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Revision as of 12:28, 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) [2]
Ethical Concerns behind the Trade culture [3]
- wild animal trade
- “pet trade”
Legal issues and Policies on Coral Reef Trade [4]
- 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 [5]
- manipulating the poisons
- stun fish & treatment of other marine life
- killing coral [6]
Biological Damage caused by removal of Corals
- long generation periods for regrowth
- importance of coral to other organisms within reef ecosystem [7]
- statistics/percentages of marine life based in coral reefs and the natural destruction and death of coral
What Can Be Done to Reverse This? How Can We Help?
- regrowth techniques
- create more laws and regulations
- reservations [8]
- programs that work with restoring reefs
Sources
- ↑ Green, E.P. and Shirley, F. 1999. The Global Trade in Corals. World Conservation Monitoring Centre. World Conservation Press,Cambridge UK.
- ↑ Wolf Arntz, et al. “Red Coral Fishery At the Costa Brava (NW Mediterranean): Case Study of an Overharvested Precious Coral” Ecosystems 10.6 (2007): 975-986. Academic Search Complete. Web. 27 Feb. 2013
- ↑ Best, Barbara. "International Trade in Coral Reef Animals: Causes, Consequences and Courses of Action." (2010): n. pag. Print.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Bussoletti, Ezio. "Proceedings of the International Workshop on Red Coral Science, Management, and Trade: Lessons from the Mediterranean." U.S. Department of Commerce (2009): 1-244. Print.
- ↑ Richard E. Dodge, et al. "Coral Reefs." Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1162.(2009): 136-186. Academic Search Complete. Web. 27 Feb. 2013.
- ↑ "Protection For Corals Used In Jewellery." Oryx 41.4 (2007): 419. Academic Search Complete. Web. 27 Feb. 2013.