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= The Coral Trade = | = The Coral Trade = | ||
= Coral Reef Trade Outline= | = Coral Reef Trade Outline= | ||
'''Demand and Use of Coral: Business behind the Trade''' | '''Demand and Use of Coral: Business behind the Trade'''<ref> Green, E.P. and Shirley, F. 1999. | ||
The Global Trade in Corals. World Conservation Monitoring Centre. World Conservation Press,Cambridge UK. </ref> | |||
*when it first became popular | *when it first became popular | ||
*brief history | *brief history | ||
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'''Trade used for Destructive practices''' | '''Trade used for Destructive practices''' | ||
*removing reefs & removal methods | *removing reefs & removal methods <ref> Bruckner, Andrew W. "New Threat To Coral Reefs: Trade In Coral Organisms." Issues In Science & Technology 17.1 (2000): 63. MasterFILE Complete. Web. 26 Feb. 2013. </ref> | ||
*manipulating the poisons | *manipulating the poisons | ||
*stun fish & treatment of other marine life | *stun fish & treatment of other marine life |
Revision as of 12:18, 27 February 2013
The Coral Trade
Coral Reef Trade Outline
Demand and Use of Coral: Business behind the Trade[1]
- when it first became popular
- brief history
- products and uses (jewelry to medical)
Ethical Concerns behind the Trade culture
- wild animal trade
- “pet trade”
Legal issues and Policies on Coral Reef Trade [2]
- Executive Order no. 13089 for the Protection of Coral Reefs
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
- discussed during Clinton Administration
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
Trade used for Destructive practices
- removing reefs & removal methods [3]
- manipulating the poisons
- stun fish & treatment of other marine life
- killing coral
Biological Damage caused by removal of Corals
- long generation periods for regrowth
- importance of coral to other organisms within reef ecosystem
- statistics/percentages of marine life based in coral reefs and the natural destruction and death of coral
Sources
- ↑ Green, E.P. and Shirley, F. 1999. The Global Trade in Corals. World Conservation Monitoring Centre. World Conservation Press,Cambridge UK.
- ↑ "Global Trade and Consumer Choices: Coral Reefs in Crisis." Coral Reefs in Crisis. N.p., 2008. Web. 26 Feb. 2013.
- ↑ Bruckner, Andrew W. "New Threat To Coral Reefs: Trade In Coral Organisms." Issues In Science & Technology 17.1 (2000): 63. MasterFILE Complete. Web. 26 Feb. 2013.