corals. So that would hopefully mean an oversupply vs normal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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