CoralTrade
From coraldigest
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 [2]
- wild animal trade
- “pet trade”
Legal issues and Policies on Coral Reef Trade [3]
- 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 [4]
- manipulating the poisons
- stun fish & treatment of other marine life
- killing coral [5]
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.
- ↑ 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.