Loading ...Quality Marine has this on the Tonga coral ban:
Due to recent CITES enforcements by the Secretariat, the following countries have been restricted from trading species listed in Appendix II: Tonga, Marshall Islands and Cook Islands. Until further notice these countries will not be able to export CITES items, however, fish and other non-CITES invertebrates are still authorized to be exported.
In the hobby since 2001, and has seen all kinds of fads come and go. As he gets older, Jeff is developing more and more of a conscience towards environmental concerns, especially towards reefs. Currently, he writes from Ontario, Canada, but would rather be snorkeling on a reef.
My favorite corals are from Marshall Island and Tonga. Thats sad, but good to hear that they are on top of it.
I remember seeing a shipment from the Marshall Islands a while back and I thought “yeah, next time…” Might not be a next time.