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Very shocking collection of coral and clams

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, 04-01-2011 at 02:17 PM (1440 Views)
i came across this on my local marine clube forum, this company collects and kills clams and coral for decorations, im very shocked how proud they are of their collection techniques http://www.shellhorizons.com/aboutus.asp some of the coral looks alive in the boats!!!!!

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Updated 04-01-2011 at 10:21 PM by melev

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  1. matt_longview's Avatar
    How dare they try to keep out of poverty!!!!!!! ;-)

    It's simply true that islands are kept alive by the reef. It is their version of a manufacturing plant. If they are harvesting from it too quickly, they won't be able to do it for long. Sadly, if they harvest too quickly they'll kill an entire reef. :-(
  2. melev's Avatar
    It is saddening to see that type of stuff being pulled from the ocean when we are scrambling to get 1" frags from others at an affordable price. For that stuff to be baked, crushed, or simply used as decor --- sigh.
  3. baker.shawn's Avatar
    this is infuriating! but our natural resourses will always be exploited!
    we may be dieing to get our hands on some of that coral alive, but im sure there dieing to have the clean freshwater we simply let run down the drain, its the same thing...more or less
  4. Midnight's Avatar
    they are killing living creatures to use the bones for decoration...not exactly the same.
  5. sticks_wife's Avatar
    Yeah, I have to agree. It's not the same. On the other hand, the mussels are at least used for food, so I can understand the necessity there. Why though must they kill the corals? It's heartbreaking to see this happening.
  6. pepper'scove's Avatar
    Too bad ORA or a similiar group hasn't offered them the opportunity to sell sustainably grown coral back here to us in the States or to those in Europe who would gladly pay an arm and a leg for it. According to ORA some islands in the South Pacific make most of their money from coral farming in the waters just off their beaches. It would be really cool if more people bought that kind of stuff. Seriously, we can get Hippo Tangs, every imaginable clownfish, seahorses, Mandarin Gobies, even clams! Then there are the acropora species, the montipora, the sephoria, the softies, hammers, etc. We can get all that aquacultured. It's neat when people add new species to that list and it's sad that we still use so much from the ocean when we don't really have to anymore. But then, one island nation or two supplying as many shells as they do probably isn't hurting anything. As has been said before, they need to eat. Until somebody in their village or from here shows them a better way or a more profitable industry, their lifestyle won't change nor should it.